National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-17
A STORY ABOUT PEARLS.

We belonged to the same club. 1pr,
ferred his game of whist to that of an
one else, though he invariably won m
money. Why now, when happen /
see him, he is always on the other sid
Of the street, or just turning round Tia
corner cannot imagine. What | M
writing about happened some years ago
II was Summer afternoon when | me
Clap Won Trap in the park. Here,
said he to me, "is the chance / hav,
been waiting for some time, that of see
ing you again and talking 10 you alone.
and with this he drew small velvet
covered box from his pantaloons pocket
and, opening it, displayed some ex
quiste pearls. Here is richpesa," n,
continued, They came from Califor,
MIA, Oysters-pearl oysters-.there in
greater quantity than the edible ones in
Chesapeake Bay. It's ouly question
ofhow many bushels, not OF shells. but
of pearls, We want. Divers, Jue0s they
call them, do the business now. Here,
take this one and look at it. 1t is n II
worth more than 800. There is lust
s., 100 IN this box. Take this one and
give 1t to yonr wife, with my coinpli-
ments. Know The place where thev are
tound' Don't !? These come direct
from the bed. The original Spaniards
used to fish there two centuries ago. but
,he very existence of the place has been
lost to the whole world. excepting TO
three men, and am one OF them. You
have heard Of LA Pepegrina. the most
.eautiful pearl III the world, given to
ir,hnp H., Hing of Spain, and now in
the royal treasures OF Madrid. only
s,qpaled by the one belonging to the
frlhcess lousoppotf? Seen the Pere-
gnna when you were in Spain OF
course you did; as big 10 pietcr's ssg
worth slo0, ooo. Queen Isabella. they do
S,aN' tled TO swallow it when she WAS
uri'en out, but could not bolt it,
ana SO was forced to disgorge. That
pearl is a fool to what we can find, and
mat pearl was discovered nc fat "a IA.
',,tIon Soea exactly Where our beds are
nave oeen waiting for the last three
weeks trying to find one good, solid f-l-
low low, to embark in this enterprise.
10 ION tax to me about your fortune.
neie u Is. We, could, il we wapted TO,
I'M pearls rs cheap IA glass beads. but
we are too clever for that: we will only
,e' them out as they are wanted: no
breaking down of the pearl market
Every difficulty has been overcome" .
ne continued. There has been NO end
=! ingenuity lavished on matters of this /
A. hiiid' There were lots of rs crle, d,iiiric
,ao,, @ war VINO racked their brains in
,'an oeu'ing snbaqueous machines for hui
a;.I nian destruction. All of them failed
- ei ~ 'ney would not work, or the men
- mem could not be kept alive-all save
., vne, ana have secured the patent of
vou, @ 'ile' All you have to do is to build
q y, =" 1-;n' poat' put dozen men in her-I
"Ai N,iiing to make the first trip in her
anu aswn, down we go, to any depth
"naer "'.;. water, and we can sail around
dune ~ comfortably one httndfed Ia
,a,ns aeeh as yatch would on the sur
,moh I u 'he North River. Then there is
'non ,Ho an ingenious method for letting
M. M. men ont so that they can work under
a. .o". Don ask me ehc,it The air 10
p lnem aiife With tlMt is the first
- Vtaon' ,. we mad to solve. We are not Z
U, upi1 as TO suppose that human be- ,
~ ,I1 eo9iu iive under water without air.
tar. ouern inventions of this character '
Sa Iai ' WIN the idea OF supplying AR from t
u outside Maybe, he went on, still t
Gtnb Win the pearls, "you have read ,
ion iU'e :, wonderful letters Of Otto Plasms. Y
'ou .u 'nink am not reading man, but a
h Gm M lie declares somewhere that on !
p3oafd ,nti The time must come when. in i
'st 'eau OF slowing away huge tanks of e
'".tr ;s.;f Tor the use of the sailors, or even i
pns. n.,ii1hg sea-water, something else o
rus, ,a.s. be done He even asserts that t
,e ,a.er .no IN the Great Desert of Sahara will t
60 '3oher !. me or later supplied to those that \
ro ro, II by those simply natural but ever b
P laws of science. I
, s csr. combining oxygen and hydrogen fl
ort;au rgaain well-known and definite pro. b
.,t.. we can manufacture water. If n
ent "'.f can be produced, what is to pre- G
onlS, ,nt our manufacturing air? Funny, k
,ou. Ou.ant it be, if that particular case IL
.,jnl by old Adam Smith should h
ANY ANY turn up, that of man having the y,
,...IIopoiy !. of air? Now follow me. All sc
nav y nave to do is to take in cargo of ic
aysen and nitrogen. But YOU saw. and e,
,cy ,,s properly, why not take in air at d,
loe Because it would occunv too he