The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-12-30

ter of persistent disbelief in the val
us Of .yoar jewelry ? For instance,
the waiter answers the bell. iEe
Did any gentleman ring2'. il
$50 yes, one of the members
would retort; it was the gentleman
with the paste diamonds - -
"Again, there. are kinds of sham
brilliants known as Irish Diamonds
and Isle of Wight Diamonds. The
club (not one or two members, but
the whole body refused to recognize
such distinctions, and insisted on des-
the whole class of shams as
+" Bakers Diamonds Bakers Paste,
my gems were also denominated.-
They, actually sent me by post circu-
lar Of somebody's Baking Powder, ad-
ding to it at the end, where it says
the public is respectfully cautioned
against spurious limitations, but more
particularly against spectoas prepd-
g'atio1, 10 deceire the nnaoary, kno,ca
as Bakers. Peste..n Now, after
two or three weeks, this became tire
some. Still, took no notice, and af-
feeted not tothink the remarks intend
ed for me. i -stt 75'
al hardly know what made me go
and call on my friend, the jeweler.-
1t was not that had any doubt of the
genuineness of the diamonds, espe-
eially as he was the very man who
had before valued Mr.. Blocks ring at
seventy pounds. Butit had been so
dlnned into my head they were false,
that l wanted just a formal confirrna-
ton of the estimate he had previous
ly formed OF their worth. sos : =
$50, yes said my FREUD the jew
eler; Il recognize the ring again di-
rectly. Want to know what it is
worth p Gle put it in the scales. y
Well-h'm-about seFen-and-twenty
shillings for old gold.' $50 :. -.
"Eh p said I, as pale as turnip.
Why, didn't you tell me it was worth
seventy pounds?'
-i "' Yes he answered; when it had
diamonds in it,-not when it has
PASTE t. ~,
"Talking the matter over, the jew
eler suggested, that on Mr.. Block get
ting into difficulties, the first thing he
did was to sell the diamonds out of
his ring, and get their places supplied
with paste whilst, finally, he lad
pawned it himself with the jew, as. O
paste ring. -..a-ss.
"'WeH, William Henry said to
myself, the Jew has jewed you, and
the club has chaffed you, and you may
consider yourself trod upon, after the
manner of speaking g,'...-.z..,----.v.-..-
] "But the worm will turn.
'' Did the jeweler let out diamonds
on hire? p l asked.
He did.
"'Would he have "a. certain altera-
ton, which ] suggested, made in my
-rirrg IN sf1t s=ttilrls y
I" He would.
e -fE And keep it secret?' 81 Il
ECertainly,-business was bust
ness. .,e.vss4 sls5.r.1,sl. l.,ss -ss,-.r-sg,s
s:For the whole OF that fortnight I
never went near the club; that was
probably the reason why my appear
ance at the club dinner was greeted
with such lively sallesi about Bakers,
Paste. One Weuld-be wag recon-.
mended me, whilst helping tart, to
keep my fingers out. of the pastfy.-
Believing him to intend some obscure
allusion to the gems. OIL my little ffng :!
er, thought it time to open fire.
"'Gehtlemen,1 said LfFfor some
weeks 1 have listened to casual obser-
vations in which the name of Baker.
has been UNIV orthily associated with
paste and pastry, but have refrained
from making any remark, having been
firmly persuaded they could onlysap-
ply to industrious tradesmen employ
ed in the manufacture of home-baked
bread (Oh, ohD ut now occurs TO
me that such remarks we've intepded,
in allusion to Ale ring 1 wears@4aring,
Il take this opportunity. of informing
you,-whifh, unlike. the, wits who
have amused themselves. at its ex-.
pense, is indebted for its brilliancy to
natures TO- aEEE 81 eiE5tgfsffa-l
"They hooted me; they heaped OPP
probrious epithets on the name of Ba-
ker; they laughed and talked me
down. 80 - -. .,-..s,.-..t r#.s.. ..s,a
"s'Tll bet him Eve pounds it's PASTE
said one. 70 ,...E - ..'. :.
$3.50 viii l.. said another. And
t. sAnd l.
4 T. {" So said eIeren of them. esF 9G T
ai Really, gentlemen" said l, 1 am
sorry you should take. the mattef SO
much in earnest. All can tell .yop
is, believe my ring to bea diamond
ring, and this, Notwithstanding l will
freely admit only paid a very small
sum for it. '-.,f7 .,. ~ IT,. . =. ..f -
They laughed and hooted me still
more at this admissions. They said
that settled the question, and that it
tcaS paste.
al told them 1 didn't tfinkit7 was.
"tWell, would | bet p -f q, i
81 would rather not. ee
"More hooting. a.asat
"At length, very reluctantly, over
came my scruples. Tho name of Ba-
ker is name too closely allied to the
gentle bred (arms, four loves, Ppr-
sejamt quartered,- the doe, le-
ronD to allow 1t to be wantonly sui
lied. bet, i Il
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