National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-08-26
STORY OF 4 BIG DIAMOND.

" 1ou think there are no exciting ad-
ventures to 20 through nowadays. do
you? said my friend Maxwell. the other
night, when wound up into a story tell
ing humor, and the hour was that when
wondrous tales are more congcnial to
the human mind than they are 10y day
hight. Well you re wrong There's
fellow at this moment in London who un-
earthed one OF the biggest diamonds IN the
world, and that uftera series OF risks the
remembrance ofwhich is quit enough to
last a lifetime
You're joking jim, said, '' or Won
are furnishing up one of Your fathers old
tales. remember what wonderful
talent he had III that way
No. you re wrong again what ! am
talking about only happened last year
and is positive fact -
Without waiting for my assent, he at
once settled down INTO his regular story
telling tone OF voice, and, after d,awine
a goou night into his pipe, SAID Do You
know young BoIIc
Do You mean Boglc of Bogle and
swallow S. the jewellers
Yes, young Bogle not the old man
Well, he knew an old jew who dealt in
diamonds, and who, albeit shabby look
ing old fellow, had correspondence IL al
quarters where precious stones were To
br lad liz lived IN "a miserable way
somewhere IN one of the buck streets in
Nharedltch and as lar as the ucigAbors
could say, had neither blth nor kln-his
only attendant beng a little orphan jew
10y called Ephram ono day the lad
came INTO Bogle and swallows, and
asked tor young Boglc
" He wanted very bad to 20 and see
old Jacob Ezra, ~ he said to one of the
yomg men III the shop please tell him
my message.
In minute or two ung Boyle came
down into the shop, and asked what WAS
the matter with old Ezra
He told me to run to you and ask you
iocome and sec hIm, a. he has some
thing very important 10 tell Nou. Its
diamonds, sir, he whispered. but
THAT'S all know and the old man S
very bad and says he'll die, perhaps be
fore YOU reach hlm
Young Boyle WIS fine, dnshiug. hand
some young fellow, and had now and
then heard of curious adventures CON
hected with gem, of great value he WAS
therefore quite ready 10 mtlclpat, some
thing out OF the common way IN tins mes
-age irom old Err, and jumping INTO a
cab with young Ephmim, was driven u,
last rs possible lnto the city Young
Erhrmm led the way into dirty old
street, and up to the old Jews room
lie Was lying on AN oriental loooking-b bed
such as Is used IN India, called char
poY, and was wrapped up IN two or thIe,
old tuf cloaks.
II you've come to see the old man
That good. Thought You were amiubl,
ana KIND ever since YOU helped me tt
Keep that poor Url, Miriam. from tn,
streets. She Is dead now. She was q
my tribe, and We Jews stuck to one anO
ther but We don { trust each other mucl
~ money matters We trust no one. an,
! wouldn't hnyc made up my mind to tel
You what ! am going to II the Job coui,
he done any other way. lphru, SAID In
10 the boy, vino was tquattcd ON an oil,
ltrsian rug lphm, my son. hand M
the sherbct' ana leave the room.
The moment the boy left, jacob tool
young BoRlc's hand, and his voice chang
ed nom the usual whccdliug tone of hi
nntlon to one very different his eye
flushed, his hands tlomhlcd and he talkc,
quickly and cXcitcdly
" | may not live through this illness.
have letter from tonstnntnuplr frof
one OF my people, who says that there
u diamond to be- had, the like of which
only to be seen IA one or two OF th
great courts of Europe Diamonds AZ
euhiect TO hcnvy tax in Turkey, an