Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-07-29
TREASURE TROVE.
BY 5. Barring GOULD.

deI iE each Of these parishes claims
bis on the common of his parish,
n which, moreover, the immortal
asserts paramount authority. and
ores it when he can. The duchv
Cornwall, however, TO which the
Est belongs, processes sort of soy
egnty over all these commons.
low, there lived in the parish Of
th IaWton, in the curious old vii
Of Zeal, where esery house is an
geological curiosity, and every
eholder is Independence poor
boz man of the name of Josiah Day.
rnonly known as young Rainy Day.
be nickname was acquired by him
ough his excessive caution. AS the
hful man, according to Solomon.
lses himself from doing anything
going anywhere, by saying: There
Ion in the street." so did Josiah
shirk venturing on any undertake
or investing small earnings in any
Fuiation TO which the risk of loss
gsd, on the plea that he must look
for and provide against a rain,
( was not a lazy man, yet his ex-
Grated prudence led to much the |
results as inertness-he let slip |
tHunities that could never recur. |
which went to benefit men less
honest and industrious than him
sometimes happens that plums
into the mouths of those who
glping al the clouds. All they
haze 70 do is to close their mouths
be plums and 10 make the most of
d plum dropped into the mouth
Sah one Christmas Eve. He did.
d. snap his jaws on it-but that
vas working on the common,
g up granite blocks, wherewith |
Etruct a new take" wall. 1t is
rnion Of every householder in n :
that has commons that he has
to as much open ground as he /
ldose-sabject, if enforced, to
TO the lord of the manor, and !
forth his own in perpetuity. I
thus engaged Joe came on n +
'F' or eairn of small stones. He :
away these as too small to
purpose, and discovered BE-
them a granite slab. This he
aside, without much difficulty. a,
his surprise discovered a stone a.
Wliu constructed of rude blocks. h
4 in, and was still further sur
When he found within a pot con- >.
darrcd bones and ashes, and
Nlp Of yellow metal. and some -,
I'd hoops, some weighing six, o.
Aand fifteen ounces apiece. -
Al''F scrambled forth, and as o.
alg sun CLEANED out, he exam !.
ls ld by its light. lie rubbed "
pau the rings on his sleeve. and =,
1eer." said he, 'if il amt all
M, Come! I'm in luck's way. ..
-l stand over against a rainy
HAt called young Rainy Day -
hing" said he. "T'll put il all
sal where / found it, and there
nmain till have real occasion -,
IL Is
young man replaced the COW !"
ock then heaped the small
I'D earth over it and disguised
that the place had been dis ga
turned home very satisfied with -
and with his prospects. Now -.
look forward without blinking a.
1evitable rainy day. AT pres
bad health, strength and youth,
these he could earn his liveli- va
Tut" as Jos put it, Il can't -
4 these lasting. / knows sew 'hi
-g chaps as has had colds set q
her chestesses, and have died the
Inc. And Tom Endicott, he pa
e. ais hip, and now can't hob Yea
@ 70 the moor after gTanite TOT
md as to old age and de COZ
e-here's no denying it, every Il
l5lr and minute brings me eas.
whH~ Pol
", Jos went on breaking ina
al irclosing. and instructive Chr
1ael his new take" wall in sol'
oa Of the cairn and stone tell
contained his treasure. c
tige Of the moor, on the con- his
lfe, lived girl named Mary kit,
'h her bcdridden mother. "Po
livelihood out of plovers' sur
she collected and sold, out dow
2-itry she kept, out of flint disc
,a which. by searching, she love
Is moor, ard which she dis the
= az arehaeologist. She also 1t b
-staleWork and went out char disa
gen
20 The cottage twice daily b.
Y cut and on his way home. thro
-silenily he saw Mary at her him
4 as searching on the moor a tw
be worked. and they never chill
exchange of salutations. OF Il
On, when overtaken by a Il
= mad been invited into the I've
had been given a cup of I'll
armed his heart as if it had laug
mint, and got into his head laug
zen whisky. chuc