The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-09-02

M. L directed at the two
witnesses q look which seemed to say,
the man is mad; but the jeweller ad-
ded-
You will value it at that price. I
am certain you will. But first Of all
l have to acquaint you with o Cir
cumstance connected with this box,
which will enable you to perceive its
real value
Mr.. T, full of curiosity and
anxiety, consented to hear the jewel.
ler's communication in private. Tho
two neighbors taking the box with
them, adjourned to the drawingroom;
and NJ. Il and tho jcweller be-
ing left alone, the latter said--
Sir, it is now about sixteen years
ago since that snuff box was stolen
from me, and short time afterwards
you robbed me Of fifty thousand
crowns worth of diamonds, under
the assumed name Of Prince Garga.
rim. I have now discovered you.
My evidence relative to the robbery
is on record. You have declared the
snuff box to be yours, and I can
prove having purchased it at pub
lie sale. | know a secret which will
place the truth of my assertion be-.
yond a doubt. Now, sir, tell me
whether you arc inclined to defend
yourself in the criminal suit which /
intend forthwith to institute against
you
Every word uttered by the jewel
er fell like q thunderbolt on the ears
of NJ. i. Overwhelmed with
the consciousness of his guilt, his i'm.
agination pictured all the horrors of
imprisonment, trial, sentence. and
the scaftold. He reflected, ana The
jcweller said
'Sir, give you FIVE minutes e
form your determinations
At the expiration Of that interval,
M. t., in o faltering voice, di,
rcctcd the jewe!ler to open drawer
in which he would find Jillcts dsb az,
que for three hundred thousand
francs, and he signed a bond for two
hundred thousand francs, payable at
his bankers that same day. This
being done the jcwclcr called in tho
witness.
Gentlemen said he, I have at
length convinced NJ. Z Of the
real value of the snuff box. You see
the price at which he purchased it
back from me-
i have given five hundred thou
sand francs said NJ. T.
Here is your box" said the Jew.
ellcr, restoring it, 'and I will let you
have the ring into the bargain
Tho notary who was no less amaz-
ed than the other witness, said
'There is some mystery in all this
Probably there is replied the
iewellcr.-'M. 7 may explain
it if he plcases; for my part, 1 prom
isc him eternal secrecy
With these words, he took his de-
parture, leaving the witnesses bcwil.
dcrcd in a maze Of conjcctures. Nj.
t, though immensely rich Che
was said to possess upwards Of three
milllons) mover recovered from the
modification attendant on this unex-
pectcd discovery.
INVOLUNTARY CANDoR.--Towards
the unhappy close of Lord Dudlcy's
life, he had 80 confirmed habit Of
talking to himself, thai, no matter in
whose company, he broke forth in
soliloquy. lie had a great dislike to
be asked to give any one lift in his
carriage. An ingenious tormcntor of
Brookcs' begged him to give cast to
a homcward.bound unconscious vic
tim. 1t could not be refused. The
unhappy pair sot out in their chariot,
and arrived silently near Mount
street, when Dudley muttored audi
bly,, "What BORE 1t would be
civil to say something. Perhaps I
had 5otter ask him to dinner. I'll
think about it, His companion, q
person of infinite fancy, and to whom
Lord Dudley afterwards took a great
liking, re-muttcrcd, after due pause, j.,
'What bore Suppose he should
ask me to dinner. What should | do I?
I'll think about it,
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methods Of securing the success Of
those, is to stick the cutting an inch
doep into clean river sand, with prop
crly prepared soil about an inoh be.
low, to receive tho roots as soon as
they strike. The clean sand pre-
vents the wood from rotting. Il cor
respondent Of the Hovticulturist sue.
ceedcd with this wien every other
modo failed, and says ho does not
osc ono in twenty,