The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-09-08

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censaia1an Immense lOdee-~W itheHt~Waiss
ing to test the Truth of his opinion, he ir-
vested small portion of his savings in buy
in q GU he inapro IemenIs of eq1at ter and
moved his wife and four children into the
little cabin. Full of high hopes; he should
cred his pick and set out TO work, proud
that be was the owner of real estate,gapd
co conf !! aeSl q , sBs5ly wiS sf 4
A man never works with such a will as
when he works for himself, and this was
proved by Martias@~SeE--his strong arms
wrought daily the work of two men. Down
deep into the earth he sunk an expensive
shaft, being>obliged te4,ctrb q portiqref it
to preventSits falling IN. This, with the
wages he paid an assistant, made constant
iproads upon the little hoard of half-dollars
he had slowed away in the old stocking leg at
home. Occss' onal Jumps of cog mineral
were met as heEprogressed in his labor,
which ouly infamed his'desire for attaining
the object of his hopes, and re -assured him
be was on the right track. AT the end of
the year he had 'spFoTedHa large extent of
ground and reduced himself to the verge of
poverty. A few dollars only remained OF
his savings. ana lhisiit was positively nee
Iessary to devote to the support of his family,
so he was obliged to discharge his assist
ant. . -A-e2A@
The faithful wife, once the nurtured dar-
ling of wealthy parents, then took her place
at the windlass, herself strong in the faith
that success mus: Eventually crown their
efforts. Thus another year passed away IN
fruitless search for the rich Galena. Tie
mother sick and desparing. the children
ragged and starving and grim want staring
a them from every quarter The father alone
was still hopelpl. hut. dire necessity was too
much for him-he was obliged to abandon
/ his own "diggins,' and transfer Lis opera
tons to an adjoining iotof lands - - a
| ; Scarcely q day had elasped Before he
found enough ''foat'' to pay him good wa
! ges, and in half year leave him an accumu-
latiop Of eapial sufficient to enable him to
resu me operation on his own land - Then
Eexperience. He>dug aud blasted down deep
reapiDg a cent day for his reward, until his
children cried TO-. bread Now efwife lot
courage and plead with him to reiinquish
his enterprise as hopeless, and not waste his
life in -penury~and shaving labor, when he
| COulu easily Sdi COu pClCuCO At dHSlDSI
place. Martin. however, was deaf to such
arguments as these he knew be should win
a fortune on that very spot, and succeed he
would or die in the shaft
| So for five years more he alternately la
bored upon neighboring lands, where h'
| could invariably raise sufficient ore in si1
months to enable him to continue his explo
rations on his own for the remaining hal
year. At the end of these weary sever
| years, his wife had exhausted entreaty, love
and patience, and wrote to her father to bt
t,ken home Martin witnessed the depar
ture of his wife and children in a sort of sto
ny hearted apathy, apparently experiencing
relief at their absence. His one idea had be
come sort of monomania, and as he cam,
pu out of the shaft his rpallid face, fiery eyes,
and heavy beard, made him look like one o
the gnomes described in German legends
He was regarded by his brother miners a.
crazy. Some of them laughed and jeereC
at his folly, while others more kind pitieo
him as poor maniac. But sill, through
the long years, he worked, as unwavering il
the faith that he was on the right track, as a
first. Such instances of perseverance anC
untiring energy, have been seldom known
in the history Of the world as were exhibited
by this man.
Sickness at last overlook him. Over
work, lily prepared food and privation naC
at last undermined his strength, and obliged
him TO succumb. Stretched upon the foo
in his miserable hovel, he at last gave way
to despair, and groaned in agony in viewing
the painful retrospect, and being forced b!
such circumstances to give up his project
Oh that he could have life enough, he prayed
to prove to the world his theory to be -trfle-
to redeem his character for sagacity. 1t wa
hard to go down to death with stigma of lu
macy placed against his nameJ He wanted
to show his fellows that all his efforts wer
the result of a life long study. But it wa
useless to think of it now. 81 il ,-5,Js5 -
Remembering his old VOW to succeed o
die in the shaft, he took a candle in his fee
bic hands, and crawling to his ''diggings.
he mustered strength enough to slide dow
the rope, determined TO breathe out his ex
istence where he had spent his life. On hi
hands and knees he traversed the drift dow
to the farthest corner, deeming it the fitties
burial for such as be. He reached the sop
where last he left his work, sick and exhausted
ands triking lis candle imoa bunch of clay
laid down faint with exertion. For a lon
time be lay in one position, dreamily gain
at the rocky walls of the-mine land waitin
for the dissolution which be expected wogl
soon take place. ~-.------.-r.
AS he thus reclined. his attention was al
tracted to a cleaning lump of ore in a crew