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A few miles from Derian, tn Massa
aMa, there b a deep Inlet, winding ser
rat mile Inte the Interior of the coun
try from Cbarles bay and terminating
tn ft thickly weeded swamp, or niemss.
On ene Bide of this inlet is n beautiful
dark grove, en the opposite slde the land
rises Abruptly from the water's edge Inte
ft high ridge en which grew a few scat
tared oaks of great age nnd Immense
ise. It was under ene of these glgontte
trees, according te old stories, that Kldd.
the pirate, burled his treasure, The In
let allowed a facility te bring the money
In a beat secretly and at night te the
very feet of the hill Tlie clovatlen of
the place permitted n geed lookout te be
kept that no ene was at hand, vv lille tlie
remarkable trees formed geed landmarks
by which the place might easily lie found
again. Tlie old stories add, moreover,
that the devil presided nt the hiding of
the money and took It under his guar
dianship; but this it is well known, he
always docs with burled treasure, par
ticularly when It has been ill gotten.
Be that as it may, Kldd never returned
te recover his wealth, being shortly after
eclred nt Bosten, Mint out te England,
and there hanged for u pirate
About the car 1727, just at tlie llme
when earthquakes wcre prevalent In
New England, and shook many tall sin
ners down upon their knees, tliere lived
near this place n meager, mi.serly fellow
of the name of Tem Walker. He had n
wife as miserly as himself; they were se
miserly that they even conspired te client
each ether. Vhateer tlie woman could
lay hands en she hid away; n hen could
net cackle but she was en tlie ulert te ks ks
cure the new laid egg. llrr husband
was continually prvlng about (e detect
her secret hoards, and many mid llerce
wcre tlie conflicts that took place alwut
what ought te hae been common prop
erty. They lived In n forlorn looking
house, that steed nlone and had an nlref
starvation. A few straggling savin
trees, emblems of sterility, grew near it;
no smeke ever curled from Its chimney;
no traveler stepped at Its deer. A mlscr-
oble horse, whose ribs wcre as nrticulate
os the bars of u gridiron, stalked about a
field where a thin carpet of mess,
scarcely ceveilng tlie lagged licds of
ruddlng stone, tantnlircd and balked his
hunger; nnd sometimes he would lean
Iiisjlicari ecr tlie feuce, leek plteeusly
nt tlie Kisser by, nndbcem te petition de
liverance from this land of famine. Tlie
liouse nnd its Inmates had altogether a
bad name T-em's wife was n tall ter
magant, fierce of temper, loud of tongne
and strong of arm. Ilcr oiee wns often
heard in wordy unrfure with her hus
band; nnd his face sometimes bhewed
signs that their conflicts wcre net con
fined te words. Ne ene entured, how
ever, te Interfere between them, the
lonely wayfarer shrunk within himself
nt tlie horrid clamor and clapper claw
ing; eyed tlie den of discord askance and
hurried en his way rejoicing, if n liach liach
cler, In his celibacy.
One day that Tem Walker had Ix-en te
n distant pait of the neighborhood, he
took what he considered a short cut
homewnrds through the swamp. I.ike
most short cuts, it was an ill chosen
route. Tlie swamp wns thickly crown
mm grunt gioemy pines nun Hemlocks,
wmoei mem ninci'
ty feet high, which
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111 ll.iv. nnd n Inlrnnf.
for all the en Is of the neighborhood. It
was tun or pits nnd quagmires, partly
covered with weeds and messes, where
the green surfuce often betrajrd the
traveler into n gulf or black biuet he-ring
mud; tliere were also dark nnd stagnant
Peels, the abodes or the tndK!e, the bull
frog, nnd JU10 water snake, nnd where
trunks ciT nines nnd hemlocks lay half
drevvnc1, half retting, looking like alli
gators bleeping in the mlre.
Tejli had long he-en picking his way
1,1 i!"""sh thUtrcaeheieus for-
Wl l;m tuft te tuft or rushes
nnd tit ulTeriled precarious root-
is? TUir .. ,.rei sloughs; or wu-itKz
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pimc, ?fa; btartlcil new mm t lien by
Pnl 11 n Rrrrim1tK nf (Im !! nn.
--- I il l.ll. IIUIOllfT IllOIIV.. .lur
imnn.,f";i,1K of w' ,",k. rising en
lutK, ui.it fI0I 60me h0Iltary oel. At
h mih.nniie arrived nt n piece of firm
hl', f, which ran out liken pculnbul.i
niedeeji besom of the swamp. It
-iH been ene of the strenghnldH of the
Indians dm ing their wars willi tlie llrht
colonists. Here they had threw u up n
kind of fort which tliey bad looked uiieii
nsnhnest Impicgnable, nnd had tiscil as
n place of refuge for their gijuiiwh and
children. Nothing remained of the In
dian fort but u few embankments giad
ually sinking te the lcel of the bin
rounding cat th, and already eei grown
in part by oaks nnd oilier ferea tiees,
the folljge of which feiniedn centrabt
te the dark piues nnd hemlocks of the
swamp.
It was late in the dusk of owning that
Tem Walker reached thoeld fort, nnd be
paused tliere for aw hile te rest himself.
Any ene but he would hae felt unwill
ing te linger In this lonely, melancholy
place, for the common jieople had n b-jil
opinion of it Treiii the stet'ea handed
uewh irem tlie time or the Indian wars;
yJien it was nw-wtcd that the wvages
hliirtireainaFiens here and madesncrl-
lices te the evil -spirit. Tem Walker,
bow ei or, wne net u man te be troubled
with any rears of the kind.
He reiKibed himhelf for bome time en
the trunk of a fallen hemlock, listening
te the boding cry of the tiee toad, and
delving with his walking stair iute n
mound of black meld at his feet. As he
turned up the boil unconscieiiblv, bis
staff btruck ugninst something haul, lle
raked it out of thovegetable meld, and
let a cloven skull with an Indian toma
hawk buried deep in it, lav before him.
