Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1852-08-13

be perfectly satisfied !
Dear me what an avaricious man you
are, David You'll never be contented
I'm afraid, if nothing else will satisfy your
craving for wealth. heard you tell Mr..
Wilson to-day, that you had made up
your mind to go to California. You was
not in sober earnest, was you, husband
Oh! / know you wasn't How could
YOU leave little David, Jennette and IL
A tear trembled in the good woman's
eye, and the hand that guided the faxen
thread shook nervously. She tangled the
yarn around the spindle--her hands then
fell to her side, and her head sank upon
her bosom.
'Oh don't cry, Mary said David, al
most relenting his ambition. When |
come back with heap of money, you
will be as glad TO dispose Of it as any
body. Don't cry, Mary!
An hour passed, and the old clock re-
corded it in its musical chimes. Mrs
Winters resumed her spinning, and David
sat in his chair almost asleep. The wheel
buzzed merrily, the fire cracked cheeriIy,
the old cat upon the hearth stretched her
self Iazlly, and pavid's eyelds closed to-
gether.
As he sat there gazing into the brlgnl fire
upon the glowing coaIs-he saw a slight
movement among them, and little fellow,
all covered with dust and ashes, leaped out
on the hearth and shook himself When
David's eve first discovered him he was
not certainly bigger than a mans thumb,
and might have been mistaken for coal
Of fire, he was so red in the face. Grad
uaIly, he seemed to expand in form and
limb, until his figure could hardly stand
beneath the ceiling Of the room. As the
figure increased in size, his face grew red
der and redder, until il grew warm around
him, and David felt uncomloriabIy warm.
He did not feel at all alarmed in the pres
ence of the giant creature, bat inyolunta-
rily inquired who he was.
Il am lite Genii Of the GOid Mtnes,'
said he, looking upon David with his
great yellow eyes. i am the spirit of
lhe mines, and nave it in my power to
make You rich. can show you where
the main treasure lies, and teach Won now
10 gain immense quantifies Of gold
And what do you require OF men in
return torths information ? said Mr.. Win
ters.
i only require thal lhcy should give me
foil sway over their bodies and souls-giye
themselves entirely TO my service the re-
mainder Of their lives When | call they
must answer; when command they must
obey and when death summons them
hence, their souls are delivered up to my
guardianship
IS that all truly, some men hazard
as much, and Ill the end gain nothing.
Show me the treasure, sir, andI'n comply
with your stipnIatIoGs. Give me gold
galore and I'll serve Won through life.
and make over to You a quit cllim deed of
my spirit after death =
\ smile curled the red Genii's lip, and
he Immediately disappeared IN the Goals.
from whence he came. David sat bv the
fire some minutes. impaticnlIy awaiting
the return of the Genil. He had almost
persuaded himself that it was all dream,
and that the Genii would never return.
when beautiful girl appeared before him.
as if by magic, with golden hair and the
deepest blue eyes, the pearlest teeth and
the most bewtchiEg little smile that he
ever saw. She opened her ruby lips, and
in mellow, tlutelike voice, that thrilled
hIs very heart, said;
Mortal, you see before you a servant
OF the Genll Of the mines. am called
Flora am sent to conduct you to the
presence OF my maser'
Lead on said David, bewildered with
her beauty lead on and | will follow
0he placed her dark blue eyes steadily
upon MS lor moment, glIded toward him,
ana placing one taper finger upon his fore