Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-02-01
lFrom'thc Boston Olive Branch.l
THE DIAMOND RING,
OR,
The AstrOlOger's Stratagem.
"A TALE OF BOSTON In I775.
BY OLIVER OPTIC.
CONCLUDED.
CHAPTER VIII.
The Ring.
"A TALE OF BOSTON In I775,

His reflections were soon disturbed by Wig
-orous application at the huge knocker on The
'onret door of his sanetum.
The stars sre unfavorabe; there is no
knowledge to be obtained to. day" said the
'astrooger, with kind OF Sneering nile on
his face.
"Never mind the stars; wish 10 see you,"
ssid voice he recognized.
The astrologer opened the door and W aldeck
entered.
"Well, Mr.. Rahab, you have seen me be-
fore; perhaps you will remember" said the
visitor.
al have, years ago." replied the astrOloger
indfferently.
"Why. Mr.. Conjurer, you are announced
by the crier as having just arrived in the
country"
al have seen you from the nations of the
East"
"The devil you have; you are the most long
sighted man lever saw"
"Mine is not a mortal vision" returned Ra-
hab, 10 solemn tone.
."Perhaps not" replied Waldeck, awed in
spite of himself al the solemn tone of he con-
-jurer, "perhaps not. have come to ask an
explanation Of the extraordinary words you
whispered in my ear last night"
"What explanation is needed! You under
stand them," said Rahab, in lone so stern a>
TO siarile his auditor.
q" do not, on my honor. Here is my hand
tell me more"
"Nay, you would shrink TO hear The awfu
revelations of the stors in relation 10 your pas
and future life.
"No matter; we are alone and no comments
"cnn be made.'
"As you will" said the coLjurer as he :ool
the goldSmiths hand. "The past is plain; the
future must be won from the celestial bottles
There is blood here, as have ;old you before
You are murderer
"Foolp exclaimed Waldeck, pale and an
cry at the intelligence, "but go on with YOU
,gibberish."
"Yuu have taken the life of an old man snc
concealed bis body. You have buried it'-anC
the coniurer paused TO consider whether ht
should risk guess at the locality-"near til,
Notification on the neck"
"Ea, ha, hap laughed Waldeck, evidentl
relieved from The oppressive doubts which dis
turbed him. "lsuppose some one has told yol
that my partner was murdered"
az needed not be told"
"And you have invented this story to fright
'en me-"
''Did it not startle your" said the old man
suddenly. -.
"No, old dotard but you are so wise, let m
invoke your aid on another point. When NJ
psrtner disappeared, he had on his finger
ring which"
ale had not" said the conjurer, readily.
'.Such was supposed to be the case"
"The ring was moved before his disappear
ance."
"And do you happen to know where it is?'
"l do not precisely; but it is somewhere i
the shop. When the stars are favorable,
shall make calculation which shall deter
mine its precise locality"
'sYou seen 10 be aware of my purposes"
"There is no conjuration abou; this, for tn
lady who was in your company last night re
quesied it," replied Mr.. Rahab with uneXpecI
ed csndor.
Mr.. Waldeck took his leave, satisfied ths
the conjurer, though he told some truths, wa
not infalble. He was a little inclined 10 b
supersiiious he had been startled the prev
'ous night by Rahab'S ready statement, ond h
had sought this interview 10 relieve his mine
His wisdom was certainly wonderful, but to hi
knowledge, he had'made eyera mistakes whic
was quite enough 10 overthrow his claim TO su
perna!ural intelligence. View it Os he nigh
however, there was something mysterious abor
the man; something that he could not falhon
and his own disturbed judgment did not at a
diminish The wonder.