The rust en the weapon showed the time
that had elapsed since this death blew
had been gieu. It was n dreary ino ine ino
reento of the fierce trouble that had
taken place in this last foothold of the
Indian w arriers.
"Uutuphl" bald Tem Walker, as he
gave the skull a kick te shake the dirt
from It.
"Let that skull alone!" said a gruff
iJrlla?11ui, a ey 0,i beheld a
. M!XJ!ilflL,aH,,beatcd dlrwllv oppesito
liim en the etump of a trea lfe was ex
ceedingly surprised, having neither seen
nor heard nny ene approach, nnd he was
6tui mere perplexed en observing, ns
well na the gathering gloom would
permit, than the stranger was
neither negre nor Indian. It Is
true, he was dressed in n rude, hair
Indian curb, and had n red belt or b-uh
swathed round Ids body, but his race
was neither black nor copper color, hut
warthy and dingy and begrimed with
oel im ir he had Ihvii accustomed te toil
onieny fires nnd reiges. lle had n shock
w tsurbe black hair, that htoed out from
hi b.-.id In all directions; and bore an ax
en his shoulder.
He scowled for a moment ul Tem w ith
a pair of great red even.
i'.W,nat ?re 'ou dem '" '"y Breundsr
fata the black man, with a hearso iriewl
lag voice.
"Your grounds?" said Tem, with n
sneer; "no mere your grounds than
mlne: they licking te Deacon Pcabedy."
"Deacon IVaUnly Ikj.1 d." bald (he
ftrancer, "as 1 Hatter myself he will be,
ir he deeu net leek niore te hU own eins
muMcm te hh neighbor's. Iek endei
. -and sec hew IK-sicen IViitiedy ii fariug."
Tew looked in the din-ctien that the
atranger einted, and Uheldoneof the
preat tni-s, fair and lleurihhing without,
but mtten at the core, and haw that it
had Uen nearly hew n through, se that
the flrbt high wind was likely te blew it
down. On the lurk or the trce was
r scored the name of Deacon IVaUxly. He
new looked round nnd found inet of the
tall trees marked with the names of soma
great tneii or the iMleny. nnd ul mr.-- rr
iMMwixl b thenx llit-en" .ulilih
he had l.vn M-iited and li lad vvj
UtuUy J tint Uvu Iwwu down, bore the
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name or Crewninsniciai and he recol
lected n mighty rich man of that name,
who made a vulgar display of wealth,
which it was whispered be had acquired
by buccaneering.
"He's Just ready fwr burning!" said
the black man, with a growl of triumph.
"Yeu see 1 am likely te have a geed
stock of fireweed for winter."
"But what right hae you." said Tem,
"te cut down Deacon Pcnbedy'stimlierr
"The right of prier claim," said the
ether. "This woodland belonged fe me
long before ene of your white faced raw
put feet upon the soil."
"And pray, who are you, if 1 may be
se beldr said Tem.
"Oh, 1 go by various names.
I am the Wild Huntsman In
seme countries, the Black Miner In
ethers. In this neighborhood I nm
known by tliouame of the Black Weeds'
uian. I am he te whom the red men de
voted this spot, nnd new and then
masted a white man by wny of sweet
smelling sacrifices Sluce the red men
have been exterminated by you white
savages, I nimtse myself by presiding nt
tlie ticrbccutieus or Quakers nnd Ann
baptists; I am the great patron nnd
prompter of slave dealers, and the grand
master of the Salem witches."
"The upshot of all which Is that, If 1
mlMake net," said Tem, sturdily, "von
tire he commonly called Old Scratch.
"Tlie Mime, at veur sen ice!" replied
the black man, with u half civil nod.
Such was the oiienlrig of this Inter
view, nccenling te the old btery, though
it has almost tee familiar tin nlr te Iks
credited. Otie would think that te meet
with such n singular erbounge in thin
wild, lonely pl.ice would hae shaken
any man's uencs; but Tem was n bard
minded fellow, net easily daunted, and
he iiad lived m long with a termagant
wife that he did net even fear tlie devil.
It is said that after this coinme.nceincnt
they bad a long and earnest conversa
tion together, as Tem returned home
wards. Tlie black man told him of
t;rcat sums of money which had
ecu burled by Kidil the plrnte
under the oak trees en the high
riilge net far from the morass. All tbese
wcre luiiler hlsceiniiinud and protected
by his Hwer, se that unne could find
them but such as propitiated his favor.
These he elfered te placu within Tem
Walker's reach, having conceited nn I
cseclal It I ml 1 1 ess for him, hut they were
te Imj had only en certain conditions. I
wnal lliese conditions wcre may easily
be surmised, though Tem never disclosed
them publicly. They must have lieen
very hard, for he required time te think
of thein, nnd he wns net n man te etick
at Irilles wheie menev w'as in view.
When they had reached thu edge of the
swamp the btranger paused.
vvnai proof nave i mat an you nave
been telling me is true?" bald Tem.
"There is my signature," said the.
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"Thete i ;iy miKitnrc"
black man, pressing bis finger en TbtnV
forehead. He k'iiii, he turned oil
among tlie tliiuki tsef the swamp, and
teemed, us Tem said, te j;e leu n. down,
down into the eatth, until nothing but
hh head and shoulders could Ihi H'en,
and seen until be totally disappeared.
When Tem reached 'home he found
the black mint of n linger bin nt, ns It
weie, iulelih forehead, which nothing.
could obliterate. -" "'"!Trr. wheii
The first imHjjncU""
HiytllrTR. Men IiIh wife bad te tell him
J frsififilen death of Aliuilem Crown-
inshield, the rich bueenneer. It was an
nounced in the .ivern with the usual
lleurhh that "a great man had fallen in
lbrael."
