The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-21
ting my stable-door after the steed il

stolen"
Crawshay was numismatologist.
Crawshay was thief,
Crawshay had come TO his house,
And THE GALBA had come to grief;
that was agreed upon on all hands, for the
space of five years
At the end OF that period, a halfpenny
/ of the time Of Valerius Maximus was
picked up in Mesopotamia, secured by the
British Consul in those parts for few
hundred purses of sequins. and forwarded
to the Museum The Curator, though
still depressed, was sufficiently recovered
by this time to enable him to bear to see
another precious coin lying in the COM
partment that had been occupied by his
dear departed, and the Valerius was &C
cOrdingly placed in that sacred spot
While this was being effected, with due
care and reverence, he felt some hard SUBJ
stance under the white paper, lifted the
paper, and there was the Galba
A few minutes were doubtless devoted
to thankfulness and affection, and then the
ghost of that broken friendship with poor
Crawshay began to haunt him. Money
does much mischief every day. but it is
rare, let us hope, for threepenny bit Tor
SOY to sever human hearts after lapse of
so many centuries. The man of science
had still heart, and it was touched: you
may say, perhaps, that his head must have
been also touched, to take so great an in
terest in extinct currencies, but that is to
adopt superficial view of mems pursuits
There are metaphysicians in the world,
and even persons who devote themselves
to what they call the science of Heraldry,
the couple of jackasses fighting for
piece of gilt gingerbread. Inscrutable
+ folks to you and me, and for that very
reason not to be condemned by US. l say
the Curator's heart was touched. Hewent
out and hailed four-wheel, for, though it
was the month of June and lovely day,
hanson would not have answered his
purpose. He drove to Sir Archibaid's
house, and carried him off to Mrs. Trevor's;
then the three went on to poor injured Mr.
Crawshay. That unfortunate gentleman
had had nothing to support him for five
years, under the most unmerited obloquy,
but good conscience and his excellent
collection of coins They found him
seated opposite to his cabinet, scrutinizing
a bronze "Pharaoh," just sent to him
from the Pyramids, but which he had a
painful suspicion came from mandatory
in Birmingham, as indeed it did.
Directly he saw them, he bowed coldly,
and remarked to the Curator: $50 you
have found your Galba."
az have found tie Galba, "'reiOined that
official with emphasis, jealous for the hon
or of his treasure even in that supreme
moment of repentance.
Mr.. Crawshay smiled contemptuously.
"You have come here, you three, Isup-
pose, to make tardy apology for having
suspected me of theft ?"
"Really," stammered Mrs Trevor,
"things did look so very unpleasant, Mr..
Crawshay, We did not know what to
think"
az can but apologize" said Sir Archi-
bald with dignity
You see yoC wouldn't be searched, my
good sir" demonstrated the Curator.
"No, 1 would not be searched; and now
will tell you why" answered Mr.. Craw
shay ~ dare say it did look suspicious
Take your seats, if you please, and will
show you something"
The collector touched the spring Of
secret door in his cabinet, and out flew a
little drawer; he took from it something
wrapped up in silver paper and placed it
| in the Curator's hand" "That is the
most precious thing in my possession"
said he.
"Why, it's Galba !" cried the Curator
at is the Galba, sir or at least as much
deserving of the definite article as is the
one in the Museum. 1t came into my
hands only the day before you asked me
to come and inspect your specimen, and
took it in my pocket, to compare tie two.
The coins were ;enticals and your boast
of the Museum having secured unique
piece was an empty brag, sir. was about
to do myself the pleasure of proving this,
when you suddenly exclaimed that the
coin had disappeared. Imagine my disap-
pointment. and likewise my well-grounded
alarm. Had / been searched, that Galba
would have been found upon my person.
No one would have believed that it was
duplicate. should have stood before you
convicted thief AS it is, have been
only a suspected one"
1--WE are very sorry" exclaimed the
three visitors, but not with one voice. for
the Curator's tone had a more genuine
melancholy than that of the others. He
was Disguised to find that there were two
Galbas
lido not blame you for your suspicious"
said Mr.. Crawshay, cooily. "But the
temptation. you see, was not so great in
my case as you imagined it to bel
should like your valuable opinions upon
this Pharaoh Necho. Chambers journal.