The daily gazette., 1875-09-28
A Worthless Gem.

profitless anxiety.
"It's pity" said Que of them, 'tha
we can do no better than this. I ar
unwilling to let day pass withou,
some gain"
Here's a chance, said another, and
as they looked up they saw upon the
brow of the hill before them, q man
riding on a donkey, and by q string
leading sheep with bell attached to
its neck
81 will steal that sheep" said the
first of them.
"You cannot" said the second one,
bellg"
81 see them" said the first. "but they
present no obstacles to me; will steal
that sheep"
"If you do" said the second, "Ill
steal the donkey"
| What" said the third, steal a
mans donkey from uudcr him! You
| caunot."
"You will soon know better. "said:the
second.
| "If you do, said the third, "I'll steal
all the clothes the man has upon him, or
forfeit my pretentions to professio onal
excellence.
bah !" answered the other two,
you will attempt what you cannot
accomplish.
I'VE will see. said the third.
The unsuspecting man was plodding
along without thoughts of injury,
when the first approached aud cut the
cord and bell from the sheep's neck,
and attached the bell to the doakey's
tail, where It's jingle continued to be
heard
In due time the man looked behind
to observe the condition OF his sheep.
and to his horror he found that Ii,
was gone. In dismay aud distress he
appealed to the first person he met
and asked II he had seen anyone with
q sheep.
Yes" replied the person, 'I saw
man clAmberlng down the hillside
with such prize, but thought 1t was
his own"
Hold my donkey for q moment. "
said the man, and as the person did 80.
he went in the wrong direction In pur.
suit OF the robber and his sheep.
Finding, however, that his pursuit
was In vain. he returned tired and
breathless to where he had left the
donkey. But, 10 | It was not there /,
sheep and donkey both were stolen
from him. Sad and perplexed he sat
down to reflect, and grievs over his
losses; but soon he heard the wailing
Of some one In distress. He listened
for 9 moment. and the sound became
audible.
1 hWh0f Il Il
Can any one be more miserable than
II"
But the cry of anguish became loudl
er and still louder. He hastened to
the place whence 1t proceeded. and
tLere beheld man weeping as though
there was no comfort for him.
What Is this, my friend ?" said
he. How are you affected ?"
Alas said the man, II an ruined
foreverl"
"Ruinedl" said be. How are you
ruinedp"
81 came to this we'll for drsught
OF water" he replied, land while
drank J let drop q costly gem, and it
lies beneath the water"
rs that alls" said he
"Ahr exclaimed the other, sit is
as great worth"
80 it may be-" said the honest
man; "but / have lost my sheep and
donkey. which I was unwiliingly
about to sell at the next market town,
that l might pay of some pressing
debts, yet do not bewail my loss"
whats that loss," replied the
other, compared to my loss Of geo,
worth thousands of ducats, and with
out which 1t would only cost my life
to return to the king, my master, who
sent me with 1t as gift to a royal
friend beyond the seasS"
why do you not go down in the
water and recover its" asked the
man.
"Alasl" said the other. cannot
swim, would only drown"
Then / will 60 down for you"
said the good, honest man.
"Will your" exclaimed the other.
Do so, and here are four golden
pieces for your psins-more than the
sum of all your losses and if you re-
gain my treasure l shall forever owe
you my gratitude.
The honest man received the pieces
of gold, placed them In his pocket.
and then took of his clothes and
descended into the water. But after
a long and careful search he came out
of the well to ask the stranger oH
which side the gem had fallen when,
loi he was gonei and the poor country
man was without sheep, or donkey, OF
clothing-therea all alone by the brink
of Q deep well-and robbers were all
far away with the trophies of their
artful roguery.
Can this be true The Albany, n.
Y, EpeniRg Journal says. There
arc indications that Governor Tilden
would not be greatly displessed
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