Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25

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HOLE III NO. $50.
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Observation-Disclosures
SURELY, ,,-mo-sher, with - this
mo ey-wea-call-not;-dO-wrong-
-fowl-for-
my-fa.ther.' ,...yl
'0a.Ths mother admitted the justice
Of his argument, aud Saba, with the
basket aud pitcher, and taking with
her one of the gold pieces. left the cot
tage to make the purchases.
"After she had gone, the others
oOaSefsed ION the way in which the
rsmAining gold pieces should be ex-
pended, what should he kept for food
and clothiug, aud what for other nee
essafy expenses to make the cottage |
more comfortable. Ig y7g--.,.
81 must now, return" continued |
Hassan, s.to the woodman. After |
KGrdicus had vanished, he went ond
llie way homewards. AS soon, how
ever, 81 the first burst of anger against
that evil genie had somewhat subsi- |
ded, he began to feel greatly fatig-iI
'acd, IND then the thought occurred
70: him how little money he had
with him. to- buy food. for hls starv-
ing family. The remark of Kordicus
that he hoped he would lind another
purse OF gold, then cafne before him,
and ne begaus to think of the bad use
he had made OF the former gold he
had found, and which, after all, was
not strictly his own. In fact, the
,noney had melted under the influence
of the fiend ~ snow melts in the sun.
And then he thought, for moment,
of the crystal glass, aud the amber
fluid it contained. which after he had
drunk it, had at first 10. cheering AL
effect on him. The idea had hardly
been formed, when he saw standing
few PAGES before him the demon
Kordicus, wearing his good-natnred
expression of countenance. lndig-
naut at his presence, the woodman
rushed towards him, but before he
could reach him the demon had van-
ished with the rapidity of flash OF
| lightning. ..t
tG "The woodmaD, now fairly enrag-
ed at the manner his movements were
watched Ivy the monster. and his
anger deadening the sensation of fa-
tigue. he trudged steadily onwards
till he reached his cottage. On open
ing, the door he saw before him a
sight which struck him with wonder.
/ Ou the table, which he had expected
to find bare, or at best with q small
piece OF bread on it, there was o fine
fat roast fowl, nearly as big as tur-
key. some mutton i'll pillau, with veg
etables, some fine white bread and
other delicacles, the whole lighted up
by q couple of brilliant candles. The
scene appeared like q dream to the
| poor mau, aud he asked his wife
whether any enchan,er had visited
them since he left home in the morn.
ing. a- -sHf- ye.gs f... ~. -
"s NO, my DEAR said his wife 'nn
stranger has set foot in the cottage.
"tHow came you possessed OF ali
this food, then p he inquired. 4 hope
you haven't incurred amy debt?' -r
".Not to the thousandth part OF q
pennv,' said his wife.
i "'Come, father, said Saba, taking
him by the hand aud leading him Il
the table, do you see that plate turn
ed up. the wrong way9 / want yol
to guess what's under it,
"sNeedles p said the father. el
"sNo.' ,z.. If
'Scissors2' -i- .... ...
u"sNo.' l..
a ".Thread1' ...|..
".No.' -.--fs
"'Knives sa..a=I
"sNo.' .-.r
"Well, then, I'll give it up, for
can't guess anything else.'
s'Saba then lifted up the plate, aut
showed beneath it eleven pieces o
) gold, and several silver coins which
she had received in change whel
making the purchase in the morning
s'For moment the woodman wa
> breathless with surprise, aud then re
covering himself, inquired anxious
ly.- He s -,..s
"'How came you possessed of al
that gold?' ..I . Fl" h'.''
3 "'It ia a present the great lord sen
: my mother,' said Rachel. ..s.sf.
: "'The blessing OF God be on hin
r them SAID the woodman. He de
serves it for the charity he has alway
ours.' "s -~"@-. ...5 I..
"They now sat down to the table
feasting their bodies with the food
aud their eyes Especially the wood
many with the gold. Conversation
l went ON merriiy, sud happier fami
ly than they were that evening j
[, would be difficult to find. At las
\ the woodman asked Rachel whethe
3 it was true she could see with tn
: eye in her finger in the night as vel
r. ~ tho day. 4. '--e-
"Quite, .father,' she replied.
c ".'fhen will try YOU he said.
Y He now told them to cover tn
t candles over with a large basket, 8
+ that the room became quite dark, ,au
= Rachel was requested to separate til
z silver from the gold. This she di,
Q without any difficulty. and the basL
ct being removed from the candle.
= the weodman put the silver again wit
It the gold, complimeutiug Rachel III
= while on her dexterity. But Will
= touching the gold the remark of Kol
= dicus returned to him, that ne hope
- he would lind another treasure, anC
i OH raising his eyes. he saw standin
= in the obscurity of q corner of th
5 room the demon watching him attel
lively, with considerable archnei
mixed with the good.humored e,
o preston OF his countenance. Tt
e demon was no doubt invisible to II
- others, and the woodmsu, at the 81 gi
!, of his tormentor, rose from his sea
i aud advanced towards the corner
- the room but before he had reache
u it, kerdicus had again vanished. II
- family inquired What allied him, bl
d he merely answered abruptly tha
IT nothing was the mat, er with him, all
then took his seat at the tabl
II No sooner, however, did his eye agai
Il fall Oh the gold than the same idt
le came before him, when he became {
Il annoyed with himself that he r.
Il quested Rachel to put it in apurse an
ID place II in the custody of her mothe
{, SO that it might not be lost. Rach
d obeyed. and the rest of the eveniu
N passed off in great happiness.
e "Although he had now abundal
money ut his command, the woodms
> was determined TO keep steadily
- his work. and did SO for several dav
g. One evening, however, when he WI
= walking home greatly fatigued wit
X the lahore of the day, he saw b.
tore him, seated on q log of WOO,
ID good-natured looking man
Y, the working class and evideut