The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-05-24

-, 1919.
SINGULAR FORTUNES OF THOs. GROIN
WELL.
Francis Frescobsld, Q Floseutioe mer
chant, had plentiful fortune, Of which b.
vas liberal to oil in necessity. One day
. young stranger applied to him for CHAIR.
y. Freescobald asked him who hs wss,
and Of wis, counsry?' 4 sm,' answered
be, = native Of England; my name d
Thomas Cromwell, sud my fasher-in-law il
: poor shce-may. left my country to
seek my fortune; came with The French ar
my that was routed II Gatylian, where I
was . psge to foot officer, and carried bic
pike and burgonet.' Frescobald, cosnmis.
serating his necessities, clothed him gen
teslly; tok him into his house Till no re.
covered strength by better diet; and, q. bis
taking leave, mounted him on good horse
with ID ducass Of gold in bic pocket. Crom.
we'll returned to England, where he 70, in.
to the service Of Cardinal Woolsey; and,
after his death, he worked himself 90 effect.
us'ly into the favor Of Henry VIII, that he
made him Baron, viscount, Earl Of Essex,
end 1t last, Lord High Chancellor. Mean.
time Frescobald, by repeated losses, vas
reduced to poverty; and, some English mer.
chants being Indebted 10 him in The sum OF
$4,000 docats, he came to London 10 pso.
cure payment. IN pursuance Of this affair,
no fortunately met with the Lord Chauccl.
Tor ~ no was riding to court; who, immedi.
ately alighted, embraced him, and ssked il
he was not Francis Frescobald? Yes, sir
said be, and your most humble servant
MY servant, said the Cha ncellos, mo, you
are my special friend that relieved me 10
my wants, laid the foundation Of nv ares,.
nsss, and. - such, recsivs you; and since
the affairs Of my sovereign will not permit
longer conference, ! bog you will obliRe
me this day with vour company u my house
to dine with me- Frescubald was aston.
ished who this great men should be that &C.
knowledged such obligations; but recollecs.
ing his voice, his mein, and carriage. he
concluded il to be Cromwell; and, there.
fore, went to his house. HE lordship came
Som after, and, taking his friend By the
hand, turns 10 the lord high admiral and
other noblcmen, saying, This 10 tho gen.
t'eman who first contributed 10 my advance
ment.' He then told them the whole story
led them into the dining-room. and placed
him next 10 himself Al table. Tho comps.
ny being gone, the Chancellor asked him
what affairs Ind brought him 10 EuelsndY
Frcscobald gave him the true state OF his
circumstances; to which Cromwell replied.
lam sorry for your misfor,uues, and / will
make Thorn ~ easy to you % can: but a.
men ought to be just before they arc kind.
il 10 fit should repay the debt owe you.'
Then leading him into his closet, he lirs,
took out 10 duca.s, and. delivering them to
Frescobald, he said, MY friend, hore 10 the
money you lent mo At Florence, With ten
pieces you laid out for my apparel, and ten
more for my horse; but % you might have
made advantage Of this money in trade.
take these four bags, in each OF which are
400 ducats.' lie next caused him 10 give
him tho names Of his debtors, and tho gums
they owed; which 10 transmitted 20 one Of
his servants, with charge 10 find them
out, and oblige them to pay him within I
certain day. under the penalty Of bis die.
pleasure, which accordingly was paid. All
this time SeRnior Fscscobald vas enscstsia.
ed in the Chsncellor's house, Who proposed
to him to continue in England, and offered
him the Loan Of 10000 ducass, for four
years, il he would trade there; but be deaf.
red to return TO Flossnce; which he did.
With extraordinary iavors from Cromwell.
CmoLERA.-ln tho summer Of 1882, when
the cbolera spread oil over Middle Teuusv.
see, i,s course from Nashville where il fisst
made ito sppesrance) was south. The au.
thoriiles Of Columbia, . town fosty.two
miles south Of Nashville and CONTAINING
about two thousand inhabitauss, caused
fresh lime TO b placed u the door Of every
house. and tho citizens were requested 10
spread il freely on their Premise, 10 she
CUTTERS. and 10 oil open lots whore there
vas any stagnant wafer. II soon reached
Franklin, nineteen miles south of Nashville.
then Pulaski. thirty miles south of Colum.
bia, whore il vas terrific ;shsncs to Shelby.
vile, east Of Columbia forty.iive miles.
where il WAS worse than any other place
10 Tennessee; two miles north Of COLUMBIA
in tho countsy,is vas very bad-nearly
half the negroes and whites died on some
plantations. In fact il vas oil over the
surrounding country. Not case osieina.
ted 10 town. The system ofIiming con.in.
usd throughout the summer add falI, end !,
was found that the usual fall ievsrs were
very light, % much % that The custom Of
lining has been strictly adhered to suousl.
" ever since, and, from sickly town, il i
nov one Of The healehiest in Tennessea.