The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-05-29

happy. She said the iron box they
were digging for contained no more
than 5000 ia silver, while on the Op-
pOsite bank was buried a hair trunk
that contained nearly 500 900 in gold
guineas She had also seen in her
"earth glass" that the silver they were
digging for WIS much deeper than she
first supposed and that il would take
niue months lni nine days 70 reach 70.
while ihe hair irJuk could be reached
in about two month. The emp wa
at one, moved acFJs- the creek and the
work b,.giH without moments delay.
i great pit was excayated at this point
that would contain several ordinary
two-sto-y houses, much Of it being
through hard rock which required
blasting. Vestiges Of these pits are
still to be seen al the present time.
The Oracle had % BE- consulted often
during the progress OF the work Dlr-
ing the autumn, when "Axic's" capital
had been pretty vel exhausted and
his patience sorely tried, his "Fidus
Achaies, - the Oracle, appeared and in
her most solemn manner began To
take observations wi'h the "carth mir
rnr.r She said they wer- within few
feet Of the trunk and al work must
cease until the following Friday night
at Glow twelve That was Tuesday.
Then she directed that guards be pro-
cured and the rifles should he Of the
''Bixie" Mier's latest pattern; they
We're 20 be loaded with silver bullets,
said bullets 10 DC cooled i'm the blood Of
black cat. The 'erd geiste'' and
dragons, who would fight desperately,
were, she said, inyuluer15le To Ordina-
~ lead. RED Jake" Lichty, after
wards declared in his vernacular, that
half an h0Gr before "Moll Dell" ap-
peared the bottom Of the pit was COW
cred with green snakes, toads, ugly
and venouogs,r - and red lizards. In
stead Of ground and rock they were
shoyeling THESE reptiles, all Of which
'.:Sassafras >olly" was ready to affirm
with an oath if necessary. One of the
most desperate characters in that coun-
try then was an Old soldier Of the war
of the Revolution-Davie Seibert by
name.-IIe was one Of the soldiers sent
on picket the night Washington said
.'pHt none bat Americans ON guard,
and felrcd not man, beast nor devil.
"Axie" engaged him and ''SocSa-
mock" for picket duty. The forces
were on the spot at the appointed
hour. thirsty for gold or gore. strict
orders were given that not word
should be spoken. even not whisper.
while the work was in progress. All
communications Were To b. made by
signs. If any one spoke all would be
lost. The pickets were posted and or
ders given to shoot only if the gnome-
and dragons attacked tine workmeu in
the pit One of tire ArgOnauts after
wards told the author that at the fir-t
stroke Of the pick there WAS a noise in
! the tree tops a. IL a thousand frighten-
ed turkeys had been left loose and were
fving against each other and in all
directions. Two of the bOldeSt Of
these dragons, with wings larger thar
eagles, flew - near one Of the guards
/ thai he knocked his hat off, while he
lodged % escape being struck, limb
that was knocked down on the other
side struck him on the shoulder and Al
most d;siocltcd his arm. He began 10
feel that "if we escape Scilla we are
sure to be wrecked on Charybdis-'
! At this moment the Oracle was seen
waving her hands above her head, aud
! AL work ceased. She tried her glass
and beck5ned "Bei Jake Lichty 10
dig at a certain point Then she took
the pick and raised it carefully herself
| She worked but few moments when
/ she thrust her hand into the cleft Of
. rock and motioncd % 'Axie' to come
7 and do likewise. Axle almost faint
ed with delight: ne felt the hair on the
trunk and the guineaS were sure. Each
one ofthc party was called, one by one,
; anI made tine same inspection All
they now hal 70 ID was pry up the
rock alI the treasure would be theirs.
/ R.iI.r inilgiae the excitement Of that
| moment. All went back to their posts
and the work Of raising the rock was
| begun. In doing this one of the men
broke his pick handle and ripped ont
an oath in audible tone. ''SockamOck'
afterwards declared there was a sound
then Just a. if twenty kegs OF ten pen-
nv nails and spikes had been poured
ffty feet on a tin surface. The ''er'i
qeisfe'' and hobgoblins screamed 80
shrih, that the Argonauts had 10 put
their fingers in their ears, and flew
against the rocks with such force that
fire flashed ike lightning. Tney car
rieI away the hats and soaie other
pr1Der,y OF the Arg1aaJis in their
llig.t.
The treasur. was gone, and - were
about one thousand dollars OF "AN-
ie" Yoder's money. Davie Seibert
could hardly be restrained from shoot
inr Bill Dell, the Oracie's son, who
had broken the pick handle and the
charm. TIE ArgonautS-''AXic'' eX-
cepted-drowned their disappointment
in a weeks debaucA. The pro>peetol
and treasurer Of the scheme returned
to his forge a sadder bat wiser man
Afterwards he spent a great deal o
money in search of the same tre;iSur'
{ in different localities, and with results
quite a. discouragins as the first farce
ELIEAEETH, y. j.
o. That Tired Feeling
D only requires sous simple sJpportlv'
: like glass Of milk, a cup of tea o
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