| Summary: | Folder contains 11 pages of Alabama folklore and stories compiled for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late 1930s.-1- o
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'!he ftithtU1 Sla.... and m. ReWard.
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~ back 1n the da78 or the War Bot..een the state., there 11....d 1n the
rtc1n1t" or the ~r etlllpka Roa4 a "err ..ealth" r..u" b" the DOMe or
Clul.mer••
In addit10n to Yaat .torellou.o•• or rood tor the tail" and .la..... the
Chamber. r..tl" hed a large UIIOUD.t ot .1lvar and gold. '!he Ilearer the battle.
c_ to th1. MOt101l tho ,.,re "Iln"". the reJD1l" bec...... about their 'lqlpl1e••
l'1Ilall" the ala........... put to work d1sg1llg c.llar. to be oed ...torahOIl••• ,
and 1t 1. told todar thet the sreat rav1n. utell411lg to the old uPper W.twepl<a
ROad ..e .tart.d b" the cellare dqg by the Chember. tamily.
Wh.1l mooll'. raidera ..ere expeot.d, old "1.11••0· called on one ot her
,.,.t ra1thrul .la..... and .aid, ·ca..ar the raider. are COIIl1ng, we ml.t bury the
eUver and gold·. lOr da"e h. dqg and tor 4078 "II1.a ~•• paoked jar eMer
jar (b1g earthenware jere) or .nvar and gold. 'lhera ..ere 12 ot th..e jare and
&rter all ..ere pack.d, they ..er. placed 111 the cellar.d 1l1gh~ SO 110 olla
would mo.. the real obj act or th... mADy Il1l!llU" ""Cura101l,.. caeear oed .. an
alibi that he _. tal<1qg 00.,. IlOmber ot the ramily on a 'ddt.
Arter all 1lrel.... jare ~ earel" buried, 110 olle me.. ot th.ir location
but the owner and th1e :JOWlg Ilesro bo'" ca...... ~. Whell the Ylmkee. CeM
throu&l> and other. ill tho r.coll.tnlction per104, th.y hMrd that thi. bo" m ...
wh_ all th1. gold .... buried. One dar a _ar ot iIl..a4are c_ out and
threatelled to 1<111 ca.ear 1t h. d1dn't tell where the val_bl....ar. hiddan.
He ..,re he d1dn't mow a th1Ilg aboilt 1t 'C.pt 1011•• ~1n. got hlll to dig up
oome e1lv.r weitar., cupe and pUchar. that hed bean h1dden ill a bol. cloe.
to the gard.n ten.ce. He took them to an old • ...et tater bani<. OYer a 1111.
a..." rrom where the gold .... really h1dd.ll. Arter IBldng a thorough March,
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• Uy w • burled 1. the tield. lIber. nIb, prlaon la now 100 ted • At y 10,.
u •• people trl.d to looat. the tr.lUI\lr8 but wer. u.ouell, trlsllteoad 007 10,
peoull r .1&1>'- ODd DOl ...
On..l t a portr ot necro bora d.olded th.r would trr to tlnd the old
and .qulpped th....ly•• with a blbl., leatera, .hoYSl rod. SOOn attar the
rod • atuok 1a tha crowd ther were h ted lor loud yolo IIbi0h .81d: "Iler.,
her.;" tb. rod rolled 40n • U, upon 10h thay were dlWlI&, IlJId .topped,
d aca11l the YOl.. aa1d: "liar., her.-. 'l'b1. trlslltellad the bera cr tly but
d14 not .top "'eu 41 1 • le 0•• d , other r.ad the Bible•
S 4anlr .y bear« the lou e. t .r ..w • larga
whH. dog, whle _eYer, y 1 ed .. quloklr •• It ap "",red. IlJ thla ti_,
the boya "er. l'lOr. trl taned than eYer, but aacar to tlal.h theor t ek. "..,
turned to the aorlptura which raa4: ·Saarch 4 ra RaU tlnd", un4 with r.-
Il..ed 4atarmlll 'lon th..,. h aa 41&&111&' • r. • doC atood • to ta
betore, t 87 aa. III lal"ge wbite OOWi ah. aYe one 10 "MOO" d lb., WO,
Br thi. t1aa • bera tullr reul&ed t •
t.IuIr ...... tr1sllt...4, tal.... ot tha gold ka t t _ .t .ir
., hh 4 ••u toot hola, • r. about to gin up hope ot tl1l41 the
tre aur. lib." mldenlr thar lID arthed a b1 ok objact, tr .hioh apM8l&
••hlte .ute 81th a ball aro,UI1O h1& ne It. !b1a ••• too "eh tor ,. bera; ·r
••r. ....t par f&wd w1th trlsllt. ,-",oy thr." tha 1 terll nd aboyd to the
croun<\ an<\ y.Ued to th. bo7 .ho a r d1ll& the Bible, "hrl dut Bib1. and
• lVOIIDda ••tll1 coll.14ered ha""ted lor the 01011_
to P". lor t plao. attar (\ 1<.
tr. 0 0" lllta.
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