The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-11-03
From the New o. leans Delta.
MeSmeric Revelations,
nm G0I-N UIfNTINC - II0Mr

"Martin," said Mike Flynnto his friend
and fellow laborer, Martin Duggan, as they
sat smoking their dudheens" and enjoying
their sieSta one day in the early part of las,
week :" Martin, b'lieve no man liver
got rich at hard work, IKE ours"
They were making a ditch in the rear Of
the third municipality.
"Faith. t'iieve ye, Nike" said Martin:
"bnt always thought that riches is like
house in the bog-thcre's a short cut to il.
if body could only fnd it out"
ODE jabers, it was always my opinion"
says Mike, "since that omadhaun,t Phil
Don'in, found the bundle Of hank notes in
the bushes, and didn't know the value OF
them when he did find them"
"lf we could find four-leaved sham.
rock+ now" said Martin, ''wouldnt W,
make everything straight, and a mortal
spree in the barGainT'
"Yes," said Mike "or, If could lay my
eyes on a iepreehaun, wouldn't make
him shell out? But, as it is, see no chance
for anything Of this kind. and so | have
strong notion of goin' TO CALIFORNIA and dig
in TIE gold mines there. It's better nor
dggin' bitches III New Arlanes any day."
81 b'lieve, Mike" said Martin, "ye're
not far ont there aither," giving an approv.
ug nod OF his head.
Ailer some more conversation in this
strain, they went again TO ditching and con-
tiDned at 1t FOR two days more, Mike talking
almost all the time Of the speedy fortune
tlrat was to be made, for he had heard the
boss read it in the papers, by digging for
gold IN California. On the third day Mar
tin looked in an unusually happy mood as
| he m't his nmpaDion--''the partner Of
| his tolls, his feelings, and his fame;" for
they were famous for digging ditch quick
er and better than any other two that ever
undertook the job.
"'Morrow, Nike" said Martin.
Good save ye kindly, Mar,inw said
Mike.
slave yon still the notion of goin' to
Mon'yrey. Mike :" said Martin.
"Fai'h, it's strongly me intention, Mar.
tin.'
eyes," said Martin, Sand get SC alpcd 60
in over the Rocky Mountains and the desc
late prarees by the Camn, ahchees, or be ate
! alive 10y tie Pawnees. II 'hd be a beauii.
full subject for a lether, which, av coorsc,
as your friend, I'd have TO write home TO
your relations in Ireland. Put the thing
out OF your head, and anbring you where
You can get more gold than you can carry,
and without goin' mile from the spot
you're standin' on where there are mai
ther cannibalS nor haythens, but daycent
Christians"
"Be sor," said Mike. "may be you have
found ourleaved shamrock 2"
"Diyil a one" said Martin.
"Nor didn't meet lepreehaun?"
"Not a bit Of it," said Martin, "but
come across All ould colored woman last
night, and she's aither a witch or fairy, or
both. She talks like n book in her sleep,
aud doSen't be draymn' aither; she can
tell yon what happened n thousand years
ago, and what's to happen thousand years
to coEic."
"Wcll, Martini" said Mike If that isn't
wonderful, entirely but how does she do
Iiti"
"Bc the new science, to BE- sure" said
Martin.
"Oh, isn't everything a science now ?"
said Mike. "lTaven't they reduced boxin'
to n sciences thing that came by na'hcr
TO you aud me. They'llsay diggin' bitches
is a science by aud by. BE gor, b'lieve
they say it already, for they call it the
science nf civil engineering. Now, wha,
science does she tell these things by ?"
"Why 10y the science OF Mesnerism, IL
he sure 4 fellow keeps s,arin' at her and
J rubbing her down, as he would cat till she
falls asleep, aud then she knows and eau
see everything. You should see me comm
the reverse passes, rs they call 'em, las,
} night, over her eyes. soon set sound a
a>lccp.'
Sand what did she tell YOU, Martin p
said Mike.
"llu.hw said Martin, az haven't told 9
soul of i, yet but yourself. She told mt
, that there was large crock of gold at the
; fnot Of n certain tree in Hopkins plantation
I at the Bayou road"
; "Bu' isn'tthcr- power of trees, entircl,
on Hopkins plantation" said Mike; "how'l
) we he able 10 find on, the righ, on. 2"
"0h, I'll get the marks and tokens from
) her. You say no'hin' abnu' II, nor niveI
say n word about goin' to Cslly fornin sraiI
To dig for gold when you can get il for dig
, Gin. nj home"
"Wcll, le, MS GO aud work, ;" said Mike.
"Whn', is i, at that durty ditch there ?
said Martin.
, "Y.s," said Mike. ''yon know we'i'
hon.l to finish the joh.n
; "Fini>h the job" said Martin indignant
, ", "Gni,h the oh!--s'ick myself into III,
, ground there again like bnyver No,
, scorn the act. Martin Dugyab i'll hav
|, meyers aigcin' bitches on his owo plan'a
+ 'ion before n months about ,rhrn he find
The crock ofyouh."
I For the las, four nights, Mike md Mar
u tin have been sinking Ar,csian wells ut III
Z butts Of one hall the trees on Hopkins PLAN