Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-24
Curious if True.
How His Fate was Sealed by His Rivals
 Enga geme Ring.

bzoEV E1RS FtaEe was SealeSi His E1tVaPS
 Enga cement Ring.
 New York correspondent tells of rich young man. now going to the dogs, whose history has in it some romance. He was en- gagged to lady now married, who in mo- ment of pique broke with him and took the ring of another The discarded lover in the best of taste wore his disappointment lightly, and in order that there might be no break in his relations with the family, which would | cause scandal, he began to devote himself l assiduously to younger sister. He went to @ reception one evening with the sister, and l his former fon,cee with her lover was there. l The latter was called away during the eve- l ming by telegram, and our hero escorted l both ladies home. As the three entered the carriage to go home, the discarded lover be- gan pleasantly to jest with the lady about her new engagement. "Oh, he said "I believe you will break it. You are famous, you know, for that'' But am now engaged for good" she said. ''See, have ring, and you did not give me one" 'No," he re- l piled, ''our affair not quite so serious. But I dare say you are too superstitious to l take the ring off and let me see it." Ger l tainly not" she said, drawing beautiful ring 1 from her finger. The young man examined 1 it and tried to make out an Italian inscription \ that was inside. moment later the carriage l iolted so as to divert the thoughts of all for minute or two, and then the lady interrupted l the flow of conversation by saying 'Where is the ring?' The gentleman said: 'I put 1t 1 in your lap." A search was made and it could not be found. The girls both shook out their dresses and patient inspection was made of every cranny in the carriage, but in vain. The lady lost her temper and began to accuse her escort of keeping her ring. He protest l ed on his honor that he had returned the l ring to her by laying it upon her lap. She denied that he had put it back there. and her tcicf 4hn 1ocfc chn of | uLor, the gentleman was examining it. When the carriage arrived at the home of the young women they got out carefully and examined the sidewalk closely after they passed across it to see if they dropped the ring. They asked the escort to step In and see their father. The old gentleman scolded right and left-the daughter for triling with the en- gagement ring, and the gentleman for pre- suming to pay attention to the daughter after their own engagement was broken. The young man asserted that he believed that the loss of the ring was adopted as a pretext to break the friendship. The young lady insist ed that he had taken the ring and kept it.. He offered to allow the father to search him, ! but he requested to end his interview and his relations with the family at once. He soon found that he was branded in society as I thief, and as he was formally cut by some | of those whom he had considered as his best friends, he ceased at once to go into society. Soon after he became possessed by lnher1- tance of a fortune, and being utterly dIs- heartened, he turned into melancholy spendthrift, and began to run the road that l leads to the dogs.'
 But was he guilty ?''
 ssAllow me to finish The engagement ring was replaced by the one who gave 1t with 8 new one and the marriage was duly celebrated. Some months ago the bride was ripping up her old party dress which was of
 white tulle, with founces and fittings, and as she drew thread that held founce the ring that her quondam lover and her sisters friend was suspected of having stolen rolled upon the floor. Explanations came too late, and young-has become so set in his new
 pursuit that the smiles of society have now,
 after his bitter experiences in unjust persecu- tiOn no charm for him D