Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-07-03
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ssu1leg 81 From the National Magazine
MAKING HASTE TO BE RICH
y A FEARFUL DREAM.

lnNE DAY, a little later than his u
~ sual hour for returning. Adam,
Grainger came bursting in, tearing up
the stairs four at q time, His wife
was in the drawing room, one Of her
little children on her knee. +'f
"How are you, Margaret? All
right, see. What have You. got for
Idinner2p ...s q
For dinneri" s ..,.. ...l
Because ! have asked Little
He will be here in minute ortwo."
Today / wish ! had known
There's no time now to make an ad-
dition.' .a
90, Little s not particular. Ho
will take pot-luok. Really, Marga-
ret, the vista opening to that man is
truly astonishing"
Mrs. Granger laughed.
Indeed-there's his knock Pack
of that child, Margaret. Stay III
ring the nursery bell. ,s. ~, 81
George Little was q man Of forty !;
but, in spite of his having attained
that sober age, he was in no settled
condition of life. The fact was, bis
was nature too enthusiastic for CON-
mon business He had tried his hand
at many things; schemes chiefly -
and could not be said TO have succee-
ded in any. Either they had grown H.
red of him, or no Of them. He had
always some new scheme on hand
He was good-natured, good-hearted,
and good-tempered; little, quick
man, of eager speech, with q keen,
dark eye, set deop in his head; and
plenty Of intellect above IL. Just now
ho was wild--riid--about the min
! ing schemes no he'd got hold Of.
"Such thing, maami" he protes-
ted to Mrs. Granger, when be was
fairly launched on his subject after
dinner, and his earnest look and tonc
proved his perfect faith in what he as
serted, such piece Of luck that is
not met with once in a century -
You have heard Of Treboddon, have
you not p 81 'tt't fiN,tt
! Mrs Granger had heard the place
mentioned by her husband but re-
Gently. -'rHe ~ aHf
re II is but recently the discovery
has boon made" continued Little
I" There = princely fortune. mann,
for dozen people and families after
thom, down 20. ! do Mt know how ma
NY generations, ioronc cant calculate
lit sans '.93e naF a.i
''Tho mines are copper 1 lelievc?'
fa'. Copper and tin, Margaret, " broke
in Mr.. Grainger, IN M equally eager
tone with his guest.
But IN there no risk for those on
toring on these enterprisesgp inquired
Mrs. Granger.
mot the slightest, if the thing ia
worked properly" answered Mr.. Lit
+ tie. - In IL as safe as the bank"
! But | have heard Of large fortunes
being lost In mining speculations,
she urged. asN -
2 '"Of course you have ma'am. Set
man, or body Of men, TO any bus
iness thoy don't understand, or have
not the proper ability TO conduct
say, only a shop OF sweetmeats-the
business VIII soon fall 10 tho ground
and they with II. IL Is precisely tho
same thing with regard 70 the man.
agement OF mines. A set OF people
who know nothing about II, 20 hot,
headed 10 work they sink money
here, and shafts there; tho first reclS'
lessly, and the last wrongly. They
cant get ut tho ore; or not In sufficient
quantities TO pay tho money keeps
going out, and nothing comes in =
soon they are at a standstill for wan
of capital the thing is talked abou
on Change as q mad speculation, ant
the public turn up their eyes, ans
wonder that people can be 40 green
But the public forget that tho yalua
bic ore Is there stu, snug in It's ricl
beds, and that the spectators hav,
only gone the wrong way TO got !
out.
=" Just so" applauded Mr. Grain
"Thcy must be profitable sourc
of wealth, when they are judiciousl,
managed, remarked Mrs, Grain
ger. a.. f.
Maam the profits are too groa
TO be estimated" said Little. Zone
mind gets lost in the contompla
ton" .se..5 n faa f
~ hear you are progressing we'll !
these new mines of yours she rs
turned. .i ra.ai.t a.I .it aal
Moro than we'll T. answered he
g they will soon prove source of In
calculable wealth, They abound l
minerals of unusual value. The lode
already opened, both Of copper an
tin, are OF superior quality there
ono beautiful lode OF gray copper or,
the specimens Of which do ones eye
good 10 look at
"And that won't be long first. al
Little? said Granger. as fatni
Very shortly now. Then, ma an
In the south strata mine tho lodes M
numerous; and 30 promising Ther
is the Wheal Bang, and tho whcl
/ Providence. and the Whoal Round
.Ibut | need not enumerate them. I'll
wheal Bang, at the adit level, whic
II about twelve iathoms below II
surface, il four feet wide, and presen
u splendid gossum. soft sugar spa
iron pyrites, and rich copper ore
g The gossum and quartz are OF the
most description 'Hil il.'
Il don't understand oil tho
names, ? interrupted Mrs. Grange
laughing. - Iplis 'a - N'f
Mr.. Littlo laughed too,
Well, ma'am, ] supposeyou don
they are not ina Iady's way. But
can assure you they are oil there, al
look upon IL as tho most fortuna
hour Of my life whom ! was pcrmitt'
TO drop across them.'
Mr.. Graingu. was beginning