The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-04-25

then continued 'sThe mustard and the
clover seed are hut little things, and no
man can tell one from the other; vet bury
them IN the uttermOst parts oi the earth,
| and each viii bring its kind perfect aud
beautiful. And = and man is surely
more than little Seed-and-and :" here
he broke down utterly. ana knelt and
kissed the dead
The men looked away for awhile as if
to objects in the horizon. and then, with
! out looking at each other or breaking
| silence, lowered the nnshapely box caught
/ up the spades, and found positive reliet
in heaping the grave
The coroner, as in duty bound. or, AZ
! he expressed it. 'as required bv the law
in such eases made and provided" direct
/ ed ms attention to search for a buried
treasure. Yeast powder boxes. old boots
! and quicksilver tanks, We're carried out
to the light and Inspected. without results
I'm the straw of the bunk" said the
coroner; aud blankets, bunk. and straw
We're carried ont to the SIM but not An
ounce Of gold To make sure against the
| intrusion of the ill-disposition. the nm
wearied coroner slept on the spot The
next day the hearth was taken up care
/ fully, piece by piece. but only crickets
I clad III black. and little pink-evel mice.
i met the eager eyes Of the men At last
+ some one suggested .sthat AS the hard
! baked earthen floor was the last place in
4 which one would look for hidden treas.
ureS that was probably the first an1 ONLY
( place in which the Gopher had buried his
/ gold" The though made the coroner
enthusiastic. He sent for picks. aud if
must tell the truth. and the whole truth
he sent also for whiskpv Bv sunset the
/ entire earthen floor had been duo to the
/ depth of many feet. and emptied outside
i the door. Not tarthing~ worth OF cold
\ WAS found The next dav the chimney
! was taken down. Lizards, dust of adobes.
/ but nothing more. am bound to say
about this time the memory of the man
lust taken to the hill was held in but little
respect, and that 4 good or bad name.
a~ FAR rs the over-zealous coroner was
concerned. depended entirely on the final
results of the search. 1t seemed bnt one
more thing remained "a be done. That was
to remove the cabin. Shmgle bv Shinyle.
4 loo bv loo. the structure was lnvelpd
/ Wood rat. Kangaroo mice horned tnaJs
+ +, Jittil -ndk, Ut tvu, injl .idt ~.as nh
Nol an ouncr Of cola VA fonnd IN thr
last cabin of Mexican Camp
/ The lat wa. then staLed Off AZ mininr
ground Wv some enterpri,ino STRANGER.
and they began in the center to ,lnic, II
to fhe LeI rock Thay s'uicnJ ~ thn
erulch for :, month. Ana than down III
ouIch for a month until the whole hill
side was sr,lped ,s il y.ra to t,a ham
and tb. treasur4 hunters w.ra hanlr,,,r
NIT not nvon u mnch i III colo. III tha
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