Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-04-25


the interview with him, with emotions of
contempt for one, and pity for the other.
Her hand was on the knob of the door,
when advancing toward her, he said
You asked, l believe, for seven dol
lars = he asked, with a gentle interest in
his tone, that at once awakened hope in her
heart, and again brought light to her eyes
and the hue 10 her cheeks, as she difiden,ly
answered.
"Yes, sir, I should not have been so
urgent"
"None too much so. There is o ten
dollar note; l have no smaller bills.
:" Sir, you are too kind"
"Not word. am happy to do you a
service"
"Take the clasp, sir, though am ashamed
to offer it to you, since the gentleman says
it is so valucless. But to me it is as valua-
BILE as life, and foolshly thought it must
be so to Others"
"I do not want it, child, said McHenry
feelingly putting the hand aside, while she
urged it upon him.
Indeed, sir, you must take it, for l
shall feel in some degree under obligations
to stranger. Besides 1 wish to call and
redeem it. viii you give me your address,
sir :" and as she spoke, he still declining
the jewel. she id it on the show box.
"Oh, no matter-but if you insist, il is
the United States Hotel.'
"Thank you, sir, you can never know
the blessing to others that will follow your
kindness to me to-day" Thus speaking,
and looking upon him with an expression
of gratitude in her fearful eye, she left the
shop, forgetting the clasp, which she left
upon the show case.
d" VIII you look at one Of these watches,
now, Col. MeHenry!" 2" superciliously asked
the goldsmith, without lifting his condemned
eyes.
"No, sir" answered the gentleman,
sternly. And taking his gloves and cane,
walked from the shop of the avaricious
goldsmith, who, too close to risk a triAe to
relieve the wants Of poor family, had
probably lost a large amount by the pur-
chases his wealthy customer might have
made as well as his own self-respect, such
as it was; for avarice always sinks into its
own shell before the broad sun of benevo-
lcnre.
"Now there goes a man who throws
away his money upon vagrants, while keep
mine to support my family" said the gold
smith looking after Lin. she thinks me
a miser, and think him fool. o, here
is that clasp, after all! She left it for him
OH the show case, and he was too proud to
take it away, if he saw it. Seven dollars
1t is not worth more than fve.'
He opened it us he spoke, and taking
up sharp instrument, tried the firmness
of the gold.
"Itis good old Mexican gold, 1t might
have once cost twenty dollars. All! what
a star of diamonds within it! !" he exclaim
ed, as in working about with point o
steel, he discovered cavity. Twelve
large diamonds of the purest 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 go for 81
small a sum, or else asked for nearer it
value. l suppose she was ignorant Of th'
cavity, which detected only by an accident
She has stolen it, and never will return TO-
it,"
"Ah, ah, Abraham Broochard, thou has
made good evening work OF it" he salt
exultingly to himself.
! hen looking around among his sho]
boys to see il he was observed, he carefully
yet with cheerful air, locked the clasp il
his private drawer, and taking out the Ike!
placed it in his pocket. He had hardl.
done SO, when Col, McHenry re-entered
F and without speaking, or even looking a
him, cast his eyes upon the show case 70
the cl tsp, which he recollccted, after goin
, ou', the young girl had laid down, but di
not take up again, and so he returned bac'
, for it. Abraham Broochard was yer
busily engaged in replacing the watches
their doeskin coverings, and preserved 81
lence and ignorance. AT length Col. Nc
, Henry spoke;
"That young person laid her clasp o
: this case, sir, which neglected to take W
1t is pity it should be lost, she valued
f SO highly"
"The clasp. Oh, oh, have not seen i
3 sir. She took it up again"
= "Did you see her! ~
! "Yes, oh, yes. had my eyes upo
= her, and she said at the same time, you
: never see your ten dollars or the elias
. again"
i The gentleman eyed him steadily an in
i stant, aud then slancing around the sho
q case again, as if in search Of it, he quite
:. the shop.
n CHAPTER II.
a Several days elapsed, and Col. McHenr
!. had quite forgotten the circumstance "
have Just narrated, when, as he was leisure
J, ly passing along the street, he felt his sleey
# suddenly pulled by some one he heard ruI
ming behind him, and looking around, /
beheld, with cheek glowing with the pu
f suit, the girl he had seen at the golC
smiths.
}. "Oh, sir, l am so happy to have foun
II you," she said, at once addressing him {
ba stonrnd and with nlaasure listened