Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-11-11
About uIsers.

The following interesting account OF these curi-
Gus fossils" we End in the Newark AdsertiseT
There died at Paris in the year 1899 lsays the
author OF that charming work 'Salsd for theSociaP'
LITERALLY Of want, the well known aIkrr Ostesssil
few DAYS prior TO his death be resistee the i'm
portunities Of his attendant to purchase some
meat for the purpose OF making little soup for
him True, should like the soop, he said, ''but
have DO appetite for the meat: what is TO become
Of that! il viii be sad waste" This poor wretch
died worth sl25 900 sterling Another desperate
case wasthat Elwcs whose dieda and dress were alike
of the most revolving kind, and whose property
was estimated at $500 600 Daniel Dancers mis-.
erly propensilies we're indulged TO such degree
that on one occasion when, at the urgent solici
tatiOn of friend, lie ventured 20 give shilling 10
a Jew foi oil hat-'better neH"-to the
enlistment of hi friend the hex, day he actually
retailed il for eighteen pence. tie performed his
additions at nrighb0ring pool, drying himself in
the sun to save the extraVagsnt indug nee of
tOwel yet this poor mendIctut bad property 10
the ,xtent OF upwards of SO QUO per surum The
well known Net Bently. (oiias Dirty Dck) OF
London, was the victim not only 70 a craving tar
gold but for old iron Another ,poahe case
might te cit. d. that of Tenn Pitt, Of Warwicksiire
1t Is reported that weeks prior to the sit
which terminated hi drspiraole career, he went
10 veral und, rtak.r H. gust OF cheap coffi 70
He LETT behind him e. 475 in pubic funds
AGother Instance j. that OF the notorious Thorn
Cook On his phSsicau intim,tIu the pO-sbility
Of Lis not existing more than FIVE or six days, he
protested against useless expense of sending him
M dcine and charged the doctor never 10 show
his face TO him a"sin Hi pro erty vas IS
mated at about ESQ coo.
SIR William nmyIh, of Bedfordshire, was
iInmeu seiy rich, hut most pare!muh:ous aud
misery in BIZ habits II 20 Years OF age he
was ell rely deprived oi his sight, unable t"
gluat over his hoarded heaps OF gold lie
vas PEI ,ualed by Tay !ur the C, lebrAt-d DccG-
list, 10 lie cuuched-~ hu was, by agreement
TO have sixty gulneas if he restored his pr
tient Ia any degree of sight. li,yl"r succeeded
in lie operation, and Sir William was enabled
10 reGd aud write without the S'd Of specta-
Giles during tue resi- OF his life. But ~ soon
er was his sight restored than the baronet be
gan to regret that his agreement had been tor
so large sum. His thoughts were now how
TO cheat the oc1list. lie pretended that he
had only gliInmerinR and could see nothing
distinctly; for which reason the bandage on
his eyes was continued 4 month longer than
the usual time. Taylor was deceived by those
misrepresentation, aud agreed to compound
the bargain, and accepted twenty guinea in
stead of sky. Al the lime Taylor tended
him he had d large estate, All immense sum ut
money ia the stocks, and $4,000 IN the house.
a mser or the name oI Foscue, who had
amassed enormous wealth by the most sOrdid
parsimony and discreditablr ext"rtiun, applied
his ingenuity - discover some efuc,u way OF
hiding his gold. WIKI great care aud secrecy
he dug a cave IN lis cellar. To Ills recepta-
Gle for his lrea ure be descended by ladder
and TO tie trap. door he attached opItng lock,
SO that, on shuttirg it would ta>ten ot itself
By and by, The niser disa,i cared; Inquiries
were made. the house was searcIle,; woods
were explored. aud The ponds were dragge,
but no Foscue could they fad. Some tIu.u
passed On. The huuse in which lie had lived
was sold, and woIkmen were busily employed
in lis repalr. Ia the Progress of ther work
they met with the door of the secret cave,
with the key in the lock uni-'de Ibey threw
OAck tie door, and Descended with light
in 81 object Ipon which the lamp ref
ted was tie Iha-lly body Of + rscue, the mi
ser, and catered around him wee heay,
tags OF gold, and ponderOus chests OF uutcld
treasure; cAndles-ick lay beside bin on the
floor. This worshlPper of MammoH had gone
int" his cave, to pay his devor- to his golden
god anG become sacrifice To hIs devotion.