Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1848-11-16
MRSsBURG BERKELEY

woods, and get some WHO suaWDeUies, ana put
into the last piece they had dug; it was just 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 bas-
kets Of strawberry roots, and planted nice bed
Of them then they dug away again for the trea-
sure.
One day they dug terrible hard piece of
land and had to pull up some old tree-stumps
and stones, &C., round large cherry tree be-
hind the house, aud they were very tired. That
night traveller came that way, and had to stop
there over night, they lived so far from any
! other house. AS they had no barn, ne tied his
horse to this cherry tree, and gave him his oats
out of a bag he brought on his hack. The trav-
eller went away next morning. but in few
DAYS they found that the oats the horse had spill
led and scattered had sprung up in the nicely
dug ground, and they had little field of oats !!
This pleased Mr.. Goodman svery much, and
when the good fairy next appeared, he told her
| of it, "Oh, yes, she said, ut would be good
plan to plant something in each place as you dig
lit'---she said, the next time she came she would
4 bring some seeds for them. SO they had anoth-
object for which to dig beside finding the trea-
sure-to the things growing.
She was as good as her word, and brought
the seeds. and they had dug so well they could
plant 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 digging awhile just till they could
take care of the oats. straw berries, melons and
! other things. They had eaten as much of them
as they wanted all the season, and sold some to
i the nearest houses, and now Mr.. Goodman said
they wonld go next week to the nearest market
town with the rest. So they went. The mar
ket people said the strawberries 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 yielded twice
as much, having had better fsad. The three
youngest children had carried each two baskets
Of strawberries, 1.-THE baskets they made Of viii
low twigs,) while the elder ones and their faith
er 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
family never were seen. They all had a hand
full of money they had earned themselves -
When they got home they sat round table,
and putting all their money upon il, 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,
How beautiful your farm looks!n said she,
"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 what have you
herei' looking at the table. money silver
dollars All p said She did not tell yoa there
toas hidden treasure in your ground that you
you'd certainly find, u you dug for IL? this heap
of money is the least part of the money YOU have
found by digging.
"Look how healthy you all have become
how industrious and useful your children have
become-how hopeful and happy you all are -
Look at your farm now, where was nothing but
stumps and stones before you dug, is now gar
den and fields Yes, you have found more than
one reasme--and now should you like to know
my name' am called Industry, or the Poor
Mans Fairy l always know and tell where
treasure is, to all--children, even, if they will
listen to my voice aud words; adieu adieu =
and she kissed her hand and disappeared, leav-
ing them still looking at the treasure they had
1 found
! The children thought that this was such a
nice fairy tale, and called so clamorously for
another, that Mrs. S. told them she would
think Of another for the next evening, and il the
young folks who read this like it, she will
write the next down for them.
A FINGER ACQUAINTANCE.
! Georgina, do you know that young fellow in
the opposite housef
4 No. ma | never spoke to him in my life he
is merely finger cquaintance-that's all.
what Ia finger acquaintance Why, what
sort of an acquaintance is that
/ Oh, we only talk to each other across the
street with our fngers--nothing more.
ENTERPRrZD.
A contemporary states that Glenat, the Phila-
delpha omnibus proprietor, is aboutto construct
workshop, for the building Of vehicles, too
hundred and eighty feet longl
Predictions on,nihuS CS0 cot