The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-05-04
THE GOLDBUG
By EDGAR ALLAN POE
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but, said I. 1.-THE enigma seems still
In as bad condition as ever. How is it
possible to extort meaning from all
this jargon about devils seats deaths
heads and bishops hotels?
Il confess" replied Legrand. that
the matter still wears serious aspect
when regarded with casual glance.
My first endeavor was to divide the SEN
tence into the natural division intended
by the cryptographist.
You mean to punctuate itY
Something of that kind"
But how was it possible to effect
this?'
Il reflected that it had been point
with the writer to run bis words to-
gether without division so as to increase
the difficulty of solution. Now, a not
overacute man, in pursuing such an OBJ
ject. would be nearly certain to overdo
the matter When in the course of his
composition he arrived at a break in his
subject which would naturally require a
pause or point, he would be exceeding
ly apt to run his characters at this place
more than usually close together If
you will observe the MS. in the present
instance. you will easily detect FIVE such
cases of unusual crowding. Acting upon
this hint, made the division thus:
"A good glass in the Bishops hostel
in the devils seat-4l degrees and 13
minutes-northeasta and by north-ms.,
branch seventh limb east side-shoot
from the left eye of the deaths head-a
bee line from the tree through the shot
80 feet out
Even this division" said l, LEAVES
me still in the dark"
st left me also in the dark" replied
Legrand. "for few days. during which
| made dill, Mt inquiry in the neighbor-
hood of Sullivan's island for any build
ing which went by the name Of the
Bishops hotel for of course dropped
the obsolete word hostel Gaining no
information on the subject. was on the
point Of extending my sphere of search
and proceeding in more systematic
manner when one morning it entered
into my head quite suddenly that this
Bishops hostel might have some refer
ence to an old family Of the name Of
Bessop. which time out of mind had
held possession of an ancient manor
house about four miles to the northward
Of the island
I accordingly went over to the plan
tstion and rei1istituted my inquiries
among the older negroes Of the place.
At length one of the most aged Of the
women said that she had heard of such
q place as Bessop's castle and thought
that she could guide me to it, but that
it was not castle nor q tavern. but q
high rock.
Il offered to pay her well for her trou-
BILE, and after some demur she consented
to accompany me to the spot. We found
itwithout much difficulty, when. dismiss
ing her, | proceeded to examine the
place. The castle consisted of an ir-
regular assemblage of cliffs and rocks
one of the latter being quite remarkable
for its height as we'll as for it's insulated
and artificial appearance. clambered
to its apex and then felt much at loss
rs to what-should be next done.
While was busted in reflection my
eyes fell upon narrow ledge in the east.
ern face Of the rock. perhaps ayard be.
low the summit upon which stood.
This ledge projected about IL inches and
was not more than foot wide. while a
niche in the cliff i,.st above it gave it. a