The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1872-02-21

us VISION utterly exhaustless in the ncious !
metal; but he could not locate it. 'btsey,
whose curiosity was aroused, wonl have
pushed the matter, but Mr. Meexmor shook
nis mead more solemnly than ever. al said
ne could not forget the dreamF be would.
"neh the mIssionary's hore wa at the
ooor. and the owner was rrepred to start
OH ne informed US that ho bound
toward the Canada line, and tat he might
return that way. OF course ,e told him
'hat our door would always beepen to him
ana he promised that he woul, abide with
US again II he had an opportunity.
In TWO weeks Mr.. Meekmors came hack.
lie hao received summons. he said. from
lhe home Board, to return TO Boston, and
unnse,i1,,n make immediate @ lat sgt :'ar-
campaign II the In LA society of III.
The secqI-al G eAiiiain Aiiaiin'we We enjoyed more than
we had enjoyed the first. Hlsfund of anec-
dote and adventure was litefs1x exhaust
less. and yet an odor of sanctity and deli
cacy pervaded all his speeck. We urged
that he should spend few days with us, but
he could not. He said it would give him
great pleasure TO Do SO, but his call to the
| new field of labor in the West was pressing
and imperative.
On the next morning, at the breakfast
table, our guest was even more sedate and
thoughtful than on the previous occasion :;
and when questioned on the matter. he told
US that he had been visited by the same
strange dream again. ..
This tinle,'' he said, the vision came
with wonderful distinctness. | not only
beheld the vast chambers of virgin silver.
but l saw an exact profile of the over
lying territory II was wild, desolate
spot, by deep ravine, through which the
SHOWS of winter seem to find release in
spring, rushing down craggy hillside to a
dark and wide stretching swamp below.
This would not impress me SO seriously,
we're it not that once before dream of the
same import proved startling reality"
We conversed further on the subject, and
after breakfast Mr.. Meekmore took PEN
Gil, and upon blank leaf of an old atlas he
drew picture of the spot he had seen in
his dream, and he pointed out where, be-
meath the roots of an old stumpy pine tree,
he had seen an outcropping of the precious
metal. 3}@
He had drawn the picture, he told US, to
show US how vivid the dream had been, but
he advised US to think no more of it. Even
f it were possible that the dream had sub
stance, the body of the nine was far below
the surface; and. moreover, the Lord only
knew where the spot was located, even
allowing that such spot existed. 8
For once in my life had allowed nv Gu
pidity to get the better of my outspoken
honesty. L allowed the reverend guest TO
depart, and not tell him that l knew where
there was spot exactly the original of that
which he had pictured. even to every rock.
shrub, tree and ravine. And that spot was
upon the wild lot whi,.h-a as.s purchased
hxIIahu Twist, Isseksa, ars~~--- -. F.ist
axe and pick. sailed forth 70 Esfvusn
cliff side of the Twist lot. | knew exactly
where the pictured spot was to be found and
when | reached it was more than ever
struck by the faithinlness of MIR. Meek
more's draft. The accuracy, in detail, was
| wonderful And when reelected that this
draft was made by one who was an utter and
absolute stranger to the place, made from
thu simple impression of a dream, is it q
marvel that l was strongly and strangely
Influenced l found die old tree which the
reverend dreamer had particularly desig.
mated, and went to work at its roots. And
ere long my labors were rewarded. Beneath
one of the main roots l found lump o
pure white metal as hrge as hens egg
and upon further chppping and digging
found several more smaller pieces They
had evidently been bnken from molter
mass, and upon rubbing off the dirt, l fount
them ali pure and bright. That night
. slept but little. l cold only lie awake ant
! think of the vast wealth that lay buried il
) the bleak hillside. But what could | do
The lot was not mine and Ishould run grea
! risk if l troubled anaher mans property
q And, moreover. if l made further explore
\ tions while the land was not mine, the secre
! might be divulgej,s and the vas: wealtl
!. snatched from me. Il must purchase tn
q Twist lot, and had 20 doubt could buy
g for mere song.
4 On the next day rode over to SEQ m,
. cousin, and when lad spoken of the Twis
,. lot, he informed me that not only that loi
4 hut number of Others, were for sale. The
q bad been advertised, and would be sold a
q auction in two weeks. He called me
d fool when 1 told him l should bid on tn
h Twist lot but told him that had locke
,. it over, and had made up my mind that m,
I sheep ceuld find plsaty, cf grazing .her
70 throughout the sumnf months. He aske
" me if hadn't alre ay got all the shee
pasture l needed. b.t | told him he nee
at not tronbie himseE
70 I'D hald INV to--.-S giyisg no opportruit
W en1 80 600 become. known. On n
st appointed day 1Sent OVER to tnessstfra7zsa 81
" where the land was isbe sold. 1t was to b
i: put up in two hundrea acre lots, and sold b.
~ the original plans Of TIE Whitney purchase
Lot number one vas put up hrst, and sol
ur for one quarter Of vshtGn acre.
10 The next lot was Tie Twist lot, so calles
nr and, and heard it vhisaered that iron an
4 copper ore had been discovered upon it.
K. stranger in jockey cldhes started it at fift
, a cents an acre. Another franger, who wol
lie blue frock and top bdts,- bid seventy
he Eve. Then there was n,te talk about ire
nd and copper The na "a the jockey su
nd "a, I;that he had positie assurance that pul
ar iron ore had been foundn sne of the gulche
He and he bid one dollar acre. At this poi
"a 7 entered the contest, aa bid che dollar an
,e twenty FIVE cents. Up "a, up, twenty Fl,
in cents at time until a ! st. had bid Il
aid dollars an acre. Peape called me Graz
,ad Ten dollars an acre 80 more than ii
her very best land in tie sple country VI
worth. But held ny I'D and kept n
bic own counsel.
ked And the Twist lot w1 knocked dow
,ch 10 me for Just one tHusdd dollars. IT
lily terms we've cash. ! fdd tfm to make o
not the deed, while I Wpt fome after Il
had money. Aud away ! hdel emp:ied n
eas old stocking of gold .? fver, and foul
Ate nine hundred and fifty Allhs. / borrow
him the other fifty, withouttHute, at the settl
ment, and s,raightwa' phceeded to I
h." Office Of Squire SimrirF ,where.the de
ant had been made. The inSrsment was du
Ion- signed and sealed. an thes the Squire b