The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-25
LONG LOST SON.
Richmond Dispatch.

W. =. clancy, 81 SavsDoab. Ga.
passed ,bropg. Tsrhoro' ,eeterda.
en- route to .su'ne ton. besn'ort
coan.y, in sssrs n 81 his parents, from
whom be has teen separated ~ o'ys-
ter,ous circum stau ces for more than
,eaes. The history ot
the case is quite romantic aod wa
iestaed BY ne In an interview wiit
Chspcy himself.
Soon after the war a little 4-year-
ola son Of Mr.. Samuel CLANCY. 5
promiaent citizen Of Be.ufor. Couh-
", suddenly disappeared from his
home. Every effort was made to
find some trace OF the loss hoy, bal,
90, the slightest e!c- cou!n be OBJ
tanned rne agonized parents gave
up ali hope after many days Of fruit
less labor in sndeavorlng to find the
caild.
Near The same date = l.lsle wxn
was founr upun TIC streets Of Savan-
Dab, hungry aud cold. The child,
when questioned, could give no eats
i-fac:ory Ansver. cat vas apparently
dsz.d and bewiidered. The only
nsue le gave WAS simply something
like CLANCY. The little hoy was Ia
ken ir Charge of the Catholic Or
phans' Home OF that city and was
named ~ them W. P. Chancv. He
remained at She institution about
seventeen years and was given a fair
education. He then became restless.
The fac. thst MS pa'entage was un>
kruwn seemed to press heavily upon
him. He left Savannah and made
dill2ent search throughout Gco-gis
for some means o establishing hi.
identity. He could hear of no fami>
lies by the name Of CLANCY. A short
time ago one Of the much abused
class IF the earth book agent
Appeared IL his town. The agent
and CLANCY became inti'rate.
One day the man asked blm if be
was related to the Cbaagss II Beau
Sort County. n, g.. femarkicr: 81
ubrerve striking family resem
;::aute. lave jest been X ths
county and met sevsfai Chancys ii
" ashir.:c CLANCY then inform
ed the agent that be did rot know
woo be was, and that be hsd bee,
for years trying to fnd some trace .
relations. He WAS thee advised b,
the book agent to write at once t.
MIR. Samuel Chanc5, Of Washington
This led 10 correspondence
He wrote and received a repl,
stating that about tweossseigh: year,
ago Mr.. CLANCY lost SOC, aud re,
quested MIN to send on bis pboto.
graph. He did go aud received the
startling inform alton that the picture
looked like Chancy. He was ask
ed to come down to WASHINGTON al
once. The letter s:ata.. that should
there be any mistake he Mr.. Samu
CLANCY would psy all expenses both
ways, and would also pay him fol
HE trouble. The letter also stated
that the little Lost Sam CLANCY hsd
a mole ON the left shoulder.
The recipient Of the letter also had
tue mole. At Tarhoro' be vas In
tervie by many prominent men
Of that town. 1t is stated that in
alt probability he is the lopg-lost-son.
He has the family complexion, red.
dish-hrown hair. ami toe expression
Of the CLANCY people.
How he got to Savannah is 4 mys'
terry. Sboald he prove to be the
long lost.son there will be several
happy hearts around the family
neartbstone to-day. He went down
to meet his fate with fear and tren.
blina-tremhllng in hts great yearn-
mo for a mothers love and n father'a
protecting care, and with great fear
lest after all, his tondest hopes might
be bliRnted in disappointment. Bot
be beliesee that the hand Of Pfovi.
dence directed the book agent and
made him the instrument Ia restor-
ing him to loved ones from whom he
has been separated 60 long by mos,
m,stsrie ns circumstances.
LATER >ssAsn1NGroN, n. c..
Nay 90 Tie happIest couple il
North Ca DINA to-day are Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam. CLANCY. In 1865 the +
sear.old hoy Of this couple was on
sbe public road near the resluence Of
bis parents and nysteriously aisap-
oeared. i: was thought that the
child had wandered 10 the woods
and was lost. The whole commnni-
~ was aroused and dilllgent search
vas made, but 10 no profit. The pa
renta cencludsd that some wild feast
aai devouEed the little soy. 1t was
suhse quent'v lesrned that tobacco