The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-05-12
An Empress Jewels.

in d prominent hctel in Washington
ID. C.,-two glowing heaters cas,ius
forth summer like beams, overshudow
ed by massive mirrors with cmboss
I'd frames. In the back atlor par
ty Of Tour were seated in II corner
and a single gentleman in the oppo.
sito o,rner leaning against tho man
ell piece. In the centre of the little
lgroup scribe Of the press was seat
ed. The other three were ladies
and OH the bosom of one, golden.
brown haired charmer, one Of our
New World queeLs, sparkled brea st
pin woundrous in its beauty, and
shining like far off Alpha Lyra.
"Come and examine this rare work
of the cunning craf,man's hand"
| 81 oke the scribe.
The mnn with the pale face, tho cqrling
hair and tho full dark eyes, u student
who had oft burned the midnight oil
in deep researches, approached the
gay and blithosome beauty, who, in
her fe, cy robe of white, seemed like
a messenger of light and love and joy
from the other world.
Iu the centre of the beast pin
SHINE n superb emerald, worth IL
kings ransom diamonds aud pearls
surrounded it, arranged in orusses,
circles, triungIes, and from it's centre
depended lively pearl embosomed
i'll shell of gold.
Aud then, as the emereld met the
eye of tho student, it,. seemed TO
sparkle with strange light aud to
flash out mysterious meanings, and
looking closely upon the translucent
stlr of green, he beheld strange
scene
Beneath the shadow of the pyra.
mids Of old Egypt two men sat engag-
ed ii deadly contest. not With deadly
weapons, past, Is, sword, or kuife, bu,
with the painted pictures that first
| were invented to soothe the madness
Of the unhappy Charles of France.
Que was Spaniard, tall aud swarthy;
the other u darkhaired s1n of l,racl's
banished race.
"The stake ia yours" cried the
Jew is despair, and | am ruined
man,
"Not So" Said the other, "the
breast jewel you carry Within your
bosom, that still remains stake it
against all have won.'
| The jew shuddered.
| "The jewel is sacred,' he clicd {;
"for years it has heeu handed down to
my trite, should lose it, life must
go also"
"He that fears should not play,"
I replied the Spaniard.
Maddened 10y the taunt, the des.
perute gamester drew from his bosom
the costly gem in whose centre great
emerald shone.
The cards were dealt; the Spaniard
won, and then, with " lid, piercing
shriek, the Jew placed IL pistol
against his head, and his blood
stained the lustre Of the sparkling
gold and precious stone. The Span
lard coolly wiped away the gore, and
placed the ornament within his
grasp
"My beautiful lGugenio will prize
this trinkct," he mut.ercl. n cool,
| dark, silent man was tho Count de
| Montijo.
! And then another scene appeared
upon he sutfaco o" tho emerald, ever
bathed multltudinous light.
A,tall, i'll shaped man, with curling
moustache and pointed imperial, for
ever dreamy with the dream OF desli.
ny, ia an obscure Spanish ch .tcau,
aft, acted by charming brown haired
girl, in form and feature, in grace
with and sparkle the counterpart OF
our heroine, aud upon her bosom a
a regal ornament, the centre stono and
emerald.
"Aud who is yonler lady p he
ked.
sEugonie Maria de Guzn.an
Countess of Teba," was tho reply.
The man was Louis Napoleon, and
Jan. 80, 1858, hc married tho gir
whose bosom radiant with its mighty
enchantment had attracted his atten
tion.
Again the scene faded, and another
appeared in its place, and this time
| SuOWCu L III Ill obV
the mid rule of the Commune. Scdar
had been lost. King william wuI
master Of France, ana tho Imperial
family had hod to the white cliffs o
Albion for safety. So sudden wal
the flight that in the confusion some
precious jewels were left behind, ant
soon tae mystic breastpin won iron
.. tho desperate sou Of Noses on the
plains Of Egypt, was in tho hands 0
, the Commuue,, aud then came vii,
, French Jew, who forcsociug the earl
downfall of tho Red Caps, cunningl
J possessed himself Of tho emruld RING
and fod with it to this country.
Il "And from whom did you Obtain
this beauteous charm L'lmperatrice 2
asked tho student.
II "From a gentleman who fled from
France during the trouble there,
l h. loo ,aion,( loGu