Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-04-30
KNOXVILLE, TENN, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 50, 1871
Found-a Diamond Ring.

I FOund-a Diamond Ring.
L saw it kicked by the careless Balmor,
ais of a jaunty nurse; I saw fat morsel
of humanity make for it with hey !
broken into divers heay-ey-eys by pudgy
trotting-snd / stopped and secured it,
thereby causing0the fat one TO pull up
short STARE at neswith two black currants
set in dreary expanse of dough, insert
dumpy thumb in an orifice of the same ex-
panse, and trot back again with that stolid
resignation under disappointment which
is the peculiar attributes of the London in
fantile population.
+ Having ascertained the nature of my
price, II proceeded to mediate OH the prop
ed in the following advertisement:
Found, this evening, Wednesday, in Regent 8
Park, nearly opposite the New College, val
Ri By o anSgna w. Wa8 Place. sa
Before noon on the following day, was
making my most Courteous bow to a ven
cradle looking Old gentleman, whose white
face and benevolent smile added a double
charm to the grace with which hestepped
forward, and, waving ceremony extended
his hand, saying :ssYCus have taken a
weight from my mind, my young friend,
and must allow me to thank YOU"
. The insinuating delicacy of the adjective
II am not more than .forty-fye,) was, per-
-haps, not without its effect. i accepted
the offered pledge of amity in respectful
silence.
"a young lrnail,u continued the patri-
arch, "may possibly find it difficult to I'M
derstand how the loss of trinket can be
a source OF positive suffering to an old one,
but-Iam abiding to my lost ring there
are associations connected with it which,
aheml This is childish, you will excuse
my emotion.u
r / bowed profoundlyrin presence of this
natural agitation. q LII ~ NJ
II have passed some hours of sleepless-
ness and distress, from which you have
been the means of relieving mel feel
deeply indebted to you. There remains
Excuse me, sir" 1 stammered. rather
"but if the ring is yours, you
can can u n. its arnoFial
"Armorial bearings, sir! 1t was dia-
mond ring! ~
Certainly"
"a plain diamond ring" repeated the
old gentleman sternly. "Do not attempt
to play tricks on me, young man. 1 will
put to you directly"
II beg yeur PARDON" said i, drawing
back from the oatstretched hand, "but as
the ring in my possession is surely en-
graved with a crest and motto, L conclude
it cannot be the one you are in search Of"
The old gentleman eyed me for mo-
ment keenly.
II i am afraid you are right" he sighed,
in q tone of deep detection, :, g must seek
farther. Alas! what a melancholy termi-
nation of my hopeful journey"
"Speed the parting, welcome the COM
ing guest is a very good motto. L made
no attempt to detain my venerable friend
but as he turned toward the door, | am GER
tain 1 saw beneath the silver hairs, a lock
of dark and shining brown.
My next visitor was 2 lady, extensively
got up, Of imposing hight and carriage,
rouged, scented, specialized. Es.l-IOg
1--WE meet under singular circumstan-
ces," began this lady, with condescending
haughtiness. am the principal of a
college for young ladies'"
With a differential bow at the honor
done me, / begged to know, what had pro-
cured it. n z u 81 ~
In the hours of recreation we are ac-
customed to promenade in the park-a de-
Hghtful spot, so suggestive of the blushlng
During our ramble of yesterday
a young lady under my charge was so un-
fortunate as to lose her ring. You, sir, are
the fortunate finder.n y - - %2
80, -" certainly did, madam, pick up ring,
"Ah how grateful my pupil will be at
beholding it again ~ exclaimed the teach
er of youth, clasping her hands ,ecstati-
cally. :" A395o
"May 1 trouble you to describe the
' : "Epescribe itlilA diamond ring, hand
some and massive, but plain"
-" And the crest 2"
"The crest All that my young charge
were with me. Stupid to have forgotten.
The crest of the Deloraines. Is it lion |
oasSdH or? No, am wrong. Unfortu-
nate that she should be too .unwell to ac-
eompa me But it is immaterial; I will
take it for her inspection, she will recog- |
nize it immediately.nsgs y1EGUO3 Ell iE g
.sA' / fear, madam, that should scarcely |
be justified
'sSiru'
% feel it my duty" said firmly, p" un-
der the circumstances, to take every pre- |
caution against mistakes. / trust the young |
ady is not too seriously indisposed to give
you the necessary information.
s"fVery well, sir! Exceedingly well, sir. !
[sfaneied-yes actually fancied-that was
speaking to gentleman. You will find,
sir, that the lady principal of female col
ege is not to be inuslted with ilnpunity. |
Good morning.
covered from my lady governess when
here is dash of wheels to the door, and a
young fellow, fiinging the reinto groom
n livery, springs up the steps to the door
bell.
oh. dash itv' he begins, breathing out
9, volume of stale tobacco, beg your par
don and all that, but the old woman-d
it! that's my mother-told me should
find my ring here-and so I ordered out
the vessel and the cars like ninepence for
IT, UER ATIF8aIT ,43S~i3 = -
shall be very glad osrestore the ring
was so unfortunate as to find when L
can discover its owner.n4 t..sw =.
Discover? dash it! didn't I tell you it's
mine? Isay,1 wish you wouldnitibe $50
precious slow-I don't want the cats to
catch cold, I've just had lem shampooned,
know ,napthaed, and all that"
IN hat sort Of ring was .yoursp, \
IN Oh en -