Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-11-04
History Of a Diamond Pin.

The Hartford Cour,"f has the following.
I'VE have recently, bit Of history con.
nected w,,h d'a moud pin, which is SO pc.
culiar and remarkable hat We give the cir
cu,n,tanccs. In 1861 tho wife OF Main
strest merchant in THE city purchased OF
one Of our prominent jewellers u cluster
diaunond pin, as q birthday present TO her
husband. lie wore il Until May last whom.
on election day, after witnessing the election
parade in New Haven, the wearer took the
steamer Continental for New York. II.
wore the pin when he went on board the
boat, AMI "n the passage he either lost it or
it was stolen from him. Nothing strange
so far. No traces were found Of the pin fo'
long timc, aud it was given up as surely
lost. A few days ago the gentleman 8 wife,
desiring to make her husband another birth
day present, visited the same jewrller, and
asked to look at diamond pins. Some were
shown, aud she selected one for its resen,-
blance tu the one LOST She spoke Of the
resemblance, which was SO remarkable thai
she finally called her husbands attention tn
il. He examined it, and from the shape Of
the diamond and other features which had
hrcnme familiar to him. he expressed con
6dence that it was the pin he lost. The
jeweller did not deem it possible, but pro-
ccedcd to u thorough examination, which
disclosed the number, lao, corresponding
with the number Of the pin sold TO the mer'
chant ia. 1861, as billed to the jeweller from
New York at that time. The proof was
positive that the pin was the one lost by
the merchant 1t ,was found that the jew,
cller had purchased the pin Of merchant
in New Haven, with whom he had dealings
and it was traced through two or three hands
in that cty-one being diamond-setter and
another pawn.brokcr. The purchase Of
the pin, its loss, return to the jewelry store
from which it was originally purchased, and
its re-purchase by the same parties who
bought it seven years ago, and Tor a birth
day present. as In the first instance, afford
u chain Of circumstances very remarkable
and entirely unparalleled, '.....t .; .-.l
WORKING GIRLS. = Happy girls! WHO
cannot love them? With cheeks like roses,
bright eyes and elastic step, how cheertd'iy
they 90 to work! Our reputation for it,
such girls will make excellent wives. Blessed
indeed will those liien be who secure such
prizes. Contrast those who do nothing but
siph all day. and lveto follow the fashions
who never earn the bread they eat, or the
shoes they wear, and who are languid and
lazy from one weeks end to another Who
but simpleton and popinjay would prefer
the latter if he were hooking for acompanion!
Give us the workihg girls; they are worth
their weightiu gold. You never SEQ them
minving along or jumping dozen feet to
steer clear uf spider or fly. They have
no affection for silly airs and trying to show
off tn better advantage, an 1 you feel AZ If
you wcie talking to human being and not
Il paused autouMt Or fallen angel.g'f tHr
II girls knew how sadly they miss while
cndea yofing to show of their delicate hands
and urisoiled skin, and putting on uthou,and
airstl,ey xo6ld give worlds f''r The situation
1T the working ladies', Who are no NJ fabose
alovs the,i, ii, iiitelliseiic.s, ii honor in ev.
cty,hiuu a,tl,c heayehs are abuve the earth.
l,e wis,, then, sou who have made foolsl"i
ycurssl, o. shroash lifst Turn over y new
Loaf aud begin through! iife, TO live anda
as human beings, as oonirauions to ulorta
s,sn, ani not pIaythings and dolls! In no
other way can you be happy' and subsurve
the destiny Of your existence. VA Q e'l tiT
r.. IrAser. aloce;on ,pill ~ cantNstsd