The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-20
A Lost Ring.

We nave the following from most
estimable friend, who related it to US on her
return to New Orleans in March last She
had been spending the winter In that CITY
and it was 8" seven days wonder, and
topic Of gossip at St. Charles. 4 lady from
the Red River country" being on a visit TO
the cis-Atlantic Paris, and happening, (as
ladies wili,) to go intoaa millinery establish
ment, was attracted by very peculiar ring
which she saw upon the finger of the shop
keeper.
".Ahp she exclaimed, your ring is
unique, maiemoiselle I had not thought
there was such another as mine in this world.
Green enamel and diamond cross, with my
initials inside. VIII you kindly permit me =
to look at yourring Z?
To this the grim grisette demurred and
the lady becoming little excited, urged the
matter a little further
1t would not be much" she insisted,
only TO look ct it l only desire to see if
it has initials within viii tell you the
letters of mine, aud she mentioned them
a shade Of palor overspread the face Of the,
young shop keeper, but no entreaty could
induce her TO part with the jewel for mo-
ment.
"Ah very we'll, mademoiselle," said the
lady, " dare say the ring is yours, and YOU
have some good reason for declining to allow
me to examine it
Convinced, however, that the jewel right
fully belonged to herself she went irnmedi-
ately to the post commandant, 60 whom she
stated that she had been robbed Of such q
ring by Federal officer st the time Banks
made his celebrated cotton" raid up Red
River, and she believed her property was now
adorning the Httie brown hand Of the young
grisette She gave him the initials which
were within her ring-Whieh were those OF
her own name-and asked only that an
Investigation might be made The eomman-
dant, (who, by the way, was neither OF the
! Butler or Banks persuasion,) ordered the
French woman before him, and the examine
tion was made.
We only wish to investigate this matter"
said he, as he drew the jewel from her
finger" if the initials do not correspond
this lady viii make you due apologies
The ring is yours, MADAM" he continued
handing it to the owner the inscription is
the same you gave me- and answers to your
name"
Whereupon Sophie" uneonsciously
confirmed the judgment by bursting into
tears, and declaring the ornament her ewn
rightful property, as it had been given her
f by" mentioning an officer in high
( cOmmand) Just after the Union army
+ returned from Red RiverF
The officer was Banks the miIlinor was
Madam Sophie, once 50 popular with
fashion's devotees in the Crescent city.
! Anhetam National Csmetsry-a Lees
R0ck''-A meeting Of the Trustees of the
Antietam National Cemetery was held in
Baltimore last Thursday to adopt plans for
laying of, fencing and ornamenting said
cemetery. The only point Of interest 20 US
in this meeting was in reference to a rock
in the cemetery grounds known ~ Lee'B
Rock from the fact that Gen. X. z. Lee
stood upon it for q time during the battle oE
( Antietam, or as we call It, Sharpsburg. ab
/ a previous meeting the Board had deereeG
that this rock should be taken Up a1d
removed at tbe meeting on Thursday Il
was moved to reconsider this decree and
retain the rock The motion was opposed
or the ground that, b leave tho rock, was to
erect monument 10 General Lee The
notion however, preTailed, and It was
determined TO retain the rock a feature
of historic interest - behn0na Times
4 Trt-ueekhf MqiF 70 SauLbuyy.-It
affords US pleasure 70 state that Sir. ". q.
Ruhedge, Of this place, has scared the mail
contract on the new route from Ripley 10
Salisbury and tilat the mail is now regularly
conveyed three times a week On this r0ut0
The first trip Vas made last Monday The
mail departs on Mondays Wednesdays and
i'gidays and arrives 0n the following days
We also understand il Is his purposel IN a
short time, to commence running hack
on skis route This Is something very much
needed at che present time it VIII be Q great
public convenience and we trnst he vii DO
sufficiently patrouized to Justify aliR n keep
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