Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-08-15
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 lazy scholar, eh I; 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
look 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
master-stroke. l wish you would talk
just now. 1t may be you could ridi-
cule him out of his absurdity; l can.
not"
''But ought he to be ridiculed?"
James u
"Wen, 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 cigar.
Well, Paul, my boy, hard at it :?
What's the book? Latin or algebra ?"
Paul colored a little. ooh, I can
run over my lessons in the morning.
They're SO horribly dull. I'm reading
now"
Head of your classes, hope, aren't
you ?'
Paul laughed No, indeed, near
the other end. Well, the truth is"
throwing down his book, and leaning
over cop6dentially, live got it into
my head to make money. Mother has
hard work to get along with Clara and
me-"
81 know, Paul." said the Lieutenant,
grayely.
Now, what good does this scanning
of dead languages and porting over cube
roots do? How much meat will that
put in the pot?''
" How do you propose to help your
mother ?'
"Well, SIR" whispered Paul, eagerly,
for this was his first listener, "if l had
a large sum of money that could get
all at once, without any delay-a large
sum, then, afterward l 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 6
smile fitted over the Lieutenant's face
"I'll tell you candidly, uncle, abou
it," hitching his chair nearer. Fred
Parker came from Jersey, near wher,
Kyd buried his treasure. You know
The placer"
Not precisely do your
Not the exact spot, but it is nea
Burlington. Kyd buried the chest
and then called on his men to know
who would stand guard over it fer
hundred years. So one fellow steppet
out and stood firm till Kyd shot hin
through the heart. So they buried hin
standing over the chest, with his draw
sword in his hand. You've heard tn
incident?"
Eyes, but
SHOW will find the place? Well'-
Pau! began to fdget. little, turnin
over the leaves of the book.
q Perhaps you will laugh at me, uncl,
but l don't see why you should. Th
ancients called in the aid of oracles an
dreams. They knew how to read con
ing events in the flight of birds, or b
the entrails of beasts. If we cannot d
so, too, it seems to me it is because "
have lost the power, not because tt
signs are not there to read. The wise
men have not been ashamed to |
superstitious. 1t is only fools wi
think there is nothing in the world b.
what they can see and handle.'
81 quite agree with you in regard
the fools, Paul"
Paul, who had been defiant hithert
blushed with pleasure. 81 dor
know" he continued, "what credit
give to spiritual mediums. Fact
I've run after them till I'm about tire
They've got all my last two quartz
allowances, and I've had to go witho
new clothes this winter. But if 1 cou
succeed If could Only find the r
or chest! Just think 1t would ma
mother easy for life p
avery true said his uncle.
They were both silent for awhile, I
Lieutenant smoking, and Paul turni
over the leaves OF his book with few
ish haste, glancing up now and tn
furtively, at his uncle.
"What first put this matter in "
neau, raul
81 don't know. We really M
money so often. And then Fred. F
ker told his stories of Kyd's treasul
and see these clairvoyant advert
ments in the paper every day"
" As to these mediums" said Lie
Calderwood, thoughtfully, +" my opin
is that they will take your money q
you will get no information in retu
/ have never had any intercourse W
them, for have no belief in their at
ty to tell you anything you do not
ready know yourself. A friend
mine, Capt. Johns, told me of won
"a tune-teller-whom he consul
here as to his future life, who m.
some remarkable predictions-very
markable indeed. She sketched
his whole career for him."