The colored patriot., 1882-05-25
THE NEW BOARDER.

THE NEW DUAhDLhs
nw.s not long after the diamond rob
~ HAT he came, and his coming, Civ
u 4. ~ j. It did something new to talk
.5ort Il might have been regarded as q
na.snr Iss for we had all speculated and
S, ~,mised and wondered about that rob
sarT nntil the subject had been worn
NJ srssdbare. The story is briefly told.
Tiss Cartwright, a wealthy lady Of ma
mra M, Years had been at our boarding
Sanse IN ! visit to her married sister,
mpcb n Younger than herself, and on go
NJ aWay had at this sisters request left
NJ diamonds for the latter to wear at q
charity ball the following week. But
6etore the ball did come off it was found
tbat the diamonds had disappeared, and
tbepupon every sympathetic heart in
he clearinghouse bled for poor Mrs.
Bronson, the married sister, and began
n rive advice to Mr.. Bronson as to the
bsst method Of recovering the lost jew
ss. Old Mr. Cartwright came down
from the country, swOre great deal
lthe diamonds were worth So, ,000), de-
nounced the house as den Of thieves,
and was thereupon ordered out Of it BY
The indignant landlady. Mrs. Bron-
anshysterical rawlings had given way
na gentle melancholy; Mr.. Bronson
hdsad the whole affair was horrid
nuisance and he was sick Of it; Miss
MGetR, our clearinghouse beauty,
bad@gm to yawn at any mention Of
henarer, and Mrs. Banks, the land
lady, bad ceased to make the daily re-
marx that such thing had never hap
pend Lin her house before.
Ihenew boardel was from the coun-
T Ills clothes were country-made,
" " gait was suggestive Of the plow.
hS halr had been cut at home, and
aOOEe all his face had that look Of back
WOODS innocence, that letter Of recon-
nendatiOn which Nature writes for the
flsllc and which the grown-up gamin
q me city must needs make his way
Without. ~
!. oh, isn't he a darlingr' excla imed
MISS IS, Molette, the day after his arrival.
Nhen went down to dinner yester-
[aay with my train on and he dropned
ms knife and fork to stare at me { felt
ing ' "oi'n nay
LII Now Lady Clara We're de We're. \
salu Mr Steele. a newspaner man
n rqn1 naat;g, ! g e breaking a country heart
u Ssp paslime after it comes to town, II
aa y ra''I5 aoa1gSter would follow nv advice
" Y would take the back track to.morrow
Ias NJ s'ays here there will be number
NJ SI.,o P,oWman spoiled to make ! very
,pi mSsbla Salssman' sn' TO say nothing Of the
sos.S 'Sie damage to his young affec-
!, saye s!sD,sl1 him i that very advice yester-
,sar gasseAIngg," observed Mr.. Thornton
80 s,vlaiaercial l traveller, who sometimes
M INV mort seT stays at our boardinp-bouse.
N u .,,e ,ellow came to me after dinner,
Mnl i'e9 Ioeam informing me that he felt
sSin, ,Onesome .pn asked humbly if wonld
ls1 tbane,o ba,n . me, Blaze away said
k6ston,sslr he began to Give me
anrsn' With that Of all his relations
aci3en,.inhl. n. lie happened to mention
noper aily s;ll that he had brought al his ii
lin d ~ a,,a INN nlm' whereupon / warned
bin snon " hangers Of town life, teIlinr
nbberr other things Of the diamond
aest h ~ ne look look vast amount Of in
Aesd ! !, ne 2. diamond d affair, and asked ID
FAen | y III iioollsh questions. However,
Forb II ~ ol nm what the Jewels were
rgnsrEa1 n y grinned, shook his %S head we're anG
ny ID so INA .3at couldn't fool hin with With
a6Out snoS Stalk. Il as he knew sometime .
bad bouOhtas sn5lngs. His cousin Nathan
Il was sit : diamond shirt-pin last t;ma !
Fench dian,oNew y New York, and It was 1
tan n'akes aSe these country folks u know
Re ieIlowus Uuserved Mr. Steele. II T1Um hone
q, for Ow y won't take to hangino arnnp' mUpG |
Prince, n! Young q, man." sighed Miss
tasb,'Uuaar uar .school-ma am bosrder r,S~ Mtft IL
bat ale j cos Tor an innocent la1T creature III
sers, sO5 name {. walking into trap as tiNe I
aapers.a Y ruined BY gamblers and
ns tlS don't know wb.. u,
1 i 6'ls" exclaimed med' Eiss gGu Mean %a1nt,gy hy
srs inrs y eth there are no gambIers els'tei 81
~ est Il sIaI VII only let whisky alone II
T Asr M. Mss Prince could d. 1iTe ~ nne i
seiast rnsu usual meek answers. r st.b bu5 tni i
Z has noa n around town find ont III that /
aa E him drnFy. lnSy ~l aDd Dc fsa all they caI
sSs Il knows he will Be sr9e cieaned 5ne nrs' mrs
Y roped take care how he lets lets bimsaI, tiir. II
slos. gsve, words I away, as those j wl sort 3 )
4ad . oYter I listen to reason '0'' 7
leOnr Rim. n i would seem in the case \
" bjne), M who in i yery ,sre nfw fey o0apu dau
arrival woa ~" uay