Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-01-22
ting my stable-door after the steed is
stolen"

/ tlUS my SIdDlt-uOOI diICl tIc SltCu Il
| stolen"
| Crawshsy 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, halfpenny
Of the time of Valerius Maximus was
| picked upin Mesopotamia, secured by the
British Consul in those parts for few
hundred purses of seeuins. 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 ac-
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 (or
SOY to sever human hearts after a 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 a
piece of gilt gingerbread" Inscrutable
folks to you and me, and for that very
reason not to be condemned by us. I say
the Curator's heart was touched. Hewent
out and hailed four-wheel, for, though it
was the month of June and lovely day,
q hanson would not have answered his
purpose He drove to Sir Archibald s
house, and carried him off to Mrs. Trevors |;
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 oblouuy,
but a good conscience and his excellent
collection of coins. They found him
seated opposite to his cabinet, scrutinizing
bronze "Pharaoh," just sent to him
from the Pyramids, but which he had a
painful suspicion came from mandatory
LII DIS lUuGCQ III Ulu.
Directly he saw them, he bowed coldly,
and remarked to the Curator: $50 you
have found your Galba."
81 have found the Galba," rejoined 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, sup
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"
~ can but apologize" said Sir Archi-
bald with dignity
You.see you wouldn't be searched, my
good sir" demonstrated the Curator.
"No, would not be searched; and now
I will tell you why" answered Mr. Craw-
shay. 81 dare say it did look suspicious
Take-your seats, if you please, and will
show you something"
The collector touched the spring of a
secret door in his cabinet, and out flew q
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 a Galba = cried the Curator.
cit is the Galba, sir or at least as much
deserving of the definite article as is the
one in the Museum. It came into my
hands only the day before you asked me
to come and inspect your specimen, and I
took it in my pocket, to compare the two.
The coins were IDENTICAL; and your boast
of the Museum having secured unique
piece was an empty brag, sir. Twas 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 we'll 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, I have been
only a suspected one"
"We are very sorryl" exclaimed the
three visitors, but not with one voice; for
the Curator's tone had more genuine
melancholy than that of the others. He
was disgusted to find that there were two
Galbas. 0s.7seS5
81 do not blame you for your suspicious, !"
said Mr.. Crawshay, coolly. "But the
temptation, you see, was not 50 great in
my case as you imagined 1t to bel
should like your valuable opinions upon
this Pharaoh -NeChO - (Ha1,abey's Toa5qqgZ