The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1860-12-27
PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO, flHU URSDAY DECEMBER 2I 1860
principal of a college for young Ia

Prlhclpai OF d college Ior young IA
dies
With q defcrential acknowledge
ment OF the honor dome me, / beg
ged to know what had procured it.
In the hours Of recreation we
are accustomed to promenade in
the park-a delightful spot, so sug-
gestive of the blushing country =
during our ramblc of yesterday, a
young lady under my charge was
unfortunate enough to lose her
ring. You, sir, are the fortunate
finder
4 certainly did, madam, pick up
a ring; but
Ah! how gra eful my dear pupil
will be at bcholding it again! ex-
claimed the teacher Of youth, clas-
ping her hands ecstatically.
May l trouble you to describe
The ring?'
Describe it! A diamond ring,
sir. handsome and massive, but
plain
'And the crestY
The crest! All! that my young
charge were with me. Stupid. to
have forgotten. The crest of the
Deloraines. Is tia lion passant orr
No; l am wrong. Unfortunate,
that she should be too unwell to
accompany mel But it is immete-
rial l will take it for her inspcc-
tion-she will be able to recognize
it at once
Il fear madam, that / should
scarcely be justified
Il feel it my duty 1 said firmly,
under the circumstances; to take
every precaution against mistakes.
l trust the young lady is not too
seriously indisposed to give you the
necessary description
Very we'll sir! Exceedingly
well 1t is I who have been mis-,
taken. I fancied-yes, actually
fancied-that was speaking to a
gentleman. You will find sir tc
your cost, that the lady principal o.
q college is not to be insulted with
impunity; l wish you good morn
ing
Very narrowing, this. I an
scarcely recover from the lady prin
elpal when there is a dash of wheel.
to the door, and a young fellow
finging the reins to IL groom il
livery, springs up the steps to the
door-bell.
'Oh j! dash itr he begins, breath
ing out a volume of stale tobacco
4 beg your pardon and that, bu
the old woman-dash it I NEAR
my MOTHERHOOD me | should fine
my ring here, so l ordered out the
vessel and the cats, and spun along
like ninepence for it!'
4 shall be very glad to restore
the ring was unfortunate enough
to find, when l can discover it,
owner -
Discover! dash it Didn't I tel
you it's mine? I say, l wish yor
wouldn't be so precious slow
don't want the cats to catch cold
I've just had 'em shampooed, yor
know, napthaed and that
What sort of n ring was yours? :?
what sort?' Oh! come, as i
you didn't know that's good
l intimated that | should be glaC
to find out if he knew.
Not know my own ring, eh
know it's worth a couple of ponies
Come, let's hear the damages, aud
I'll stump up
You can describe the device?'
Device, eh? What the Cover.
nor's? Bless you, he has a device
for every hour in the day, to do me
out of my rightful allowance! De.
vice! Oh, come you don't expect
me to do the heraldic dodge, dash
i !
l can not give up the ring unless
you describe itp
'Oh, dash it. don't chaff fellow
now. shouldn't care q rap about
the thing, only it belonged to some
defuncted party, and the governor'd
cut up so deuced rough, I've got
heaps fem. Come, I'll swop you
any one of those for it because Of
the governor
I respectfully declined the pro-
posal.
well, dash it, exclaimed the
young fellow, as though struck
with sudden idea, 'What a couple
of muffS we are. Why don't YOU
turf the thing? l could tell in a
minute if it's mine dash it!'
l replied that I was sorry I could
not obligc him, and adding that he
had better obtain an exact descrip.
ton of the thing from his COVER
nor, I recommended him not tc
keep the cats any longer in tho
cold
Mem.-I am getting exceedingly
tired of my treasure. l retired tc
my room with Il view of dressing
to go out. I am informed that d
lady wishes to see me, and 1 am
afraid my mental ejaculation was
not complimentary to tho lady in
question.