The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-11-27
6fnfrqt a%atclR6f2fe.
I,ruptOST RING.
ALovyer's story.

Ii WAS an elderly vomauupon whose br0w
cheh dfurroVbd many aWriukle. Shf was
81 ego drosed in ihbmcE g%arhttnts, and Tie arue-
glcbetween peuuuy andnganes4W hlchthcy
VT. esihctl would have been an interesting
study for arhilosopher. lHtreves'seTc red
as though she had been Weeping; ana VIZ
she seated herself by my desk. the pont-up
d. sH current of taief burst ont ancih.
What j. the matter, my. good vomap
ni" YOU secmtobt In deep Distress lremorhed
IN. thu most encouraging toned couldcom-
maud.
ly them thot nrC su0efng, aud am sure Re
.IsIsIl n dart 4v htis. n,n'am. But you know
r4ty. tAatnillictibus are sent to Us cor pur. good
aud We ought never rep ne qt the discipline
200 Hof life. however severe II mtr sometimes
.. seem to US POI. I'D. Ion. ....
had heard am excellent sermon the day
.r.. before. asst wnsAIonday. on triJulation, aud
.rr 1 was Just IN the trame OF mind Tor glving
others most excellent odvice, when, per
O.. .rhtpAI shntld have been very unwilling TO
follow If the dark waters OF trouble l"droi-
led over me.
81. sal "a sy to- bcu il as well rs Lean, she re-
piled, wipiug away hertearsYit h thecornrr
81 don't kunw rs / ON acquainted with
You, ma'am, ! suggcsted for the purpose OF
changing the topic md briugiug herto bus
iness. .'.
II don't know n7 YOU are she replied:
ana she proceeded to Give mcU very long
end very succinct account OF hor previous
history, beginning back some forty years
when she wns born ninougthc White Noun
tains in Now Haupshirc.. .
Itried TO check her, hut &c was no use. j
o.. was rs patient os the casewould admit, oEd
mindful olthC duty we owe tothtWeA~ the
iudrm and the Ignorant; but my patience
was sorely tried. l will not punish the
reader with the long fne-spun story she
told me. but % few lines viii suffice 90 in.
". form him ofthr material iacts, .."
She was a widow, her uaue was MRrchc.
She had an only son, Philip, Who was en-
... nloved in the insUutnco Office, aud received
three dollars % week for hi5. services. He
was n GOOD boy and loved his mother, as a
. son should Upon their unitet earnings
they lived very comfortably m an obscure
street, where they hired two rooms. 1lrs.
Marches catalogue OF her sons virtues WAS
certainly very Cdilyiug. He never spent u
cent upon himself never went out NJ nights,
and attended church forenoon and after
noon.
An owl day had come. Onthe Saturday
thrce weeks preceding, Mr.. CnruOn, the
President OF Jhc insurance company, rs he
declared. bud selt Philip with % valuable
diamond ring to The jewelers. 20 have the
stone reset. On inquiry tue ring was found
not to have reached It's destination. The
iewclor had psyar seen 1t, 10 make the
case more complicated, the boy denied
having received the ring. Mr.. Cirman
had never sent him on any such errpnd.
The boy had.becu arrested on charge o!
stealing the ring and was now confined in
jail. Mr.. Carmau WAS ready to swear Inc
delivered The valuable article into the hands
of the boy with explicit directions Ms TO
where be should carry it and what should
be done viii IL.
OH. Itlookcd like a bad chae. The poor WOO
man Was in the sadlc-t distress. She was
sure that her dulling boy would not steal.
l pitied heraud promised 10 do what could
for her son.
When she had gone Icalled upon Mr..
ClJmnn. l found that he was one OF those
dogmatlc old fellows who are never wrong
who find it impossible to err, even by
design, or to make n mistake. ! tried TO
argue the point with him, but hc would not
say much, He told me the story-was
sure he sent the boy auduobody else.
| vcuturcd TO suggest that he might have
been mistaken; that he had sent the ring by
some other peuaou.
do you take ma fora simpielon SIR? Do
you thihk L dont know what I an about -
he exclaimed, bGst)wIng upon ue a look of
whitening contempt. - sent the ring with
the boy, sir. The boy has stolen il. Moth
ing more need be said, sir
And he turned to the newspaper he had
boen reading
! was not much pleased with the mter-
view, ! was highly ycEcl at the naughty
bearing of the fellow, and I confess tlntmy
pique rendered mo teutold Moru Jealous in
my endCayoIato clear myvOutLNl client.
. / visited PAihp in the jail He was very
sad on his mothers account; "a his oY9 he
seemed not TO care. a more frank, opan-
hearted boy Ineyorsaw.t He told his story;
aud though / questioned him prettyscycre-
" he was consistent TO the last.
.#g l made the case my own, and worked I'M
ceasingly, as II. seemed 20 me then, for the
overthrow Of the naughty President OF the
iusurRpcel company, us much aBior the sal
walton of the widow and her interesting
son. Visited more thou q dozen idwelry
shops that afternoon and the next morning
with what result tho reader shall learn in
the details ofthe trial which came on the
next day. .r. ..rr ..rH
Philip was duly arnieued, and his poor
mother sat by hisside Weeping and aobbing
hieo eLildas the case proceeded
Ar, CarmAn, with majestic dignity, step
ped upon the Ft1nd. lie told the story
have before detailed, audwag turued oyer
TO me for DISCRIMINATION cOuld sec
that be was nettlad,1 for he certainly could.
see no mercy in my iace. ..ta.
"ATr. Carman, are You willing 10 swsm
o. that yOu' gave the ring TO the hoyf".'
a~Csybnly J au, 10 replied yeZslo and
angry for be had answered the same ques-
n tionR dozen times in tlie course q the
g. cross-eXaminatIQn ..t #..H. f...
II beg your honor to. notice Particularly
the words of this witness, o. J remarked 20
the court. 3D.. Ir.... anon ...uH
His honor testified readily that he had
20 noticed them, asa matter o~fc0nrses he Had
them ip his miuutes and hemther snpbbed
me for pressing so respectable n Yitne8g in
- ao.Beverea a. manndr. .1b. .N. II .fH
Nov, Mr., Carman, may Ibsgy you toeX-
anime hisringT' and Handed him the one
o he had lost ID .a r' I'D. IH"a'..
oJi'It is nine be rsplied, with0Yideni as
tonishment.
igly"You indemnity ths ring do you air %
-.tnI do" f. 4.rIt..
THAT is al sir. May il please your hon
or, Isha1 bring but one witness for the de-
g fenseJ win Mr. Graham taketho stmd?'
ms Air~ Graham took the STAND. 4 showed
him the ping,s GOO sAk a. fr.ltA .Is |
Have you.essE seen thisling before?'
sLfI hayes3 tIr eauHa =. tIl !
gfsstptet TO sh2 spHt what you know about
Mr.. Graham proceeded 10 state that he
ives jeweleg thHtthe ring was left at his
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