Telegram-herald., 1890-05-06

E44 - "A A--- - ~ A-r -
rs sradles a-ss under uSSs-2g sSgs
= bo una1ed Al lie ~ sseFles - LAAso1e-I-s
with uaAgic aDa lsgerlSE-S1A- rs H-41a,
hszefSEs. h@1 bsoozEs ssore~ ~ IA a.
kinas II mystic lore. be nAa o@sl-7d
htt-s IL astEoloxy alchsmy snd olElnz-
usn. knew b0yg 10 desecI stolen lHo1sy.
a. U ten where springs q water az
hidden, IA word, - tie GALA hA5eIs
Of rs kn0~isdge be h2a acquired
tho name U the High German
Doctor. which 4 pretty nearly EQUIV
zbent . that of uecromaneer. Tie
Doctor had OfGen heard rulors q Treas
ure bsing buried n various parts u ths
island. aao lad long bsen ANXIOUS to set
ga me Lraces q IL No sooner were
WOlfsTt's waxing and slssplnS VaSaFles
oonnasd 10 him, than rs behe3d ~ tAem
the confirmed symptoms Of = case u
money digging. Sui lost 10 time III proc
ing IL 70 tIze bottom. Wolfert haa long
bsen ssrely depressed n mind ~ The
golden secret. and a. q family physician
Is a klad OF father confessof, he was slad
CT the opportunity OF unburdsnlng him
self. 81 far from curing, the doctor
caught the malady from his patient
The circumstances unfolded 10 him awak-
ened al his cupidity; be had not doubt
OF money being buried somewhere IN the
neighbOrhood OF the mysterious crosses,
and offered 10 Join Wolfert in the search.
lie informed him that much secrecy and
caution must be observed II enterprises
OF the kind; that money IS only 10 be
digged for at night. with certain forms
and ceremonies; the burning Of drugs,
the repeating OF mystic words, ana above
al, that the seekers must DO provided
with divining rod, which had the won
derful property Of pointing 70 the very
spot on the surface of the earth under
which treasure lay hidden. AS the doc
tor had given much Of his mind 10 these
matters, he charged himself with all the
necessary preparations, and. as the quar-
ter of the moon was propitious, he under
took 10 have the divining rod ready 10y a
certain night.
rThs following note was found appended 70 this
paper In the handwriting Of Mr.. Knickerbocker:
There has been much written against the dlvln-
ing rod By those hight minds who are ever ready
% scof at the mysteries OF nature but fully join
Win Dr. knipperhaussn IN giving t ray faith /
shall not inSis. upon its efficacy in discovering the
concealInent OF stolen goods, the boundary stones
OF fields, the traces Of robbers and nurderers. or
even the existsnce Of suoterrAneous springs and
streams ct water; albeit think these properties
easily 10 be discredited; but of It's potency in
discovering vein Of precious metals and hidden
sums OF money and Jewels | have net the least
doubt Some said that the rod turned only in the
hands OF persons who had been born IN particular
months Of tho year; hence sstroloseTs had 10
course 70 planetary influence when they would
procure talisnan- Others declared thst tie
properties 81 the rod were either an eject ot
chance. or the fraud Of the holder or TIE work Of
the devil Thus sayeth tie reverend Father Gas
paE1 SchOu In his Treatise On Magic 'Proyter
hare 81 siniia argumenta audacter ego proauncio
VIA co0verSiyAn yiTgulse befuroats neqUaquArn
sst5lralen csse. sd vel casa vel fraute y1rgulam
trsctsntls vel ope diabol.' etc
'Georgius Agricula also was OF opinion that IL
was q mere deluSiol Of the devil 70 inTeigle the
sTsriciOus and unwary into his clutches. and in
his treatise de rc hetalca. laws particular stress
on the mysterious words pronounced BY those
persons who employed the divinins rod during his
tina But make not doubt that tie divining rod
Is one Of those secrets OF natural magic. tie Inys
terry Of which Is % be explained by the
synlpathiss existing between pbysscsl things
operated upon by the planets, End rendered
ex.feacloas by the strong faith Of the Individual
Let the divinirg rod b. properly g1ther-d az tho
proper time q the moon. cut into the proper form,
used - ish the necessary ceremonies. and with
perfect faith IN its efficacy. and can confidently
recommend IL % my fellow citizens as an inflI1-
ole means of discovering the various places on
tbs ISLAND d ths Manhattoes where treasure hath
been buried i0 the oiden time u. k
Wolfert's heart leaped with joy at hav-
ing met with 50 learned and able a cOad-
tutor Everything went on secretly, but
swimmingly. The doctor had many CON
slIItations with mis- patient, and the good
women Of the household lauded the com
forting effect Of his visits In the mean
time the wonderful divining rod. that
great key 70 natures secrets, was duly
prepared. The doctor had thumbed over
al his books Of knowledge for the Occa-
sion, and Mud Sam was engaged TO take
them in his skif TO the scene OF enter
prise: TO work with spade and pickax in
unearthiny the treasure. and TO freight
his bark with the weighty spoils they
were certain Of finding.
At length the appointed night arrived
for this perilous undertaking. The
great church clock struck 10 as Wolf
ert and the doctor passed By the
churchyard, and the watchman bawled
in hoarss voice long and doleful " Ais
well"
They found the negro fisherman wait
ing for them. smoking bis pipe IN tho
stern Of his ssff. which was mOOred
lust in front of his little cabin. y pick
Ak and spade were living in the bottom
Of the boat. with a dark lauthorn and a
stone Jug of good Dutch courage, in
which honest sam. no doubt. put even
more faith than did DR. Knipperhausen
in hi5 drugs. Thus then did these
three worthless embark in their cookie
shell CT a skf upon tbs ntvt,s
nal expedition. with wisdom
and valor equaled only by the three wise
men Of Gotham. who went % sea In a
+ bowl. Toe tide was rising and running
rapidly mp the sound. The current bore
them along. almost without the AID of an
oar. The profile Of the town lay al in
shallow. Here and there q light feebly
glimmered from some sick chamber. OF
from The cabin window of some vessel
AZ anchor in the stream. Not a cloud
obscured the deep starry frmamert, ths
lights q which ~svered on the surface
of placid river. and a shooting meteor
stresking ia raIe course in tho very d.
rection they we're tak lnC. was lrterTrete 81
by the doctor into a most propitou'
omen.
n a little While the7 rIiisd BY th'
point of Corlears Hook with the r1ra
inn which had been the scene r s0cr