Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-12-08


and what a crop they had and the cornstalks
made nice food for the cow, too. The mo-
lher dug for the treasure, sometimes, and ha-
wing become accustomed TO it, they all accom-
plished together quite a large piece in a short
time and soon the good fairy appeared again.
She said she knew they had not found the
treasure yet, but she was afraid the young
children had become tired of digging, and
she thought they had better go into the woods
and get sune wild strawberries, aud put into
the last piece they had dug; i! was jus, the
place to make strawberries very large, and it
would please them; but dig on, said she,
you will certainly find the treasure yet ~ so
The next day, the children went and brought
home baskets of strawberry roots, and planted
a nice bed of them then they dug way
again for the treasure.
One day they dug a terrible hard piece Of
the land, and had TO pull up some old tree
stumps and stones, &C., round a large cherry
tree behind the house, and they were very
tired. That night a traveller came that way,
and had to stop there over night, they lived
so far from any other house. As they had no
barn, he tied his horse to this cherry tree,
and gave him his oats out of a bag he brought
on his back. The traveller went away next
morning, but in a few days they found that
the oats the horse had spilled and scattered
had sprung up in the nicely-dug ground, and
they had a little field Of oatsi This pleased
Mr.. Goodman very much, and when the good
fairy next appeared, he told her Of it. ooh,
yes" she said, "it would be a good plan to
plant something in each place as you dig it,"
she said, the next time she came she would
bring some seeds for them. SO they had an
other object for which to dig, beside the find
ing Of The treasure-to see the things grow
ing.
She was as good as her word, and brought
the seeds, and they had dug so well they
could plant a great many melons and other
nice things which they never had before in
their lives; and the soil was so good, and
had been SO nicely dug and turned over for
the treasure, that the plants grew so rapidly
and ripened so soon, that the next time she
came She told them they had better stop dig
glng a while, Just till they could take care OF
The oats, strawberries, melons and other
things. They had eaten as much Of them
as they wanted all the season, and sold some
to the nearest houses, and now Mr.. Goodman
said they would 60 next week TO the nearest
market-town with the rest. So they went.
The market people said the strawberries We're
the largest they had ever seen, and their mel
ons brought the highest price and the mother
surprised them all by showing a cheese she
had made from the milk of their cow, which
had yielded twice as much, having had bet
ter feed. The three youngest children had
carried each two baskest Of strawberries, (the
baskets they made of willow twigs,) while
The elder ones and their father were loaded
with melons, pears, beans, corn, &c., and
when they had sold them and come out Of
the town on their way home, a happier fami-
ly never was seen. They all had a handful
of money they had earned themselves When
they got home they sat round a table, and
putting all their money upon it, sat looking
in wonder and Joy. They had never seen so
much in all their lives before; they were so
pleased they had quite forgotten the treasure
they had dug so hard and so long for, till the
fairy put her head In at the door.
"Ilow beautiful your farm looks!' said
she, Z" and your cherry tree will bear bushels
of nice cherries next season, now you have
dug away all those stones and stumps from
the roots. See how it is branching out! and
:. Money !'silver! dollars! All" said she,
8. did / not tell you there aoas a hidden trea-
sure in your ground, that you aUOud certainly
find, If you dug for IL? this heap of money is
the least part OF the treasure you have found
by digging.
Look how healthy you all have become
how industrious and useful your children
have becorne-how hopeful and happy you
all are! Look at your farm now, where wa:
nothing but stumps and stones before you
dug, is now a garden and fields! Yes, you
have found more than one treaSure-and now
should you like 10 know my name? | an
called Industry, or the Poor Mans Fairy.
| always know and tell where a treasure is
to all-children, even, if they will listen tt
my voice and words; adieu, adieu," and she
kissed her hand and disappeared, leaving
them still looking at The treasure they haC
found.
The children thought this was such a nice
fairy tale, and called so GENEROUSLY for an
other, that MIS-. s. told them she " oult
think of another for the next evening, and i
the young folks who read this, like it, sh'
will write the next down for them.