Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-02-11
We find the following juicy "colud' story
in Hdrper's Weekly.

cotton growing region OF the United states,
in many instances by planters commencing
with very limited means, is almost miracu-
lous. Patient, Industrious, frugal. and self
| denying, nearly the entire amount OF their
cotton-crops is devoted to the increase of
their active capital The result is, in few
years, large estates, us il by magic, are ac-
cumulatcd. The fortunate proprictors then
build fine houses. and surround themselves
with comforts and luxurics to which they
were strangers in their earlier years of care
and toll.
No planter in all the region round about
him had started with such slender means,
and had been more successful in speedily
growing rich, than John Woolun. Having
arrived at period in his affairs when he
thought he could venture to indulge himself
and family with moro elegant and comorta
BILE dwelling he selected an cminence in the
middle of his plantation as the spot on which
to erect his splendid mansion. Several years
before he had left untouched the native
growth o;ithis hill. indulging then the hope
of one day displaying there his architectural
taste. Before determining positively wheth-
er tat cl", trd pl,th ,r md y a. O.. ,.o
| site oi biz n'W -rttl 'nl n. h" clncl,u.rd 90
have will dug--obtLmirg water being in
di,Pensdble 10 any further progress, etc
W it'll this view he put three ui his negro
mcn-Ike, Jake, and Bcn--tp digging.
Before commencing, however, he procured
the services Of Moses Doggett, celebrated for
his success in the use ol the diyining-rol.
| This "water wizard, as he was called. after
repeated trials with hazel switch, selected
Il spot very near n low partition fence run
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way.
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via basket ana rope. turn ana TURN Dout
"W Len we ana got dat well bout iorty
foot Into de ground, and had went to dinner,
one day, de old man ne walk up dar to see
how we was coming long wild de operation.
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