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The New Coal Find on the
Boriiagtoa Extension.
SIXTY MILLION TONS IN SKAT.
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Lkcols, Neb., Dec. . Much attem
tion has for the last two yesrs beea ex
cited by reports of coal fields to the
' northwest of Nebraska, as there are few
things of more general importance than
the fuel supply. The Elkhora road pen
etrated to coal beds a couple ofyears
ago, bat the article produced and to some
extent marketed was hardly up to the
requirements for competition with the
well known Colorado and Bock Springs
varieties. It having been asserted that
the sew find on the Burlington exten
sion was of a quality equal to the best,
y oar correspondent looked the matter up
and presents the sum of the information
gained. The coal-bed now being oper
ated upon is Bear Newcastle at the end
of a spur from the main line of tbeG.
L and W. C. division of the Burlington,
'and is about 500 miles from Lincoln.
Trass Coal.
The bed of coal under discussion is not,
apparently at least, part of a continuous
field underlying a large stretch of coun
try. On the contrary, it has probably
been formed by a drift of material, in
prehistoric times, a vast mass of vegeta
tion piled in a tremendous heap by the
monstrous currents of those times. After
being deposited, and before it could de
cay in the ordinary course of events, it
was covered by sediment, and thus pre
served and compreftued into coal Such
deposits or pockets are known as' 'tramp"
coaL Tins particular bed isa found to be
underlaid and covered by sandstone
of great hardness. As to the period
when deposited, an expert would be re
quired to even guess but it was proba
bly in the early days of the uplift that
produced the Rocky mountains. To the
pressure induced by that uplift is proba
bly due the intense hardness and uni
form quality of the coal which, by the
way, has been named Oil creek, from
its location. Its presence is a geological
puzzle, but it is there, and like the hip
pocket in the trousers of a Kentucky
colonel, it comes mighty handy. The
rem does not crop out from the ground
where it was originally exposed by ero
sion, for the reason that thecroppings
took fire and the seam has burned back
100 to 200 feet underground, leaving
scoria! and ashes as evidence of the for
mer staataf things.
The First Kepert
of coal in that vicinity was made by M
W. Ensign, engineer in the employ of
the Burlington, who was then locating
lines northwestward. He learned of it
from a ranch blacksmith in the vicinity.
The railroad contracting firm of
Kflpatrick Bros. A Collins, with ex
Auditor J. B. Weston and some other
men of capital, made arrangements to
develop the find. Upon ascertaining
its probable value and extent . they se
cured the land from the governmentand
induced the Burlington and Missourfto
extend its line. The personnel of the
company, as now constituted, is not gen
erally known, but probably includes sev
eral heavy Nebraska capitalists. The
railroad company has no interest in the
mine, I am assured on the best possible
authority, except as it may get
business from the transportation of the
product The place of operation is in
gulch where the creek has worn a
channel to a depth some ninety feet be
low the coal seam, the track running
along the bottom and making the facil
ities for loading the best imaginable.
The gulch is about five hundred feet
wide, making ample room for side tracks
' and storage. Mr. T. E. Calvert, general
superintendent cf the B. and 35., says
there are now
Sixty Millies Taw la Slht,
and the inference is reasonable that the
exhaustion of the supply is a matter of
the far future. Mr. Calvert described a
teat made of Oil creek and Rock
springs coals in open grates. The lat
ter burned more rapidly, the tendency
being to open out under the influence of
heat. The Oil creek burned more slowly
and steadily and left less ash. .On Oct. 1
an engine made a round trip, using Oil
creek coal Amount, 5,2-50 pounds.
Water evaporated, 2,935 gallons, show
ing a percentage of .555. The same en
gine on the 3d made the same trip, using
Rock springs coal Amount, 5,180
pounds. Water evaporated, 2,793 gal
lons, giving a percentage of .540. Both
were good results, but the alight differ
ence was in favor of the Oil creek, es
tablishing it among the very best coals
in the country, if not putting it at the
hand of the list of soft fuel coals. The
result of this test is that the Burlington
and afissouii has contracted for the de
livery cf 530 tons per day for its use. This
wfll supply all its lines in Nebraska west
of Lincoln, including 'this point The
iraantrh- mrrrt by the entire system is
near 1,000 tons per day. The output of
the mine is now about that quantity, but
it will be doubled by the 1st of January.
It is expected that by the middle of De
cember there will be a supply available
for commercial purposes and it will be
put on sale all over the state,
It Is 3ft FNktU
that violent competitaon will ensue, or
that prices will be greatly reduced, if at
alL but some effect will doubtless be felt
in course of time. There is almost no
limit to the quantity that may be turned
out, as the vein varies from eight and
one half to ten feet of clean, solid coal.
