The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-09-22

nestness. be left the broom in iis co,pes
and iLs room continued 70 present very
diispids,ed appearance. 10 the afternoon
sesursiss isem class ls sssssd hinsslf In
his chair sad ssrsd listlsssiy st the heap
Of rubbish on the noor. S,oopips forward
be took bit of broken pi.slsrins snd
slowly picked ., TO pieces. thinking Of
Mary and sopd.rins II the dsy vonl ever
brighten.
he bad Teen pur.uisT nj. siml.-s oc
cupstion for como time shen suddenly be
observed that the face oi the piece wbich
he held in his hand vss lees discolored
than tbst whicn snirJnpdsd the edge Of
the broken patch. he drew bis chair
close to the ssll. and on exsminins found
that hcls hsd oDce been made through
, the lssbins about foo, sqasrs Tue piece
bsd afterwsri been spliced aud pew coat
OF plsstering ovrrisid. His cariosity vas
nov excited to kpos the object OF the
opening. 90 be bsousht hammer from =
chest snd proceeded 10 draw ,hs nails
After removing the pieces be reached 10
and began to explore. There wss pething
to be found, howev'r. so be washed his
hands and began to clear away the debris.
As be vas about TO replace the pieces OF \
lsth be thought he saw . string hanging
down itt) the cavity. He reached bic
hand sgain into the opening. took hold OF
the flsment snd pul.d. bat i, promptly
broke. He examined the aben aud dis
covered thst IL was an old piece OF silk
cord. nov extremely r. tt 70 and dlscolored
He became more curious and resolved to
trace the mystery 10 its source. H.reached
his hand inio the cavity as far - be could
follosine the ctrl. Again be pulled. and
this tims it resisted and be felt something
At the ether end move slightly. He gave
. tt,nger pull, but the cord broke, this
time st it, point Of attachment.
He iml r,vised hook by driving = nail 4
into the eud Of piece OF board. aud with
this succeeded 10 drawing something
'owsr him. Finally be vss able to reach
the object. He drew il in front Of the
opening, and with both hands lifted an old
msbossny box ont upon the floor. For q
some time be set staring at it in 9 curious Il
suspense.
Well. You sre curious fish, 10 queer u
ssters. said Severn to himself With sup o
pressed excitement guess you must
have lost your bearings or you would never u
have been swallowed by this shark Of q IL
vail. I'll Hnd out what's inside OF you at b
10y rate. aud t.kipg mp the hammer be g
truck the old lock heavy blow. He ia
truck it sesin and sesin. but finally il b
broke and the lid few open. al
Severn drew | sck 10 sstonis ment and fe
Wonder, Ter bis eyes rested upon . large til
esthern bsg. and beside it were two bars
4 g,l1. With trembling hands he loosen ca
d the strings Of the sack and opened it to 90
sysr. 1 d I'd the TSSsss oSsss VEN
ne be isund sparkling row Of rings. and Ca
9 be held them up TO the light he saw by
heir billiancy that they we're diam ads Of We
are value. He found some papers that sp
Imported possession Of lsrse amount Of to
.nglish property 10 one Cyrus Holloway pa
rest grandfather Of the present landlord vo
here was an inventory Of the contents Of &C
10 box, and the amount count ID up into be
10 hundreds OF thousands.
He WAS overwhelmed by the discovery fu
nd sst down to Q, llect bis thoughts, He irt
,membered nov OF hsving once heard dil
,st Mr. Holloway had come OF wealthy th
ncestry, bnt that duriog the Revolution. sh
y var The lsrsess part Of his property di'
sd been lost. and that the fortune Of the po
resent Mr.. Holloway was mostly Of his th
wn acquisition. There could be no doubt M
i that the box belonged by rishtto bis ss
ndIord, but the temptation was terrible. tot
here Was no chance OF discovery II he
ppt il himself, and beside il could add no wo
AterIsl happiness to its legitimate owner. IN
II he already had . suiiiciency. rae
To s vera its represented oil the com fir,
rls OF life. He could pay oil his debts gu
re bis fptn,r's farm from the mortgage. biz
,mpl.ts his edursion and aft-rwsrd 1r) wa
de home i,r Mary. wh
Tue p,rspir tion stood in beads 90 bis
rebeid ss be struggled agaiustt he temp sol
7. Finally he rose aud with CONF res
ID lips douned his hat. sod locking the br'
Dtr bebiud him he turied his steps slu
ward Mr.. Hollowsys. tao
Oi course ns milne. svtrJ cent OF IT said eff
Il. Holloway, when 40 hour later be stood tbs
sfore the open box His eyes CLEANED toe
i,h sstisisc, ion ~ be bsbeld ths coutents len
q tucked the box undtr bis coat and left ms
10 house With sn edmonton to Severn TO
sep qoiet Ter . few weeks.
Severn felt intensely relieved. ! have
ven ssved iron worse fste than poverty
} thought ~ be sat down TO his books. on
Tnst night Mr.. Hollo~sys agent called a''
announce tbs, Severn would be allowed se'
me on bis 10 and thai be might ser
I'VE much better room 10 Que OF bis new Ell
,u.ss, With unlimited time for the pay fu'
ent OF fent. vel
Severn wM overjoyed; be scot the mon s'e
10 bis mother. moved into bis new qusri no.
~ and siterwsrd, by mysterious good VI
ok secured luer .tive work. by means OF es'
hich be completed bis course 10 college ke'
.ry comfortably. On the day OF the of'
-.dnstiol Mr.. Holloway met him Ut the hs'
Dor Of the church. sud after grun,iDs
i'm . ooussstuistion invited bin 70 cali oh
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