Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-19

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Pneaoueaea.
What H.Yeaed to nsa ss Mas
Lived Tss Existsaees aa4 Fer
go.tea Ban.

that uoE comes 20 rs ron BEAVER IS one u
these which 90 70 prove that "trnth 3
stranger than hction-' The bngiish novel
John Holdsvorth,~ recently reprinted, told
the storT o: The nate Of al English vessel
who. at;er shipSreck lost sll record of his
identity. sad the manner II winch memory
OF the past gradually returned 70 him.
Similar "a It's nature. and more remarkable
in It's Incidents, Is tee tale which WAS IN
es-thei o. the reporter Of a Denver news
pepper.
An A,temP< NJ suicide.
On one Of the latter days of September
Young nan in Denver attempted suicide
and vas desea' : a bis purpose, the attempt
beng utterly rnaccoantshie TO his friends,
Who knew the peculiarly happy and tortza-
ate circumstances Of his life. He Vas in
good Circumstances. having made quite =
fortune in VARIOUS undertakings in which
be had engaged in Colorado, where be had
arrived few years ago. he Vas and IS }
the husband Of beautiful and intellectual
wife, and the daughter OF . wealthy Denver
merchant; has several children ana lives IN
good style, going into the best society
Though nothing was known Of bis previous
life in the Eastern States, his conduct had
been so irrepcoac6sbIe and be was so gen
orally popular ths; this was not even in
quired into. until bis astounding attempt 10
Kill himself brought accidentally the facts
oshis career to the knowledge OF = number
Of persons ard made IL the subject Of public
comment.
4 RaiIrpsd Accident
The STORY begins With railroad accident
which happened 8 year before the Young
man made bis appearance IN Denver. Tie
accident in question occurred in Iowa, AMI
among the iujarei Sas the Young man IN
question. Who was found stunned into IN
consciousness by a severe blow upon the
head. He Was revived by much difficulty.
out seemed to De in q dazed condition,
and an effort was made to discover his
identity. He had with him only 4
small yaLse. AID neither IN that nor upoa
dis person was to4Ri anything which coald
IN the eas; give a clev to his name, resi-
dence or friends. The absence Of such
means OF Identification WAS peculiar Ia
~, cen p!ytru.ss there was no letter card
d. other identification Of his personality
ANYWHERE aboat Lrm There remained 40
means OF learning vEO Be was, save 10
await his recovery from the stupoE which
cad set in upon hin, But, though he be
81 me -oused from tbs and gratuEly seem
81 TO regain his physical and mental health,
II vas soon discovered hat ro.hias OF what
xas REQUIRED coai Ae learned from him.
LOST identity.
be Young msL had, in fact lost al,
Enowledge OF his OWE identity. lie did not
know his name noe where he came from,
aud as his railroad ticket had been taken
I'd, there vas 40 means Of making a connec'
ton as 10 these points. BE was alive and
in gooi heaNh a gain but as far as his per,
sonaIity and his past lie were concerned
he was dead lie appeared to De
OF bright CHEEKY disposition, and
soon made friend, who helped him
to a situaGpu. He VAS assiduoas and
industrious. and having engaged N some
small specu!ations, made money and Al
length drifted into Colorado. lie had adopt
81 ! name which chance or Jest had gwen
him. under that name be prosecuted busi
mess, and under il he married 10 Dearer.
after s ,iN months cuIrtship. In the mean
time uol the scin;Illatjou OF an idea COZ
ceruiuz auv par; OF his lie prior to the time
of the railrcai accident ever entered bis
brain. ifasked where be was, or what do,
ing previou, 70 tina; line he Away. sail he
vas IN OmaLa-vh.rh va, ia tact, his
earliest reco,hctioG.
Sudden Ilew.
Il Glanced one evening alta social gath.
erinz ths; be made the acquaintance Of a
gentleman, 8 stranger in beaver, ~ao at.
terward Visited him a; his own house Thus
gentleman's face touched chord OF mem.
ory, and. though he could not explain the
reason. the Young man vas conscious OF a
certain uneasiness in his presence and q
vain striving after something IN
the past The gentlemen vlats
ceased abruptly and soon the recollection
faded out ofour heros mind. About ak
months ago however ne had occasion TO
visit Chieago on business. While there he
CHANGED to meet the gentleman whose ar
ouaintance be had made in Denver, and
vas astonished when he addressed him By a
name rot his own and began 10 apraid him
for misconduct demanding an eXplana-
ton. the vourg man was thupdertruck on
being informed thai he WAS quite another
person from the one he supposed himself 70
De. According 70 this surprising story the
Young nan was desrrter from hrs home IN
an eastern State. There a young girl 70
whom he had Oeen be,ruthed in his prem.
GUS life had recently died broken hearted
after bong and weary waiting for her s5sent
lover. 10 add % the s0mors character OF
the situation he was tod tina, his parent.
lad both disd-crushed by the disapp-r
ance without explanation, OF their only son
and that the old homestead was Ia IIuga'
ton.
An Awakening and Relapse.
As the details OF this melancholy nara.
tive we're gradually laid before han, con
sciousness daEned upon the yoang man s
mind and revealed It's truth. Slosly the
whole history Of bis past life WAS unsO!tef
before him. and as he recognized the MI
erv and misfortune which his aeciten, had
broGgh, to these once loved
and familiar, he extended bis joarney
70 his native town, where he remained Ioaz
enough - settle up the Affairs Of the family,
when be returned 10 Denver, saidened and
brooding over bis troubles. which ne kept
an entire secret from his wife and friends.
But nov an occurrence even more extEs.or'
dinary than VIA, hss been related brought
about tire final catastrophe. A fe. ve~ks
ago he was driving one afternoon When his
horse ran away, overturned the buggy and
threw him out upon bis head and chest,
stunning him into insensibi!it!. He wAa
taken hone and revived when al recog
milton Of HE Denver life LEI; him. and be
was once more in the Hiidst Of the Eis winch
rad been his before the IoEa railway seei'
dent He recognized no member Of his
family. was uneasy ssd anxioas, sst -
soou as be recovered his bodily healsh sud
denlT disappeared. He vas traced 20 Ms
old home, where be was tound 10 pursuit
Of his Goss lose. Beng brought
10 DenTer- be persisted IN hf'
demands that be be taken 70 be-, refusing
70 believe she was dead. denying and reiee,
Tag his wife and children, aai ;Eis STATE
snaIIy eliminated In the attempt ~ piicide
which has beooght the ~ho!s matter before
tie pablie. The unfortunate Young man !,
Gov in the ksrds Of able PHYSICIANS a,
ukoru II IL believed TIA. Only oy s1uss thtr1
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