Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-04-29

linen ne S1Ia lnes Bh1i-
Bund, you are th fsf Who this
day has given al ehnrisv. Nav
silva bless your / cannot
live much longer Eill tell thee )
secret in return "a thv goodness
which il wratten y no book and
known only to him that can divine
the unseen.
Know ye N Ram Bagh r
said be to me. espise not what
! tell you, bnt a. sspaae and
dig deep. and ron sll flnd there
streasurss ~. / d an grown
old and it is no use to me-
$50 | went forth into the Ram
Bagh with spade, and dug down
into tho earth, but discovered moth
ing. / was not dishearteued. This
morning once more went into the
Ram -Bagh and dug again the same
place and found this" said he
holding up the little golden i'm
age.
The Ram-Bagb stood among the
ruins of Ferozabad, the ancient
city of Delhi, and was just the
spot to prove vast earthly Golfer.
The land was all crown property,
but the commissioner or govern
ment agent chanced to be a perso-
nal friend of mine, and had small
doubt of being able to obtain per-
mission to dig for treasure by ap-
plying to him.
went that same afternoon to a
well-known money changer and
goldsmith in the Chandree Chouk,
and. placing the image in his
hands, requested him to test it.
He took it stroked it over, and
said: "No need to test it. The
thing is pure gold."
l went next to see my friend the
commissioner, and found him seat
ed in his Office sucking iced brandy
pawnee through a straw.
81 have come to ask favor"
said l, dropping into an inviting
canvas chair, which ut once folded
up under me and Landed me on the
floor.
"To ask favor. eh ?" he ex-
laughing at my mishap.
"Most of my friends visit me for
that purpose. l begin rather to
suspect that my apparene populari-
ty in the station is due to my ca
pacity of obliging.
"O, it is very simple affair.""
said /, getting on my feet again. !
81 merely want your permission to
do digging"-he stared ut me-
''on the Ram-Bagh," l added.
s'What the deuce can you want |
to go digging in that weedy, snake
haunted place for ?" said he, screw
ing a gold-rimmed glass into his
BYE, to view me more attentively. |
Going to seek for'treasure, eh ?"
4" Why" / answered, little ta-
Ken aback, and wondering whether
after all, the astrologer's secret
might not be known to him, "to tell
Tou the truth, you have exactly hit
C."
''l wouldn't give you the value
If paper dollar for all you re like
y to find. My dear fellow, dig
over the whole place if you like.
You will be doing a great service
" clearing it of weeds. But what
las put the notion of seeking for
reasure in the Ram -Bagh into
our head ?''
"Well," | answered, feigning re-
uctance to admit a little supersti-
ious weakness, can astrologer call
d at my bungalow few days ago
for aims, and out of graft
ude for the charity bestowed upon
i'm, he said that if l should dig in
he Ram-Bagh heaven would re-
'ard my goodness"
my poor, deIuded friend" he
ried. laughing, "you won't dis
over anything. But il you happen
0 discover an old coin or two, or a
it Of antique pottery, why, don't I
ell anybody about it,"
"One thing more to crown the
/ am under to you."
aid /. ssLest should be inter-
cred with during my explorations,
ill you give me written permit !
. dig up the Ram-Bash ?"
He took a sheet of officially
eaded paper, scrawled few lines ]
pom it to the effect that ! was at I
berty to seek for treasure upon :