The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-03-02
CAPTAIN K1DDs BuaIzD rRrAsuRts.

IL - Well-established historical fact that
the eastern end Of this island sltipsa tkule."
40 Mrs. Sigourney very properly styles that
| region In one OF her most charming poems
and particularly the adjacent Gardiner's Island,
was favOrite rendezvous of Captain Kidd;
and such being the case, and also that the nj
rates always buried their plunder, it il reason
able to presume that much treasure lies hid.
den under the ground in this neighborhood.
Coin and jewelry have been found from time
to time, but in piecemeal, 80 that the "lead."
as they say in the mines, has not been struck
yet, and remains to be discovered Some
years back chest containing coin and valua-
bles, undoubtedly deposited BY The pirates, was
exhumed on the island. This is o historical
fact.
That the shores at the eastern end or tail of
the Typographical fish formed by the island
have been the receptacle of the treasures of
the great pirate chieftain there can be no doubt
hone, at least, to synthetical mind. from
the fact that discoveries have been made, and
that the neighborhood was favorite readez.
vous of Kidd and his merry men.
II is related that, once flushed with victory,
Captain Kidd ran into Gardiner's Island aud
requested the hostess to roast him pig Now
pigs were by no means numerous on the island
at that period. and this demand of the pirate
was unreasonable, even for him. II Mr.. Gard
iner had been at home, il is likely he would
have talked the Captain out Of this whim; but
he had sailed early in the morning on q voy.
age along the southern coast of Long Island,
and probably would not return for two days.
Mrs. Gardiner, fearing to rouse the Captains
anger by refusal, ordered, the killing and
roasting of shoat, and that night the Captain
and his crew were feasted On roast pork, and
doubtless made merry, ~ they remained on
the island throughout the night.
In the morning, when his craving was no
longer for roast pig, the Captain, who 10 said to
have been privately commissioned officer Of
the English King, and whom all accounts agree
in pronouncng q gentleman, remembered the
reluctance with which Mrs. Gardner had
complied with his request, aud sought to com.
pensate her for the sacrifice. Mrs Gardiner.
however, would accept neither gold nor jewels;
and the Captain bethought himself of means
to reward her in way she would not decline.
He half resolved, it is related, to plunder some
New England settlement Of its pigs, and pre-.
sent them to Mrs. Gardiner. He determined
not to leave the Islaad till he had satisfied his
that he had amply recompensed
Mrs. Gardner for the pig, which, we fancy,
must have produced Indigestion. At length q
plan occurred to him. He had in his pocket
costly diamond, which he had taken from q
French nobleman on . previous cruise. and
this he silly placed in the bottom of the WELL
bucket before embarking.
The sun was directly overhead when Mrs.
Gardiner sent her little daughter, . golden
haired, rosy-cheeked child of six or 30, TO the
we'll for o pot of water. The child was struck
With the brilliancy of what appeared to be q
lrop Of water remaing in the bottom of the
bucket as she lowered il, and was 90 surprised
ipon drawing it up and emptying it, to find
hat the crystal drop still shone, that she in.
called for her mother, who. alarmed,
fastened to the spot. Mrs Gardner, too, was
surprised at the effect, but soon found what
lad produced it. This singular discovery Of
he diamond puzzled her for awhile. when she
'ecollected having seen tho pirate chieftain
top ut the well on his way to HE ship, and
with woman's intuition she needed no expla.
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