The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-05-14
TREASURE-TR0yE.
aY 5. BARING eorLp.

contiguous parishes. and every house
holder in each Of these parishes clal KS
Egh1e on the common d his parish.
DFer which, moreover. the maDOrial
aord asserts paramount authority. and
enforces il when be eau. The duchy
Of Cornwall, however, 10 which the
flores belongs professes q sort Of SOW
ere.gnty over all these commons.
Now, there lived IL the parish d
6O1th Tawton, II the curious Cd vi
kge Of Zeal, where every house is an
archaeological curiosity, and every
Householder is independe1t--a poor
Eourzg man Of the name Of Josiah Day.
commonly known as young Rainy Day.
The nickname was acquired by him
through his excessive caution. As the
siothful man, according 70 Solomon,
excuse himself from doing anything
and going auyw here, by Eayi1g: There
h hoo n the street, 50 did Josiah
Day shirk venturing or any uudertaLl-
Ing, or investing small earnings II any
6pecularion % which the risk Of loss
aohered, OF the plea that he must look
out for and provide against rainy
day.
Joe was not a lazy man yet MS ex-
aggerated prudence Jed 70 much The
same results ar inertEess-he Jet slip
opportunities that could never recur,
sLd which went 70 benefit men jess
able, honest and Industrious than him
self
Il sometimes Happens tha' plu-us
drop into the mouths Of those who
stzEd gaping - the clouds. All they
then have 70 90 is 70 close their mouths
OF The plums and % make the most q
then
Such q plum dropped into the mouth
Of josiah one Christmas I've. He did,
INDEED. snap his jaws or ii-but that
was all
lie was working OF the common.
cutting up granite blocks. wherevita
70 construct a rev take wall Il Is
the opinion Of every householder IN q
perish that has commons that be has
right 70 as much opea ground as be
csn i1ciCse-slofect. i enforced, % .
payment 70 TIE lord Of the manor, and
thenceforth his owL IN p@rpetuity-
Whilst thus engaged Joe came on =
'fbarrow" or cairu OF small stones. H
cleared away these "a TOO small -
EerTe his purpose. and d Covered b.
meath them a granite slab This he
beyered aside without much difficulty,
and 70 his surprise discovered q stone
ciEt OF coffin constructed Of rude blocks.
He crept II. and was st1ll further sur
prised " hen he found within a pot con
tanning charred bones and ashes, and
near il q cup Of yellow metal, and some
rings and hoops. some weighing six.
others ten and fifteen ounces apiece.
He hastily scrambled forth, and as
the setting sun CLEANED out, he exam
med his find by its light. lie rubbed
the cup and the rings On his sleeve, and
"By ginger," said he, IF it amt al
solid gold. Come. I'm in luck's way.
This shall stand over against a rainy
day"
u wasn't called young Rainy Day
for nothing" said he. I'm put it all
ba<s againG where / found it, and there
It shall remain till 1 have real occasion
70 lift it."
So the young man replaced the Gov
ering block, then heaped the small
stones and earth over it and disguised
the fact that the place had been dis
turbed.
He returned home very satisfied with
himself and with his prospects. Now
he could look forward without blinking
TO the inevitable rainy day. At pres
ent he had health, strength and youth,
and with these he could earn his liveli-
hood. But" as Jos put IL, Il can't
reckon on these lasting. l knows sew
eral young chaps as has had colds set
tied on their chestesses, and have died
of a decline. And Tom Endicott, he
dislocated his hip, and now can't hob
bic up On 10 the moor after granite
10 more; and a. TO old age and de-
crepitude-there's no denying il, every
day and hour and minute brings me
higher 20 IL"
Accordingly, Jos went on breaking
up stone and inclosiug, ard instructive
" be extended his new take" wall in
the direction Of the cairn and stone
chest that contained his treasure.
On the verge Of the moor, OF the con-
fines Of culture, lived a girl named Mary
Aggett, With her bcdridden mother.
Ehe made a livelihood out Of plovers'
eggs, which she collected and sold, out
OF some poultry she kept, out Of flint
arrow heads, which, by searching, she
found on the moor. and which she dis
posed Of 10 an archaeologlst. She also
did some needlework and went out char
ring.
Jos passed the cottage twice daily
on his way out and on his way home,
and very frequently he saw Mary at her
door, or she was searching on the moor
near where he worked, and they never
net without exchange Of salutations.
On one occasion, when overtaken by a
hailstorm, he had been invited into the
cottage, and had been given a cup Of
tea that warmed his heart as if il had
been peppermint, and got into his head
as If it had been whisky.
One day when they met on the moor
the northeast blast was so cutting that
they retired together under shelter Of
a rock to eat together their lunch OF
cold pasty. Considering how cold the
weather was, JOS put his arm round Pol
ly, and, having an overcoat, he threw
one arm of it over her shoulder.
The ensuing night was one Of sore
temptation 10 Jos. He tossed on his
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