Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-05-23


saddened countenance. Once there was u
heavy failure, and | spoke to him for the first
time of money matters.
"Y"u arc low spirited, Mr.. Placarc," (for
had learned his naur) 81 trust 10 i'll luck has
bcfalen yon."
"None, personally" remarked he, lint dis.
trust in a community is bad-heavy failures
make dangerous operations tor brokers. |
have'-and he stopped.
Pretty soon he murmurcd something about
protested pnrrr- then he was silent. At length,
he uttered, 81 hoped in this room to have es-
capped such thoughts!
Money" l remarked, "makes us very un-
happy. =.
down n momcnt-I never invite confidence
much more in a woman, and he drew down
his eyebrows and eazed fully in my face Sit
down, and will tell you tale of your own
SEX did so, and here it is.
Mr.. Placare went to his old desk, and drew
forth no'e 1t was signed by dashing fel.
low, whom had seen in n splendid eqnipage
1t was endorsed by lady. | never hea,a
her, bnt Pacare said she wore diamonds! 1t
was dac Tomorrow, and great was the Brokers
anxiety lest it would not he paid. "That young
man." said he, ''has strange history. lie is
n large importer. hut he has been hrrd run, as
we say. He made his way Into my shop one
morning, and by dint of coaxing and teasing,
and security gave him two thousand donb.
looms; strange that did so; but behind him
stood female, in rich attire, who seeing my
hcsitancy, drew forth diamond bracelet; there,
said she, is pledge sufficient for the sum, and
she timidly marched mp to the note and trem
blngly signed Fanny Cry. took the brace.
let to the jcweller. Sai'l he it is worth twice
the money you have loaned. See, here it is,
aud truly my eyes never gazed on diamonds be-
fore. have never seen the young man nor
won n since. and tomorrow this trinket must
be redeemed" ..s.
Ny eyes, you may he sure, awaited the com
ing of the young man OH the next morning. -
Bnt he hid not appear. Just before two
o'clock, Placare hobbled out. 1t was the first
time since the d>location of his ankle, and
assare YOU he made but sorry work with walk
ing. ........
did not see him return, but knew he must
have done so, and with my newspaper in hand,
ran over TO the widows. Scarcely had ell
tered, when a tap at tho door announced that
Placarc wished another interview. 1 had now
become his coHfi,lante. and was forced to hear.
1T proved worse than feared said the
Broker, that note WIS not taken up, and the
yonng man has sailed for Europe The fair
endorser is here, however, and ascertained
her residence and called on her. %. She appear.
ed to feign forgetIulhess Of the transaction, and
it was o"ly when drew forth tie raceet. re-
collection came over her. Iwas ushcred in
her chamber, for the man in attendance said
the lady was i'll. but if any business calls were
to he attended to, she wonld see the people
there
What u wonian met my gaze! have read a
description which exactly corresponds with the
person. and placarc took from his pocket this
description
She had thrown carclessly over her shoul.
,lcrs cashmere shall, the folds Of which she
gathered round her with that ravishing art, that
her beautiful proportions were distinctly vsi.
bic. 4 tasty morning dress was her only Gov.
cring, and that was white rs snow. Her black
trcsses escaped only here and there in rich con.
fusion from underneath choice Madras hand.
kcrchiri, capricious y fastened round her head
in the fashion of IA Creole
Her bed was Il scene OF picturesque disorder;
and certainly her sumbers had been uneasy
and agitated. The draperics were cast with
most volnptuous and bewitching negligence,
and her pillow lay in the middle of an elder.
down quilt of blue silk. A painter would have
paid prize to have stood where did
'On a large booking, spread beneath the