M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23

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She left it for him on the show case,
and he was too proud to take it away
| if he saw it. Seven dollars 1t is
not worth more than five"
lie opened it rs he spoke, and ia
| king up o sharp instrument tried the
frmncss oftho gold.
ut is good old Mexican gold. It
might have once cost twenty dollars.
All! what a star OF diamonds within
| it!' he exclaimed, as in working about
with a point Of steel he discovered a
cavity. "Twelve large diamonds of
the purest water! This is indeed val
liable. Let me see-they. are worth at
least five hundred dollars! What, to
ask SO little2 No, no, she could not,
either, for she would notlet it 20 for so
small u sum, or else asked for nearer
its value. | suppose 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 a good evenings work Of
it," he said eXultingly to himself.
Then looking around among his
shop boys to see if he was observed,
he carefully yet with a cheerful air
locked the clasp in his private drawer,
and taking out the key, placed it in
his pocket. lie had hardly done so,
when Col. MclIenry re.entererd, and
without speaking, or even looking
at him, cast his eyes upon the show
case for the clasp which he
recoliected, after going out, the
young girl had laid down, but did not
take it up again, and so he returned
back for it. Abraham Broochard
was very Lusily engaged in replacing
the watches to their doeskin coverings,
and preserved silence and ignoronce.
AT length Col. McIIenry said:
THAT young person laid her clasp
on this case, sir, which l neglected to
takeup. 1t is pity it should be lost,
she valued it so highly"
"The clasp. Oh, have not seen
it sir. She took it up again"
"Did you sec her"
eyes; oh, yes. had my eyes up
on her, and she said at the same time,
you'd never see your ten dollars on
the clasp again"
The gentleman eyed steadily an in
stant, and then glancing around The
show case again, as if in search oft,
he quilted the shop.
4 4
Several days elapsed, and Col. Nc
Henry had quite forgotten the circum-
stances we have narrated, when as he
was leisurely passing along the street
he felt his sleeve pulled by some one
he running behind him, and looking
around, he beheld, with cheek glow.
ing with pursuit, the girl he had seen
at the goldsmith's.
"Oh, sir, am SO happy l have
found you," she said, at once address
ing him as he stopped, and with
pleasure listened to her, II was at
length enabled to get my pay, and by
other work have earned enough torepay
you the ten dollarsyou so kindly gave.
You don't know the good you did
the suffering you relieved--the evil
you timely averted. Here is the
money, sir"
NAY, my good girl, l do not want
it. | made you a present OF it at the
time, and did not expect you to return
it. am, ,however,glad to find you have
a disposition to do so, and that was
not deceived in my estimation Of
you"
"You must take it." size said, with
ingenious earnestness. 81 should be
distressed to be longer under pecun-
iary obligation to an entire stranger,
besides, sir, l would be very glad to
have my clasp, if you please"
Did you not take it from the case
where you laid it down." he asked
with much surprise and justly direct
eG suspicion.
"No, sir-indeed, sir, l hope it is
not lost. 1t is of countless value to
me. 1t was given me by-by-"
"By sweetheart" headed, smIl-
ing.
S'He is now dead, sir" she answer
ed with overhowing eyes.
"You do well to value it. Ibid not
take it up. Are you sure you LETT it
there!"
"Yes, sir, hoping you would take
it and keep it till | paid you the
money"
"Well, my child, have not got it,
but | believe the goldsmith has. Let
US go to him. :,
On their arrival at the shop, MIR.
Broochard denied ever having seen it
since she went out, and said he saw
her take it with her and place it in
her bosom as she left the shop. The
young lady turned pale and was incon-
ceivably distressed.
81 do hope shall find it, sir" she
said, as they walked along. sit was
Roberts last gift. 1t was given him
in Cuba by a rich lady whose life he
saved by rescuing hel from the water.