The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-07-16
the light to her eyes, and the hue to
her checks, as she diffidently answer

the light to her eyes, and the hue to
her checks, as she difidently answer
ed:
eyes sir, should not have been so
bold and urgent, but
None too much so. There is a ten
dollar note-I have no smaller bills.'
" Sir, you are too kind"
''Not word, | am too happy to do you
a SERVICE"
''Take the clasp, sir, though I am
ashamed to offer it to you, since the gem
tleman says it is so valueless. But to me
it is as valuable as life, and | fooliShly
thought it must be so to Others"
| 81 do not want it, child" answered
Col. M'Ilenry, feelingly putting his hand
aside, while she urged it upon him.
" Indeed, sir, you must take it, for
shall feel in some degree under less obli-
| cations to Il stranger. Besides, | wish to
| call and redeem it. VIII you give me
your address, sjr?' and as She spoke, he
still declined the Jewel, she laid It ON the
sh0w-box.
ooh no matter-but if you insist-the
United States Hotel.
Thank You sir, you can never know
thu blessing to others, that will follow
yoar kindness to me to-day"
Thus speaking, and looking upon Kim
with an expression of gratitude in her
fearful eyes, she left the shop, forgetting
| the golden clasp, which she left upon the
| showcase. "Will you look ut one Of
these watches, now, Col. M'Iicnry?' su-
perciliousIy asked the goldsmith, without
lifting his condemned eyes.
No sir,o answered the gentleman stern-
ly, And taking his cane and gloves he
walked from the shop Of the avaricious
goldsmith, who, too close to risk a trihe
to relieve the wants of Il poor family, pro-
badly lost large amount by the purchas-
6 hs wealthy customer might have made,
as we'll as his own self-respect, such as it
was; for avarce always sinks into its shell
before the broad sun of benevolence.
snow there goes a man who throws
away money upon vagrants, while keep
mine to support my family" said the gold
smith, looking after him, she thinks ne
a miser, ana 1 think him a fool. Oh,
here is that clasp after all! She left It
for him, on the show case, and he was too
proud to take it if he saw it. Seven dol
lars! 1t is not worth more than fiye.''
lie opened it rs he spoke, and taking pp
4 sharr Instrument, tried the frmness Of
the gold.
"lt is good old Mexican gold. Itmight
| have once cost twenty dollars. All! what!
Il star of diamonds within it ~ he cxclaiIn-
ed, as in working about with Il point Of
steel, he discovered a cavity. '.Twelvc
large diamonds Of the purest water! This
is indeed valuable! Let me see-thev are
worth at least five hundred dollars |
suspect she WAS ignorant Of the cavity,
which | detected only by accident-sEe
has stolen it, and will never return for it,
"Ah, ah, Abraham Broochard, thou
hast made good evenings work of it -
be said exultingly to himself.
Then look around among his shop boys,
to see if he was observed, he carefully,
yet with a cheerful air, locked the clasp
key placcdit in his pocket. He had hard
y done 50 when Col. MHenry re-entored,
and without speaking, or even looking at
him, cast his eyes upon the showcase,
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 Broochard
was very busily engaged in replacing the
watches in their doe-skin covers, and pre-
served silence and ignorance.
At length Col. M'Henry spoke:
That young person laid her clasp on
this case, sir, which NEGLECTED to take up.
1t is a pity it should be lost, she valued ii
so highly"
"Thc clasp! Oh, oh, l have not seen
it sir. She took it up again"
"Bid you see her -
"Yes; oh, yes! Ihadm eyes upon her,
and she said at the same time, you would
never see the clasp again, or your ten dol
lars either"
The gentleman eyed him steadily an in
slant, and then glancing around the show
ease again, as If in search of it, he quit
the shop.