The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-12-06

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lty she could not resist showing hersel
thus decorated at a window to try thu
effect upon the passers-by.
Pedri1lo Pedrugo, who was watch
ing from the ether side Of the street
saw, was amazed, and raced off to tn
was once more dragged into the pres.
ence Of the judge, who wa
wroth as NAV, be imagined. How
is this" he cried, "you told me ,het
the infde, who died in your house left
nothing behind but an empty box
herself with her rags decked out with
pearls and diamonds? Wretch, pre-
pare to surrender the spoils Of your
victim or swing from the gallOws.'
The trembling Peregil fell on his knees
and told the whole story Of the en-
chanted treasure. No one was present
but the alcaide. the inuuisitive barber
and the alguazil, and these listened
with greedy ears to the water-carrier's
story. Then the algnazil was ~dispatch-
ed to bring in the Moor who had help
ed Peregil. miserable wretch!" cried
the Moor to Peregil, did I not warn
thee against babhline to thy wife,"
The story of the Moor corresponded
with that Of Peregil to a nicely, but
the alcalde threw out hints Of i'm
prisonment and rigorous investigation.
Softly, Senior Alcalde." said the Moor,
let us not mar fortune by a scramble
for it. Nobody knows anything OIL this
cret and divide the spoils. There is
enough for us all. Promise a fair d.
vision or the cave shall remain closed
forever" Promise anything" whis-
pered the foxy old aleuazil to the al
calde, until we get the treasure. Their
YOU can seize the whole, and if Pereg;1
or his accomplish dare to murmur
threaten them with the fagot and the
stake as infidels and sorcerers." SO
the a1calde agreed to the proposition
of the Moor and appointed that very
night to visit the secret treasure cave.
But he kept the Moor and the water
carrier in custody until toward mid
night, when they all sailed forth for
the A1hambra-the meddlesome bar
Der. of course. being OF the company.
They o along the donkey which he
alcalde a ravished from Peregil, IN
tending to bring back the treasure. on
his back. They arrived at the Tower
without having been seen and tied the
donkey to a tree in the surrounding
wood. Then they went Gown those
81 ppery. Shiny steps again to first one
gloomy vault and then another until
at length they stood in the one the
of which barred urthe progress
me scroll was now produced, the
candle lighted and the Moor began to
the awful incarnation.
AS before the earth trembled and
the thunder rolled as the door of the
opened disclosing the fight of
steps which led to the treasure cham
Der. The alcalde,. the barber and the
alsuazil were so frightened tina they
the alcalde mustered up
enough resolution to the
W~ater-carrfer and the Moor to go down |
and bring up the treasure. Peregil and
the Moor found things as they had left
them, the two armed warriors on
Suaro silent and m%otionless. but gaz-
upon them witt, terrifying coun-
They removed two of the
great lars filed with gold and pre-
stones and carried them up. IN.
With great toll and exertion, to the
open air. The barber, the alguazil ant
me alcalde had fastened there before
When these two lars we've
swung on either side of the dontav
were as much as the animal could
Dear. and at the sight Of them rho al
-aioe and his friends fairly
greed.
Let Us be contend for the present !,
az .ne MOOT. with what We have
remains" What" cried the -.
SaIue' the barber and the alguazil in
, Unorus' is there still more behind 2.
why, replied the Moor, I'VE nave
rhSs aakeh the least Of the treasure
re greatest Of all, an immense iron-
oound chest, is still in the vault r. :.
vi ua pearls and precious stones. Rut
We nave enough here to make nc ~
"eal.hy Tor life, wealthy bevon6 ~.
learts desire" The words ~ ~
'ro; hao: as he intended they shonla
,atias9 sun more the ravenouc .na -
.a 800 cupdfty of the alcalde a ND hhhns
ha n lents' n they demanded thai
chest be brought III 'iat
Let us have the up phe
ne :. SAID the alcalde; 1--WE 81 !
. arr said the Moor dete,min nr no =,
naousn IS enough for any reazonah7yes
)" said Tho n'o re IS superiiuous." .And /
nera my back by bringing n "ni not {
,reaI treasure tonight. Nor ~ any /
q the back Of my poor VIII q
SING him to carry anv u'hkey by =