St. Landry democrat., 1879-05-17
Am Extraordinary Dream aand
its Results.
GOLD FOUND IN ST. LANDRY.

A few years ago in a certain portion
OF this parish, Eve give no namcs,) Il
certain young man, while enjoying that.
sleep, which only comes to the pillow of
him who is at peace with the world,
contented, virtuous and happy, there
came vision in the form of woman
whose ETHEREAL beauty was such as to
almost take from him the power of
breathing, so absorbed he became in
contemplation of her charms. Placing
her fingerupon her lips she motioned him
to rise and follow her, which without
hesitation he did. Through the house,
into the yard, over the fence, into the
field, through briars and ponds, he
seemed to float, following his conduc-
tress, who ever and anon turned and
smiled upon our hero, as if in approba-
tion of his courage. Suddenly in an
old field some distance from the house
she stopped and faced him. Pointing
to the spot of ground beneath her feet,
she uttered in voice, the musical tones
OF which will linger for years to come
in his memory, the following words:
Young man, beneath the sod on which
! stand, there has been buried, for a
generation, gold and silver sufficient to
ransom king, dig and tits yours-fare-
well-be honest, virtuous and truthful
and you will be happy" Suddenly as
she came, she vanished, and in a second
darkness seemed to envelope him, and
he became unconcious. When he awokc
the mocking birds were singing their
morning hymn on the old spreading oak
10y his window and daylight was peeping
through the blinds. He thought of his
dream many times during the day, and
for many days after, but not being a
believer in dreams, he did not follow
the instructions of his fair visitor, and
dig. Time passed on, and our hero
being practical sort of fellow forgot
his dream and the bright eyes which like
a will othe-wisp had led him on his
midnight journey into dreamland, and
had united his life with one whose
bright eyes was ever before him. not
only while dreaming at night, but far
better in the broad sunshine of day
when the actual struggle of life begins.
A few days ago our hero wishing to
divide his field, had called in a surveyor
and in company with several Of his
friends was assisting in the work, when
just as the surveyor arrived on the spot
on which his fair visitor from dreamland
had stood on that memorable night, the,
surveyor compass refused to work, the
needle trying to turn a summersault
and point towards the ground. "There
must be some metallic substance here
remarked the surveyor. Like fash of
lightning across our hero's mind rushed
the remembrance of that dream of
few years back. What did the word
metdi mean to those who stood around /?
Nothing or next to nothing! To linn, it
meant wealth, luxury, ease, freedom
from all the little petty cares of life,
and a qualification of all the plans so
often formed in his brain, if fortune
should ever smile upon him, for not
doubt rested On his mind as to reali-
cation Of that golden vision. Feeling a
touch upon his arm, he turned and
found one of his friends, who was ac-
companying him, who motioned him to
follow. Going short distance out of
sight and sound of the party, the friend
turned and addressed our hero: 81 say
old fellow, l want to tell you something
and don't you laugh at me-" said the
friend. "Two.nights ago had dream
aud dreamed that there was money
buried at the place on which the sur
veyors instrument would not work.
The words had hardly passed his lips
ere our hero, grasping his hand, leaned
over and in an excited manner Whis-
pered: "There is money there and |
know il, meet me tonight at s o'clock
and we will dig and share the TREASURED"
''All right" said the friend and they
separated. Ats o'clock on that night
two forms were seen upon the ground,
armed with spade and shovel, and were
soon at work. Spade full after spade
full was sfoveled up and a hole was
soon dug that hid their forms from view.
The digging continued without any
result until daylight, when tired and
weary they sought their homes, agreeing
to meet on the next night. On the next
night they met again and the same work
was gone through, with the same results
as before, yet not disheartesfed, new
appointment was made for the following
night.
Entire nous, we will state that their
]abors were watched 10y certain of their
friends, who had become alarmed at
their appearance after the first nights
work, and determined to watch them.
The third night on their arrival on
the ground, they discovered that some
one had been digging before them in
the same hole, and worse than all, upon
the top of the earth, leaped around the
sides, appeared an old rusty iron vessel,
which seemed to have been just dug
from the earth. The vessel resembled |
in shape an old wash kettle. Some one
had been before them and after all their
gold which they had dreamed and |
worked for had vanished into the poeIS-
cts Of some undeserving individual.
Words were inadequate to express their
sorrow, prayers for redress sounded
like sacrilege, but they cooled their
wrath by repeating Soisnons proverbs