The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-02-17

I sSher AhaEp guip. soast Hlsssaif ia 0
aave. sosas tairty feet Ia d@paA b.
Agists~n scTwsM With sA sysnlng es
~ RArypw SLID n beach 4 lad sses
srum the gssp az th~ cstsss.
THE ROC Is hlSh. with an eject 81
6esh!c rcAes- Near the month Us
,yHy s3alns " le,~coia water. whieh
has ~nrn o clean r0,k rAsHnel Zoe
ts3lf 10 the sra. Otherwise the cave
i perfectly dry There la no daGta
10 my mind thai In the gneat hue
esneeriug days Of the Seseateeatt
ernsRSY. aRd probably mach later. tas
plnee was the haunt ~ pirates Ons
fancies that C4Waln Samasan of tia
Bnnny Lass may have known ~ u be-
fore he brought the treasure TO the
island Tfsew were queer tesk to h
me, With IN those days tn the ~eS'
EN- oran Yes ihs cave has accu
many a rerre, sea tanned face and
larry ptgtail and echoed 10 arAngr
oAyas apd Wig cs~== s,nss, Msn .lhal
carved th0se steps IN the pasSase--
thirU.twe OF them In the sand q.
the floor. as S'ckcd Il UP villa ny
'svt, hoping rather childlshly 70 strike
the corner Of tho chest, | found the
hitt and part % the blade ~ rusty
cutu@. ana chased silver Shoe
burkl~ shah TAKE the buckle kNsc
70 llelen--a hd ye, how trivial u wiil
ssrm. with Mi else ,hat have % of
fer her Neyer,he;rss sae wfH prin
Il Az my kin aprt BECAUSE IL csraes !.
from Ile place 81 ~hlch some lind
angel led me for her sske
Il left the cave and buried back 10
the cabin for spaae. waiting 90 air.
hrvakjug wl,h .assl ches. Of saBS TIE
terrible Stiffness ~ the wuots. whrrc
one hears, ,.3sils ths hLsA Rs!4a 4ssh-ax ),
x TIE wind or the eternal muiter 81
the sea.
Back In the cave, ! sct 30 work
feverishIy. making the High, sand ny.
Al the end 81 half al hour. a, poln,
close 10 the angle 81 the wall my
spade struck hard surface II lay.
. | should judge. ua's'i about tuo feet
~ sand, Son5 had laid hare a patch
81 ,s1ats wssi ~h.ab rRtss spase ps
knnekles almost like tr@, A il,tie
more, and Ind ciesrr,f away the
ssni from the tca % a lasge Ghost
with a. convex lid. heavily bound On
brass
"fu1cusly | fuRg tho sand aside
until The chest stood free Tor half It's
depih--which In roUghiy three feet. /,
aas handles Mt the ends. great hand.
wrought loops ~ metal rugged my
hardest, bur the chcS, seemed fast ia
its place as the native reck / /
laughed exuitantly The weight meant !
gold snId ! had hanmer and chisel
with me. and with these forced tho
massive ancient locAs There ~err
thn,c u them. one for zach strip OF
brass which bound the chest. Then | (
flung up the i'd
NO giitfering treasure daEsled me
saw only surface Of stained can.
vas. tucked In cnrcfnlly aruanh the 4
ridges Ttf's I tore ~ ana s'anS HStss \
--eciipsing poot Benjy, who ~as q
most Interested spectator Of my
strange proceedings SUI no CLEAN 81 |
gold. merely demurc rows os plump
browp bags With both hands
reached for them. ON, TO grasp them |
al had to lie content with two. be- !
cause they were so heavy. 80 hlessedly
heavy
Il sprcsi the square Of canvas CO
;he sand, cut thu strings from the hags
srf poured out-eoii geld All fair
shining golden coins they were. not a
paltry silver piece amoos them And
they made sof, golden music a.
they fel| IN q glorious yello~ heap.
i d"p't knea boa long sat there.
playing With NY STA rsanlnx /. a.
Through my Hngers llrkipg HE ccins
together In my pain Bcuiy came snd
snifcd ~ them lndirerrntiy. unable to
understand his masters pnee.'rupa,ion
he thrust bis nc~c into my face and !
tRFked, md sad - clearly NJ with
words Game. huns ris
Benny. said, we'll leave tho
pork alone Jus, new. We have work |
sseSsrs to e,saas eur nsosey. Mere !
rich old boy, rich. rich
''Of cs,Grse, don't yet know exact.
ty What the saIue " the treasure is
have counted the bags In tse chest I
there are one hundred ana forty eigirt.
Each. 80 far So | have desersn red. !
cop,slnS gre thg1sRpd doghi@ons,
which makes a total ~ one hundred
ard forty "'Sas thousand Estimating
aacA ceasa. tx sSe S&@0 ~ aSast sl~@s~~,
at vnIu~ % Seven dollars safe
nigin9ns--yea Ger GRE mllsaa, thirty.
SIX thagsaai dollars And as suaay
~ he e'!ns are anc.ent | ought 10
rvar harvest srusa cpt~ctars,
"Es.sldcs Tire eoir, faNad. rather
sgyrr s.ngy laid between the cpper
asers az tagS 3 s3vvr cruelty Al..Sst I
st's ,HcArs ianC II ss ~ very qgAsn.
"a Workmanship, and tAaly tsrni~bei
lls meoey vA}ae ESast ~ very vfE'ns.
*mgared ta ,hr @rne hnlk 81 gssd@r
era$, | thgak IL ulSSt hare haj sostse
sgectal character o. saers1Sess which