The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-26
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si!!!ti1', he said; yu.u.. .,
He hadn't got the words out OF his mouth
yt before a bis, tai. %strarpin' Teller was oil, his
feet and up TO the bar fore any o the rest had
1ThankSar!, said the, stranger. sreakin' to
the 6,G. tal, strappin' ieller. wasn't ac;;
here The sunmon- for you. Mr.. Depew!'
,",Th" summons. servers were, greet readers
o human nature in them days. I've heard my
father say. but the Depews was always to the
front
ny Depcw i the only real gentleman ] know !.
Consequently. him and Benny got closer than
peas IN a pod; and Inc im". when Ninety-nine
Benny hein' there a wa;tin' Tor him. and callet
for II so often that even Benny was heGinnlu'
e. get enough. Nincty-nine got surprlsin'
benny. snid he. I don't s'pose you'd give
THAT sort q defends sail Benny. lest
this here mirutS ia give q gallon o, rum 70
II IA give r";'a a h"ofer m 10 lse il ! ha' HOMER my a IN ths
%inornin' is worth u good deal. N]inety-nlne.
! Specially the way I'm gnin' t. be- apt 10 look At
,hinEs tomorrow morhin. for Instance. said
"Ntuetv-nine he laughed, and said: To
n."rriw YOU. go with me aud Ill show you my
"B"l,pv said he'd 20. hut, when next mornin,
come Ninet,,nino'S rum had quit talk.n' and
III was only JoEin. he said to Benny.
<,nBmt benny wouldn't have II, aud hung 70
Benny along with him Folks never expected
e. sec bcnny aEin, for thei; idee was that
nr in the mountains and us. one o 'them big
hhoss-ristols on him. But folks was wrong
back. long towarl night. He looked as II he
might g been 80 in, ghosts. he was 80 pale and
feet was sore. Not a word world Benny say til
h" bad drunk a whole tottl" q rum to get his
Ninrty-nine walk"i him int The mountains.
4" snid, rre'ty much all o. on" dav. and then
,h%y %nmH to H. Shnre o. q nte noHd Then
HIM sort a ,twi-t% like, till hv and .bv h.
hnow,d that they was underground or deep IN
Benny that way fer more'n an hour. Then
they H%r,apr%'. and Nin"ty-nine took the blind
There l was, stapdir' in a big cave. al, lit
hv as much as a hun Ire | r~autl-@.' said Benny.
and what | sec, made me binder than ! was
l"st couldn't mpv" or. speak. The floor was
covered with green AMI reI aud yellow carpets
arouri. in rirks and nutrhrs in thu rocks was
marl!c statues 1"tch as [ bad never heard tho
was heaps q gold and silver. Jest as might
PIE ~ tnmrSins in a field. Big strings o glit-
ttHrin' th.nG- hum from The walls. and had to
kags 'u'i q shinin' jewels. aud Ninetv-niNe
shove his hand down n one . them kags an
when he ley en- Iron lack In nG'in they looked
lEe q streak Q, tl2Shtn fire: Them was di'mon's,
And n" toiks that owned, en- wnnst.",
SAD he. oil had towa,k the plank. Benny, and
soMr 3 20 the is k sswS1h mG h., h. a sn1 fro n.w. / pose
Ninety-nine." | said. you don't mean 70
Benny. said Ninaty ~nfn "Pp irate 20 's sa FIha a'
And I'm n" last one At en- that's Twin. and
a., thes" g]ii't"tin' gems and clnkin' coin. ct
Then Benny took 70 4hiverin' and shakin'.
and fI da Kim foE TqR' 'G H. o' i n on B bim RxiH
night fell. and a good while INTO the night,
then halted him Repny didn't do nothtn' hui
when dag broke he found himself on one
"yo inr khiI y ihe N 2GaSss ri ,ir' f 3s,rS S~h2 AVA
min" was gone. II t%"E Berny ali The res, y;
tn dav 10 get home. but he marked the pny,
Gf9 and be be 5SSis r. .Gr 1S 4 ,t II, 5p p8qh ;b ard ~ 70 i his dyin'
straight {" Nin"ty-nin"'s ave but he wouldn't
Do 7 '"ouse The treasure was pirates staa'in's.
\lre'T.nire wasn't never seen ag'in. hut thara
amt no kind . doubt that his skeleton il Lawn
TIER" amongst all them S~litterin' dladems and
so. when Boots Van Stcenhnreh come back
rom rhGsin' Jenny Lin, around the country. l
didn't max" no bones % sayin' 10 him:
Boots. said l.. how could you a got thu
And from the way Boots acted I knov'd
thnt he su;spicioned that had an idee. and he
.".,,Roots;' said |. its Ninety,ninc's cave
Then Boots give another wink. and / kuow'd
RAM y,no0,S, sail !, it was handed down from
"Blt Bots h., only give another wink. I
know! was right. though. and so, out 70
q R"nuy,a as Boots was, and ~ ard hy Boots lie
promised to take me- - Nin"ty-uine's cave
Somn gay s I le, ne in on share5;; thoISh'he
htyir, no use for INV. ani he miSht Jest az
We a',ooS re to It and civ. N" t,le 10. tho
But h. KEEP putin that OF oven. and every
Mr. Ia run across hin and want 70 know |
cave hNi let mo matr a draft on some "a my |
-hnre o rhe goods he'd only rest civ" a wink
or" . these tsys". And And Tthnr1Tt!sH T tT hST wa Ih f E May
aGo!"' Tor wears and Years. til a. last I lost
fE<Ty T Tan s : r4'tHnsI Ana hat and and i, ! hunted up
-" Boots l sail. I'm tired 9 waitin' for my
share in Ntngty.nine's cave; Now. i, you don't
or -oHethin' o that sort I said. '"'
give a wink, Then he see / wasn't to be- fo55,,Id
no more and he said:
rrtd1Iym. f t".sr' sn IL 6 conc :rs n,2n Fl fh Il; y way +, NEXT a5
"a, night, said I. %feeIin Ioyfui. I'm tired
saiiI I. ard ywoa't ou, w n' Wiz fhFiT,Fn no m%2e'
Bouts he give another wink and went away.
conn S%aIY Win SidHE Il. '" Then 1T fo w,s Van Var
went down TO where Boots was. the
a.. 1 wR"rl eef Bco q e 3na E Staeh IFc il ny fys,I
ns pT%m,sthd TO come and see me on Friday.
reason that, he didn't come. we s'pose. is that
was dead W."
Boots Van SteenhurGh had gone and died
m me-, nnl lisapr'intei mo thu most out
-accouS kind! ! never would a thought il o.
Boots. with all that clinkin' coin and them
iHShin' jewels layin' hid in Ninety-nine's cave.
iyin' soul Will ever see" ~ a"'
Which is the plant Of Tnc'e Peter De Witt Of
lister county. as YOU will nnd any DAY Won
meet him N that legendary region and
iSten to him talk.
AROUND G.iNSETOORr MARKET.