Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-26
February 20, 1869.

vertised as Mr.. Richards suggested,
the finder to call on Mr.. Richads.-.
There came no response to the adver-
tisement. Mr.. Sawyer went to New
Orleans, where, two years ago, he
died of yellow fever, That advertise
ment was seen in the Herald. The
finder remembered it, remembered the
name of Mr., Richards, to whom the
information was asked to be given,
remembered the hotel, remembered
everything but giving back the money,
The memory, in fact, haunted him
followed him through five years. The
struggles of conscience none can
know. He determined to restore the
money, but with the determination
resolved not to let himself be known.
He wrote note without, signature to
Mr.. Richards, asking him to specify
in the Herald's personal particulars
of the loss of the money and to whom
it belonged. The letter Mr.. Richards
received on the 4th of December last.
In the next mornings Herald he in
serted the following personal"
Money lost--on Broadway, five
years ago (asnowy day. about 81 800
in greenbacks; owner is dead any
communication for his widow, who is
in very needy circumstances, will be
gratefully received by j. r., for Mrs.
H. Sawyer. sts-lE a..t..
The above was not sufficiently ex-
plicit. Another letter, by the same
anonymous hand, was written to Mr..
Richards, upon which the following
personal" was published: a1ata
Alive years ago money lost
Mrs III. e. Sawyer, III Warren ave-
nue., Boston; amount, 81 $50; small
est bill, $50; the roll might have sep
arated in losing.
But the anonymous letter writer
was not satisfied. He wanted to know
more about the death of the original
owner of the money, and date of his
marriage. The name Of Waters was
signed to this third note, with special
request that the answer should be di.
rected to this address, so there could
be no mistake that he was holding his
communication with the same party
The following third personal was the
result of these further inquiries:
Waters-H. 4. S.-Married Octo.
Der %, 1858, Hopkinton, Mass, by
Rev. +. S. Hill; died October 10
1867, at New Orleans, of yellow fever
The remains were brought to Massa
chusetts and inferred. By express te
l4l West avenue. .1. .uHI 9fl
In a fourth note the money-fnder-
for there can be no doubt, of course
but this was the individual writing.
asks about the circumstances Of the
widow of the one losing the money
the expenses of advertising, and i
there is no shadow of doubt that sh.
is the widow of the original owner O.
the money. This calls out the fol
lowing personal;
II. e. S. is the proper person;
can give bonds to that effect. Hel
only means of support is singing in ,
church. Paid ad't SIS. j. p. r.
1t is unnecessary to trace this stor,
out in all its minute details. TIL,
anonymous letter writer became salts
fed with the correctness Of Mr.. Rich
ards statements. And we come t,
the end, A lady, closely yelled, re
stored the money to Mrs. Sawyer
not only the money lost, but interes
on it from the day of its loss till thu
day of its restoration, and expenses
of all advertising; altogether 81, 100
, On the 10Th instant this money wa
given to the widow and her fatherles
children-the result Of one instanc