Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1889-06-27

backward. But he never said so TO NICK.
When he went home he quietly put the
box in his pocket. Nick did not notice
it. He was too honest himself to suppose
any one else thief.
When the neighbor got into his cottage
he Immediately got chisel and a ham,
mer and smashed the box open. Inside
he found piece of paper, which was
wrapped around tiny little silver key.
On the paper he read these lines:
In the forest by the brook,
Where the silver maple grows,
You will find a little nook
That with solid silver flows
These lines were signed, "Your Crate
full Goblin"
The man at once understood ALL lie
knew where the box came from, and he
knew that the goblin who had been in
the oak had intended this for Nick.
"Nick is fool the man said to himself.
81 am going to lift the treasure. Why
did he not keep the box for himselfF
He accordingly went into the forest.
He found the little nook, just as he was
told, beside the silver maple tree. Elk
amining the ground, he noticed tiny
keyhole. He had already put the key
into the hole; he turned it around, and
he saw the shining silver in the nook,
when his hand was suddenly arrested by
the goblin.
"You are not the man who liberated
me from the oak treev' said the little
man.
The thief then had to confess that he
got hold of the box because his neighbor
Nick could not read backward
"Well, you had no business to be
thief, and you certainly had no right to
take that box which did not belong to
you"
81 am sorry" replied the man; elf
you will forgive me will go home and
tell Nickson all about this silver treas
ure, and he can come and getit himself"
mo, there is no necessity for that
ANYHOW, do not believe you would
keep your word. But now that you have
found this silver treasure, take it and
carry it to your home; it shall be yours"
Then the goblin vanished.
The man at once began to fill his pock-
cts with silver. When they were filled
he took his cap, then his handkerchief,
then he took off his coat and used it as
bag. But when all were filled he could
not carry the load; it was too heavy. So
he had to leave some behind. He hurried
home and gave the silver to his wife,
then he took wheelbarrow and return
ed to the work by the brook He loaded
the wheelbarrow to it's utmost capacity
before he left for home. On his way to
his cottage, however, he had to cross a
| oh IaI ctra
and when he was in the center OF this
bridge the boards broke under him, and
the wheelbarrow. the silver and the man
fell down into the deep. The load had
been too heavy. The man was too
greedy; he wanted too much, and now
he was drowned and he had nothing at
all. 1t was fortunate for his wife and
children that he had brought some OF
the treasure home, and they were saved
from starvation.
Now we will return to Nick Nickson
the woodchopper. He never missed the
little black box at all. Next morning he
returned to the forest and worked away
at chopping down trees as hard as ever
Sometimes he would think about thu
goblin, and then Nick would murmur
'The world is very ungrateful. The mex
goblin find in tree has to stay Their
for all 1 care"
After he had chopped down one tire
he was astonished to find again a littl
black box at the roots. He picked it u
= again, and on the top these words coul
! be read again: "Open me-" But thi
time the writing was straight, and nc
backward; so Nick read it at once, anC
Il of course, understood.
f. "Open yur! All right, that Is easil
). DONE" He put the box on the groune
:. took his ak, hit it one stroke and the bo
=, was smashed. Inside Nick found piee
J. Of paper wound around beautlfl
golden key of the finest workmanship
p, Nick took the paper and, looking at
close, he saw that it contained the fo
To- lowing verse:
=, At the castle on the mount
- Is a golden treasure,
30 Where golden rod is often found
OF Waiting for your measure.
I The slip of paper was signed: ''Tl
ne Grateful Goblin" Nick looked at tt
writing long and intently. WELL"
i'd said, at last, 81 will at once go and fiji
out whether that goblin has played a
ed other trick on me. l might as well
all fooled twice as once"
en- He Immediately ran toward the mou
mp tain, which stood not far into the fore'
tie Arrived there he climbed up the ste
re ascent, and when he got to the walls
to the castle he walked all around until
90 found the yellow golden rod growi
is everywhere. Then he examined t
en- wall. In moment he noticed a SIN
III, hole in the wall, which seemed to ha
On been made for his golden key. Putti
'ut it in the hole and turning round W
to done in second. Nick already behe
the glittering mass Of shining gold befe
in him when the goblin appeared.
OF $50 here you are, then," he said
to Nick; 80 you did not give the box aw
led this time. Why did you not keep I
vas other?"
mo- 70 ha