Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1851-02-18
CHAPTER III.

Ii is the morning Of the following Thurs
day. Miss Ellen Morton is sitting in her
4 parlor when the maid enters, aud states that
plain woman with Two children, are at the
door desitng TO speak with her.
| Bid them come 10 here. All, good morn
| lng, Mrs. Lord; sit dosn-so you have come
alter Charloue's new frock, rold you wo'd
make iof her; WELL finished 1t yesterday.
No, indeed have not, SAID she. i would
not put myself forward So; but have come
TO ssk your advice about a valuable jewel
that my sou James discovered IN the grass
yesterday. lear some one is distressed at
the loss OF il. Just look at the beautiful OBJ
ject.'
Yes, it is gold ring and this is dis-
mond set in it--lt is very valuable-you must
advertise IL Immediately, and | viii pay for
dong IL. Let me write out for you The ad
vertlsement.'
How shall we describe the emotions of
Charles Rnssel, when, on booking over the
evening paper, his eye liz upon the follow
Ingp-
"FouND.-Tn Bennett Lane, on Wednesday af-
ternoon last valuable ring The owner dan have
the same by calling at Mrs. Lords, Bennett Lane
ing room--'fs found almost instInctlyey.
but fortunately no one was near to be sur
prsed al such an emphatic exclamation. 10
be led TO demand an explanation.
Ii seems that Mrs. Lord, not seeing :he
papers, was ignorant of the advei Used loss,
Us was also Miss Ellen,
knock is heard at the humble dwelling
Of Mrs. Lord.
Il have just discovered an advertisement
Of a ring found. SAID Charles Russell. on en-
lering, and presume il is mine passed
along this veIy lane last Saturday night, ands,
must have drawn the ri0g from my pocket as
i was taking out some tickets from it; but ia
there not diamond in III
Yes, here it is, and lady tells me il is
gold, and very valuable
But who is the happy inderp
MY son James, returning from school
yesterday. saw IL shining in the grass upon
the sidewalk, said he 10 me, Some one has
lost tins, and would It not be ike stealing 10
keep,nP | assured him that il would
is this the laGF
Il found the ring, sir, right out there, pre,-
~ near widow Jones candy shop, where the
grass grows on the sidewalk. SAID James,
Come here. my good lellow, you shall
have goad suit Of Sunda cloIhes.'
Thank you. sir, but aud sister Charlotte
have very good Sunday clothes, lhata lady
brought TO US, and she is to have Oew frock
SOON
'Who is the ladyr asked he.
Miss Ellen Morton, and she lives out on
Main street n
Miss Ellen Mortoul know that lady,
III you will give US money. sir, 10 pay her 1
again, we should be glad; she gave Us money
TO pay the Printer
Then she knows you found this ringl
Yes, sir. and she,iold usw hat 10 do about
it, -
Dear sir. my child Eas been unhappy all /
day about this affair. God bless Miss Nor
tot Tor what she has doue for US. Charlotte
has been four months 10 her class at the
Sunday School, aud James is in gentle
mae's class. But they never could GO ill
Miss Morton brought the clothes; my hus-
band, / must tell you, sir,'-aod the tears
stood 10 her eye---'Is Incorporate, snd We are
very poor
Are these your only chIldrenr
No, we have an older son. Robert. Oh. /
sir, IL 700 can do any thing for hin--he is
begiouing to be dissipated, sqnsnders all his
money. never comes to see as, thinks him
self so much above us, aod'--the tears flow
ing heely--I hear he was ~ the ball ,op
Saturday nicht, intoxicated