The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-01-27
Romance of "a Ring.
N. Y. Corr. 81. Louis Repubiicdn.

". \. Corr. 81. Louis Republican.
A young man, whose face recognized as
that of y member Of a wealthy family up
other afternoon, With a devil-may-care air
about him. A gentleman said I" Poor frl
low, he is going 10 the dogs fast, and do you
know that his spirit was broken by a,curious
cirrunlsta .tce? H.. was devoted Ia his al
'"n'ions io Miss -. nov Mrs. -, very
charming young woman IN society here sr'
rrai years AGO. bu size ~ pIqued by some
ilng that hs did. AID AS result she broke
on her enlxgrmrHt with him, which had b.
come well kh"S u, and soon put on the riii
ffrred her by aDother admlrer. The dis
rarded lover, IA the best of TASTE, wore his
disappointment lightly, and In order that
there might be- Iio break In his relati DIS " Ia
the family, which would caus. sea ldal, lie
begah to devote himself as assiduously to a
Younger sister H went Ia reception "te
evening with the sister, and his frrmel .fdace.
with her lover, was there. The latter was
called away during the evening by a t-ls
trothed's sister If be would not see both
home. He responded pleasantly. 'frs, nut
" is haraly fair to r~viy. memories If ether
days ip that way. However. will he gal
liant As the three entered the carriage Ia
20 home, the discarded lover began pleasant
ly to jest with the lady about her new ell
aage nent. 'Oh,' he said, Il believe you
will break it. You are famous, you know,
for that But am now engaged for good
she said. See, have a ring, aud you did
not give me one.' No. he replied, 'our af
fair was not quite 50 serious. But dare say
you are too superstlious to take the ring off
and let me see it, Certainly not she SAID,
drawing q beautiful ring from her finger.
The young man examined IL aud tried to
make out MI Italian inscription that AS ~
side. A moment later the carriage jolted 50
as To divert the thoughts of all for q minute
or two, and then The lady interrupted the
flow of conversation by saying, Where's my
ring?' The gentleman said, 4 put II In
your lap A search was made and II could
not be found. The girls shook out their
dresses and . patient inspection was made Of
every Granny in the carriage, but In vain.
The lady lest her temper, and began to ac-
cuse her escort Of keeping her ring. He
protested upon his honor that he had re-
turned the ring To her by laying il upon her
lap. She denied that he had put 1t back
there, and her sister said tha' the last she
saw Of il Was when the gentleman was ex-
amining IL. When the carriage arrived al
tue home of The young women, they got out
carefully aud examined the sidewalk closely
after they passed across Ii To see If they
, dropped the ring. They asked their escort
10 step la aid see their father. The old gem
llemzb scolded right and lefI-ihe daughter
for tfifing with her engagements ring. aud
the gentleman for piesumiiig to pay atten-
tion to the daughter after their own engage
meit was broken. The youig man then -
serted that be believed that The loss IT the
rug was adopted ~ q prsi-x, to break the
Friendship The young lsiy insisted thai he
had taken III. ring aud KEEP II. He f1-d
to allow the father 10 search him. but he Wa
requested to end his interview ard his reia
iiols with lhg famil at oi.ce. H. soon
found thai he was branded In society zs a
thief. sIa ~ he VA formally cut ny some e
,h.s. h- lisa considered his grs frieads, te
crsssi q eare 70 20 alto s8'slsty. s,a,n af q.
IL, brcame D. sspssed by ithri1ianre a afais
tune. x1d. beng atisib dishearLene'i, he
turted info melaAf,a, sptndthiifi aaa
hrgsn 10 iuii ilar road tia leais 10 thu DIS
..lsui Aa- he gaihy?~
~aiiow me u fash TIE eiigA-emr,
ring Was replaced by The ole who gave i
wnh new ONE, and .hr marriage was dnis
celebrated. Some mouths ago the bride wa
ripping up her old party dress. which vas 4
white tnlle, with 1oIncrs and nstings, aps
- she drew thread that held iiounce The
ring that her qnondam lever Aud her sisirIs :
friend was suspected ~ having stoirA
dropped upon the loos. Explorations cams
ton Ice, snd young - has becopleso ~
In bic new pursuit thai the sniles d society
have now. after bis bitter exprriencn IN Nh
just persecution, 20 charms for him."