The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-01-25

direction were resented as insulting. A
present sent at Christmas season mad been
regarded as insulting, and through mu-
tual friend the merchant learned OF the
cor structioD placed on the matter. Another
mutual friend attempted to explain mat
ters, and found that the merchants efforts
were absolutely futile; that no
reconciliation WAS possible. The
actress threatened to send the
present, which sheapretended to regard as
Insulting, TO bis wife, but learned that the
lady was aware of its being sent. Then she
resolved that she would nail his card 10 the
top OF the box containing the gift and send
Ii 70 his club, "a very unwise proceeding
for lady before the public 70 undertake, !"
was the opinion expressed by a friend.
1.-The Union is very large club of very rich
men of society. They viii ridicule their
fellow member, but they will hardly regard
you with esteem or even respect" These
arguments prevailed, and the gift was re-
turned to the sender, and then the actress
sat down to tell the story to another promi-
hent club man and theatrical manager, who
quietly has it printed in Town Topics, thus
finding Tor herself an excuse for quarrel
ing with the donor on the eve of her depart
ure on long tour, and the injudicious
actress, by giving publicity to what she
regarded as good joke, has provoked in
quiry as to her past career by the merchant,
ard another double life may yet have to
be told. Donble lives They are far more
common than the pure and simple ones in
this city,
A short time ago a yacht called the
Marisswas mysteriously fitted up in this
city, Quite as mysteriously she took her
departure, and she is row probably at her
destination, one. of the Florida reefs.
!, srr a
nected with her, which, whether true or
false, will bear telling, and the sequel OF
whicb, whether serious or lsughable, will
be interesting when it comes. Its moral
tire eSgeIness with which the most
cautions men will go into speculatious ap-
psrsntiy without substantial basis. a
physician of San Francisco appeared here
year or two ago and told this story, but
.old it in detail. He had befriended
very sick fellow passenger on Pacific
Mail steamer, and at San Francisco
In bis last moments the MN told this
story When boy he had been captured
by pirates in the West Indies seas and i'm
pressed into their service. He gave the
name of the vessel and of several which
had been captured, pillaged and burned.
On .one occasion two OF the pirates crew
had been killed. Their bodies were taken
ashore at a place be described and buried
with a number of bags of captured gold,
the geld being placed beneath the
bodies. On be very next cruise the
pirates were captured by Brit
ISL gunboat, he name of which he gave.
All were executed at the yardarm, except
the boy who pleaded that be was i'm
pressed. He was released after long delay
and trial in England. He came to Amer.
lea and died as stated. The physician was
so impressed with the story that he geat
to Florida and found the spot, the bodies
and the gold; but he had no means of re-
moving the treasure. He returned With
this story and got a syndicate of lawyers
TO join him in fitting out the MARIA"
ard she has sailed to get that gold-or
otherwise. The lawyers in this scheme are
solid, reputable members of the profession
aEd usually very cautious. can no. give
the names other than that of A. II. Purdy,
late Assistant District Attorney OF this
county. WM. +. G. SHANKs.