Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-02-06
ROLLING
GOLD PIECES
B TrFENCF J. .O'TOOLE

squire in .liupva- rwuuty, Ireland. to
Mike Doolau. one Of his poorest ten
ants.
What would 20 there for?" in
quired MIkr
"Why man, don't sc know that In
that country the gold pieces are
rolln around iyerywhere?
Mike scratched uis head We'll"
he said presently IF that's so III go.
Lind me the money for the voyage
and as soon as ! ret to Ameriky I'll
pick up enough gold pieces roIlin
around to sind back the loan"
The squire laughed
Mike" he said more seriously all
as smart man rs you needs is
chance III pay the passage Of ye and
Bridget and the kids. and ye needn't
send it back mt all
Mike accepted the offer and went to
America The squire heard nothing
from him and had forgotten him when
one morning while sitting at his desk
writing he looked up and saw 2 man
dressed in a fur coat and with a soil
taire diamond stlckpin in his scarf
standing looking down on him.
What can / do for you, sir?" asked
the squire
Nothing. You done it long ago"
He pulled a wallet from his pocket,
counted ont a number of gold pieces
and laid them on the desk
whats that?" asked the squire.
Didn't We lind it to me to take me
to Ameriky? And didn't We tell me
I'd find gold pieces rolin' around
there? Well, l did ! KEN bacl, to
return the loan"
Won don't mean to say that you're
Mike Doolan?"
Il do
And found gold pieces rolling around
in American
Il did tnat same a"
"Tut, Mike ve're funnin Sit down
and tell NE how vet rot rich "
MIKE took chair and told his story
"Ye remember. sor that me trade
was q mason Well, as soon rs got
to Ameriky got a job and went to
work didn't see any gold pieces roll
in around, but ! thought me time for
that hadn't come yet found a shan
ty on a road near a city and used to
60 in every day to work
We'll. one evenin was waIkin'
home covered with mortar whin rag
ged dirthy lookin filly stopped me and
says, says he:
care We a masonT
Faith ! am. says I
"If yen let me blindfold We III give
We a job
For how much payY
'Somethin' more valuable than
money
eco on
"He blindfolded me and led me along
for awhile counted my steps Thin
he turned me 10 ,p right and went on,
/ beginnin' to count me steps agin.
Then ne led to the roight, still count
in tiN he stopped and turned me
round and round and took me into a
house and down into the cellar He
showed me a little room about by
9. with no door TO it, All there was
in it was a coffin shaped box Brick
and morthar was handy and the seedy
man toud me to wall mp the openin'
done it and put one o. the bricks-the
fifth from the door on me eft-a little
furder in than the rest so I'd know
it again
when finished the seedy man blind
folded me again and took me around
and. leaving me- says
Stand till We hear a shot then take
off the bandage and yen find the pay
for the job at your feet
''When ! hears the shot l took off the
bandage, and there at me feet was ms
pay shure enough. 1t was a paper
with writin on it: Only a fool
works for uothin''
q went home and wrote down the
figures of ne steps, and of a Sunda'
/ blindfolded meself and whit over
the ground, counuu' me steps
found a house standin' above with mo-
body in ii, and In the cellar llnowed
me job by the brick ont OF place Me
3 AtA RaAhN htta. nhhINlNAs lNhNEAA no
more about 3D. but long afther. when
me lease expired remembered this
house ana rented it,
Like fool I tould Bridget that
there was corpse TO the cellar. and
she wouldn't lei me rest uu ia pulled
down the brick wall ia put up and
taken the .otin out While we was
coryiu' it somethIn dropped on the
cellar 9o0r
Mile says Bridget look at the
yellow boys rolm ON the floor.
Shurg, me tonnes come. saws.
The squire was right THE coffin was
fuH % am
y hunted tor the man rhat had
heatea me oat 81 the pay for me iob
md om .Hat ne was miscr / con.
..HHal % HEa me PAS out 80 the box
HnI give um tHp rent when ha come
aa-e naa-nr aII the property round.
...a. 1ag uult railroad Through
.h .ud Iu a D.
IHr squire with eyes ami mouth
"a.e open Nian had finished rhpu
HHzf into au.h
&H unn-r rhr miser rcmru~r he
susae~.au