The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-18
VOL. 11.---NO. 6.

IN n1s 1-1oaas nina s1nce the Day or that
hotel dinner, I" when he learned to appreciate
and admire thepoor mechanic who had beS
came a millionaire so suddenly.
Lone Star knew nothing of Saul Macy's
heart, or Of lis human sympathy for fellow
men; bat tie Texan, sordid as q predatory
life had made him, was still human himself;
and when he witnessed the grief of wife
and daughter, and saw tho surgeons anxi-
Gus face; and the yankee who had been ms
prisoner, so still and white; it was nature
In the tfrough,n which prompted those
Eauttered words Cuss money!
Blessed be Nature IN all men and wo-
meni And priced be her forces of matter,
as well as her influences of mind, which
hnve power to lift humanity from dnst Of
earth as well as from its deeper mire. Saul
Macy's hurt was sore one; and if he had
been left long without surgical aid, his life
must have ebbed with his flowing blood.
But DR.. Plato's quick decision and action
and the restoratives hand in that home
where money" was no "object'' beyond
its usefulness. brought back to consciousness
a reeeding spirit and to life the forces Of a
strong nature Before daylight the wife
and daughter ,hand-in-hand, were watching
their dear ones slumber; and DIR. Plato
had gone to his own home, for a short rest,
leaving a cheering assurance, IN his blunt
z'He's worth dozen dead men, Mra.
Macy
Moss Cohen was as a vigorous an old
gentleman as ever crossed the Atlantic
year in and year cut, during nearly
half his life; but the nights fatigues
compelled him to follow Dr.. Plato's ex-
ample, though not his footsteps out of the
cottage; for Susie always kept a "spare
ROOM and s'hotel dinner" for their "dia-
mond merchant = Cohen slept the sleep ofa
just Israelite in one chamber, while Captain
Hooper gave stertorous Indications Of prox-
unity IN another. Frank, recovering from
his "gToggy' sensations, with only . scalp
wound under that blow Of "iimmy,' had
taken charge of Sergeant Revere and fed
him with q couple OF powders left by
Dr. Plato.
It was the second day of the New York
Draft Riot, and it saw many frightful ex-
hibitions of human nature following the
impulsions Of perverted desires and passions.
But another night beheld the war fires Of
waters of heaven had interrupted its viOI-
enee the previous evening; and the close of
that midsummer week saw peace restored,
through pain and suffering to the deluded
men whose angry ignoranes had defed their
country law. To us il matters not ,wheth-
er indictments to that popular agitation
came through emissaFies from reyolted
southern states, or whether local grievances
suficed TO inhame the minds Of those who
opposed recruiting. Enough that we, in
our story, illustrate the facility with which
private marauders may profit by times of
public excitement, to lay their schemes of
rapine and violence. Had not Riot ragged
in this great city, no bandit, daring though
hemight be, would have Ventured such an
act as the kidnapping of citizen to secure
an opportunity of sing e-handed burglary;
nor could such an Stree fight as that which
took place at Lone Star's bed broom door
have occurred in any tenement HOUSE, with
out a descent ofpolicemen on the ground.
But the burglar-once before foiled In his
attempt to rob Saul Macy of that secret
treasure had made his arrangem snts, with
out the aid of Others in its main object.
Manifestly AS Moss Cohen and Captain
Hooper decided, when they talked the
matter over-that determined Iufian, who
nearly ended Franks watch ia Life, was
anxious 10 keep his knowledge Of the
ancient Golfer. secret for himself alone.
And when the two old gentlemen visi ted
the stable, about noon, Frank showed them
a scrap of white kid leather he had found
on the grass where he had fallen beneath
Jimmy.
''1t's kind o. direction, I should say"
the veteran remarked; and Cohen soon
made out the cramp writing, as follows:
"six-inoh, NO z, cor. marble trough---iron- bound
chest, bedded in lime. Dig from under trough,
through hole. If chest is there it Gun be felt with
iron rod through hole.''
On the leather, under this direction, was
written:
''Chest all right sti1, but soldier on guard over
wounded man; June II, 1868. Furlough exrirss a1st
Juue; chest all right"
'sWhat does that memorandum mean, /
wonder 2" said Captain Hooper.
SIT means the man has been on the watch
daily, since Revere was shot," replied
Cohen. 'He is man of business habits,
You see, and keeps an account. But, see
something more, Captain Hooper"
What is it, Cohen?' asked the old
sailor.
"0ur burglar has partner inside Saul
Macy S house-that's II.
"Nonsense!'' exclaimed Captain Huopor.''
tfI'm right, you'll see, = rejoined Cohen ;
'' Is Barney trustworthy
Barney is q good boy, IN sure," an
swered the seaman. There's no har.A In
Barney"
"H6w about CharlotteS' inquired Moss
"Pooh!" said Captain Hooper; 'fSusie
says she's slower than snail. And I'm
sure she's too dumb for q smart thief to
USE
Nevertheless, as it soon afterwards ap-
peared, that slow and "dnmb'' servant girl
could be active and ''smart" enough in a
thief's interest.
CONTINUED.