Show A singular the li Va Republic an the thie f follow ing incident remarkable alike tour four for tor its singularity 7 aa well or its melancholy result jui jut before the war broke out and before Lincol ns proclamation was issued a young virginian named summerfield was visiting the city of new york where he made the he acquaintance of two nils dils misses beis seis holmes of waterbury Verin vermont ont ile he became somewhat anti inti matewich mate with the young ladie ladle sand band the intercourse beeme seemed d to be mutually agreeable the proclamation la was issued and the no coith alth thrown into a blaze ablaze of excitement on visiting the ladies ladles one eveni ngat the ho hour 1 ur of parting they remarked to summerfield that their pres present en t mee meeting would probably be thelast the last t they ey must hurry home to aid in in making up the overcoats and clothing for tb the e volunteers from their town summerfield expressed his regret that they must leave leaven but at the bame bama time especially re requesting questin thein their to see that the overcoats were well made aa d aa it wa wab was s his intention if he ever met net we tb the I 1 vermont rm ont ent regiment in battle to kill one of them and take his hla overcoat now for the se sequel quei quel virginia seceded the second vermont regiment a portion of w which ich was from the town pt Water waterbury buryi buryj was sent to ta virginia ginia the battle of manassas was fought in which they were engaged and so bo was sum during the battle sunn Surn marked his hes man not knowin knowing to what state hs he belonged the fatal ball wa was wai sped eded on its errand orrand ordeal hf tite I 1 fell at the flash of the gun guny and upon rushing up to secure the dead mans aimse arms summerfield obb arved he be had i a fine fi ne new overcoat strapped tty his back which he determined to appropriate to his own use the fight wad was 0 ver over and sumo stirn had bad ti time me to examine his bis prize when nhen remarkable as aa it may appear the coat was marked with the name nam e of thomas holmes arid and in the pockets were found letters signed with the th names of lils ilis sisters whom summerfield had known in new york and to whom he had bad made the remark we have quoted in a which the dead man wab was addressed dross ed as brother the evidence was vaa maa mas conclusive hi h had bad hilled the brother of his friends friend ff and the remark which he be had made in jest had a melancholy fulfillment we are assured this narrative is is literally true summerfield now wears the coati coat and our li It informant formant states is is not blittle a little littie impressed wih wi h the singularity of the coincidence |