Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-08-03
MAY MARTIN,
OR,
THE MONEY DIGGERS.
EY D. J. TIL JMrSoN.
lCOSTIXUED FROM LAST WEEK.
y GREEN MOUNTAIN TALE.


from different points. with great seeming
carefulneSs and accuracy. he rose with n
satisfied air, and hastily throwing them
aside things whose aid was no longer
required, he joyfully announced TO his as
soCiates that the hour which was TO crown
their iahoIs with success was at last ar
rived. but 1T was the hour likewise that
would very probably put all their pru-
dencc TO the Severcst trial; for he mus.
appIIse them that in those cases where
ivy murder or great wickedneSs had been
comm,,.ad i'm "nnnectio with secreting
"a treasure, there was ge"era''y conslde-
rable difficulty in securing -, even -''ef
1T was fairly discovered, owing to the
strange sights aud noises which were seen
and heaCd about the time OF reachiug and
attempting TO seize it. But the sounds
and apparitions. startling and terrible as
they might seem, weJld hurt nobody,
nor prevent securing the money. if no
attention was paid To them; while, il
the attention at that critical moment
was suffered 20 be diverted, and the eye
withdrawn from the spot. the money
somehow or other was always sufe 20 get
away. or be lost sight of. that it could not
he found again without new course of
digging and experiments. This TO be
sure, might lot be the case uhere any
such difficulty would occur. but it is al :
ways best 10 be- prepared for the worst;
and therefore, The instant il was announ
ced that the money was reached. every
man must have all his senses about him,
and confne them 10 the spot; and on no
account look of or suffer glance, Oh
Thought To stray tp ~ hat mi IN. hc doing
around him, bat sraPple at the treasure
rs soon II vas laid open, in vhateye er
SHAPE ii be- found. and hang on for life
though the devils might be yelling about
ass eers- With this startling caution. he
ordered the men ~ dig awaJ the Unequal
itIes of the bottom. and level Off h broad
space where ;hey had last been digging.
With nerves a.itated by fear and expec-
tation they hurri.,iiy went Ia work and
SION smoothed down a splce sufficiently
broad 10 meet the o!e OF their lea,ier.-
IL then formed them in a cifcie around
him. an taxing heavy crow bar. and or
derIng every eye tn ac fixed int"ntly OH
the spo, hen he should strike, end i.
anv si.us OF hitting ;lic money followed,
to Dig for th. IL iivrs; he lifted high the
heavy weapon. and thrust /, deep into the
ground. sharp grating sound as of the
deadencd clIukIng oi metals under ground
followed the blow. And a low, eager
suppressed shout OF exultaiior si.nnl,d-
ncou>.y ssca?cd from the lips OF all the
company; while almOS, at the same in.
slant deep uu-ar,hly gr,an ISSUED from
tI- u'arcSt thirhe;, stf,k;nG the ear with
horIlbe GIsiinrtness. and causing every
bedr, L. q"ahc with apprehension. Cow
quickly rePca'ed the blow. and i, was
again followed b, the same and s,il more
Startling sronu from the ,hicket.
Now diS.-dig for your very lives
stefnly exclaimed Cos. Rai!ying their
sinking coufass at the Command. they
fell fufiousiy 10 work. t.ro wing she earth
III every dircc.i by their vague and ran
dom blows, rnd seemingly trying ~ s,ille
their fears ~ th- desperate energy OF
their Efforts. d. nearer and more terrific
gfew the fearful sounds around them -
Stlll managing. however, to keep their
eyes ON the work though Scarcely BILE t.
control the movements of their shaking
and quahing limbs. thy soon aid. bare
what they TOOK to be the iron chest con
tanning their priz-
The lid! the Ind! seize and raise the
Id cried Cow. and every eve upon the
spotr So saying. he seized bar and
thrus ing il under the supposed til. rails
ed one side ol 1T several inches from il.
bed. hen the sight Of rusty dollars be
meath, dimly gIl,terlng IN the public ligh
Of tkeif torch greeted their -cnrapturet
sight. ''Therei there il s.' shouted tn.
men. 'up with the lid and then seize it.
cried Cow. One of them accordingly
grap,ed with tie lid and had raised i
nearly upright, when in the act Of stoop
Ing, involuntafily casting look through
his arms behiud them he gave shrek o
terror which turned all eyes TO the spo
indicated by his wild gestures. On tn,
bank above them at few yards distant
stoodsan apparltlon which made the bloot
curdle in their veins. The figure of al
old man, his head and arms bare, and hi!
long hair of milky whiteness streamin.
down over his shoulders. one OF his shel
eton arms thrown aloft. and pointing I,
his bloody throat which seemed to he Gu
from ear to ear: while from his sunkel
sockets his eyes shore like two burnin;
Goals, and from his mouth blue fame "a p
peared to issue. showing long rows u
teeth. glowing like red not iron. 'Seiz
the money! vociferated Gov, at the sam
time plunging his hand under the lid
Partially reused by the words OF their lea
dear. the appalled, aud horror struck ne
were making a confused motion TO follow
his example. and some of them m.do
grasp at the money, when the appar.tioi
seizing their torch aud whirliDg it wild,
into the bushes. leaped with hideou
screoch directly upon them. Tumblinl
one over another, in the darkness anC
confusion, all but Cow sprang wildly VI
the bank and fed from the spot like fright
ened sheep from beneath crast, of a fall
ing thunder bolt; some running agains
trees which threw them back stunned