The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-12-01
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l,nsinn thr ln,li4n mntths. un,l sftsf
sisr destruction III #ahsa III tlar fsh
ralssss and lesarlea. iise ~tsl,iinia l4elssl
np mNns valuable aftiriss n~sls~a III
themselves, nnl which TINY frequently
Threw Haas again, ~ Troublesome 10
carr, ~ slalls tnll 10 any one Who
would Rive them few fulsvs In ~.
change Among these acquisitions wae
= large, very roughly eui sliannn,i. which
hat tvrn one ~ Tho tyrs II gnr.
Erouslr painted idol, enshrinnl In uns III
the temples that had l-vn destroyed 4
soldier picked II mi III iia socket. AMI.
M II waS Il runrh. dull hooking slenr. h.
Thought v.r, litlls III II. nnl was Just
going to throw II away, wben MI officer
Who stoed Ivy offered him Two ~ ihrrs
rupees for II. IL also pni hnt small
atore bs his purchase ot the iusssilrss
stone and II Maa only from ita position
M thu eye Of mn idol TINT he Judged that
II might possibly b. vi greater value
than seemed lik.l, from lis outward NJ.
prarance. Sona time ntterwatd h.
showed il ID a native irweier, who
OH rod g. buy |. from him nj consider.
able increase ON tho price he Ind given
for II but liz was going 10 England,
aud thought II wiser to take tho stone
with him, and have IL properly cut by 4
ilrstclans lapidary. This wAa done, and
avery ilnc stone resulted, which The Jew.
rlci, nj the most moderate calculation,
valued u. GOO. Tho officer Ind Ii sct lii
ring, and wore II for several years quite
safely hut ono day, CHANGING 10 hc In
LONDON, ho went into shop ID bny
pair ~ glovcs, and booking nj the ring
IN his little finger, liz observed that tho
Ncttng was empty, the diamond gone.
H. examined his glove, lia pockets. tho
iioor VI thu shop no trace III TIN atone
wan 10 W. s.cn. and y, he gnvc II M m
lost. However, liz mentioned Tho mnt
TOR NJ hin club, md told the club master
t0 post M notice Offering IlO reward
ID any onr WHO should find the ,liampnl,
A uny Or two Aflerwartl Ill stone was
brought ~ him. II had been found hy
ono III tho hou~enAMida hi II IA, kinl, paas-
ago that lcl u tho billiard room. Thu
reward W.. elaily paid, md Tie diamond
taken W tho iuwoletn, 10 b. once more
firmly replaced In tho ring.
Again Honac yrnra ASrd. Thu officer
hAd been hnck 10 India, aid was OH fur.
Tough IN England, mud lind gone IL Seoi.
land 10 sho0t with fri.nla who l,nd
taken moor In tho Highlands. tine
hot August dny ho Ind boon out Tor rcv.
cral hours grouse-shooting. Ha wAA
still walking, when cosey III birds rose
little way off. lie rAiacd his nnn IL
take nim, when hts eye ohanced To fnll
on his RUG, and he saw TINT thu setting
wM once more empty. stopping 10 look
nj II, the birds got AWAY, and he hid
down tho g.in OH the heather beside him
aud carefully examined the place where
no stood with YER, feeble hope If iini.
Ing thu glittcring stone. Nothing wn,
10 br secn Of IL and whom he recollect.
I'll the many miles ho had traversed that
,lay, anil thu nature vi the ground he
Ind bern on, he abandoned Nil ilrn al
over again recovering llis diamond. lie
stopped for his gun. mud the though,
flashed into his mind I'LL turn ont
The chafgo--the thing in iuAt possible =
lie did 40 draN tim wA.l, anl then
shook out tho vontenta nj tila barrel.
alos powder, mud TIM diamond II
hal slipped unnoticed into the nlnzxle
Watt, ho wan loading, and, bus for ihn
lucky ehane. that Ind caused him d,
remark lin absence from tin ring, il
would have heon nlri away iii. next
moment. Possibly II might have hit ii
bird, gone bnck Ii, Tin game lag, md
caused ~ much nnnlnmellt Ia tlia cook.
or 70 the individual who found Ii b..
tween lin teotll. ~ did TIM diamond lii
Tho eastern tale 10 thu fisherman and
his family who discovered II Iii
thc chtrHlh III the ilsll, Another
visit " the jrwolcr, and tin ring resumed
~ place On the finger ~ IT. owner. aud
three or lnnf yeArH paestl avny. 1hr
officer Ind ngnin returned vi ln,liu, md
wax with his regiment. which waa ~
sAmrssl naar \ large station, portions III
.oinc Otli,f rRiinunia bong rlnee III
them. liz wa~ acting IN Aijnisni IL
thu General IN command, anil MA writ
ing Al ANAL tale placed close IL tin
floor ~ his tent. a. Inn li.ls,l passed
rapidly over tho par,r, llle Troublesome
diamond once moro dropped from N
setting, and fell on The tail,, y..ila linn.
bring III n hurry. hn M.rel, uttered ii,
angry exclamation, pushed thu ~lpue
cluHs . tho Ink tand aiitl w.llt I'll with his
writing. l'ioHently Il messenger came
81 nay that thu General wished Ia An
him Immediately. IL forgot MI about
tlsu ntonc, threw III his Uniform, bueklrd
On htH sword, aili started III uner FIR tho
Inaricrs of tho commanding officer. liz
VIVA detained SONS littla time; and when
liz returned ~ his own tant hn looked
directly for the diamond. Which he hal
meanwhile recol faetel hut II wan gone.
A thief haA been there during hla ali
scnce, had mon atd nlprnpliat. i tie
stone mud ha never AuW Or lizard III ii
again, though he offered liberal rewnfI
fer H. restoration.
Dur next story relates in young mar
tial lady who nalnn with hef Ius band
10 ray u visit Ia friends Who lived III til
country, very elem 10 rmnll rural VII
lAGe. There wrfo li!tlo children nj
home; and, nn tho DAY preceding her ~.
torn tin lady went u The village shop
~ purchase h,mn tr iinH ifs tpr thu
jMw nileH. H4e took II Dor III ,.u IL get
tho silver from thr purse mi IN The Iay
Wa warm, md tn aiaui.e. hlln Lal TO
return very short, rlie dill net put the
glove on nEAin, bnt carried II l,ack III
her hand. Nh.nshe reneIel tha I,n,,nc
shc at down anl exhibited Lef pmr.
cha~aH 10 hrr huBhanl and friends.
Suddenly she started and excl lined
20 my ring. l'.r lot r.y diamond
ring On tha third finger III her right
hand rhc hRl worn valuable diamond
ring. III VIM too wide III l,tl, anL nhr
had frequently II tended Il, haye ~ sise
rsdnced hut this pfecAmtion hAl hitll.
ert0 besn neglected, anil she did mol
ordinarily wear N, from dread u iis
misfortune that hsd now occurred.
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