Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-09-26
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nis hands; 1t was a heavy boz. He took II I'M.
smoothed down the soil, carried IL etraiebt home.
eouoie locked his door. and broke Il open 81 It
contained broad, shining pieees Of gold, iTbeS
made such heap This tableas he had never
seen before. There was, moreover, in the boz
neckisce s oi srgs pearls. Gold for thechhpe.
Jewels Tor the Madonna.g ~ gfr,'i
4 The chapel was furnished, the Altar was
decked, the image was brought, and around its
neck be hung the string OF fair large pearls.
I Father Kelly saw his dream fulfilled, and, "a
success often produces oonvicaon, he thanked
sc, Michael and all angels for having turned
the robbers booty into sacred treasure. So Il
was written in his book but he told mo one
whence these riches came. Some ofthe simple
folks thought the Virgin herself had brought
these jewels to the father. he, however, mans
time, while he sat on the rocks byth chapel,
looking out to seaward, and watching the white
sails 60 by, wandered back to the queetion
whence these riches came, and whether, after
eii' they might not hide some after curse or
other .yc1f{9.s q
y One evening, as be sat there, vessel came
around the point and dropped anchor ia the har.
DOT She drew his attention as being unlike the
common coasting ships,Tor even the traders
Wnich venture on more distant voyages. She
carried more canvas In proportion 10 Der hull,
ana had her sail iurled almost as coon as abe
had swung around with the tide. = 7tlFEsa
Fresently, boat came uG from her, and was
roWed TO the shore, just beneath the spot where
ne, sat. Two men, apparently officers, got out.
aud walked up 10 him, begged him 10 accom-
pany them back 70 the ship, US they said one OF
their crew was dying, aud needed tho Offices of
PRIEST. He went with them at once without
susplcion--s man who had been with him, and
heard the summons, returned TO Derby Haven
an m
this was the sister ship of the pirate that had
been wrecked here in the storm, nov sOme
months ago. The new comers had learned ber
fate, and bad landed to search for traces Of The
treasure ebe had on board. They had fret
taken the priess,.as they thought, with much
probability, he could tell them whether the 10
habkan;s Of the village had piundered the
wreck, and also whether any Of ber creN sur
vived.
What they learned from Father Kelly, no
one ever knew. Some Of the men a etuipiug
TO the shore, stroled into the chapel and doubl.
less recognized the necklace as one OF the cost.
liest Items of their lost treasure. The next
morning the chip was gone, and the people
searching for their priest, who had not returned
home at night, found the chapel saeked and bis
corpse set over the altar in the place where .he
image OF the Madonna bad been, with q knct;ed
cord like necklace tightly twisted around his
throat. -1-,'-,,, ,,,......-..-
The superstition Of tho natives never permit
ted them to uss the chapel again. Il gradu
ally became ruin; the roof fell In; the STORM
lashed the walls within as well as without, un.
III at last passed into the sato In which it is
to-day. -mo 1ir01zI g't. glil5 ~ 1851
I This was tho stCry Of the old man. He add
ed that even now, whoever struck The walls ead
listened could hear a moan within, and g noise
like the jingliug Of money. "You can Try II
YOURSELF" said he, "aRd 6ud wheihet |. have
told the truth"
Accepting ttls rather fearleee chiiIeuge OF
the old gentleman's, walked with him 10 The
wall and knocked, when, 10! / suddenly found
that had walked myself BY striking ny hard
upon the stone by which had set down 10 rest.
IL was all a dream, | bad fallen seleep thinking
OF the chapel, and watching the old man among
the rocks. He was not in sight nov. | was
quite alone, and trying TO replace piece Of
broken skin which had knocked of the
knueklelof my middle-6nger, by rappiog on the
stone. doubted even whether had asked the
old man any questions az all; go I shook my
seif, rubbed my eyes, aud locked at Ey watch.
happily found that should not be too late for
dinner If l set of on my return at once .
Directly We sat down, asked my friend for
the true history Of the little church, and he told
me there,wss none. "NoW,r said /, "lhat re-
mTkable deficiency has been supplied through
me" And, when the cloth was cleared away,
we drew around the FIRE, and told my hosts
boys and girls the true legend concerRiDg ST.
Michael's Island.