Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-10-13
THE DIAMOND BREAsT-PIN.

tied HIM. l.
81 IL know it will; but what are two hun
drcd dollars for a diamond pin?" Mrs.
Blakely's voice was half fcontemptuous.-
Mary Edgar's diamond. pin cost over a
thousand dollars" s .fni
Just one thousand dollars moro than
her husband could afford to pay for it,
said Mr.. Blakely.
ole is the cstjudge Of that presume"
retorted his wife.
but that does not signify: you cannot
have it Anna" leA ~
what do you do with yonr money!
The young wife turned sharply upon her
! husband, and her words and tone stnng
him into a rather harsh reply. But this
only aroused her anger and made her the
more unrcasonahly persistent.
"Oh, very WE'LL said her too yielding
husband. at last, go to Cenfeld's to- NOR
row and get the pin. Tell him to send in
the account on the first of January, and it
will be paid ~ ~ $500
Mr. Blakely was in earnest. There was
but what had diamond ring or breast
pin, and until she was the owner of one or
both she could no longer hold her head up
in society. Her husband was receiving
teller in a bank at salary of s 800 per
annum, when he was married, which was
about year before, and he still occupied
( the same post and at the same income
For young man i'm his position he had
not married wisely The handsome face
and captivating manners of dashing belle
bcwilacred his fancy lie proposed in
haste; was promptly accepted; and led to
! the altar, not true woman, to be trans
formed into true wife, but weak. ca
pricious, vain creature. incapable of gen
uine love, aud too selfish to feel the in
llucncc of honest principle.
An extravagant love for dress and or
nament characterized her from the begin
ing; and she would harken to none Of her
husbands gently offered Inconsistencies
Nearly half Of his income she spent the
first year of her marriage in dress and
jeweliy.
The demand for a two hundred dollar
brcastpin coming upon Blakely, as it did
at the time when he had made the unpleas-
ant discovery of a deficit in hi> income,
when compared with his expenses. of sew
eral hundred dolais sadly dishcartened
him. But he was not brave enough to
meet the exigcncy, and therefore weakly
yielded to demand that should have been
met by unflinching refusal orfai d
The first of january found Blakcly short
OF funds by considerably more than the
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Confield's bill came in and must be set
tied. 1t would not do for him to hold
back in matter of settlement, for the Jew
cler was an acquaintance of more than one
Of the directors OF the bank, and questions
might be asked and differences drawn pref
judicial 20 his standing. In an evil hour
under distress and strong temptation, the
F, young man made false entry, which en-
abled him to abstract two hundred dollars
from the funds of the bank.
But the cnl came at last One morning,
seven years from the day of their marriage.
as Mr. and Mrs. Blakcly were about leav-
ing for the opera, the bell was rung vi.
olently. Mr. Dlakcly started and turned
pale with sudden prescntiment of evil.
''What is the matter?" askcii his wife,
who saw the singular change in his coun-
tenance. uffrul iliaJ
Mr.. Blakcly did not answer, but stood
listening at the door Mems voices were
now heard. and the tread of feet along the
passage. There was start and hurried
movement by Blskcly; then he stood still
as ifrevitcd to the spot. 8 hr uoH
"Nho are they? What is the meaning
of this?" asked Mrs. Blakely in alarm
At the same time two men entered the
room. olseh fa.i te5r.
"You are arrested" said ono of them,
'on charge Of defalcation.' p n ,eua'f
Mrs Blakely shrieked. but her husband
stood still and statute like, his face of an
,shcn hue. 'aeaTi1 " /. tHt'l afal
"Gcorgcl Georgelthis is falsel' cxclaim-
ed Mrs. Dlakely, recovering herself. .fou
could not stoop to such crimei' saizah
at is true!' he answered, in low, des-
pairing voice. Then laying one of his fin
gers on the Diamond-pin that glittercd on
her bosom he added. speaking to her alone:
You gained that at the price of your hus-
bands honor! You demanded it; re-
monstrated and said said could not af-
ford so costly an ornament. You repeated
7, the demand; and l, weak fool that I-wasl
permitted the contraction of such debt
that could only be Cancelled by dishonest
means. i Thought, when / had obtained
a wife, her virtues might help me mp
I ward to Heaven; bat you have proved only
/ tempting 6cnd, dragging me nearer and
+, nearer to the brink Of dcstruction; aud
now fall to hopeless ruin. Ihsyc robbed
! the bank. but it was for YOU Then turn
4 ing to the officers, he said, with calm
voice, i am at your service 4. lel 4nsr
! The words OF her husband had stung
Mrs. Blakely 81 She never saw him after
ward. That night he PASSED to his ac-
count before a higher tribunal than any
earthly one, and she was left in poverty
and disgrace J .alea1fE i > .eil4>roiN
4 This story is one of every day life. "a Mr..
Dlakely is the representative of Glass;
Not all of them rob hanks or defrsad their
employers, but all of them. to support idle.
I extravagant wives In costl ly establishments
costly in comparison with their means
Z spend more than their earnings or profits.
and fail to pay their just obligations
A modern young Lady,. fashionably cul-
: tivatcd. and with modern notions Of style.
fashion and domestic equipments. is alto