The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-02-19

"Cortainly, | will"
81 am very miser'ble fellow and
Aain't got nothin'."
Poor fellow! | see you are in
The power of the giant"
who is the giant, marm"
"He is a very big fellow that COOS
about New. England doing oil the
mischief he can. | have long motto.
ed that you were subject TO his
power"
"Me!"
"Yes, you, Natty."
"Gracious! You don't say so!'
"By .and.by, he will destroy you
"My starsl Then it is lucky you
came. But | don't know ss l ever
saw this giant"
"Ile hangs round Dabster's gro
Gerry. He gets you lin his power
more or less every day and thus con
trives to make you very miserable" !"
"You don't say yso!"
81 am the fairy sent to protect you,
and if you will only do as bid you,
the monster will soon lose his power
over you"
"Then Ill do all that You tell me,
and I'm very much oblesged to you
Tor letting me know"
"You must keep away from the
grocery, where the giant lives"
"l'll do III"
"You mustn't go near i!on any &C.
count"
81 won't"
"Thcn you'll be safe"
"But who are you?'
"My name is Toty."
"And You will tell me where the
gold is hida'
81 viii, but | cannot yet. The
knowledge will come to yon in
= kind Of mysterious manner. You
must work in your shop and on your
land. You must keep b7sy all the
time. Never lose moment foolish.
Ily. Take good care Of your wife
and the babies"
D "But where shall find the mon.
l ey?" asked Natty, who was not par
D ticulsrly pleased with these direc'
tons.
r "Oh. you keep busy all the time,
a and you will be sure to fad it," re-
eplied Toty.
e "Shall H.
"You may depend upon it. The
d mon y was not concealed by Captain
r. Kidd, but that will make no differ
l. cnce. Keep busy 10 the shop and
r. on the land, and you will find it; bn,
8, :: above all, Keep away from Dabster's
II, You 90 there, You will never find
10 the money. Now, be careful, IA
n do as tell you.'
nc 81 will"
'r, 81 will call again in a year,
ny And Toty wLisked ont of sigh
like piece of chalk.
'e' "Consarn that nonsterl" muse
:. Natty. ''I knowed some strang
a. City had hold Of ne, and wa
" gnawin' away at my v,tals. Br
% Toty, you and will fool him"
as And Natty did fool him. Ever
10 day after that he was in his sho
as early and late, or at work on hi
'n land. Busy, busy, all day long, h
o' .o had no time to grumble, and yer
10 soon found that he was q happ
% % man, and Mrs. Natty Gobus foun
VI VI that she was happy woman, an
- tho babies found they were hapr
W babies.
~ ~ Natty didn't 60 near the grocer
10 and 80 tho wretched monster cou
ie not come near him. All the neig
10 bors talked about the wonderi
'ss change that had come over Matt
u lie had all the work he could do, al
his garden bore plentiful harves
us AS Natty did not 60 to the grocer
Is now, he found, at the end Of yea
lie that he had saved two hundred dc
lie lars, besides feeding and clothing b
'ln family very handsomely.
o' Natty sat on his bench countiI
ne over his money. He was as hapI
OF as a clam in high water, and gu
'Se denly the little fairy whisked in
~ the room, aud sat down on a stool
ne front of him. Then Natty thoug
of the hidden treasure, which h,
ne before almost escaped his memor
np 81 am very much obliged to "
ar for all You have done for me. v
=. have fooled the giant. The crit
" hasn't been near me SINCE" ga
10, Natty. ,,.,...., -.'' 1'...
nd "r'told you he wouldn't" repli
no Toty.
o $50 you did, and l have been
happy ~ q lord, ever since you pl
yer me that visit. l feel like q ne
nis man." ~
is IL Sisait:: a:.s|sA .ssesA AsSss'is'S ttpsyvssfFf
ea' n. ~ "Bpt, ! hayn't found that money
up, ro"Yes, you have; what .is that
Ay.lyopr hand2'' :! va a,. ..',a. 'lt ~
hEe7s'I earned that" aa .s.o -.
on es SThst ,istha money ! meant, .
emil knew you wOuld' fndit.paa ai4is