The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-07

his underground room 4 large cellar
was constructed. in which were kept
meat ana potatoes. From the norih
side a tunnel, rot more than four feet
IN diameter, was made through the
earth to a nelghboring spring The
mouth oil tho passage was opened 80
near the water that Allen could fill
ais bucket without having 70 come
entirely out Of the ground. a paw
paw bush of this point was stripped Of
I'll its branches save one little stub
On this a pint cup always hung, and 1t
was a common slght TO see tho old
mans arm projecting from the ground
IS he reached the cup to dip a fresh
rink from the spring. His first act Of
hospitality when a visitor came was
no take him to tho spring through the
unnel for q drink of what he called
the fines water in the world A
,hort while before his death the tun-
lol was closed by n cavern, and ho
lever rebuilt it, az one of his peculiar
ties was never TO reconstruct any
ming that had been destroyed. He
ad an idea that the Lord land no one
ar deny that it was well iounded) al.
otted the time he should have The
benefit of any convenience and when
tat time expired it was taken from
i'm, After the destruction OF the tun-
.el he west out the TOP Of tho cavern
nd walked around the little hill in
hich bis home was 10 spring.
Aliens life story and how he was
riren to lead such an existence IS a
ad narrative aad can be only briefly
Did here. He never kept the facts
ccret from any ono and always seem
d pleased when questioned concern
ng the past In the early forties lie
csided in Louisville, Ky, with
Dung wife. He was a mechanic and
Ike every young man, longed for an
10 become rich. Finally
he cherished day arrived when he.
bought fortune was staring him Ia
he face. That cventful year, lS4a,
Shan so many lives were unmade and
few made. had come Gold had
been discovered in California and the
alton was wild with rage foT the
.recious metal. Young Allen heard
# tread about it in the newspapers.
lis young heart, strong as steel. was
ired with the inspiration OF the hour.
lis time had come. He would be
oh and his beautiful wife would pre-
lie like a queen over tho costly man
ion his wealth would provide for
err. His only child--a toitling boy
yould seine day be heir to millions,
10 human hearts ever beat with the
cal and hope with which those of
loung Aliens and his wife's throb
)ed when they kissed each Other a
yarrl goodbye over half century ago
ne to 50 IN qucs' of riches he wa
c5tacd never TO find, the other to
eturn home 10 hope and walt. hut all
or naggh. The youis istaer anc
rus band spent many sleep es nights
jld wcarv DAYS in the l9nf march tot
he far West through countless dark
md dismal forest and over numerous, !
'ough. dangerous noun aims. nc |
reached the gold fields, but alas, h.
vas too late. everything hal been TAX. !
n. Like hundreds Of other miserable
jeings who had left cheerful homes
n quest Of something hey were ney.
n to have. he was forced 10 work b.
lay in perhaps the very rhine he had /
expected TO call his own. Allel left |
lone with a determination not 10 |
write back until he could tell his wife
he was a rich man. He would save |
ip money and go prospecting farther !
north. This h did and for nine years !
lid the vain search continue. No. 4
Dnce had be written 10 his wife. and /
le ncluded that. the bel thing 20 4
10 was % reafn 70 the mines and /
sarn sufficient money o get home OF !
Another year lasssd IN this way Fl
lslly. With all hi savings. Re turned /.
lis face hcmcva-l. While Re was
. sad man. the privilege Of again be- I
holding his VIE and child caeeIeJ 1
lin. His lie vas doomed TO be sad
Ter still. but lt.le did he realize 81
hen. His hear throb1ed with happi-
less al sight of the home he had lef, 4
.Ieyen years bei.rc. Would his wife
acogniaa hiIa2 Would she Dr. glad
o see him. q cCaTse she Woaii
or she loved i'm. These thought
.rowded his mid as he approached
he little gate oyT which be had Whis-
,ered many an Inpassioned goodbye.
1e would z1rDriie her By @zIiEing in
Ioor fellow. ~ his
bought bad cone true. what q differ
mt life his voud have been. Then
here never weld have been
croundhog" Aiia. there never would
Iave been such quaint hole in the