Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-12
THuRLOW WEED


In Hurry.
A tail man wearing heavy coat and
carrying large grip-sack boarded one Of
the ocean steamships In New York city Ia
the early days OF the civil war He was re-.
celved by the captain with such courtesy
az showed that he was distinguished pns.
Hunger, He was taken to n stuterOoin i'm.
mMsaiatSly, The steamship vas TO sail within
had seen this man and none had recognized
ON the picr was an officer Of the custom
house, then deputy collector, but now well
lnoWn Us eX'fostmnstcr General james.
Colonel James was turning TO return 10 his
ONCE, when man rushed up TO him IN
great excitement and asked him II he had
seen lhurlUw Weed.
'lle has gone aboard the steamer" said
at Is Of tlc highest Importance that
see him replied The excited man, unl then
he whispered Ia Colonel james ear.
=, moment later Colonel James crossed
the gang plank IN great haste, went to Mr..
weed cabin, FOR he was the tail man who
hnd been received by the captain. and "A
m9ment later rcappcared with the dlstin.
The gentleman who had sought with so
inucn cdrCstnrss Mr. Weed went half way
~ the sang plank to met him. Tie steam
Gr's whistle was sounding. the sailors stood
nc either end VI the planl, ready to pull 1t
ashore The gentleman gave Mr.. Weed
paptr' saying; IN case great emergency
afises; 10 Immediately to the address which
Is written on This paper" There was no
time for further explanation, Mr. Weed
James and the messnnger s., I iI'a ooioneI
then his man said to Colonel James! ut il
von'fF' " 4'''u""'e lcSiucut thht met
When Mr.. Weed returned to his state.
room he opened the paper and saw that il
contained nothing more than the address Of
H. NJ" unF " iHtls'
Lincoln with two other eminent men ma
c crr, eu,plihsaAors 70 represent the gov
r,,,.,, or sue 1n1hltH states ~ certain Eu-
now known. but was moi hen 5e M n ~ ME Is
Won, a. Nn . 70 70 70 nll proper things TO pre-.
cra,v hy nress HI, a. lnc southern Confed-
S3n, ~ ,,I'n' ihtA,i ana france.
Ills nn,r WNsn9 "1'I NJ Weed, received In
ilcna,, NM hro1rbtH b utnrl SUI, MOTEL gen.
''ssr IIiII Shnrao!er', 49,.
'.,l uls unui louis Napoleon In u day
T,nfoiJ,It' ko'TF 10 recughlze the southern
tbs F,,nciS ii WY seu1 message To
anuouncament '''"''e oouy making that
oa Mri Weed was thunderstnCk, He knew
tbSt ,i H. ue ulisiilI3rlheI ana he also be-
in lU, i n man VINO hr9Hsht him such news
m lay '49t tnr ryc2shli9n Of the Confeder-
ri;s, " = ."uCe ~ thlAi llme would be Sc
Was p Icsnsir f"r o' yli FqEernmgnt lie
American minister. vbD dis MAJ cr11ip t t,,,
~ a s,i,i.u 'rtu' i,,u,t ~ nis hulei ahd then
had been so Observation-Disclosures ey agu' tn MniIn
n,lir,s ,,i,i ht,ttulpnv.y ne connected that
"iiliT,y W.. arrrta W. iresent emergency, aud
estcI a." tf"'h1 MS Iro'e 10 me place lnli-
gcntiemsn ,ybose NAM, M "n ,s rSS'I We, ny the
Frcnclnnnn named Loubet VIA P,gns
warm friend OF the United states, and VIM
Money. Napolpuns prime miutstnT h9d ue
c,liar faclliilcs for nrivatc inf,r,, huu ~,
also some infuenre HI cNvri ''V' "'"'loh ana
Iouhnt decinrcj tbat tbe n,u,s ,,,t,,. A..
Weed Ind receiyed Wns triie s.I M,'V =, M
he 1T il not 10 late 10 preycnt tTe ro saiu
milton OF tho ConfederaSv' nv Norn XIV I'v"S'
II nnpeai TO Von M s6o,y@ ,,, m'Ro, ,,'i'
Mr. Weoi w. ~ '"o" INC hVW' SAID
"Take this Icttcr % said Ioubnt 40 la