Telegram-herald., 1890-05-04

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a. oarlsd y klaa. ths pir4se. snd hls
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Here a hey nots was toached tflat
roused ths whole eoupany me name
u Capt Kit1 VS. Ike a Ialism2n II
thoss times. ahd s2s sssocizted Win :
thousand marvellous stories
TIE half pay OtioeF w2s ; man oi
great weight among the peaoeaols mem
bsrs of The elab. by reason of hls mlll-
tary character and of the gunPo"deE
scenes which - his own account he had
witnessed.
The golden stories Of Kidd, however,
were resplutely rivaled by the tales of
Pe1ohy Pr2U~. who. rather than suIIsT
bis Dutch progenltoFs 70 be eclpsee by
foreign freebooter. enriched every spot
IN the neight.oFhood with the hidden
wealth Of Peter Stuyvesant and hls con
IemporarieS-
Not word OF this conversation was
lost upon WolfeFt Webber lie returned
pensively home. full u magnificent ideas
Of buried riches The soil OF hss native
island seemed 10 be turned into gold
dust, and every field teemed with treas
ure. His head almost reeled ~ the
thought how often he must have heed
lessly rambled over places where COUNT
less sums lay. scarcely covered by the
turf beneath his feet. His mind VAS IN
a vertigo with this whirl Of new IDEAS.
As lie came in sight OF the venerable
mansion OF his forefathers and the little
realm where the Webbers had 30 long
and so contentedly fourished his gorge
rose at the narrowness Of his destiny.
"Unmcky Wolfer;g" exclaimed he
"others can go to bed and dream them
selves into whole mines of wealth; they
have but to seize a spade in the morning,
and turn up doubloons like potatoes bat
thou must dream Of hardship, and rise 70
poverty-mus; dig thy field from years
end 10 years end. and-and yet raise
nothing but cabbages!"
Wolfert Webber went TO bed with I.
heavy heart: and il was long before the
golden visions that disturbed his brain
permitted him 10 sink into rePcse. The
same visions, however, extended INTO his
sleeping thoughts and assumed Z more
definite form. lie dreamt that be had
discovered an immense treasure IL the
center of his garden. at every stroke of
the spade ho laid bare a golden ingot,
diamond crosses sparkled out Of the dust;
bags OF money turned up their bellies,
corpulent with pieces of eight, or vener-
able doubloons; and chests. wedged close
with moidores. ducats and pistareens,
vawned before his ravished eyes and
vomited forth their glittering contents.
Wolfe-t awoke q poorer man than
ever. He had no heart 10 go about his
daily concerns, which appeared SO paltry
and proitless; but sat ell day long IN the
chimney corner. picturing 10 himself
ingots and heaps Of gold in the
fire. The next night his dream was re-
peated. He was again in his garden,
/ digging. and laying open stores Of hidden
wealth. There was something very sin
I gular in this repetition. He passed an
+ other day Of reveric. and though it was
cleaning day and the house, rs usual in
+ Dutch households. completely toPsy tur-
1 w, yet he sat unmoved amidst the gen
/ eral uproar.
The third night he went 20 bed with
palpitating heart. He put on his red
/ nightcap wrong side Outwards for good
/ luck. 1t was deep midnight before his
anxious mind could settle itself into
sleep Again the golden dream was re-
peated. and again he saw his garden
teeming with ingots and money bags.
Wolfert rose the next morning in COM
/ plete bewilderment. A dream three
times repeated was never known 10 lie;
and if so. his fortune was made
In his agitation he put on his waist
coat with the hind part before, and this
was confederation Of good luck. lie
no longer doubted that a hugo store Of
money lay buried somewhere in his cab
bage field, coyly waiting TO be sought
for, and he half repined at having
20 long been scratching about the sur
face Of the soil instead Of digging
10 the center. lie took his scat al the
breakfast table full Of these specula
tons; asked his daughter to put a lump
OF gold into his tea, and on handing his
wife plate of slap jacks, begging her to
help herself to a doubloon.
His grand care nOw was how to secure
this immense treasure without IL being
known. Instead Of working regularly
in his grounds in the day time, he now
stole from his bed at night. and with
spade and pickax, went 10 work 20 rip
up and dig about his paternal acres. from
one end 10 the other In a little time the
whole garden. which had presented such
a goodly and regular appearance. with
ITS phalanx Of cabboges, ike a vegetable
army In battle array. was reduced to a
scene of devastation. while the relentless
Wolfert. with nightcap on bead, and
lantern and spade in hand. staiksd
through the slaughtered ranks. the DO
stroying angel Of lis own vegetable
world.
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