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kindly gave me- You don't know the
good you did, sir7Sshf Suffering YOU re-
Iieved-,he evil ySeF timely aid avertea

iieved-the evil ySef timely aid averted
Here is the money. sir ~ ~ IT ~ I
Nay, mylgood girl. I do not want il,
made you present Of ii at the time. and
did notexpect youto return it. am
however glad 10 ind you had the dispo-
si,ionfto do SO, and thstI was not deceIV.
ed in my estimation of you.
You must take it sir > said she with
ingenious earnesiness. 'Ishould be dis
tfessed TO be longer under pecuniary OBJ.
legations 10 an entire stranger. Besides,
sir, should like my clasp, il you pleas e.
Did you not take it from the case
where you laid iftown?' he asked with
surprise and Justly directed suspicion,
No, sifs-indeed. sir. | hope it is not
lost. Ills Of countless value TO me. IT
was given to me- by-by-' I'm
g'By sweetheart? be added, smiling.
He is now-dsod, SIR she answered
with OVERLOOKING eyes. j.. 49,. ~.
You do we'll; value it. ] did not take
it up. Are you sure you leRi:theFe =
. yes, sir hoping you would take it
and keep il till paid you =.
We'll, my child, have, notgot it; but
I believe the. goldsmith has. Let US 60
to him. s%s -.=t ~ .,s.
On their arrival, Mr., Broochsrd denieH
ever having seen it since she went oN,
kandlhat he saw her take it with her and
I plsee-it in her bosom as she leitthe /hop.
The young lady turned pale and was in-
concpivabEy distressed. 4 I J. 7
A. - 40
clasp for YOU said Col McHenry Offer
ing her his arm, and. leayIdg the gold.
smiths, with her: -... l. \..< r.--@ i.
~ do hopeI shall 6na/it'ysir,' she said
as they walked. 1T was Rupert's last
dying gift. 1t was given 10 him in Cuba
| BY rich lady whose1iie he had saved by
trescuing her from me water. He was a
sailor. sir, >and had little TO leave me, but
his no e mory, and mypoo. clasp. Oh.sir,
if it's lost ] sbsIr never forgive myself for
offering TO pledge it, But, sir, our ex-
fAremity was very great
Col, McHenry stopped with her alta
justices, and briefy~and clearly made his
complaint, and in avery few minutes Mr..
Abraham BroochaFd was brought by an
Officer into Tie presence OF the magistrate.
He appeared, 10 be in great trepldaiion
ksnd W as pale as ashes; for be had been
suddenly taken without warning from
behind his counter, leaving fhe shop in
charge OF bis astonished stants.- Nc
Henry and the young lady being sworn,
II -. 18th h ad seen the CLASH
door before he retYrnd. and found Il miss
ing, and no one ia the vicinity but The de
PENDANT. =, -. -. H.:
I The goldsmith was then called UP TO
I be sworn as 10 his kno wIedge of the facts.
He approached the stand, where Ilhe
magistrate be Id the Bible, and laid his
hands upon it with a perceptible ,tremor
OF his bole body; butlove Of money was
stronger than the fear of the law. and he
ktook the. oath. 1t appeared asst he would
have sunk through the floor when he did
it; but the tnoment it. was done he re-
covered his audacity. At this moment
an officer, who, al the suggestion Of Col.
McHepry, had been privately despatched
by the justice withEa search-waEfant 10
the shop of the goldsmith, now entered
and placed thing in the magistrates
hand, after Viii nering briefly 40 him. 4.
Did you ever see this gold ornament
Before ? asked the magistrate, holding up
the clasp before the young girl.
I oh, it is my clasp-itis my clasp y she
cried. spfinging forward -.
Yes, is'the same, answered Cob
McHenry. .~..+ Il # XIV
And did you ever see ii before sir?
dem anded The justice, sternly, holding il
in the direction Of the goldsmith. who had
ssen il stthe first, and was appalled, with
fear and consternatlo Insteadof reply.
ing, he uttered wild bystercal laugh
aud fell his length. IN. convulsions upoR
the floor, - II 2f
He was few weeks afterwards taken !
from prison, and tried and condemned forf
perjury; but his.reason forsook him, and
of thegailows, be is nowraving 10
a mad-house. Thus was avarce and
psrsimony, and indifference TO ihe suffer
ings Of others punished. in ibis. lie, the
acts Of this selfish man, showing to all, |
how, tina: acquisitiveness wrongly directed |
is fatal 40 its possessor. " =. /
Coll McHenry proved TO be bachelor,
and though little turned OF thirty, his T
heart was-keenly alive TO al the finer
ssnsibiIlties of our nature. He cou!6 feel
for the down trodden poor, and sympa-
thize with the unfortunate. To thistruth
none could more positively attest than
The young friend OF the golden clasp, for
ere Two moonSha waved. she reioiced 10
The euphonjc tile Of Mrs. Col. McHenfy, +
surrounded With all the appliances OF
v eatlh that a gresttal heart like hers
could enjoy or even desire. Her poor at.
Htcted mother was we'll provided for +
when she soonsrecogeted hef>health, and
happiness andlProsperily smiled upon ali
A SOUND OprNIoN.-L positively ne
yer knew man that was too poor 10 take
newspaper; yet, eyen'nany respectable
people read no newspapers Sut wha, they
Ispesk generally, hope TO
offend none, Ill do, the greater the me-
cessily 10 speak on. Every man is able
conveniently TO take apaper. The cost is
iour cents week. How many, who
think themselves loo poor 10 take news
paper. pays as much daily Tor mere tri.
aes s-Dr. EGnklin.
they uho will sbandon a friend for one
error, know but little of the human cha.
racter, and prove that their hearts are
cold as their judgments are weak.