The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1900-11-22
HARRY AND THE TEMPER.

Harry Granger was so busily engaged
trying to gather up enough from the
wreck of their family fortune to estab-
lish his mother and family comfortably
in Ohio that he had not time to follow
the fortunes of Col. Burr. But Harry
had not lost faith in the Colonel. He
knew him to be great and brilliant man,
and having only his story of his personal
troubles, had come to the conclusion that
he was prosecuted by people enyious of
his abilities
Young Granger lived in an age when
duelling was thought TO be honorable and
fashionable. He regarded Gen. Hamilton
as an excellent man, whose many good
qualities he admired; yet Hamilton was
in his eyes an aristocrat, 4 class to which
the young Democrat was an enemy. Har-
rvs family Affections had almost driven
the all-absorbing topic of BUrr's arrest
and trial from his mind. His mothers
pale, fearful face appealed TO him con-
stantly. His young sisters in their be-
reavement looked on him to take that
place as q protector their father had once
occupied. Then last came the grand
father, a feeble old man, with his noble
heart. The old man had been very de-
s9ondent since his son had been brought
home dead. He was so prejudiced against
the Jacobins that he attributed the death
of his son to them. They had determined
TO plunge the country into war with Eng
land by espOusing the cause Of France,
and every fool notion Tom Jefferson had
imbibed while abroad; and there was no
doubt in the old mans mind but that they
had murdered poor George and thrown
him into the sea, because he refused to
DO H..
could of course only emanate from Il mind
enfeebed with age.
Watch the Jacobins, watch the Jacob
ms he said TO Harry. Il tell you, my
boy, they won't do 10 trust. They killed
the good Hamilton, and l trow it was
they who murdered your good SIRE,
''Grandsire, you wrong them. Gen.
Hamilton fell in duel, and the RepubIi-
cans are not to blame for it."
1T was all .Iacobin plot. my lad
Where is the $1,000 in gold which your
father took with him TO buy the lands in
Pennsylvania The Jacobins got it"
Harry had exhausted all theories try
ing 10 reason out some way that the money
had been lost, but in vain.
1T lacked but few days TO the time
set for the emigration to Ohio, and Har-
ry resolved TO make one more effort to
learn something of the missing money. Al
though the newspapers had advanced the
theory that it WAS lost at sea, he knew
that the papers were as often wrong as
right. One day the young man said to his
mother:
1t is my duty TO 90 to Albany
why" she asked.
We must make some effort to learn
something of the money father took with
him TO pay hatchery for the land"
How can you learn anything moro
about it than we already know, my son?'
Il will see Mr.. hatchery himself He
and perhaps Gen. Hamilton were the last
men who saw father alive. lie may put
Us Oh TO some clcw about the money"
Mrs. Granger offered few objections
which the youth soon reasoned away, and
next day set out for New York. where he
entered the stage coach and proceeded Il
Albany. 1t was a long. tedious journey in
those days, but hc reached the city in due
time, aud called on Mr.. hatchery.
Mr.. hatchery WAS in his private Office
at his desk when the young man entered
and turning around with Il smile ana i
nod said:
Good morning, Young man: what can
! do for your
do you not recognize me. Mr. Datch
sry?" the youth asked.