New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-13

. What has he gotf'
g. An old chest, very heavy, and foil Of holes;
md he's shut the door and locked ID, 80 that DO
body can go in" Mrs. Lanks signaIled Noks
md Mrs. Terrett to follow her, and, taking
heir shoes off, they all three stole on tip-toe mp
tairs. They heard the hammer and chisel at
work again. Mrs. Lanks went down ON her
Inees, and, leaning against the door, peeped
through the key hole. She appeared to be fed
ng through the eye, and the veins Of her face
threatened to burst. The saddler's wife ct
empted to pull her away, but the other said
Hush y and looked again. es
" Oh, nonsense about hush," cried Mrs. Ter
'ett, let me see too !" vhereupon she peeysa
,lso, but was pushed aside by Noke, whose self-
lenial had been sufficiently exercised already;
,ut, as she was peepiDg, Gorby-who, strongly
moved by such mysterious proceedings ON the
part Of master, mistress, maid and visitor, had
got frightened, and didn't like to stay in the
shop-just then presented himself on the Lard
ing, and happened to sneeze. In an instant
Isaac was seized with o suspicion Of Whist was
uanspiring without, and, suddenly throwing
open the door, the three ladies were presipitated,
one ever the other, into the middle Of the room.
on' pray don't make any apologies, my
dear Mrs. Lanks, cried Isaac, maliciously, e
the discounted trio arose, painfully hunbled,
and began to beat retreat .I see that ii
was quite an accident" and banging the door
violently upon them, he continued his explorn-
tions. He succeeded in discovering the secxek
spring: long thin strip Of decsyed mahsRnny
few out, and three drawers greeted his sdnir-
ing gaze. He grasped the little ivory knobso oe
the first and pulled. The drawer few out I'M
expectedly, and a number Of good, round Shin
ing guineas jingled over the floor. Isaac passed
hand over his eyes, sat down, and, looking
fxedly at the scattered gold pieces, absolutely
shed tears Of delight. He then scrambled up
the guineas with much dispatch a. possible,
and thurst them into his pocket He pulled ne
second drawer out and it was full Of guineag
also. He transferred them in the same mauner
to another pocket. The third drawer was
erammed with bank notes Isaac's fingers trem-
bled as he grasped them s There are more
yet" muttered he. " There's q large space
here which.was not left for nothing" He bored
two holes with gimlet, cut them into ONE BY
means Of the chisel, and saw more dirty rolls
Of paper, and piece of parchment which looked
like an old will. He had a great deal Of dif6-
Guilty in getting to this second nest Of drawers,
but eventually he accomplished the task, and
fresh heaps of money were revealed to his be-
wildered eyes He threw down the chisel, and
graspng his head frautically, believed himself
to be dreaming He opened the window end
looked out The cool breese famed his check.
A white cat was walking stealthily along wall
below. "That looks like reality said Isaac.
He attempted to withdraw his head, but IN
doing so knocked it violently against the sash,
and almos. fractured the skull. THAT is more
like reality STILL" said Isaac "Thst would
have wakened the soundest of the seven slesp-
ers himself had he been mapping There ID no
mistake | am the owner Of all this wealth.
There is enough to buy up the bank will
lock it up again night, and look for more &C.
cret drawers to morrow. wonder whether can
be calm. So. that willdo He descended the stairs
AS he spoke, and entered the parlor. He took
seat in his arm chair, and with his hands thrust
deep into his breecbes pockets, dabbled among
the guineas He was absolutely fat with bank
notes; his coat was lined with them. He stared
with his great google eyes first at Noke, then at
his wife, and then at MIS-. Lnnks. who was put
ting on her bonnet 10 60. He looked as though
he had been drinking, and at half minute inter-
walls lmurmured-''t shillings that's MIR.
Terret's lot again, Samuel--now to the next
and drawing one of his ands mechanically from
his pockets, he splashed quantity OF guinea
pieces about the floor. Instead Of picking them
up instantly, as o man in his sober senses woulo
have done, Isaac continued to say, abstractedly
IL" lot 99-put it up ut what you please, Mr.
Terrett. Now, Mr.. Terrett, be SO obliging u
to give us bidding;;' and all the time Noke and
Mrs Terrett, aided by Mrs Lanks, (who va
particularly oficious in rendering assistance,
were gathering up the golden guineas from tn
floor Mrs. Lanks left shortly afterwards, nc
without an uncomfortable suspicion on the par
>
f carried away something that did not strictl
e belong to her. "a
"Where did you get all this money" aske
Mrs Terrett t. .l-
"Ten shillings,' mumbled Isaac. s.
"Where did all this money come from p
&c Ten--I said ten," returned the saddlel
nodding as to an imaginary auctioneer, an
looking excessively stupid.
"Where have you been I" asked Nokes, be
ginning TO cry
"Ten-I say ten," continued Isaac, in til
same strain. s'I 1t is mine No, no-I am no
dreaming-lot 99-gold guineas, and -"
"What have you got in your pockets I" per
sisted Mrs. Terrett.
Isaac pot his hand innocently into one, an
then another, and pulled out roll after roll Q
bank notes, until in few minutes Mrs. Terret
and Noke looked even less sensible than Isaac
! and the only sane person in the house appeare,
to be Gorby, who had kept sour geose-berr.
or two in reserve, and was now solacing himsel
with them, as he sat upon the stool punchin
holes in waste scrap Of leather.
CHAPTER ".
/ The next day. having thoroughly recovere
a their wits, Isaac Terrett, assisted by his wi
Q Noke, effected a complete rummage of the ol
! bureau. l have never been able to ascertai
, the exact amount of ready cash that it yielded
| but it is q matter of certainty that the seer,
drawers, OF winch there were not less than MN
contained large store of wealth. Isaac ar
I, his wife, fearful that stray sovereign migl
/ be still lurking in some unexploIed corne
4 choppe the bureau to pieces, and examine
every nook and crevice. That done, Isaac toe
/ the little roll Of parchment which has been b
fore alluded to-no doubt something valuable
Q and opened it. 81 will have nothing to ,
$ with this" said he; '' never liked parchmer
d 1t means law, and law brings you into t
e clutches Of lawyers, who are extremely attach
to people that have money and when they ha
e hold Of you, they squeeze and squeeze away t
d it is all gone, and they have left you dry.
le know them. Here, Mrs Terrett, have the goo
Q, ness to put these papers in the fire. dare 81
l. they are valurble, but, we have got the su
,e stance, do not let run after the shadow. Y,
in may tell Gorby to put up the shop-shutter
rt and mark you, Mrs. Terrett, don't let me cat
i that tallow- -chandlers assistant on my premis
e again; and the sooner you cut the genteel soc
IF ETY. of Mrs. Lanks, the better. ! shall reti
;. into the country, and buy an estate, and live
u a fine house, and we will have a fat coachm,
in yellow livery turned up with green, and
% handsome coach. with the family arms embl
zoned upon t-all before this day six weeks
v my name is not Isaac Terrett!"
d And Isaac Terrett fulfilled his promise A.
d he some times drove the carriage himself. A
n he rode fine horse. And he had humber
5, ine servants clothed in suuptuous livery. A