Tem recollected the tree which his
black friend had just hewn down, nnd
which was teady for hiirnini;. "Iet the
fiivlKHiter ie.ibt," said Tem; "who
cares?" He new felt ceniinccd that nil
he had heal il and seen was no illusion.
He was net pienu te let his wife into
hH confidence; hut ns thii was tin tin
easy si-ciet, lie willingly shared it with
her. All her nvaricn whb awakened nt
thu mention of bidden geld, and she
urged hi'i hiihhaud te comply with the
black man's teruu mid hccuie what
would tunke them wealthy for life.
Iluvveer Tem uiigltt have It-It disesed
te bell hinn.elf te the deiil, how.iado hew.iado how.iade
termined net te de se te ohlige his w ife;
be lie Hatty i eluded out of the mere
sjiirit of eoiitradiciieu. Many mid bitter
were the eu.mcl-i they had en the sub
ject, but tlie iwm bhe talkeil the meru
rcbolute w;uTein net te be damned te
iile.LM) ,'ier. At length bhe deteriiiiiied
te drire the baigain en her own account,
an'1 if bhe bucceeded te keep all the gain
te herself.
Being of the same fcarleiu temper ns
her husuand, she Kit elf for the old In In
iliitnfeit tewaids thocleboof usummcr'e
day. She w as many hours absent. When
she came back bhe was ictered and sul
len In her replies. She speke something
of u black man w hein she had met aUmt
twilight, hew ing at the loot of a tall tnv.
He was bulky, hew ever, mid would net
ceme te terms; she was te jje again with
n propitiatory eUcring, but what it was
she feilHiru (u sal
The next uieiiini: bhe sat off airaln for
i theswamp.with lierapren heavily laden.
Tem waited and wnilinl Ter her, but in
vain; midnight came, hut she did net
make her npicamnee; morning, neon,
night returned, but still hhe did net
come. Tem new giew uneasy for her
siiftty, csjKt-iall) ns lie found she had
can led oil in her apron the bllier teaiet
and i-xin.s niul exerv HitabIuaiticloef
valiie. Anether niglil elapsed, another
uiernii g came, but no w ife. In a word,
she waj never heard tif uioie.
What wns her real fnte nelxxly knows,
in couseipience or se many pretend
1 1 1 LT te knew. It U one of lliesi. fueU
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n varii t j of hl.sten.ins. Some asserted
that hhe lest her way among the tangled
mares of the swamp nnd sunk intobemo
pit or slough; ethers, mere uncharitable,
hinted that bhe had cIeihsI with the
household beet) and made off te seme
ether province, while ethers asserted that
the tempter had decoded her into n dis
mal quagmire, en top of which her hat
was found I) ing. In continuation of thii
It uasKiid n great black man with nn ax
en his shoulder was seen late that very
evening coming out of tlie swamp, car
Oing a bundle tied In a check apron,
w itli nn air or surly triumph.
The met current and prolmhle story,
howev er, elwri es t hat Tem Walker gi e w
se anxious about the fate or Ids w ife and
his prejierty that he Kit out at length te
seek them both at the Indian fort. Dur
ing n long hummer's afternoon he
searched about the gloomy place, but no
wire w as te be seen. I le called her name re re
icatedly,biithlie was new here teln) beat d.
i'lie bittern nlone rcsinndcd te his voice,
as he flew bcrenmlng by, or the bullfrog
creakisl dolefully from n nclghlmring
peel At length.lt Is said, just in the
brown hour of twilight, when the owls
U-gan te hoot and the hats le Hit tilxjut,
liU attention was attracted by the clamor
of carrion crews that were hovering
nlxut a cj press tree. He looked nnd Ik
held a bundle tied in n check npten and
hanging In the branches of a tree; w itli a
great vulture ierched ban' by, as if
keeping watch upon it. Hu leaped with
joy, for be recognized his wife's iipien,
and supposed it te contain the household
valuables.
"Let us get held of the property," said
he consolingly te himself. "1111(1 we will
etHi-aver te de w Itheut the w enian."
An . vniiubled up the tree the vul
turn faureud Its wide w iiuru and tailed off
LANCASTER DAILY
screaming Inte the deep shadows of the
forest. Tem scired the check nnren,
but, weful slghtl round nothing but a
heart and liver tied up In It,
Such, according te tlie most nuthentle
old story, wns all that wns te be found
of Tem's wife Bhe had probably at
tempted te deal with the black man as
she bad been accustomed le deal with
her husband; but though n female scold
Is generally considered a match rer the
devll, yet 111 this Instnnce she np-ars te
have had the worst or It, She must have
died game, however, rrem the pirt that
remained unconqurred. Indeed, it is
said Tem noticed many prints or cloven
reel deeply stamped about the tree, nnd
several hnndfuls of hair that looked
ns ir they had lieen plucked rrem
the conrse black shock of the
woodsman. Tem knew his wlfe's prevvi-ss
by cxeriencc. He shrugged his shoul
ders ns he looked nt the signs or ti llerce
clnpper clawing. "Igad," said he te
himself, "Old Scratch must have had n
tough time or Itl"
Tem consoled himself for the less of
his property by the less of his wife; for
he was n lit lle or a philosopher. He even
felt something likcgratitude towards the
black woodsman, who he considered had
done him n kindness. He sought, there
fore, locultlvnten farther ncqualntance
with him, but forsetno time without sue-ct-ns;
thoeld black legs plajed shy, for,
whatever Heplo may think, he Is net
always te be had for calling for; he knows
hew te play discards when pretty sure of
1 1 Im game.
