Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-02-28

/ iou dohtuy DtlltNe, IOT seven UUllarS
he said with gentle interest in his tone, that
at once awakened hope in her heart, and again
brought the light to her eyes and the hue 10
her checks, as she dilidently answered.
eyes, sir, should not have been so urgent"
"None too much so. There is u ten dollar
noie-I have no smaller bills"
"Sir, you are too kind"
"Nol a word. am happy 10 do you ser
vice.
Take the clasp, sir, though am ashamed
to offer it TO you, since the gentleman says il is
so valueless. But to me it is as valuable as
life, and foolishly thought it must be 50 to
others"
81 do not want it, child" said McIIenry
ieeingly, putting the hand aside while she urg-
ed i, upon him.
"lndeed, sir, you must take it, for ! shall
feel in some degree under obligations to a s,ran-
ger.-Besides | wish to call and redeem it,
Will yon give me your address, sir Z" and as
she spoke, he still declining the jewel, she laid
i; on the show box.
"Oh, no mat,er-but if you insist--it is the
United States Hotel"
"Thank you, sir you can never know the
blessings to others that will follow your kind
ness to me to-day" Thus speaking, and look
ing upon him with an expression of gratitude
in her fearful eyes, she left the shop, forgetting
the golden clasp, which she left upon the show
case.
''Wil you look at one of these watches now ,
Col. Mcllenry!" superciliously asked the gold
smith, without lifting his condemned eyes
ttNn cir ~ answprad tho oontlarnan otarnlv
And taking his gloves and cane, walked from
the shop Of the a,arcious goldsmith, who. too
close TO risk trine TO relieve the wants of a
poor family, probably lost large amount by
the purchases his wealthy customer might bave
made, as well as his own sefrespeci, such as
it was; for avarice always sinks into its shell
before the broad sun Of benevolence.
"NOw there goes a man who throws away
his money upon vagranis, while keep mine ia
support my family" said the goldsmith, look
ing after him; she thinks me miser, aud
think him fool. o. here is that clasp after
all She left i, for him on The show case, and
he was too proud To take it away, il he saw it,
Seven dollars 1t is not worth more than FIVE 20
He opened i, as he spoke, and taking up a
sharp instrumen, tried the frmness Of the gold
"ll is good old Mexican gold. 1t might
have cost twenty dollars. All, what stal
of diamonds within it, he exclaimed, as in
, working about with a point Of steel he discov
cred cavity. Twelve large diamonds Of the
purest wafer This is indeed valuable. lie
me see-they are worth at least five hundred
, dollars Wha, 10 ask so little, No, no
she could not either, for she would not lei i
60 for so small SUN, or else asked for neare
cavity, which detected only by accident: sh,
has stolen it, and never will return for H."
"Ah, alb, Abraham Broochard, thou has
made good evenings work Of it, he said ex
ulingly to himself.
Then looking around among his shop boys
TO see if he was observed, he carefully, ye
with a cheerful air, locked the clasp in his pri
vate drawer, aAd taking out the key, placed
. in his pocket. lie had hardly done so, whe
u Col. Me. Henry re entered, aud, without speak
a ing, or even looking at him, cast his eyes ur
on the show case for the clasp, which he reco
+ lecled after going out the young girl had lai
4 down but did not take up again, and so he turI
!. ed back for it. Abraham Broochard was yer
busly engaged in replacing the watches in the
O dueskin coverings, and preserved silence and i
l. norance. AT length Col. NJ. spoke
THAT young person laid her clasp upon III
IS case sir, which neglected to take up. 1t is
IN pity il should be lost, she valued it so highly.
,r "The clasp. Oh, oh, have no, seen ii, 81
is she took ii up again"
4 "Did yon see her'
n ayes oh yes' ! had my eyes upon he
to and she said at the same time you'd never 81
your ten dollars or the clasp again"
if The gentleman eyed him steadily an instar
and then glancing around the showcase agai
H. as if in search Of it, he quilted the shop.
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