The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-07-02
A DIAMOND RIG.
tn Strange Disappearance and Re-
covery.
Pound on the Finger OF q Servant
Girl

Abou, the Goth OF March last, Mrs. Jno.
Montgomery Lost diamond engagement
ring, the intrinsic value Of which Wa Sl15
but OF course il possessed to the lady q
value not To be computed in dollars and
cents. A strict and rigid search Of the
premises av.iled nothing. and 1t WA finally
given up as among "the jewels lost" She
Was advised by friends to advertise for
il, and to warn the jewellers in case it should
be presented for sale; but these precautions
-he neglected to take, and thus the matter
dropped.
Some time after the ring disappeared.
Mrs. Montgomery servant girl left her
employ and went into that Of another
iamily Of the city. The girls mis-
tress Loticed that she wore
a ring, but thinking it a cheap imitation OF
diamond jewelry to which servant girls are
often prone, she took M more notice Of it,
and little dreamed Of Its real value, ~ the
siIl constantly wore it about her ordinary
household avocstions.
Some time afterward the girl left this
family and went into the service of Mr.. Il.
p. b. Jackson, mother oi the County At
torney. While in her employment, she
loaned the ring to a friend, girl in the
employ Of Mrs. Frank Houston. One Sun
day morning Mrs. Houston noticed the ring
ON the girls finger while the latter was
kneading dough, and was struck BY the
od.lity OF the occurrence of wearing appa-
rently a diamond ring while engaged in
such an occupation.
The more Mrs Houston regarded the
ring, the more she VAS convinced that the
flashing CLEANS that sc,ntillated through
the dough were those Of 4 diamond, and
asked the girl where she got it. The girl
answered her, when Mrs. ii. asked her il she
would lend it To her little while. The
girl willingly consented. and Mrs. HOus-
ton took the ring to examine it.
Carefully cleaning it from the dough, she
Jaw II was q veritsble diamond, and val
liable one at that. Proceeding further with
her Investigations, she discovered an inscrip-
ton engraved upon the inside Of the ring,
together With date and the initials, M.
:" Being coxnizsnt of Mrs. Montgomery's
loss, and knowing now highly she priced
the jewel, Mrs. Houston resolved at once to
GU to her friend and apprise her Of her good
fortune.
1t being Sunday morning and about the
time Of the closing Of services. Mrs. II
knew that che would meet Mrs. Montgom-
cry at the church or coming from it. On
her way Mr.. Houston met Mrs. Montgom-
cry returning from church, and without in
iorming the latter Of her discovery, Mrs.
Houston raised the hand upon which she
wore it to her face In an instant Mrs..
Montgomery recognized her lost treasure
and joyfully exclaimed, "Where did you
get my ring
The discovery Of it was explained, and
together the ladies proceeded to Mrs. Jack
sons to lind the girl. When the latter
was questioned and saw the ring in Mrs.
Montgomery's possession, she evinced signs
Of great trepidasion, and showed by her
IN ann. that she had stolsn IT, When asked
how che csmo into possession Of il, she said
that her brother found it and gave it to her.
Then she complained Of sickness, would not
eat her dinner, and finally expressed her in
tention of taxing her trunk and leaving the
house Free permission was accorded, and
she left.
IL Was since ascertained that the girl had
taken the ring to Mr.. Landes to have it en-
Iarged. il being too small for her. Mr..
Landes examined the ring. recognized its
value, and saw the initials m. S." but
knowing M one with those initials. he said
nothing, bu; charged one dollar for repair
ing it. The girl said it was too much and
departed with the ring.
And that il the Story Of Ring,