The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-08-07


lh'o~ s~sy nnnsy ~ shn way. II va.
have nnihlng more 70 sag. please siaba
ASIDE hr customers. Wsn, calonel
sh.t DO yon tlsink Of hose wslrhssf L.,
isss inpafislIoL-fuIl isw.Ird and car
rsnifd 70 all poiri.. l iii cell yea The
ons yan lssi Lard down. Cor 1ns hundred
and ninfiy 6se doIlsrs."
The esnflrmsn. however, Vas moi
needing bin. bat ~siehing the young si,l
whom he sss Rave The eounlsr, and win
hessy droeIins sifp approached lbs
door. Tier face had slroek him fsr Il,
sweet intelligent los slinsss. and her mod
esiy bad lor him On irresislib,s charm ;
bot Der plea Of poverty. and her sloquen,
appeal % ihs trads.msn. deeply inirres-
led his feelings and ehlisled his synp,-
ihies . her behalf. lie had silently OBJ
served The progress Of her inier,isw with
BIN, with emotions Of contempt for The
one. aud rii, for The other.
Her hand Gas on The knob Of The door,
when. Advancing towards her
"fou ssked. | believe. for seven dol
larsF he said. ~ilh q gentle interest in
hts tone that 81 onre swsksned hope in
her heart. and brought the light ~ her
eyes and hue 70 her cheeks, as che diff
dsh'ly snssersd-
.fe. ". ] would not havs been so
bid and urgent bui--
g Nome 600 much so. There Is . Ten
d"llsr motel haze no smsllsr bills"
And he placed il IN her hand.
4SH. sou are too KIND"
Mot word. ! am happy 10 do you
a sersne.''
"Tsks the clasp, sir; though I an .
shamed 70 ofer IL 10 you, since The gen.
ilrnsn says il IS so v.luelss.. Bot 20 me
i is valuable as life. and ] fooli.hly lhougbt
. must he so 20 others"
|" ! do not uanlIt, child. answered Col.
MeHsn,y. f.elIngly puuing The hand a.
side hish urged II upon hin.
!. lndeed, sir. You mu.i take il, for
shall feel IN some degree less under obi
gstisn % > stranger. Besides. l wish 10
call aud Fedeem IL. Wilt you give me
your address. siri" and as she spoke. he
siill declining the jewel. she laid il on the
showcase.
"Oh, no mal,er--bnt If you insist
the Unised States floiel."
: -rss--e yvu, SIR; yUu rab 49,
The blessings TO others iha, will follow.
your Kindness 10 me to-day" Thus
speaking and looking upon him with an
expression Of gratitude in her fearful eyes.
she LEFT The shop. forgetting The golden clasp
which she had lett upon The show case.
"Will you look si one Of these watch
es now, Col. McIienry!" superciliou.ly
asked The goldsmith, without lifting his
condemned eyes.
.No, sir." answered The gentleman
sternly. And taking his gloves and cane
from The shop Of the ssaririous goldsmith,
who. 100 close to risk a trlAe to relieve
the wants Of poor family. probably lost
. larger amount by the purchases bis
wealthy customer might have made, as
well as bis own self-rspecI, such as il
was: for avarice always shrinks into i,s
shell before The broad sun Of benevolence.
"Now there goes man who lhrows
away money upon ysgrsnts, because !
keep nine to support my family" said
the goldsmith, looking after him. /" He
thinks me miser. and think him fool.
Oh. here is that clasp after all! She lei,
il for bin on the show case. and he was
TOO proud 10 take ii away. if be saw il.
Seven dollsr.! tits not worth more than
Eve"
"He opened j, ss he spoke, and taking
up sharp instrument. uied the fineness
Of The gold. !
Il. 10 good old Mexican gold. IL
nigh, have cos, once twenty dollars.-I
Al! what, star Of diamonds within M"
he exclaimed. as. in working about with
a poin, of The STEEL, he discovered cav
Ity. .Twelve large dismonds Of The pur
ISL wsterl This IS indeed valuable! Let
me see-,hey are worth at less. FIVE hun
Died dollars! VIVA, value 10 ask 90 much!
No. no, che could not, either, Tor she
would no, have lie, II 60 for SO small a sum,
Or else asked for nearer ils value. sus.
pect she was ignorant Of this cavity.
which | detected only by accident; she
has probably stolen il, and wlllnever come
Tor II. Alb. oh, Abraham Broochatd. thou
hast made good mornings work Of III"
he said exulnngly TO himself.
Then looking around among his shop
boys. to see il he we're unobserved, he
yel with . cherries air, lock.
I'd The clasp in bus private drawer. and Ia
king out The key, placed j, in bis pocket.
He had hardly done so, when Col. Me-
Henry re>tn,ered. and wilbou. speaking
Or even looking at bun, cast his eyes
lpon the showcase for the clasp. which
no recoilected. after going out, the
young glrl had lain down bu, did MOI
AXE up again, and so he turned back
Or il. Abraham Broochard was very
,us,ly engaged 10 replacing The watches
% their deer.skin coverings. aud preserv-
ID silence and ignorance. Atlengsh Col.
spoke.
aThat Young person laid her clasp on