The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-07-01


ana, as he was stranger, he did not know
who was to be trusted. | told him that
would guarantee for you an honest man.
mat II YOU undertook to manufacture any
article for him he might rely on its being
done according to agreement
while Harrison was utterrg this unde
served compliment it was with the utmos
dltflcuity that MIR. Grant c5uld keep the tell
tale bo' d from rushing 20 his face.
H~ showed ne the ring continued Mr
Harrison. 1t is a very handsome one
Was he satisfied with it?' asked Mr.
Grant
y It fully
'Wny So
6 He was afraid it might not be solid. II
fact, so anxious was he on this point that h,
took the ring to youI Heighbor over the way
to get his opinion about it.
AS Mr. Harrison said this Grant was con.
sclous that betrayal of tie truth was or
his countenance.
And, Of course, Martin said the ring wa;
not solid
No, he did not exactly say that. l went
with the gentleman, at his request. Martin
weighed the ring, and after doing so simpl,
stated that gold Of the quality Of which the
rnS was made was worth a certain price pei
pennyweight. By multiplying the number
of pennyweights contained in the ring with
the price mentioned he showed that YOU 81.
iher lost ua4 dollar On the ring, or filled the
centre sith some baser metal
'Weil:9' The blood had, by this time
risen to the very brow Of the ieueller.
Cut the ring said ny friend. 1t was
done, and, to my modification and assonistl-
ment, it proved to be even as he had sad.
The ring Was not sOldn
Fer some moments Mr. Grant hung bis
head in painful confusion. Then looking
up, he said
1t vas his own fauIt?'
How 50 y was inquired.
He would not pay the prics for a solid
ring and could not give him nv work for
nothing
Did YOU ask him a fair price 81
sYes ard he answered th,. nv nei,hbor
over tine way had offered to make him a solid
r;r fer inst ono aollar l.ss JLrer oxooti,.
What kind of . r.c,, Nar,;, corl1 and would
furnish for that n,nne, and n,aIa hin, om~
lust like il. leave him his moneys worth
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.s h. snIkp ,nrn.d away and left Gr,nr j.,
~ ysrr ,l,asapt .ro,np of mind From that
ims tb.:+ vas a {, ,!dness between the two
church members.
When Grant went to church on the next
Sabbath he noticed, as he aDpraacbcd the
meeting house door, Harrison standing in
lose convtrsarion with one or two prominent
members. As he aaproachrl fh.v looked tow
ard him H. d ces,an ~ that h did not kc.
nd then, separating, entered the hou-e before
ne came up. l. was too rvld-Et that Harrison
lad beeH communicating TIE incident OF Ihr
ring. Bu, Graut was lot surprised; he had
expected co'I,'g .e>>. SUI. he felt that his
brother mrmnrr ha n ..,ne towards him
n the matter a. he would have liked nln>,t
lone by. Ga ertrrlng the chlrch. hait Il
Ioz~n persons turned and loosed at him tar
nestly; while two or three Whispered to.e;n-
r. g!aHciag towards him every now and
hen, and thus showing that he "as the b.
ct Of conversation. As to tie theme of
Isc sur,e telwecn tH"m, h,> mind was In n"
iout, Tn gold ring, lss. that WAS :.
But 1t Ie e..lhed by The sermon was Mr..
Grant on that mDrHia- :, AID. when the SER
Wees were ended. ne went quickly from the
church and 10 K his way h"m~ward without
stopping. az on former occasions, 10 shake
hands and pass lew words with friends and
brethren.
1t had been the custom of several leading
members Of the church 10 drop In OCCASION
ally during the week. ard chat with Grant
for ten minutes or half an hour. But the
time from Sunday to Sunday was passed
without single call from any one O. them.
The reasen .cr this was no mystery to the
jewellers min!.
i don't see that I've been guilty of such
a terrible crime, said he to himself, feeling
4 little indignant on the subject. The man
got his money 5 worth and, moreover, was
served perfectly right. Did he suppose that
he was going to get fine gold for The price of
solder? II so, he found himself mistaken.
As for Harrison, he has made himself re-
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