The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-02

VI nhhANesihk NhN NAAto HhN toAhANh III t"N $50
So whSs this son arrived from China and the
East Indies the father, instead of sending. him
20 sea again. put him TO read and study with .
clergyman who lived in the adjacent village, 9
gentleman who could not obtain a living and
Thus e was that Capt. Carey lived at home
lie stood in a bay window one day. and II en-
tered his head ~, dig out a pond and place a
"Tfi improve the property" said capt. Carey.
turning to his wife and sons, %h9 were linser-
,is 2 AZ ads bS5ssk of int s" bond AND mi TX a { PfaeiT,
statue upon lt-one of them white figures who
keep, their right hands aloft for the holding Of a
than a revolving fountain a-sparRling and
sishoweTlng down over noodle statue" -
fall a-digginR." said the sailor son named Tom.
-, And what then ." exclaimed Capt: Carey.
Amt brine as bright TO the eye as fresh water2
And it's not going to choke the fountain, either.
Blessed T. don't think the fountain might be
When breakfast was ended the father and the
two sons stepped out of doors tc decide upon, q
After much. discussion they agreed to dig in
front Of the house, about 100 PAGES distant, no
, wste y When on ,hs sG ii1s ss wo. al e Es gS5ttion of the
though they were Jealousy fenced, as has been
already snld, at the back and on either hand.
There could be no intrusion on the sea-fronting
portion OF the grounds. The mud came to the
no path, and no right of way II there had been.
ioyed greater secIusion. than did Carey and his
fsmlly. The father and sons proposed to dig out
upon, and then bring in a mason 10 finish IL.
They went to work nextday; It was soinethingto
S aSw sna sssls T. lay KIN a 1.-The teS i ssssy y npdh P sSis ise.
l SsSsma dS%i aSd en neS m S.@ 'kHtR III had fq SseS WITH SneS Z
than when ,toiling. His giant ~half-witted son
labored with the, energy, OF, steam. The sailor
son and his studies for the day and drove his
spade into the reclaimed soil with enthusiasm.
that the idea OF a pond without any
water in II began 70 suggest itself to ,the eye,
April as the Captain, whom am calling Carey,
himself informed me that this retired skipper
was seated in his parlor reading. a newspaper
and smoking a pipe. suddenly, the door was
n mhnsss q nsms Sna fn c giant ~ a~s IL youth
Father" said he amt gold in the earth 2.
Nowhere else, sonny" answered the Captain,
There's gold In the pond, father said Jack.
cold in your eye!" exclaimed the Captain.
sort of gold SII !" said he .s Smiling Hin o"Sp"pe "H"'
shiny, like the half sovereign you vance gave
me for behavin' myself when you was away
On this Capt. Carey, without another word.
put on his hat and walked with his son to the
%disgings, which were by this time "A considera-
There said Jack, pointing, my spade drove
The Captain looked, and perceived what re-
sembled a fragment of u shaft of metal dull and
yellow, with lines OF brightness where Jacks
spade had scraped the surface. He at once
jumped into the trench and babe Jack fetch his
spade. They then dug together, and in about a
manufacture; II was pivoted. They dug q lit:
woodwork, The sc%antiing was extraordinarily
thick, and the gun was pivoted to it. The Cap
Run and see II Toms in" he cried. land IL
he amt leave word that he's to join us with his
back. Jack. Nv the great anchor If fhpra ainf
a tsuindersd ship calf me a suffy!"" '''
The sailors son. armed with a spade, ap-
peared on the scene within twenty minutes.
lump In" cried the skipper and lens a
The three piled their spades with might and
main, and before shutdown they had laid bare
feet breadth Of ]buiwarS. measuring four feet
high from me plank. Mrs. Carey and the niece
digsers, covered with sweat SWeesIt and hot as fire
out, threw down their spades. and the
'a aWSs s,eSs s e Il f; cried Mrs. Carey.
a 1Snnde cred ship answered her husband.
a s soo'to Sn'p sh dpG'e ans s X the she s RiHSe;
" Dye want TO know II she's all here2 I can't
tell you that; but II there amt solidness enough
for a Ryle large running fore and aft In this un-
piece I'm no sailorman."
What sort Of ship will she beT" said the
Something w hundred year old, II the
whole job hain't some antiquarian, roose like to
the ~burying OF Roman baths for the digging OF
'em up again as an advertisement for the place.
Who was a-reigninR two hundred year ago :"
who, after rubbing his nose and looking hard at
me horizon. answered; -" Crummeil."
~ Then its a ship of ~Grummelrs time" cried
Inc captain, TO whom the name of Crummell
lid not seem familiar. and IL so he she's ali
and intact bloSmed if she won't be a for
That night, both at and after supper. all the
ak OF the family was about the foundered ship
such that even the mother owned to herself he
never, been more fluent and imbecile.
"pye think it's a whole ship. father 2" said
"More'n, likely. That there brass cannon
If a spanish invasion Of this country in bygone
ears, when the Hons was blowed to the norrad.
sritisR coasts At sI ti@s like Ss't t5 ass q m ap19 fe shs
not being a schollard. Tom, fetch down your
history book and see II there's a piece wrote in
The sailor brought a history Of England to the
amp, and with fingers square-ended rs broken {
lpon tarry ropes, CROPPED patiently through the
IN he came 70 a part of the story that !
loud, and the family listened with attention. q
We'll, she may prove 70 be one OF them Span I
lot be the first ship that's been dug up out Of 1
which the seas flowed over in it's day; I
nd here he spun them a yarn. q
Whatil be- inside the ship, l wonderS"e x-
Ali" said the giant Jack, opening his mouth. I
we h hsered aa"'' ssia t TeH * Rps.1y richly .MSs fTe1g h h I
- e"NI HN.A =" w tiNh kblilk bibpd WIN ~ .
tore of dollars In their holds, their bottoms 6
lush to the matches with the choicest goods. Y
old and silver candlesticks. and crucihxes in b
he cabins for the Captains and mates TO say q
heir prayers %afore," o
"Jacky thought the cannon gold" said Mrs. 4
'arey. He may DO right, Thomas, though a =
tile quick IN finding oct. There may be gold q
We'll, now" cried the skipper. I'm tell you (
that I've made up my mind to do. Well keep v
acki iier 60 u To work Se day after tenn aayy YOU Until mS Se and md 9
that lies buried. There's no cali for any of v
= 70 say a word, about this discovery. J
We're pretty well out of sight. the Ii
ence stands high, and IL so be as any Il
isitor or tradesman should catch I
lew OF the trench they'll not be able 10 see 4
hats inside without drawing close to the c
rink, which. OF course, won't he permitted, If n
nat roundered craft,' he cried. with great ex- a
ltement. pointing toward the window, "is in (
ict, as | before observed, then let her hold con- K
lin what IL may, all mud or ali dollars, ali
ush or all silk, asR show she ought TO be worth =
matter OF a thousand pound TO us. But not a 4
ord To anybody till we've looked inside Of her