The Panola weekly star., 1882-05-27

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longer hnd employment near his
Nfeichod home. and be- sought II 'om
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earh dnY III q .mnll hoat Even then u
appeared That misfortune was nat
wenrod with pursuing him, Tor one
night when returning from bis work a
storm came mp. which overturned his
irnll skill aud nearly exhausted, hc wis
thrown up0n a narrow bar " 'and that
made uut from thr bank NJ the river nj
the spot where the Tidal Wave was
burned On this frnil and ireachcrous
foot hold be managed tu remain during
The night, In fnll sight of the town, but
unable 90 attract attention 10 hls dc'per.
ato condition
The dawn of The day revealed still
moro horrors for close beside him, hny.
ing evidently been unoarlhed by the
waves, was the skeleton of q human
being At first MyrOn folt that fear
which seems 10 b. natural IN man when
hc secs the deserted tenement Of one Of
bis kind but the rcs,ing.placo which the
waves gave tp the living and the dead
was 10 small that he was obliged 10 re-
main almost In actual contact with the
yellow bones As he ~, by the skeleton
waiting for help from the shore. whict
seemed So tarliy In coming. he Saw
about the rib. Of the Acshless frame :
leather belt Curiosity ovcrcame BIZ
horror, and. uniaslcning the belt. h'
fousl gold coin 10 the amount u fvi
tho.sand dollars
That Robert Myrun was in fever o
excitement hardly needs 70 be told. III
had struggled 70 the full strength o
man many years. and was hardly nor
than n panper when he should have has
ai least = spot Of Gods footstool h
could call his own. The dead ha,
brought him what the living had re
fused. To take the gold for his owl
purposes seemed theft, and vet h
who had fastened I, about his bod
could no longer use H. The stuiggI
between his conscience and his necessi
IS was n long one; but when those VIII
came 10 rescue him arrived st the sand
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one could have fancied that the hall
drowned man had found n treasure
That the bones were those Of one Of th
passengers Of the Tidal Wave. no on
doubted. and they were given resting
place among the namelcss graves O
those who hal lost their live. In III
disaster No one save Robert Myrol
and hls wife knew of the money.bclt, o
that on the inside Of Il. cut deep In th
thick leather, was the name "llenr
Parks
But Myron, having this money. di'
not dare to Use Il openly lest pcopl
should question how he got Il. He haI
agreed with his wife that they shoul,
Use the gold for their own benefit. bu
do Il with the view of returning Il
they should ever find the dead man
heirs. This he hoped 30 do by maxim,
such investments N could bo rcadill
realized upon, so that they might show
themselves 10 be good. even II self
elected. stewards.
The cabin they lived In, and the hy,
acres Of land surrounding Il, was 70
sale at price below its real value
Myron represented 10 tho owner that
despite appearances, he had succcode,
IN saving a small amount Of money
about bali the price asked-and ofere,
10 buy u u his note would be acccpte,
for the balance. The bargain wa
made. and Myron still continued 20 worl
by the day for any one who would hir,
him. tilling his own farm when be coul
find no other work. Then he inyeste,
In very small way In stock. buying
when he could get decided bargain
only. Year by year he added TO hi
possessions, and his neighbon callc,
him thrifty man.
All his investments were good ones
since none were made save with IN,
siew Of converting everything into casi
" moments notice u necessary, an,
Robert Msron became a wealthy man
As l. usual. with wealth came the re
spect Of his ncighbors. who. 10 show
their appreciation of money, elected hin
to the office Of County Judge.
During the year 1870 the inhabi,ant
Of Tower Hin witnessed thc destruction
Of another steamer BY FIRE at almost III.
exact place where tho Tidal Wave wcnI
down. Among all those mon who Ia.
bored 10 save lie none was morc active
than Robert Myon. and his house wa
converted Into a hospital for the recep
ton oi those who werc injurcd. but sayes
frum death.
Mrs. Myron was as earnest In her ef
ioris to comfort the distressed people a
was her husband, and hcr labor wa
signally rewarded BY finding among IN,
unfortunate ones whom she was nurs
Ing her father. whom she had no, hear,
rum since the day she left his home Il
found another with the one man N.
loved above all others. The daughter
heart was made still morc glad wher
The old gentleman told her and her hus.
band that hc had been searching fol
them several months In the hope of In.
iucing them 10 return 10 his lionel,