Year: 1859

We have had related to US the following sin.
gular narrative of 80 event that recently transpr-
ed. which is almost too remarkable for credelce.
The chain OF Circumstance which led to the for
tunate discovery savors Of the romAntic-it adds,
however, another proof Of the adage that truth


is stranger than hction.


"Some two weeks since young man Of gen.
tlemanly address, aud who, from appearance, bore
evidence of having seen better days arrived at
rouawanda. and calling at the house of Mr..
Browning, of the place. begged for something to
eat, and asked for situation. He gave . histo-
~ of his circumstances as follows: He said his
father wealthy. lived in France. and that he
had left home in that country. on q pleasure trip
to the United States. bringing with him S63000
for spending money and other purposes.


"On landing in New York, and after sojourn-
ing in that city a short time, he deposited $780,
600 with a banker, who was jew. He was
then led by some new made scGuaintances into
scenes OF dissipation and gambling where he lost
the remainder Of his money. To add to bis mis-
fortunes the Dew banker also failed. and swinded
him out Of the money he had deposited with him.
His father. he said, had banker in New Y ork,
from whom he nigh; have obtained assistance,
but be determined, from motives Of pride and
chagrin, not to appeal 20 him in his extremity, by
giving statement Of his condition On receiv-
ing. with some doubts of its truthfulness. the
above statement. Mr. Browning took the young
man into his employ for few days and set him
to work packing shingles" He afterwards went
10 Bu tialo-Mrs. Browning. in the mean time,
however oat of motives of curiosity. wrote let
ter to the above mentioned banker, whom the
yonng man had stated was doing business for his
father, inquisng Of him in regard to the truth OK
the matter.


"The banker ou receipt of Mrs. B. S letter i'm
mediatcly repaired to Touawanda and confirmed
the truth of the statement, and also related other
facts in connection with the case more wonder
ful still He stated that he had recently learned
of the iacaaSa Of the q IN IA father who had
died leaving the young man heir TO S2Ooo'ooo.
and also that 100000 had already been RENTED,
and was in the hands Of himself The banker on
receiving the news and not finding the fortunate
inheritor of this vast sum advertised for him in
the papers. The banker then gave Mr.. Hkown-
ing S25 to prosecute the search for him in Buffa-
10, where it was supposed he had repaired At
ter two days spent, the object of the visit was
found in the Erie county workhouse, where he
had been committed few days previous as
vagrant He very sick and his disease was
pronounced by the doctors 10 be incurable He
had two days longer to remaaI before the time he
was committed for would expire.


at may readily be conceived that the news of
his good fortune and the certainly not only OF


immediate relief bat Of restoration to the head Of
a wealthy estate, with all the surroundings of ease
and luxury, melted the most powerful emotions
in his mind The few days he had yet to linger
among the destitute seemed to him ages; but 1t
was found impracticnbe to obtain release ex
cept throuSn. the interpositlon OF the uoVcrnor.
Accordingly it was arranged that the Count
De should remain until his time should
expire, without any further effort being made to
obtain his release. After his release from the
work he was brought to the house of Mr..
Browning. at Tonawanda, his former place of
aboade, where he sd remains very sick, under the
medical attendance OF DR.. Locke. The young
Count has since had two more remittances from
his banker, and his condition is good as could
be expected under the circumstances Thus ends
for the present the first chapter of this strange.
eventful, but nevertheless true history"