Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-04-16

pay, and by other work have earned enough
TO repay the ten dollars you so kindly gave
me. You don't know the good you did,
sir--the suffering you relieved the evil
your timely aid averted. Here is the mo-
ey, sir.' Hn
May, my good g,rl, do not want il.
made you present of it al the time, and
did not expect you to return it. am glad
however, 10 find that you have The DISPOSE
,ion 10 do SO, and that was moi deceived
in my estimation OF you.' ....
You must take it, SIR she said with in-
| genuous earnestness. Il should be distress
Sed to be longer under pecuniary obliga-
tions TO an entire stranger. Besides, sir, |
would like my clasp, il you please
! 'Dld you not take il from the case where
you laid il down p he asked with surprise
and justly directed suspicion.
NO, sir-indeed, sir, | hope it is not
lost. Ii is of countless value TO me. 1t
was given TO me by-by--'
'By a sweet -heart?' he added smiling.
Gle is now--dead, sir she answered
with over1owing eyes.
'You do well TO value it. did not take
it up. Are you sure you left il therep
'Yes, sir hoping you would take it and
keep it till paid you.'
'Well my child have not got il ; but l
believe the goldsmith has. Let US go 10
| him.
On their arrival, Mr.. Brochard denied
having seen it since she went out, and that
he saw her take it with her and place i! in
her bosom as she left The shop.
Come with me I will find the clasp
for you,' said Col. McHenry, offering her
his arm, and leaving the goldsm,h's with
her. Il do hope shall find it SIR she
said as she walked sit was Rupert's last
dying gift. II was given him in Cuba by
rich lady whose life he had saved by res
cueing her from the water. He was a sal
lor, sir, and had but little to leave me but
his memory and his poor clasp. Oh, sir, if
it is lost | shall never forgive myself for
Offering 10 pledge it, But, sir our extrem-
ity was very great
Colonel McHenry stopped with her at
Justices office, and briefly and clearly
made his complaint, and in very few min
utes Mr. Abraham Brochard was brought by
an officer into the presence OF the magis-
trate. He appeared to be in great trepida-
tion, and was pale as ashes; for he had
been suddenly taken without warning from
behind his counter leaving his shop in
charge of his aStoniShed assistants. Col.
McHenry and the lady being sworn, depo-
sed that they both had last seen the clasp
on the show case, when each went out and
left it ; the former further deposed that he
had not gone three steps from the door be-
fore he returnad and found it missing, and
no one in the vicinity but the defendant.
The goldsmith was then called up to be
sworn as 10 his knowledge OF the lacts.-
He approached the stand where the magis-
trate held the Bible, and laid his hands up
) on it with a percepIble tremor Of his
whole frame but the love of money was
stronger than the fearof law, and he took
the oath. 1t appeared as if he would have
sunk through the floor, when he did it, but
, the moment il was done he recovered hi:
audacity. AT this moment an officer who
at the suggestion Of Col. McHenry, had
, been privately despatched with search
|, warrant 10 the shop of the goldsmith, now
, entered and placed something in the mag.
istrate's hand after whispering to him.
, 'Dd you ever see this gold ornament be.
, fore q asked the magistrate, holding up the
clasp before the young girl.
2 Ooh, it is my clasp-t is my clasp sht
f cried springing forward.
'Yrs-it is the same,' answered Colone
/ McHenry.
, Sand did you ever see it before, sir @ de
= manded the Justice sternIy holding il in th'
. direction of the goldsmith, who had seen i
v at first, and was appalled, with fear anC
d CONSERVATION. Instead Of replying, ne ut
i tered wild, hysterical laugh and fell HI
r length upon the floor in commissions.
i He was, few weeks afterwards takel
: from prison, tried and condemned for per
II jury but instead of the galows he is nov
n raving in the mad house. Thus was avar
IS ice and parSimony, and indifference 10 tn
suntrings Of others punished in this life
a the acts of this selfish man showing to al
Il how that acqusitivencss wrongly directe
i is fatal 10 its possessor.
Whether Col. McHenry was bachelc
y and married his young friend of the clasI
i or whether he did better and adopted he
., is not known to the writer, otherwise
,r would afford him qualification to commun
10 cate either OF the pleasing facts to III
4 reader.
" SAVANNAH The Savannah Republica
ir Tins discourses Of what the people of Sava
&c nah have been doing in the way Of intern
~ Improvements
"They contributed three millions of dolla
1e to The Central Road 100000 dollars 10 II
1t South Western Road $500 900 10 The Mace
p" and Western Road 100000 to the Mlled
vile Ealoulon Roads 100000 TO the In
opeIika Road endorsed Muscogee Railroi
bonds for s75, 5,oOOS; and paid towards Il
,r. Slate Road, in the way of taxes, as much
er the whole of The South Western Geors