The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-04-30


II wish you all r,r-l inrnina, ladies
and gentlemen. sold the lev cloile,
and other matters he lird possessed oi.
and paid for the funeral AID his dep's.
h.ins myself minus nne shillin; and
four pence, which hope you will some
OF you pay"
II IS quite impossible 10y any words
TO fairly depict Ia the reader the mp.
~ srance Of Mr. Jorlan'- relation. ~
ili. moment. II the iahlrd Gorguns
head had suddenly appcar,a. aud trans
formed then all io stone, they could not
have lookrd more completely paraly zed
aud panic-slricken.
"A tombstone I" shrieked twenty
vnices. A tombstone"
:" \ tombstone" said Mr. Shaw. "A
small onc would not cost much You
could put on ii II suitable inscription
Here lies--"
Lies hrrr--neyer mind" said the
brother, never mind. l--Oh. that's all,
is IT,"
" You are n humbug." said the mas.
culine woman. 10 ,lr Shaw. "and so
was old stupin Jordan
" Go TO the deuce, all of you," shout
ed another.
" a tombstone. indeed"
Mr. Shaw was wiping his specinclrs
" Ladies' and gentlemen. allow me To
ad.l---"
oh, stuff, stuff: brother. A tomb.
stone indeed >hnnt STAY another mo-
mrnf. An old thief wish tomb.
stone had been down his throar. Come
on. I'sn do"
But, ladies and gentleman !"
They were quite deaf 10 the rcmon-
>lrilnces Of Mr. Shaw. and in few mo-
mrnts the chambers were quite clear.
with the exception of Mrs Mary Gran
llinm. who was solbiug bitterly. She
then rose aud looked N me hrsiiaiingly.
|
seemed To he >trigglinY TO say some
hing. She placed her hand in her bo-
>om. and drew forth ring tied To u
black rilbom. and then with convul-
Sivc effort she spoke
This-ihis rng-it is my only val.
"ablc possession. II was given 10 me
thirty years nyn by him who is no more.
my cousin John. who loved me. ] have
rlung to il in pain and sorrow. in diff
'uliy aud distress. have never parted
with it, ] seemed 10 hc Ioi wholly sep
arnied from him while had il near my
hcar,. But now. great distress forces
mc--to--to part with il. Will.--will
neither Of you gentlemen. buy it of me,
! shrink from il going into the hands Of
utter strangers"
Hump" said Mr. Shaw. "Therr
are couple of sovcrigns for it,"
She took The money. and Then. after
one long, lingering look. and II irrvcnl
kiss at the ring. she laid il on the table
and Iotirr"d from the place. was aloni
10 follow her, but Mr. Shaw held me
| back.
Hold. hold" he said.
You're brute. SIR" said I. "Takr
vour hands off of me; will buy the
ring of yon aud give il back Ia her. II
breaks her heart to part with it. see
| shan'i part with il" he said 'you
are II very lasly man, doctor"
! wns very angry, and bounced out
"f The office. locked eagerly about iol
Mrs Grpniham. but could not see her
! walked hnrriedly across the square
and rs chance would Lave il. ! went ia
the same direction she did. Ny frsl
impulse WAS 10 sprnk 10 her. and second
thought was 10 fnllow her. aud see wlrr,
she went. She crossed lIolliorn. and
travrrsed some of the long streets fhal
head in the new road. where she arriv,
ed at last. and finally paused AT II ston'
ma>on'S yard.
could have shed tears n, ,hn, mo
ment. for now ] felt why she had parted
will, her cherished ring. She stay.,
about quarter of IN hour At the sion.
ma.on's. and then shc came out an,
walked slowly avny. J;d nm (,llov
her further. bat went into The mason
yard. and said ,o him;
DID that hdy give YOU an orlrr =
"Why. yes. air. such on.. a. !, /.
She ba. e,a me 20 do a stone cor ,w,
+ ronnd.. and she. nnid me. I'm ,om.e
her n, the chur,bvarJ n, Barn.s m
morrow morniny a, len o,clock wi,l, !,
and nut !, M. H.. only Ia hov. nm
The name al John J. Jordan. and unJ,,