The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-04-04

"What place, did you say? It's
Minor, my dear grandpa" the shcp-
herd answered, in laughing surprise.
Mcnco was astounded to hear him
self called grandpa, since be had not
yet passed thirty.
"And where is Escopont?'
"Do you intend to walk ther.!'
"Well, suppose do?'
"That little village away up yonder
you can barely see it from here-is
Escopont."
"Thank you! Good-hy." And Men
leo proceeded on his way, wondering
whether he had lost his senses. When
he arrived at Escopont he found that
while the houses were different, the
old church was still there, though
nearly in ruins and near by he saw
another and finer one.
$50 much cannot possible have taken
place in one night" he reasoned. 81
certainly must have slept like the seven
slecpers.'
Thundcrstruck. lie wcIlled his way
toward his "l,! bono. only. wonder of
wonders! to find ii replaced by sp!cn-
did villa whose grounds were shaded
by ancient oaks.
"IIow can this b,?'' he exclaimed.
"Only eight months before my dauyh-
ter Dorine was born | planted these
oaks How can they have grown so
much in twelve hours! And where is
my hous,? Has it been carried away
by the wind? | shall never recover
my possessions again!''
Seeking entrance to the house, he
was met by woman with a child in
her arms, but she was not lis wife, nor
was the child his daughter
"What can do for you, my good
mani" said the woman. Are you in
want?"
81 do not seek aims. seek only
my Mary"
Your Mary! Who is sh,?'
"My wife The wife of Me1icc, the
hunter"
"The'e is no Mary here"
Am not in Escopont?'
"Ycs. What them
Menco was at his wits end.
oh" he cried, II must be ont of
my mind!''
The woman began to troinble.
"Go away. 90 away" she said, with
that long white beard Of yours and
queer apparel, | half believe you are
the Wandering Jew. Go away"
Until now Mcnco had not noticed the
length of his beard, which he had al
ways been accustomed to trim every
day. Looking at his clothes, be MOTTO
ed they were cd and tIrcadbarc. The
woman, alone with her infant, was in
no position to ail him, but, rushing to
a ncighbor, announced that the Wan
dering Jew had just been at her house.
We may be sure that all the women
who heard the tale ran to the villa in
the hope Of gazing on such celebrated
character as the Wandering jew, and
in a twinkling the heusn was filed.
Meantime, Menico, irresoluLe, stood
in the roadway with his bent head in
bis hands, not knowing which way to
turn.
"Whcrc have you come from, good
man, asked one of the women who
had crowded around him.
From Escopont.'
Glow long is it since you were
there?' she continued.
"S;nce yes crday,'' he replied, "and
since then it seems to me that the
country and myself have got aged at
least hundred years.
"And what have you been doing du-
ring so long a night"
II was in the bosom of the elrth.'
"In the bosom OF the earth Do
tell us what you found there.'
"rhe treasure of the Evil One y
"The treasures of the Evil One!'
all the WON N repeated in chorus, as
they made sign Of the cross. "He
is a z,rd ! he is wzlrd!' and
away they went, more frightened than
before, crying out "He is wizard
Keep away from the wizard y
Their cries aroused the ncighbor-
hood, and for his escape with Il whole
skin Menico had to thank the Judge
who, hearing the clamor, also ran to
him, and quietcd the populace with
| the assurance that he would consider
| what was best to be done.
Menico was placed in a cell, and the
following morning named as the time
for his examination. But the head of
the tribunal was called away that day,
and the trial was put off for 4 week.
When he was brought to trial Menico
was in a sad way, and could scarcely
hold up his head; How could he be
otherwise, after so many trying oxper
fences?
The first question the judge asked
was:
SIS it true that you claim be have
seen the treasures of the Evil One!'
at is all too true. Would that il
were not!
"What are those treasurres!
"Stones chat will burn; and in time
| vo, will find fbof hy- tho oi1 of thnSc