Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-01-19

for the clasp, which he recollected after
going out the young girl had laid down,
but did not take it up again. and so he
turned back for it. Abraham B o,chsrd
was very busily engaged in replacing the
watches in their doe-skin covering. and
preserved silence and ignorance. At length
Col. McHenry spoke.
That Young person laid her clasp on
this case. sir. which neglected to take up.
1t were pityi. should be lost she valued
it SO highly
The clasps Oh. I've not seen it, sir.
She took it up again
Did you sec her?'
Yes! Ihad my eyes on her, and said
at the time you'd never see your ten dol
lars or tke clasp again
The gentleman eyed him steadily an in
slant, and then glancing round the show
case again, as if in search of it, he quit
the shop. y
Several days had elapsed, and Colonel
McHenry had quite forgotten tide circum-
stances just narrated, when as he was
passing down Arch-st, he felt his sleeve
suddenly pulled by some one he heard run
ming behind him, and looking round be.
held, with cheek glowing from the pur-
suit, the girl he had seen at the goldsmth's.
'Oh, sir, | am SO happy to have found
you,' she said, at once addressing him. as
he stopped and with pleasure listened to
her. i was at length enabled to get my
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 you timely averted. Here is the
money SIR
Nay, my good girl, do not want it, l
made you present of it at the time, and
did not expect you to return it. am
however glad to find you have the iispo-
sition to do SO, and that l was not de-
ceived in my estimation of YOU
You must take it, sir, she said with in
genuous earnestness. i should be dis
tressed to be longer under pecuniary obli-
cations to an entire stranger. Besides,
sir, l would like my clasp, if you please.
'Did you not take it from the case
where you laid it down 2 he asked with
surprise and Justly directed suspicion.
No sir-indeed sir, / hope it is not lost.
1t is Of countless value to me. 1t was Civ.
en- to me by-by--
BY sweetharth?' he added smiling.
He is now--dead, sir, she answered
with overhowing eyes,
You do well to value it, did not take
itnp. Are yon sure You left it there
Yes sir: hoping you wold take it and
keep it till paid you
We'll, my child, have not gotit; but I
believe the goldsmith has. Let us go to
him.
On their arrival, Mr.. Broochard denied
ever having seen it since she went out, and
that he saw her take it with her and place
it in her bosom as she left the shop. The
young lady turned pale, and was inconciev.
ably distressed.
Come with me, I will find the clasp for
you,' said Col. Nc Henry offering her his
arm and leaving the goldsmith's with
her.
i do hope I shall find it SIR she said,
as they walked. 1t was Robert last gift.
1t was given him in Cuba by rich lady
whose life he had saved by rescuing her
from the water. He was sailor, sir. and
had little to leave ME but his memory and
that poor clasp. Oh, sir, if is lost l
shall never forgive myself for offering to
pledgeit. But, sir, our extremity was very
great. ..
Col McHenry stopped with her at a JUS
ticc's Office, and briefly and clearly made
his complaint, and in very few minutes
Mr.. Broochard was brought into the pres
ence ofthe magistrate. He appeared to be
in great trapida ion, and was pale as
ashes; for he had been sud len|y taken with
out warning from behind his counter, eav-
ing his shop in charge of his astonished
assistants.
Col. McHenry and the young lady being
sworn. deposed that they both had seen the
clasp on the show case, whe each went
out and left, the former further deposing
that he had not gone three steps from the
door before he ret rnel and found it mis-
sing, and no one in the vicinity but the de-
fendant. aa
The goldsmith was then called up to
swear as to the knowledge of the facts
He approached the stand, where tn. mag
istrate held the Bible, and laid his hands
upon it with a perceptible tremor of his
whole body; but love of money was stron-
ger than the fear of the law and he took
the oath. 1t appeared as if he would sink
through the floor when 10 ok it but the
moment it was done he recovered his au-
daci'y. Atthis mement an officer who at
the suggestion of Col McHensy had been
privately dispatched by the juctice with
search warrantto the shop Of the goldsmith
now entered and placed something in the
magistrates hands after briefly whispering
to him. ,ena -, 49,
did you ever see this gold ornament be-
fore :? asked the magistrate, holding up the
clasp before the young girl. 5
oh, tits my clasp-it is my clasp 7 she
cried springing forward. Il
'Yes-it is the same, answered Col. Nc
Henry. rP5 rsgr H
And did you ever see it before?' de-
manded the justice sternly holding it in the
direction Of the goldsmith, who had seen
it at the first, and was appalled, with fear
and CONSERVATION. Instead of replying
he uttered wild hysterical laugh, and
fell his length in commissions on the floor.
He was a few weeks afterwards taken
from prison, and tried { perjury. but his