The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-02-11

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torn tho whole thing into a Joke
10 sold thering. no said, fof ,uD
he knew il was a real diamond an
thQfimc. flo never wore irlfo
jewolAf , H6 could Lell a real slia.
mond anywhere by its peculiar
light. lie would not he 50 Resn
as to cheat nm old friend. he
knew bis friend weAld let HIN
have The riBg again. Bat Me
friend was stubborn--saidstht.
the seller tboughrthai it TRs pBlc,
and intended TO delraud him. a.
length, on the payment 2ota eight
hnndred dollars, the7ring was re-
stored, All parties came 70 itbe
conclusion, when the whole affair
came ont, that wbes diamond cule
Ednmond again some one less sharp
willbe selected, .,.a
l.,..,..f. A SUICIDE. a..
One night an officer, in citizcns
clothes. was walking on the Bat
terry. His attention was directed
10 man walking back and forth
on the old sea wall. Ills appear
aneo indicated great sorrow and
desperation The officer thought
Fhe-iDtcndcd suicide. He went up
Ito the man, touched him lightly on
the shoulder, and in a kind tone
said,r"Not tonight; not now. The
water is cold. agYou mnst9inot
leave your wife and childIsD.--
| Don't take that great leap in tho
dark. Don't do it tonight A.
yreosed as ilOm reverie, in angry
tones, the, man demanded OF the
officer, "Who are your In an in
slant they recognized each other.
The suicide exclaimed, "Good Godl
is il yon? How came you here:
How did yon know what intended
to do? Let US go and sit down
You shall know why propose 10
throw away life that is not worth
keeping. ! am daily in hell
can endure my tortures no longer.
| determined tonight to seek rest
beneath the quiet waters. You
Ishallhenr my tale, and judge for
yourself m,r
DARK STORY, ~
Seated on a branch by the side
Of the officer, the young man told
his grieis. lie said, 81 came from
my mountain home in New Eng
land, TO seek my fortune in this
city. Ny mothers prayers and
blessing followed me. resolved
( to do no dishonor to those who
iloved me and looked for my sue
cess. ! entered a large mercantile
store, for time did the mcnal
work. l was industrious and am
bi,ious, and resolved 10 rise
did cheeriulIy and faithfully what,
was allotted 10 me-. My advance
was slow at first. l gained the
confidence OF my employers, and
have risen TO the position OF con.
fIential clerk. ! married noble.
hearted girl, whom love better
than life, and for a time all things
went well with me. Ga. aim.
"One day, while at the store, /
received a letter written in q fine.
delicate hand, asking for a loan
! Of money for a short time. The
writer regretted that necessity
which made it needful for her tc
ask for the loan; but she was great
/ Iy reduced, had money TO pay, and
could not escape from her present
difficulty unlets her friends fun
derscorlng the word friends would
loan her a small sum, say fifty dol
lars, for a short time. The letter
was signed BY q name.unknown
to me. The letter hinted at some
Iindiscretion OF mine, and threaten
ed an exposure unless the money
was forthcoming. On 'jnquiry, l
found the woman to be one OF those
cold blooded and heartless wretch
es that abound in New York, who
live on black mail. She was
notorious woman. and passed some
times 1nder one name and some
times under another. l had seen
her once. in company with some
associates, but that was many years
ago. She kept a list OF ali her
acauaintanccs, even of those who
were casually introduced. My
name is on that list. Since the
fatal hour | saw her, her eye has
never been offirom me. She could
afford 10 wait. She had watched
my rise, and when | dare not re-
fuse, has made levy on me under
the specious prelcxt OF a loan.
Sound Doctrine from the Audi