The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-29
HAS A STRAIGHT TIP
MAN KNOWS LOCATION OF CAPT
kIDD'S TREASURE.
He Ought To, Seeing That the Spirit
OF the immortal Pirate Took the
Trouble to Inform Him-Will Soon
Surprise the World.

Captain Kidd's treasure is again
threatened with discovery, this time
through the agency OF the super
natural world. David Vaughn, wild
over. who lives near Sugartown. n.
Y, announces that he is the possessor
of a straight tip from the Captain
himself as to the exact location anc
amount of the treasure.
I'm Twin in a shack, now, DAVE
said, "an I'm dom odd jobs for live
lihood, but jest as soon as | KIN gil
ready and take trip to somewhere
I'll come back here and make some
folks feel pretty durn small.
David is a Spirituaist of the most
enthusiastic type, and says he re-
ceives messages from his departed
friends and family daily. His child
rem died in infancy, but David recent
" surprised the townspeople by exhib'
ting several interesting portraits OF
them, full grown and attired in mod
ern garments. He pointed out that
the stylishness of their garb put a
new feature on all notions OF the
future life. .Davids account OF his In
terview with Capt Kidd is graphic.
He describes it thus:
THE Cappen come to me one nigat
about two weeks ago. | was sittin' by
my stove a ponderin' on the uncertain
ties OF life, jest after an affecting con
versation with my dear departed VIE
! Suddenly | heerd a clatterin behind
me. and, turnin around, come face
to face with a tall, bristly lookin cuss
with a bed quilt arrangement around
his waist, jest crowded out with
weapons. He had thin face, kinder
red, and a pair of long, whippy mus
taches. His hat was peaked and pull
ed down over his eyes, and his pants
was white and kinder half-long anC
fiowin. SEE he, foldin' his arm:
across his chest and lookin' stern:
do you know me, Dave"
EFF we had skirt on I'd thinl
mebbe we was the speerit of my wife'
mother SEE |, kinder reachin out fe
facts.
MANY have covered before me IL
my time seq the fgger. i am CappeI
Kidd, the most piratical, bloodthirst,
pirate that ever walked the quarter
deck
IL tole the Cappen that ! was kinde
surprised to meet him, as ] had allu
thought that the gates was KEEP
pretty close shut where he was pass
in the winter, but he said he had
null with the boss down there an
got out once in a while TO take
breath of cool and refreshing air.
invited him TO set down in a draugh
and then he told me his Grant. II
tole me that he had got tired OF wal
ing for short sports and four-tiusher
70 find his treasure, and had made u
his mind TO take a day off and Civ
some honest III alght UP. mat
what he done fer sir. lie said
was the aonester ma had hear
of. and should have the treasure as
sort of a joke. No. sir; | won't tie
nobody anything about where it i
The onderstandin' is that when | e
my hands on il I'm TO set apal
enough of the funds to pay the e
penses of a libel suit which Cape
Kidd has placed in my hands fC
prosecution.
"A libel suit?" David was asked
surprise.
"Yassir; the Capper tole me tn;
some onprincipled cuss had wrote a
article for a magazine a few weel
, ago, which said that the Cappen W.
not half as bad as he had been suppo
, ed to be. This outraged the Cappen
pride. and kinder think that W;
. why he come up to tell me where h
treasure is"
David says be will start as soon ;
he can raise money enough to pay Il
| fare. The location of the treasure.
, hints, will surprise a great many pc
/ pie.