The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-07-15
The Diamond Rreastpin.

The Diamond Breastpin.
at will cost two hundred doilars, Anniol" /
said George Blnkely to his young. proud and
cxtravngnnt wife. Tho tono in which hpl
said this, showed that her request had star.
tied him. II know it will. But what arc
two hundred dollars Cor n diamond PIN
Mrs. Glakely's voico was half contempt.
uous. MARY EdgatS diamonds cost over q
thousand dollars"
"Just one Thousand dollars moro thnn her
husband could afford to pay for them, said
Mr., BIukclv.
"iie's the best Judge Of Tint, presume"
retorted his wife,
But that doesn't signify. | cannot, An.
ME
"What do you do with your monov, pray"
| The yuung wife turned sharply upon hcr
! husband, and hcr words andStonn stung him
I into rather harsh rcpl".s But this only
! aroused Der augor, aud made her moro un-
reasonably persistent.
30, very wei" !" said her too yielding hus-
band, Mt last, "go to Canfeld's tomorrow
aud pot tho pin Tell him to send in tho
account on the first Of January aud II will
be paid.
Mrs B. was in earnest. Thcro was not
ono of her fashionable Rcquaintances but
had diamond ring or breastpiu, aud until
she wns tho owner of one or both. she could
no lorper hold her beud M in society Her
husband WAS receiving. teller in bank, at n
salary of fifteen hundred per annum, when
he was married, which was about wear be-
terc, and ho still occupied tho same post.
and at the samo income For young man
in his position, he had not married wisely.
Tho handsome face and captivating man.
ners of n dnsbino bolle bewi,dered his fancy.
II
ccptcd--aud led TO tho marriage altar
! not a true woman. to DO transformed into n
true wife. but n wcsk. csnricious. vain crea-
tnre ipcnpablo Of genuine Ioye and too nar-
row minded md selfish TO feel the inHu once
Of honorable prlncin,os
> An exlrayncaut ioy, for Jresu and orna.
mani cbsr,cirt i,rd hnr from thc hrgi,,niuc
; nnd shc would brn,ken 10 nono of 6or Inns.
y bands gently offered romonstrances Nsarly
, half his income sho socnt during tho frs,
] year of her marrinpo in Iress and iewolry,
I Tho demand for Il two hundred dollar
> broastpin. coming on Young Blakoly us il
did. at "A time when hc had inst made tho
4 unpleasant discovery of n deficit in his in.
come. when comparol with his expenscs. OF
o several hundred dollars, sadly dishcartenod
e him. But he was not bravo onongh TO moot
b the cxigoncy. and therefore. weakly Welded
to demand that should have been met Dy
}. nm up0nchiDg refusal,
8 Tho first of January found BlakcIy shorI
] of funds Inv considcrahlv moro thau th,
Q prico to be raid for tho diamond pin. Cam
/ hed's hill camn in md must he sot,loJ. 1
:, would not do for him N hold back in III,
i mnttrr or puvment for thc iewoIor was mr.
+ ncnuniptoncc of morc th,,, nnc oC tho dircc
i tors of tho bunk md questions might b,
5 nsked. md inCerencos drawn ,r, judicial tC
u his standing. In all evil hoar. under dis
h o ,ross Of mind md strong tcmptatIon, iii,
. voung m,n mado n false entry which ena
l. bIcJ him IN abstract two hundred doIlau
2. from the funds of tho bank.
" This was only the beginning of a series o
Is deGIco,ions m W. Which ran throueh manv Years
!. before the exposure camo which always fol
h lows such n crime. II was easier now tc
Il sunnly the oxtrayarapt demands of his wife
whose annual wardrobo and bills for icwolry
Il for which she Ind that passion which Ia =
II cbaracferis,ic Of weak minds, almost hat
II reached the full amount Of his salary.
is but the end cn,nS at last. Ono evening
!. sov.n ynars frnn, th, dov nj thrir m.rria.e
T. Mr nnI Mr.. Dlnknly wore about leaving fo
I'd rho oner, whom tbr hall vaa runo violon,lv
ir Mr EI.t,lv s,nrtnd and turned n,,c viii
suLdnn nroscrtjmcnt of nvi,
"Wbnt Ia tho matter - nstcL bis wife yb
sow tho singular chance in his oountonancc
M RI,knlv did nof onswrr but stood
A. listening ot tho door Mons voices wer
4 now heard snd the tread Of hoayy fee
|. Lone ,bn n,ss,oo Tbero wa. s,nrt an,
=. n hnsrinJ movcmnnt nv Mr. Hlnkrlv . thcr
Lo stond s,ilI no II rivctc5 IN tho sn1t
"wbo oro ,hnv ; What ia thn nranipc n
ID ,Lis :" nsted Mrs Rlakelv in alarm A
- ,hn son,o ,ror.rt tvn man ortornd IN,
I'd WY e'''0 N'0'''''' '0'
lg 'o .Wo, ,ro orrostcd " said ono Of them. go,