The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-09-17
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kept little iua on oue Of tbo highways
uesr gle sogta coast of Long Island. Do
wbs poor place cuo8ah, with the house
aad a'i shout il mu 90 diapiaation and
decay; and S very sea8ty living d.d
Johus9a sel by Tie keeping oflhis tavern
with thg poor entertainment ihat he fur.
uisbci 60 man and beast. Bul the place
vas well suited % be tenant. whose Ir
had been dreamed away with impracl-
cable schemes for money getting, aud
who had come here ln bis last years, part
iy because 30 was The ou'y chance that
opened 20 him, bat particularly 20 prose-
oute the business Of money digging Tie
had lately read several accounts Of lhe
lite and doiugs OF Captain Kidd, aud had
been impressed with the fact that these
narratives, while differing widely oH 9th.
or points, substantially agreed On these
that kidd's treasure, OF the bulk OF 81,
was buried somewhere about the waters
of New York, and that 10 bad never been
uuparlhed, FROM the moment that Bis
mind was directed to this subject he be-
came a secret enthusiast about it, he
/ PonJered upon 10, dreamed over it, and
had 10 heart or inclination for anything
else. lie convinced himself without
much trouble that all his iDl luck In life
was now to be recompeused by such d
stroke Of good fortune as would make
+ him millionaire. lie believed former
unsuccessful searchers after this treasure
had not gone Systematically TO work, IA,
/ be intended to do, and certainly had moi
looked in the right places. For numer
/ ous reasons satisfactory to himself, he be
. lieyed that the south shore OF Long is
laLd, quite near the city, was the deposi
tory whore the freebootors' wealth had
lain uudisturbcd for two centuries; aut
with his mind convinced in advance, it f.
not singular that he dreamed of that 10
cality three nights in succession. Tha
was quite enough to determine him, if h
had lacked the resolution before. lie sue
ceeded in getting the worthless old bousr
where we find him living, at a nomna
rent, and by the pretencc Of keeping AT
iun, which those who put trust in bin
found anything but a reality, he manage,
to keep soul and body together, while b.
secretly prosecuted bis anxious explora
ton for the buried treasure. He had fey
neighbors; the old house was in lonely
unattractlve spot; aud those who kneg
anything about him, or saw anything O
him, never imagined that the poor old oh
jcct, who slept and nodded most of th
day in the sun, on a bench in front Of tn
house, was devoting the whole night an
every night to solitary prowling arouu
the beech aud through the woods with
spade, digging here and there, as bis far
cy or dreams directed him, and constant
ly nerved up to the performance Of thi
hard, physical toll, by the hope of fndin
immense riches.
But no success had thus far rewarde
the old mans efforts. The summer ha
passed, and September was fast lapsinl
aud not a copper, nor a coin or an arte
of any value had he turned up with h
busy spade. His labors had been so 81
we're for three months that il told heaviI
1 on him; he bad contracted a troubeson
cough by continuous exposure to Il
night air, and his rheumatism was aggr
waited by it. Still he dM not think Of gi'
ing up, certainly not before the frost an
snow had locked up the earth so that
would be impossible for him to dig. i
nourished his enthusiasm aud persevcrc
with astonishing ardor in his night e.
plorations.
1t was at twilight one night towar,
the last Of September, that, as old Now,
sat on the bench, impatienty waiting f
darkness, two men walked down the ros
e toward the house, aud paused. Til,
= seemed to be consulting together; bat a
ter moment they slowly approached Il
old man rs he sat there alone.
.e Good evening, sir, said Que. Can yc
give us something to cat.
You'll pay, won't you? asked job
~ son.
Oh, certainly. didn't mean that y,
were to give Us meal, guess we a
+ able to pay-ch, Jack:
| reckon, responded his compauio
slappiug his pocket and causing plea
ant ehiukiug ofcoin. What have YOU 20
Oh, can give you some bread al
cheese or.crackers aud cheese, II You d
sire, aud some sweet cider. Step rig
IN here, gentlemen, and the shabby O
landlord BUSTED about with vast airs
.' importance.
The strangers looked at each 9th,
W smiled. laughed and shook their sid
with mcrimcnt,
Champagne and pheasauts last uig
cider and cheese tonight one Of ia,
exclaimed. iIow's that, Georges
Pretty rich, was tho laasLing reply.
Never mind, yau know we are ou bu
ness tonight, aud only want somelhi
to stay hunger, without much regard
= quality. Fetch on your cheese aud /
iugs, Uucle Jacob, wc'a Keep somc o
lrom spelling.
Johusou .el ont the rickety table IN
5sg r1am within, tIat answered for duh
- Ioom snd parIaf, though looking lil
enough iike either, them placed bic ha
bic vjcuais upon H. grumbliug ali
time at ths iusoleuce Of hi. guests, vii
be Thought u8i best 20 recent openly
BE bat observed them closely during