Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-20

diamonds, which want you to buy
was the reply of my FREUD, who drew
from his pocket aoft leather purse,
from which he took some seven or
eight diamonds, more than one among
them being of considerable size.
"rhe man at the table weighed
them carefully, aud then said,-
"I will give for them two hun
dred and fifty pieces Of gold.' |
Il take your offer,' said my friend.
That's not bad pay for weeks
work.
'sThe man drew out all order on the |
banker for the amount, and we then
continued our road TO the dwelling |
of the officer who allotted ground for
the diamond diggers. Here L found
that all in the immediate neighbor-
hood were already occupied but. at
Il spot about three days journey from
the place we were then n,he allotted
me piece of ground. He told me
could hold it as my own, and all the
diamonds found on it would be my
own property. SSH
".Aud,' he continued, laughing, 'I
can assure you that some spots OF
ground, no larger than the one L have
assigned to you, have produced more
diamonds than all those Obtained by
your friend Sinbad, in the celebrated
valley he wrote SO much about.
81 thanked the officer for his kind
ness, and with my credentials i'll my
haud lett the house, or rather shed,
| for it was little better.
Il now purchased a bullock and
cart, some mining tools, and spade.
and, taking with ME a small stock iof
provisions, started off on my journey
to my newly acquired territory. So
| elated was l with this prospect Ot
| wealth which seemed before me, that
began making some of the most eX-
travagant calculations that could en-
ter the brain of man. First, deter
mined to return to England and pur-
chase large territory near his lord
ships castle, 80 that might Away,
be near him when he visited the
country. But then 1 reflected that
although his lordshlp had always been
very kind to me, it was the Kindness
Of q good master to q faithful servant,
and not such as existed between
equals. On rejecting well over the
matter, sOOn came TO the conclusion
that while his lordship would receive
me with All amiable welcome ii l re-
turned as servant, lie would decline
my acquaintance as q friend. so l gave
over the idea. l then remembered
that when left Egypt 1t was in con-
temptation to make a great cana
through which ships might pass te
the Iudies without going all round
Africa, aud thought how happy
should be if I could only find suth
cient diamonds to pay for the forina
tfon of the canal myself, and make
every Ship that passed through pay
me tribute. Why i'll that way shoul,
, become The richest man in the woil I
All people wun.d envy me, aud re
, spect ME for having done such use
full work. The thought then emteret
my head, whether, after had col
lected sufficient diamonds 10 pay fol
f the formation of the canal, should
i, still work oh2 Knowing my owl
: weakness. began to fear l might no
even then be cOntent. but W ould con
tinue working on, always cOnjuriu!
up some new feat l should like t,
accomplish. So painful did this ide'
become, that at last | begged tn
Prophet would allow ME to be salts
n fed aud content when had obtained
r . sufficient quantity to make the ca
[ nal, and that, without grudging,
2 mightleaVe 10 others as an lhheritanc
the piece of ground l had purchased
l $50 perfectly was l satisfied wit
D tne resolution naa come 10 thAt
trudseu on steaoliy lor the next tlre
! oays, ana at lehsth arrived at the spo
assigned me. L must say was dread
8 luily Iatlgued' ana my poor ouiloc'
u TOO. however, was thankful to b
at the end OF my journey, and 500
y forgot the dihculties OF the road. -
D anxious was l TO commence WORK
8 that coulu hardiy reifain from tax
ing out my spade and dong SO
! once but cohtented myself wit
e simply examining the ground, whic
e certainly looked unprOmising enough
: | could discover no more appearance
!. of diamonds than in a sandy desert
y | had, however, been informed tina
they were rarely to be seen on tn
2 surface, but must be dug for, aud lik
q most other good things i'll this worId
? could not be obtained without labor
. | could not help laughing at the de
4 | SCflpLlOu SlScu iue OI L1c ulaIIlOu
4 fields, and the warning to take car
i of my eyes lest the SUMS rays .woul
be too dazzling, and compare it wit
4 the dali, sandy look Of tae grouu
: around me. At last, overcome b.
fatigue, offered up my prayers t
the Prophet, and throwing myself o
: the ground. and covering myself wit
a blanket, was soon fast asleep.
Il "The next morning 1 commence
q work with great energy. l continue
# my labor during the whole OF tn
v day, examining every morsel of eal
u l turned up, but not diamond did
, find. The following day l had Ii
, better success; third followed wit
the same result; and Iecontinue
d steadily working for a whole for
y night without finding single ston,
i AT the end of that time my poor bu
, lock died, and finding my provision
IL were getting very low. began to b
greatly alarmed Tor The future. An
:. not without reason; for had expenC
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