White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-10

can inclosc- subject, if enforced, to
therccforth his own in pcrpetuity
/ Whilst thus engaged Joe came on 4
barrow" cr cairn Of small stones. Ht
cleared away these as too small L
scrvc b S purpose, and di Covered be
Meath them a granite Slab. This ht
luvered aside, without much difficulty
and TO his surprise discovered stone
est or coffin constructed OF rude blocks
/ lie crcpt in, and was stu further sur
vr;acd when he found within a pot con
tainnr charred bones and ashes, and
near it cup Of yellow metal, and some
rings and hoops, some weighing SLY
( cti.crs ten and fifteen ounces apiece.
lie hastily scrambled forth, and az
! The sott.ng sun CLEANED out, he exam
= ed his find by its light lie rubbed
iLe cuo and the rings on his sleeve, and
/ ''Ev girrcr." said hc, "if it amt all
solil gold Come! I'm in luck's way
! This shall stand over against rainy
day"
u wasn't called young Rainy Day
for nothing" said he. "rll put il all
hack again where found it, and there
it shall remain TIL l have real occasion
! u lift it,
! So the young man replaced the COW
| ering block, then heapcd the small
! stones and earth over it and disguised
the fact that the place had been dis
! turhed.
He returned home very satisfied with
himself and With his prospects, Nov
! he could look forward without blinking
10 tho inevitable rainy day. AT pres
ent he had health, strength and youth,
and with thc2c he could earn his livelI-
hood. "Eut," as Jos put it, II can /
reckon on these lasting, | knows scF-
eral Young chaps as has had colds set
lied on their chcstesscS, and have died
cf a decline. And Tom EDd.cOtt, he
dislocated bis hip, and row cant hob
hle ~ on to the moor after granite
no more; and as TO old age and de
crepitudc-there's no denying it, every
day and hour and minute brings NE
IL tt'i W we
Accordingly. Jos went on breaking
rp stone 7Gd inclosing, ard insttnct've-
" he extended his new take" wall in
the direction of the cairn and stone
chest that contained his treasure.
On the verge Of the moor, on the con-
Gres OF culture, lived girl named Mary
NCgctt, with her bCdriddcn mother.
She made q livelihood out of rlovers'
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, ard which she DIS
posed Of 10 ar nrchac0ioCist. She also
did some nccIlcwork and went out char
rjrg.
jos passed the cottage twice daily
on his way out and cn his way homH,
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 oyertnllen by q
hailstorm, he had been invited into the
cottage, and had, been given q, cup OF
tea that warmed his heart as if it had
been peppermint, and got into his head
as it it had been whisky.
Ono day when they met on the moor
the northeast blast was so cutting that
they retired together under shelter of
a rock to cat 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 to Jos. lie tossed on his
bed. He could not sleep. lie sailed
very carly from his house ard went to
the moor, resolved to raise his treasure,
dispose OF it, dare fortune and marry.
As he passed the cottage of Mary Ag-
gett he did not see her. He was glad of
this, lest she should have asked him
why lie went to his work two hours
earlier than usual.
lie proceeded to the cairn, removed
the stones, hcaycd the covering slab
aside, gotinto the chest and brought out
the gold rings and cup. lie furbishcd
them up, and they srarklcd in the morn
ing sun.
When all were ranged before him, he
shook his head at would be madness
to risk it," said he. "If married Polly,
women be them corkscrews, she'd have
the whole story out Of me, and they be
that chatterboXes, they can't help talk
ing, and she'd blab about it to every one
in the place. Then I'd have the crown.
and the duchy, and the lord o the
manor, and the parson and the l43
commoners down on me for demanding
their shares. he hanged if III risk IT.
Women Is terrible dangerous animals
with their tongues, never TO be trusted
Then in went all the treasure again
into the coffin that had contained and
preserved it for 1900 years.
81 know what I'll do" said Jos. III
build my new-take wall right over this
old grave, and then no one can geC at
the treasure without pulling down the
wall"
Little did Jos suspect that he was
being watched, and that his every word
wGs overheard by Polly herself who
was behind the rock hard by, where she
had picked up flint chips and flakes
Slowly, painfully JOS Day worked at
his wall. He succeeded in carrying 1t