The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-05-08

! Neu ltTeal u eagerly smlleu, auu put
ting bis hand into his waist.Coat pocket,
threw Ned a silver dollar. Ned felt no
longer shecpish, for he RECALLED himself on
mutton chops and ale,
Next Oight Ned was at the theatre door
again, hoping to earn another dollar -
Well, reader such things do happen. Mr..
| Curdoy did come out of the box Office with
letter in his hand. and again sent Ned
on his errand to Beacon street. The re.
suit was another silver dollar aud more
mutton chops and ale
Two weeks after Ned Cutllo was Ro-
man; live Roman in armor behind the
footlights, with lance aud armed cap a
pie. Nod had turned "super." Two
years after. our farmer boy was killed as
Marcellus Five years more, and he vas
at the St Charles under the baton of Mr.
Manager Curdoy COacting the roll of La.
crtes Good for Ned Cutie
1t was on the Nth of April, 1862 -
Ned Cut'lo was playing that night bis
farewell engagement He had never set
foot in his fathers house since the day Of
that awful beating He bad written to
his friends and told them be was doing
we'll, and that was all.
Asa Cutie aud his wife we're now dead
Charley hal gone to China, aud Agnes
was married aud livel in the old house -
The bnrn still stood, aud the spike held
eond in the rotten beam. Ned selected
the part Of Rob Roy as his "bowiDg exit"
before the public He had just dressed
himself when letter was handed to him
1t simply contained these words "'rhc
hundred years expire Tomorrow at mid
night"
I Cray headed Ned Cutie entered the
home Of his bOyhood after an absence Of
forty four years. 1t was but lBtlc chang
ed. Tue aCtorproposcd to obey the wishes
Of his dead ancestors. Watch in baud
aud axe uplifed,. he stood there ready to
strike tbc blow, bis sister AOgcs aud her
husband standing by.
1t was twelve o'clock one hundred years
ago since grandfather Cutie had placed
that spike in that beam with the Intention
Ofcoamittius suicide, ThcGrst Blow was
given. The iron did not move A sec
sud aud third were repeated, and the
rusty spike snapped 10 two, leaving part
imbedled in the cd wood. The beam was
then removed from its position, chopped
in Two, aud remaining the portionremoVed
In giving the fual blow, a piece of
leather as big as ceut,pieCG fell from a
cruviCe 10 the wood. Ned picked it up =
lie examined it carefully, He saw that
it had been sewn together, aud was, in
fact, two pieces of leather cut in circular
shape Opening them, he found a piece
of tin. aud 90 it these words Dig three
feet beneath the spike"
Somewhat puzzled to solve tho meaning
of.these words, the three last understood
tFqt they signiGed that they were to dig
three feet beneath the ground, Perpend.
cdlar line from where the spike bad ori.
giuaIly been placed BY grandfather Cutie
A spade and pick being procured, the
spot was bit upon, and the two men set
TO work The ground was pretty hard,
but at length their excrtio0S were reward.
ed The actor found a tin box, with
paddock aud key attached; tut the hinges
we're worn away by time 1t was full of
English gold. On a piece Of parchment
was written these lines:
Il, Abraham Cutie, bequenth this sum
Of gold to my eldest graodchiId to be liv.
ing when it is found Ifnot, to the next
in age in succession male or female 1t
was placed here two weeks after | attempted
to take my life found this money |
never could discover au owner for it, |
request that it be expended i'll building a
small school house ou the site where this
taru now stands, aud that it shall be known
as the Cutie SObooIbouse, Slsy God
bIcs. you all.
ABRAHAM CUTIE"
The actor rigidIy carried out his grpud-
fathers wishes. aud thus, reader, ouds the
curious story Of aspike
A law passed by tho last Congress pro-