The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-24

LII ldlueF was Qulte d leduluS uluu
in chapel You should ha' seen him
Sundays, interrupting the minister and
giving out 'ymns. He 'ad gold specta-
cles, / remember, and used to look over
'em at you while he sang hearty. He
was always great on singing 'earty to
the Lord. and when he got out of toon
art the people went after 'im-always.
'E was that sort of man. And to walk
behind i'm in lis black clothes-'is at
was a brimmer-made one regular
proud to be engaged to such father
in-law. And when the summer came
went down there and stopped fort
night.
Now, you know there was a sort of
itch" said Mr.. Brisher eve wanted
to marry, me and Jane did, and get
things settled. But e said lad to get
proper position first. Consequently
there was itch. Consequently when
l went down there l was anxious to
+, show that was good, useful sort of
chap like Show l could do pretty
nearly everything like. See?"
made sympathetic noise.
+! "And down at the bottom Of their
! garden was bit of wild part like. So
! l says to i'm, why don't you ave a
| rockery ere?' says. 1T 'ud look nice.
"'Too much EXPENSE he says.
.s.Not penny says 1. I'm Il dab at
rockeries. Lemme make you one You
see, I'd 'elped my brother make a
/ rockery in the beer garden be'ind is
/ tap, so 1 knew low to do it to rights.
| 'I4emme make you one,' says. Its
olidays, but I'm that sort of chap.
4 ate doing nothing l says. 'Tll make
/, you one to rights And the long and
the short of it was he said might.
"And that's low come on the treas
ure."
What treasurer" asked.
"Why," said Mr.. Brisher, 'the treas
IRE I'm telling you about, what's the
reason why | never married.
"What.-a treasure-dug upw
"Yes-bured wealtl-treasure trove.
! Come out of the ground. What kept
on saying-regular treasure" He look
ed at me with unusual disrespect.
ut wasn't more than foot deep, not
the top of it," he said. I'D 'ardly got
thirsty like before l come on the cor
ner.''
go on l said. 81 didn't under
stand"
4 "Why, directly it the box knew it
was treasure. A sort Of instinct told
me- Something seemed to shout inside
of me, 'Now's your chance; lie low
It's lucky knew the laws of treasure
trove, or I'd ave been shouting there
and then. dessay you know
Grown bags it," l said, "all but 1
per cent. Go on. It's shame. What
didyou do?"
Uncovered the top of the box. There
wasn't anybody in the garden or about
like. Jane was 'elping 'er mother do
the 'ouse. l was excited, tell you. !
tried the lock and then gave a whack
at the hinges. Silver coins-full. Shin
ing. 1t made me tremble to see 'em
, | And jest then I'm blessed if the dust
man didn't come round the back OF
the 'ouse. 1t pretty nearly gave me
'eart disease to think what fool was
to ave the money showing. And di
rectly after card the chap next door
Re was 'olidaying too-watering lis
beans. If only ed looked over the
fence!'
"What did you do?"
.kicked the lid in and covered it W
like a shot and went on digging abou
yard away from it like mad. An(
my face, SO to speak, was laughing OF
it's own account till had it hid. tel
you / was regular scared like at m!
luck. jest thought that 'ad to be KEEP
close, and that was all. 1t seemed t.
me the box was regular sticking on
and showing, like your legs under tn,
sheets in bed, and went and put4al
the earth I'd got out of my ole for TIN
rockery slap on top of it. l was in
sweat. And in the midst of it all GU
toddles 'er father. He didn't say any
thing to me, but Jane told me after
ward when he went indoors e says
d That there jackanapes of yours, Jane
e he always called me jackanape
e some'ow-'knows ow to put is back il
to it after ALL Seemed quite impresse
by it, e did"
!, How long was the box?" 1 aske
< suddenly.
! "oh, bout so by So" Mr.. Brsher ii
Dictated moderate sized trunk
"Full?" said l.
Full up of silver coins-'arf crown:
e believe"
h Why" 1 cried, chat would mea
u hundreds Of pounds"
y Thousands" said Mr.. Brisher in
sort of sad calm. 81 calc'lated it out"
Il But how
"4All know isewhat found. Wha
I thought at the time was this: Th
{ chap who's owned the 'ouse before e
II father d been a regular slap up bu
l. glar, what you'd call a Ugh class Grim
l. nal. Used to drive is trap, like Peac
= did, Mr.. Brisher meditated on til
difficulties of narration and e1nbarke
in a hazardous parenthesis. II don
know il | told you it'd been bu
glars house before it was my girls f;
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