Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-04-11

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nelds were grass grown ami III Ia
it appeared as if nobody hi sated, aa
inein SINCE hi9 departure. VII" ny. y
ing heart he FASTENED to The ,I ALPHA
looked down into it. and saw tb %sl 1 .
OF great depth, with water 81 ~ III y y Va
lie mad provided himself with oooor
line, such as The fishermen ~, raa d slFOg
banks Of Newfoundland A. - On u
was heavy plummet ana ue Cd
hook. With this he bepDn r. = a ,alge ID
bottom OF the well, and to ang iar u q
in the water. lie found thai ~ aOoa
was OF some depth; there amy .',s sSas 90
TO be much rubbish, etones from g,'tg aA
having fallen in. Several tirno1 Lug ;lie p
! got cntanglcd. and he came No. ~ y not
ing his line Now and then M ~ ol'a
hauled up mere trash, such 70 ,b w
Of q horse, On iron hooD. and = , t'e tla
iron bound bucket. lie Ind , naI.9
several hourn employed without GD ~
anything to repay his trouble. or |
courage him to proceed. he bcr.,
think himself o greet feel, to Le t6T Inn
coyed into wild goose chaea H. 'nuo
dreams. and WIS On the point 81 la lea
ing line and all into the Well and \, . lug!
up all further angling. e"lE
Ono more cast Of the line" sid N
land that chall be the lass
sounded. he felt the plummct sin a. ;.
were. through the inters.icco N !" ~
Gtonea: and as lie drew Loci tha In"
felt that the lcok had taken bol Hi
something heavy. He had 10 n n.'a
his line with great caution, lest # r6olE
bc broken by the strain unon h I PrI
grces the rubbish that lay upon III IN. y y
which he had hooked gave way: be ',-os
it TO the surface of the water md nj n.y., ~.
was his rapture at seeing sonethin, H.
oliver glittering at the end Of ma lirs
Almost breathless with anxiety. he dro,
il up 70 the mouth CT the well. gprnr;,.s
at ito great weight, and fearipr i,l,,
instant tliat his hook would Mn fTg
lis held and his prize tumble AGAIN totE
bottom. At length he landed It eoie ~
side the well. II was q great silver M,
ringer, Of On arcicnt form. ricbly y,
boased, and with armoriel bearn@
Eirlilar to these over his mothers msn
telpiecc. engraved on its side.
The lid was fastened down By rerarl
twists Of wire: Dolph loosened thor, viI
q trembling hand. and on lifting tbeN
behold the vessel was filled with LroSi
golden pieces. Of q coinage which hebd
never seen beforel 1t was evident M
had lit on the place where Killian VaDjg
Spiegel had concealed his Treasure.
Fearful of being seen BY come srae
gler, he cautiously retired, and brria
his pot Of money IN q secret place n
now spread terrible stories about I'M
haunted house. and deferred every ors
from approaching it. while he madefN
quent visits to II on stormy days when
no one was stirring in the neighbonDe
fields. though. 10 tell the truth. he I'D
not care to venture there in the dark
For once in his life he was diligent and
industrious. and followed up his new
trade Of angling with such PERSEVERANCE,
and success. that in little while be lad
hooked up wealth enough to make lin.
in those moderate days, o rich burger
for life.
II would be tedious to detail minutelJ
the rest of this story-to tell how 10
gradually managed to bring bis property
into use without exciting surprise and
inquiry-how he satisfied all scrupa
with regard to retaining the property
and at the same time gratiiied his own
feelings by marrying the pretty MarR
Wander Heyden-and how he and Her
Antony had many q merry and rowing
expedition together.
| must not omit TO say, however, tha
Dolph took his mother home to live with
him, ard cherished her in her cid daH
The good dame. too. had the satisfaction
of no longer hearing her son made tA
theme Of censure; on the contrary, 10
grew daily in public esteem; eveyboI
spoke well of him and his wines, and Inc
lordliest burgomaster was never known
to decline his invitation TO dinner. DOph
often related, at his own table, the wicked
pranks which had once been the abhG'
renee of the town; but they were nov
excellent Jokes, and up
gravest dignitary was fain TO hold lis
sides when listening 20 them. No ono
was more struck with Dolphs increasing
merit than his old master, the DOCTOR
and 60 forgiying was Dolph that 10
actually employed the doctor Gs his lam
lily physician. only taking care that I'D
should be always tlToTp
out of the window. His mother liao
often her junto of old cronics TO takc
snug cup of tea with her in her eomlcIF
able little parlor, and Peter dc Gro0ds
rs he sat By the iireside, with one oi hef
on his knee, would MANI
a time congratulate her upon her son
out 60 great q man; upon "nlus
the good old soul would wag her heIu
with cxultation, and oxclaim; an
ncighbor, did ! rot cay ma
Dolph would one day CT other hold w
bis head with the best Of thems
Thus did Dolph Heyliger go on, choer
ily and prosperouGly. growing merTieI y
be grew older and wiser, and completely
tho old provcrb about mongI
rot over the DEVILS back; for he n3@
good use Of his wealth and became GS
citizen end valuable men,
ocr Of the community. &c was greS
promoter Of public institutions, sich q, =
)oefsteak societies and catch cluts; ~
presided ct all public dinners. and y.
Inc first that introduced turtle IRON "
West Indies. lie improved the breed =
acc horses and game cocks, and was =
yrcat q patron of modest merit, u.-.t ~!
INC who could cling q good song, or tel =
3ood story. was sure to find pace F"
lis table.
He was o member, too. Of the corpolS
ion; made several laws for the PROXY
ion Of game and oysters and beGuealns1I
o the board large silver punch UOS y,