Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-10-31

sons had surreptitiously raised ana
opened Dame Ursula's coffin, thinking
she had tried to take her wealth with
her-all in vain. In queer writing,
done with her diamond ring on win
dow in her bedroom-the ring wa
missing now were the words, Time
will show where my treasure lies"
At the end Of fifty years her lovely
great granddaughter, Ursula codld
not wed the man she loved because he
depended on the will of an uncle, and
she had nothing. The widowed moth
er had allowed as many excavations to
take place at Clovis Court as could hap
pen without bringing down the walls.
Then she devoted herself with great
thrift to living on the next to nothing
she had, and interested herself in poul-
try, pigs and repairing linen. She did
not moan over her fortunes, and tried
to make her girls cheerful and happy
succeeding admirably until that terri
Bile fellow, Love" appeared.
Guy Norman was packed off to the
Continent just as the dull winter days
set in. Ursula could not bear to think
of Christmas, and hated helping to
make plum puddings with a sore heart.
She was so pitiful in appearance one
day, that Nora begged her to go for a
walk, and not make the pudding salt
with tears.
Glad to escape, Ursula hurried out
into the wintry road. Everything
looked dull and gray, and the girl aftei
walking briskly for time, turned -,
q side path into the garden Of en-.
serted court. She wandered past tl1
stately windows; then, with natura
inclination for everything as dismal as
herself, she resolved to explore the old
house. Fetching a key, she let her5eIf
IN and paused a moment, startled BY
the echo of her own football in THE
weird silence; then she passed boldly
on, determined to see Ole Dame rsulas
room. A quaint, low rooted place
with lattice windows-and Old four
oedstead still stood there with faded
damp hangings of blue. Our Ursula
was earnestly gazing on the lines en-!
graved on the window, Cline wi show
where my treasure lies" when she saw
a nerd OF cattle getting into the garden
through the broken wall. There was
not much to spoil, truly, but a sense Of
order made Ursula resolve to try and
dismiss the intruders.
Quickly she ran out into the passage
and sped downstairs; seizing her UNI
orella she yaliantly waved it as she ap.
peared In the garden, and great con-
sternatlon occurred. The cattle ran
nlther and thither, and none turned
toward the gap in the wall. They ran
against each other and everything else,
out hnally they were induced TO go, and
1rsula, looking over the debris Of 4
battlefield where she had come off vic4
orious, found that the old sun-dial was
)roken down.
In real sorrow-for this had been d
rysting spot where Guy and she had
'assed many pleasant greeting fair
she ran toward it, then stopped and
urned pale with excitement. There
vas large hollow beneath where the
un-dial had stood, and in it were
noldy-looking bags and boxes.
1t was getting dusk now. and Ursula
an swiftly home.
"Mother-Nora-leave your pud-
ingsl Come, mother, to the court, for
he-the-treasure is found!'
The speech ended in sobs and laugh
9r. Mrs. Barring and Nora thought
ne was demented, and looked solemnlv
each other Only the old servant
,rewdly asked
"And where is it, Miss Ursula, dear ?"
Under the sun-dial; some COWS
nocked it down"
"'Time, !" cried Nora, excitedly,
time will show the old dame said.
h, mother, Martha, 60 at once"
And they went-and found such |
ches as they had never dreamed Of. |
II the country called at the cottage, /
e cruel uncle recalled the luckless
yer, marriage took place while the
istletoe bOughs were hanging still
cen, and now Guy and Ursula have
tiled to a country life, and Ursula
kes personal delight in her dairy.
er husband declares she is in danger
actually worshipping the COW, in
'.ental fashion, so great is her graft
de for the discovery of Dame Ursula's
-easure.
There is one people who may be
He'd "a nation of rascals" without
lnder. In Morocco every man is
rrn rdnd ~ n thief The rnsnaptahle