, 1869-11-21

uIostpl hook souc Ipasasge for your plczsusu,
chocsc from 'he chapter Of " Icat!A"
~ The sh'st psse saoos Ii precious 'hne' to
"a du.ty fisherman in the fas on seas Of india
once iuund pearl 10 an oyster. ue hsI heard
I'll sucn cestI Ermt, and s1lo tt 10 m Arab for .
lu1rfs Atd Idlents2 Tho Arab exrhauxod II fur
pon,,cr ard shot farnithtd him bJ ! Russian
uercnans on board u lrsdnx vessel, who even
t,all "a . rrrc;ouA jewel Ilo brought it horoe
~ present for .o.s ch!lj1en On tho banks Of the
SerA. whe1e brother merchant saw 1t. and
found one who could appreciate 1ts pr1oele.
value The great u2n-fdr 1t was q uetcn,nt oi
ne mt c.ssst tee oNaer ot great tort ,ne-re-
I'd The one pearl Of ereat pfce without sellrR All
and bay !slily: ana chet,shed 1t n me Pride
., na3s b. heart si,s.s ems tsou y! pats of tae
them u his metcnant1 oosta ue In = naasen
sln without, hut rsspiendent ionde, with al
taat huuan art can do 70 enhelnsh . dwelling,
and ied them silently ihtough room after room
6led win Fare collections and daxxlsna by TIC
sp cndos Of their ornaments. At,aat, be opened,
With his own ley. the carved folding doo.s OF N
rstelt stmp.iets5. 1he noor, to be sure, waa ii.
nd With mAtach!te and costly marble the cell
ing CAT Cd IL Eafc woods. and tho wallis hung With
Na ~ aps.5t; oni there wa no furniture, no
~ NsIble In the cGutre. Under II stood =
stIt nR hox, OF aprArenuy wouderfn! ingenuity,
for even the cautious owner had 10 z, through w
ftous :. tdirZs Of alptabeta and 10 unlock oDc
dot1 after another, before he reached n inner
cavity. IN which : p!alu squafs hox OF Russia
ltatnef wRs Standing alone WITH air akin 70 rev
erFkce. The happy merchant would take tho fs0I
aud rfrsa 1t fur q moment to his bosom Then,
deS1utly crossing hirself, and murmurlug
gold kes, which be worn next to his persou, from
his EUtdm, unlock the rsfkct, ana hold up to the
hight thst fell from large grated window above,
III was = glor1ous sight for the lover Of .ueh
'hIrcst 4 Ecart Us large as tmal egg. Of uusur-
pst seti teanty aud marvellous lustrc. The sphere
IT reluctantly 1sll from bis hands oref bis long
~hnc nrGeEs down on the dark table, was only
fQuslled b5 The Naming opnl, and Jet thcre was
which endowed ii win IN almost s7eslstibic
clarm. 1t YES not only the pleasure Its perfect
form and matchltss beauty gave 70 the eye, nor
lie btll wa worth anything an Emperor or mil.
iouatre might choose 10 give for II; there was
mspic in lis PLAYFUL, eser.ehangiDg sheen, ~ II
With which tie grim old merchant watched It's
ever, Cash and dare, Which leit fex hearts cold
az they saw the narEel Of St. fesersb1rrh. For
pearls dearly, had in vnin offered rank and titles
md tonors for the price!e<a gem
"A lev years alter htI14 conspiracy Was dis
covered. and Several sreat men were arrested.
Among The suspected was the merchant TAXING
his own great treasure with him be f1ed to Paris.
Jewellers and afnateuss, Frrnchmeu aud fo,-
Jewel had long r1nce reached France lie retosed
10 show II fer time. st last he appointed = day
when hts great risai u reasia, the famous Dotch
bsnker, The Duke Of brunswick, and other men
vel Known for their love Of precious stones and
pearls, we're to behold the wonder. lie drew
forth inc golden key: be opened the c.,ket, ou!
nls lace ,nrned deadly pale; bis eyes started
nom 1heir sockets: hts whole ftsme
leGsn 10 tfea,he, aud the paIsiet
hand let the cssket drop. The pearl was dlacol
Ord! A ttckly blue color tat fpread over It, ant
din med It's mRtchlets 1ustfe. This gem was dis
ensto; In shos1 tme 1t would turn into ~hIts
nowd and The rich merchant Of St Petersburg
the owner OF tho nnest pearl known Ia the world
VAS panper: The pcail had avenged the pool
Indian Of the East, The ArAu. and the poar traye,
!er, and administered silent Justice TO The wrong
f1l ON ner.
"Thc IneEt beautiful collection Of pearls, how
ever, Il that Of the DoHa2er Empress Of Rolsta
usf husband was e1ceedtuety fond Of her, and, al
he Hhaled, With other fAccies, also that for 1nt
r*:sfls, with her, he sought for them all orer tns
world. They hAd to fuinl two cond!ttona tarelJ
70 te net with: They must be perfect spheres
and they mutt be virgin neaE 3 for he would buy
none that had been worn BY othcss- Ate. twen
II I'VE years search, he at last succeeded IN pre-
tcntinR his Empreag with q peckiate such as h,
world hak never seeh before" FAEcuoN.