The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-16
GEN. JACKS DIAMOND.
How II Was Brought TO Him by an
Honest Man.

Pretty much everybody has heard Of
General Jacks penchant for diamonds.
and . great many Of Us know the man
himself, a sturdy character. sound and
hrm on his feet rs a horso.block A
horld face rather hard. a square chin.
determined lips closing oycr white
teeth cold gray eyes looking right at
you from under a hedge Of eyebrow
sandy IN color, busted with gray. a
large straight nose, broad and leshy-
you We seen the man Drcssy in his
way but no, as gentlemen dress, and
wearing rings upon his fingers. and
. big diamond in hi, pypnpsiyo
'hlri-iront. His voice is deep and stern.
rather hoarsc, too. and harsh. lis volume
Is tremendous when 4, comes freigbied
with q crash Of oaths. General Jsck i
teii'made; began as a driver Of A pair
OF mules on a canal route. then took the
hon car Of Herr Brocher's menagerir
became ii.sily ring master To a circus,
owner Of his own circus. keeper Of !
hvery-stable. millionaire. Art patron
political leader His wife wa. on The
Stage once. and a charming creature
she y; and General Jack is universally
known and liked by the profcssinn-bu
y Is about General Jacks diamond, /
I'm TO tcg you.
"firsl thing ! W bought, say.
1eneral Jack. when | got 10 be rino.
master after Vas properly fitted on,
N NE clothes department. was a dia.
hlond. and I've been buying en- ever
shee Hs a weakness. and I've paid
Iot u Tiffany people always send for
me when they've got anything new.
D The Ams,erdamcrs know me
II Is said that those who want IN roma
u over General Jack no easy thing 10 do
Always approach him on his diamond
sioe' lie takes Il as a compliment 10 be
ASKED 10 show bis collection, and does
show u But he is a good Judge Of char.
seer for all The story goes that some
lhIeses conspired TO rob him by profting
BY his pleasure in showing his treas.
uIss. There were three Of them
hobby English fellows-who came over
expressly TO do the job. and thoroughly
posted. They made his acquaintance at
downtown hotel, where he Is often 10
Dc iound. and In due coursc procured
ne invitation to see his diamonds. They
,'aiiaeu 10 be sporting men, ardent turf.
'es. pui connolseurs in such things. They
'sme TO Jacks house one forenoon, in a
'oach, aud he received them alone.
'pened his safe. displayed all his treas.
lres, went into their history. etc
This be said. Is my golconda I
ipe.clmen-n not very large, but remark. |
ny iof It's brilliancy and pure water. I
MS Is my Brazilian 1T Il a bit on
'oior, . suspicion u n canary tinRo'-
mack smack thwackl You would. ,
would yonP and with three sncccs. i,
I'VE blows OF his fat white fist his three d,
sngiish visitors were Knocked down
ND put hors de combat. II was A mere
nspleion on bis part - something /
E saw IN the mems faces. read IN n
neir eyes-but Il saved his diamonds {
ie summoned aid, locked the safe. 50. A
ureu the mon and found them fully n
rmed-pistols, burglar tools, hand. o
uns' rope. gag. chloroform. rod a
epper. He disarmed them. bundled 1
nem into the coach and gave them c
.eniy-four hours to leave the country d
as you came here ON my invitation. | v
On ! cache you, ~but-giti'' And he a
uii preserves the gag. the handouts @
the Cayenne among his trophies. v
one day General Jack had a visitor. n a
ian Of forty years. with grizzlcd hair c,
% . stoop In his shonlders-a pallid 81
somewhat bloaied from long in. 81
In liquors. Y
"You don't know me. General jacks II
I'd the man. =,
Inc General was puzzled a good deal. X
'honbre, I've seen YOU somewhere. Il
.p-l have IT, Good Lord, carv. 81
hat have you done to YOURSELF" n,
IT'S hf,een Year, ago, General. said G
ary, apologetically. M
Only ffteenl Zoundsl You war; 1,
andsorne young fellow then; | though, h
Il,
Don't mention the ast-she'sa or
reck-six children 10 care for, and 7 Al
you see. want you 10 do A.
mething for me before the black dog DR.
me" ~
"homhre. lie the drink that does it, co
want you 10 save me from the W,
General" h,
This man" 1.-THE General saws. when 10
tells 4 story-this man, Marx Cary. al,
what you might truly call one Of bu
csc here geniuses. When knowed da
n' and loved him. too. as everybody
a 70 do. he was editing a neat little an
per IN . Virginia town. and happy as %
June bug, One Of your Apollos1tal. Fl
uafe. . step like q spring.bosrd. blue RI
- full Of hre. Hyperion curls like-s
-. svery inch. The things he couldn't M
.ilh ne dumbbells weren't worth try. 10
! = could beat my best man ii 4 square Il,
" ~ houe like Center or N
'nsncny. and put q pen In his hand. n,
e.h q him for q speech, and. bv :,
onae IN coeldn't mate him nowhsr. -
aeeo % - him to write nv hllIs .ra -,
Il = !of me, he'd been ! trsss- h
. 1esnneh he'asnly taken w.resI -
u. ZSsss{-vell, I'm no iuder. m :.
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