An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

A Story for New Year's Eve

Watson, John W. "A Story for New Year's Eve." New York Saturday Press, December 31, 1859, 1-2.
Type
newspaper
Genre
short fiction
Abstract

A man murders his best friend and his fiancee after gaining the power to turn any base metal into gold. Ironically, he would have gotten the fortune he desired if he waited one more year for his promotion.