At length, It is said, when delay had
whetted Tem's eagerness te the quick
and prepared him tongrce te nnv thing
rather than net gain the premised treas
ure, be nut tlie black man ene evening
injils usual woodman dress, with his ax
en his shoulder, sauntering along the
edge of thu swamp and hunimlngn tune.
He affected te lecelve Tem's iidvuuce
witli great Indifference, made brier re
plies uud went en humming his tune.
By degrec-i, however, Tem brought
Ii 1 111 te business, and they Ix-gnn te
haggle nlfeut the terms en which the
former was te have the pirate's treasure,
'lhere was ene condition which need net
be mentioned, being generally under
stood In all cases where the devll grants
favors; hut there were ethers nlxmt
which, though or less Itnpeitance, he
was inllcxibly obstinate. He Insisted
that the money found through his means
should be employed in his service, lle
profsT-ieil, therefore, that Tem bheuld
employ it in tlie black tiafllc; that is te
say, that he should lit out n slave ship.
This, however, Tem leselutely refused;
he wiib bad enough, In all conscience;
but the devil himself could net tempt
him te turn slave dealer.
1'indiug Tem se squeamish en this
K)int, lie did net insist tiien it, but pro
posed instead th.il he should turn usurer;
the devil In-big e,tremely nuxleus for
the increase or usuiets. looking upon
lliein ns his ieciilinr people.
Te (hh no objections were made, rer it
was just te Tem's taste.
"011 shall open n broker's shop in
Bosten next month," said the blackmail.
"I'll de it te-morrow if eti wish," said
Tem Walker.
"Yeu bhall lend money nt 2 per cent, n
month."
"Kgnd, I'll charge II" replied Tem
Wnlker.
"Yeu shall extort Imnds, forecleso
mortgages, drive the merchant te bank
ruptcy'' "I'll drlve him te the d 1," cried
Tem Walker, eagerly.
"Yeu me thu usurer Ter my money!"
said Ihchlaelf legs, with delight. "When
will veu want the rhino?"
"'l'hN very night."
"Denel" said the devll.
"Donel" wild Tem Walker. Se they
shook hands and struck a bargain.
A Tew days' liine kiw Tem Walker
seated liehiud his desk In n counting
house in Benten. 1 1 ii reputation Tern
ready moneyed man, who would lend
money out fei 11 geed consideration, mmiu
spie.nl abroad. KvciyUhIv- remember
the davs of (loverner Belcher, w.1
money wns p.iiticulnily bcan-"-j7....ift
a (line of ii.ier eiedirficT It wk'i.
had Ih-eii dclnia-d wi'v-'piii The country -
the fameut-iv"" nil government bills;
-1 ii 1 , - ,wKi nam, nau lieen cbiae-
lUlied: there bad been n 1:11:0 ferMiecu
inttiig; 1110 people nail run man vviiu
bchenu-a Ter new settlements; ler build
ing cities in the vv ihlcrneas, laud jobbers
went nlieut with maps of grants and
township- ami KUloiadei lung 110
Inxly Knew ubeie, but vvlihh evei evei
bedy was ready te piiii-h.ise. In n
word. Ihu great tcciil(itiiig fever which
bie.ikseul every new and then in Iho
leuutiv had 1 aged te an nl. inning tie
glee, mid everllj was ilii-nmilig of
in.iUng sudden fei tunes from nothing.
Ah usual, the fever had subsided, the
tin-am had gene off, nnd the imaginary
fei tunes with it; tlie ii.iticnts were left
in doleful plight, and tlie whole eeuiitiy
icMiuudcil with the eeiiMipieut eiy of
"bard times."
At this propitious time of public ills
tiessdld Tem Unll.er hit up 111 11 usurer
ill Bosten. His doei was been tlueugcd
by customers. The needy uud the ad ad
veiituieiis, the gambling hs-cul. iter, the
(beaming laud jeblicr, Iho thriftless
tradesman, the meiehaut with cracked
credit, in short, ever one driven te laise
money by deicrute means and despot ate
haciillccs hurried te Tem Walker,
Thus Tem was the uuiveisal friend or
thu nccdv, uud he acted lil.ea "fiii-nd in
neisl;" that is te say, lie nlvvavs cMicted
gissl pav mid geed security. In propir prepir propir
lien te the distress of the applicant was
the baldness or his terms. Houeciimu Heueciimu
lated IhiihIi and mortgages, gradually
Nliieered bis customers cIemt nnd closer,
and sent them nt length diy us a bpouge
from his deer.
In this way b made money baud ever
baud, Isvaiiie 11 neb uud mighty man,
and evnlted bis cocked hat iikiii "change.
Unbuilt himself, us usual, n vast liotise
out of n-'leiit.ilieu, hut lelt the gre.itir
p.ut of it unlimited and uiifuriiihnl
nut of p.iit-iinenv He even set up a
en 1 1. 1 go in tlie fiilli-.cHS of his vainglory ,
though he neni ly btarved the lieises
wbicb dii-w it, and ns the uugteastd
vvhisls gleaned and screeched en the
Hi let tees you would have thought jeii
he.ud the souls of the peer dohteis he
wns Miuee7ang.
As 'lern wuicd old, however, be grew
thoughtful Having bt-eured the geed
thiinrs of this weild. he U'gnn te feel
I anxious nUuit tho.e of tlie next. He
' thought with legu-t en the bargain be
I had made with lus black friend, nnd set
his wits te vv eik te cheat him out of the
' conditions, lle btv.tmt', therefore, nil
of 11 biidden, a violent thureli goer, lle
I piaved loudly and btienueitslv, ns if
Iieaveu were" te Is) taken by iotce of
lungs, lndeil, one miht nluajs tell
vv ben be had sinned mefl during the vv eek
by the clamor of his Sunday dovotien.
