Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-01-08

hSi hOdAO W putb WAtu Sep.
81 shan't part with it," he said; 'you
are very hasty man, doctor"
was very angry, and bounced out Of
the Office. Hooked eagerly about for Mrs
Grantham, but could not sec her. I walk
ed hurriedly across the square, and as
chance have it, I went in the same direc.
tion she did. My first impulse was to
speak to her, and my second thought was
to follow her, and to see where she went.
She crossed Holborn, and traversed some
Of the long streets that lead into the New
Roa3, she arrived at last, and finally paused
at stone-mason's yard. r--nt
1 could have shed tears at that moment,
for now [ felt why she had parted with her
cherishshed ring. She stayed about a
quarter of an hour at the stone -mason's,
and then she came out and walked slowly
away. I did not follow her further, but
went into the mason's yard, and said to
him iH HlI hEe
'Did that lay give you an order2' n.aa
"Why, yes, such an one as it is. She
has got me to do stone for two pounds,
and she's paid me- I'm to meet her at
the church-yard at Barnes, tomorrow
morning at nine o'clock with it, and put
it up. It's only to have on it the name Of
John james Jordan, and under that, God
bless him." t'a
l walked away with sort of mist be-
fore my eyes, and it was an hour before +
recovered my composure. II will meet
her." thought 1, cat the grave of her last
love, and will be friend to her, if she
never have another in the world. She
shall have her ring again, if force it from
the lawyer. She shall have it. I'll go
and get it now, at once"
I suppose I looked in very tolerablc
passion when I got back to Mr.. Shaws
chambers, for he got behind table when
he saw me, and said-"Come, come, no
violence" or 't- .H '".
"Hark you, sir," said I "you have got
the ring. There's your money Give it
me directly, sir. Mrs. Grantham, poor
thing, is going tomorrow morning at nine
o'clock, to place stone at the grave of
Mr.. Jordan, and intend to be there and
give her her ring" "#.rs q.
"Oh very well. Bother the ring.
don't want it. 1t amt worth half the
money gave for it. There it is don't
bother me-" ID
I took up the ring, and put down two
sovereigns, and casting upon him wither-
ing look, which to tell the truth he did
not seem to care much about, l left the
chambers. r..N
x X X
A soft, damp, white mist covered up all
objects, and made the air uncommonly raw
and chilly, as on the following morning
just as the clock of the church at Barnes
chimed the three-quraters past eight, l
0uucIeu tue CuuTcnydTu.
The first thing then did, was to fall
over somebody's grave, for was looking
for Mrs. Grantham, instead of minding
where was walking; and then voice
said ae
"There you go again, as violent as usual,
DOCTOR" and in the dim mist saw Mr..
Shaw, the solicitor, to my great surprise.
I-was going to say something, but at
the moment was nearly knocked down
again, by some one brushing past me. A
CLEAN of sunhine came out, and the mist
began to clear away, when most singular
scene presented itself A few yards of
was the grave of Mr.. Jordan, and kneel.
ing by it was Mary, his first love, with her
child by her side. Mr.. Shaw stood to my
left, and at his feet knelt a respectable
looking young mani recollected him as
Mr.. Shak's clerk.
"Good God! Richards" said Mr.. Shaw,
"is that you? What is the matter ?"
"Oh! sir" said Richards, ~ have come
to ask your forgiveness The spirit Of
my poor old father stood by my bedside
all night. Oh, God! oh, God it was
dreadful and knew what it was for
Oh sir, forgive me, II peeped into the
will, sir, while you went out to dinner
Mr.. Jordan's will-and-and l went
round to all the relations, and sold the
secret for two pounds apiece, and-and-'
Mr.. Shaw give jump that astonished
me.
"DoctOr, DOCTOR" he shouted "fol
Gods sake run down the London road
and bring the man with the gravestone. Oh
good gracious. Oh d-m you, Richards
Ha ! ha ha Oh here he is. Oh bless