The Van Buren press., 1869-12-21
MISCELLANY.
How I wss victimixed.

nov i was tlctlmlxoQ.
l will not mention the name of the
firm with which / was ssme years age
connected, but let it suffice that their
name was well known in the jewelry trade
/ was with them some twelve or fourteen
years, and it was during that period that
the incident l am about to relate occur.
red
was seated one day busily examining
some stones which were to be reset, when
the principal came softly in.
"Lock those up, Willis" he said,
land go and attend to these parties in
the front showroom. Thomas is with
them, and l don't half like their looks
! hurried into the show room to relieve
Mr.. Thomas Of his task, and proceeded
to listen to the demands Of a tall lady
and gentleman in black, both Of whom
wore respirators, and spoke in low husky
voices. The gentleman looked very pale
and i'll. and the lady was very closely
veiled as TO the upper part Of her face ;
bu, upon my appircscS she threw up her
fall, and displayed the SrigSt bold eyes
Of very handsome woman.
"Well, Lila, what's it to be:" said
the gentleman.
Il thought you had decided, love-"
WA was The seplsy Sa%@stAng simple and
decide upon hereafter. Why not keep
to what you said-a bracelet or cross p
proceeded to open case after case Of
bracelets of all prices but, though they
were fastidious and hard to please, / was
bound to confess the lady's taste was ex-
cellent, and that the gentleman was no
mean connoisssur in gems. J &
II rather like that" said the gentle
man at last, selecting a very pretty but
slight bracelet, set with sapphire, sur
rounded by pearls. What is the price ?"
That is sixty guineas." said.
"Yes, it's pretty enough said the
lady "but not sufficiently good"
"You mean not valuable enough, ,'said
the gentleman a. but you know the old
proverb about the gift horse. Lucille
will not study the value depend upon 1t;
and besides l don't see anything ! like
half 80 we'll"
"Have it then, dear" was the sweet
reply; and then directly after, "Ah,
what a sweet crossw exclaimed the lady,
looking at an enamel and gold ornament
living in case-and which immediate.
ly opened-for ] must confess had al
most forgotten our principals suspicious
at is a sweet little thing" exclaimed
the lady, examing the cross; "such a aae
pearl, too, in the center. | SHOULD like
it, H8.
"What, to give Lucille ?" said the gen
tleman smiling.
"No; Of course not l fancied it my
self" .
"What is the price ofthc CROSSE" sale
the gentleman.
named it.
at seems a good deal for so small al
ornament" said the gentleman, turning
and returning the cross, but, after a LITTLE
hesitation, he decided to take it.
"Whero can l send these, sir :" / in
quired. ;,
"Ah! we'll take them,' said the lady
q" we will not trouble you to send,'
l explained that it would be no trou
BILE, but they held their determination
and on payment being requested, tn
gentleman drew out check. book, aske'
for pen and ink, and wrote check 70
one hundred and ten gdineas upon
small city bank. Now it was that m.
lips became a little tighter, and fel
that the principal had bad some cause 70
his suspicious and thoroughly on m,
guard l took the check, and explains'
that IL was q rule Of the establishment
that goods should not DO delivered unit
check had been presented.
"Ah, quite right, quite right" said tn
gentleman quietly, and without display
ing the slightest annoyance. :" j ca
easily suppose that you are obliged to b
careful ..l.D. j.. lHI.H -,
But the lady looked angry, and return
cd my bow very dstantly, as ] ushere
them out, having promised to send th
purchases on to the fashionable hotel
Moere's, in Brook street--at which the
were staying.
Gan a farce, bu. well carried out"
said to the principal as he came up to me
and I showed him the check and the car
given me, bearing the name, Mr.. IL. ~
iiston Ross" AMI in pencil, Meore'
HOTEL "But VOL send the check a
the same, Here Johnson"
The principal shrugged his shoulders
and as johnson came up to where wa
carefully running over the various item
of ieweiry, TO sc, that nothing had bee
stolen, gave hin tho check, and he wer
ctyward.
hours end, Johrssn returned smiling
"All right, si',"hc said. '''