Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-02-03
A RgLlo OF ANTIQUITY.
CURIOUS NASUscRlPr POUND UPoN THK PERSON
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at u dsaeth oflooaI nsWs has been drawing upoa
fertile imagination, IN Ogder 70 aAtisiy the sensa-
tonAl cravings Of some Ol his readers =
Caplain Smith, % thn uEiae Fly" whilo dfadg~
ing n Pccomoie Sound, caught N his ivons ths
body Of . drowned man, which when taken on
board, was searched By tha Captain Who diaCov.
Cd In the left breast pocket OF the coat MS very
damp, and in places almost lllegibe. The Gap
tain has no idea nor heye, We, who the uniortn-
nate man was hut we publish that portion Of the
Ms which We eoald deeipher, in hope that it may
in a measure aid in tho Identification OF tho boz
dy:
CHAPTER /,
l. Ia the days Of Ulysses, the Rnlor, in the
land of Yunkle Psalm, a certain giant, q feroci
oJs and bloody man, was the terror OF divers men
by the side, oven in the walled city Of Bival-
Vi, mighty city ON the East side Of the great
Bay
,. Aud behold this giaat, although ho was a
terror in the land, was, nevertheless, 9ood-
8. And there was certain man OF that city,
| a great Fisher, who was carrying dishes upon n
waiter to one of the mighty men OF that country,
| even Psalm Benni who was u handsome man.
and whose flowing locks were beautiful TO look
| upon.
A. Aud the ferOcious giant, the Goodman, laid
in wait for the great Fisher, and he smOte him q
sOre aud griovons blow upon the back Of the neck
with his hand as the great Fisher passed out OF
the portals of the palace.
| 8. Whereupon the great Fisher became en-
ragod, and ho hiod him to the officer, and the OH
| Ger took the giant, even the Goodman, and car
ried him bofore the judge.
6. And there were many people who spake ee-
fore the judge aud told how that giant, even the
Goodman, had smitten the great Fisher, and had
made him sore afraid.
Z. And many Of the people who were gather
cd thereabout were troubled, and they said, 10
| the giant, even the Goodman, meant no evil be.
hold, he hath done this thing through much play.
| fulness aud natural mirth.
| s. But the lawyers said nay He hath COM
mited this dire wlckedness through the exceed
| ing siDfulness of his own heart and the malRce
| that he hath cherished against the great Fisher.
.. And by reason Of their much speaking they
| confused the judge, and he hearKened unto theiI
| counsel and said:
10. Behold the giant the Goodman, hath
| wrought this wickedness from the malace and de-
| ceitfulness Of his own heart, and, therefore, w
| will make the giant, even this Goodman, paJ
much money into the treasury Of this kingdom
and likewise find 4 rich man, and an owner Of 6
vineyard, who shall become security for the giant
| the Goodman, that he doeth no further evil unit
the great Fisher, and then he may walk the street.
| OF the city OF Bivalvi without fear.
| IL. Aud it was 50 done. and grsat Fisher walk
ed the streets without fear and trembling there
I after.
The rest of MS was SO defaced by the action o
the water that we could not make out a sufficient
y connected narrative to place before our readers
We have no doubt that this ancient Ms flor Il
chiograPhy clearly indicates it, was Of other days
and relates 70 circumstances aud events lOnl
since past. We believe that these extracts vii
excite the attention Of antiquaries TO the ancien
relic, and may, in the future, open up q field Q
antiquarian research only equalled by the famou
Rosetta Stone