San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-01-30
THE GOLD SEEKER.

Is it trtler Troth 1t Is, sir, just as true
as that you're now saited forninst my
fireside. 'Tis true am an owlder man
to-day than I was when the sportin' boys
round about used to be calm me the
goold seeker. Yes, indeed, faix. that's
the name they gave me. Danyeen, the
Goold Seeker.
But light your pipe and make yourself
comfortable, and I'll try and make it all
as clear to you as I can. At the time I'm
goin' to spake about, didn't stick to one
callin' alone. was what some call Jack
of-all-trades. Besides a purity thatched
cottage, held four acres of as rich a
piece Of land as could be found near the
green banks O the luncheon, and that's
sayin' a great dale.
Twas not only q farmer In small
way, but hard workin' shoemaker to
boot, and in my leisure moments when I
wasn't cultivating my mind would
make it my business to so out on my
four acres and cultivate the cabbages
And finer abbage-though say it my
self-you wouldn't see In days walk.
Although was an industrious man, !
had one strong wakeness that stuck to
me for long while, though got cured
Of it at last. That wakeness was a long
ing desire to dig for some O the treas
ures which were supposed to be buried
in the earth near some O. the ovid ruined
castles, especially the big castle Of Car
rickabrick, at Fermoy, that stands not
far from the brink of high rock over
looking the Blackwater.
Many time in my boyish days did !
make up my mind to get pickax and
spade and climb the high rock from the
river side, but something or other would
whisper to me, sayin': "Danyeen, agra,
don't attempt it for the world if you
value your life"
But in spite O. the warnin tuck cour-
age at last and undertook the perilous
exploit. And this Is how it happened:
One fine summers mornin' I made up
my mind to pay visit to the Fermoy
market, and more betoken, it CHANGED to
be patthern day, when the boys and
girls in their Sunday clothes, from the
different parishes for miles around, were
sure to be there. So l harnessed Ned,
the donkey, to the cart and set out with
load O. beautiful cabbages to earn an
honest penny in the market. After
driving at spanking pace got to Milk
market lane, in Fermoy, in about an
hours time, and just as / drew up
before the door O Clancy's public house
who should salute me but my ovid friend,
Pat Howe, who was after returnin' that
very mornin' from London.
The first words he spoke to me as soon
as we'd exchanged greetings were:
"Danyeen, avick, I had mighty Gu
rious drame last night"
"What did ye drame% says I.
"I was dramin'," says he, "that dug
up crock O. goold from under a white
stone near the foot Of Carrickabrick cas-
tle"
The words were hardly out of his
mouth when stumbled against another
croney O mine, one Maurteen Cox. At
ter giving me hearty shake Of the hand
he says to me:
"Last night I'd the strangest drame o
my life. thought / found a mine o
yallow goold under round white stone
beside the Carrickabrick CASTLE"
"D'ye tell me that for factT says l,
not lettin' on that Pat Howe was after
tellin' me OF his drame In nearly the same
words. Pat then threw me q knowing
wink, as much as to say:
"Danyeen, don't be lettin' the cat out
o. the bag"
Well, sir, before had time to collect
my wits l got thwack on the shoulder
from young Dennehy, who was related
to the owner O. the paper mill When
turned round he'd smile on his face so
bright that you might light your pipe
with IL.
"Danyeen, my boy" says he, 81 ex-
perienced the pleasantest drame last
night that a man could wish for. fan
cied that was the discoverer Of a rale
California coold mine, and where should
1t be but under a round white stone by
Carrickabrick castle. i then began 10
dig and after ten minutes hard work
what should meet my gaze but big
crock Of golden guinea"
Are We in earnestT says /; but before
| could spake another word Maurteen
Cox gave me a quiet nudge in the ribs
as hint 10 keep my own counsel So
shut nv mouth an kept as dumb a. an
oysther consarnin' the three wonderful
frames. hut for the life o. me couldn't
Ianish the idea from my mind, for they
az its lucky todrame thee times about
Ending cDold. Wei. sir. with that Jeff
Sed. the donkey. with the car load o
-sbta-es outside. While ! went into Can
5ey-s pubIic b0use with my three frie15s.