The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-11-27
STORY OF a LOST D1AHoHD.

How II Lfrted n Man Out Of Poverty
Travels ofths Jewel
JOST-Ou Wednesday evening, dia-
mopd star. A liberal reward VIII be Psid
TO the finder on fta return 20 ID. KING
,22S Connecticut sV.
The above advertisement appeared In .
Washington paper in February, 1883. A
few days subsequently another sdvertise-
ment appeared, offering reward OF 500
for the recovery of the brooch and no ques-
tions asked. The loser thought, perhaps
that the reward was not sufficient, for an
other advertisement followed offering $500
reward 1t proved OF no avail however,
at the time, and the ownor gave up the
brooch as irrevocsbly lost Now comes
the sequel
A Washington young lady was visiting
some friends in Philadelphia Among
her acquaintances was young physician
who, in the course Of conversation one
evening, told her Of peculiar case that
he had short time before. He was has
tily called one day to attend the sick
child of an ignorant and poor FrenchmRn
who had come 10 Philadelphia from
Washington. The man was 50 poor that
he had ostponed sUmmoning physician
until he feared the child would die, as be
had no money TO pay a physicians fee
Consequently, the physician found the
child past recovery. He was called too late
He did all In his power, however, TO save
the little one sat by the bedside and
worked and WATCHED, but all IN vain
The Frenchman, although overcome with
grief at his loss, was very grateful TO the
doctor for his unremitting efforts, and,
telling him that there was no money In
the house. slipped into his hand a lady's
brooch, the only means he had OF paying
him. The doctor put it into his pocket
without looking at IL, He supposed II
could be OF little value, and he didn't care
a. H., an
lining it in his presence. On reaching his
Office, however, the fash Of the stone set
ting almost convinced him that the jewels
were genuine diamonds, and when he
saw Tifiany's stamp on the back he no
longer doubted. He took il 20 Bailey,
Banks & Biddle's, where he WAS told that
the stones were very valuable and that
the brooch was worth something over
81 600.
Returning TO the Frenchman to inquire
how such a valuable article came into
his possession. the doctor learned that
one night while in Washington the
Freuchnan was employed 20 take care OF
the Ce1ttleman's co; room at an elegant
entertainment given a. one OF the hand
some residences in the West End. Late
in the evening he found il necessary TO 60
out on the pavement TO find the carriage
Of one of the guests In front OF the
house he trod on something hard, and
looking down saw 1t glitter. He picked
il up, and putting 1t IN his pocket at.
tenGed to his errand. He did not dream
Of the value OF his find even after exam
iring It later. subsequently be went tc
MI Roustan, the French Minister. but
,uld get no advice from him as 10 what
he should do and 50 retained II.
Tie doctor was satisfied that the French
man y. as ignorant of the value Of the
Jewel OF else he would never have giveI
a.
after thinking the matter over to keep II
thinking that he would be much NOR
likely 10 find the owner than the French
rlan. The young lady to whom the stor-
yves told and " no WAS much intereste'
co1Ist throw no light on the matter o.
her return home she repeated the story j
the FANNY circle. Her sister, on hearing i
said: why, tnat loss was advertised IN
Taper some time ago. remember
very well. for there was very large II
waTd offered for the brooch"
The returned traN eiler, thinking 81
rpirht uiiravel the mystery, went at ono
10 the newspaper ONCE and hunte
through the files She found the two a
ve5tisouents, the enc or1er1ng hber'
reward and the other 500, and male
copies Of the papers containing them
her friend ia Philadelphia
II was not long before she heard frul
him de had written to the WRshingtn
address, bU5 received reply from New
por1. whittier he at once forwarded q
lost brooch, receiving In return han
scrYe SUN or money as a reward tn
Ig turned. over to the poor Frenchnns
VINO was deiighted at his good fortun
! lost lev-el .-ad been found, poor ms
had lten ra ed from utter poverty
comparative plenty and two persons h
tie sstisfac ory consciousness OF haviT
done a GOOD deed. all On account Of
tie adv ertise mcnt.