Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-05-22

nucn against the advice or Alec
and the older members Of the family
Denny took an old potato sack, an
putting the gummy, yellowy ma.
within. started to trudge with it o
bis back all the way to St John.
the capital Of the island
1t was q heavy load and great uu
dertakinQ for lad of his age an
Limited experience. He was fvs o
six days making the journey; an
when at length he arrived in tn
city he was quite at a loss how +
get the information he desired.
After walking the streets for SOM
sime he made bold to enter q stor
and ask the shop keeper to buy hi
treasure The man look at It, ant
laughed at him for fetching such /,
, worthless loss as that to market.
At another store q man examined
e curiousiy and offered - for It HI
was so dlsheartened that he wal
much tempted to take the money and
start at once for homo; but he re-
solved to try little further. Ac.
cordingly he shouldered bis tirssome
load. and went out on tho street
sgain.
CHANGING to glance back, he saw
hat the storekeeper was following
very slowly after him, as If to see
where he was going. As he turned
swkWardly to go on. he jossled against
1 man In a uniform-the most splen-
lid Rarb he had ever Seen-and felt
Ireatly ashamed that bis dirty gunny-
lack had rubbed against such gor.
veous red coat
Il didn't mean to. sir" he faltered.
The onicer laughed good Daturedll
md asked him what he had got 90
aeavy in his gunny-bag.
Il don't know what IL Is SIR" 70
,lled Denny, rather disconsolately.
II wish I could nnd some one Vac
could tell mo"
.Let me look at it." said the of
Icer.
Denny turned his treasure out OF
,he sack; and his new &C luain tAnce
'xamined It, nrst with q smile, then
moro attentivsly.
III am not mistaken, my lad
70 said st length, "this is mbersr >;
md il 50, IL is valuable. Where id
1ou get IT,"
Denny told him the history Of the
shale stona
$50 you are . stranger here?" thu
,flcee remarked
"Yes, sir. I've walked all the wa,
rom Bonavists Bay. and brought
his thing on my shoulder"
well. I may be In error" observed
he uniformed gentleman; ''but come
With nae to some tradesmen whom ]
rnow. They will probably tell VI
whether ain right"
To tho mercantile house of som.
iealers Of better cl s. they accord,
ngly repaired, and after q critical
Of the gummy masa, and
'ariGus tests-anons others, heat
which completely volatilized q small
aagment OF it-these t aders pro.
the substance ambergrls, of
rood quality, such as Is formed In the
bodies Of whales
[. Before purchasing It, however, thej
santed a few days time in which tt
ook more fully into the value of the
article; Gnd by advice Of the major
or rhat was the rank of the Officer
who had thus kindly interested him.
'elf in Denny's behalf-he left hn
oad with them, and then sought
odGinRs for the night
1t was a week or more before tht
finally decided what they
,ould afford to give for the am bergris;
Ind meantime I emmy grew very i'm.
patient, for the major had now go
way from ST Johns, and he did not
lave the benefit of his counsels afteI
.he first evening.
But the mercantile firm at last
anne to a conclusion as to the value
" the substance: and the announce
nent quite took the young fisher.
mans breath away. They could pay
I'm, they said. at present prices.
'5l.50 per ounce; and tho mass
forty pounds aud foul
'unces! At that rate the total would
70 sl3, ,s46.
Denny's head fairly whirled around.
lie had not expected over a few hun.
llCu uOilolS dU DcSU OseInx UlJ
the old merchant and
his clerks laughed heartily. They
Idvlsed him to have the money placed
N deposit and subject to bis order at
me Of the city banks; and this be
lid.
i am glad to be able to add that
Denny has made very good use Of his
uddenly acquired money. In an
economical manner he first made his
amily very comforta BILE at Bonavista
Bay, and then resolved to expend
2, 900 in obtaining an education 10
he United States
1t was at one Of our New England
Ugh schools that the writer made his
and learned from him
he facts OF this story. -Rouert s.
,almer, In Youths Companion.