Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-08-29
HE P0T OF GOLD.
By REBEccA HARDING DAVIS.

ter's house on & vsit,during his two weeks
furlough He was sitting with her one
evening in the parlor, while her two chill
dren were studying their lessons at the
table in the back room.
4" SO Paul is It lazy scholar, en- ?" said
the lieutenant, lowering his voice.
"No, not at all. lie is diligent enough,
provided his studies suit his f,ncy. But
what are they? If yon look over his
shoulder now you'll find him porting over
some Book Of Dreams or the History Of
Captain Kidd and his Treasures instead
of his ,choi books The bow is deranged
on the subject Of growing rich suddenly
at some bold mastcr-strOke. | wish you
would talk to him. You are supreme
with him Just now. 1t may be you can
ridicule him out Of his absurdity. |
cannot"
4" But ought he to be ridiculed ?"
"JamesV
Well, call Clara in, ard I'll go talk to
him for while
Mrs. f orbes beckoned her little girl TO
her, and the Lieutenant sauntered into the
back room, and | am sorry TO say, ligftod
a cigar
"Well, Paul, my boy, hard at it?
Whats the book-Latin or algebra ~
Paul colored Iittle ooh, can run
over my lessons in the morning. They're
SO horribly dull. I'm reading now
Head Of your classes, | hope, aren't
yon?'
Paul laughed. "No, indeed; nearer
the other end Well, the truth u.s." throw.
ing down his book and leaning over conf.
dentially, "a got it into my head to make
money. Mother has hard work to get
along wi h Clara and me-"
al know, Paul." said the Lieutenant
grayclY.
"lIow DO you intend to aid your moth
err"
"Wel, sir whispered Paul, eagerly,
for this was his first patient listener, If |
had large sum of money that | could
get tall at once, withoutany delay-a large
sum--then atterward could make IA
scholar or what pleased Of myself
The Lieutenant drew the book Paul had
been reading toward him, Revelations
by Clairvoymca and SpIritualism regard
ing Hidden Treasures Paul watched
him &eeuly as he read the title over, but
not the yestige Of smile fitted oyer the
Lieutenant face.
"Illtell You, candidly, uncle, about it,
lhitchmg his clair nearer. " Fred Park
err came from Jersey, near where Kidd
buried hjs treasure You know the place.
Nor precisely do you? "
Net the exact spot but it is near Bur-
lugton. Kidd buried the chest, aud then
called ou his men 10 know who would
stand guard over It for a hundred years.
So one fellow stepped out and stood firm
while KID shot him through TIE heart
81 they buried him standing over the
chest, with a drawn sword IN his hand
You've heard the incident
"lcs, but
How will find that place? Well"
Paul began TO fdget a little, turning over
the leaves of the book.
perhaps you will laugh at me, uncle,
hut don't see Why YOU should. The an
cIcutS called ia the aids of oracles and
dreams. They knew how 10 read coming
events in the flight of birds or by the en-
tiles If beasts, Ii we cannot do so too,
it seems 10 me il is because we have lost
thcpDwer, not because the signs are not
there To read. The wise>t men have not
been ashamed to be supersuuous. 1t is
only fools who think there is nothing in
the world but what they can see and
handle
4" quite agree with you regard to the
fools, Paul.
Paul, who had been defiant hitherto,
blushed with pleasure, Il don t know
he continued "what credit tn rive TO