The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-10
Sentiment Drew Warner Home
TO Save Dead fathsr's Missivss
FOUND FORTUNE IN SECURITIES
Bonds Of New York, New Haven & Hartford
RaIIr0ai Of Face Value Of $3.50, 600.
accrued Interest $48,00O

New Haven, Conn, June 10.--Old love
letters OF his father. as he thought them
have turned out 10 represent fortune
OF over 100000 In New York, New Haven
< Hartford bonds for William H. Warner
OF New Haven. a drummer for coffin
trimmings who has had a hard time 10
keep the wolf from the door
Mr.. Warmers father was stricken with
paralysis IN 1877 and became childish. Mr..
Warner. who had married. took his faith
er away from the old place to his home
and brought all the efftcts from the old
home to the new
The elder Warner soon died and the son
was kept so busy earning a living for his
increasing family that NJ never found
time to examine all tie heiriooms brought
from the old household
Antique furniture, boxes OF letters and
so on were packed away In the attic OF
his house. Recently he planned TO move
into another house and told his family
10 throw away what appeared 10 be USE
less of the stun stored in the attic. EIe
packed his sample case and started away
on a business trip.
But all the time that he was diIating
10 undertakers on the superiority OF the
coffin trimmings he dealt In his mind
kept reverting TO the heirlooms which
he had left to his family TO dispose OF.
There was one box OF letters in partic-
ular that his mind kept revertng 10.
This contained lot of missives written
by his father TO his mother in the days
of his parents courtship.
TO SAVE THE LOVE-LETTERS
lie feared that his wife might throw
them avay, and he wished TO keep them
for sentimental reasons. The belief that
the letters would be destroyed ere he
could rescue them so preyed on his mind
that he cut short his business trip and
sent a telegram 10 HIS wife telling her
10 wait until his arrival home before
disposing OF the articles In the attic.
The telegram found Mrs. Warner In the
midst OF the old curios. which she was
preparing to get rid Of But she needed
the telegram and ceased her labors.
Her husband arrived "A few days later
and she jokingly asked him IL he had
suddenly became bereft OF his senses.
that, after twenty-five years. he took
notion that the old heirlooms were of
value
But the husband. with an interest that
was totally unexplicable To him as to
that never had been opened since his
fathers death.
He wanted 10 get the letters that his
father had written TO his moher when she
was his fathers sweetheart.
He found several packages OF letters In
an old hair-cloth trunk. and among them
the bundle he particularly desired He
thrust them into his pocket and told his
wife she could now go ahead with the
disposal OF the heirlooms and resumed his
business trip.
lie took an early morning train Saturday
from New Haven TO Hartford. the old
package OF letters tied carefully with a
faded blue ribbon. just as his father had
done them up in his coat pocket. He
dropped beside "A drummer In the smok-
Ing car and the two discussed the state of
the coffin trade. and then Mr.. Warner
jokingly told how the thought of his
fathers love letters had cut short his
previous trip.
LETTERS WERE BONDS
Then he took out the package of faded
yellow papers. He undd the ancient rib
bon. The first bit OF paper released
when unfolded proved to he lot of bonds
OF an early issue of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad company
Mr. Warner left the train at Hartford
again cutting short his business trip. and
FASTENED TO the brokerage office of r. r.
Bradley e Son. In the Sage-Allen build
ing The brokers told HIM that the bond
coupons called for s4s00 OF accrued inter-
est and had face valuation OF $4,000
They said that the total value Of the
bonds was probably more than $500 600 at
the present price OF the securities.
There were I'm addition. among the "old
love letters number OF bonds OF the
Adams and the United States Express
companies.
Mr. Warner has engaged lawyer to
have the New Haven Probate judge make
the bonds over 20 him as the sole heir OF
his father.