Tlieipiict Christians who iiail lieen imxl
estly and steadfastly tiaveling Zienward
were btiuck with self reproach at t-eeing
themselves se hiuhlenly outstripped in
llicir cativr b tins new made eon een
vert. Tem was as rigid in relig
ious as in money matters; lie was a
stern MipervtMir "and cenMirer or bis
tieighUirs, nnd seemed te think every bin
entered up te their account Ks-aiue a
eiedit en his own side of the page, lle
even talked of the'cxpcdieucy of reviving
the s'i.MS.-utien of (Quakers nnd Auab.i
tists. In 11 word, 'loin's zeal became as
uotei ions us his 1 u lies.
Still, in bpite of nil this strenuous at
tention te lerius, Teui had 11 lurking
dread that Iho devil, after nil, would
have bis due. That he might net lie
taken unawares, therefore, it Is said he
always carried a unall Bible In his coat
ixicket. lle had nlsengicat folio Bible
en his counting boueo desk, nnd would
ficiucntly be leund reading It when peo
ple called en business; en such occasions
lie would l.i.v his green spot taclc-i en the
Iwek, te uui'rk the place, vvhile he (urned
leund te drive bome usurious bargain.
Heme say that Tem grew a httle crack
brained in 'his old da) s, and that fane) ing
his end approaching, lie had his heibu
new bhed, Middled ami bridled, and buried
with his feet ttperinest, bocause he buiv
iHteetl that nt the last day the world vv eiild
ie turned upside down," In which case lie
bheuld find his herse standing ready for
mounting, and he was determined ut the
worst te give his old friend n run for it.
This, however, is probably it mere old
wives' ruble. If heuvilly did takunichn
urecautieii Jt vea tetaLLttUutuiluQUji; at
INTELLIGENCER SATURDAt , JtfNE 1,
least se says tlie authentic old legend,
which closes his story In the following
manner!
On one het afternoon In the deg days,
just as n terrible black thunder gust was
coming up, Tem sat in his counting
heuse In his white linen cap and India
silk morning gown. He was en the point
of foreclosing a mortgnge, by which he
would complete the ruin of nn unlucky
land speculator for whom he had pro pre pro
fessed the greatest friendship. The peer
land jeblicr Itcggcd him te grant a few
few months' Indulgence Tem had
grown testy and Irritated and refused
another duy.
"My family will be ruined and brought
upon the parish," said the land jobber.
"Charity leglns nt home," replied Tem,
"I must take care of myself In tbese
hard times."
"Yeu have made se much mency out
of me," said (he seculnter.
Tem lest his patience nnd his piety
"The devil take me," taid he, "If I have
made a farthing!"
Just then there were three loud knocks
nt the street deer. He stepped out te
see who was there, A black matt was
holding a black horse which neighed and
stamped with Impatience.
"Tem, jou're ceme feri" said the black
fellow, grullly. Tem shntiik back, but
tee late. He had left his litlle Bible
at the bottom of hh coat pocket,
and bis big Bible en the desk buried
under the mortgnge he wns about U)
foreclose; never was sinner taken mere
unawares. Tlie black man whisked him
like 11 child astride the herse and away
he galloped In the midst of n thunder
storm. I he clerks stuck their pens ls
liuid theirenrsund stared nftcrhim rrem
the windows. Away went Tem Walker,
dashing down the street, his white cap
liebling up nnd down, his morning gown
fluttering in thu wind, nnd his steed
striking llioeut of the pavementat every
hound. When the clerkB turned te leek
Ter the black innti he had disappeared.
Tem Wnlker never returned te fore
close tlie mortgage. A countryman who
lived en Iho lerdcrs or the swamp re re
lertcd that in the height of the thunder,
giiit he had heard a great clattering of
hoofs and n howling along the read, and
tliat when he ran te the window he just
caught sight of a figure, such as 1 have
described, en a hoi se that galloped like
in, id across the fields, ever the hills and
down Inte thu black hemlock swamp
towards the old Indian feit, nnd that
shortly after a thunderbolt fell In that
d 11 ect ion which seemed te set the whole
forest in a blaze.
The geed iieople of Bosten shook theli
heads and shrugged their shoulders, but
had lioeii se much accustomed te witches
uud goblins and tricks of the dev il in nil
kinds of shapes from the flrbt settlement
of the colony, that they were net se much
horror bttticu as might have In-en ex
pected. Trtibte-cs wcre upiKilntcd le take
eh.irge of Tem's effects. Tliere was
nothing, hew ever, te administer upon.
On searching Ids coffers nil his bends
uud mortgages wcre found reduced te
cinders. In place of geld and silver, his
iron chest was filled with chips and
shavings; two skeletons lay In hisbtahle
instead of Ids hair starved horses, and
the very next day his great house took
Hi e nnd was burned te the greiiigl
Such was the end of Tem Winner nnd
his ill gotten
gotten wealth. Iet nil grilling
hiekcri lav this story te heart.
money
The truth of it is net te be doubted. The
very hele under tlie oak trees, from
vv hence he dug Kldd'a money, Is te Imj
been te this day; nnd the nelghlierlng
swamp and old Indian fort is often
haunted in stormy nights by n figure en
horseback, in n morning gown and vv hite
Rip, which Is doubtless the troubled
spirit of the usurer. In fact, the btery
lias resolved itself iute 11 pieverb, nniLfei.
the oii'-inef that nemikir s.iviutjr"
valent thiougheut New laiglaiyr" '.k y
teidof"The
Devil una loin Wilis'
7) AY Ir '
1.1-.:: i:nd.
11 L"f"','t "
iWTl lele'-V'T
1 riti ?- t-i ,
tlH-Orlc ME
SMALL FRUITS.
lan-etH.
