Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-11-25
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A STREAK OF l.CCK.

Some time SIEGE We made note of the
| departure Of Mr.. j. L. McCrccry, of this
| place, for the land of Dixis We had heard
Of his return, and seen his familiar phiz
upon the streets for the last fortnight. and
| yesterday he gave us detailed account of
his adventures. He went to Memphis in
response to an earnest request of Govern
ment official to act as Photographic Report
, eF Of evidence adduccd before Courts Martial.
The inductment Offered was $40 per day
| But misfortune attended him from the com.
mencement Of his trip. On the uorning he
intended to start, the hackmaD failed to cali
for his trunk according to Order thus delay
ing him dsy-and the next day the rail
road and steamboat fare to Memphis adj.
vanced an aggregate Of eleven dollars. He
was delayed at Cairo four days, with seven
steamers aground ut the rapids above. Ar
irving at Memphis, Mac took lodgings over
night at the Worsham House - and arose
next morning to find his ovcycoat stolen -
Going to headquarters he learned that this
officer who had written Offering him the 20.
slt!on Of reporter was under arrest, and in
no situation to fulfil! his part Of the contract.
Mac looked about for three or four days, and
finally obtained position rs reporter in snoth-
er military court. Next evening, while tax
ing a stroll in the suburbs Of the city, he
was attacked by = couple of ruiiians with
loaded reviewers, aud robbed Of all the money
he had aud a good watch. Going to his
room to sleep off the unpleasant effects of
his evenings exercise, somebody reached
through the window Of his room to the hat.
stand and con6scated " his hat. Mac bo',
a new " cover" and continued to report for
month, by which time the business Of the
court was finished, all except the Reporters
writing out his photography into ordinary
English. This delayed matters day, and
that day the Judge Advocate suddenly died,
after an acute illness Of eighteen hours
without signing the Reporters account for
services rendered, and certifying to the me-
cessity for the same, (Which the Act of Con.
gress authorizing the employment Of q short
hand reporter declares must be done) from
lack Of which Mac failed to get his pay
Starting for home, while coming from the
steamer to the I. c. r. r. depot at Cairo, in
the night, amid crowd, and carr, ing bis
carpet sack carefully over his shoulder, the
carpet sack was cut open at the end, and a
gold pea and other property to the amount
Of twenty or thirty dollars taken thereirom.
He had neu nothing worth mentioning left
except his trunk and dne gun he was bring
ing home for Capt. Bartlett, Of the 7th III.
cavalry, who was to be delayed at Spring
field few days to be mustered out On his
way home OH the train, Mae was telling Of
his fortunes and misfortuncs for the amuse.
ment OF the surrounding crowd Of soldiers,
and declaring his determination TO see the
gun SAFE home; but exhausted nature de,
manded recuperation, aud while Mac was
asleep, with the gun under his head, one of
the soldiers "snsked it out, and left the
tain with it before he awoks.
1t has been enc of Macs favorite notices,
that " there's no such thing as lucl'--" sue
cess in life is won by pluck" But We think
luck" has taken revenge on him this time.
However. Mac sticks to his motto, and de-
clsres that all things can be made to work
together for good so hin who has genuine
"pluck." So mote it be.-Dubuque 7imts.