Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1907 — LIKE WHANG THE MILLER. [ARTICLE]

LIKE WHANG THE MILLER.

Maine Fsrner Rain* HimweirTirF*-' tile Search for Gold. If a faker, who made a precarious living selling patent cure-alls in the daytime and holding second-sight seances at night hadn't put up three years ago at the home of Samuel Gordon, then a well-to-do farmer near Maewaboe, Me, the chances are that Mr, Gordon would be a prosperous man to-day. Instead he is dead, his farm has gone to ruin and his children are scattered through the West. When the faker put up at the Gordon home he said he would give the owner a second-sight seance for his keep. More to'accommodate him than anything else, Gordon consented, and that night invited in the neighbors. After some weird incantations the faker went into what appeared to be a trance and told of a spot in the woods not far from Gordon’s home where a vast amount of Indian gold, taken from white men more than two centuries ago, lay buried. He was far from exact in locating the 6pot, but he did mention a peculiar bowlder, and the entire community was so impressed that they secretly set out next day to find the place. Gordon found within a week a bowlder resembling that described by the faker and bought the property npon which it was situated. To do tnls he was forced to mortgage his farm, but this he did cheerfully, as he had great faith in seances. He then began to dig. The more he dug the more determined he became to locate the wealth and the more he neglected'his farm duties. But though he dug long and faithfully he discovered nothing more valuable than stones and earth. Ills children believed , their father had been fooled and sought to persuade him to desist, but their efforts amounted to nothing, and finally, one by one, they left home, saying - that they would return when the gold fever was over. After that Gordon lost his farm and his health failed. Finally he became morose and semi-insane, and remained in this condition until his death, recently.