St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-04-16
breakfast; he could mot have raid e.

BY means Of the strictest economy
ana sleeping In the open cir, which wa
no great hardship in that climate,
Harvey sound himself It the end Of .
couple of m0aths with balance Of one
hundred dollars ON hand and al debts
paid This was sufficient to purchase
his mining outfit which consisted of
puck and shovel, washing pan, blankets
and cooking utensils Then he set OF
for the mines
Cedar Greek was the place in which
he concluded to locate. IL was, after
the fashioa of most mining towns Of
that date, . collection Of shauties and
saloons peopled by criminals and out
casts from all grades Of society. Still,
like himself, there were few respect
able men in hard luck, and with one Of
these he formed partnership
The pair were phenomenally forum
ate from the outset They secured .
good claim and worked it perscvering.
". For miles around they were known
Is the 'twinA" probably because tkey
were rs unlike Is possible, Mr.. Pierrc-
don possessing flowing beard Of which
he was decidedly proud, and Harvey
wearing no beard ut all
Mr.. Piercedon had come to Cedar
Creek with the single purpose of maxi
ing his fortune. His wife had died
years before and left him with one
daughter. Lily, who had left home and
friends that she might be near her IA
ther. She was the only womanin camp
where there was no scoundrel bad
enough to harm her.
| The partners labored together unre-
mittingly. At the end Of two years
they had amassed . little fortune Of
twenty thousand dollars
Let's divide up and 70 home" said
Mr.. Piercedon. one night after they.
had finished counting their wealth for
the hundredth time FsFsH
Nothing would suit me better" r.
turned Harvey. promptly.
Then Well settle the affair to-mor
row." said his partner.
Soon after that Harvey strolled into
. saloon for . game of cards Up to
this time he had not been attracted by
Lily, who was Q, plain. quiet little
thing. wholly devoted to her father.
and generally spent his evenings with
the most respectable young men he
could flnd 1t the places Of public re-
sort. He never drank, however, and
played for amusement only. This
evening" he was in high spirits and
talked more freely than usual Thus
Il fell out that he and his partner. hav-
ing made their pile" were about to
leave the diGginGa s1st, 4
The result of this imprudent talk
followed swiftly. That night tho
partners were robbed Of their entire
hoard.
In those days and amid such sur
roundings there was no redress for .
calamity of this kind. Men suffered in
silence.
Harvey's remorse ard sorrow were
pitiful to see.
II have ruined you. SIR" he said 70
Mr.. Piercedon. Gan you ever forgive
me?" EGfe
Il care nothing for myself" said the
other, with . choke in his voice, ''but
Lily-my poor girl"
A soft hand was laid upon his lips
Lily had stolen upon the two un-
swarek
II can bear any thing when with
you, papa" she said, sweetly. "Why
allow yourselves to be discouraged BY
. loss which you can replace by . re-
newal of work? Success Is not won in
. day"
She looked shyly at Harvey and gave
him her hand.
Courage. Mr.. Danton." she whis-
pered. TRY again"
Z And Harvey did try with such earnest
purpose that at the end of another year
the partners found themselves worth
fifteen thousand dollars apiece. They
left the mines quietly and succeeded
In carrying away their hoard, but be-
fore Harvey and Lily separated the
latter had promised to become his wife. |
Harvey took passage for New York.
well satisfied. and soon arrived at the
great city. DashinR in upon his father |
and sister, he brandished his bag Of |
gold in triumph before their eyes
''What will you do with it," asked |
Agnes, to whom such . sum seemed |
indeed . fortune.
s'Speculate," said Harvey; and he |
specialized, and in six months had three |
hundred dollars to show NJ the result. |
Il was . great blow, and Il must be con- |
fessed that our hero was very low spir- |
tied for long while.
"What is the use Of it ALP he asked |
himself, wearily. II was born to i'll |
luck. There il nothing ahead of me. |
I might rs well give up al hope"
Then . pair of soft arms stole around
his neck, and . gentle voice whispered
In his ear:
"rm very. very sorry! But have you
forgotten to try again."
1t was Lily, who had come all the
way from her western home to COM
fort him. Mr. Piercedon had done |
finely and doubled his money.
HE has enough for us both. dear"
said Lily.
"And do you think I'D let him sup
port me?" cried Harvey. in fine scorn
mo. indeed! that is not the kind Of
stun I'm made of. I'm . fool to de-
spair. l shall be of tomorrow"
"Where?"
! ITO the mines"
And no amount of persuasion could
shake his determination.
This time Harvey was gone but
eight monthk He returned with ex-
actly ten thousand dollars. the greater
portion of which he had received from
the sale of an Immense nugget that he
had turned up With ono blow OF his
pick. He specialized again, but more
He met reverses and sue
cesses; in the end he conquered Who
can say that his victory was not well
won?
Harvey Danton is to-day Is notable
and highly esteemed . man - New
York can boast Of: he IL courted by the
best society and sought after BY the
most celebrated scholars Having in.
sured himself against want he he's
given himself up to the advancement
Of literature and science; he also sub
scribes large sums yearly for chart
table purposes, and his pocket and his
home are always open TO tho needy and
destitute.