Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-02
4 Case of Unprecedented Patriotism.
The New Orleans Picggou1e tells the follow

ing story:
An old man. verging towards three score
and ten, whose hairs have whitened by years
of daily toll on the levce, earning a support
for himself and family, with the broad-axe, en-
tered Mayor MoGroe's office on Saturday last
and begged to make him confidential COM
munication. He stated that he had received,
in payment for his labor, fifty dollar note
of our glorious and beloved Confederacy, the
first he had seen, and that, poor as he was,
he determined to consecrate it to the holy
cause of the independence of the Confederate
States of America. His Honor, having
known for years. the honest and high moral
character of the old gentleman, remonstra-
ted, and told him that be was not able to
give so much, suggesting that the half of the
sum was indeed even more than some of our
wealthy merchants bad as yet contributed to
the cause. But the old gentleman was in
exerible, saying that be had already made up
his mind as to the disposition of the money,
and he was not to be disappointed in the
wish of his heart.
He then said he desired that ten dollars of
the money should be sent to Virginia for the
benefit of our sick and wounded soldiers, the
same amount for our sick and wounded sol
diers in Missouri, twenty dollars to the La
dies Association of the Third District, who
are now preparing winter clothing for our
volunteers, "and," said the old gentleman
with great earnestness, the fire of enthusiastic
patriotism kindling ia his eyes, 81 must give
ten dollars for ammunition, that L may have
| the satisfaction of knowing have contribu-
ted towards the destruction of our fanatical
and traitorous enemies"
| There was no resisting this appeal, and his
| honor took the bond, suggesting at the same
| time that there might be some discount on it
| in procuring the change. Discount" indig-
| nantly exclaimed the old man, where is the
heartless old Shylock that could be found, in
| such times as these, when our all is at stake,
to discount our Confederate bonds? | should
| like to know his name, sir. The bonds are
gold, sir, aud it would be sacrilege to dis
| count them" eWell,n said the laughing
Mayor, II don't believe myself that in this
case any one will discount your bond" and
| the old man turned to go, when he returBed
again and begged earnestly that in no case
| should his name be known as having made
| the donation, saying at the same time that
| though they had refused to let him enlist on
account of his years, yet that he was deter
mined to have hand in the fight, if he had
| to go on his own hook.
This is truly carrying out the scriptural
precept, "Let not your left hand know
| what your right hand does" This venerable
| patriot and christian was one of the first, a
quarter OF a century ago, to raise the Stat
1 boat church, as it was called, because built
| of fat-boat materials, on Moreau street, IN
the Third District, and where now stands the
magnificent Methodist Church, which has since
been built by the members OF the old fat
| boat church. A better christian, patriot and
| Woodworking man never lived. One of his
peculiarities is, that in the hottest days in
summer, when working on the levee, this
old ship carpenter was never known to work
with hat on his head. Long life to the old
patriot, and may every blessing attend him.