There are two openings in the vein, one
on each side of the canon, one of them
penrfrsting 500 feet The mining is
lone by machinery, as the coal is too
hard for the pick, and there is besides a
SBssXernusnbsrefnsm employed. l"ai
avoids to some extent the danger of
strikes and other labor trouble, as the
sen necessary to run the marhiawry are
well paid. TheLegge machine is used.
The working part of it somewhat resent
hies the cylinder of a thrashing machine
anted with short strong steel knives
that hook out the coal, circular saw
fashion, as the cylinder revolves. It is
Man to the breast as it cuts, and when
thehettom is removed to a sufficient
depth across the face of the drift, holes
am drilled in the coal atove. These be
iaw charged and fired, the coal breaks
mm loaded into cars and
l to the entrance,where it m chnted
ad can below. The Oil
seven miles from New-
the
ensue and the spar has such heavy
to aP trains ,""""
afhWn-vn line, and there k no tolling
aha way at advancing nut thw est Than
ahsus it has even that fe doabtfuL
Than as aasne outside talk and specula
tfmsiial rwrianmg ta hue to the Yel
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quality,
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respect to
ville. Pa.,
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as this is necessarily alow, and there is
noway of finding out what sort of ar-
rangeaaents may be made by use
coal magnates with the old coal
nates, but I am assured that
effort will be made by the Oil Creek
people to supply the whole of Nebraska
with all the high grade coal that is oeeded
for current consumption. We wfll know
more about that feature of the case next
falL A long and bitter coal war wfll be
the moat frequent subject of approach to
the altar of prayer in Nebraska for some
tanteto come, anyway. If it comes weU
and good. If it doesn't, then we can aU
upbraid the "monopoly tyrantsn with
the comforting and sustaining certainty
that they cannot help hearing us. .
Aa Interesting Country
is that in the vicinity of Newcastle and
the mines, but I have not seen it person
ally. It is wild, rough, barren, moun
tainous, dry and distorted; Good water
is scarce, but Mr. Calvert says this diffi
culty is more apparent than real There
is plenty of good water to be had by dig
ging in the right places for it. as
he has personally demonstrated at
Newcastle. But I hope to make
a' tour of that section some
day and then I will write about it from
sight There are vast promises by the en
thusiasts extant to the effect that oil,
coal and other minerals abound in that
part of Wyoming, and it may be true. If
so we may expect railroad extension to
the holes where these blessings exude or
are extracted as the case maybe. It is
better to have those things brought to
us in exchange for what we produce
than to have them mined right under
our noses. This ascertain will strike
most readers as a little wild, but that it
a solemn though unappreciated fact I
am ready to maintain.
Dairying I the Thins.
The recent capture of the leading
prizes by Nebraska at the national dairy
show simply empliasizes what all shrewd
observers have known for years. This
state is without a peer in natural facili
ties for producing milk, butter and
cheese. The conditions of the atmos
phere, its purity degree of moisture and
general temperature, are mostfavorable.
The grasses, wild and tame, areun
equaled for texture and nutri
tion, the ' grain food of the dairy
cow is abundant and cheap,
the health and fecundity of cattle are
nowhere better. These favorable condi
tions combine to make Nebraska just a
little better dairy state than any other in
the Union, and the fact lias been unde
niably proved by the receipt of the high
est prizes in the competition with the
whole country. In view of the profita
ble, all-the-year-round tViaracter of the
dairy business, it is not likely that too
much importance can be attached to the
gratify' g state of facts. A vigorous
and g neral prosecution of this iine will
go far toward relieving the admittedly
dull state of our agricultural interests.
There la aa Impression
quite widely prevalent that the depres
sion in the cattle trade and breeding has
reached bottom. For some time prices
have been reasonably steady in the great
beef marts, and while those prices do
not warrant any profits on investments
made back in the days of boom, there is
no doubt that there is room for making
money in the business now. To get the
money out the producer of feeders must
work harder and take less for his two-year-olds.
The feeder must buy close,
pay a low rate of interest, house his
stock well, feed it economically and be
able to market at the most opportune
moment These conditions may seem
hard in the bald recitation, but they per
tain to every other business. The stock
man can not reasmably claim exemp
tion from the universal rule. When this
is everywhere understood and intelli
gently accepted as is now widely be
ginning to be the case there will be a
new eia in the cattle business.
Apropas of Coal,
it is timely to speak of the recent reduc
tion of coal freights by the board of
transportation. At first blush it appears
to be no reduction at all, Imt there may
be something in it It is a recognized
fact that the board has nn jurisdiction
over rates on shipments originating out
side the state. It is said to be a fact that
practically no coal shipments are made
from point to point within the state.
