The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-12-17
The Roy and the Rainbow.


"At the foot of the rainbow lies pot of gold"
Some rather INSCRIPTIONS wag has
told Johnny Paysln so; and one after
noon, when a beautiful shower marched
of to the east with splendid rainbow on
its back, like the gay sash of militia Of
fer across his shoulders, Johnny look sharp
for the exact location of one foot of that
bright "bow of promise, and saw precise
sly where it rcsted-in the corner of his
fathers great garden.
He snatched a hoe, and slipped around
behind the shed, and ran for the charmed
spot-without being observed, he fondly
tancied; and on climbing the last wall that
intercepted his vision, what was his disap-
pointment to find that he was mistaken in
the locality, that the foot of the rainbow
was quarter Of n mile beyond, in little
valley in the pasture. "Never mind"
thought Johnny, 81 can run there direct
", and it is not more than digging in the
garden after all. -
Boy-hke he ran at full speed for the val
leg, scarcely looking at the object of his
search till on the brow of a hill overlook !
ing the golden valley, when, to his great
grief, he saw that the gittering promise
was away ON the opposite nil. A tangled
swamp lay in his path, but the rainbow
gold lay beyond. Torn clothes torn feet,
aud bleeding hands were drawbacks to the
enjoyment, to be sure, but pot of gold
would not only repay all damages, but al
80 serve to purchase much coveted ball
'and bat, upon which young Johnny had
set his affections.
But the most serious drawback TO the !
enjoyment was the final discovery, on
emerging from the brambles, that the rain
bow was "nowhere," and that the sum
had left but small legacy of light to the
weeping earth, for the benefit of our John
ny in his homeward march over long
mile of swamp, and hill. and valley. His
father and mother spared him that night,
Judging that meditation was the best sauce
for such dish as he had made for him
SELF
In the morning his mother brought him
MS wet ard torn clothes, nicely dried and
mended, and, with smile and kiss, told
him his father wished - see him.
For what could it be? Nsthing bad,
surely; for his mother would not betray
with kiss. He hurried up, and went to
his breakfast, with look that inquired
what was meant, but afraid to ask after all
Breakfast, ever his father said, kindly:
"Johnny, you want some money, do
your
Johnny looked down, and the rainbow
began TO shine in his face as well as his
thoughts, for he blushed warmly.
/" And so you thought you would chase
the rainbow last night-led off by Billy
Wilson joke l. was no use to slip be-
hind the woodhouse; saw you, and CUES
sed your Grand"
The rainbow grew all red in Johnny's
face, but he was mute, and hardly peeped
out from under his hat, TO see what was
coming next
g" You saw the foot of the rainbow in
the garden did your"
" Yes father, johnny said, timidly and
looked up little
"Weil, 80 did l." added MIR, Payson,
"and now get your hoe and come with me
and we'll dig there, and you shall have half
the money!" Johnny looked up full and
fair, with world of wonder and delight
in his great eyes.
"Why, father, thought you would call
it all nonsense; you said Billy was jok-
ing"
"Ah well, well see if there is no gold
there"
They went off to the great garden
Johnny in wonderment at every molten,
and prompt to do whatever his father di-
rected.
Mr. Payson turned up the ground with
n spade, and Johnny raked it all over land
by the direction of his father, was very
careful to pick up every public and stick
which might interfere with the charm that
was to be wrought. They furrowed the
land into little squares, like checker-board
and Johnny wondered and wondered; till {
presently MIR. Payson produced bag of 6
some small matter, in which the body be- a
gan to look. '
"Why, father, that's carrot seed You
are planting carrots! | thought we were l
going to dig for gold 20 =
His face Tell considerably at the discov-
cry :
Not digging gold to-day, my son, but =
getting ready In the fall, when the car
rots arc grown, well dig there beautiful
,old, and you shall have more money to
purchase what you desire than if you worc
chasing rainbows all the year. :
Johnny was not quite satisfied, for the
gold fever was On him high at the time
but when the harvest came, be learned a
very pleasant and permanent lesson-that
in regular productive channels,
Is worth much more than the Golden roots