The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-04
NED GAMERS GOLDEN DREAM.
AND HOW H ENDED.

sylvania an extensive farmer by the
name of James Armstrong. He owned
and cultivated three hundred acres O1
limestone land had son named John,
a young man of twenty-five summers,
who had the management and over
sight of the farm had two daughters,
the elder of whom was married to
Samuel Green, who had a farm of his
own two miles distant from that of his
father-in-law the second daughter was
in her teens, named Mary, and budding
! into wOmanhOOd.
The hero of our tale was named Ed
ward Gamer, but usually went by the
cognomen Of Armstrong; Ned. He
had been raised in the family, as bound
! boy, until the age of sixteen, which
period he had passed, but still re-
manned in the family, working for
wages He had been sent to school so
! many mouths in the year, according
to the terms of the indenture, but had
never applied his mind to book-learn-
| ing-toOk more interest in ball-play-
| ing and rabbit hunting; would always
| shirk hard work when it could be done,
but was willing to do light, pottering
work, such as little turns about the
house and garden. This caused him
to be rather favorite with the female
| part of the family. IN regard to in
tellect, he was evidently below medi-
| ocrity and was so considered, not only
| by the family, but by the neighbors.
At the age Of about eighteen or twen-
ty he began to dream dreams of gold
that lay buried in the ground bv the
side of certain old logs in Mr.. Arm.
strong's woodland. This he communi-
Gated to the family, who laughed at
him for being so seriously impressed
about such foolish dreams. He still,
however, continued to dream about the
gold and to tell his dreams, not only
to the family, but to his fellow laborers
and the neighbors
The dreams began after some time
to take more definite shape; the par
ticular locality was pointed ont by OBJ
yious marks, with the Injunction to not
disclose the locality or the gold would
disappear, a very probable circum-
stance. He now began to stay out late
at nights occasionally, not coming in
until after the family had all retired
His clothes would be somewhat soiled
and he would 90 Immediately to his
trunk before retiring.
After a while he began to call the
attention of his fellow servants to his
treasure, not by letting them handle
it, but by letting them look at it from
a distance, by candle light, while he
would handle and put it back in his
trunk The evidence now assumed q
tangible shape and some people began
to think there was some truth in it,
though he still refused to let any one
handle it but himself A few months
later he carried ten dollar gold piece
in his pocket, which he would let any
one handle and his fellow servants de-
clared that the handfuls they bad seen
him have looked just like that one.
Mr.. Armstrong, Jr., said to him one
day, Ned, how much gold have you
found 2" Il am not at liberty, at
present, to tell that" was the answer.
What good reason have YOU for with
holding the information ?" al |
know about the gold comes through ny
dreams, and through them | am warn
ed to let no one handle more than one
piece of it until the whole is collected,
which viii not be until the end Of three
years from my first dream about It,"
1--WE WOuld be better satisfied about
the reality of this matter if we had
more tangible evidence, ," said Mr.. Arm
strong, Jr. Ned's reply was, 81 am
| fully satisfied so far, and am bound to
obev instructions for fear L may not
oat the remainder. which is to be much
Greaterthan what have already found
/ shall want to buy a farm or 60 INTO
some other business at the end OF three
years"
In a family conversation about TINS
| matter. John told the conversation
he had with Ned and intimated that
he believed that Ned was IN earnest
and determined to be governed by MS
dreams and make no further dlsclo-
sures until the expiration of the three
wears IT was also suggested IN this
conversation that Ned ought to have
more schooling to fit him for the So
cietv that his wealth would be likely
ia throw him into, and further that he
ought to be better dressed, as the
wages he had been receiving would
only enable him to dress in homemade
attire.
Subsequently in conversation John
said to Ned, 'If YOU are assured OF OBJ
tanning this wealth which you dream
Of, how do you propose to get along
until the end of three years and ut
yourself to take a respectable position
in society ?" "Well, "said Ned, :! am
HELPLESS in the matter until that time
| except what l earn with my hands
Your family have always been very
kind to me, and hope you will still!
oive me employment; but If y you vii
sdvance me some money from time tc
time as | need it, l will give you rny
notes, payable in gold, at the end o o