When a local dealer has an order
for a car of coal be simply has
it sent directly from the mine to the
buyer, thus removing the freight rate
from the control of the board, and at the
same time doubtless effecting a saving
for the buyer. It is alleged, however,
that away down deep in the heart of the
cocoanut there is a drop or two of milk.
The guess may be given for what it is
worth. The Burlington crosses the Ilk
horn at Crawford. It will have coal'
or dealers in fuel will have it that the
people along the Elkhorn line may
want By making the tender of
the coal to the Elkhorn at Crawford the
dealer will have the shipment entirely
local and thus subject to state regula
tions. In this case the people on the
Elkhorn line may reap some advantage.
It is true that the Burlington has made
no objection to the schedule proposed by
the board, while the other roads have
fought it, so there may be some benefit
to seme consumers arise from it Les
the amount of the reduction beoverest
timated I append a schedule showing
The DiSerence.
Ordered Old
Rate. Rate.
Foot nnndred mile haul S3 70 S3 79
Three hundred and fifty mile
anal 2 50 2 75
Three hundred mile haul 2 30 210
Two hundred and fifty mile haal 2 US , 2 X
Two "hundred mile haul 1 W 2 SO
-One hundred and fifty mile haul 1 50 1 70
Dne hundred mile haul. 120 1 48
Seventy-five mile haul. lOi 120
Fifty mile haul 80 SO
Twenty-five mile haul CO 7
To a rank outsider it would seem that
there is so little reduction that it does
not justify much kicking by the roads,
the average being a trifle over 10 per
cent., c from 10 to 30 cents per ton.
This -.IL find its way into the pocket of
tu- dealer in all probability. But in
these days of almost universal warfare
against railroads the public doesn't look
very carefully where the spoils of the
conflict go. J. D. Galhouh.
ith as Coldness ef Clothiac.
Clothing possesses no warmth in itself;
but, as it is more or less a poor conduc
tor of heat, it prevents the escape of the
bodily warmth. Woolen fabrics contain
a large quantity of air entangled in their
meshes which, being a poor conductor
of heat, adds considerably to the warmth
of clothing made from them. In hot
weather we wear light cotton or linen
clothing so aa to allow as much of the
bodfly heat to escape aa possible. There
is n prejudice in favor of light colored
clothing for summer wear, but it is hard
ly baaed on scientific grounds. Dark
colored cloth is the best radiator, allow
ing the bodily heat to escape freely,
while white clothing absorbs kss'of the
beat radiated directly from the
Therefore, to dress scientifically in
mer one should wear dark clothing in the
shade and light clothing when exposed
to the sun's rays. Practically, the mat
ter of appearance is the only ens to he
s the warmth or coolness of
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A NOBLE FAILURE.
ing, a melody played by no skillful
hand. It was soft and naournful that
a few hearers, who had stopped jnst
evudde the fence, atood very still aa if
afraid of missing a note; and they spoke
in whisper only:
"Poor Ted! He's very sad to-night "
"Yes; sadder than usual."
"Poor lad! Its such a pity."
One of them who had seemed mora
deeply touched by the sweet tones than
the others, atood very thoughtful for a
little, then left the group and opened
the gate. No sooner had the latch clicked
than the muslo ceased, and as he walked
ts the open door Ida hands were tightly
clasped between two others, and a. sof c
voicff sjrrlainieri
"Oh. it's you, Hal I'm so glad."
"How did yon know that it was I,
TedT asked Hal, laying a hand affec
tionately on tho others ahonlder.
"My ears are very quick. I knewyoa
by the way you opened the gate, and
your step. It is such a kind provision
that when wa loss one sense the others
grow sharper. Lead aa to the window,
Hal; r ve something to teU you."
The blind boy spoke the last words
very sadly, and tho other, knowing by it
that he was to hear some serious trouble,
led him, with compassionate tenderness,
to an easy chair by the window.
Two years before, by an accidental ex
plosion of powder, an impenetrable veil
of darkness had been drawn between
Ted's eyes and the manifold beauties of
earth, blotting out bright hopes and fair
prospects of a happy and successful fu
ture. The blow was dreadful to' such a
lad as he so merry, so active, so prom
ising. , Hal Goodwin was just Teds age sev
enteen a healthy, strong-limbed fellow
with a heart as big as his body. The
two had been fast friends, but when Ted
became a helpless object of pity Hal's
friendship row to a strong, controlling
affection. He could not be reconciled to
his friend's "hard luck," as he called it
"Now, what is itT asked Hal, as they
were seated by the window.
"Maybe I worry you, or tire yon, Hal
with my complaining," responded the
blind boy, feeling about for his friend's
hand.
