, 1877-06-26
HOW ENATOR PRATT
DIED.

HOW EX-SENATOR PRATT
DIED.
Struck Down mt n Moments Warning. Ills
Last Article Incident Of Ills Early DAys
.--ifuss tho Thought of Its Mother Snyod
Him from Cri,nc.
The Hon. D. r. Baldwin thna detail, In the 10.
gan.porf tlnd. Star tho circumstances attending
tho recent sudden death Of ex.commasones Dame
u. Pratt: ''Too ihtenso application to the dulles
Of this o'ce brought on The disease Ut the heart Of
which he died. During tbs whisky war u 1870 bc
nevor left his post, bat tot1ed at Washington atl
through throash tha ,nsensc best q July and Auxast. 10
sanddSts fsf "a sosernot q nans I'D hs nam!na. y M:
Wbsg Il ss e ;we2s H. s "; s t'es;e
men. Wherever hs went there wat eunsh.ne. lie
and of never intrudlng himself and liz troubles
npou OTHERS: Like otfcss. he tasted Ct tho bttcr
young men, I.s only nous. wess taken from him.
lie suffered great pail, at times, but was nlways
tho banc large, ,w.rm-h -hcastrd. mIrihtul man. ic
Waa nlwnra ttndy TO bear pour mans story. and
wasa Unitarian. H. bel'ssed II uod and the a..
was TO write Tor tho Star iLc arlles Which wc to-
day publish. u ss most tnuching Picture Of the
s sna us a nosa s5aes1 !; lie a peyous
hunGay morning, riittng IN h,s nfm.chair liz.
tatlns 70 hIs dangh.es ! revision q. & II: a.. ho
this thought wa* = tenant Of my mind, but for .
moment only. uless God, II foand no hosD!tnbls
over DYER lie rivers era aad mountains, l. ooo nlcn III.
tans. In humble farm.toas On q bcneb, an aged
a .as: vii vii an'.h @ III: so.ss! 'ans ts
t.Ah IArk hlA tlinif. In u
ward died without . stsae9o os q groun. Thu ac-
t!on Of tho heart, excited 10 doubt by tho u1no-
lowed. Jusi an tie churcl. bells rang out
their morning chimes that p.s'sst june Sabbath
aged M iaothef, Who. ~ M @ yeafs IN axo wsn. m 10
dwell with the Savior sho loyed. The t!rob Tint
caused hIs death ~As the sWclIt9K Of hs heart at
tho memory uf her s.adlng the l!iblv 10 him halt
century bcfore and the recollection Of which had
for 20 many yoars, during youth and manhood,
Siss ~ ,ss naa II s a aa
asatn e st n9ep III s ha ah aneensso to
Tho article upon Which sfs. Ptatt WA engaged at
tIuns. and was designed mainly 70 show how im.
| tracts a. follows: -,
zip ny 1T spoko q q, arrangement with NJ.
ncqaiyrd Ills extensive baslness In promptly col.
lecIne and paying ovor moneys belonging ii OH.
line, The old state Dank was chartered III 1871,
and Until III Arrangements for retntting money
had 1ecn completed. NJ. Fleteaess practice wss
tuni,y oese sas Ito IL slo fail i Of is,5 hut
having collected Tor different mercantile arms IL
BY tho LswrenccburY road dutlver to the several
parties intesested ths money ~ collected, ~ WA
hs he s.ss1 ss
lne aud brought Out son.o bundles Of bank.bllls
folded up md stowed them asaJ IN my ddc,bags.
uAckarQa were to 10 delivered liu stunned ,no hy
sayips they amounted to $40, oo0 supposy my
sianee, ] bat he was tho olcer of tno bank who de.
livescd the tteasurs Tho tnastar had probably
| been arranged butwech laM aud ME. Fletcher. but
tha ehafee e 10 uueh 'nonsy. sa.prtsa soaa
yielded " q diicrens sentiment whon ! came 10
oysry hoasu on tlu road was huuso Of cntertain-
tncnt IN those days when tho ganfu' spirit had TO
pf hut hs1S ws5s ses
sSe.s. '1.~kins Tavern, twcnty m!ics ous iSoin
vIllo iha houbo wav alyd and running over That
| night With hog -drovera. l Atent tn touta coll.
tss b ny ~ WA w
IL take special care Ut tlum was to ,nv1tc attsn-
iIun Of eourre, therc was ssfe Of other pacu Of
iSe eou;mon pllo u haygase ahd DO notius 10 *:
cite suspicion that they hold anything beyond
wha. vas common for travellers 70 earrs n tho vay
dissembllng, aud u dlssemble heru waa " 10 w!se
aud sruo Is my cmp!oycn. For four. days. fot
turu,entea With the possession OF 40 much wealth,
! never spent moro uuhnppy ptfsoJ. once stootl
apart 10y ne dcposis VI United stara bonds BY So
N5ssn. asIs pnnt' s e, e. security oas.,ansn 70 saSn e
S's ssasn S,sa Sea. e.as s "a. so s.s Ss5' Tas a
that heavy scspoa.!lility testsd .e ~ on t!s con.
tody, but 1t wna no.htng IN comparison With the
scnss Of responsibility fell for the Government
las provided these man with e.ory conceivable
mcnL auptusno and critical ono. when ths voice
Vi the tcmplcr penetrated my cnr. II the old
tcmptcF that sang II tho cat Of Eve. It WA when
lseachea tho @ eEown @ of tho,e imperial hill. sha
runcubunI from tho interior. THIS nublo. stream
iate safifoad ws;t of Masssshu.eits hsd beer
in ths sy :pSsS :sftsSs S
ascending aad drsecnIiug. snl transporting ths
passengers In brief tls q the 0nlf VI Mexico ths
gateway 10 all parts Of tho world. ] had but tt
sell my horse and 20 on bonr.l ono Of tllcss witt
my treasure. mud was absolutely bcyunu tho rcacl
, of pursuit. There wuro no tclc1raphs then l1ash
stsa. IN" os ot 9unans IT. ''n no oat.aatio,
treaties requiring fotsisu GoyevnaentA 70 rrturs
tho felop. Tho world was before me, uHd VI u.
ago Of p, with feeble Ties connecting mo witt
for tbotc early lays. Tccnll th0ffact TINT III!
taonght VIE tenant Of my mini fnF lnotaent
for : moment only. lIlos4 tio4 It found no hos
pitablo loagnlent my longer. And Whit think you,
gentp reader, were thu asaoclate' thoughts ths
came 10 my tuscuct Away over ftyeFs and mount
ans. th0n.aud miles distant, IN M lun,bsa firm
house, on q bonch N agel n!athce reading 10 ho
| boy from tho 0racle6 u God. "
JEWISH ExCtUSfVENESS,
III NJ nj