Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1881 — Hidden Treasure. [ARTICLE]

Hidden Treasure.

At Newcomers town, 0., the Tuscarawas valley, says a correspondent, cannot boast that Capt. Kidd left any buried treasure within her border, but the. following historical facts are abundant evidence that both gold and silver may some day be found in this delightful region: ' When the French occupied Fort Du quesne,The site of the present city of Pittsburg, and anticipated an attack from the British, they gathered up their gold and silver coin and sent the pi'ecious treasure under and escort of ten, men with sixteen pack horses to sonic! .secure trading post along the Tuscarawas trail. A flex traveling three days on this trail, the parties found they were pursued blithe British, and therefore hid the treasure to prevent it from falUng into the4xands of the enemy. They had barefy concealed the coin when they were-attacked by their pursuers, ana only two of the parly -scaped with their Jives. £ . > The Tuscarawas trail oegan at Fort Duquesne, and, after following the Ohio river to the mouth of Yellow {.’reek, it struck the Tuscarawas valley, near Banay Creek.

All along th|s trail the settlers claim they can locifq. the ‘‘exact spot” where the coin Jwas concealed, and there are acres of these ‘‘exact spots” pointed out to t-hi inquiring traveler. The real location of the hidden treasure, however is now. known to be Just in the adjoining county of Carroll, as the following wets indicate: Jii 1829 a man came to East Rochester from North Carolina, and ytt&d with him a oomplete description of the sjaxt where the treasure was concealed. Th# description was written In French, and the settlets could tell nothing about it. The man made inquiries about the location of certain landmarks mentioned in tfawdescriptlon of the spot, but th.e sturdy yeomen would give him no information, although they knew the exact location of . many or them. He offered his horse, nodule and bridle, and. large rams of money, to any one who would Ajynish him with,the desired information ; all to no purpose, as the settlers had heard of the hidden wealth, and each oue thoqgbt he would fine it himself-. The stranger said he had fbpnd the description among some papers of bis unefe, who was op# of the two men In tb# escort who escaped from their pursuers. After trying In vain to get the desired information from the settlers, the stranger left, and Was heard of no more.

flic following are some of the landmarks mentioned in the description: Rock hill side, opposite a certain spring; deer cut b» # tree; three springs one-half mile south; stone in forks of tr»e, etc. The deer cut on the tree was on the trail, and well known to the settlers at the time of the stranger's visit, &u 4 all the other marks have ainoe beprr fppnd and identified. The tree with the stop# ip the*forks was cut down a few years since and the stone was found completely imbedded in the woody tissue. Every inch of the soil in the vicinity of these i uarkfi has be**n up-turned by

the treasure-eeekers, and the search still goes on. The statements of the stranger, together with the fact that all the landmarks referred to have been cleariv identified, are certainly strong grounds for tbe . belief that the hidden treasure is In this valley, and near thetown of East Rochester.

Berrewiag. It is a pleasure sometimes to re* member that we may do good by lending, for, without this encouragement, many would grow weary of such welldoing. Perhaps ladies reel this most in the little affairs of domestic life, when they are called npon to lend to one aud another .of their neighbors not only from the household stores, but often of things they value too much to use in common themselves. And It is Just as well to act upon the admonition to hope for nothing again, because a "thank you," is often all the return oue gets—not always. The other day a young girl begged to see the lady. It was very important, she said, and so it was to her. Bat when I saw the frteli rosy face, %nd heard the smiling request for a white veil, I wondered. “Why, my dear," said I, "I have no white veil but the oue I was married in, and that I will not lend to any one.” "Oh, yea, you have,” she said quickly, "beggingyour pardon, an’ it’s for my own wedding I want it." I’ve stoou on the sidewalk and looked at it many a time, and thought how nice it would look‘on me. It’s one of the muslin curtail.s in the basement window, ma’am, I mean. If you please, I’m going to be married in tne evening, and I eould take it down after dark, aud mother would do it up early in the morning, and have it in the window before anybody missed It. You’re laughing, ma’am, out you will let me have it, and I will thank you with all my heart." . Of course such a request oould not be refosed, and a few flowers were giveu to garnish the window curtain, so unexpectedly promoted to the dignity of a bridal veil. Not many hours later another neighjx* dropped in; this time a boy: "If you please, ma’am. I’ll be obliged to you for the loan of yoar carving-knife. I don’t meau anything elegant, but the one they use below stairs." “what for, may I ask?” ' “Well, it’s for a wake we’re wanting it." “But I don’t approve of wakes." “I know what you mean, ma’am; but there will be no drinking, I promise you, only a bite for the friends who sit up all night with U 9. We get along easy other times without a big knife, for it’s little enough meat we have to cut any day, but we don't think we can manage a ham rightly without a carving-knife." 80 the kitchen carver followed the window curtain out of the house, and both returned laden with the blessings of the borrowers. Surely it Is no slightreturn for kiuduess to receive the lovihg gratitude of thuee among whom we live; and if we can in one way win it, by unlocking the best pantry to lend a drawer or tea to this one, or by running up stairs to get the best tidy another one, wants to take off the pattern, il is well worth while to do all cheerfolly and with good grace. These calls upon time and strength it is true, are often annoying, and ladies sometimes say that they would rather give away their things than lend them to be returned out of order as is often the case. But a slight sacrifice even of this kind will, perhaps, win the nearest friendship qt a true friend, or brighten and, comfort the life of a humble neighbor, and so a little deed of kindness may open the way for doing a great good. Another chance in the same direction just now; a call from a new neighbor. “Are you going to receive calls on New Year’s day ?” “Oh, yes." “And have a table?" “Yes." “Slewed oysters?" “No, I think not, they are too much trouble." V "Well, I am, and p rhaps if you don’t use it you’ll lend me your silver soup-ladle. I thought I would ask [ you first and see if you wanted it yourself.” “Oh, no, you can have it." And so my beautiful big ladle, that I think a great deal of as a gift also, has gone 'off under the cloak of my pretty neighbor to adorn her New Years tAbleJ’ Ah, well, it is much easier after ali to write about little sacrifices than to make them; when it comes to the point, they seem to grow.— New York Observer.! '