The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-04-10
"You sent for me?" he said clos
inO tho door babind him

about 1t; therefore l let you of
quite easy"
"AS God almighty IS n1y maker,
took not yoas,' ring. Good morning
So saying, he passed from the room
"Dingl Ding! Ding!," went the
dinner-bell,
"My boy" said Mr.. Lewis to Har.
Try, "will you honor our table by
Iyour presenee?" This was said in
Isuch a sarcastic manner that they
all burst out laughing.
81 shall be most happy to do so;
most noble and honored gentle
mani"
! And thus talking and laughing
they entered the dining-room, where
a bountiful repast was spread out
for them. Little did Harry berwick
think that the doings Of that morn
ing would perhaps change the whole
career of his life.
''Ho! Ho! Ho! What kind of
pie do you call this. l should call
it diamond-ring pie" And he held
Iup to view the lost ring of the
morning.
Thus spoke Harry berwick as he
sat at Mr.. Lewis dining table eat
ing piece of Nellie's pie.
Nellie began to cry, Mr.. Lewis
began to laugh. Mr. Lewis was
suddenly siezed with q severe cough
and Harry, jumping up hastily from
his chair, stepped on the cats un-
mentionable, which made said per-
sonage hop around the room quite
lively meWing the while in a very
doleful manner.
After they had all somewhat re-
covered their composure, Harry pro-
posed that Nellie and himself should
go after Frank. This was heartily
seconded by her parents, and she
was about to get ready, when Harry
said
Scan you account for the ring be-
ing in the pie?"
"Oh, yes! said she, "lt's great
wonder to me that 1 did not think
of it before. l remember now of
having laid my ring down in the
dish of berries, and 1 suppose 1
gathered berries, ring and all up
and put it in the pie" And she
tripped away to prepare for her walk.
In small room in q miserable
tenant-house of Chicago lay a sick
woman on q low bed. She bore
traces of having seen better days
than it was now her lot to bear.
And so it was; Mary Wesley for
this was Franks mother) had seen
better days,-days when she was
young, handsome and accomplished
days when her mother and father
loved, petted and almost spoiled her.
In few words we give her history.
Sixteen years before she had mar
ried, as she. thought, a good, true
man; but alas! how utterly mistak-
en- she was, instead of the idol of
her heart, she discovered in him a
man of a mean disposition and cor
rupt habits. A year after her un-
happy marriage she presented to her
husband a baby { Frank. For nine
long years did she live with her
wretch of husband, and it might
have been longer had he not been
killed in drunken fight. To add
to her misery her father failed in
business about this time, and both
'of her parents died before two
months had passed. So it is that
we find her after battling with the
troubles of the world. Frank work
ed whenever he could get employ
ment, and his mother did needle
work.
The door opened and Frank came
in. Going to his mothers bedside
he told her the whole story, for she
was now awake, not emitting thing.
'Thank God" said his mother,
"I knoU golt are not the hiefi"
Frank set the table and they ate
their scanty meal. Hardly had they
finished it, before the door again
opened and Nellie and Harry made
their appearance. Nellie ran for
ward to see about having Frank
come back, but Mrs. Wesley did not
notice her. She was looking at Har-
ry with a look, half of surprise and
half of horror.
Young man." said she, "will you
please step forward into the light"
Harry did as requested, and with
a glad cry of delight sprang for
ward clasping her in his arms, for
he too had been studying her.
"My Brother" cried she, leaning
on his strong arm.
In her history it was ommitted
that brother of hers at the early
age of ten ran away to sea; still it
is nevertheless true, and this was he
now man of wealth and influence.
After an hour or two of talk
about old times, Harry said:
Nephe W Frank, how is it? Chloe
says she saw you take a ring off
from your finger"
"0h! that's easily explained. If
my new aunt here" said he pointing
to Nellie and laughing, "had let me
say word or two about it 1 might
have cleared myself. Here" said
he, sis the ring l had" and he hand
ed it to her. 1t was small silver
ring and had a curious wrought lit
tie set in it, something like the shape
of an old fashioned helmet and lance.
1t is hardly necessary to add that
Mrs. Wesley and Frank we're re-
moved to Mr.. Lewis house where
they are awaiting Harry,s new house
which is being furnished so hand
somely on Michigan Avenue, for his
bride and sister, now that Frank is
being prepared for College.
Another thing we must not for
get is, that years after, whenever
there was any pie on the table, Har-
ry would ask Nellie whether it was
diamond-ring pie?
An old miser, who was exceeding
ly parsimonious, was obliged, reluc-
tantly,to consult physician. 0What