Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-10-26


obligations TO stranger. Besides,
wish TO call and redeemit, Will you
give me your address. sir?' and as she
spoke. he still declined the jewel. she
laid II on the show.box:
Oh no matter--but il you insist
II is the United States Hotel
Thank you. sir. you can never
know the blessings to others. that will
follow your kindness to mo to- day.
Thus speaking and looking upon him
with nm expression Of gratitude in her
fearful eyes. she left the shop, forget
ting the golden clasp. which she lefl
upon the show case. viii you look
at one Of these watches now. Col. Nc
Henryg superciliously asked the gold.
smith, without lifting his condemned
eyes.
No sir answered the gentleman
sternly. And taking his gloves and
cane he walked from the shop Of the
avaricious goldsmith. who too close TO
risk n trinc to relieve the wants Of y
poor family, probably lost u large
amount by the purchases, his wealthy
customer might have made. as well as
his own self-respect such as il was;
for asarice always sinks into It's shell
before the broad sun Of benovolence.
Now there goes man who throws
away money upon vagrants; while /
keep mine to support my family said
the goldsmith. looking after him, he
thinks me miser, aad think him n
fool. Oh. here is that clasp after ALL
She left il for him, on the showcase.
and he was too proud to take it away
II he saw II. Seven dollars? II Is
not worth more than fivep ,t
He opened II as he spoke. and taking
up q sharp instrument, tried the firm
ness Of tbs gold.
1t is good old Mexican gold. It
might have once cost twenty dollars.
Ahl what! staar Of diamonds within
itl' he exclaimed, as in working about
with a point o. steal he discovered q
cavity. Twelve large diamonds Of
the purost water! This is indeed val
uablel Let me see-they are worth
ut least five hundred dollarsl What
value to ask so muchl No, no. she
could not either. for she would not
let it go for so small n sum, or else
asked for nearer its value. | suspect
she was ignorant of the cavity. which
! detected only by accident, she
has stolen il. aud will never return for
il.
'Ah, ah, Abraham Broochard. thou
hast made good evenings work Of
itY' He said cxultingiy tohimself.
Then hooking round among his
shop boys. to see IL he was observed,
he carefully yet with a cheerful air.
locked the claspin his private draw.
er. and taking outthe key placed il
in hIs pocFet. He had hardly done
so. when Col. McHenry entered,
and without speaking or even looking
at him, cast his eyes uopn the show
case for the clasp; which he recollec-
ted, after going out. the young girl
had laid down but did not take up
again. and 80 he turned back for it,
Abraham Broochard was very busily
engaged in replacing the watches in
their doe-skin coverings. and preserv-
ed silence and ignorance. At length
Col. NJ, spoke:
That young person laid her clasp on
this case, sir, which l neglected to
take up. Itwas a pity 1t should be
lost, she valued it so highly
The clasp! Oh. oh, have not
seen il sir. She took il up again.
Did you see her?' :
Yes, oh, yesl | had my eyes on
her. and she said at the same time;
you'd never see your ten dollars OF
the clasp, again.
The gentleman eyed him steadily
an instant, and then glancing ronnd
the showcase again, asif in search OF
it. he quit the shop. a