"Worry me," exclaimed Hal, closely
grasping the groping hand, "Don't talk
like that I would be worried if I
thought yon didnt tell me all your
troubles. What am I good for if not to
straighten out your difficulties, and try
to be eyea for you? Dear knows, they're
poor enough. Never be afraid of worry
ing me or asking me too much."
"You're so kind, Hal"
"Nonsense, I wish I was."
"Why, Hal," began Ted, "since father
was discharged, with the other men at
the shop, it has gone pretty hard with
us. You know we bought the organ on
instalments. It's about half paid for,
but father wasnt able to pay 'the last in
stalment, and the man kindly gave him
time. But now another one is due next
Saturday, and wa cannot ask him to
wait any longer."
"How much is due?" asked Hal, with
evident meaning.
But Ted detected it and hastened to
say:
"No, no, Hal, you musn't pay for it,
for you've done more already for me
than yon ought and besides, you told
me your father had cut down your spend
ing money, rve made up my mind what
to da I want yon to write to the man
to come for the organ."
"Part with the organ," cried Hal In
astonishment Why, what in the world
would you do without it, Ted?"
"Please write the letter for me, Hal"
said Ted, laying his head on his friend's
arm. "I tried to write it for I dont
want father or Lacy to know what I'm
doing but I lifted the pen and couldn't
find the .place again, and had to give it
up. No, don't try to change my mind,
Hal I've thought it ail out, and it'll
hurt me if yon dont write it I can
learn to knit or make baskets, or plait
cane for chairs, or something, which
wiU be better than playing the organ. I
think I can I can learn to do without
it, Hal, so please write the letter."
Knowing how completely lost Ted
would be without the organ; how it was
his only companion in his solitude and
how great a help itbsd been since the
accident Hagently endeavored to dis
suade him, but finding it only pained
him he eat down to tho table to write.
He could not restrain the tears as he saw
there Ted's pathetic attempt to writej
all blurred and unreadable.
"What day ahalllteU him to come for
itT asked Hal taking up the pen.
"Thursday," replied Ted. "No, Fri
day, Hal rdrd like to have two days
with it Hal"
"That's right," said Ted, approvingly.
"Now, please mail it to-night and prom
ise me you wont say anything about it
to father and Lacy."
Hal hesitated a asoment then prom
ised. .
"Now ten ass about your bicycle
race," said Ted. "When yon are going
and all about it"
This was opening a subject absorbing
ly interesting to Hal He was proud of
his "wheel" and unflagging in his seal
tosustainthe reputation he had justly
acquired of being the most expert rider
in the village.
"We nre going to the city on Friday.
From there wellrace beck to the village,
the first one riding the fifteen miles from
there here being the winner. Three of
the best city riders are going to try our
strength. There are soma tough hflls
coming this way, and some of the fel
lows here amy I aar afraid with those city
men, for fear I lose my record. It
would be pretty hard on me if I failed,
but I wont back 'down and I intend to
win. One of the ctty riders brags so
that I want to outride him in particular.
ItHbea great race, and wiU decide a
long rivalry."
"How I should like to see yon coma in
the winner," amid Ted, sadly. "I re
number how I used to like to watch you
riding."
" And Td give worlds, Ted, to ass you
riding again," rassfiliitl Hal, sorrow
fully. "Ahl thatH never be. But it's a little
coarfort to rft and picture to myself how
you look so strong and graceful and to
think what a pleasure riding is to you.
Do try and win the race, Hal" -
to the gate; and 'sorrowfully told him
tamartletTedsorsaaro.
He wm deeply grieved at the
son of it.
Irons an open window auasnuT1,Bsi
cottage, there casss, one snsnaMr even
KaBKmgly in favor of tlssfoUowing Fri
day that it was settled.
This picniowaa a great affair, in the
village, both old and young being invited,
and there was always a royal time.
It may seem strange that Hal should
want it on the day of the bicycle race,
unless one might think that, as tho route
of the race lay through the picnio woods,
ha desired to show off to the crowd, as
ha would go spinning by far in advance
of his competitors; but wa wfll not be
lieve that of Hal for, indeed, he had a
far nobler motive. He thoughtfully saw
that if Ted could be taken to the picnio
on Friday he would be spared the pain'
of being at home whan the organ was
taken away.
When he went to Ted's house the next
morning Ted was so absorbed in music
thatHsl's entrance was unnoticed, and
he amt down quietly so as notto inter
rupt him. He was playing his farewell
piece, and it was so mournful and mani
fested so clearly the unspeakable pain of
parting with the instrument that he
could scarcely restrain the impulse to
exclaim: "Ted, it must not be; I must
spare you this toss." But presently the
blind lad stopped ran his fingers lov
ingly across the keys without sounding
them; then softly, sadly and resolutely,
he closed the lid, and with asigh arose
to leave the room.
