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for one one hundred aad nineiy-hve dol
lars. :.
The gentleman, however. was not heed
ling him, but watching the young girl
whom be saw leave the counter and with
heavy dropping step approached the
door. Her face had struck him for its
sweet intelligent loveliness, and her mo-
desty lad for hinian irresistible charm
but her plea Of poverty and her eloquent
appeal to the tradesman, deeply interested
his feelings and enlisted his sympathies in
her behalf He bad silently observed the
progress. OF her interview with him, with
emotions Of contempt for the one, and ply
for the other, '
Her hand was on the knob of The door.
when. advancing towards her
You askedi-I believe, .or seven dol
lars Z he said with genlle interes,in his.
tone, that at once awakened hope 10 her
heart, and brought light TO her ewes and
The hue TO her cheeks, as she efficiently
| answered-H -
Yes. sir. / would not have been SO
Etold and urgent, bul ---< ,'~-g
+ / None too much so. There is a'ten
Idol ar note-T have no smaller bills. -
And he placed it inher hand. =.
Sir, YOU are too kind 49, Z ~
Not aJword. am happy TO do you a
service 5- ~. RI j. l-.}., !.
Take the clasp, though I am ashamed
10 offer it TO you, since the gentleman
saws it is SO vaIueless. But 10 me it is
valuable as life, and / foolishly though,
II must be so 10 Others - l..
+ i do no, want IL child answered Col
/ McHenry feelingly- putting the hand a.
side. which urged bin il upon him.
+ Indeed you must take IT. for ! shall
fee! in some degree less under obligation
aio ssranger Besides, | wish to call and
REDEEM il. WIN you giverme your adj
dress, sir 7. andas She spoke. he slIfl de-
eIinins The Jewel. she laid iton the show
case. ~ = ~ - -
4 y oh, no M a,ter-bul if you iEsist-the
7 United States Hotel /, i. A..
%tfhank you, sir :; you can never, know
1 the blessings TO Others that will follow
tyeuf kindness 10 me to-day IT Thus
sreaking and looking upon-him with an
l4xefesson Of gratitude in her fearful eyes,
4lhe1elt the shop forgetting the golden
clasp, Wthriith-s be had4eft upon The show
; case. Will you, 4ook at these watches
now, Col. Nc Henry 2 superclli9usly ask
ed The goldsu ilh. without lifting his CON
aemn ntnts eyes 1S 4rryu IN . =! =. 4 -.
wants Of poor family, probably lost 9
large amount by the purchases Mis- veal
thWcustomer might haYe made, as vel
rs bis own Sell-respect, such/as il was
for avstlce always shrinks. iuio its shell
h before the broad sun Of benevoI ence.
Now, There goes man who throws
away money upon vagrantsr because
keep mine 10 sIPportmy family said the
sofdsmith; looking acer bin. "He thinks
me a miser, and T. think him fool. Oh.
here is that clasp after all ! She left i,
| forIhim. on. the snow case. and he was too
PROUD 10 take il away. If he saw it. Sew,
4 en dollars! 1t is not worth more than
! fgeH ;" If l..
T. He. opened it as he spoke. and taking
UP sharp instrument, tried the fneness
of the gold. N ~ X -.
r. 1T fssgpod old Mexican gold. Ii might
have COST once twenty dollars. All !
what a star Of diamonds within it = he ex-
claimed, as 10 working about with poin.
pot the stee be discovered cavity -
Twelve large diamonds of The purest wa.
'ef ! This is indeed ydpabIe /! Let me
see-ttfey are worth al least FIVE hundred
dollars What value TO ask so much =
mo, mo, she could bot, either, for she
would, mol have lett, 90 torso small sum,
Or else asked for nearerits value. sus-
Ipect she was ignorsnfof this cavity which
| detected only bytaccident; she has pro: j
baby stolen il, and will never come for
it.. All, alb Abraham Broochard, thou hast
made, good mornings work Of il = he
said, exultingly. 10 himself I<-i 4
Then looking round among his shop
.bdys, 10 see il he was @unobServed, he
tafelully yetSwith cherries air locked
The clasp in bis private drawer, and Ia.
RiRs o1t The key, placed il 10 his pocket.
He had hardly done soI when Col. Nc
HsHfF Re entered. andIwithout speaking
Of locking Al Il hin ! asst his eyes upon the +
SHOW case for The clasp, Wtbffch=he Arecoi-
lec'ed, a4tet4 goiGg out, me young, girl
had laia down. but did not tske up again,
and so he turned back for il. Abraham
GE6ochaFd was very busily engaged 10 re-
placing the watches 10 their doe skin cox
veringsl and preserved silence and igno.
rance. AT length Col, McHenry spoke.
THAT Young person laid esher clasp on
the case ,4sir, which neglected to. Jake
up. 1t were pity, IL should be lost, she
valued il 50 highly H.
y The clasp! Oh, oh !, Ihaye not seen
il sirN She ook it up again.' ~ ]
y did youlsee her? ~ = ri
Yes. oh, yes / had my eyes on her. I
and said atthe time ~ GU d neversee your
ten dellafs or the clasp again u
lheFgentleman eyed him steadily an
instant and then glsncins rouad the I
showcase again, as il in search OF it, be [
quit the shop.77,,- z1>
.7 A Part II.
Several dayselapsed, and Col. Nc Hen,
~ had quite forgotten the, circumstances
iusI narrated. when, as he was passing
down Arch street, be felt bis sleeve sud-
dealy pulled By some one, whom be had
heard ron ming behind him. and looking
round, he heheld, with cheek glowing
from The pursuit, the young girl be had
seem attha ooIdsmithis