The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-15

"Boys. guess y'c hecr o. Bn KID
Capn Bm Rid the baokin pirut wal
rampaged most outrageous long these yere
fort.Idin' shores. eh2" asked Cd MN
HcdelI SIN thc-s a shrewd Isons islald
farmer 81 three lusty city youngsters
who were spending few weeks vaca-
ton GA che smithcrs place. aa RUM Point.
just outside the village - Freerort says
the New York Mail and EXpress
Course We have Everybody knows
bout Capt KID the pirate answered
Willie Burgess the elder Of the boys.
IAN didn ha bury his treasure on Long
Is.anie' eaeeriy asked pavie Dennes
"sure he DID" replied the old man. "an'
thet's fest a. pint o tn observations m
s2iu O. make -
Don want no ohsvations. til us a
story bout cant. Kid. when h. sailed
wnen ne saledf ike they say IN the
song interrupted Davle Dcanes.
"WcI fh.h we're Cap'n Kidd an his
heathtulsh crew went sloshing round m
Spanish main down yorder near New
York hay an met up with q OCEAN fox
hound what had some railroad PRESIDENT
on board one % them presidents wuz
man be- tn name % Gold"
you mean Gould, I read his name IN
the Long Island Observer" Clipped N
Dayle Dcaues
"No don't mean iist what say
Hls name WIZ Cod same as Mckinley
money ana gold. and money wuz IN his
pockets on haversaok 81 most fcrum'-
tious quantities Wen after a-stnn1in'
Sir Gold on hi- head an shakin' OFT the
money an jewels on m deck o the Az
sic Ann. which WHY M name o m pirut
ship Cap.n Kidd he"
II know pipei the irrcrressib'e Davie
al rNa nj
mo he didn't either continued Be
dell Smifhers "Capn KIDD. he led Mr.
Gold uu 10 th rail an give him shove
Mr. Gold he tried 20 walk in air fur
while but he wuz too heavy and fell
through"
"Fel through the oir7"
yep. Fen right through n atmos-
phore. Y see, the air wuz that hin Il
couldn't hold him M Hc dropped as fur
as th' water an ne broke through that
cause IL wuz a little shy o salt an not
very strong
"Cap'u Kidd an his crow they sailei
an they sailed iike the song has n. on
40 they KEN TO Hem-stead bay. list back
here"
rs 81 far 70 the Spanish MAIN" asked
Davie Deancs
- We know where South'erd's grocery
store ie2 No Wei. then you don know
WheFe is N spanish MAN, an It's no use
a-teiliug YOU. Cap'n Kidd an his wi-kc 2
crew carried tn gold m jewellery u m
Hem stead Road TN they KUN 20 Cam
Dan Rhoad's corner. right over there.
bout so yards from this very spot. They
WIZ seen 20 come down IN lane 90 this
SPOT with iist loads Nv treasure on their
shoulders. an they dumped 81 on tn
Rroun right here or hereabouts."
The Old man paused. and sucked flri-
ousy az his clay pipe. Davie Deanes be-
came impatient
"Whatd they do them" he asked.
'Well. then. a cloud KEN over tho MON
an you'll have 20 guess al the balance
II know; they buried the treasure on
this farm. ana you don't want any one
TO know H."
Davic Dcancs was a bright lad. 70 dc
| nying that The other boys. foYowin z
his lead. hurried 10 the tool house. grab-
bed picks and SPADES. and started TO dig
/ ging FOR buried treasure In the cornhtld.
| Old man Bedeu Smithers watched them
/ with an amused smile en- is face.
Hum he unused That field sartnly
| DO need spldin an them roys mizht ms
/ well do the work as a hired man. Least
wise saves me % wages o two men
| slong as they work