Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-07-15

Doctor Drew. s'Well, il is rather n. cpri
Gus coincidence. However. Won ba,
better keep this old memorandum. Mrs
oroiton itgan do no harm; and no,
!. We'll 90 70 fylsinese.''
1t was the.day after Uncle Malachi,
funeral, and Doctor Drew had come to
prescribe for Mrs. Crofton's periodical
ITS very strange" said the vouno
medical man. "There must be had
drainage somewhere. We can't attrib.
meadow" 'i'0
There's no fault about the drainage
that know Of" said Mrs. Crofton. IN
the drawing, listless tone that had be-
come habitual to her Of late.
=, "Mother," " said Nettie, ''perhaps it's
the sunken we'll"
Doctor Drew pricked up his ears.
What sunken well p said he.
There was an old well close to the
mouse, said Mrs. Crof.on. aIt never |
was much used, and it was dry most ~ I
the year. So, when they built on the
south wing, they just paved it over and
dug new one by the garden wall
lhats the very stone paw sment where
Uncle Malachi used to take SO much
comfort in the sunsh ne, poor old
man I" oAU
"AhF' said the doctor. sTt's very
possible, then, that we NAV be abie -
account for this malarial affection
Have you crowbar about the prem
ises p
You amt going to uncover the old
we'll = said zebedee Crofton, who,
wrapped IN blankets, WIS enduring his
Z ssXe~ am" said Doctor Drew.
grew, Irs. CROTCH 9;.sss went. s-s,seotor
sor LaSlxins wss se. ses.,' Sttiei Neigh
with the crowbar. 's.s = is-.sa.sasaslle' :
81 declared said Mrs. Crofton it :
does most seem as if Uncle Malachi q
would rise out of his grave to prevent
us. He was dreadful partial to this
spotl"
"Well, it can't be of any more use to
him now," said Nettie. n
'Hello!" said Doctor Drew "there P
are nine paving-stones, aren't there?" v,
Three each way" said Neighbor u
Larkens; "and the old well was di o
'ectly underneath the center stun. .
Land O Goshen I recolleck ooverin' Y
t up as we'll as if it were yesterday I" =
"Three times three" said Doctor u
Drew. perhaps that accounts for the c
I'D gentleman's paltiality to it." 81
Nettie started.
81 never thought of Hatl" she said. u
"Heaye yo" sang Neighbor Lariins :,
who had sailed on a Greenland whaler .
'nce ;and impelled by the strong arms Of Il
he two men, the central stone came up, a a
'evealing the black and hollow mouth a
If the disused well. q
"Pahp said Doctor Drew; there's \
enough bad air and foul gas here to in
ect regimentP P /
''There's something else here" qi- !
9tly added Nettie, who had stopped to !
look down. ga leather bag, suspened
NeIgnDoiIf 1.aiKttIlsg, VINO SstgeiSJnli iJli Ne
the arms, made dive at i.
Gland O libertyp cried he it's full
o gold pieces eagles, by George Miss
Nettie, declare fort, you've come into
your fortune!'
1t was only five thousand dollars; but
to Nettie Crofton it represented for
tune indeed. Here, upon the central !
stone of the diverging duees, old Uncle
Malachi had kept guard until it was too ,
late to give any one the clue to his
secret.
The old well was filled up and prop
erly drained. Farmer Crofton got rid
of his ague, Nettie and her lover were
married, and although Doctor Drew is
not a superstitious man, he has ever
since owned to a partiality tor the
figure 80"