Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-06-22

himself crest his soul now would some
guide me 10 the roight sphot To d.. Nis-
terday oi began new shaft. liulr fur
riirr to the east Of the old one. fug seq oi
- meself. There's nolhin' loike haein'
TWO oirns in the lire, Al0ike. me bhoy."
"Well, last night oi wuz onaiss loike,
and couldn slape, 81 oi got UP 10 take
bit Of walk. Oi hadn't no more than
reached the door of the cabin when | saw
son.,;hin moyin' from the bushes to me
neU thalt.
"'Whist' sen OF. III the ghost of the
former owner come back To look for some
diaiaint that lac didn't find when alolye.
"'Weil. me boys, oi laid me-elf down
close by me hut an watched the ghost
1t wasn't 81 dhark hut what oi could see
him diesin away for dear luife la me
new shaft. but all ON suddent lac
shtopped and felt in his pocket
".Ghosts don't have pockets y~llcd
some one dori-iyoly from the rear OF the
crowd.
'Arrah. now. y galootr replied Mike
quickly. 'ynuf ghost wouldn't have need
of one and not needing the laugh pro
duced by this sally he resumed:
AS OF wuz agoin to say, he shtooped
down, an seemed to pat somethn' in the
hole he had dug. After that, he filled It
up again, and smoJthen' it off 50 as to
make il look natural loike shouldered
his spade, ~ any miner would. end
gloided away. When lac had vanished
into the air cntorely tfompy almost
laughed out here. oi rot up an SEE:
"Arrah! ye spalpeen. it's there where
We huries yer threasures, is IT. By ST..
Patrick! but i'll shtay there till marnin'
an no longer: aud with that oi wint in
an soon wuz phast ashlape. In the
marnin' bright and early oi wuz up, an ,
takin' me shpade. mint out and dug n
near the place as oi could judge that the
shperrit had dug the noight before, an
begorra! the first lick oi turned up the
silfsane jewel before yez.
AS Mike finished his wonderful tale
the crowd began To murmur. Ii sound
ed too improbable for them to believe,
although | had heard many of the same
fellows declare before that they had seen
the ghost that Mike described. How
ever, TompN. who evidently did not want
the ghost story inv stigated, came gal
lantly 10 Mikes relief
Never mind about the ghost b,
cried, but let's give three cheers foi
Nora in old lreland'
"The crowd responded again and
again until the riekety weather boards OF
the walls ratified as though they would
fly off. Then two Of US raised Mike OF
our shoulders and carried him OFF, am
him holding ON tight 10 his dammit am
CRYING and laughing 10y turns. And
tell YOU, sir there Mere not many drN
ewes ia that crowd when he cried out;
"'Nora, me darlint, yer Moike vii
come home to make We rich at last. for
vou see, most Of rs had Nora some
where in he wide world.
II may as well SHY that Tornpy's paste
Jewel was never heard Of in the camp;
hut have an idea that. as Tompy know
where To look for IT, he disnterred It
that very night.
well. Nike sailed from Cape Town
IN the next ship that left, but whether
he ever reached home aud Nora with
his diamond. or not. | don't know, for
haven't seen him from that day to this,
and the tall man brushed his eyes
quickly with the back Of his hand.
"Yes, We havel yes, We havef cried
the man in die ulster, sprnging up and
seizing his fellow travellers hand. 'Ie
have seen him tonight, now roight here!
Dim Moike Alc'shane.'
The tall man could not believe it at
first: but when the truth dawned upon
him he fell to wrnging his old friends