Hal sprang up, grasping his hand and
exclaimed:
"Ted, I'm so sorry; but maybe we can
save it yet I'll try."
"No, no, Hal" responded Ted, "you
must not Let it go now. rve I've
made up my mind to part from-it" ,
Just then Lacy entered, saying it was
time to go to the station, and they ten
derly led Ted from the room. Hal was
to accompany them to the train that was
to take them to the picnic
Til sit all the afternoon by the road
where the race is to be, and Lucy will
tell me how far you are ahead of the
others, Hal" said Ted, his face lighting
up with pleasant anticipations. "I want
you.to win so much."
Lucy looked gratefully at Hal, with
glistening eyes, as if to say, "You are so
kind to provide this pleasure;" then
thinking he might not understand her,
said with a blush: "Don't fail in the
race; Ted has set heart so on your win
ning." And Hal, with a troubled look on his
face, merely replied, "I'll do my best,"
and hurried away.
That afternoon Lucy found a pleas
ant shady seat under a large tree by
the road in the woods, and there she
and Ted waited for the bicycle race.
Many others had come there also. On
one side of the road were Hal's admir
ers; on the other those of his rival;
many biting words and satirical expres
sions shot back and forth, and much
feverish expectancy was apparent
At length the cry, "Here they comer
arose, and, sure enough, away down on
the white road, glimmering in the sun
light was seen a cloud of dust, from
which darted twinkling gleams of pol
ished steel Nearer it came, and the
dust obscured the advance rider from
the eagerly peering eyes. Nearer still it
came, and, like a flash, the first competi
tor wheeled by, his bright wheel glitter
ing like a shower of meteors.
The expected cheer, the signal of vic
tory, did not arise. There was surprised
silence, for the rider wore the uniform
of the city club.
But here came another cloud of dust
surely gaining on the first
"This must be Goodwin," murmured
Hal's followers.
"This must be Banks," muttered the
others.
But the glittering steel flew quietly
but swiftly by, and it was neither.
Then they waited in breathless dread
and shame for HaL Could he be so far
behind? What was wrong? But the
yellow dust soon slowly settled down on
the sultry road and he did not come.
. "Where's your great champion now?"
sneered Banks' friends.
"He's flunked; the baby," was the sul
len reply.
"He's fallen and hurt himself,"' said
Ted, apprehensively.
"I hope not," said Lucy, and she felt
that she was pale, and was half glad for
once that Ted could not see.
Keenly disappointed at Hal's failure,
Ted returned from the picnic, to take up
the burden of his loss, and he felt, some
how, that he could have borne it better
had Hal only won the race. Lucy tried
to cheer him, but with little success, for
her own heart ached too sorely for him. .
Their mother met them at the door,
and, at her greeting, the poor lad's
brave struggle to appear cheerful and
resigned to his own loss was touchingly
apparent
Lucy, instinctively, threw her arms
lovingly around him, and started to say,
"111 help you bear it, dear Ted; 111"
when her mother, with a curiously glad,
yet puzzled look shining through her
tears, caught Ted by the arm in a way
that made him stop.
Then she led them both silently into
the parlor. Lucy started so letting the
basket fall then Ted cried out:
"What is it? Why are you acting so?
Mother, why don't you speak? There's
something you're not telling me."
Without replying, his mother led him
across the room and gently pushed him
down on the organ stool In a dazed
way he groped about and his hands
touched the keys. He seemed unable to
comprehend it and raised his hands and
held them out helplessly. His mother
caught them eagerly, and he said:
"Mother, it's it's here yet What does
it mean?"
"Here's a letter for you," she replied.
"Read it Lacy. Quick," Ted cried,
excitedly.
Lucy quickly tore it open and ex
claimed: "Why, it's a receipt in full.
The organ is yours, Ted. What does it
mean?"
Ted stood silent a moment with a
clouded face, and then said, half re
proachfully: "Mother! Lucy! You've sacrificed
yourselves for me."
"No, my son," his mother replied.
"We wished we could have given you
this pleasant surprise, but we couldn't
We don't know anything about it"
"Then it was Hal," exclaimed Ted, and
he turned around without another word
and played a lively air, that showed his
pleasure fax better tlian words could have
done.
They talked a long while, striving to
explain the mystery, Ted clinging to his
belief that he owed it all to HaL though
he could state no good reason. They
hoped their young friend would come
and. settle the matter and explain his
failure, but he did not appear.
