Telegram-herald., 1890-05-04


family oss41 really ~ fsz< thar shs poor
u4ns <its ~ers disez1sd Hs IauEtersd
II rs sleep ~ ulgf4E of lliazs q @ealEh.
of ,esEs 1nd tlamoIl1s alld cars Il xCld-
L. Ele laYtllLl= 30 sas u1ody aad 40
srractsd, AID walked ab.uG as X Il
rralce. Dame HsoDer held fEsQusnE
cguaclLs NIra al Tie Cd won.sn Il ths
neigh5orhood Got omlEtilx shs pzrish
dominic. scarce a. ass4r Ia Ehs day bus
q 1aos ~ thea might Be seen ~agging
rheIF = bite c4ps bsgegher roszld her DOR,
Nhlls EEs poOr sQlaan nlads sons p8te-
1us recital the dalg ga1sr, ~. ~1s fan
81 seez ~ nors frega=zE consolzFion
fral1 the stolen Interviews of hsr favored
So AZ. Dark WaIdr5I. rhs dslec6abls
Arris Dutch songs NiLh shich she used
o. tEicifY the house grew Less and less
frequent, and she would forget her ssz-
ing All look wLsEfllly Ia her fathers
face as b. sat ponaerlng b the hrsside
" oHsrt caaght her eye one day dKe,i on
him thus alxlosls.y. 4nd Tor a moment
u-s roused from bis golden reVeries-
'Chser up. ny giri. s2id be. sHllginzly,
why dost thou droopf Thou SHALT hold
up -hY bad oEs d. ~lLh tho -- and lhe
schermerhous. he Van Hornes. anl the
3 ll Llms-the PATRON himself shall be
glad % g-t thee FOR his son"
AMY shook her head 20 his valngi0ri-
ous boast, and vas more than eVer Ia
l1u1t VI Lhe solLliless of the good man
inteLect.
tltla meantime Wolfer- went on Dig
rlr bat -hs n-id vas extensive, ard a.
Bis tream hal indicated 40 precise snot.
Do had o. dig 90 random The winter set
ln before ols-tenth of the scene ~ prom
.-s lll been explored. The ground be-
came TOO frozen ami the nigh,s too cold
flr the hbors Of the spade No sooner.
however. did the returning warmth Il
saung l0osen the col. and the small frogs
d -ln 10 pipe IN tho meadows. but Vol
lsrt resumed his labors with renovated
zeaL sun, however. the hours of IN
l.ls-ry we're reversed. Instead of work
ls caeerliy al day. planting and setting
..t hls egetaoies. lie remained thought
i.lT i1le. untl the aLades of night sum
ned him % his secret labors Ia this
.a7 20 continued % dig from night 70
n sa-. and Wcek % week. and month 70
ri nrh. but not = SILVER did he find On
rls contrary. ths more ho digged the
1oorer h8 grew. Tho rich sou Of his
sarden vas 0iyged away. and the sand
and gravel from beneath was thrown 20
CLIO 1lrface. until the whole feld pre-
se1ted al aspect of sandy barrenness.
Ia the meantime tho seasons gradually
rolled oa The E,tie frogs that had piped
in tle meadows IN early spring croaked
f8 bgLiroSs Ia the brooks during the
summer heats ard then sunk iuto silence.
The peach tree budded. blossomed. and
bore its fruiE TIE swallows and mar
tins came. tvittered about the roof. built
tlasr nests. reared their young. held
tleir congress along the caves. and then
viagcd lAeir fight II search OF another
srriny The caterpillar spun rs wind
Tx shcct. dangied In lt from tho great
buftonwood trsc that shaded tho house,
turned into . moth. ggttcrcd with the
l1st sunshine OF summer, ard disap-
pcared. and finally tie leave ot tho but
torwood tree turned yellow, then brown,
tlsn rlstled one b. ono % ths ground,
ant whirung about FL little cddies Of
IS lnd ard dasr. whispered that winter
wrs as hand
Wolfert gradually awOSs from his
drcau q wealth. as the year declined.
10 hal reared 10 crop 70 supply the
wants II his household during the steril-
i-7 % wiatcr. Tho season was long
ana severe. and for the first time
tho slnly Wa really straitened IN
i-s comforts BY degrees a revulsion
of thought tOok place IN Wolfert's .
mind. oonnon 70 those whose goldes
dreams have been disturbed BY pinching
real4dea Tho idea gradually stole upon
hu tha: Dc should coms 20 want. He
alrcaGv considered himself ono OF tho
r-~ uafortunate men IN the province.
hae in lost such al incalculabls amount
oI undiscovered treasure. and now. when
thousands - pounds had eluded his
s.lr-h. o. he perp.exed For shilinSs and
pf..a was cruel iu ris extreme.
I.a-rarl care gathered about his brow;
D. weut eoout with . money seeking ar.
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cv.a- ia rusful glance. as x destined
to 1e h.s future abode
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