Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-25
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ttones, heaved the covering slab aside, got
into the chest and brought out the gold
rings and cup. He furnished them up.
and they sparkled in the morning sun.
When all were ranged before him, ha
shook his head 1T would be madness to
risk It, said be- III married Polly,
women be them corkscrews. she'd have
the whole story out of me, and they be
that chatterboxes they can't help talking,
and she'd blab about it to every one in the
place. Then I'd have the crown, and the
duchy, and the lord Of the manor, and the
parson, and the 14s commoners down on
me demanding their shars. Be hanged If
I'll 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 1000 years.
II know what I'll do," said Jos I'm
build my new take wall right over this
old grave and then no one can get at the
treasure without pulling down the wall.
Little did Jos suspect that he las being
watched, and that his every wSd was
overheard by Polly herself, who was be-
hind 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 over
the cairn, and thus he secured his treasure
from being disturbed, and thus was 1t
made fast against the rainy day
In the course of the next three months
he had completed the inclosure and had
taken from the common tract OF good
- a In
"Now, then. said Jos to himself my
way Is to be as still as mouse The
duchy won't know nothing about 1t The
lord of the manor lives far away. and his
agent Is a sleepy chap II he squalls, then
I'll claim rights under the duehy or as q
oommoner, and II the duchy squeaks I'll
claim under the lord Of the manor"
About this time Mary Aggett's mother
died JOS pitied her greatly, the cottage
was 80 lonely for the girl His heart grew
soft when be saw her in black Bless
mel" he said If / lived in that cottage
it would save me half my journey every
day. But won't risk it. 2"
Shortly after this great surprise came
on him One morning he found In his
"new take" flock Of sheep all branded
I'M. A."
"Gracious bless usl' exclaimed Jos
However came the sheep thereP I'll run
ask Polly She may know She must
have seen some one drive 'em this way
He went to the cottage and spoke In
heat: MARY some owdacious radicals
have been turning sheep into my new take
during the night They are all marked
M. A
"They are mine, Jos"
"Yours, Pollyp'
"Yes It was very kind and consider
ate Of you, Jos, to inclose so many acres
for me thank you with all my heart.
."Inclose for youi 1t is my new taker
"Tkere Is some Misunderstanding, an.
,swered the girl THE new take Is GER
tainly mine, have been to the lord of
the manor and have bought it-2b acres at
80 much gold per acre have the papers
all drawn out.
"Yoursl Where did you get the money!
That was a question Mary did not an.
swer
After much consideration Jos said fall
teringly: This Is pretty goi how am
to be paid for the wallingY'
"I'm sure can t think. Jos. >
"But it has engaged me of and on for
1s months Fifty pounds wouldn't repay
my labor can't afford"-
81 really am sorry for you.
"By gingerl" exclaimed Jos "There Is
only one way out Of it that can see, and
that is by changing the brand on the sheep
from A to D and by Jumping together my
wall and your land"
"Well, I'm not particular, answered
Mary, and so the matter was settled
They were married, and los found that
he had secured not only very capital bit
Of land, but with it thrifty. witty and
wise wife
At the CLOSE of the first twelvemonth
there were three in the house in the place
Of two At the end of the Second year the
number had mounted to five, for the Sec
ond addition to the family consisted in
twins
But the conscience Of Jos was uneasy
Something stood between him and Polly
He had secret from her, and that Is ever
q barrier to connubial unity Christmas
was approaching. Jos solved to make a
clean breast Of 1t and tell Mary every
thing
Christmas arrived, and Jos put off his
Sunday coat and lowered 'weskit. took
his lever and went forth Polly. said
he, "come along I've surprise for you.
He deliberately threw down portion Of
his new take wall. discovered the lid of
the stone chest, levered it aside and then
jumped into the box Next moment he
rose out of it blank with despair, trem.
bling with disappointment His treasure
was gone.
By the side Of the cairn and overthrown
wall stood his wife watching him with a
smile on her cherry lips and twinkle in
her bright eyes A toddling child clung
to her skirts and she held one Of the twins
in each arm.
"Pollr" he gasped. by gum, I'm q
ruined mani I've lost everything I've
been robbed.
Then she laughed, and when she laughed
the child holding her skirts laughed also
and the babes in her arms chuckled and
crowed.
"No, Jos Rainyday," she said, you
have lost nothing, you have gained much
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