Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-11-22


twenty-five feet long. In one corner wa:
a rough bedslead and two or three com
tort. aud blankets. In another was ,
smaller bedstead, upon which were sheets
blankets and coverlid There were al
SO table and some chairs The Doc,o,
was wondering how be got there and af.
ter searching in vain for any trap door il
the apartment as he had supposed there
was, judging from Sans movements and
remarks, he returned to search the passage
more carefully, bu, he finally came out a,
the entrance without any new discovery.
lie only saw the rough walls sometimes
OF clay and sand, sometimes a Jagged
rock' sometimes some presenting It's
fiat surface; but nowhere an indication of
any other passage
" 1t IS the strangest thing said he to
himself, as he took his seat out OF the
way OF Sans disco verng him on his re-
turn. Sam entered the cave with the
bucket of water. The Doctor let him
get So far as not to interrupt him by his
own movements, and then followed with
out taking time to light his lantern. -
Having proceeded some distance lac hear.
Sans voice to his right, saying: Yer
darlin, come up now, go. cool drink
water fur you" AT the same time the
streak of light was seen on the left wall
of the passage. He listened and heard
child's voice say: - wish you would
let me go with You to ge, the water."-
The tone was rather delicate for bov,
and the Doctor though, remar xably re-
fined for mulatlo child from a Southern
plantation. He concluded he mus, have
been accustomed 10 be in his masters
house, who, although bache lor, had
nephews and neicss almost always with
hlm. But it rather excited his curiosity
10 see The boy. Again he lit his lan,ern
and up and down the passage he passed
and repassed, but no way could he find
again ll.to the chamber. He now deter
mined to call out for Sam.
"a. a; who dat dar 2"
4" / am Doctor Bruce"
Bless de Lord, you come, Mass Will
lam"
=" How can get TO you, Sam :"
" War is you :"
" In The passage way"
Keep right long de passage den and
you Will come war | is.'
The Doctor though, 10 himself he had
tried that enough, nevertheless he follow
ed the direction of the negro, and going
without obstruction several hundred feet.
he found himself in the same chamber he
had been in before.
Well" said the Doctor, on getting IN
to the light OF the banging lan'ern, this
is a very mysterious cave"
SO It a, Mass WilIian,' replied
sam, Il don't uni'rstanls i, al IN ell
but you see when | pulls dis rope / lets
you Iii, aud when pulls dat one | snu.s
you out
The Doctor examined the ropes but he
could see nothing but that they each pass
ed through its hole in the wall of the
cave.
But, Sam, when you frs, came how
did you find this rooln!'
Il js walk right trou de passage and
come 10 urn so, Sir. Den dere was nut
tin IN it,"
You 60; this furniture yourself, did
you g.
mo, Sir. Ginral somebody bring it
yer"
Well, Sam, are there two ways to
get in and out here g.
Il dunno, Sir; sometimes ,ink dere
is and sometimes .nk dere amt One
time bin gone out, when | come back
couldn't git in. / strike my ligh', bu,
couldn't see no way fur git in yer, an deu
| gone out agln an come back an | walk
along wild my lantern an keep walkln
right ahead an (you believe it) come
right out de cave same place zactly
come in Well, dal's funny, saws l.
Well, come back an as come long de
passage | keep call Joe. Joe. Joe, an
walk right on same as did befo an yer
| is in dis room same as ebber"
"And was anybody here = asked the
Doctor.
Il didn't see nobody. but Joe ne say
somebody was JUS gone out who was a
talkin TO him long time akin hum heaps
of questions
Did you find out who it was 3"
No, | nebber fine out who dat was
Joe say be was man wild big black
beard, an he say he lib abou, tir,y miles
off at place furgit wha, he call uin."