Squatter sovereign. [volume] (Atchison, Kan. Terr.) 1855-1858, 1856-01-29

IS, SIT Il SIlOuio sLlot i1ots DeSa -
bold and urgent, but-------.''- $50 -.
- None too much SO. There is ten
dollar noie-ani have no smaller bills. Z"
"Sir. you are too kind-------''''a 5.
MOT a word am happy to do you q.
service, ,.-s.s.....sss s,e 8.-,s = =
Take the clasp, sir, though / am asham-
ed to offer it TO you. since the gentleman
says it is so vn!ueless. But to me it as
valuable as life. and foolishiy thought it
must be SO to others" ssz - ts-.77
- do not want il, child" answered Col.
McHenry ,feelinsly putting tue hand aside.
w:ii- she urged it upon him, j s,v.I
:. Indeed. sir, you must take it, for /
s.ia!l feel in some degrees under obligations
TO a stranger. Because, wish TO call and
redeem it. viii you give me your ad-
dress, sir7" and as she spoke, he still de-
clined the clasp; she tlen laid it on the
showcase.
"Oh, no ,na;tcr-tut if you insist-it
is the United States Hotel -
Thank you, sir. you can never know
the blcssingsto others thdtwill follow your
kindness TO me today ......f-.-.~,
Thus speaking, and locking upon him
with an expression Of gratitude in. her. tear
ful eyes, she left the shop, forgetting the
golden clasp, which she left upon the show
case.
"Will you look at one of these watches
now, Col, McHenrya :" superciliously ask
ei the goldsmith, without lifting his con-
deruned eyes.
- No, sin" answered the gentleman in
stern manner. And taking his gloves
and cane. he walks from the shop 0: the
avaricious goldsmith. who, loo close to risk
u triiie TO relieve tie wants Of poor fam
lily, probably lost large amount by the
purchases his wealthy customer might have
made, as well his own self-resrect-suc
as it was; for avarice always, sinks into
It's shell before tie broad sun of benevo-
Hence.
Nov, there goes man who throws
away his money upon vagrants: while /
keep mine TO suppor; my family" said the
goldsmith, looking after him he thinks
me a iniser, and think him tool. Oh.
here is that clasp after all, She left it for
him, on the show-ease. and he was too
proud to take II away, if he saw it. Sew
en- dollars! II is not worth more than
fse."
He opened ii as he spoke, and taking
up q sharp instrument irie 4 the fT.nness Of
the gold Fo@s A@fs-
81 !" 1t is gooaold Mexican gold I, might
once have cost twenty dollars All. what !,
a star of diamonds within it. he .xclaiin-
ed, AS in working abesn with a point of
steel he discovered cavity. a Twelve
large diamonds OF the purest water. This
Is indeed valuable! Let me see-they
are worth at least five hundred dollars!
What value to ask SO little! No, no, she
could not either. for she would not have let
it gone for so small sum, or else asked
for nearer It's value. suspect she was ig-
norant OF the cavity, which I detected on
ly by accident. or she has stolen it and
neyer will return for it. All, ah! Abra-
ham Brooyhafl, thou hast made a good
evenings work of i, ;" he said, exuitIngiy,
to himself. Then looking around among
his shop boys, TO see If he was observed.
he carefully. yet with cheerful air, lock-
cd the clasp in his private drawer, and
taking out the key, placed i, IN his pocket.
He had hardly done so, when Colonel
McHenry re-entered. and without speaking
10 or even looking at bin, cast his eyes
upon the showcase for the clasp, which he
rccoliected. after going out, the young girl
had laid down but did not take up again,
and so he turned lack for it. .e-e~
Abraham Broociard was rery busily en-
gsSed in replacing the watches to their
doe-skin coverings, and preserved silence
and ignorance.
At length, Col. MeHenry srelse: zsay
That yoaag person laid her clasp on
this case. sir, which ] neglected to take
M. Il is pity it SHOULD be lost. she val
ued.i. so highly
The clasp: Oh, / hare not seen it.
She took it mp again
s" DID yoa see her
q" Yes; on, yes. mad my eyes upon
her; and she s',id AZ the same time you'd
'nereT see the clasp nor your ten dollars
again."
The gentleman eyed him steadily an
instant, and then glancing around the
showcase again. as il IN seaEchlof il. he
Quilted the shop.
@.sss PART SECOND.
Several days lad elapsed, and Colonel
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