The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-18

love to tell the legend of 4 certain
Spanish treasure ship that had gone
down in storm. and they IMAGINED
themselves finding it and becoming
rich. The legend seized upon the fancy Y
of the young sailor, and entered his
dreams.
1t was only a vague fancy at first,
but in the short twilight of one bum
ing day, cool island of palms ap-
peared, and. as it faded away. a SAIL
or, who stood watching it, said to him:
There Is sunken reef off this coast
somewhere; we are steering away from
it, and l have been told that it was
on that reef that the Spanish treasure
ship went down. They say that that
ship had millions of gold on board. |
wonder if anybody will ever find her?"
William started. Why might not lie
find her?
The shadow of night fell on the
Bahama islands. The sea and the heav-
ems seemed to mingle. The stars We're
in the water; the heavens We're there.
"A stranger on the planet could not
hove told which was the sea and which
was the sky.
The sails were limp. There was an
awesome silence around. The ship
seemed moving through some region
of space. William Phipps sat by him
self on the deck and dreamed.
He seemed to see her who had been
the good angel of his life, again; he
saw the gabled house in the bowery
lane. and two faces looking out of the
same window over Boston town.
He dreamed that he himself was the
captain of ship. He saw himself in
England. in the preaence of the king.
He is master Of an expedition now, in
his sea dream. He finds the sunken
treasure ship. He is made rich by it,
and he returns to Boston, and BUYS the
gabled house in the cool green lane by
the sea.
He returned to Boston with his
dream. lie lost his temper on his
homeward way, engaged in fight and
brought back the bruises. But he met
with warm welcome at the home of
Widow Restore.
he seems to have made rather a
scattering vige' (voyage), said critical
Calef to the widow one day. when the
young sailor was away. He hasn
brought you Aladdin's lamp vet. has
he; nor no Thanksgiving cup. nor moth
Ing for that matter-nothnE but
bruises. Did you see the scars when he
first came home?"
Yes; he confessed ALL He is
sorry"
Sorry. is It? should think that he
would have been to have got all bruised
up like that. ! would have been sorry
myself. had been his antagonist"
William stayed in port for time, and
then prepared for long voyage But
before he went away he obtained n
promise from the widow that if she
ever married anyone it should be to
himself.
The ship owners saw that he had
honor, and that they could trust him,
For II he was sometimes impetuous. il
was from sense of some Injustice. He
was advanced in the service. and he
learned how to command ship.
He returned and married the widow
and went forth to reap the harvest of
the sea for her, carrying with him his
dreams.
William Phinps. the sailor. heard
more and more in regard to the sunken
treasure ship. and he went to England
and aDrlicd to the king for ships and
men to go in search of this mine of
gold in the sea.
Gold was then the royal want. and
King James heart was made right glad
to hear the bold adventures story.
The king put at his command ships
and men. and young William Phipns
now Commander Phipps. went to the
white reef in the blue Bahama seq. and
searchcd the long seawall for treas
ures faithfully. but in vain. He was
compelled to return to England as
ehlpty-headed as when he went out.
He heard of the great admiral. the
duke cf Albemarle. and was introduced
to him by William Penn. The duke
heard his story, and furnished him with
the means to continue the search foi
the golden ship in the coral reef.
Ideals change into realities and will
is way, Commander William bethoucht
him of new plan of gaining the
needed intelligence. Might not some
very old person know the place where
the ship was wrecked? The thought
was light. He found an old Indian or
near island who remembered the
wreck. and who said that he could pilot
him to the very spot where the shir
had gone down. -
Captain Williams heart was ligh,
again. With the Indian on board he
drifted to the ripping waters over the
reef
Below was coral world, in a sea