The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-06-10

any rate I'll let you judge.
"You see," she continued, as she
slowly worked in another handful of
corr. n.meal, "the Langlys come Of Scotch
stock, and it's been said that Rob's great
grand'ther Langly, over in Scotland, had
the gift o second sight-that is, see.
ing and knowing things that are GO
ing TO happen. I've heard a good deal
of talk about it in the family, but never
did think much of it, though my hus-
band-poor departed Jeems-believed
in it as firmly as he believed in
summer and winter. He said these
things come by mysterious law Of ma
tur' Well, about eight years ago old
Uncle Alick Langly paid us a visit on
this farm. hadn't seen him but once
before in my life-for he lived down to
Tennessee, long wav from here. Him
and Jeems, they walked all overthe farm,
and it was far better cultivated place
then than now, though nothin' com
pared to what it was in my fathers time.
Jeems' Uncle Alick didn't seem to think
much of it, though. Then he went over
the country looking up lands to buy for
his son, Aliclk, who thought of coming
this way to settle, if good prospect of
fered. But in the end he gave up the
idea, as he couldn't find jest what he
wanted"
Here she began slowly and deliber-
ately to clear the dough from her hands.
Lefty, seated on the top step of the
porch, looked up with quiet, expectant
eyes.
"The day that he went away" con-
f,n,,o1 ,.yifh lnp.r lao
breath, she was standing here-yes.
right here where you are sitting-and
looking all around him on the farm. All
of suddent he says, Jemmy-Jemmy
and Mary'-turning to me- I've one
thing to say to you before l go. Stick
to your farm, for there's streak of
golden luck in it. OF course | asked
what he meant; but all he would say
was, T've seen tive seen it by the
power that's given us to look into the
future. I've seen streak of gold-luck
running through your land that's to bet
ter your fortunes in good time. Don't
part with it until your luck's found
And that same day he went away, and
the first we heard of him after he got
home, was that he was dead"
There was another pause, and Lefty
said:
"And you think there is really vein
of gold to be found on your farm?"
''Jeems thought so. To his dying
day he believed in it. Goodness how
much he thought about that gold-streakl
Why, half his time he spent in hunting,
and digging, and scratching around;
and at last he went off to town and tried
to get two men, that was used to the bus
mess, to come out and examine the land
to diskiver gold.
"But they only laughed at him, and
said no gold would ever be found in
Pike county. And then he thought
maybe there was gold money hid some
where on the place; so he dug under all
the rocks, and looked in the holler
trees, and was speshly keerful in digging
in the garden.
"But no pot of gold ever turned up;
and meanwhilst, the farm got neglected,
and it seemed that more bad than good
luck was a-coming to us. Still, almost
on his death-bed, he said to me:
Mary, don't you sell the farm if you
can help it. l believe, as faithfully as
believe in anything, that that streak of
gold-luck will turn up some time. No
Langly ever yet prophesied what didn't
come to pass
THAT was what he said; and so now,
Lefty, you know, as Robert knows, why
l am unwilling to sell the farm"
"And what does Robert think about
it2" inquired the girl, with faint flush
on her cheek.
"Oh, he thinks it all nonsense-about
the gold, and the second-sight, and all.
And as for newly, sometimes / can't
but agree with him. And then, again,
there's a feeling that there may be some
thin in it, after all-and that it may be
given to some folks to see what's going
to happen in the future. Just as we
know there were prophets of old, to say
nothing o. the Witch of Endor."
Just at this moment they heard Mr..
Davis buggy roll away, and Robert came
around the corner of the house.
He looked a little excited; but that
might be from finding Lefty there. He
walked home with her across the fields
to the next farm. When he returned he
said, quite abruptly:
"Mother, Mr.. Davis wants to buy the
farm. He's offered more for it than l
ever dreamed 1t would bring. lie seems
quite anxious to get it; and when l told
him that you objected to part with it,
he actually offered to let us off with the
balance of the mortgage, provided the
business is settled at once"
"Why, Robert, what can he mean9"
81 don't know There's something in
it l don't understand; but, if you've no
objection, I'll 90 over to c. to-mor-
row and see Lawyer Pannell about it."
Robert had expected to be only one
day from home; but he stayed three
And, meantime, the one hired boy, going
to bring the COWS from the meadow, re
ported that there were number of men
passing through the farm, looking about
examining the ground, and acting in
very strange aud unaccountab' manner
"Good graciousm thought Mrs. Lang
Iv. "They surely can't be suspicioning
the gold streak"
She was very anxious for her sons re-