St. Landry democrat., 1890-10-18

.tVhy, In the Wilder Appleby'a gar
den. Dug it up out'n the tower pea you
told me to spade up for her" said simon;
"Then there's gold on the place, SAID
Jedediah. 1--WE always SAID 'here was
gold here I've always said SO ..,,
Eyes, I've neerd you" said simon w,sn
a twinkle in his eye. Now wnas thlns
thatll be for the wilder. gold mine sn
her placel' ., >.
"Hush !" whispered Jedediah, with his
ewes cleaning greenly in the twilight
GHush. Simon promise me you won't ten
her or ANYBODY. III make it all right win
YOU. You're kinder uncomfortable where
YOU be. with your small family. III allow
YOU to hev the frame house ON the MIL, al
the same rent. Don't mention anything
shout il. I'll make it all right with Mrs.
Annleby though, after all, this mayn be
gold"
"p',,aps not, but old miners like me
re+hsr calculates to know" said Simon
"Ef YOU don't mind, I'll move up to the
frame house to morrow. Wait bit. Let's
90 over to the widder's. I'll pretend it's
to sow the radish seed, if you'll give me
some; and we'll see if there's any more
there"
"Good I" said Jedsdiah Twombley. "a
bright idee |"
Accordingly, to the widows surprise,
Simon took the seed over; and, the SOW
ing done, brought back to his master,
waiting in the wagon under the trees;
three or four more specimens OF the same
ore. which Jedediah took, at once. to
celebrated mineralogist of the nearest
town. who declared that where these came
from there was assuredly gold mine
And trembling with delight, Jedediah
went back to walk around the widows
house in the moonlight, where she. seeing
him through the curtains, took him for q
tramp, and was frightened almost cut OF
her senses.
Several things happened to startle her
that day The first was the appearance OF
Simon at her door in the early dawn, as
she was boiling her solitary cup of coffee
over some splinters of wood.
"Widder," Simon whispered, solemnly y,
"teud to what say, and don't forget it
Mister Twombley is goin' to make you an
offer for your place. Don't let him have
it cheap. Rise on him as bold as brass
Don't chin about anything. Don't tell him
| nothin'. Jest say, Il won't sell for that,
until you get what'll keep you comfort
able. Mind, do as say; don't ask ques-
tons, don't chin. You'll give yourself
away" $50.
ii don't half understand you" said the
widow "you hev sech curious expressions
kinder, but if Cousin Jedediah offers muct
for two acres of stones and house ike
this, he's goin' crazy $50.
sMebbe he's seen q ghost" said Simon
"but you mind me :,
He was off. Not too soon, for the
wheels of Jedediah T~ombleys wager
ratified down the road the next moment
and Jedediah stood at the door in the place
of his servant.
terday, Samanthy,' he said, land lv'
been thinking. What you want IS rest
Sell your place and 60 board in the village
I'll buy it. It amt worth much, ou
what'll you take?
The widow looked at him. 1t was no
benevolence that shown in his eyes, bu
greed.
"Well," she said, cautiously (some o
the same blood ran in her veins, and sh
could bargain also), "well, whatll yo'
give?'
Five hundred dollars" said the ric]
man "Eh"
Sau1anthy shook her head.
eight"
"Lor', no." said Samanthy.
ga thousand y
Samanthy turned pale, but shook he
head 81 reckon you're calculating III
half witten," said Samanthy.
"She knows about the gold" said Jede
dish to himself; "or-yes, some one els
knows and has made an offer"
| TIL. ha hIRr
mingle in one man. They had in Jededis
Twom bley. ..--s
"Fifteen thousand dollars" he criee
hurriedly. "You can live comfortably o
that, chr
"Grandfather's ghost has appeared,
NV "Weil." she said, elf you'll drive ov'
to the lawyers and pay me now, I'll do IT.
= Ten minutes after this the two we
sitting side by side in the wagon L"
hours more, Samanthy was, in her oW
: opinion, a rich woman, with no fear
suffering before her, and no more need
t toll for her bread. Shs was to leave Il
D cottage that day, and, bewildered by b
t sudden prosperity, she was packing b
= few poor possessions, when again, as
the dawn, Simon stood at the door
"sold it9" be asked.
:, eyes" said the widow, breathlessl
II "for fifteen thousand dollars. reck'
. grandpa appeared to him.
Simon put his hand in his pocket al
T drew out bunch of something
It "What's that p he asked.
- The widow looked at what he held
ward her.
!" "It's bit of the rubbish threw out
70 that case there" she said.
n otis gold ore," said Simon. "Yo
l Csliforny boarder had lot OF speclme
IT of it in that case he often showed EN-
me. was a miner once took an Int
i'd est in 'em. You throwed 'em into t
rsdish bed; dug EN- up out of it. J.
D. showed them to Mister Twombley. /
IS idee has always been that Their IS gold
,P these mountings. He thinks Tiers g
10 ON your place"
n s'And he wanted to give me five hund
es dollars p said the widow.
"It's all right for you, and didn't
ut no lies" said Simon. 81 did dig up tn
sh specimens in the radish bed.
The widow lives at ease in the Wills
now and keeps her own counsel and tn
b j; is big hole. with q windlass near
UT where her home once stood. People
it '"lwombley's Folly" but Jeded
en- Twombley intended it for gold mine,
10, spent a little fortune also in working
several years.-N. Y. Ledger.