Mr. Amdon cams in and reported there
was in the village'much indignation and
some threats against Hal for cowardly
harking out and allowing the city man
to win the race. But Ted warmly con
tended that Hal hadn't failed through
cowardice, and that the village would be
sorry for their threata.
In the usorniagTed, Ids mothtii and
Lucy warn earnestly discussing ths mat
tor, wham the blind boy started at ths
click of the jrate, and Hal soon received
a welcome that strangely ditvosttsrted
"What did you dottfocT
Why, pay lorthoorganv
As1whv didnt von take aart in the
Lucy. She hardly
agreed with Ted's belief and wished to
save Hal the embarrsssment of saying
hehadnt paid for the instrument but
aha only added to his confusion.
"I I found I couldn't'
"But ft wasnt because I was afraid," he
added quickly, as he saw Lucy's face fall
"But you havent answered my ques
tion yet Hal" insisted Ted.
"Why. Ted, you know I oouldnt pay
for it but you don't know how glad I
am you're to keep it whoever it was
that paid for it" replied Hal, recovering
from his embarrassment
"Why! Who could it beT said Mrs.
Amdon.
But Lucy was watching Hal very
searchingiy. She thought she detected
an unusual expression in his face, and it
was slowly dawning upon her that Ted
was right after all Hal seeing her
look, was getting badly confused again,
and was just on the point of rising to es
cape, when Mr. Amdon hurried in with
a letter for Ted.
"Bead it quick!" he cried.
Hal, with his hat in bis hand, was
half way out of the door, when Lucy,
after one swift glance at the letter,
sprang after him, fairly dragging him
back, and held him fast as she said:
"Oh, no! You don't escape so easily.
You just have to stay right here and
listen. I'm not going to spare you one
bit, if you do blush. Listen to this."
And she read with a conspicuous
tremor in her sweet voice: .
Mr. Ted Amdon Since sesdlns; receipt for
organ Tve found out about the young man who
paid the money, and have also learned about your
sell My son took part in a bicycle race, in which
Mr. Hal Goodwin was expected to win. There was
much surprise that he was not on hand to start,
and my son took pains to discover the reason of
his failure, hearing that be was much censored
and blamed with cowardice.
Know, then, that instead of failing through
cowardice, he nobly gave up the race, sold bis
bicycle and paid for your organ.
Hal made a desperate rush for the
door, but old Mr. Amdon caught him in
the nick of time and held him like a
vise.
"Oh! how I wish I could see you now,
Hal!" said Ted, groping his way toward
him.
"Don't say that; 1 can't stand it," mur
mured Hal
"Poor boy!" sobbed Ted's mother,witb
her apron to her eyes. "
"Listen!" cried Lucy; "that isn't alL
Let me read on:
Hyson found where he .sold his bicycle, and 1
have a proposition to make. I am in need of a
good performer, to play for customers, and 1
offer you the place, having heard of your unusual
skill. Mr. Goodwin deserves reward for his noble
action, so Til refund the money, and he can re
buy his bicycle Come to the city at once.
"There," said Hal, disconsolately, sink
ing into a chair. "I knew it would turn
out that way."
"How?" asked Ted in surprise.
"Why! Whenever I get a' chance to
do something for you that's worth some
thing, it doesn't pan out worth a cent
It just falls flat"
But they wouldn't let him talk that
way long. Ted's mother, under the im
pulse of her gratitude, stopped him with
a rousing kiss, and Lucy looked as if she
wished she could take part in just such
an interruption.
You may be sure the story spread
through the village on the wings of the
wind. And it was surprising how quick
the word "coward" died away.
Ted was soon at work in the city
music stores and, despite his sore afflic
tion, is doing well, and there is every
prospect of his one day becoming par
ner. Yankee Blade.
THE GOLD SEEKER.
Is it true? Troth it is, sir, just as true
as that you're now saited forninst my
fireside. Tis true I am an owlder man
to-day than I was when the sportin'boys
round about used to be callin' me the
goold seeker. Yes, indeed, faix, that's
the name they gave me. Danyeen, the
Goold Seeker.
But light your pipe and make yourself
comfortable, and I'll try and make it all
03 clear to you as I can. At the time I'm
goin' to spake about, I didn't stick to one
callin' alone. I was what some call Jack-of-all-trades.
Besides a purty thatched
cottage, I held four acres of as rich a
piece of land as could be found near the
green banks o' the Funcheon, and that's
a sayin' a great dale.
I was not only a farmer in a small
way, but a hard workin' shoemaker to
boot, and in my leisure moments when I
wasn't cultivating my mind I would
make it my business to go out on my
four acres and cultivate the cabbages.
