Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-23
Closs's Column

A GHOST AND A TREASURE:
There are as many legends regard
ing the treasures of Blackboard as
there are pages to write them upon.
One of the legends is to the effect
that there was always left a guardian
whose business it was to distract
peoples attention Another is that
if one digs for the treasure and
speaks, the treasure will disappear.
A third is that the guardian will
manifest himself but if he fails to
brighten the one who seeks the
treasure, he may even help the liv-
ing man to find it.
A man near New Bern was sup
posed to have located one OF these
treasures, and knowing that previous
treasure hunters had never been able
to locate the treasure second time,
he took the precaution Of tying d
handkerchief around q nearby tree.
He went for help, confident OF being
liable TO locate the treasure by the
handkerchief, but when he returned
every tree Ior hundreds OF yards
around had similar handkerchief
tied around it, with few scatter
ied here and there and yonder too.
so far no one has offered 10 eX-
hibit these handkerchleIS aS proot.)
Another man located q piece OIL
Ieight', which he described as close
ly resembling fifty-cent piece. He
found another, and felt that the
treasure might be just under his
Ihand. He called his mother and they
began to dig. He came across another
one, and whispered to his mother,
"ulg over here Immediately there
was huge cap OF thunder from the
skies. lie had violated the RUE Vi
never speaking while digging Tor d
treasure. with the lnunuer came 4
pucKung mUllOn on The ground. Inc
trcaslue began to tunnel 1orWaro
like mole.
line man and his mother ran after
lit, Iranuc. The tunneIng continued
until II reached hill. II went under
me nil, and disappeared, no one
KNOWS NllC1S.
and the man that told me that,
said ~, was never known TO lie.
!, He is d sober, Woodworking, plain,
honest man. It's The only tnlnS i
ever neard MN say in my lie lnat
was hard 10 believe, even
Then there was the story Of the
lighthouse. Here it is:
Il don't know where this happen
ed, but | have heard it all my life.
1t was about d lighthouse where they
cuLlunt ever get anyone TO stay.
Whenever d man took the job OF
lighthouse keeper, they would linG
Ills body crashed to death at the foot
of the lighthouse soon after. Now
this man said he wasn't afraid Of the
JioD, SO they gave it to him. He went
there and soon he looked up and saw
This big, black, double-jointed man
looking at him. He asked the man
what he wanted. He said he was go
ne TO throw him out of the light
house window. The man said he
could try but he didn't think nc
could do that. So the black man Saiu
well, he had a present for him, then
What was it? Well, he said to the
lighthouse man You come down here
and where | put my loot, you draw
a line around it. Draw my footprint
as near as you can" And the light
house keeper did just that. And ht
dug and found under the footprint
the treasure"
MORAL:
If you go treasure hunting, don't
talk: don't even whisper at
least while you're digging. And dig
when you find the treasure first, for
you'll never find it again. And if
something appears, be friendly, not
frightened, in hopes it will guide
you.
Will these rules work? We don't
guarantee them, but we do PERSONAL
" own ruby that was dug up by q
seeker for Blackbeard's treasure.