Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-10-23

Us slr' WOULD not nave Deen so Dold anO
urgent, butt
None too much So There is a $40 note
i have no smaller bills,' and he placed it in her
hand
Sir, you are too kind
'Not word. am too happy to do you q
SERVICE
'Take this clasp, sir; though am ashamed
to offer it to you, since the gentleman says it is
so valueless. But to me it is as valuable as life
and | have foolishly thought it might be so tc
Others
i do not want it, child answered Col. Nc
Henry, feclingly, putting the hand aside which
urged it upon him.
Indeed, sir, you must take it, for shall feel
in some degree less under obligation to stran-
ger Besides wish to call and redeem it.
Will you give me your address, sir?' and as
she spoke, he still declining the jewel, she laid
it upon the show case.
'Oh no matter-but if you insist-the United
States Hotel
Thank you, sir, you can never know the
blessings to others that will follow your kindness
to me day.
Thus speaking and looking upon him with
an expression of gratitude in her fearful eyes,
she left the shop, forgetting the golden clasp,
which she had left upon the show case.
'Will you look al one of those gold watches
now, Colonel McHenry? p superciIiousIy asked
the goldsmith, without lifting his. condemned
eyes.
No, sir = answered Colonel McHenry sternly.
And taking his gloves and cane from the coun-
ter, he left the shop of the avarcious and un-
feeling goldsmith, who, too close to risk trihe
to relieve the wants of poor family, probably
lost large amount by the purchases his veal
thy customer might have made, as well as his
own self respect, such as it was for avarice al.
ways sinks into its shell before the broad sun ol
benevolenc.
Now there goes man who throws away his
money upon vagrants, and thinks me beneath
him because keep mine to support my family,
said the goldsmith, looking after him. He thinks
me miser, and | think him fool. Oh, here
is that clasp after all She left it for him on
the show case, and he was too proud to take il
away if he saw it. Seven dollars 1t is MOI
worth five =
He opened it as he spoke, and taking up Q
sharp pointed instrument, tried the fineness of tht
gold.
1T is good Mexican gold 1t might have
once cost twenty dollars. All, what star O
diamonds within it itr as in working about
with the point of the point Of the steel, he dis
covered cavity. Twelve large diamonds G
the purest water This is indeed valuable !
Let me see-they are at least worth five hund
red dollars What fortunate discovery TIL
girl knew the value to ask so much! no, no sh
could not, either, for she would not have let
gone for so small sum, or else asked for nea
er its value. suspect she was ignorant of i
cavity, which detected only by accident. ST
probably has stolen it, and will never come fc
f it. All, ah, Abraham Broochard thou hast mad
, a good mornings work of it = he said exulting
to himself
Then looking round among his boys, to see
he was unobserved, he carefully, yet with carr
less air, locked the clasp in his private drawe
and, taking out the key, placed it in his pocke
} lie had hardly done so, when Col. Mcllenry r
!. entered, and without speaking or even ookin
at him, cast his eyes upon the show case, f
K the clasp, which he recollected, after going ou
the girl had laid down but did not take it [
g again, and so he turned back for it. Abraha
:, Brochard was very busily engaged in replacir
IS the watches in their doe skin coverings, and pr
1t served silence and ignorance. At length c,
d McHenry spoke
THAT young person laid her clasp on the cu
l. sir, which neglected to take up. Itwere
e pity, she valued itso highly, that it should
lost
d The clasp =? oh have not seen it, sir. S
took it up again
1f did you see her?
'Yes, oh, yes had my eyes on her, and ST
II at the same time that you'd never see your
,e dollars or the clasp again
IN The gentleman eyed him steadily an insta
l. and then glanclng round the show case ag'
as if in search of it, he quit the shop.
OF Several days elapsed, and Col. McHenry i
II, quite forgotten the circumstance just narrat
I'D when, as he was passing down Arch street,
US felt his sleeve suddenly pulled by some
IN whom he had heard running behind him, q
49, looking round, he behel1, with cheek glow
from the pursuit, the young girl he had seen
yes the goldsmith's.
ne 'Oh, sir, am so happy to have found yo
ess she SAID, at once addressing him, as he stopp
i and with pleasure listened to her. q wa
70 length matted to get my pay, and by OF
ow ' work have earned enough to repay the ten
''h- lars you so kindly gave me. You don't kr
her the good you did, sir--the suffering YOU rel
ed-'lhe evil your timely aid averted. Her
ose the money, sir
and Nay, my good girl, | do not want it.
one made you present of it at the time. and
''e' not expect you to return it. am glad, how
er, to find that you have the disposition to do