And finer cabbage though I say it my
selfyou wouldn't see in a day's walk.
Although I was an industrious man, I
had one strong wakeness that stuck to
me for a long while, though I got cured
of it at last That wakeness was a long
ing desire to dig for some o' the treas
ures which were supposed to be buried
in the earth near some o' theowld ruined
castles, especially the big castle of Car
rickabrick, at Fermoy, that stands not
far from the brink of a high rock over
looking the Blackwater.
Many a time in my boyish days did I
make up my mind to get a pickax and
spade and climb the high rock from the
river side, but something or other would
whisper to me, sayin': "Danyeen, agra,
dont attempt it for the world if you
value your life."
But in spite o' the warnin' I tuck cour
age at last and undertook the perilous
exploit And this is how it happened:
One fine summer's mornin' I made up
my mind to pay a visit to the Fermoy
market, and more betoken, it chanced to
be a patthern day, when the boys and
girktn their Sunday clothes, from the
different parishes for miles around, were
sure to be there. So I harnessed Ned,
the donkey, to the cart and set out with a
load o' beautiful cabbages to earn an
honest penny in the market After
driving at a spanking pace I got to Milk
market lane, in Fermoy, in about an
hour's time, and just as I drew up
before the door o' Clancy's public house
who should salute me but my owld friend,
Pat Howe, who was after returnin' that
very mornin' from London.
The first words he spoke to me as soon
as we d exchanged greetings were:
"Danyeen, avick, I had a ' mighty cu
rious drame last night"
"What did ye drame?" says 1
"I was dramin'," says he, "that I dug
up a crock o goold from under a white
atom) near the foot of Carrickabrick cas
tle," The words were hardly out of his
mouth when I stumbled against another
croney o' mine, one Maurteen Cox. Af
ter giving me a hearty shake of the hand
he says to me:
"Last night I'd the strangest drame o'
my life. I thought I found a mine o'
yallow goold under a round white stone
beside the Carrickabrick castle."
"D'ye tell me that for a fact?" says I,
not lettuV on that Pat Howe was af tei
tellin'meof his drame in nearly the same
words. Pat then threw me a knowing
wink, as much as to say:
"Danyeen, dont be lettm' the cat out
o' ths bag."
WeU, rir, before I had time to oUect
my wits I got a thwack on the shouldei
from young Dennehy, who was related
to the owner o the paper mill When
turned round he'd a smile on his face sc
bright that you might light your pipe
with it
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sght that a man could wkh for. I fan
dedthat I was the discoverer of a rale
California goold mine, and where should
k be but under a round white stone by
Carrickabrick castle. I then began tc
dig and after ten minutes' hard work
what should meet my gaze but a big
crocsrof golden guineas."
"Are ya in earnest?" says I; but before
I could spake another word Maurteen
Cox gave me a quiet nudge in the ribc
as a hint to keep my own counsel. So 1
shut my mouth an kept as dumb as an
oysther coasarnin' the three wonderful
drames,but for the life o' me I couldn't
banish the idea from my mind, for thej
amy it'a lucky to drame three times about
finding goold. WeU, sir, with that I left
Ned, the donkey, with the car load o
cabbages outside, while I went into Clan
cey's public house with my three friends,
and after we had a couple o pints each
of Beamish an Craw'ford's porther, 1
promised Pat Howe to introduce him the
next day to a friend o' mine at Glenabo
cottage, and after takin a parting drink
with the landlord we left the house; but
lo.and behold! when I got outside neither
Neil, the donkey, nor the car, nor a sin
gle head o' cabbage was to be seen.
I looked up and down Milk Market
lane, but I might as well be lookin fo a
needle in a bundle o bay, but at last 1
was informed by the baker's boy that
used to supply me with fine fresh row's,
that the donkey and car was dhriven to
the pound for obstructing the public
highway, for ye must know that that
was the law in thim days an' the ownei
o' the saized property, whoever he or she
might be, was compelled to pay a small
fine before their property was restored.
For a wander, I was short o' cash at the
time, but Pat Howe, with his usual good
nature, kern to my assistance and clapped
the required sum into my hand, and it
wasn't long before I had the imprisoned
cabbages relased from durance vile, but 1
was surprised when I missed three o the
biggest heads that I had carefully put on
the top for show, and grand heads th. y
were, for if they weighed an ounce I -dare
to you this minit they weighed
fourteen pounds apiece.
However, I bore my loss with the res
ignation of a philosopher, an took i
accustomed stand on Milkmarket hui
an, to tell the truth, the prospects o tin
market couldn't be brisker than on that
very day. So after my stock was en
tirely sowld an the cash safely in my
pocket, Lmade my way to Mrs. Bowler's
bakery, where I bought a. loaf o' bread,
and then called in at the dairy, where 1
sat down with a quart o' new milk and a
pot o' fresh butter before me, and en
joyed a hearty male fit for an alderman.
