Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-29

THAT is what 1t Is: I've been defraudedl
It's me as should have found that treas
ure! It's mel It's mel Haven't thought
of it, and dreamed of it, and striven for it
thirty years and more' Ay, they were
right as called me Crazy Tom. lam crazyi
am crazyl and may God forgive them as
has made me SOP
And bowling his head on his hands, the
poor old fellow wept aloud.
"Why does the foolish man take on sof"
asked Nab, who seemed equally distressed
and surprised. He might have been Wis
tied with some terrible misfortune. It
surely cannot be disappointed greedf'
cit is the SCATTERING Of long-cherished
delusion," said THE idea of finding
the Santa Anna had become part of his
life"
"And he has found her At any rate, he
has found out what became of her, and
that is all he had any right to expect;
while as for the treasure, | shall be glad TO
give him an ingOt OF two of gold or few
handfuls of doubIOons."
''ll have no gifts from nobody" said
the boatswain, in a quavering voice. "If
! had found it, all would have been mine;
but | would have shared and shared alike
with Mr.. Erie. Amt speaking the truth,
now' Didn't we agree to share and share
alikef"
Say no more now, Tom" / said, sooth-
ingly. eve will talk the matter over to-
morrow, aud hope you will see it in an
other light. Go into the garden and smoke
your pipe"
"Ay, ay, STRIP he muttered, and without
another word left the room, greatly to my
relief, for | could see that the queen was
beginning to lose patience.
"These are strange stories you have told
us. Mr. Erie" she said, turning to me,
land no less strange is the manner of your
coming hither. 1t would almost seem as
if Fate, or Fortune, or Providence had di-
rected your course and sent You to the
Fair Island for some purpose which is not
yet clearly disccrnible. And no less strange
than the story you have told me is the
story which | am about to tell you. Don't
shake your head. WaterlOw Field. / shall
tell Mr. Erie everything. lie is man of
honor, and will neither abuse my conf
dcnce nor do aUght to injure our people or
compromise their safety. Besides, who
knows? he may be persuaded to remain
with us and give our commonwealth the
benefit Of his knowledge and experience;
and you must admit that we are sadly
lacking in many things. If isolation has
great advantages, it has also serious draw
baCksl But TO my story. You must have
already guessed, Mr.. Erie, that we are The
descendants Of the 'Hecate'S' crew; indeed
Just now told you that Commander Fame
was my Observation-Disclosures The
Santa Anna struck against those very
Painted Rocks through which you 50 mar
yplousIv threaded yoTir waV-n
"1hen the inscription / saw"
"You saw the inscription! That is the
very place 1t must be wcll-nigh oblter-
ated by this time. We will have it renew
ed Since the wreck Of the Santa Anna
several ships have been lost in the same
place; for the most par. they went to pieces
Immediately, and their crews persisted to a
man. Yours is the only ship that ever got
through, and you are the first born Eng
lishmen who, since HI has landed on the
island But if 90 on at this rate l shall
never finish my story, and ! had perhaps
better not attempt to finish it-at present
You shall read the Iog-book5 of the 'Hec-
ate and the Santa Anna,' also our records;
they have been well kept, and then after
ward-yes, that will he the better way
Mr.. Field will place all the records at
your blSpOSdl. Lei MN see every 1llAhB'
Mr.. reid
Mr. Field bowed acquiescence, and said
should read the lo%-bookS ana records
win the greatest interest. AIter Re"
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II VIII ne remembered thaJ when Mr.
Hare, the chaplain threw ms diary INTO
the sea, ne thought ne was ike TO die, ana
That ms companloES would not long out
I'VE nm. As the reader already Knows
the ahu'lPatlohS were not reaIlAed. MT.
Hare lived a good deal longer than he eN-
pected, ana only proportion OF the snip
company-the sick, the wounded, and
nearly all the Spanish prlSoners-Suc-
cumbed. The ttttcst survived, in fact; but
they suffered terribly from scurvy and
thirst, and were saved when almost at the
last gasp by tremendous dOwnpour Of
tropical rain, followed by n succession of
storms, which drove them hundreds of
miles out OF their course, dismaSted and