The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-19
The SHIRT OF MAIL.
Ry j. q. FIRTH.
Copyrignted. 1s98, by ]. B End.

breast and tapering finger pointing there
at They were gay dogs IN those Gays en-, elI.
said the old man with chuckle IHSH
he had on his mantel a few silver cups
SILVER snuffers, silver buckles, all old. a
pair of Jack boots stood In the corner -, -
dummy clad in heavy armour sIoou sazliis5
ant OF the uncieaned window pahes, d
stuffed fox in the act of running SIoQu III
a glass case over the doorway anu ne = $,
there. and everywhere were irdsl ne l,e<
snst,,hed from the wreck of days gone
nv His own chair was magnihceht pee
Of black oak furniture, WIN eAquis11te
carrying on the back and handles, ana the
orlv other chair in the room was sleh-
der piece of Chippendale, with paou -ss
scat that once had been gay with enN
broidery. but was now in tatters
- 1T Is not often l nave Vislpors, secaa
the old man; so my own chan Is enough
iot . The it is not for saleg'' .queried.
Aye he said, it's part OF lhe 4 stoch,
hut / never show ii. It's for sale but there
not 2. buver in the land that could tempt
me to pert with IT,
put lhis is boring you I'll go on to the
shirt AZ mail 1t USED to hang on the wan
close beside him, and ne was eVldel5lly
S1e,-z1 proud of it. He took it down one day
and fold me its history, after had I. as -
d1ir, iust as YOU asked me whether IL nau
a legend connected with II. ne pdss SCI ~
over TO me- and asked me II notIceu
ANYTHING particular about II. L turner II
over 1t is, as you see, one mass y IliIE15 i
steel links that slip into one aholhef a.
bodv. a good weight, but not so heaVy as
1rC1I would think and a strong man colid
have worn Ii with ease under MS douDleI
and not have been hampered thereby. Inc
links do YOU see, are a shade thicker just
1tsnere II would protect the heart botn BACK
and front. 1t took a good workman 70
make II and took him a long time. That
Won NAV depend upon. But look there al
me links of the collar Take this magnify
ing glass. Do you see! Inere IS
The name Of the maker jules .s
Thanet. Paris, 1881, jules; 50 Ihe
Ia nan fold me. was famed all over Eu-
ZONE as a steel worker. His links defled
t5e hest blades that ever came from the
yrrorlrshops of Spain and Italy. The dagger,
7,oiguard and rapier meeting those inks
cof1Id scarce make a dint upon them. More
often the weapon snapped on snort ana
Jflas and smiled at his banned adVersafy y
Certainly 1t stood the Comte de Busy IN
good stead often enough.
..'Then ii belonged TO the Comte de BUS
syn
$50 the old man told me- and he came
nv ID in a way that gives sort OF appear
ance Of truth to the tale. He had mad the
shirt in his possession LOT more Liah tt i
~ years 1t had been brought 70 his SHOP
ali those years ago BY a man who was IN
Great distress He was foreigner, bro
ken-down Frenchmans who mad tried 70
exc out a scanty living By giving Erencn
Lessons. and Was going back 70 france
and wanted money. de aahed iof az AZ
Syaree on the shirt u mail. re wanted TWO
bounds FOR Il, but on the unders landing
maj ii was not ~ be sold for bRe years.
AZ the end 81 that time, i q was not re-
claimed 81 was 70 belong 70 the 0eA8tf D1t
III demanded before thai time DO restore u
and receive the price, ana another three
pounds for interest. On tpat astesiprA'