The Penn's Grove record., 1894-11-30
THE COUNTS HEIR.

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There was an accent OF annoyance,
not TO say vexation, In the voice which
fell very unpleasantly on Mrs. Grayi
ear, as her husband came slowly VI
the garden path.
"Hannah," said he, pettishiy'
,,wasn't that Eben johnson who
passed me, driving u Mary Ia !
cutter?n
"Where's the harm?" said Mrs
Gray, answering the tone rather than
the words as she glanced smilingl5
up from her work sim sure he's .
fne young fellow enough, aud
rather think he and Mary like one
another
'Harm?n echoed Noah Gray. 'TH
surprised to hear you ask that Ques'
tion. wife. No poor sailoring char
like Eben Johnson is going to marfJ
Mary Gray, and so / tell you!"
s.Are you warm enough, Matter"
.Oh, yes, plenty warm. Drive i
little slower. Eben, please ! want
that disagreeable Seth Holloway II
pass us"
Seth Hollowayin he muttered be-
tween his teeth ooh, Matte, lwish
l were rich!n
"Why?n
ssThen your father would like me
ss well az that red-haired one-eyed
Seth Holloway l never used to care
Anything about riches, Mary.
II remember once, years ago, there
was . p~esttience raging at q little
seaport in Italy, where our ship was
anchored. The Inhabitants fed.
panic stricken but / had no fear and
/ nursed an old grandee through it,.
o rich. childish old duke, with q skin
as yellow as q saffron.
t wish you could have seen his
palazzo, Mary, with its orange treel
AMI fountains; and yes be was lanelI
and wretched amid 1t all. / didn'I
envy him Ills wealth. He was yer,
grateful and wanted to adopt me; bui
I wouldn't have staid there for I'M
counted worldsn
..And have YOU over seen him
since?n
Never; but l have many q time
wondered what he's doing In his tum-
ble-ddwn p~alazzo.n
That low-eaved old house, with the
cedar tree waving its dark arms over
the porch and the cluIEps Of shrubby
lilacs In front, would come In sight
at length, drive as sjowly as they
choose, and the black shadows Of the
gate-post sleeping on the snow ia the
yliii. white moonlight, seemed 70
keep a solemn watch &c the ltslA
sleigh gIfded up aud stopped. fntles
As Mary opened the sitting. wa
door she started back at the sight Of
the group that met her eyes
There was Seth Holloway sitting
uneasily on the edge Of q chair-l1ef
father, hie gray head resting on hfz
outstSetched arms on the table-ahd
her mother bending over him, trying
through fast dropping tears to WhLs-
per comforting words.
tMGtterl On, motheri what has
happened" she exclaimed, springine
to Mrs Gray's eide while Eben John
son stood dismayed in the doorway.
sSpeak to me- fatherl Are you iilp
Oh, do tell me what the matter isr'
tMatteri" groaned Noah Gray
hoarsely as he lifted his head and
stared rou1d the room with strained
eyes 1.-THE matter Is that we arc
rulned--you are a beggar, childr
nWhat does he mean, mothers
falteied Mary, shrinking back.
He means dear. that the mar
down In Augusta. whom he Endorsed
for, has faffedzhys run away, Az
your father has ALI thbe Mes1t ia
payis Me NJ
IL tell you what 'Squife." said
Eben pressing forward II have
but a little money, but that little ID
heartily at your service And IN
write to my uncle, mp at S~praysvillesl
10 lend me some money; and III
work my fingers to the bone, but that
you and yours shan't come to want2
Don't take on %. 'S~Quire-now
donstp
Coah Gray silently stretched out
bis hand to meet the iron grasp OF
the young sailor. whose voice tfem-
hed with the fullness of his heart
Seth Holloway, who had been I'M
easily writhing op the extreme limitof
his chair, got up to depart ct this
juucture.
Noah Gray shook bis head YEARLY.
"You mean well. my boy said he
land / thank you; but I'm 3 ruined
man. After all these years OF work
and ARE to scrape together Q little
competence for Hannah and MARY, I
am ~-rtnAa man at last
There never was anything 50 bad
but what might be bettefcdln
Noah did not reply and Mrs GRAY
whispered softly to Eben that per-
haps her husband needed rest. The
9l1s>a young fellow took the hint,
PhiladeIpnta, on tho threshold to say
lion which had aertone;
New York Assay Office sinceaKe5SaE
which. to meet the requirements Of u
Treasury, it became necessary to trans
fer and coin. The Director estimate
the value OF the gold used in the indus
trial arts in the United States durin|
the calendar year 1898 at So. 523, 52s
and silver at s., 1884 ,277; of the gold
So, 1854, 1852 and of the silver s 6,57O,7s
vas new bullion.
The production Of gold and silver Ii
the United States during the calenda
year was, gold, 1889, 1928 fine ounces
Of the value Of ss5, 955, 900; silver. 90.
000, 900 fine ounces, the commercia
value Of the same peicg $46,,600, coo an,
the coining value. SIT. 576, 200.
Revised estimates OF the Mcxld's pro
duction Of the precious metais n III
calendar year 1888 show $157,2~
gold and S2O9, 165,9 900 In silver.