The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-02-18

| Sh, yor ar" too kind
Not u word, am happy to do you a
service
! lake the clasp, sir,rhough am asbam.
ed to offer 1t to You, since the gentleman,
SAYS II is - valUeless. But to me it is
iN valuable Ms liie.and | foolishly though,
II mus be so To others.
! Il" not want it, child answered Col
Mci'enrv fcelingly, put the hand side,
"A,'e she urged it upon him.
Indeed, sir. YOU must take it. for sh all
! ''c' IN some degree under obligations to =
/ H''anGer. Besides | wish to call aud re-.
"e"m ii. VIII v"u give me vour address.
: >,r !! and rs she spoke. he still declinino
'he jewel, sh" laid it on the show box.
Nh. n" mntt"r-hnt if YOU insist,
IS th" United Stn'cs Hotel,
THANK vom, sir, vnu can never know
the blessings t" others that will follow
v"nr Kindness TO me To dav.' Thus speak
ing and looking upon him with an cx.
preston of gratitude in her fearful ewes
she left the shop. forgetting the golden
clasp. which Sh" left upon the show case
WIZ Won look 1T one Of these watches
now. CO... McITcury 2 snpcrcilinn>lr asked
the goNl NTH, withou, Fitting his con
demneh crcs.
NO. sir answered the o. n,leman stern.
lv. AMI taking his clovcs and cane W .lL.
81 from the shop of the avaricious gold
sm'ih. who, too close 10 risk irife 10
relieve the wants OF poor family, prob
! ahlv l0s' large aw0ut hy tn" purchase
! ms wealthy customer might have made.
! rs we'll as his own scf-resprct. snch MS i,
was: rnr avaricc always sings into It's
shell before tho broad sun Of henevolenco
! Nov there GOES n man who throws
away his money upon LIS vacranrs while
| ! keep mine To suur0rt nv family said
the goldsmith, looking after him. 'he
! thinks me n mis"r. and think him fool
. here is that clasp after all Il She left !;
! tor hlln, on the show case. and he wa,
TO" proud to trka IL away IL he saw it,
Seven dollars 1t j. not worth more ,ha,
! five -
II" oNoued it rs he spoke. and taking
mp sharp instrument, tried the firmnes.
of the cod.
1T is good oil Mexican roll. II nigh
! have once cSt twenty dollars. All
wha: s'ar of diamonds within il I hs
! cV'"imcd, and in working ahout with
: !',nt a. steel he discovered CAVITY
/ /" cIvc large diamonds Of the rures,
water This is indeed valuable, lie, ms
Se"--thcv are worth nj least five hundred
, dollars! What Ia ask so lite. No. no
-" could not either. for she would NO,
let II 90 for So small sum. or else asked
for nearer It's value. suspect she was
ignorant n' the cavity, wh ch I detected
only hv accident. she has stolen it, and
never will return for IT,
'Ah, ah. Abraham Broochard, thou
hast made good evenings work Of i, |!
he said exultinolv to himself.
Then looking round among his shor
boys. to see if he was observed. he care
fully. Vet with cheerful mir, locked the
clasp in his private drawer, and taking
ont the KEY placed 1t in his pocket. H.
! had hardly done SO when Col. McTIenry
re entered, and without speaking or even
looking at him. cast his eyes npon the
show case for the clasp, which he recoI.
lrcted after going out, the Young girl hal
laid down hut did not take up again. and
81 he turned back for It. Abraham
Bto"chard was verv busiIy engaged in
replacing the watches to their doe skin
coverings, and preserved silence and ig
n"rance. At length Col NJ spoke
That young person laid her clasp on
this case, SIR. VIII ch neglected 10 take
up. IN is a pity IN wnull ho l,s, sh,
valued it so highly
The clasp! Oh, oh, have not seen it.
sir. She took it up again
Did vou see her T.
Yes; oh, yes. had my eyes upon
her, and she said at the sare time you'd
never see your ten dollars or the clasp,
again.'
The gentleman eyed him steadily an
instant, and then glancing round the
show case again, rs il in search Of il, he
Quilted the shop.