M-rveil fn Until
lleeti Tcstnl wllli
Itl-ftllltS.
rilHsi-
essful
rl .Mini fruit grower,
wtitin;
in
r,..i-,',iir,iVerld, savs:
Among tliii'rAauy etcellent ritilts that
h. ve been introduced during the past
dozen jears there nre 11 Tew that are
worthy or pi also whenever mentioned,
nnd that en account of Iheii superiority
ever many of tlie liest old torts 1 bheuld
be glad te see planted in every famil
garden. Of these I would especially rec
ommend the following helts: Shaffers
Colossal and Ohie i.ispberr ; Paj's Pre
llllct'iirr.iut and the Industry g(sselierry
Of Shaffer'n Coless.il tee much can
baldly be said in its favor ns :i fntmlv
Ixury, ncceidiiig te niv estimate. It is
appropriately named, as Uith plmt nnd
fruit nre colossal in propeitiom, nnd it is
witli 1110 iiniiiensdy piiMluctive. It is
also hardy, going through our scveiest
vv inters alive te the veiy tips. In ipi.ilitv
for canning puieses it cannot lw ex
celled. I have get te find the i.isplieiry
lhat will tiny where neail eipi.il it, and
for table use In n fresh state it is equal
te any ether, unless its excess of acid Iki
made an objection. Its color is against
it as a market beiry until it liecemcs
known for its geed qualities, but when
peeple are ence acquainted vyith it il
will sell teadilv en its incuts 111 competi
tion with ether toils. The advantage of
having nn etcellent led beri.v of the tip
class will be appreciated by many who
object te thu sucker sorts en account or
their propensity te spread, especially rer
ganleii planting, nnd nil such may safely
plant this lwrry without fe.11 of dinap dinap
leintmcnl. The Ohie inspbeiry, though net of se
recent Introduction, is, I believe, nil
things considered, the best black cap
htriy disseminated It is hardy beyond
iiii.v thing (-Ne in that line I I1.1t e been,
besides vvhich i" will only ield most ether
seits witli which it has lieen compared.
In quality, if net as geed as home of the
blacks, there i-i se lit t le difference that
when fully ripened it will satisfy nny
ene vv lie will cat n black raspbciry of
anv seit. As a market ben v it sells as
readily as any lien y of its class, being
of geed color, and when grown en very
rich soil as all black caps should lie U
vciv large, while it carries up in splen
did condition if pieperlv handled. Were
1 planting but one variety iff black caps,
that would cettamly lie the Ohie. It is
cl.ist.cd as medium in season, biit.lvgins
tenpeii quilt) e.uly, nearly ns eailyas
S.iutliegan or T.vler, which is especially
icceiiimended as ene or the Ivst early
soils. Ter evaporating pin poses it is
unetcelled.
As te the value of Pay's I'reli lie cur
l.int, it bcems te Ih undisputed wherever
it has lns.11 fairly tested. The length of
stem is tie illy double that of the eheriy,
while thu hlu iff hcirv is full) equal uud
the v iger of Ixti-li en my grounds much
gi enter. It is destined le stand at the
head of the list as 0110 of the dcMrnhle
acquisitions of uteiit )earn.
The lndiisti) giniM Ki r) vv:u, proved
the tluee vc.iis 1 have had it en tnal
fully iipial te all that has Uvn claimed
fei it. It has as jet shown no tendency
te mildew here, though glowing within
100 fit t iff vv here last beasen the Smith's
Improved was bully affected bj this
trouble. The fruit Is large and band band band
sojue and the bushes me leaded with
the weight of the baine. Should it net
develop beiue wiakue.ss net vet eli-M-rv(sl
en my gieuuds, I consider it one
of the most bittsf iciery new ftuits 1
have tested
M , ttlll,
IjlI )our heiiA) ttand Imi, if possible,
without being tied up le the manger
I'.iln and weariness from n confined ie
bitien mduce bad habits.
Kever allow any ene te tease yeui
horse in the stable. Iho animal en I)
feels the torment and deca nut under
htaml th joke.
HOMES FOR TUE PEOPLE.
PLANS THAT AHE ARTISTIC, CON
VENIENT AND ECONOMICAL.
U.re Arc Dflgn far MtUl Uttl
CeIIhrk Ttint, It I. Claimed, Can Ite Pat
t'p for 000 A Pine Leeking Heom for
1,800.
There ha. never been a time tn the history
of man's civilization when the building of
beuses for home received se much attention
aa new. It U becoming the ambition et
every man, no matter what hU financial
level, te own his own home, and the varieu.
forms of co-epenitlvo real cstate buying and
building the lean association nnd the like
bnve rendered It far mere fcaslble than In
the iit for every man te realize this most
latulable dculre. The result, are marvelous.
Neat, tasteful nnd artlntle houses are spring
ing up everywhere. The landlord', occupa
tion In many caes Is gene. The wage earner,
the small butlnesa man mi the professional
man are new their own landlord, te nn ex
tent that would have been deemed Impossible
thirty, twenty, nay, five year. age. And
net the least gratifying feature of this rtate
of ntfalr. I. the fact Hint it causes every man
te give attention te the nfTntrs of hU own
community. He Ii a tar payer why should
he net concern himself with the administra
tion of tlie government of hi. town, hi. vil
lage., his city I
Let the geed work go en. Let the poeplo
of tliU country become n people of homeown
ers, Independent and self respecting. Netliing
can mera certainly eondiice te the greatness
of the country ns a whole; nothing will mere
certainly tend te render beIM the foundation!
of pence, publie prosperity and the Institu
tion, of the general government.
The publisher, of this paper, recognizing all
this, hnve decided te furnish its readers with
a scries cf design, and plans for houses of va
rying cost, from the cottnge of n few hundred
dollars' oxjiense te thetlegnnt villa. It is ex
(meted that the plans will combine economy,
convenience and beauty. They have been se
lected from a number of standard sources
and an osthnetoof cost will lie given In enck
i-axi, though this is an clement that must nec
essarily vary greatly lu different localities.
