Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-09-10
fHE DiAMoND BnEAsr-PIN9'eli
BY t. B. ARrHuk.S ssSa'n'

proud, eXtrAyaganl, VIE. - 1ne tone ~
whicti he said this showsd that her reqdest
: > = :. + fhow iittiifwilRs itif But What are two
hupdred dollars for diamand pin?' Mrs.
,Bake1y's voice was half. con.empiuoas,
MARI Edgar's diamonds cost over a
thousand dollars IA 5ovETS'ic % sifW *
, just one thousand sdollarssmore,th ,thans
her husband scould afford tospay,s said
Hes he best judge =, Of that. I pre-:
sumo, 'retorted his sSfwiie. S'Buttha does
not signify. You canaafford to purchase
this diamond piu.'q pj9E, 70 .aszgo5 81
n L cannot. Anna ,,..oi ar4.. 3a;sl..
What do you ~! dc dc with your money, one
pray 2
: me young wife tuned sharply upon
her husband. and her words and tone
stung him into "a rather harsh teply.-
But, this only aroused her anger. end
made her more unreasonably persistent.
%. very well.' said her TOO yielding
husband at last. 'go to Garfield IS to- NOR
row. and getethe pin. Tell him to send
in his account on the first of january,
and it will be paid
Mrs. BIakely was in earnest. There
was not one of her fashionable 'acquaint'
ances but had diamond ricg or breas:
pin. and until she was the owner of one
or both. sue could no longer, hold up her
head in society. Her husband was re
ceiving teller in bank at a salary OF tif-
teen hundred dollars per anum. ;whenFhe
married, which was about year before,
and still occupied the same.post. aud at
the same income. For young man in
his position, he had no; married wisely.
The handsome face and captivatig man
ner of a dashing belle bewildered his fam
cy. He proposed 10 haste. was promptly
accepted, and led TO the marriage alter,
not a true woman 10 be transferred into q
true wife. but a weak. capricious vain
creature. incapable of genuine love- and
too selfish and marrow thoughted tosfeel
the influence Of honorable principle. ,, :.
Al exrravagant love Of dress and orna
ment Characterized her from the begin
uing. and she'w6uld hearken to none OF
her husbands gently offered remonstran-
ces. Nea. ly half of his income she spent
during the first year of their marriage. 10
dress and jewelry. ~
8. The demand for two hundred dollar
breast>pin, coming upon young BIakely.
as iFdid; at a time when he had just made
the unpleasant discovery OF his deficit in
his income compared with his Expenses,
OF several hundred dollars, sadly disheart
ened him, But he wasnot brave enough
to meet the exigency. aud therefore, weak,
Iy Welded TO demand that should have
been met by unfiinching refusal.
The first of January found Blakely
short OF funds, by considerably more than
the price to be paid for The, diamond pin
Cuufivld's bill came in, and must be set
lied. 1t would not do for him to hold
back, in the matter ofPay ment, for the
jeweller was. an .acqqaintance OF more
than one Of the directors Of the bank, and
questions might be asked, and inferences
drawn prejpdicial 10 his standing: In an
evil hour. under distress OF mind and
Strong temptation, the young man made
a false entry. which enabled him TO ex
tract. Two hundred dollars from the funds,
Of the bank. 4, ,,,.,..r, ne ia ~ yr,
That was only the beginning Of series
of deGalcations, which ran through many
years, before the exposure came which
always follows such course Of crime,
It was easier now, TO supply the exlravy,
agant demands q. his wife. whose annual
wardrobe, and bills for, jewelry, ior which
she had that passion which IS characterI-
istic of weak minds. almost reached the
full. amount of,his salary, n ,r lasa.n
But the end came at last. One NOR,
ming. seven years from the day Of their
marriage. Mr.. and, Mrs. ,Blakely were
about leaving for the opera. when their
bell was rupg violently. Mr.. ,Blsk=ly
started aud turned pale with a sudden
preseutiment Of evil. -,
Il what is the mater 2 Sasked his wife.
who saw, the singular change in his copn,
tenace. ,s5 ,--.i5 d, ~. n, a.-. s-4,,
Mr.. Blakely did no! answer. but stood
listening towards the door. MEMS voices
were now heard. and the tread OF heavy
feet along the passage. There vas a star;
and a hurried movement by Biakely ::
then he stood still, ras if riveted to the
spot. 7i' err irss.e r "d 90
.who are they 2 WHAT'S the meaning
of this 2 asked Mrs. Blakely IN alarm
At the moment two men entered the room j.
You are arrested said one Of them,
:on charge of,defalcatiou' as'.i.'-
Mrs, BIakely shritked. but her hus
band stood still Sand statue like. his face
of an ashen hue. .'. %
George George! This is false j. ex.
claimed Mrs, Biakely. gecovsring herself.
You could not stoop 10 crime T. i<'E
1T is true.' he answered in a low. sad +.
despairingr voice. Then laying one OF his
fingers on the diamond pin that gIittered
on her bosom. he added. speaking to her
You gained that at the price 0Sf your gu
husbands diShonor I! You demanded it,
I7remonstrsted, and said l could not az