Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-17
STORY ABOUT
BROWN.
From the San Fanclsco Call.

nat was q very good story about MI
You had in the Call" remarked Brown th,
other night, as we sat smoking together.
''By the way" he continued, ssDid eve
toll you of shrcwd financial operation
was engaged in once, near Chattanooga
Tennessee?"
He never had.
"Another fellow and I tried to get up 1
corner on a wealthy old planter dowr
there.,'
ssIn 9cotton?'' asked.
"No, it was in gold. We tried to contro
the market
SIN Chattanooga
"No, out back Of it about four miles. W.
levied very heavy assessment on him, and
came near collecting it, but things wenl
against us, and we had TO knock under. |,
was in this wise:
I'm the spring Of 1868, while at home on
veteran furlough, suffered from severe
attack Of pneumonia. This necessitated
my remaining behind when my regiment
left for the 'front.' in Georgia. huns
around the Louisville hospitals 4 while and
then drifte,l down to Chattanooga, Here
became acquainted with . curious chap By
The name Of Wright, belonging to . Wis.
consin regiment. He was something Of au
artist, and had Geserted from his regiment
in order to do some sketching around Look.
out mountain, intending TO report to his
company again as soon 40 he could make d
convenient to do 20. he was detsined
louger than be expected. however. and hence
my good fortune In meeting him. We nsed
to lounge along the Tennessee river toecthsv
. good deal, fishing. plsyiup chuck .luck
with the boys, and hunting mn roosl uoints
to take sketches from. We lived In = dor.
tent MP on hillside. drew ration. down
town, and did pretty much n "a nlesseil
in all respects. Being ouite unweli nna d.v
/ remained in my bunk, Late in the After.
noon WRIGHT came home. sccornuanied hv .
herculean darkey, whoss mouth feirly cit.
tered with massive array of ivory. "a.
'.I've hunted all over town for this color.
ed gentleman remarked Wright. "A he
spread himself on his bunk. sSit down
outside there, somewhere, INV loval friend. 3
'sYis, Massa,' responded the black. grin
ming. and perchino b;maelf on . Ia. ;r III,
sun. '
'The upshot Of the matter was that the
darkey was q runaway slave, He had ar
rived in camp that morning, and had stated
to various persons that his master had Is.
600 in gold buried where it was very handy
to got at, and Wright, hearing of the cir
cnmstanc had hunted through most Of the
day for the auriferous refugee, and bad at
last secured MIN. Inc next thing was Q
thst r;rh, IVA a. w :, 1 n... Nv. .o1s Win y
.''SS A@s6AAs ShsN ~ - 1uSSsOA ktAo IS&oAIVs
s,,sn,ors - o.t nt - -. sISs n,.o ooa'Ie.n
irc .ha 80 IA 80 :. .,aa ny g., noy WI
at the obsequies, in order to do the,dieging. }
81 bad some conscientious scruples about
going into such business, but Wright urged
them out ofme. His crowning connn-
drums beat me.
"Isn't 1t right to steal from the govern
ment Z" he impetuonsly demanded.
II couldn't answer that in the negative;
too many honored precedents forbade.
swell, and If it's right to steal from our
own Government, isn't 1t good deal more
right to steal from an enemy's Govern
ment?"
81 admitted that it was.
irscelonHl part 81 'tnf tu uniH6efk 10 rqsttfg, 4
neut, and shall we hic9le over techuicsli.
ties in this wbirlwind ace. when : rlor;ou,
opportunity Is presentedf Iook q the i'm.
mortal thieves of historv~ A i.r r.nde,
Cnzar. Ti,us Cortez piy,rro n;d th.r
ever hssitate?n
II ae,eed to GO.
u
L.
"At 10 o'clock that night, totally unarm-
cd, we sailed forth. We found canoe on
the river shore, and padded up stream to
the picket line. where atemporary halt was
and corno,aI mfsre nn Hss sps E post of six men
haJ tbs sir;.sss. lind of oras.s W. ". ..,:, a.y
them an inklin" Of the II businsss ] ana ND rlSm g~ss
isino cheerful div;dends to ~. " .hp,. p.'n =,
them in case Of success ren,aa.sa ~. ,o 70. ~
;lara of aIna;nr ths;r srcrs 80, r;p 10 p..s
A ffs, some tsil and d;scns.;oy .ha ns...n..i ane
finally marched his sonsd into ths wnipSs W. ~. =
a LITTLE wav 10 see what was oo;nc @ "uous ~ os.s
there and by this time he found on. ~ y .hst
we had ,l;nned mast ' 1' 'H''
"a nlessant vava~e If .evsr., u;,.. =, .
sued he motive nower beins sunnl;ss =,
our African friend. While ha "a .hr.
occunied Wright and decided hov s ths
"a 600 should be divided. Wriobt was 'i to
have 81 4eo.75. / was 10 have "a Soo KN
The darkev vas 70 have 7s can't. snS ~.
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