The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-10-25

ring 2"
Describe it! A diamond ring, sir
handsome and massive but plain"
And the crest 2"
"The crest All that my young
charge were with me. Stupid to have
| forgotten. The crest of the Delorians
Is it lion passant Or? No | am wrong
Unfortunate that she should be too un-
we'll to accompany ne! But it is inma-
terial. | will take it for her inspection
she will be able to recognize it at once"
Il fear madam, that | should scarcely
oe justified"
Z "Sir!!"
"I feel it my duty" I said, firmly,
"under the circumstances, to take every
precaution against mistakes. trust the
young lady is not too seriously indlsposed
to give you the necessary description"
Very we'll, sir !! Exceedingly well :!
1t is | who have been mistaken l fan
cied, yes, actually fancied--that l was
speaking to gentleman! You will find,
sir, to your cost, that the lady principal
of college is not to be insulted with i'm
punity | wish you good morning"
Very narrowing, this. [ am scarcely
recovered from the lady principal when
there is a dash of wheels to the door, and
a young fellow, finging the reins to a
groom in livery, springs up the steps to
the door bell
"Oh, dash it?" he begins, breathing
out volume of stale tobacco "I beg
your pardon, and that, but the old wo-
man-dash it | mean my mother-to'd
me | should find my ring here, so | Or
dered out the vessel and the cats, and
spun along like ninepence for it! ~
q shall be very glad to restore the
ring [ was unfortunate enough to find
when | discover its owner"
Discover dash it Don't I tell you
it's mine? | say, I wish you wouldn't
be so precious slow, I've just had 'em
shampooned you know, napthaed aud
that"
"What sort of ring was yours ?"
"What sort! Oh, come, as if you
didn't know-tkat's good.
l intimated that should be glad to
know if he knew.
"Not know my own ring eh know
it's worth a couple o'ponies. Come let's
hear tie damages, and I'll stump up"
"You can.'descrpe the device 2"
"Devce, eh? What, the Governors? ?
Bless you, he has device for every hour
in the day, to do me out of my rightful
allowance. Device Oh, come you don't
expect me to do the heraldic dodge,
dash it !"
al cannot give up the ring unless you
describe it."
"Oh, dash it, don't chaff a fellow, now
[ shouldn't care rap about the things,
only it belonged to some defunct party
and tie Goyornor'd cut up so deuced
rough. I've got heaps of 'em. Come
III swop you any of these for it, because
of the Governor"
I respectfully declined the proposal.
DWELL, 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? could
tell in a minute, if it's mine, dash it ~
| replied that | was sorry could not
oblige him, and adding that he had bet
ter obtain an exact description of the
thing" from his Governor, | recon-
mend him not to keep the cats any longer
in the cold.
Mem. | am getting exceedingly tired
of my treasure trove | retired to my
room with view of dressing to 90 out
am Informed that lady wishes to see
me, and | am afraid my mental ejacula-
tion was not complimentary to the lady
in question.
A tall, graceful figure, draped in heavy
mourning, rises at my entrance. She
opens the negotiation in some confusion,
turning away her face. She has come to
me in the hope Of regaining ring, care
lessly lost, the parting Gift of fond ia
ther to. her brother and herself.
My eyes rests on the Grape abo1t her
dress, and her pale beautiful face, from
which the blush of confusion and timidi-
" mas laded. DCIerentlaily request her
to describe it.
GA large diamond, handsome" she be-
lieved, "but valuable to her for other rea-
sons"
But said gently, "chased on the
gold inside the ring there is"
"a crest, am aware of it," she an
swered sadly, "but | know nothing of
heraldry, and have never given it more
than casual glance. My brother is dy-
ing, SIT" she said, uneasily, lifting up
her pale face to mine. "Ouly this morn,
ing he missed the ring from my fngor
it is the only relict left of one so lately tax
en- from US, how can | tell him tits lost !"
Il am sorry to pain you," said, striv-
ing to be firm; "but it would be more
for all parties, and cause but