The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-11-07
A NEW ENGLAND nonaxcr.

The following interesting story was re-
lated at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco
some few weeks ago by sn Eastern trsv
eller 10 q number Of his friends. % the,
sat enjoying their after dinner cigar, ana
was overheard by reporter Who thouah,
II 10 good 20 keep, 90 give IL 70 HE paper
IL vas A. follows: In the rear 1874 there
lived ut Marlboro, Mass, st that tins
one OF the principal whaling ports Of the
world, . miller by the name ot Terry
Dennison, who vas born and brouaht II
In the old town, owning the oniy naill ls
the place, which vas looked after by hi,
old dad commonly knows as Uscls law,
who with Aunt Betsey, Aept house 10,
Terry, who although OF an ses when mosl
men marry, Terry he'd not found the an
he wanted. There had bee. numtsr d
the village maidens BOT their Gap for him
knowing that be saved considerable
money, VAS Of good habits, and, saving
his only extrsysgAnce, - he called twas
going up 10 Boston once . year. His
principal companioa Vas al old fisher.
man by the name Of osea 0snsway, who
was we'll known character about the
town. living In the hull Of gn old ship
that had been wrecked ON the rugged
shores o number Of years ago. Al The
time Ia question, which MAS Ia the month
Of March, aud heavy storms vac raxlns
along the coast, Terry aud Owen were
walking along the shore, talking over shs
possibility oi another unfortunate shiu
being wrecked that night, and Owes
telling Of hIs wonderful exploits Of years
ago, when their attention vas suddenly
called by signal of distress, but 200 late,
the Hardy Coast Guards could do moth.
ing, and all with the exception oi two
babies perished on ths, terrible nixht.
The little ones we're wsshsd sshors, and
were at once taken home by Terry and
taken care of by Aunt Bsteey. In ths
case Of the girl there Vas nothing u
identify her by, 80 she sent by the aams
of Chrystal Dennlson. The marks on the
boys clothing showed him t0 IN Ruby
Darrell but 80 no search aas ever made
for him, both children we're brought up
by Terry, Uncle Dayy end Aunt Bstsey.
Ruby took 10 the see % Q duck would to
water, and soon was Q hrst-class sailor,
while Chrystal helped Aunt Betssy and
assisted Terry with his books OF the mill.
The two young people learned ~ love
each other, and every time Ruby would
10 10 sea they would plight their troth
over again. Terry had impressed on
their minds from youth up that duty
comeg first In everything, which In this
case turned out to be ths wrong teaching,
as the story goes.
Terry coming home from the mill. one
night, met Owen Ganaway mendiug
his nets, down on the beach, when
Owen joked him about loving Crystal,
and not daring 10 ask her to bu his wife
TfFFN aIsRffEEsA "a f1a faTN that A.s AfI I.sA
her, but that he is too old . man for a
young girl like Chrystal. Owen tells
him no, that she had lockct with his,
Tcrry's. picture aud lock OF hair 10 IL.
Chrystal. also on her way home. over.
takes them. Urged on by Owen, Terry
proposes and Is accepted not through
love but duty. Ruby. returning shortly
alter. meets Crystal in the old mill and
learns from her his fate. They both Dc.
eide 10 make the sacrifice, no matter hos
great. Terry afterwards finds the loek<t
also that IL 10 Ruby's picture and hair,
not his, In It, goes back 10 the mill 10
zee them, when they tell him ths they
only love as brother and sister. 80
Terry and Chrystal are married. Ruby
goes 10 sea and 10 not heard u for Q
number Of years. and IL almost given np
as lost.
Terry and ChrYs,ai's home 10 blessed
with . beautiful girl baby. One night.
when all were seated around the supper
table, Including Owen Gsnsway, who
MAS always on hand for any little least,
baby'e cut q tooth. or, most any excuse
10 gct him there. when Ruby ruehsd in.
IL WAS all that Chrystai eonid DO sot 10
give way To her feelings ot love for Ruby
at once. The next day they met in the
forest, and both give way 90 their secret,
aud are overheard by Terry and Owen.
Terry ut once makes up hts mind 10
leave the country for ever. which he did. /.
and for svs years bscssss . wsnderer.
becoming totally blind. He managed TO
beg his way bach % hia old hoxs Go
the church yard 10 heer the marriage
bella ringing out. when 10 spoken 90 by Q
little girl, and led over to sit on Q nnonn.
ment and rest himself. Ne asked the
little girl whose monument he vas rect.
ing on. She told h m Il vac her papa's
and that his name was Terry Dominion,
also that her sms wss Chrys,ai, and 60
was her mamms's, and that she WAS In
the church getting married 10 her uncle
Ruby Darrell.
The effect Of all this was too great for
his shattered constitution. he fell in O
swoon and was taken 20 Owen Gass-
ways house by Oven, who, on being
called by little chrystal, discovered who
he Was, 90 took him 10 HE oxn home,
where he died surrounded by all his rel
atives, Oven informing them who he
was. From this beautiful story James
A. Herne wrote hin great play,
"iIEARTS OF OAK"
tE- At tho opera house, Tuesday, Nov H..
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