New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-17
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The Hidden Treasure....A FAIRY TALs.

saws thew are the most entertaining. and you know
when Cousin NJ sent Mar Hovitts fairy tales,
she said fairy tales were quite fashionable. -
Well. said the mother. I had ss lief tell a
fairy tale as any other. but first tell me what you
think = the meaning OF fairy One replied,
beautiful being - another did not know but
the eldest boy said he thought fairies were I'M
aginary beings Taking that for a definition his
mother then began the fairy tale called
TIE HIDDEN TREASURE
One evening. as poor man and his wife. with
FIVE or SIX children. were sitting AZ the door OF
their cottage one OF the children said o, father
how poor we are DO wish good fairy would
come and tell rs where we might ind great
treasure. / guess | would not SIT all day idle any
more and have so little to eat. No sooner said
than done-s beautiful woman. with radiant cOun-
tenance, stood before them. who said. Little boy,
/ head your wish, and II you Wi. obey my d.
rectiOns YOU may find great treasure. Then.
turning TO the man. she SAID, A treasure lies Ind
In your grounds II you will seek Tor H. You rW
fHd and may hare q It IS not three feet from the
surface either beglu tomorrow o. Dig fer ~ -
She then went away. The children capped their
hands for JOY, aud the man and his wife could
hardly credit their that they had really heard
such thing for they were very poor indeed
though the man had large tract OF land, 10 was
uncultivsted, yielded nothing, barely sufficient
pasturage for poor cow. which afforded them al
most the only sure nourishment they had. They
were poor idle. discontinued people, and the
children half starved so 70 be sure they were
glad enough to hear the tairys words. and could
hardly wait till the next morning 70 begin 70 dig
They were up with the sun those that could get
shoves dug with them those that could not, worked
with their hands. Ia few days they had dug
considerable OF a place over, and several times
they thought they had come upon the treasure, but
1t was only stones they went on 50 tor several
weeks, but had not found the treasure.
- % hoo Ia
fairy again appeared. Well said she, you
haynt found the treasure yet No matter, dig
away. g0uH md q some time or other meantime,
Mr. Goodman, YOU must not let these little folks
starve: get some corn throw into that patch you
have dug and have some corn growing. III come
again by and by-dig away, youH hnd The treas
ure =. so she went away.
That's a capital idea. said the father Good
man. " III get some corn. and plant there to-mor
row. so he did and they dug tor the treasure,
| il pleased them to see how soon the corn sprung
up, and ripened aud what a crop they had and
| the cornstalks made nice food tor the cow, too
The mother dug for the treasure, sometimes, and
having become accustomed 10 IT, they all accom-
plished together quite large piece IN short
| time and soon the good larry appeared again.
She said she knew they bad not found the treas
| ure vet but she was afraid the young children had
become tired OF digging. and she thought they had
better 20 into the woods. and get some I'D straw
berries and put into the last piece they had dug
| il was lust the place 10 make straw berries very
large. and il 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 nice
bed of them: then they dug away again tor the
| treasure.
One day they dug a terrible hard piece OF the
| land and had 10 pull up some old tree-stumps and
stones sc. round a large cherry tree behind the
| house aud they were very tired. That night a
traveller came that way, and had TO stop there over
night they lived so tar from any other house. As
they had no barn, he tied his horse TO thus cherry
| tree and gave him his oats out OF bag he oroush'
| on his back The traveller went away next morn
ing bat in few days they found that the oats the
horse had spilled and scattered had sprung up II
the ucely-dug ground, and they had a little held
of oats This pleased Mr. Goodman very much
and when the good fairy next appeared ne to1d
her of It. Oh, yes, she said, 1t would be
good plan 70 plant something in each place as you
dig it-she said the next time she came she wodld
bring some seeds for them So they had another
object for which TO dig beside the finding OF the
treasure-to the things growing.
! 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 winch
they never had before in their lives and the SOL
was so good and had been so nicely dug and turned
over tor the treasure that the plants grew so rap
| dv, and ripened 50 soon. that the next time she
came she told them they had better stop digging
a while Just till they could take care OF the oats
and strawberries, melons and other things they
| had eaten as much of them as they wanted ali the
season. and sold some to the nearest houses, and
now Mr. Goodman said they would go next week
to the nearest markettown with the rest %
they went The market people said the straw
| berries were the largest they had ever seen and
their melons brought the highest price and the
mother surprised them all by showing cheese
she had made from the milk OF their cow, which
| had Welded twice much, having had better iced
| The three youngest children had carried each I" .
| baskets of straw berries THE baskets they made
| of willow twigsl 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, happier lam
| ilv never were seen. They all had handful OF
| money they had earned themselves w hen they
| got home thew sat round table, and putting all
their money upon it sat looking in wonder and JOY
| They had never seen so much IN al their lives be
| fore they were so pleased. they had quite Tor
! gotten the treasure they had dug so hard and 50
long for till the fairy put her head IN at the door
d" How beautiful your farm looks sad sne'
{" and your cherry tree VIII bear bushels OF nice
| cherries next season, now you nave aug away All
those stones and stumps from the roots. See now
| il is branching out and what have you here
! looking on the table Money silver dollars
| All said she. " Dbl / not tell y0u there ras a
| hifdea treasure ~ g0Hr ground, that yon T0"td
certainly md # you dug for tins heap OF
money IS the least part OF the treasure you have
| found by digging
q. Look how healthy you all have become now
industrious and useful your children have become
how hopeful and happy you all are LOOK a.
Your farm now where was nothing but 'tumps
aud stones before you dog, IS now garden and
fields Yes. you have found more than one treas.
urs-and now should you like 70 know my name
I am called " Industry or the Poor Mans FAIRY
always know aud tell where treasure IS, TO al
children even, If they will listen % my voice
and words sGieu, adieu and she kissed her and
and disappeared leaving them still looking al ne
,reasure they had found.
TIE children thought this was such nice islry
tale and called 50 GENEROUSLY for another that
Mrs told them she would think OF another Tor
the next evening, and If the young folks who read
this. ike IT, she will write the next down Tor them
70 read IN the Reflector and WGtehmaH.
Ex.Gov. SEwARD-AH Incident by me Way--
From Norristoun 70 Phc.nixvle rode IN the coach
thst runs between those places shortly after s,srtns
we overlook poor Irish woman, trrdging along with
little gir by her side bsndoox in ner hand and an
infant tied in shawl upon hsr back she looked worn
| and weary The following dialogue ensued
Gor,rno-Coschrnao stop the coach and iet ins' poor
woman in