Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-08-14

Sir. you are too Kind
Not word. am happy to do
You service.
Take the clasp, sir; though | am
ashamed 10 ofTar il to YOU, since the
gentleman says il is SO valneless. But
to me 1t is valuable as life, and fool
ishly ,ho't it must be so to others.
do not want il. child, answered
Col. Mcllenry, feelingly putting the
hand aside which.urged il upon him.
Indeed, you mus, take it,, for | shall
ieel IN some degree less under oblig.-
ton TO stranger. Besides | wish to
call and redeem il, viii You give
me your address, sir! and as she spike,
ne still declining the jewel, she laid it
on the showcase
Oh, no malter-but if you insist
the United States Hotel.
Thank you. sir, YOU can never know
the blessings Of others that will follow
your kindness to me to dav. Thus
speaking and looking upon him with
an expression of gratltude in her tear
full eyes, she left the shop, forgetting
the golden clasp, which she left upon
the show case. Will YOU look a, one
OF these watches now, Col. McHenrya
snpercllously asked the goldsmith,
without lifting his condemned eyes.
No. sir. answered the gentleman.
s,ernly. And taking his gloves and
cane from the shop of the avaricious
goldsmith, who TOO close to risk ,ri-
fie 10 relieve the wants Of poor fami-
ly, probably lost large amount by the
purchases his wealthy customer might
have made, as well as his own self re-
spect, such as il was,tor avarice always
shrinks into its shell before The broad
sun Of benevoIence.
Now there goes a man who throws
away money upon warrants, because
keep nine 70 support my family. said
the goldsmith, looking after hil. He
thinks me a miser, and think him a
fool. Oh, here is the clasp after ally
She left ii for him on tie show case,
and he was too proud to take II away,
II he saw il. Seven dollars. 1t is not
WYNN iHOIe tDdl HVt!
He opened il as he spoke, and taking
up sharp instrument, tried the fine
ness Of the gold
It's good old Mexican gold T,might
have cost twenty dollars. Ali what
star of diamonds within IL he excIaim-
ed, as in working about with point Of
the steel he discovered cavity
Twelve large diamonds Of the purest
water! This is indeed valuable. Let
me see-,hev are worth al least five
hundred Goiarsl VIVA; value 10 ask 50
much No no. she could not either,
for she would not nave let il 90 for SO
small sum, or else asked for nearer its
value. suspect she was ignorant Of
this cavity. whica | detected only by
accident; She has probably stolen i,.and
will never come for ii. ALI. ah, Abra-
ham Broochard, thou hast made good
mornings work Of il. he said, exuiing.
ly, 10 himself.
Then looking round among his shop
boys, TO see if he were unobseryed, he
carefully, yet with cherries air. lock-
ed the clasp in his private drawer, and
taking out the key, placed it in his
pocket. He had hardly done so, when
Col. McHenry re entered, and without
speaking or even looking at him, cast
his eyes upon the show case for the
clasp, which he recollected, after going
out, the young girl had laid down but
did not take up again, and SO he turned
back for it, Abraham b. was very bu.
silly engaged in replacing the watches
in their doeskin coverings, and preserv-
ed silence and ignorance. At length
Col. McHenry spoke.
The young person laid her clasp on
the case, sir, which neglected to take
up. II were pity it should be lost,
she valued j, so highly.
The clasp! Oh, oh! have not seen
it sir. She took il up again.
Did you see her!
Yes, oh, yes! had my eyes on her,
and said a. the time, you'd never see
your ten dollars or the clasp again.
The gentleman eyed him steadily an
instant, and then gfancing round the
show case again, as if in search Of it,
he quit the shop.