Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-04

feet, and yet no signs of any treasure
became manifest. A general pause en-
sued, and l began to hope that the
farce was at an end. Legrand how
ever. although evidently much discon-
certed, wiped his brow thoughtfully,
and recommended. We had eXcavated
the entire circle of four feet diameter,
and now we slightly enlarged the linn
it, and went to the farther depth Of
two feet. Still nothing appeared. The
gold seeker, whom | sincerely pitied,
at length clambered from the pit, with
the bitterest disappointment imprinted
upon every feature, and proceeded,
slowly and reluctantly, to put on his
coat, which he had thrown off at the
beginning of his labor. In the mean
time l made no remark. Jupiter, at
signal from his master, began to gath
er up his tools. This done, and the
dog having been unmuZZled, we turned
in profound silence towards home.
We had taken, perhaps, dozen steps
in this direction, when, with loud
oath, Legrand strobe up to Jupiter, and
seized him by the collar. The as
tonished negro opened his eyes and
mouth to the fullest extent, let fall the
spades, and fell upon his knees.
You scoundrel." said Legrand, hiss
ing out the sylllables from between
his clenched tecth,-'you internal black
vilain!-spcak, tell you!-answcr me
this instant, without prevarication!-'
which-which is your left eyc?"
"Oh, my golly, Massa Will! amt dis
here my lcf eye for sartain?" roarcd
the terrified Jupiter, placing his hand
upon his right organ Of vision, and
holding it there with a desperate per-
tinacity, as if in immediate dread Of
his masters attempt at n gougc.
Il thought sol knew it. hurrah!"
vocferated Legrand, letting the negro
go. and executing a series of curvct
and caracnlcs, much to tn" astnnish-
mcnt of his valet, who, arising from
his knees. looked, mutcly, from his
master to myself, and then from my
self to his master
Come, we must &" hack" said the
latter the games not up yet" And he
again led the way To the tulip-trcc.
Jupiter" said he. when we reached
its foot. come here! Was the skull
nailed to the limb with the face out
wards. or with the face tn the limb"
DE face was out, massa, SO dat d."
crows could get at de eyes good. wild
ont any trouble"
well. then. was it this eye or that
through which YOU dropped the bcctle?'
here Lcgrand touched each of Jupitrr's
eyes.
Twas dis here eye massa. de lcf'
eyc.-iis as yuu tell me" and here it
was his right eye that the ncgr" indi-
Gated.
THAT will dove must try ii again.
Here my friend, about whose mad
ness | now saw. or ianCicd that saw,
certain indications of method rcm"V-
ed the peg which marked the spot
where the beetle fell. To a spot about
three inches to the westward of its for
mrr position. Taking, now, the tape
measure from the nearest point of the
trunk to the peg, as before. and con-
tinuing the extension i'm Il straight line
to the distance Of fifty feet. Il spot was
indicated. removed, 10y several yards,
from the point at which we had been
digging.
Around the new position circle,
somewhat larger than in the former
instance. was now described. and we
again set tu work with the spades. |
was drradrully weary. but scarcely
understanding what had accustomed the
change i'll my thoughts, felt no long
cr any great aversion from the labor
imposed. | had h"comc most unaC-
cuumtably interested. nay. even "NCit-
ed. Perhaps there was something.
amid all the cXtravagant dcmCannr of
Lcgrand. some air of furcthought, or
of dclihCratiun.-Whic impressed me-
dug eagerly. and now and then
caught myself actually Looking. with
Something that very much rcs"mhl"d
expectation. for the fanCicd treasure,