, 1877-02-16

How nm Onlcer 1.nht n Valuable Diamond,
Among other fntcrrktinr stories OF lost rtncs
tic following Is rclatcdof an otrcr who bought
valuable diamond juht nttcr tho Indian n,utiny,
The officer lla.l It het In ring, md wore II for
several yeats quito safely; but ono .ay, CHANGING
10 be In In ntlon, 1Io went into n shop 10 buy
pair nf gloves, aud luoktng ut the ring on lis
lltt'a finger ha observed TINT the actting was
empty, tho diamond gone. lie examined tho
giore, Its pockets, tho floor Of tic si,op; no
trace Of the stone was 10 lso sccn, anu 10 l,c gaye
II up as lost. However, he mentioned the mat
ter at bis club. atli toi tho eiub-nn4tcr to posi-
IN q notice offering ElO reward to any o,,c who
should find tho t,la,nund. a day IT two after.
war.l tho stone was brought to lin. It l.a4l
been fonn1 by one Of The hu1sr,naisls In a dark
reward ws.s gladly raisl, and the diamond taken
to tho jewelers. to l,c once moro firmly replaced
ol'icsr i,ad been lavk 10 lndIa, nntl was on fir.
to siot viii! frlen,is wl,o i'a,i takcn moor 10
tho Highlands. unu hot August .lAy lie had
lecr diit fur scycrut hours tralptng over miles
md miles Of close heather, grousc-sllootlny.
rose !ttc way iii. liz raised !,is ean to taso
aim, when hts nyc chancc,l to full IN luis ring,
aud he shw TINT tic settling wns uncc moro Gn,pts.
stopping I" iook at It, the birds got away; anl
Vic EuH VII llclLllET QChluG Hlfn,
nni carefully examined tllc place where ho stood
with very feeble llopo Of ndng tho elitterins
stutlc llo stsUncl Tor his gun, and tic thought
flasllel1 Into ls Mfntt "t'li tiirn out the Charge
-tlc thing s Just possihlo:n lie did &c; drew lhe
wall MID then sl,srolS o1tt the contents Of The
llarrc1, ki,Dt powder. nud-thu diamond II hal
sl,pprl Annttlcca !9tU the M,,zxjc wl.cr he sas
lunutnT; anil but [nr tho lncky rlnncc that hal
tascl him to renark itA at1auHeo from tho ring
II w0ttld have been fired away tie ncxt lnornenf,
Another visit to tl,e lcwecr, and tho rinR 70.
sunicti It's place on tic finger of its .wner, aud
three br foitr years pnsscl nwny. The officer
had ngan sctur1lci to 1ntl[n, uni WA With hfs
regiment, which Sas cnculupetl near q fargc ala
tion portions uf aonic other regiments hclnx
ct0so to them. ffs WIS artfMg rs A,fl,ltnnt to
The General III cu1nnantl, an1 was writing at I
small table piareti close 10 tho sloor of his tent
Aa lib hand passed. ruI,tlly eycr the l4l1,cr lii
troublesome diamond oncu nuru dropped from
It's setti,tg, a,rl felt on thu tAt,tn hrslc him,
nclng IL l1,,rry hu merely u.tercl an angry cx.
clnnatfon, pushed the stuuo close to tic Ink.
stand, and went on witt, llis writing Presently
messenger ulilc to kay Tint the General Will.
cd tn see hin, immediately. flo forgot all atAMt
tho stone, threw 0N l1is uniform. fucklcl on
Ills awUi dild started at oncc for tho quarters
Of tho commanding officer, lic wna dttalcl
sonlr little ttn,u; aiid when hu returned III his
nwn tent, he Looked directly for tho diamond,
witch hc fud meanwhile rccoffcttesf, hut It was
gore. Il thci hull heen there during Ets nh-
actc. Ind SEEN nlld appropriated tho stunc; and
hc never saw ur lcarl of 1t again, though 10
offered i liberal reward fur Its restoration. B..