Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-05-13
TREASURE-rROyE.
ny :. barring GOULD.

rights on the common 81 his parish
over which. moreover. the immortal
lord asserts paramount, authority. ami
cnforccs it when he can. The duchy
~ Cornwall. however. 70 which the
forest belongs. Processes sort Of SOW
err gntv over al these commons.
What the limitations are - al these
rights have never been defined and il
, may - safely assumed that each claim
ant will endenVor 70 use. appropriate
snd iuclp~c a. much Of the common
land as be- can. tu stopped by some
other claimant.
Nov. there lived in the parish Of
South Tawtpn. in the curious Old vii
lage 81 Zeal. where every house j. an
archaeological curiosity. and every
householder i independents poor
Young man Of the name 81 Josiah Day.
commonly known as Young Rainy Day.
The nickname was acquired by him
through his excessive caution. As the
slc'hful man. according to solomon.
excuses himself from doing anything
ord going anyN here. boy saying; There
Is lion in the street. so did Josiah
Day shirlS yenturing on any undertake
ing or investing small earnings in any
speculation tn which the risk OF loss
adhered. on the plea that he must look
out for and provide against rainy
day
Joe was not a lazy man. yet his eX-
avqeratcd prudence led TO much the
same results rs inertness-he let slip
opportunities that could never recur.
ord which went to benefit men less
able. honest and industrious than him
self.
II sometimes happens that plums
drop into the mouths of those who
stand gaping at the clouds. All they
then have to do is to close their mouths
on the plums and to make the most Of
them.
such plum dropped into the mouth
of Josiah one Christmas I've. lie did,
indeed, snap his jaws on it-but that
was ALL
lie was working on the common.
cutting up granite blocks. wherewith
to- construct a new take" wall. II il
the opinion of every householder in n
Parish that has commons that he has
q right to as much open ground as he
/ can iucloSc-s subject, IL enforced, 10 "a
payment TO the lord Of the manor. and
/ thenceforth his own in perp.tuity.
Whilst thus engaged Joe came on n
harrow" or cairn Of small stones. He
| cleared away these ~ too small u
serve his purpose. and discovered be
/ meath them a granite slab. This he
lesercd aside. without much difficulty,
and 90 his surprise discovered stone
cist OF coffin constructed OF rude blocks.
he crcpt IN. aud was still further sur
| prised \, hen he found within "a pot con
tanning charrcd bones and ashes. and
near it cup OF yellow metal. and sons
rings ard hoops. some weighing six
others ten and fifteen ounces apiece.
lie hastily scrambled forth. and a,
'he setting sun CLEANED out. he exam
med his find by its light lie rubbet
the cup aud the rings on his sleeve. anc
by ginger" said he. If it ain't al
solid COLL Come. I'm in luck's way
This shall stand over against rainy
say."
such was his first thought; the sec
ond was this: If il be known that
have found treasure. then shat
have the duchy putting its fist down oI
IL. the lord 81 the manor demandini
IL; the crown eNacting 1t, the parsol
holding out his hand for a tenth. an
every householder in the parish, II
this j. common land, clamoring for hi
share. and there be 143 have rights
Odds life, There'll be naught left 70
me but the disappointment of haVini
found and lost treasure"
Josiah stool turning over the gol
cup and rings. Then he peered eau
iiously about him to make sure tina
he was unobseryed.
Il wasn't called young Rainy Da
for nothing" said he. iii put II a
back again where / found 1t, and ther
it shall remain till have real occasio
to lift it,
SO the young man replaced the CO.
ering block, then heaped the sma
stones and earth over it and disguise
the fact that the place had been di
turbed.
lie returned home very satisfied wit
himself and with his prospects. No
he could look forward without blinkin
4 to the inevitable rainy day. At pre-
: ent he had health, strength and yout
and with these he could earn his iiyel
hood. But" as Jos put it, Il can
= reckon on these lasting. | knows Sc
; eral young chaps as has had colds 81
4 4.
!. OF a decline. And Tom Endicott,
dislocated his hip. and now can't ho
bic up on To the moor after GRAM
e no more; and as to old age and d
:, ! crepitude-there' no denying II. eve
. ,lay and hour and minute brings Il
0. higher to it."
Accordingly, JOS went on breakil
up stone aud inclosing. and instinctiy
" he extended his new take" wall
the direction of the eairn and sto
chest that contained his treasure.
1t must not he supposed that J
was not tempted TO realize, but fear
discovery. and the consequent confis'
ton OF the gold. above all, his preSa
ing dominant passion of caution agar
a future unprovided for, prevented
doing so.
On the verge of the moor, on the &C
fines of culture, lived a girl named Ma
Aggett, with her bedridden moth
She made livelihood out of plove
eggs, which she collected and sold, G
of some poultry size kept, out of I'll
arrow heads, which, by searching, 5
found on the moor, and which she d
posed of to an archaeologist. She a
did some needlework and went out CHI
rEg.
Jos passed the cottage twice da
on his way out and on his way hor
and very frequently he saw Mary at
door, or she was searching on the me
rear where he worked, and they ne
. met without exchange of salutatio
, On one occasion, when oyertaken b,