Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-07-24
MATES GOLD RING.


you get it7" asked Fred, disrcgar-
ding Nettie's confidence.
"What are you talking about
Fred? ?" said tho elder brother with .
.comical curl of the lip, and bulteripe
his biscuit the second time.
."Notions, nothing but notions, il
Tho single number, SIS"
: !: "Jesoetry :" exclaimed Olivia. "1Ia
did you know when Nate went te
town this morning, that no WIS going
to purchase gold ring?"
"No, indecd," replied Mrs. Chase
glancing at a'plain ring on Mates fn-
ger. "Gold," laughed Fred, "I'll as
wure you-its the pureat gold with a
sbrass finish" Nate flushed a little
Hfe had not felt quito comfortable
about his ring. and Frcd's joke irrita-
rtod-him little.
"I tell you it is good gold; tho man
said it was"
80 nate, it isn't gold," said Olivia,
: "tGold rings are not often so heavy
mnd t';"k as that, or it they are, they
tcost great deal."
"WeH this is good heavy one, tho
man said it was"
"Let me see it," quietly asked Maud
the gentle, poace loving spirit in the
ifamiIy; 81 can toll if it not gold"
Nate held out bis hand to her, as
lie eat BY Ler side at the table, and
ashe touched tho ring 10 hor nose, but
said nothing.
sit is-the fiuost twenty-five caret
gold, isn't-iC Maud Z"
II amnot a good judged of the
different qualities of gold," the sis
tor answered, looking slyly at hor
anothor.
"Whore did you got it, my son7'
asked Mrs. Chase.
81 bought it in the city. 1 didn't
want gold ring, but as + was wait
ing in the depot,.a poor looking man
came up to me, and asked how soon
'the train would go out. I told him
IN about twenty minutes. After a
minute or two, be came to mo again,
rand asked if, l wanted to buy q good
gold ring, and drow this ono off his
finger. I-told him no, I didn't wan,
a ring. He folt badly, and said he
ihsd no monoy TO buy his ticket home
- place not . great distance from
the ciiy-l've, forgotten tho pamo. l
asked him how much the fare was,
and he said sixty five CENTS. and aaid
i might hate tho ring for money
enough to buy his ticket, although it
,sxas, worth fvc tiuos that sum, it was
sao thick and heavy 1.-The finost CaIifor.
mia gold: / took the ring and looked
at it, inside and ont. know that q
gold ring like this was worth great
deal more than sixty.6ve conts: bat
i pi.iod the poor fellow, be felt so
BADLY! While was thinking what
to do. 1 put the ring on my finger,
yeutf then took 1t eff and looked at it
NsEAin. :.You needn't be afraid it is
mot good gold,'A he said, if you are
you can take your knife and try it,
=. Aaad gave . quick significant glance
; t0her mother. ::"I told him l didn't
want to Try it, and gave him sixty
fito conts."
"numhuggedp exclaimed Fred.
30 Nate. cried Olivia, "ho was one
Of, those mean pickpoeketst Why
didn't you go away from bin? The
vile fellow TO rob boy in that way"
"He was no such character, / tell
you. He was a good honest looking
lnan as you ever saw. + guess if
paant money enough to pay my fare
home, Iwouid have eeld any thing
gould Poor fslloMF. -
sDid you, think, my SON., that 4
,ttps MAD would not be so destitute
without some very evident reason P
emo, not exactly, though l spppo-
;fed be had been nnfortnaate 10 som,
sssy. OF course he dida't want K
tell" And Nate iooked at his rims
eeain: As felt little unensy, ant
$5s'she ,nsaa" didht look quite SO homes
TO hiua nsR as heteealed hrs sppesr
aRcd,; lad he. Wondered: that be .dii,
netsaspect the fsllpws.:eh Tho ;spp
What ~odn bis father say, II he ha
paid sixty FIVE cents fur q brass o
:, composition ringY..; He, Bit bis lip,
..ca0d wtsssd the .ing 10 the Dead Sea
':tn& STA hdestafed it. !was, good gols
esFfe6 6sna: Olivia eontiouea sa tens
fssEs fsss g $ - -, :. :. .; Z. &;
ssVhas p saslt7e. srelaimed Fse
';MAsis.aSast mill: never do tps ! sfe
yet SsAskt dnss yoh nust kesp 9al
af pE prs aaas. .salfs :, -, -. -. s.
Mind made >ssvpM attsmpts
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