The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-08-16
THE POT OF GOLD.


house on visit, during his two weeks
furlough. He was sitting with her one
evening in the parlor, while her two
children were studying their lessons at
the table in the back room.
so Paul is a lazy scholar, eh u said
the Lieutenant, lowering his voice.
No, not at all. He is diligent
enough, provided his studies suit his
fancy But what are they? If you
iook over his shoulder now, you'll find
him porting over some Book of Dreams,
or the History of Capt. Kyd and his
treasures, instead of his school books.
The boy is deranged on the subject of
growing rich suddenly, at some bold
master-stroke. | wish you would talk
to him. You are supreme with him
Just now. 1t may be you could ridi-
cule him out of his absurdity | can
not"
But ought he to be ridiculed?'
james I"
well, call Clara in, and I'll 60 talk
to him while
Mrs. Forbes beckoned her little girl
to her, and the Lieutenant sauntered
into the back room, and, am sorry to
say, lighted a cigar.
Well, Paul, my boy, hard at it
What's the book? Latin or algebra ?''
Paul colored little. ooh, / can
run over my lessons in the morning.
They're so horribly dull. I'm reading
now"
Head of your classes, l hope, aren't
you ?''
Paul laughed. "No, indeed, near
the other end. Well, the truth is"
throwing down his book, and leaning
over copfdentially, I've got it into
my head to make money. Mother has
hard work to get along with Clara and
me-"
q know, Paul." said the Lieutenant,
gravely.
Now, what good does this scanning
OF dead languages and porting over cube
roots do? How much meat will that
put in the pot ?"
g How do you propose to help your
mother?'
Well, sir" whispered Paul. eagerly,
for this W. his first listener, off | had
large sum of money that | could get
all at once, without any delay-a large
sum, then, afterward | could make a
scholar or what | pleased of myself"
The Lieutenant drew the book Paul
had been reading toward him. "Reve-
lations by Clairvoyance and Spiritual.
ism, Regarding Hidden Treasures"
Paul watched him keenly as he read
the title, but not the vestige of a
smile fitted over the Lieutenant's face.
"I'll tell you candidly, uncle, about
it," hitching his chair nearer. Fred
Parker came from Jersey, near where
Kyd buried his treasure. You know
,he placer
Not precisely do you? ?"
Not the exact spot, but it is near
Burlington. Kyd buried the chest,
and then called on his men to know
who would stand guard over it FIR a
hundred years. So one fellow stepped
out and stood firm till Kyd shot him
through the heart. So they buried him
standing over the chest, with his drawn
sword in his hand. You've heard the
incident?"
Yes, but"
How will find the place i? Welr'-
Paul began to fdget. a little, turning
over the leaves of the book.
Perhaps you will laugh at me, uncle.
Dub 4 N'Oh oNC why YOU me
aucients called in the aid of oracles and
dreams. They knew how to read com.
ing events in the flight of birds, or by
the entrails of beasts. If we ,annot do
so, too, it seems to me it is because we
have lost the power, not because the
signs are not there TO read. The wisest
men have not been ashamed to be
superstitious. 1t. is only fools VINO
think there is nothing in the world but
what they can see and handle"
81 quite agree with you in regard to
the fools, Paul"
Paul, who had been defiant hitherto
blushed with pleasure. 81 don'i
know" he continued, "what credit to
give to spiritual mediums. Fact is
I've run after them till I'm about tired
They've got all my last two quarters
allowances, and I've had to 90 without
new clothes this winter But if | coulo
succeed If could Only find the POI
or chest Just think 1t would make
mother easy for life ~
Very true, said his uncle.
They were both silent for awhile, tn,
Lieutenant smoking, and Paul turning
over the leaves of his book with fever
1911 hh9ici SidhSihS up nOW anu JHtU
furtively, at his uncle.
"What first put this matter in you
head, Paul p
." don't know. We really neeC
money so often. And then Fred. Par
ker told his stories of Kyd's treasures
and see thes, clairvoyant advertise
ments in the paper every day"
/" As to these mediums" said Lieut.
Calderwood, thoughtfully, my opinion
is that they will take your money anC
you will get no information in return
have never had any intercourse with
them, for have no belief in their abili
ty to tell you anything you do not al
ready know yourself A friend o
mine, Capt. Johns, told me of woman
"a e-teller-whom he consulted
here as to his future life, who made
some remarkable predictions-very re
markable indeed. She sketched out
his whole career for him"
Who was she2 Where is she to be