The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-04-02
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NUMBER 4

hunau ZONES, forming 3tWUf compietu3
skeletons, intcrmiugledwith several but &
tons, of metal, and what appeared to be, !
che dust OF decayed woolap. One or
two strokes Of . spade upturned the Z
blade Of q large Spanish knife, and, as q
we dug farther, three or four looscp pieces ID
of gold and silver coin came to light. d
of thesedthe joy of Jupitcr ~
could scarcely be restrained, but che !,
cc.o'uptenance COT of his master wore an mir
of extreme disappointment. He urged
us, however, to continue our exertiohs,
and, the words were hardly uttered when
stumbled and fell forward, haviegs
caught the toe Of my boot in large !,
ring of iron that lay half buried in the
loose earth. ).
We now worked in earnest, and never =
did pass ten minutes gilmore intense
excitement. During this interval we !.
had fairly unearthed an oblong chest
oflwood, which, from its perfect prcser-
vatiop and wonderful hardness, had
plainly been subjected to some rninernli
I izing process-Pcfl,aps that of the jsi-ad
chloride of Mercury. This box vase
three feet and half long, three feet
broad, and two and half feet deep. Il
was firmly secured s bands of wrought
iron. rivcted, and forming kind of open .
trellis-work over the whole. On each p9
side CT the chest, near the top, were
three rings of iron--six in ALL by,
means of which a firm hold could be OBJ.
tanned by six persons. Our. utmost
united endeavors served only to disturb
the Golfer very slightly in its bed. We
at once saw the inpossibility, of rcmovs 5
ing so great weight. Luckily, the
sole fasteh'ugs of the lid consisted of
two sliding bolts.-These we drew back
trembling aud painting with anxiety.
In ar instant, treasure Of incalcuhbie
value lay cleaning before US. AS tho |
rays of the lanterns fell within the pif,l
there flashed upwards glow and glare,
from a confused heap of gold and jewcl-,
that absolutely dazzlel our eyes.
/ shall not pretend to describe the
| feelings with which l gazed. Anluxe.
meut was, of course. predominant. Lac.
/, grand appeared exhausted with cxci,e- d
j mcnt, and spoke very few words. Jupi.,,
ter's counteuance wore, for some min
utes. as deadly pall.r as it is possible, in
thenature of things, for any negro's sisags
to assume. He seemed stupifed-thunA
derstricken. Presently he fell upon his
knees in the pit, and burying his naked
arms up to the elbows in gold, let them /
there remain, as if enjoying the luxury
of bath AT length, with deep sigh,
> he exclaimed, as if in soliloquy, 'a1
"And dis all cum OBJ dc gools.bug =
de putty goola bug de poor little goolo.
bug, what boosed in dat sabage kind,
| OBJ style! Aint you shamed OBJ your.
self, niger ?-answer me datP'
1t became necessary, at last, that {
should arouse both master and valet t.S
the expediency of removing the traas-
ure. 1t was growing very late, aud il
behooved US to make exertion, that VIC
might get everything housed before day.
light. 1t was difficult to say what should
be done, and much time was spent in
deliberation-so confused were the ideas
ofall We finally lightcned the box by
removing two thirds of its contents, when
we were enabled, with some trouble, To
raise it from the hole. The articles ta.
ken out were deposited among the BRAN.
bles, and the dog left to guard them,
with strict orders from Jupiter, neither,
upon any pretenoe, to stir from the spat.
nor to open his mouth until our return.
We then hurriedly made for home with
the chest reaching the hut in safety.
but after excessive toll at one O'Clock in
the morning Worn out as we were. !.
was not ii human na ure to do more
Immediately We rested uat;l two azszs
had supper, starting for the hills immeii.
ately afterwards, armed with three stout
sacks, which, by good luck, were upon
the premises. A little before fnnr We
arrived at the pit, divided the remains
der OF. the booty, as equally as might be.
among us, and leaving the holes unfill.
ed, again set out for the hut, at which
for the second time, we deposited our
golden burdens, just as the first faint {
strcaks of the dawn cleaned from over
the tree-topS in the East