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THE MIDGET
January, 1923.
P. J. Huneycutt & Co.
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WE HAVE IT
PHONE 3 DOUBLE 6
T. D. ALMOND
word, said, “I am indeed proud that
you had enough grit and love to
rescue the lamb.’'
BURIED TREASURE.
(Edna Matthev/s.)
We are settled and enjoying our
selves in our summer cottage by the
sea. This year we have the Carlton’s
cottage, as ‘‘The Palmettos” is being
repaired.
On a certain Afternoon Ereestine,
my cousin and I returned from our
dip before the others, took our show
er and got in the porch swing to dry
our hair. A good breeze began to
blow, so in order to make it have
more force in blowing our hair we
began to swing very high. We were
suddenly shocked to hear the grind
of the six-thirty cars as they came
around the bend just across the
bridge. In our glance at each other j
we seemed to say “Run,” for our
hair was flying and we still had on
our suits though it was prohibited
this year for one to loll around in
them.
Ernestine jumped out while we
were going high, causing the swing
to rush violently against one of the
porch pillars. After getting over the
jar we both glanced—I can’t im
agine why though—at the post.
What we saw caused us to for
get the cars for in the collision one
of the little square blocks had been
pushed aside, opening a small box
like part of the pillar. Clearly in
view was a large letter addressed in
red ink. Grabbing it out we tore the
envelope which read, “To whom it
may concern.” On the inside sheet,
yellowed as if by age, we read in a
large flowing hand the following
note:
Beneath Lone Sentinel, a palmetto
tree on N. E. corner of island dig
and become owner of my treasure
buried durig this terrible bombard
ment. Seige of Ft. Sumter 1864.
We gazed wide-eyed from each
other to the paper and back again
until the approaching figures and
voices of the others who were re
turning, reached us. We ran in the
house, quickly concealed the letter
and began dressing.
That night, when all were in bed
asleep, we made our plans. At first
we did not believe the note to be
true, but finally we decided to test it.
The next morning we told everyone
at breakfast that we were going to
make a trip around the island. While
the others were gathering crabs for
dinner, we collected a pick and shovel
and set out. After passing only a
few people, who had gazed peculiarly
at us, we reached the fort, then
i turned east and^ soon came to the
dunes. After looking a while for a
palmetto tree resembling sentinel,
our eyes were attracted by a large
old one standing all alone on a high
sand dune. It looked like a sentinel
standing there all alone, its leaves,
waving toward the sea and fort Moui-
trie away back in the distance.
Too eager to even rest we began
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