Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-02-28

himself Gabriel and in his vision he saw the
Evangeline of his warped fancy. Every line
OF the romance burned deep within his heart;
he heard the cries of tie Acadian peasants
in their anguish; the thunder tones OF the I'm
glishnlen smote him ii be had indeed
heard them addressed to himself. At last
Chevault was through the book. He pom
dered over it deeply; he believed its every
word, even to the dialogue.
'And Why he asked himself, sam 1 left
here2 They We're my people. wonder If
they were not my relativesG"
For days and months he studied the prob
lem. BY q dozen impossible paths he traced
his origin to the peasants Of Acadia. Mean
while his money had run low and his day
dreams Of q new life grown all the stronger.
This was Chevault's situation when he had a
wonderful dream.
Il dreamed one night" he said, ''that a
vast fortune was hid somewhere in the Missis-
sippi valley. 1t was left there, the vision
told me, by my banished relatives from AGA
da In the morning | arose all fevered
and excited. My dream was vague be-
leved it. but it had left me no ground to
work on. Ali day l studied a map of the old
Louisiana from tie upper Mississippi to its
mouth, 1 saw nothing-no town or stream
that | had seen III my dream. That night,
worn out by the strain on my mind, went
to bed and fell asleep. Twas dreaming again.
! saw my banished people; some of them
went across the seas and others turned their
faces to the south The number who went to
sea soon vanished and [ saw the movements
of the land party clearly. They were dressed
as if in a cold country. Then they turned
their faces to the west and marched, don't
know how long; then to the south; Indians
Joined them and left; there was trading.
pretty soon the heavy dress was exchanged
and l saw pretty birds in my dreams; they
sang so sweetly that | thought heaven was
about me; then saw peaceful home, with
cattle and horses about. Then the whole
scene was swept away. In minute l saw
something that looked like a storm. / saw
two men dig deep hole by strange looking
tree and drop treasure into it. Then the hole
was filed and a great stone rolled over it.
Then Indians came and saw my two people
killed The Indians went away and every
thing was dark. ] then thought a great
many years elapsed, when faded old woman
came to me and told me to look at the stump
of a tree in the far south, near great river
She gave me other directions which l have
written on paper somewhere.
Il then woke up. l was SO weak I could
not move for some time. At length ! got out
of bed and dressed myself. 1t took me the
rest of the day to arrange my scattered
senses Then resol-ed to follow my dream
master. l got my money and effects together
as quickly as possible and took a train for St.
Louis, where 1 started for the south on foot
| marched ali through the wilds of south
Missouri. Arkansas and Louisiana. Hundreds
of times 1 thought saw the place of my bur-
led treasure. Nearlyfifteen years have passed
since l started, and hero l am, homeward
bound.
1t seems that the old man, who is now
about 65 years old, has given up the search.
Perhaps he thinks that he is now too old to
enjoy the fortune if he should find it. He is
going to the new northwest, which is the re-
gion of his old home. He says that he ex-
poets to find few Indians left up there, and
he wishes to get back to his old life.