Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-02-19

spare bedroom, rent free. for a wear
gu can use our parlOr and kitchen, and
pay half the housekeeping expenses.
Ny OLD man and you get on first rate, so
what to you sayY l was willing and
my Iather, whom L felt bound to con-
sun, agreed that I'd best risk it, so we
got married In week and were happy
from the start
TThe old folks gave Lizzie nice out
! ht OF clothes, and she made mine last
twice as long as before. 1 gave ND bill
llards, lager and cigars, never took a
car when could walk, while the old Ia
dy and Lizzie kept a capital table ON
what seemed to me next to nothing.
before the year was out / had paid
up Everett and johnson, and l was be-
ginning to save up towards little place
OF our own, when little Jennie was born.
and my wife didn't pinch me when /
brought home cradle.
1T was about fifteen months after the
loss of the diamond that the house fa-
eng ours, where the shop is, was being
torn down to make room for a LARGER
| structure, and we grumbled at bay-
ing to keep our front windows closed
because of the dust, and / was sitting
at my old bench listening to some in
structions from Mr.. Everett. who. by
the by, had sent nice present to nv
little one when he heard of her arrival.
when our attention was attracted by
crash louder than usual over the way.
We looked and saw it was caused bv a
wlndow-frame giving way easier than
! the laborers had expected, but beyond a
cloud OF dust no evil consequences fol-
lowed. We were just turning ayay.
when Mr. Everett suddenly caught me
by the arm and said, excitedly. sBy
J0ve, Jim, keeg your eyes on that mid
die window? and ran out of the sbOp. I
wondered what he meant, and watched
him cross the street,and enter the house
which was being pulled down, push
aside labOrer who wanted to stop him,
and climb up what was left of the stiar-
case. l saw him appear at the window
from which the sash had just fallen, his
clothes all white with dust and mortar,
and, bending over, picked up something.
couldn't distinguish what.
HE waved bis hand to me and left
the window and the house, pursued by
the vociferatiOns of the laborers, who
objected to his intrusion and his run
ming into danger. | ran out and met
him on the stairs, and he, very much
excited, caught me by the hand, pressed
something into it and exclaimed: Found.
by JeruselemP 1t was the long-lost di-
amOnd-
'Springing from beneath my hammer,
it had flown through the window, across
the street, and had, by an incredible
chance, lodged in a Granny beneath the
windOw-sill of the house opposite. where
we never thought of looking for it. II
was most fortunate thing that Mr..
Everett happened TO look across the
street When he did, and that his eve
caught the glitter of the stone, else it
would have been lost for good, and
probably have been dumped in some hole
with lot of bricks and mortar.
."Of course the diamond belonged to
me now, and the firm Immediately offer
ed to buy it of me. agreed, and got a
cheque for S1,154. Diamonds had risen.
l didn't have to cash the cheque to stand
treat, for Everett & johnson were 50
pleased with my good luck that they
paid foras much lager as we could drink
in an hour before we closed the shop.
| Lizzie was wild with joy and was busy
all the evening devising the style in
which she'd have new'silk dress made.
got tired of prineesse, and trains, ami
polonaises. Jennie, too, was to be gor-
geOusly rugged out.
This house was just for sale, so /
thought the best investment l could
make was to buy it. l did so, furnished
it simply, and am happy. We have new
er given up our economical habits, |
hate waste and extravagance,yet neither
Lizzie nor l deny ourselves any solid
comforts. We have plenty of it, and for
| it have to thakk Lost Diamond.