The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-17
GOLD.
ChswIes's Dream, or the Gold in the 1adi-
ION fffIfs.

IA true story b. TIE Madison special Correspond.
ent Of tie sentinel
For the past few yeafs yes. We might fay
for q quarter OF century, there have ap-
pesEed At divers times Sensational stories Of
the cold hid in the hills that surround this
CITY. Ia fact, II is an old tradition handed
doy from the FIRST settlers that, at one time.
when the savage Red Man roamed through
The woods In this vicinity and padded his
own canoe on the beautiful OHIO in front of
the present site of Madison, his accumula-
ton OF gold became a matter of no small
concern. The story goes on 10 sey the In
disns hi0 it among some Of the beautiful
hills that have given Madison the name OF
the Valley City. On account o. such arti-
cles which have appeared in our papers
msDy man has dug over our hills at night
By tie aid of lanterns; neighbors have
quietly gone together on the still hunt, while
Others again have dag among the TOmantic
hills OF Cliffy under the rocks and on the
high cliffs they have searched. butaIl In vain,
for their iaoor wss Dos rewarded by euccess,
aud one by one the peo.
pie gave ID the search, and It
began 10 dawn upon them that it was only s
ruse; they blamed themselves for their fool
1sbDess, and once more settled down to hard
work, and contented themselves with work
ing out a slow fortune rather than risk the
uncertainties OF quick find. Nothing more
was said or done, and it was at last forgot
ten. Bat alas q dream has at last settled
the question-or, at least, / am told so by 3
man who soon expects TO come into posses
sion OF great fortune. It is q Eell-knOwn
fact that the old time dsrkey is very super
stitious and believes ID dreams and il seems
he x M "a h-r 1rrolf in
the dead of the night fell to the lot of Char
ley KeyI O d. poor colored citizen Of Mad
ison, who has worked bard 10 exc out an
honest living and TO lay away a few common
WHISTLES day. Therefore il will be a sur
7, prise 10 our citizens when they read IN the
Sentinel Of CbaTleys good lack aud ais ex-
Iected fortune. he told the writer the fol-
!, LOWING story, which he prOnouncss al wool
and a ySWd wide
Il amt gwiue to tell you de place. he
SAID, but it's Dor.hEest 90 town. found
IL on de sorface Oh &c ground, ard now al
IL re%mbled gold. But how did Won
happen 10 hunt for it at thai spot?"
we asked. "WaI. Ill tell you: [ vent to
bed early Saturday night aud about tEO
hours afore daylight | had curious dream.
! dTesEt dat cole Wss lynn in de hin das
got dis piece from and dat | would ind di:
piece on top, for dis would be p'inter tC
lst me know d location OF de whole lot
which in de dream says nuf to load DOVE
Two mules. Bat l amt gwiue to dig 10 de
Test TIL l md cut what dis is. l axed a
leweler, and he So there was some gold in
it. One thing certain. Is done working;
50 say iu & he chuCkled 10 himself and walked
eff. with piece OF melted copper weighing
sheut bali an Ounee evoirdupois. and val
usd at about one fifth IF a cent. He bslieve;
he hes 8 bonanza. aud already he sees thG
sunshine Of prosperity lighting his foot
paths, and now We also expect to hear o.
him, the first night when the moon is foil
on the hillside digging away at the hare
rocks until be awakeDs to his senses az,
realizes that it was only dream. But h
firmly believes his fortune is made and tia
his dream will be realized. L. S.