The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-07-08

its contents, for its grim outlines tOlC
everything. The bagging was Gu
away, and after few other prepara
tions, Jones laid the body on the dis
secting table, with q cloth over the face
He then proceeded to make few in
cisiOns on the body.
"I wouldn't work that tonight
Phil" said; "yOu'l only spoil tht
study, it is so fearfully dim"
"Oh, Pm only going to remove th'
stomach; that's rough work and cal
as we'll be done now as in the morn
| ing; besides, l don't want that to &c
on ice."
Just as you please" said I, taking
nv hat and coat; for my own part,
would rather be patient and get the
good of it.''
"This chap must have been a prec.
iOus hand liver" said Jones, not listen
lug to me. "Phew-hello-that
queer"
" What's queer, Phil?
&c A sediment of gravel in the coat
Of the stomach"
81 should say it was" said Smith,
with q laugh; "pshaw, nonsense"
"COme and see."
walked over to the table, and, with
q little curiosity, lifted the cloth from
the There WAS something in the
rigl64 features that seemed familiar, and
struck me as if in connection with
some unpleasant incident.
"You seem to know that fellow?'
said Jones, still slashing away. All at
once the memory came back-the
body was that of Tom Gossage, the
man who had been in at
Champion the morning Il the dia-
mOnd was missed.
He victualled eXpensively," said
Jones, lifting something from the stO-
mach which glistened dazzlingly in the
dull light of the room "he evidently
fed on the Cleopatra style of cooking"
There it was, with long, scintiG sting
shafts of light quiveTing and throbbing
from its centre, with brilliant rays di-
verging from Is heart-tlE very ga
mOnd for the theft of With poor Guy
Scott was suffering in State Prison.
The whole thing rnshed through my
mind in a second. Mr.. Greenfield had
left the safe door open, and whilesen-
gagged on the watch GOssage secured the
gem, whose presence he was probably
aware of. When 1 had refused to al
low him passage he had SlCdLLOiOed the
stone, and it had eventually been COW
cred with the soft coating of the stom-
ach, and was thus retained until this
singular circumstance had brought it
to light.
'Thank heaven" said I, this will
release a man from unjust confinement.
Jones, let me see that stOne?"
Keep away ~ he cried, fiercely
it She stomach was mine
and all it contained. You can't paIaVS
er me-"
Give it here, I say ~ I seized his
clenohed hand with 10 right, and,
bending it over my left arm, pressed it
down suddenly. The gem fell to tIsk
floor, and in twinkling had it in my
pocket.
"Give me the diamond ~ he Shrek
ed, snatching his razor like knife;
give it to me, say, or will cut you
in twO.n
only laughed at him, and in a.
towering, frenzy he rushed atme. Ju<@
one lunge he made, that, as / stepL
aside, caugI& in my coat sleeve
ripped it 81 e shoulder. In ano
moment TCNopped him like a lOgS
anticipated no further trouble frd
him as he lay senseless on the flo
and, taking my hat, left him at
leisure to recover a better reasc
1 at once proceeded to q justice
peace, left the diamond with hiIf4
HI lliS 4AlOt I1llS a 10y dIlAhcbf4Is DE
fore many days Scott was q free
man. He is now q rich man and my
visits to his comfortable home are fire.
quent. Bright little faces have crept
in asAfSI's hearth, and his children
low hOugh I were their own
fles d; but from the eyes of
the there beams q gratitude
thu IS me ten times over for all
theishare had ipathe innocent mans
redemption
!, The diamond; Immediately for
LWarded to Mr. mings who was
overjoyed TO get it, at once drew
check to Mr.. GreenfIs rs order, with
interest added. The cheSk found him
in New York, completely broken up in
spirit and barely scratching up enough
to eke out miserable existence. The
money set him up-Once more, and he
is now, I believe, thriving. 9
Poor Jones afterwards came to me
with deep concern and badly discol-
ored eye.
81 mistook your motive" he said,
appealingly," "and you must forgive
and forget"
Certainly" l replied, but owe
you an apology for that ugly eye"
"Ugly eye,I he said, slyIy; faith
charitable intentions had been carried
out. However, that is all passed"
All passed, indeed, but i'll my ward
robe hangs a tritiing reminder OF the
occurrence in the shape of a brOadclOth
coat, whose left sleeve is cut from the
wrist to the shoulder.