It was evident i that atone place there must be^i deep hole in <the ground, (or -his; flian^sunk in right up to the shoulder. It was!, full of stagnant jrater which gurgled as he 'dis-J tarbeddt. A taw «ry of relief escaped him, and, witidrawojg ihis arm he hastened to light hisj lantern. BJben, be spread a broad 'piece of rag near i the ligh&ond^EUink dawn again beaidd the hole.. ; ' Up to this time his dog had looked on with ; shivering .curiosity, but it soemed to >&o satisfied ■ now that affaire would take their ,&scustomed groove, wad .oeilod itself tup to sleep. The old loan groped .downward through the j black water its the bottom of tho hole iepd with- j drew from it aiiandful of coins which! he placed on the rap. Agaw.and again he plunged ijn Ms Arm, bringing up each timeisome pieces of.xsoney <or other treasure At /length theiw boeame «earcer, and he stinted up <6ke pool into thiok s flMi'some mud before iia fingew could secure (the fitttgglers. When there seemed to be none Joft, te jroso up and seating hitsself beside ithe pile von the rag, rah his ' fcagers ftfrrough it. The piodbad and anxious look had left his face, and foe seemed to have grown suddenly jounger. He ! commenced to sort put the coins into little piles, ' muttering all the while to himself just as he did '' ; when walking alone by the sea. ff he light of his lantern was so dim that he joust have recognised the coins rather by touch than by light; but he lingered over the work, as tf lb wero vexy pleasant to him. " One,. two, three, four— where's the other ? AUJhere it is— fivej Them five from him the barque dtawned, Qm, two, thtee, yes, that's fy , right-7»that r the libi'dgner's. One, two, three, %'\ ' ; :,;,ibur; -, '%v/»o}i,, '^ffia !— -want _. • some more yet. o^W^»'«l< | i|w«. '- : 'J!&i- tbat was 1 a grand t?f: ■ : V,l»ttV''Mfe six from

tWfisbing-fflnwk ? Ayei a»a tben ten from bhn near Black Gap F Ayel and that flhwtld leave eighteen mere in gold, that I've got«todd times by ones. Aye! that's affl. 