The Arkansas advocate., 1832-12-05
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THE BERKSHIRE GoLD-EINDER.

There appeared one morning, at the Berkshire Lyceums very curious spez cimen of humanity. He seemed to be a man of some five and twenty, and : was six feet high, standing on his soles, for shoes he had nones He was gauat and slender, and his arms and legs com posed the greater part of him. His .-l,air, which was long and blowsy. was naturally of sorrel color, and still re- ! tained that hue nearsthe roots, but was i, faded almost white at a distance from : his head. His beard, which had been unevenly clipped with the scissors, was somewhat of the same shade. His nose was short, his chin was long, his mouth was wide, and his teeth were sraggedi. His dress was linsey-woolsey, originally dyed of hutternnt color, and seemed to have belonged to his father. The skirts of his coat came midway 10 his = calf, while the lapels only reached half way to the bottom of his waiscoat.-- His pantaloons seemed to be retreating . tip his legs, his vest was without any : color, his shirt was woollen, and his neck bare. Snch was the general appear ance of the man, and such were his ha- biliments. He was q native of one of the mountain towns in the west part of Berkshire, and had come to the Lyce- ~um, bright and early, on a very impor- s.tant errand.
 "Whereabouts," said he, addressing lone of the students, Sis the man here abouts?'
 ssWhom do you mean!'' said the stu sdent-
 "Why, the headmost man here among s-you," returned the stranger, ,"what isl you call him. there-th confessor.n
 "The professor, you probably mean, , said the student.
 ssExactly so,n returned the native.-- -tsI'vc got a thing want to show him. '
 tsNvhat sort Of a ihlng?''
 "That's what I've come to ax about. I've got it in my pocket; but don'l trust every booy the secret, not by a darncd sighit. its worth iortin any day. Why, there aint none of youl rocks nor stones here"-starng about upon the minerals in the cabinet, "that'. any touch to tt
 ssNo? And yet we have some yalua ble specimens here.V
 ssDo you call these valuable! Why, i syon was only to. see what I've got in m, coat pocket, l guess you open youreycs.
 The student now began to feel ; great curiosity about the secret of ths strangers pocket-especially as tha skirt of. his coat, where he indicated th' pocket to Dc, hung down consideral. lower than the other, as if burdene' with some precious weight. which pos sibly might turn out to be gold. H' therefore pressed the gawk for sigh of it.
 @Well," returned the fellow, "seeil it's you, don't care if let you have ; glimpse at it. But, you mustn't tell no body. I've never showed it to no livil critter, but dad and mother, and sister Bets, and two or three ofthe neighbors.'
 The student promised to act with al due discretion, declaring the sccrct would be as safe with him, as ifcntrust ed to the keeping of the 'slsso.. ssllsso.c world .Whereupon the stranger, no longer shesitatinys stopped to one side little and thrasting his hand into his coatpock ct, brought 10 view clever sized stone Of yellowish appearance, mixed witt red and gray, and which the studen presently perceived was composed part rlt of iron.
 ThereM exclaimed the native, q, she showed the specimen, Swfat do yon think ,ef that, ha ?v
 That's wonderful, upon my word,'