The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-28

Romance Of q Ring.

A young man, whose f;tce recug-
nized rs that If u member of . wealthy
family up town, rolled up the avenue in
| = dog-cart the other afternoon, with =
, deviknlay-care mir about him. A gen
/ tleman s,aid: ''PO0r fellow, he is going
to the dogs last, and do YOU know that
his spirit was broken by curious cir
cumstance? He was devoted in his at-
tentiOns to Miss -, now Mrs. -, o
very charming young woman in society
here some years ago, but she WAS piqued
by something that he did, ami as Il re-
suit she broke off her engagement with
him, which had become well-krOwn.
and soon put on the ring offered her by
another allmirer. The discarded lover.
in the best OF TASTE, wore his disappoint-
might he no break in his. relation with
the family, which would cause u scam
dai, he began tO devote himself as assid-
uously to u younger sister. He went to
u reception Gne evening with the sister,
and his former fiancee, with her lover,
was there. The latter was called away
during the evening by telegram. ami
he asked the escort Of his betr0tlle,i's 9
sister, if he would not see both home
lie responded pleasantly, 'ies, but it 10
hardly fair to revive memories. Ot other
days in that way. However, 1 will be
gallant As the three entered the car
riage to go home, the discarded lover !"-
gan pleasantly to jest with the lady
about her new engagement. Oh he
said, x believe you will break it. You
arc famous, YOU know, for that but
ain now engaged for good, she said.
>:3ec, i have Il ring, and YOU did not give
nee one No. lie replied, our affair
was not quite 50 serious. But dare
say you are too superstiiiOls to take tl,e
ring Oti' and let me see it, Certainly
not, said she, drawing beautiful ring
from her finger. The young man exalIs-
ine<l il and tried to l,l.,ke out an Italian
inscription that was inside. 4 moment
later the carvia &c juitcd SO a> to divert
the thoughts oi all for u minute or two,
and the. the lady interrupted the iiow
of conversation by saying. Where's my
ring" The gentleman said: Il put it
in your lap \ search WIS na.leanl it
could not be found. The girls both
shook out their dresses and i patient il,-
spt.ction was made Of every Granny in
the carriage, but in vain. The lady lost
her temper, and began u a4r,:sc her e--
cort oi Keeping her ring. lie prHt.s;csl
upon his honor that hc had returned the
ring to her by laying 1t upon her LAP.
Size denied that i'c had put it back
there, AM! her sister said that the last
she saw Of it was when the gentleman
was examining it. When the ':.rri:.gr
;rri vc.l ut the home Ot the young VIZ
::,en. they got Out carefully and exan'-
inctl the sidewalk carefully after they
ped the ring. They asked their escort
70 t1,ns f.,tl fESnx. INlal
gentlrnlan scolll<sl right and lctt--the
.an, ut. for :r;f!inS with her engage
nlcnt ring, and the gentleman for pre-
sunling iV pay attention to the daughter
after their own engagement had been
broken. The y"u:ly man then Asserted
that ht,l,elivv~sl that the loss of the ring
was adopted as IL pre:cXt to break the
friendship. The young lady insisted
that hc had taken the ring and kept it.
Ec Offered to allow the father to search
him, but he was requested to end his in-
telvicW and his relations with the family
at once. lie SOON found that he was
branded in society as thief, and "> he
was formally cut l.y s.,ll:c Of those hH
considered his hest friends, he ceased ut
once to go into society. Soon after lie
became possessed hy inheritance Of
Ortune, and, being utterly ,lisleartcllctl,
he turned into Il melancholy spend
thrift, and began to run the road that
leads tO the dogs
but was he yuilty:"'
".AllOw ne to finish, TIL. engagement
ring WAS replaced 10y the one who gave
it with Il new one, and the marriage
was duly celebrated. Some. months a:..'
the bride WAS ripping up he: Old party
dress, which Wal, of white tul'c, with
flo,lnces and f,utinyS, aud, a~ she drew
4 thread that held Il tso,in"e, the rim.
that her .iuon,l:,m lover and her sisters
friend WAS suspected "f having stolen
dr.'lpr'! upon the il:"r. Explanations
c:,ll,c too :;sic, and yuu;,- ----- has l"'-
come so -, in his n,w pursuit that the
smiles OF society have now, after his hit
ter experience in uni l>t prosecutions. u"
CHARMS for hina. J. (MI'. ~. I"";*
H,H.'I ,>"ta.
was Ever Thus.
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