The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-03-05
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WESTERLY, R H. THURSDAY. MARCH 5, 1857.


he still declining the jewel, she laid it on
the show box.
oh, no matter-hut if you insist-it
is the United States Hotel
- Thank you, sir. you can never know
the blessings to others that will follow
your kindness to me to day, thus speak
ing and looking upon him with an ex-
preston Of gratitude in her fearful eyes;
she left the shop forgetting the clasp,
which she lett upon the showcase.
: Will you look at one of these watch
es now, Col. McHeury.' superciliously
asked the goldsmith, without lifting bis
condemned eyes
No sir answered the gentleman
sternly. And taking bis gloves aud
cane walked from the shop Of the avari-
cious goldsmith, who, too close to risk a
trife to relieve the wants of poor fam
lily, probably lost large amount by the
purchases his wealthy customer might
have made, as we'll as bis own self-res-
pect, such as it was; for avarice always
sinks into its own shell before the broad
sun of benevoence.
Now there goes man who throws
away his money upon vagrants, while |
keep~nine to support my family said
the goldsmith, looking after him ) he
thinks me a miser, aud l think him a
fool. o, here is that clasp after all =
She left it forbim on the show case, and
he was too proud TO take it away, if he
saw it. Seven Dollars. Itis not worth
more than five =
J lie opened it as he spoke, aud taking
up sharp instrument, tried the tirmness
of the gold.
1t is good old Mexican gold. II
might have once cost twenty dollars
Ab what star of diamonds within
1t y be exclaimed, as in working about
with point of steel he discovered a cav
lily. Twelve large diamonds Of the pur-
est water This is indeed valuable -
Let me see-they are worth at least five
hundred dollars What to ask SO little;
No, no, she could not either, for she
would not let it 90 for so small sun,
or else asked for nearer its value. |
suspect she was ignorant of the cavity,
which detected only by an accident,
she has stolen it, and never will return
for it,
'Ah, ah, Abraham Broochard, thou
hast made good evenings work of it =
he said exultiDgy to himself
Then looking around among his shop
boys, to see if he was observed, he care
fully, yet with cheerful air, locked the
clasp in his private drawer, and taking
out the key placed it in his pocket. He
had hardly dcne so, when Col. McHeury
re.entered, and without speaking or even
looking at him, cast his eyes upon the
showcase for the clasp, which he recollec
ted after going out, the young girl had
laid down, but did not take up again and
20 be turned back for it. Abraham
Broochard was very busily engaged in
replacing the watches 10 their doeskings
coverings, and preserved silence and ig-
uorance. AT length Col. McHcnry
spoke -
That young person laid her clasp on
this case, sir, which | neglected to take
up. 1t is pity it would be lost, she
valued it so highly"
The clasp! Oh, oh, l have not seen
it sir. She took it up again"
did you see her p
yes; oh, yes / had my eyes upon
her, and she said at the same time you'd
never see your ten dollars, or the clasp
again
The gentleman eyed him steadily an
instant, aud then glaucing around the
showcase again, as if in search OF it, he
Quilted the shop.
CHAPTER II.
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