The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-02-17
a I';>i: ..%,>.:.l Captain I:iG;.

in an ;!,..s.l~:.. {! ::..:::.'.. @, G;s"iiAor's
Island. in ~" y, .u:;l'J! Hs:.''j2. 'r'"i.e,.2
Par>a a.S i..,:irr%:2 ,:.'s;.H> :: ,a!i"H'S. re-
par,i:nw IA un.x1r,:;,.. ri,:5 ;r2.n The
notorious r:r"t,: '.l.n:.: IL Ga-';incr
one Junc cv,.a:n- chs"Iyrt: l mysterious
sloop with six g,:As ri,!:!;-2: &A"Ec" on
the ISLAND. ): "; ii,;t!,l:. i;Isi rc>s'l.the
.Antg7:to. III L~I,; ,Io!::! w;:S = i:::-e.
hear riaa. Hyho iiv@d generously. was
clever 10 TIE Ia. ans and SC'i:tws, ana
had 50 mach :..,;!i:T in ALTERS th&:, 81
though he married touE tines and Snent
a great Gcal Of money. he ror;ione9 CT
his daughters handsomely ard :cit 4
large eStat" ii his dea;:l. II" Was not !
person 10 ,yc scare: b: = mysterious
armed sl&or: so, after Il" lad lam III
sight two Gays w:;ho't making any
sign. he pn, Of n :: BOAT. to :2aGd her
and inquire what Sh" w.. is he came
up ovcr Inc SIDE. .Can:a% = k;;;0-till then
unknown 10 h:n!-rcr";vcd him with !i'
traditional! po!:;HneSs t; = thriving dies.
peraIo. and asked after I'll" fc&Ilh OF
himself ard san,iiy Then. in answer
to Lord johns .nGui::!".'. h@ 81! that
he was on ,:.> i:;:F % Lord .,'al.2nont at
Boston: would Gardner 10 nim the
favor 20 carry two l:".:go Boys and one
Girl ashore. to be Sci?; :hrfr ui,'ll he re-
turned o. sent n orG": j3r thcm' G:r-
diner cor>~s:ld. AID we; back to the
island. lis next morning Add re-
su,ncd intc:cc:::sc by sending ashore a
! request that Gardiner >:lo:;l& coni2 on
board al once, and b::::.r S:N >Ectp with
hila. This was rather :o"c.aG the ac-
oua:n:anc".G Gardiner n.a: ;:;.rc thought:
but he complied Thtrcupon Kidd
promptly rinc:cd acquaintance into III
tinacv. and asked him ii he could spare
3 barrel OF cider. Lord Jchn once more
proved neigh0orIv ard fcurd that lie
could spare the ci;icr, sending two
of his men ashore 10 fetch it. While
waiting for their return. Kidd got out
from, his cargo. tn;o 'r,r@2S o. damaged
Bengal muslin :: rare and valued
fabric in It's pr;st Ac s:;:;e-which he
,, put into :; BAG and 1eq;iest@>! Gardner
to take IS !; present 10 his wife. 1t IS
likely enough that ihe captain, seeing
in hearty Lord join L caf"cii,T !or such
! things, produced some Ct E:S i:i;y-Snl!-
! line run. or Acknowledgement Ma
de;ra 70 be tasted Something. at any
rate. WARMED him - 10 increased cener-
oSi5v tor IN ahnHt :, quarter OF an hour
he prcSen ted he Lord CT lhe Isle with
sonic muslin Tor his own use. NEen
the men CAME back With the barrel OF
cider. he cave them fou: pieces Of gold
for thcir trouble. Furthermore, after
getting ready TO sail. ile offered to pay
for the cider: but Gardiner protested
that he was sufficiently rewarded by the
present to his wife They parted at last;
and Kidd. s&iantly firing salute OF
four guns, stood for Block Island.
His purpose in lingering in these
waters was to get rid OF his suspicious
frei ght before going to Boston: During
the stay near the island two New York
sloops took of, part OF his cargo; and
three days later Ee returned from Block
Island in company with another ncfar-
ious sloop. which relieved him Of chests
containing plate and gold and other
goods. This time Kidd again sent for
Gardiner and committed 20 his charge
chest. u box of GolG.a bundle OF quilts.
and four bales Of goods The box of
cold, as Gardiner afterwards soicmniy
| deposed, was destined By Kidd for Lord
Bellon,oat. All tie treasure and mcr-
chandisc was buried in some swampy
land near Cherry HaTbc-, beside Home
Pond, within u mile OF tie !nan@r- house.
to be kept f2r kidt: OF is;s o:;ier.
".If ca!i for il and il is gone, Kidd
declared 10 Lord john, 4 Will take your
head or your son 5.