Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1841-11-25

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This advice was as good as it was I'M
wise. II was the proper thing to recon-
mend, and the least likely to be dome
The youth as of an ardent temperament,
and had passed his life in solitude, with
his Sensibities and passions yearning for
an object This he had now found, and,
having means to lVesdid not care to wait
tedious Years for the cbaacc Of doing 50
afiluentIy. lie had ioond his long desired
object Of entire sympathy, and this he
was determined not to i1rego for Ques-
ton of worldly possessions, wherein no
man living is happy, or justified, we had
almost added, for "there are secrets in all
trades" which is only Il conventional pal
liative for chicaneres.
Lest, however, he should lose the young
ady's society, the youth agreed to her
fathers propositions. He considered the
old gentIeman's postpOnement OF the GER
emory as involving Il responsibility tor
the consequences. Meantime, they were
much together, and their affection being
! excessive, the young man frequently be-
/ sought her, in the lendereSt manner, and
with the most earnest entrGatles, to grant
him Il private meeting if the garden after
night-falI. But she, fearing detection,
could never be prevailed upon; till one
day, walking pensiycly through a remote
bower, she accidentally discoy ered the en-
trance to Il cave, the existence OF which
she had never before suspected and, ha-
wing communicated the circumstance TO
her lover, he so redonbed his entreaties
that she should meet him there alone the
next night, that, overcome by his ardour,
and her own feelings, she at length gave
her con sent
1t so happened, that Iabourer, who
had been for some time at work IN the adj
jaccnt fields, came into the garden to get
some fruit, on the morning OF the day on
which the lovers were TO hoIG their APP
pontment. The trap-door of the cave
having been opened by the young girl
The preceding day, it had disturbed the
earth surrounding It, 50 that the mlrtpfe.
sentIv discovered the entrance, and de-
scended. In CROPPING about he stumbled
over something, and, upon examination,
he found it to be large earthenware jar,
! full Of gold, which the father Of the mer-
chant had placed there in his last illness,
and being perfect specimen OF the mi
ser, he had died without breathing word
Of the matter
At this moment a sound of voices alar-
med tn. labourer, and quickly ascending
and replacing the trap-door, he escaped
out of the garden.
Now this man, who had been bred in
obscurity, and surrounded with indgence
all his life, was by nature OF an ambitious
disposition. He was sensual, epylous and
dissatisfied accordingly. He longed for
power, that he might abuse it and for
money, as the means of deprayed lndul-
gence. Ale now saw a prospect OF quick
" gaining all his desires, and reyeIIing in
his low appetites and, after wandering
about the fields whole day, in state OF
fcyersh absorption, now mounting hill,
then climbing tree, SO as continually to
take view of the merchants garden,
he repaired at night-fall to the spot that
contained his HEARTFELT gold, determined
to possess himself Of it at any risk.
The Iabourer had scarcely descended
into the cave when the young man came
to keep his appointment. Finding the
trap door open, he descended also. 1t
was quite dark, but hearing something
move, he demanded who was there? Re
ceving no answer, he repeated the ques
ton in an authoritative voice.
Gone who will defend his cause" said
the labourer, setting his teeth, be you
man or devil !" for he thought either the
one or the other had come to seize the .
gold. i
"For what purpose do you come here"
demanded the youth. /
THE same that you come Ior," replied
the other with sardonic laugh.
AT this time the youths jealousy took
fire, aud he asked fercely, "By what
right" !,
"By right of previous conquest" said
the labourer, "by my own wildly good
luck-or any other right you choose"
At these insulting words the youth
closed with him, and endeavored to thrust
him out Of the cave, but the labourer was
the stronger, and could not be moved.
Painting for breath, the young man
went to the entrance ofthe cave, followed
by the labourer, who watched every move
ment. Seeing by the rising stars that II
was the exact time of appointment with
his love, whom he momentarily expected,
he addressed the other in these words -
.slnfamous and rude delamer, think not
thy gross falsities obtain the least Gre
dence from me but since you will not
come out from the cave, so neither viii
90 forth without you, but will drag down
the trap-door, and enclose both forever !"
The abourer's will was too much IN
yolyed to give up the point; but seeing
the youth in such a state OF excitement,
he now began to think that this might be
tbe rirhtful owner of the gold, and he