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

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"fes. sh PEEL had nv eyes On her
apd ssid ~ he time. yoe'd aessr Gee ear
Ten eail@fs OF me clap again.
The gentlemen fyed him sles5ly an
instant. and Ihen slaneins round he shew
ease again, ss e 10 ssaeh Of i, lie gun
lhs shor.
PART II.
sesfrsl DAYS elapsed. and Col. MeFIen.
" had qsis lorFoilen lhe circumstance
Just bsirsied. when. % he was passing
down Arrh street. he fsls his sleeve sud-
denly pulled by some one Shom he bad
heard ronning behind him. aid locking
round be bshsld. ~i.h = cheek glowing
IRON he puE'si,. The eooBg ghl he bad
seen a. the goldsmilh's.
"Oh. sir. | an 30 happy 10 have
io0nd yau." she said. 81 once addressing
him. % ne stopped and wIih pleasure l,s-
tened 10 her. al sss 81 length en,blsd
70 gsi ny pay. and by other work haze
earned enough 10 repay you the ten dol.
lars you 80 kindly gave me. You don'l
kno~ The good you did. sir.--lhe suffer-
ing you relIevsc-lhe evil your lin. " aid
sserled. Here 10 the money. sir"
"Nay. ny good girl, do not want !. -
made sou present OF u 81 The lime and
did not fxpecl you 20 reinrn IL. I am.
however. glad 70 find yon have the dispc-
si,ion 10 do so. add ihss | ~ss no, deeeiv-
ed IN my eshns,ion Of you."
"You must t.ke il. si1, she said With
ingenious esrnesness. 81 should be
distressed 20 Be longer under pscuniar,
obliss'i"ns 10 an entire slraRger. Be-
sides, or, ! would like my clasp. il you
please"
did you no, take il from The case
where you laid il DOWN." he asked. with
surprise and justly directed suspicion.
mo, sif;-indeed. cir. | hope il 10
not lost. It's Of countless value 10 me.
Ia Was given TO me by-by--
"By sweetheart" he sdded. smiling.
lie is now-dead. sir. she answered
with overlooking eyes.
"You do ssll 20 value II. I did moi
take q up. Are you sure sou LEFT II
iherei'
"Yes. sir; hoping you would lake il and
keep il ill | paid you."
I" Well. my child, | have moi 20, il; bu,
believe The goldsmith has. Lei us 90
On their arrival, Mr.. Broochsrd de-
MED ever having seen i. since she wen,
ou,. and that he ssu her take 10 with her
and place 10 in her bosom ss she left the
shop. The young LAZY turned pale. and
was inconceivsbly Distressed.
"Come with me; will find The clasp
for you," said Col. McHenry. Offering
her his arm and leaving The goldsmi,h's
with her.
81 do hope Ishall find il, cir, she said.
ss ,hey walked. eft vas Rnper's las,
dying gin. II was given 10 him in Cuba
by rich lady whose life be had saved
by rescuing her from the wafer. He was
a ssilor. cir, and bad little 10 leave me
but his memory, and my poor clasp. Oh.
sir, il i, is los, l shall never forgive my.
self foe offering TO pledge il. Bot, sir,
our extremity was very great"
Col. McHenry stopped with her al
Justices Office. and briefly and clearly
made his complaint, and in very few
minutes Mr.. Abraham Broochsrd was
brough. by an officer into the presence Of
The magistrate. He appeared to be 10
grea, repidstion, and was pale as ashes
for he had been suddenly taken with
out warning from behind his counter,
leaving his shop 10 charge Of his aston
shed assistants. Colonel McHenry and
The young lady having been sworn, de-
posed that they both had seen the clasp
On the showcase, where each went out
md fl il, the former further deposing
hat he had not gone three steps from the
loor before he returned and found il mis-
ling, and no one in the vicinity but .he
defendant. ...
The goldsmith was then called upon TO
,e sworn as 10 his knowledge Of the
acts. He approached the stand, where
he magistrate held the Bible. and laid
his hands upon it with percep,ible tre-
NOR OF HE whole body; but love Of mo-
hey was stronger than the fear OF The
aw, and he took the oath. II appeared
10 if he would have sunk through The
floor when he did il; bu. the moment it ,
was done. he recovered his audaci.y. At
his moment, an officer. who. at The sug- :
yestion OF Col, McHenry. had been priv
l,ely despatched BY the justice with
to the shop Of the gold
milh, now entered and placed something '
n the magistrates hand. after whisper {
ng briefly to him.
:" Did you ever see this gold ornament ,
,eforef" asked the magistrate, holding I
Up The clasp before the young girl. II
"Oh. it is my elasp-it is Wy claspP
he cried, sp'ingine forward. /,
"Yes--il 10 the same" answered Col. /;
dcHenry. e-
"And did you ever see it before, sir!"
demanded The justice sternly. holding it
o the direction Of the goldsmith. who
lad seen il al The first, and was appalled,
gi,h fear and CONSERVATION. Instead Of