Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-04-25
"Nay, nv good girl, do not W ant it..

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however, glad to find you have the disposi-
ton to do so, and that was not deceived
in my estimation Of you"
"You must take it," she said, with inge.
nious oarnestness. ~ should be distressed
| to be longer under pecuniary 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 downl" he asked with much SUR
prise and justly directed suspicion.
"No, sir-indeed, sir, 1 hope it is not
lost. 1t is of countless value to me. 1t
was given me by-by-"
"By sweetheart" added he, smiling.
" He is now dead, sir" she answered
with overaowing eyes,
"You do well to value it. did not
take it up, Are you sure you left it
there :"
"Yes, sir, hoping you would take i, and
keep it till id 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. Broo-
cha rd 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 inconceivably distressed.
"Come with me. ] will find the clasp
for you" said Col. McHenry, offering her
his arm and leaving the goldsmith's with
her.
do hope I shall find it, sir,' she said,
as they walked along. at was Roberts
last gift. 1t was given him in Cuba by
rich lady whose life he saved by rescuing
her from the water. He was sailor, sir,
and had little to leave me but his memory
and my poor clasp. Oh, sir, If it is lost, 1
shall never forgive myself for offering to
pledge it, But, sir, our extremity was
very great"
i Col. McHenry stopped with her at a
Justices Office, and briefly and clearly
made his complaint, and in very few
minutes Mr.. Broochard was brought into
the presence Of the magistrate. He ap-
peared to be in great trepidation, and was
pale as ashes; for he had been suddenly
4 taken without warning from behind his
counter, leaving his shop in charge of his
) assistants. Col McHenry and the young
lady bcin. sw m, deposed that they had
last seen the clasp on the show case, where
, each went out and left it. The former
, further deposed that he had not gone three
steps from the door before he returned and
} found it missing, and no one in the vicinity
but the defendant.
The goldsmith was then called up to be
, sworn as to his knowledge OF the facts
, lie approached the stand where the magis-
trate heId the Bible, and laid his hands OIL
it with perceptble tremor of his whole
body; but love of money was stronger than
the fear of the law, and he took the oath
f 1t appeared as if lie would sink through
: the floor when he took it; but the moment
5 he was done, he recovered his audacity.
, At this moment an officer, who, at the
+, suggestion Of Col. McHenry, had been
, privately dispatched by the justice with a
, search warrant to the shop of the goldsmith
$ now entered and placed something in the
g magistrates hand. after briefly whispering
i to him.
r "Did you ever see this gold ornament
before!" added the magistrate, holding up
It the gold clasp before the young lady's eyes
d ooh, it is my clasp" she cried, spring.
ing forward.
p HYes-it is the same," answered the
;, Colonel
, "And did you ever see it before?" de-
7 manded the Justice sternly, holding it in
y the direction of the goldsmith, who had
!, seen it at the first, and was appalled, witt
t fear and consternaion. Instead of reply
r ing he uttered wild, hysterical laugh
g and fell his length in convulsions on tho
d floor.
k He was, few weeks afterwards, taken
y from his prison, and tried for perjury; bu
o his reason forsook him, and instead Of thu
i. prison, he is now raving in mad house
: Thus was avarice and parsimony, and in
difference to the sufferings of the poal
n punished in this life The acts of this sci
}. fish man show to all how that acquisitiye
it ness, wrongly directed, is fatal to its pos
SCISSORS,
t, Col. MclIenry proved to be bachelor
and though little turned of thirty, hi
heart was koenly alive to all the finer sen
n sibilities of our nature. He could feel fol
d the downtrodden poor, and sympathisC
p with the unfortunate. To this truth none
could more positively attest than the young
l. friend OF the golden clasp; for ere tive
" moons had waned, she rejoiced in thu
d euphonic title of Mrs, Col. McHenry
surrounded with all the appearance o
wealth that grateful heart could enjo.
" or even wish.
e Her poor, afflicted mother was vel
=. provided tor, when she soon recovered
7e her health, and happiness and prOsperit.
4 smiled upon all.
r. s5- A singular legal case has just beel
l. concluded in Cincinnati. The defendant
| 6f.oon ,,oors am found nm infant unon hi