The Osceola times., 1882-04-08

He smoke to an elderly man, who in
while came to me and said;
aWonld YOU mind telling me, madam,
how this set of jewelry came into your
possession o, - /.
somewhat Of q doubt rs to whether they
had been honestly come by.
Certainly not" said |. They were
left 10 me by my aunt, Mrs, Eunlce Mar
atom. Yoa may perhaps remember that
she bought them here"
"Will you please give me your name
""T J;J 40 and found that the younger
man knew nv husband well, and also
remembered having seen me IN the store
with my aunt.
DO YOU know, madam, what these
Jewels are WORTH ,,;,
about $50, suppose" sald. -,
He took one of the earrings out OF the
casa and giving little twist and light
nressnre of the small gilt knob at the
iower sige of the bali, it opened into two
narts. taking off the golden envelope he
| bal5 nm 10 NV astonished eyes an I'm.
mense solitaire diamond that spatkled
and blazed like a star as IT uembled IN
| his hand.
"The earrings alone are worth slo,oOO,
and with the brooch, when opehs' 100,
Won see. the set is worth s2oOOO.'
The words had no meaning 10 me-
everything faded before my eyes-all
was darkness. When ] came to my
senses was lying on a lounge, and
sweet-looking lady sat by me bathing my
head, When | was sufficiently recover
cd 10 think of what had happened, and
was assured that it was not dream, i
had another interview with the gentle
man. who, like the genii in an Arabian
story. had evoked such wonders from a
simple golden ball. -,
Upon nv signifying my desire 10 sell
the Jewels an agreement was made, and
| went out of the store rich woman,
with Ormulu 4 Co.'s check for $4,000 in
my pocket
When | reached home, Charlie stood
at the door waiting for me, looking
anxious, poor fellow, for no one could
tell where had gone, and it was very
unusual for me TO be out when he came
home. He must have thought ! had
gone crazy, when | threw nv hands
around his neck right there in the vesii-
bule and, crying rs though my heart
would break, said.
ooh, Charlie Oh, Charlie!' Then
when he had taken me into the house
drew all my little ones into my arms
CRYING, "Oh, my darlings my darlingsp
When my excitement had abated
somewhat, thought of the precious pa
per.
Al. Il
'Check' said Charlie. Poor darling
trouble has turned your BRAIN
But upon my insisting very much a,
one humors sick child, he consented
to humor me, and pretended to look fo
il.
"IIere is something, papa" exclaime,
Amy, q. she put in his hand q crumple,
bit Of paper she had picked up in th'
, hall.
can see that expression on his face
| do really believe that my husban,
thought ! had, in my insanity, beei
guilty of forgery, burglary. highway rob
, berry, or some other dreadful thing.
1t seems but yesterday, and yet ty'
happy years have passed since then, an
| we have house of our own, with cos
, library full Of books for Charlie, and
large sunny, lovely room for the chi
/, dren's nursery.
/ You wouldn't know Charlie, he is $
/, rugged and brown. He is now cashie
|. of the bank in which lie began as an el
. rand boy. We are not rich by an
/ means. but have everything We need an
- many luxuries.
| No matter; Charlie and my darlin
children are happy, and ] wish Aur
l. Eunice could 10 k into my grateful hea
v to night-a heart so filed with a sen;
e -f all blessings that | can scarcely Sc
i. through the happy tears that FL my eye
Y to write these last few words.