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

I" "o 'ohSer utder pecunlary obligation
to nm entire stranger. Besides sir,I would
toe glad to have my clasp, |: YOU please
Did YOU not take it from the case where
YOU la'd ii down I he asked with surprise
and Justly directed suspicion.
No sir-lndeed, sir, ! hopc II is no,
lost l, is ct countless value to me. i, is
given me hy-hy- ..
'By sweetheart added he smilinp.
'llc ia now-dedd, sir she answered
with overiiIowlng eyes. ....
You do we'll To value it. | did not
take Il up. Are you sure that YOU left it
thcre?'
Yes, SIT, hoping you would take it and
keepit, till paid you the money
We'll. my child, | have no, got it, hut
| believe the goldsmith has. Let us 20 10
him. ~.
On their arrival at the shop Mr.. Brooch
ard denied ever having seen it since she
went out. and that he saw her take 1t will,
her. and place it in her bosom as she left
the shop. The young lady turned pale,
and WAS incorevahly distressed.
Come with me and will fnd the rlasr
tor v"u;' said Col \, M,llrnry, Offering her
h.r WV s'''''''' Il" "''''
Jo boro \ hall s,,;.
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her from the water. lie wAs "a sailor, sir.
AMI had little tn leave me, but his II emo
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Justices otHr. and h.;.a, .nI ,Io''., " "
made his cnm,I.rnt aud :,
m,,m,s Mr. E,,ocr,rd v,s ,r.n>.L, >,",
the preS.nce Of the ma,;>,r,.. IN. an
pcnrrd lo l.. in . gr..t t.,,o,,Jo,;on
was nuIa ne ,.L.s c,, H. Lr.I
dcnlv ,sk.n wi,Lon, w.rn;n', f,.m, - L.n'.l ,
his counter iea,ny his .hnn ~ - NV, ~,
his nstoui,h,J o,>;.I,r,s "a Nii,s,
and the ,our,, lady lin, s,,,,
ed that they Lnth had I,S so.n ~,
on the show case. wh,r. .,,.L wnr, nn,
and lei, il. ,le e,,,,cr ,,,,hcr ,Io,,,as Il, -,
he had not you. three sion. from, ,ha dn',,
before he returned .uI G,,,J :, ,,;,.;.,.
and no one in the yic,ni,y but ,b. d.l.n.
dant. ..... ...'
The goldsmith WAS then called un,oL,
sworn as to the knowledge of the facts
lie approached the stand vh.re tho n.,,
istra,e held the Billie. and laid his h,nJ,
upon it with a rr"certiLle ,remor Of III.
wLol. hoJy. Ian, Iovo ,f,u,,,,
ger than the fear of law and bo tn,t ,,
oath. 1t appeared as if he woun s;nl
through III. floor when he took il. br,
the moment il was done he recovered ii.
audscitv. At this moment an ofI;,sr
who at the suggestion Of Col M,II.n,,
had been privately despatched Law ,hc.;ns
tice with n search warrant +, ,he sLoy %
the goldsmith. no,y entered and and ri, .
ed som.,Lirg :, ,Lo n,oo;.,r,,o,. I.,I :
;er briefly whispering to him.
'Did Won ever see this GOLD ornamcn,
before |? asked the magistrate. holding ut
the clasp before the vounr lahvs cyes :
ooh: il ismr clasp--itis my clasp y she
cried sprineing forward. yE.H .. - ..H
'fes--it is The same, answered the Co
lionel. ....s..r.....
And did YOU ever see it before 7" de
man"ed the Justice, siernIv holding il IL
the direction Of the goldsmith. WHO hac
seen 1t ut the first, and was appalled, will
fear and CONSERVATION Instead nf replv
ing. j." uttered Wild hvsrerical lamoh
anI fnn L.,