Tustefnl Frame Cnttngr.
This plan is taken from n hnndsorae little
pamphlet entitled "Artlstle Hemes," Issued
by the National Building I'lnn association of
'EnSI'ECTIVE VIKW.
Detroit, Mich , n publication from which ire
shnlUlrnwiiiiitnhliernlly The estimated cost
of the completed hiiildhig is t COO, and It is de-wrlU-d
as fellows in the hook of plans: First
story, 0 feet high In thu clear; cellar, 0 feet,
Fiibt btery contains sitting room, ISxlfl feet;
ruxin t'tNfl.
living room, lilxl', with p.-mtry. Attie story
contains te large bedrooms. Cellar under
II v ing i-oem.
Tuu Sterjr I'inin Itntllln:.
These plans nre from "Artbtle Hemes," by
the National building I'lnn association, De
troit! l-KILSI'CCTIVK V IKW
Piaine Tne Story Dwelling Height of
steiias in the clear -first, II) fret, second, l)
fn-t 0 1111 lies. Cellar, 0 f(t C Indies. Fust
steiy e-eutuiu. hall, 7x11, parlor, 13x11, diu-
FIl'JST FIOOR.
Imj room, IStl I, kitchen, luxlt, pin try and
china closet. Si com! sterj contains thrce
bjd looms, nheiit l.itll encli, with large
srceiii nxwn.
closets. Tirst .t-ry, elapheards; bccend
ktery, bliingles.
litUiiutl cost etbull ling, f l.StXX
A HANDSOME RESIDENCE.
riant mill t lct ir n Dmilllns That It
Out r ttie Or.lliiarj-.
The plans nnd view of the heuse here given
nre t ikcii from The Scleutlfle American
Aichi'ivtstiud builders' edition, vvhiclisiienks
of it as "A Heuo of Modcrate Cost," uud
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MrangementotrDeaM. The fMrler te almait
circular tn form, and i. connected te tbe dia
Ing room by sliding deer; open fireplace,
are fn both room. Access from front te rear
Is gained without making thoroughfare of
any of the roenu, and when the passage doers
re closed the kitchen I. entirely cut off from
the front portion et the henaa,
FIRST FtOOR.
"A piazza encircles the xirler, and en the
right et the entrance the piazza reef termi
nate, in a Mnall circular tower; a seat under
this provides a pleasant lookout.
"On the second fleer the principal chamber
is also circular, w Ith a circular bay rising
Inte a ten er. Thcre nre two ether geed sized
chambers and a bath room. The front hall
en this fleer Ls of large dimensions, with
squnre Uiy te the front and scat therein.
The rpiral ttnlrcnse from this hall Is lighted
by tliree large stained glass windows.
7
SECOND FI.OOK.
"Frem whntevcr point the elevntlen. may
be v lowed, their npect is equally attractive,
the combination of towers, Imys and dormers
making this residence, particularly Inviting.
"Size of structure, 45x27 feet, cxclusive of
piazza.
"Fer size of rooms, tee fleer plans.
"Materials. The vertical tides shingled
throughout; reef shingled."
Ncut rriime Cuttuge.
This is from the National Building Tlan
association'. "ArtUtle Hemes," In vyhlch the
I'EnsrrcTiris view
estimated cost Is given nt f tV). Tirst story,
0 feet high in the clear, cellar 0 feet. First
Btery contains hall, Cxtj feet 0 Inches; sitting
PANTRY
LIVING
CHAMBEftl WON
HALL
SITTING
MOM
PORCH
GROUND FLOOK.
room, 1313 feet ii inches; living room, 11x13,
and bed room, 6x10. Cellar under living room.
CHESS AND CHECKERS.
Chess rieblem Ne. 12 Ily O. II. Thornten.
Illnch 3 pieces.
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White te piny and mate hi two moves.
Checker problem Ne. 12Ily W. J. Wad
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t). . 1 te 23
7..2Ste 3
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White.
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U..Uer Kti.ntes.
Illnek.
1.. 22 te 13
2..2'.te22
3. .22 te 15
4.. 2 tell
5.. 13 te G
0. .31 te 21
7.. II te 15
8.. 15 te 18
0.. 18 te 23
10 .23 te 20
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White wins.
Illact
l..Any mevti.
Tlie Nvu lljlirl.t Kii.c.
The new hjbrid lenientant or liybrid
petpctual rose, Mrs. Jehn l.iiug, prom prem
ises te be a valuable addition te the list
of hardy roses. It is net only lurdy, but
a profuse uud almost constant bloomer,
The flowers are large, full and cup
shaiied, and tlie color a soft, dclicate
pink. It possebses a delightful fragrance,
UUcut vikii'U 119 rs w perfect.
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TUE Cili?fvj
VACATION.
HE Wl .L ENJOY THE WARM WEATH
KR ON A DANISH ISLAND.
He Hu Had Cettae "FUed Up" Jaat
te Suit Jllm, and Hera la m Fletnra
ghewlnf Juat Uew the Domicile WU1
Loek.
Tlie czar of Russia Is going te spend
the summer in the Danish Isles. Many
years age, en the morning the czarina
left the old castloef Fredensberg as a
bride, she scratched en the window et
her boudeir: "My Moved Fredensberg,
farevvcll." Slnce then, ns often as pos
sible, bhe has returned te her beloved
Fredensberg te spend a few weeks with
her father nnd mother, the king and
queen of Denmark. Tliere both the czar
nnd ocarina reel a safety that is a stran
ger te them in Itussia, where the dreaded
Nihilist is everywhere and they knew
net whom te trust.
iCGECTSS'
r.-'slis.vj
THE CZAR'S COTTAOE.
