The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-09-17
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The spade was now put In requisidon
and for the next hour the two took turns,
one watching against sarprise, aud often
standing so near to Mower that the latter
drew his breath slowly and painfully, for
fear of detection, (Which be expected .
would certainly result in instant DEATH /
while the other dug aud delivered at The
outer part Of The angie, the lantern being |
placed within so that its light was well
hidden. The ground was hard and stony
and the occasional striking Of the spade
on the rock was followed by a mutIered
curse on the noise AT length after both
had Iabored steadily for at least an hour,
the labor was suspended, and both men
knet over the hole they had made. Their
backs were toward Mower, aud he
could not sec what they were doing,
though he would have given leg TO have
been lying on the ledge over their heads,
that he might look straight down upon
the operations As It was, he could only
/ lie perfectly still, and await their move
ments.
/ They remained crouehed over the hole
some time, when they rose and carefully
filled II up, smoothed ii over and then
scattered leaves on the earth TO hide the
traces of their work. One of them took
the spade aud pushed it out of sight into
the angle, where there was certainly no
fear of any person looking for hidden ar.
| liz les, aud then both of them turned and
walked swiftly away. They did not re-
turn to the tavern; had they done so, the
absence of johnson must have excited
their suspicious, and this short history
would probably have had more tragical
termination. Their course was toward
the nearest railroad station, and before
daylight they were two hundred miles
away. The heart of johnson Mower
gave a great bound when the strangers
turned away, and he saw that neither Of
them carried anything in their hands ex-
cept the dark lantern.
They haven't taken it away, was his
thought, except perhaps in some of their
pockets. They only came to see if twas
safe and get little of it.
He lay there for two hours, afraid to
stir, for he thought that the meu might
be watching close by to assure themselves
that no one had witnessed their noctur-
nal visit--lay there, gloating in the pros
pect of the wealth that he was about to
unearth, and never troubled by any
questions of title.
It's no more theirs than mine, if they
don't appropriate it, was his reflection
Kidd buried ii there for the man that
could first get it and take it away, and il
they are fools enough not to keep it when
they once get it, that's their own lookout
not mine.
The night passed on. Nothing was
astir and nothing was heard save the in
sect noises of the wood. 1t must have
been near midnight when the old mar
{ stole from his c0ncealment, and drawing
, forth the spade, scraped away the leaves
Q and began to remove the earth.
He labored at great disadvantage, fol
! he could not see what progress he made
or If he dug directly in the spot whicl
t had Just been excavated. But he perse
] vered, and in time he heard the spade
) strike against metallic substance. Ill
D freed it from the dirt, removed it from
0 the hole, and found it to be a small til
J, box covered with canvas.
e His excitement was now so great tha
}, he resolved not to investigate further tha
= night, but TO return home, examine hi
r prize, and return before daylight to fin
I; ish the examination and remove all trace
IS OF it.
: lie hurried back to the old house, lock
u ed himself in the room where he had he'll
his interview with the men, and tesrin
d of the canvas he found the lid of the bo
e confined by a paddock, He procured
hammer aud broke the lock so that tn
lid could be lifted; and within his cage
eyes saw package wrapped in oil clotl
n His trembling fingers tore off thi
Is wrapping aud others that were under
d meath, when velvet case was exposed
e lie opened it--and there was the treas
g ure!
is Aye, there it was. Gold crosses, gol
le chains, gold rings, gold ornaments, heav
e and solid ofrare and beautiful workman
m ship, aud OF value that he could easil
Of estimate at thousands.
But on the other side of case, ah ! thef
/ was a real prize! Pearl neck laees, SCI
rings, set with precious stones, who.
v names he did not know, and slender ring
blazing with diamonds, breast pins, loci
ir cts, charms, buttons, all flashing with n
p bies aud amethysts, and garnets, an
I'd what else he knew not.
i'll Here indeed were thousands OF dolla
s. in value He closed the great case, au
"a clasping II to his heart danced about Il
OF room, chuekling 10 himself with hs gre
ed joy.
u Captain Kidd's treasure! CAPITA
m kidd's TREASURED No, no! johnson Nov
III er's treasured johnson Mowers trea
d. ure
IL lie could not sleep wink that nigh
en- lie did not attempt to sleep. He wake
ed about the room, or sat restlessly on h
y. stool hugging the Jewel case to bis heat
IL forming golden plans for the future a.
-, whispering to himsef:
n johnson Mowers treasured
Il. lie was back agsiu promptly belo