day in the latter part of the summer" when he and others were fishing. One of this party recovers "a long pistol of very curious and outlandish fashion". One man speculated that the pistol was "a relique of the buccaneers of old times" that may have "belonged to Kidd himself". This inspires one of the party to recount "a story about a fellow who once dug up Kidd's buried money". This story is included in the following chapter under the title "The Devil and Tom Walker". Influence This story, along with several of Irving's others, was influential in American folklore tales of Pirates and buried treasure. References Further reading Short stories by Washington Irving Pirate books 1824 short stories Treasure Island Cultural depictions of William Kidd