The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18

was a great deal Of talk about the mat
ter and many people believed that there
was something in it. 1t is true that hun
tiers found a cave in Brazos Hills, 200 or
300 yards from BuZzards old cabin. Your
correspondent and several other persons
visited the place soon afterward. The en-
trance to this cave which had been closed
by a big rock, had been dislodged by recent
rains. We crawled inside on our hands
and knees and found ourselves in quite
large room. There were the marks of the
chisel and hammer on the walls, and there
was no question but that the former oc-
cupants had done considerable work with
edged tools to make the place more COM
Portable. There were several dressed
rocks and burnt bricks on the floor, in
Vulnerable pieces of broken crockery, old
rusty knife blades and handles, and pieces
of heavy oak boards that had evidently
formed the sides of a chest. There was
nothing of any value even to an archaeolo-
gist. The old story of the Buzzards and
their sudden display of such extraordi-
nary wealth was revived. The walled
well, the earthworks and the cave fur
nished plenty of food for speculation. The
most plausible of all theories is that the
old Spaniar1s had fort here in very ear
" times. The road was Travelled by the
people from New Orleans and old Spain,
going to the City of Mexico, and far back
as the very first years of the century, in
the very earliest chronicles this well is
mentioned, and the good crossing on the
Bravo is referred to. The old viceroys
Travelled this road, and long caravans of
pack mules loaded with the treasure have
crossed here Old BuzZard must have
found a large sum of gold and the dia-
monds and other costly jewels that he
displayed, in this cave. There is no tell
ing where the precious stuff came from or
aAf Sc at. tac nff
en- ran their vessels into the mouth of the
Brazos. They may have followed the
stream to this place of perfect safety in
those times, and here concealed rich treas
ures transported by red hands from the
decks of some Spanish galleon.
Once more the story of Buzzard and his
gold and his diamonds was forgotten, I'M
til Just now there are a few people who
smile every time they hear the name of
Buzzard. 1t is a short story, but there is
enough in 1t to make some people ask:
.'WiIl wonders ever cease?"
A few weeks ago the son of a retired
merchant Of Houston, now citizen of the
coast country, married very beautiful
young lady in Paris, France. The young
man was making the tour of Europe when
ne tell III with party of Americans, ana
then fell violently in love with the young
lady, who was one of the party and who
was celebrated everywhere for her great
beauty. The match appeared to be a very
suitable one all around. The young man
possesses a sufficient amount of this
worlds goods, and the young lady, who is
an orphan, inherits real estate and money
enough to make her one of the wealthiest
heiresses in Virginia. The bridal pair ar
rived at home in Texas, where they re-
ceived a warm welcome. The beauty of
the bride had not been exaggerated and
the old merchant was tickled TO death with
his sons wife. 1t was at the supper ia
BILE on the very first evening, that the
bride said: II have always wanted to
come to Texas. think shall like Texas.
1t is my native state"
'Indeedp exclaimed the old Houston
merchant; where were you born?"
ooh, / don't know. Somewhere on the
Brazos river not far from Houston 1
remember" continued, the young lady.
'of being in Houston one time. and
papa and mamma and brother went there
to a show, and we all rode on an elephant
1t was jolly fun riding away up on the big
elephant in a little house. but the elephant
ran into the river and laid right down in
the water, and we all like 10 have
drowned. ] was small and don't remem-
Der much about t."
The old merchant was staring at his
dauRhter-in-iaw as II be had discovered
something new IN her face.
What" he gasped, was your fathers
manner"