Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-09-05

like to know2"
"Thcrc's man in Boston that would
for he says SO in this book I've got in my
pocket"
s'What book7"
Harry produced the catalogue, which
was already worn with the owners
frequcn. study of its contents. Ht
handed it to Sam, pointing to the prize
list of old cent pieces, but Sam threw il
back with a sniff of disdaiu.
| 81 don't like bools!" he declared.
"Tha.'s AL bosb, anyway"
| "NO, it isn't Harry asscntcd, with
spirit. CHOW, il had dollar OF 1904,
do You know what l could get for it!
Five bundled dollarsr
Sam was much amused at this state
meat, and burst into loud gu.Iaw.
"Bo.h" lie exclaimed.
''it'S 50, continued Harry, firmly.
"Thcre were thousands OF 1904 dollars
coined, but no one knows what become
Of EN-, except about ten or twelve.
That's ali any one knows anything about,
this book says. So there's sort of a
mystery about that dollar, and it's SO
scarce these rich men in the cities that
like to own curiosit;cs are willing to pay
an awful big price for Que of en-. tell
yc. wish had oncl"
"Yourca niuny!" said Sam, con.
tcmptuousy. Then he changed the sub
icct by asking, "iyhcn are yc goiu' to
pay me for them shoes, Henley"
Harry hcsitatcd. "I'm afraid cant
take 'cm, SAM" he replied
tgf'uu': tal-., 'op,' Wall ,,,l,ot 49,.
mean by sayin' you'd take 'em? They're
good shocs-I never wore 'cm much,
cause they're too small for me, and
they're well worth dollar, and twice
that. wouldn't lc. anybody else but
you have EN- for dollar
This last remark was of very per.
suasiyc character, but it lost its force
when Harry remembered that the shoes
had been offered to one bay for ninety
five cents. But he did not refer to this
"I'll ;cll you why cant take EN-, F."
he said Mothers come down sick
Since made the bargain with you-shc' $
awful sicl with pncumonia-and Ill
have to take all the money can &c. to
buy medicine for her"
The boys pinchei face was pitiful rs
he said this, his eyes bent on the poor
shoes that only half covered his cold feet.
But sam Rag,and was not one TO bc
touched by any such picture. He began
to scowl.
al thought you WAS Teller of yer
word" he muttc:cd. "You said tibet rs
soon us old Brown paid you for worxin'
up that wood you'd take the shoes. And
you said yOu thought you'd get yer
money last night cr this morning. Nov
want to 30 over to Carriers Pond this
afternoon, and I've got to have some am
mnniion, cause I'm nearly out I've
been dcpcndin' on tibet dollar you
I promised TO buy some more shells with
and I've got to have it, that's all"
II need the shoes bad enough, I
guess replied Harry, mournfuliy; "and
know l told you Id buy 'em last night
or this morning. But l didn't get
through the wood rs soon as expected
There was the biggest four cords ever
saw. And when promised, mother
wasn't sick" .....S,;.s,'.
"icr mother bcin' sick don't have
nothin' to do with the case" avcrrcd
sam, angrily,as he got upon his feet and
ioo,: up his gun. "Iou bargaincd to
pay me fer them shoes, and you've got
to do it or take Il lickin'. You said you d
Get through the JOB about noon, so I'll
see We then, an bring the shoes, an don't
You forget to have the dollar ready"
Harry replaced the coins and catalogue
in his pocket and arose, too. Sam did
not wait for him to reply, nut whistling
to his dog, strobe down the mountain
toward the village
81 wonder what the old man will pay
me, Harry nurmurc1 10 himself, ms he
continued his way upward to the cabin.
".Ic said he'd pay me we'll He's so
awfuly stingy, though; l reckon he can't
pay me lcss'n two dollars-two dollars
for four cords is awful cheap. Thea, if
| have to buy them shocs-IlI have n
dollar lcft for the medicine, anyway.
"O!d AIiser Brown" rs every one in
Mcadowvillc called him, had lived alone
on the mountain for forty years. He was
an avaricious old man, who boarded his
pennies as ii they would save his soul.
Ii was said that he had large amount
of gold and silver secreted somewhere
about the novel he called his home
money that came into his possession when
he was young. But he spent none of it
except for his scanty needs.
lie had offered to pay Harry Henley
"welr' to saw lot of wood for him
enough to last him many months, with
his economical use of fuci-and the poor
boy had jumped at the chance of earning
the triile.
All the forenoon the boy worked ut
the pile of wood. which, by his con-
tinued application, had been growing
beautifully less, and was now nearly
done for AT intervals nc sat on his
saw horse to rest, and at such times he
WAS sure to draw forth the fascinating
coin catalogue.
by noon the last stick was sawed and
Harry knocked at the cabin door to ask
for his hard earned pay The old man
shuiled out, to make sure that no stick
remained uncut, and then extended in