Telegram-herald., 1889-05-21
BUYING A DIAMOND.
q Giobs-FroCter's Psc1Ifar TX.
psrisacs 81 Ccg1rbo.
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4s44a O1s-fis ssEs a. EsE Es.s.r Ik0a-
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H. Bees elsssFls s.L4slsSs4

II wa st Egionsse z-as 1e slst hiEr. says
. 1Flsr ~ Lels4Es E144s. ia E4s l4s
b~aa adeal sf r.ch yeanz E.ooe-tFottsr
We asel - see hlia " tLs deep Vsr.-s4.lAs II
t1e O4-ls- lace a14 Orie.L4- b1se-s. s1r-
rs--1sied 81 t1s bess gem -aealeFs, b.lrza.2-
~ al b. Filz a. 1sr tasl4, az sx1i44rat
lnz rate. as had aousas Fasies, 4s n4d
b11s1S s4ppl.r~s, tas ossI pearls sac lEs
nassE e-ls-egss - 30 o1L4.led for hgs or
lacasy, a-d s1ll Als MoEa.g sesAed aEaa-
d.1nL re $50 seatea-saly = fellow, ior al
th-st, 4Ga ia not p4E.ls as wealEa iErel-
u0aaily D. stgnes lad f4sci4zt.ol for EllIL
Proo@liy Suns member q ths SEA tazE
cnleay ze4r lLem n.ld sls0, that we sIoS
nSt. hss t1sy wos-d lsok CIT for hls re-
tsra ao~ tlsiF eyes, sad their hazers,
10, rog-d -ioo4 0ri xlter sEea h- cane"
ne H@si often sad lh4E hs meant - COX
o1t for a really 1as .4laoEc, B4L naturally
found tlal these gems ars not mdlg geHol-s,
90 ssea szistens, ag1a tas spicy .sls. Agra
or DeiAl ssfs rhs places. Of course there
sas 40 pl.a,e h4s L0ad0a, plL be wished 10
possess . st0ns gaeol ll-laiaa-si % pawn
br8izsrs' naxers, unclVLized and unch1,s-
t-4alzed, Nilaa-l . aas. ald 4is0 without
psllsf rec. . zsll &l4el had perhaps wasted
- bfis lfuesas tls virgin sparals q is
many facets ln t1e d4rEaess OF sonle Ia
IL hoard gatu ns caused IL ~ os admired
worsa-p Pei, aisp4raged Or coveted % the
fas1l0n.aols word u her Nj lesty Or Gov
enE Garden
There were az this tine Ia The roads no
fever tuan i've mai steamers. two u the
hsssasorie aud tnree of tue PENN tIlr aud
Oriental Com p4ny. over seventy urst-osass
passengers h4d 10 cLahg 20 steamers Al
Colombo. aud a. AT two DAYS before re-eul-
barking f9r Australian ports, whittier most
or them were bound Dinner thai evening
Sas pretty sight SelGom had 40 seen 50
many Ea2 .isa cUmpiexl0us and 30 many
faris.an dresses gathered round tie small
Tables, or such airy nounccs aud pretty halr
waving under t1s lndleuee of the puukans-
Oar gem-seIlnx frieEd was dining ~ our
tabie, and asking no end OF questions
about up-couEtry life and tie planting en-
terprlse.
After dlaaer be proposed q game of bll-
Harris or pool Ia tne only room Ia which
Play was not going on was gentleman
wa0m wo recognized as cue Of the Aus
tralian passengers. There being three, he
was ssaed " JOIN ia one game, 10 which no
consented Upon tae nrsJ stroke 10 made
could rot ne.p noticing two things-urst,
that h5 u.indled hls cue ia quite al enviabls
manner, and that 10 had upon the third
nnger OF his left hand the very finest
diamond ring had ever set eyes on. The
stone seemed a. large as a small nut, and
the f4shes OF hgat IL re hected from the gas
jets over the table were dazzling. The AZ
teuLl0a or our friend, u was easy 10 see
was riVeted upon this ring. which his eyes
followed round tho table. The Australian
passenger seemed q very pleasant man, aud
sO0u We al became more friendly.
Wv BAT a lovely ring taat is you are wear
ing. Would yOu allow me To see IT," said
our young iriend, presently.
''Oh, with pleasure; but 1 am ashamed TO
tel you 10 Is only paste" SAID It's owner,
slipping IL OF h4s finger and allowing Us al
u look at IT,
it - needless 20 say whose fingers soon
held 70, while bis eyes seemed 10 reflect the
oriliiancy OF ths stone
Nonsense, man, said be. Pleasantly, sI
know so-ae-a---e about de- - ecd d.a1t