The imperial ceuple will seen embark
en their splendid steam yacht, en which
they will make the journey te llicir des
tination. Arrived there, the czarina nnd
her biiite will be guests at Fredensberg
castle. Alexander will occupy n "tur
reted retreat," which he has had espe
cially built for his own occupancy. The
location is en the lake Esietu, nnd only a
shett distauce from Ficdcnsberg castle.
After concluding te build hu had the
place Btirieuudcd by a guaid, nnd no
ene has lieen bince permitted te knew
what has been going en. Hut it would
seem that no caution would bcrve in
such u case, for the heuse cannot be
built without weikmen, nnd a Nihilist
would net scruple te put en the blouse
of a btone mason or n caipenter for
the purpose of learning the nppreaches.
The precaution, however, has lieen taken
te employ nene but Danish artisans.
The architect, Mr. Jehn Stillnun, was
Intteduced te tlie czar by the king of
Denmark. lie received his instructions,
proceeded with his work, nnd the hum
mer cottage was built. The architect
has iceently ceme le America, and has"
given the plans forpublicatieu. Thii in
dicates the futility of l'tiropeaniueiiaichs
trying te Keep their secrets. Still the
iiichitect has declatc'i I hat tbcre nre
"siiccLil fe." -w ,- - - -
ibn -ilU 'ilure-s in the construction of
ilfV "S &3 and ground vverl
Js and ground work" about w hich
" feels it hi3 duty te remain bilent.
What ate thobe "stwcial reatutcsf" One
fancies becret pabs.iges, paneled doers,
and doubtless holes in the fleer through
which the hunted czar may disappear
befere the astonished Nihilist who has
succeeded in gaining nccess te him, nnd
bees him vanish intliosinekoof the bomb
that bunds a moment (00 late.
Sir. Stillman admits te electric do de
vices or various sorts and a secret com
munication with Fredenslierg ea-stle. In
addition te tbese trap doers and bliding
panels with which the imagination en
dows the liouse, the approaches will be
carefully watched by the impel ial body
guatdvrhlch basin its keeping the sacred
person of the etnpeier.
The heuse Is plainly furnished. The
czar seems te partake of the military b0
erity te which the Kmpcter William of
Germany subjected himself. Tliere is
thu camp cot in all the biuiplicity of an
efliccr in the Held; a chair nnd a desk.
It is said that the czar is be lestlcss that
hu often tuises- nt night te vviite dis
patches, which nre bent elf at ence by
cornier. lle al&e orders that be be
aw utcencd without delay w hen dispatches
auive. In war time a geliei.il in the
field might de this, though unless the
matter were very in gent he would prob preb prob
ablyhave it laid abide till ineining; but
thornier of all the KiHsi.13 must be cx
Itemely nervous as te the state of his
eiupire te give orders that be bheuld be
ieii-ed en' the urrival of tcleginins. If
he is se unquiet liovend the land of the
Nihilist, what must he be when he is at
St. l'ctcrbbtug?
Alexander i3 fjuite a sportsman, nnd
enjoys btatting out in the morning with
a cavalcade of relatives nnd inenibeis of
the court et Denmark te hunt deer in the
weeds and moors of northern Zealand.
IlonUe leveu te walk, though 0110 would
fancy thu espionage necessary te a ruler
whom thousands of his biibjccts are do de do
biieus te kill would detract from the
plc.tsuroef 11 stiell. At any into he has
often walked from Frcdensbeig te El El
biueie, going ever the gieund that Ham
let walked. TheieJs a story lhat the
czar once induced the Princess Maria
of OrUeiis te take this walk with
him a pretty geed jaunt for a
lady, bince it is bev en miles. The prin
cess get ns far as Snekkerhten, which
13 a niile from Elsinore, and could go no
further. Thei e was no com eyance te be
had, 1.0 the czar picked her up in his
arms nnd carried her the rest of the way.
'Mils he doubtless did without much
trouble, since thoKemnnolTs atestalwart
men A line specimen will be remem
bend by these who baw the strapping
Alexis, the czar's brother, when he was
in America nearly twenty jears age.
Perhaps the Nihilists will let tlie czar
enjoy a vacation. He has certainly
earned it, considering the anxiety he has
suffered in v ievv of the recent discovery
of the extension of Nihilism among the
officers of the nrmy. At any rate, In his
summer cottage, tliere is net the space
te guard ns in the Winter palace, and
jierhaps the Nihilist vill wait till the
monarch returns te his beloved ItussLi.
rretcitl'iu for Yuuiiff Tier.
We glean the annexed paiagraph from
Gatden and Ferest en "Protection of
Yeung Trees." This is often needed, par
ticularly en the biirface of the soil, nnd
forseveral reasens: Te prevent the soil
from freezing tee deeply; te prevent
heaving; te prevent tee great drying of
the surface by the winter winds; te keep
trees rrem swaying in soft weather and
forming funnels about the base which
collect water, A mound of earth about
the tree is geed. Some mulch, in vvhich
mice will net nest, is geed. Snow is ex
cellent when it can be held. Te held it,
dump a lead of mauure in a pile en the
! windward side of the tree, thrce or four
feet from it. Snow will drift ever the
pile aud persist about the trce.
(iiiuiiiuii Sense i tie t;r -t.,.
T. II. Terry, one of Ohieb most suc
cWul corn glowers, s.ivs: "Werk coin
(isdcephj us Kjssihlent llrst; after that,
net 01 er tvv e inches deep, ending up vv ith
even shallower cultivation, se ns net te
disturb the toots. Numerous examples
were given, at the institutes,, wheie less
had ceme fiem dte-p tillage, particularly
in si dry time, and vv he-ie great bucees's
bad ceme rrem slialiew culture. This 1$
IU asuerdancu with enrmpn seUSQ,"
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