Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-07-09
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Il was certainly yer:tahIe antique,
no, absolutely perfect. still more valu.
able. Professor Buchanan contem
plated il with all the satisfaction OF
an antiquary confirmed in an original
opinion.
II WAS, after all, poor thing at
first sjGht-onlv dllapIdatel looking
ornament. All old bracelet spoiled by
seasaui and sea water
Bat in the eye Of an antiquarian the
lls6euremrn's of age are so many
sigma Of beauty That the bracelet
aas bent. that iss gold WAS tarushed
sud the mosaics With which it Was in
laid were partly wanting, was nothing;
ITS antique shape aud the magic word
Roma jlh which It's ancient maker
hal cunnnir engraved 1t, were quite
enough FOR the Professor.
Moreover. had he not ALWAYS main
tanned that the remains on that part
of the coast were Roman: Ills broth
cr, professor McNaughtou, had con.
siAntly rur'-ss-rei to prove TIA, that
mig fItv uat7r,r, RaI never pvuCJJ agry
80 far north
The ocean itself was witness for the
truth, and only ten DAYS ago this pre-.
c.ons rclic had been offered 10 han by
i fisherman who had brought II so
shore lu his net.
1t MAS with some i !'iculfy that the
Professor could conceal his sense OF
the value al ths bracelet sufficiently
10 drive a reasonable bargain; but his
Scotch prudence prevailed, and in his
heart te congratulated himself.
For some years he ha'! spent part
of his holiday on this coast, where q
far lamed river wldened 10 the sea,
and the passing TO and fro of the little
steamer across Its mouth was one ot
the great events Of the day. To-day
was stormy. and the waves ran high
+ and even now the Professor had been
watching the .omew hat rough passage
+ If the boat.
! "Ovrrlue,' he hid said, snd then ht
/ had Turned ug.in 10 inspect his treas
urs. II only regret" so ran his pro
/ fessional thoughts, "that that para
graph got into the HOdsrH 4tisHiG,
of Yesterday; that boy Andrew wa;
+ lust premature in seuilug it. IL vii
Ianticipate what | was writing to tn,
iHtiqHRry.
Heres IA gentleman speerlng fol
ye," said his rough Sco'ch domestic a
this moment. recalling him rudely tt
every day life.
/ The Professor insliuctively replaced
the bracelet in an open drawer, anC
closed the latter quickly before h,
turned to receive his guest,w who prove,
TO be Young man about twenty, shor
fair. ana franklooking.
professor Buchsuan, | think sale
this young man, with bow. Il mus
apologize. sir, for intrudiug on you.
have called upon you in consequence o
"a paragraph in the -Nodern ItheniaH.'
"Deed," said the Professor, 81 an
glad to hear it, sir. At your age lad
are not always go much interested a
all thatln antiquities And what vii
your name te:'
"My name"'-there was, perhaps,
moments hesitation on the part of tn
visitor; his color deepened-"Ob, m
name is Henderson, and i
"Sit down, Mr. Henderson, sit down
And so you saw the pit passage in tn
paper; put in with no leave of mine,
must tell YOU
:, "WelI, am very glad it was pu
in," was the reply, "fOr it has led t
the discovery
| "A discovery you may well call il
Mr.. Henderson," said the Professor
rising, and holding the lappels of hi
coat with both hands. "A discover
confirming that which have for year
: maintained, and that is that the re
mains hereabout are Roman, and tina
if we could get leave to excayate W
e should find
e NAY. SIR interrupted Mr.. Hendel
son, with IA smile intended to disarr
q and propitiate; 81 am afraid | am nc
y here to confirm your antiquarian thee
e ries. | am herein fact, am com
: to tell YOU that the bracelet des cribe
! in the Modern Atheaian belonged to
lady who wishes to claim it,
r "To leddy!" CALCULATED the Profe,
sor, becoming more Scotch in his sui
prise. "Toa Teddy! Ma, ma, Mr.. Her
Y derson. The Teddy that wore thu
bracelet is away to her grave and wi
ma claim it."