While I was aitin' away, 1 began to
cogatate to myself about the strange
drames of the buried treasure near Car
rickabrick castle. "Begorra,"tsays I tc
myself at last, "I'll visit the castle this
very night an' see the end of it, even if 1
have to risk my life in the attempt"
The resolution was no sooner made
than I quitted the dairy, but when I got
outside Ned, the donkey, was nowhere
to be found; that was the second time he
disappeared from me in the one day. I
searched high and low, but sorrow sign
of him, could I see. I was just giving
up the hunt for him when I was towld
by a man from Tallow that if I wished
to recover him I'd have to trudge over
to the pound again. "Wish'd, then, ye
thievin' donkey," says I to myself, "if
this goes on much longer all my profits
will be spent in payin' fines." I had him
released, however, an' put him up for
the .night at a respectable house of enter
tainment for man and baste, and then
made up my mind to visit Carrickabrick
castle. ' So, without broachin' a word to
any one, I went in search of a pick,
spade'an' lanthern. From Milkmarket
lane I walked straight down the Mill
road, and after crossin' the first field I
was soon within view of tho owld paper
mill, and after pickin' my steps over the
plank that crossed the mill race, as good
luck would have it, the first livin' creat
ure I met was young Jemmy Madden, a
clever boy that knew every hole an cor
ner o the mill.
When 1 towld him what 1 wanted he
lost no time in hunting up the necessary
implements, an in less than fiveminits I
had a spade and pickax, a stable lanthern
and a coil of rope. The reason I tuck
the rope was because I had to climb a
rock by the Blackwater, about thirty
feet high, before gettin' on a level with
the castle grounds. Well; sir, back 1
went to the field with my mining tools
under my arm, sayin' nothin', but smok
in' my pipe and studyin' the stars until
I got to the big rock overlookin' the
river. I then tied the implements, to
gether, an' tuck the other end o' the
rope in my hand and made my way up
the best way I could. Some o' the foot
holds wor as slippery as glass, but I kept
a tight howld by the crvices, for I knew
that by one falso move I'd be smashed to
atoms. When I landed safe at the top
o' the rock I pulled up the rope and un
tied the tools. I then sat down near the
edge o' the rock to ketch my breath,
when an at once my eye tuct in at a
single glanco the charmin' scene spread
out before me.
There was the beautiful summer moon
dancin' on the face o tho Blackwater. 1
could also see her bright bamesfallin'
over the glorious fields o' yallow grain,
and from the ruined castle behind my
back I could hear the noise o' the bat,
the owl an' the jackdaws, that were
goin' to roost for the night in the nooks
and crannies o' the broken walls. Then
1 thought I could hear the strangest
music comin from the purty green
grove, but I found out that it was only
the light summer winds singin their
way through tho trees. At last I rose
up, lighted my lanthern. and set out'like
another Columbus on my voyage of dis
covery arourld the castle ruins.. After
gropin' my way for a few minits, what
dy'e think tripped me up, but' the .round
white stone mentioned in the quare
drames o'my three friends. There it
was as plain as a pike staff beside a bit
o brusnwooa witnin aoout a yarn o
Carrickabrick castle.
So without losin' a minit I threw off
my coat and to work I went After
diggin' for awhile my pick kem in con
tact with a substance that didnt seem
to be as hard as a rock nor as soft as a
sponge either. If you could see me that
moment you'd be. astonished, for I lep
ped sky high, I was so full o joy at the
thought o' ray good luck. When I kem
to myself, I threw away the pick an' be
gan to shovel the loose soil from around
the crock as I thought it, but begorra,
sir, 'twas only a common owld butther
tub covered over at the top with musty
owld newspapers. "Now for my goolden
discovery," 6ays I to myself as I tore off
the paper cover. By the light o' the
' moon an' my lanthern as well, I then
took a peep at tjie precious treasure I
thought was goin to make a man o' me
for life.
"What does this mane, at all?" says L
"I was always of the opinion that goold
was yallow, but if my eyes doesn't
decave me the contints of this tub has a
greenish hue." It was then I put down
my hands an' lifted up what the butther
tub contained, an' what dy'e think I
found for my trouble? Why, sir, noth
ing less than ths three big heads o cab
bage that wars tat. a out o my car on
Milkmarket lane that very same morn
in. Twas then I began to find oat I
sus victim of a hoax. So I left the
ing implies tats to take cars o thenv
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The three drames the takin o the cab
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'twas on account of that night's adven
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