, 1876-01-16
1 BOX OF DIAMONDS,

L BOX OF DIAMONDS.
Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic fe,rs.
Well, as said before, as it's Christmas Eve,
don't mind telling you the story. It's goo
many years ago now since it happened. befo1
The days Of the nal companies and Giasgo,
clippers, when man had to make hia will Ell
SET his honss in order before putting his foot Of
board ship; aud, when once you had passed th
Eddystone, it vss almost i hundred to on
against you ever setting foot aga;n in old En-
gland. However, here am, laid up like Ell oil
hulk for the remainder Of my days with uotLin!
TO fall back upon but my memories OF the past
| anl sad memories Soma OF them aze you ma
stake your life. Tas young man then, al.
bad been knocking about in the Brazlls and tt;
| West Indies.-eyerywhero in South America,
| may say. for believe I made one Of tie frs
| parties Of Engtishmen to cross the Andes from
Valparaiso to Buen5s AyTes,- light feat il
those dayF, can tell you. I WEE doctor b,
| profession, and many time, by the exercise oi
my professional ekill. have saved my own seal;
among the sayaga Indians Of the PampAs. I an
| not going, however, TO tell you anything aboui
| the IDdinns noH-=ome other tims pern:ps-a
! slice Of lemon? Thank yor-and Eugar; that1l
| do. lsow for my story:
| As said before, had been knocking around
| gocd deal in South America, and shipped e.
| doctor on board an old tub OF trader leaving
| Rio Janeiro, ho:noward bound FOR Bristol, with =
| fn11 car-a anil a eos,,,1a nf ca1,:n-nca7,noa-,
IT, G,oa uons wss ea.a.,anas,, S.. go
ooo0 AA'p9 vas eoauooa " o~p'-
4cfstiaao' aala-aeaooa OH scotchmsn. John
Williamson was first mate; and there was crew
Of thirteen hands, all told. made I'D OF En.lial,
| men. Du!chmeu, Swcdes, aud couplo OF mig
gers, one Of whom WAS tha stewards mato-. Wo
sailed on the l4th Of I}ace,nher \ hla7;n:,.hoe
| dag, with scarcely brocth Of wind to Ill ia,
taila :; but tue Captain yas anxious to get a4a7.
us Yellow jack vas i,I port aud he had no nina
| to keep knocking his heels in qua1autiue an-
longer than he could help. We kad however.
hardly got clear Of Kaz1 Island when a brecz,
sprung up, ard we waro soon bowling Along rs
fastas sne old ship could b. ula1a to stc, along,
ali .uddng-s set, and, 50 fa:, c,csn lii oi
health on board. -.
On the 21st. howsEer, / va5 sitting for'ari,
getting breath Of fresh air, and smoking uy
pipe. wLos Pete, tie stewards mate, camo up
aud summoned ms aft to 500 one Of our two
cabin-rassengess, H.. William Grierson who
had been very unwell durlng the ui3at, and b.
gan to b. afraid that he wa+ IN for i touch OF
the fever. Iwent eft and saw him. bus there
did not sppear to be sn7 very alarming symptoms
madeleine aud left him.
He Sus, however, worse the next f1cy. and the
noxt yet it was nos case OF yellow isyer, an!
thero WIS something III tho s-np.ona that I am
nos ashamed to Say, fasIy' oaihe.l mo- On The
2itu he was 60 much worsa that began to he
seriously alarmed. aud communicated nv fears
to the Captain
.t It is not yellow fever; of that am euro."
:" Wha. is it then, Doctor?3"
SWELL to tell truth, I can hardly soy. Notb;no
that Lean administer aoeula to do him aay GOOD.
and be is eY1Icntly sinking ra1,.d.y.''
"HnmpA." en!l the Captain, u3vsfsrious tn
say the least Of it. Does ho kuow OF his cor
dition ~
The conversation was cut shor: By tho arrival
Of peto, who informed us tl,as Alr, Grier;on ba,;
been seized With sudden aud alarming acccss
ot pain, and was apparsu:lv t5ri;;e adftinc t}a.
tho patient wished to see mo at once and elono
In obedience to the Summons went bolor. and
having shut the csbiu-loor and adrnui5teroi; ~
necessary remedies, asked tho tvinr. MN fra-
Lhera could bo little doubt La vas dr,n., -
reason for his wishing to zee me.
II wish to eco YOU because feel that nm
dying. and can pus Oft no longer what wish to
patient feebly. Fetch me ttat box frora ., oSr
the top Of my sea-cl1est and listen"
1 brought it, small, ohtoue, mahogany hoy
and laid it by his side unon tue coycTeE a3d IL
Gricrson, laying his hnnd upon 1t and At tha
anme time dataoning kew from strior hr
which it WAS suspended rounu lis nec,, xitS ~
which his fingers played neryoueiv 1urin, ria ~.
cltai, continued:
" am murderer! AYE, you NAV stare, and
think perhaps TINT my mind is wandering hnt
it is the truth. Twenty-Five years a.o-sran1v.
ire years of misery-I committed tie deea
Which Viii; I an now in the presence cf my MaEsr. |
sooas onas 70 confess alss vas cle1k in banking
tupities for pecuIation offered mo were 100 much |
Tor me to withstand: bat circumstances occur
red which convinced me that discovery could |
aas'iy hs much longer delayed, and was cast
ns npo1i 1n, no" 10 make ny escape whio there
,enor cerka in tho house had to be sent down to
bristol ln charge OF very large snm OF money! in
gold and was deputed to accompany him to
Guard t5e treasure. In those times matters
se.o 70 oiuo1ently condlcsed from whns they arc