Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-06-22

jewel was at the bottom of 1t. Appar-
emily, Walters thought the same thing.
for he said to Mike, in his quiet way:
LET US see your find, Mike
"'Not viii not yit. answered Mike.
But yez must come with me to the as
savers to see how much it's worth.
Thin yez can look at il az long as yez
wants
Just then "a big rawboned Seotchman
spoke up. saying:
1.-The mons bewitched. He's got ma
dammit
"'Bewitched is III cried Mike, eXcit-
eddy. all roight. me bhoys, he seq Dim
bew itched. Come along TO the sssayer's
office aud see.
So saying. Mike led the way toward
the government buildings, in which the
assayers Office was established. The
crowd followed, aud we joined them, be
ginning To wonder how this strange Joke
would end.
"As we filed into the low ceilinged
room used by the assayer, that individ-
ul looked up from his work. lie was
examining soue gold ore that had been
brought in from the Transvaal and was
annoyed at being disturbed.
lowell. my lads, he said impatiently,
What can do for youT
Taking off his shabby cap, that lie
kept twirling nervously in his fingers.
Mike stepped TO the front aud said
'Plaze, yer honor, olive found a dia-
mint in me diggings this marnin'. an
olive brought it down for to find out how
much il is worth and the quality OF the
shtone Begorra! the bhoys say Dim
elane gone crazy, and have been dhram
in, but oi' lave it all with yer honor
"Whereupon Mike thrust his hand
into his pocket and. slowly drawing it
forth, deposited ON the table a sparkling
white stone Of unusual size Giving it
q ha-ty glance, and taking it for the
Yankees paste jewel, | turned to look
ut Tompy could not catch his eye,
however, for lac was leaning forward
like the others. breathless with interest
"'Hmnphr / muitered, 'one might
think to look at him that he knew moth.
ing about il. | did not know before
that TompS was quite So deceitful.
"Meanwhiie the assayer was examin-
ing the gem very carefully. He turned
il over in his hand. squinted at it through
magniiying glass. looking for flaws, ]
suppose. aud, finally held it up between
his thumb and forelinger. that it might
catch the rays Of the morning sun. a.
they poured in through the square hole
in the wall that answered for a window.
The jewel certainly had, or seemed tt
have, a lot Of fire in it, and | could moi
help admiripg its briliaucy.
Then the assayer, laying the jewe
gently down upon the table, spoke, say
ing very slowly;
".That il the finest diamond that
have seen for six months. 1t IL of the
finest water, and is absolutely fiawless.
Taking advantage of the yells and
cheers that rose from the half a hundred
threats at the assayer's words, Tompy
leaned quickly toward me and whispered
'f3y love! Mike must have missed the
paste stone, aud has really made "A find"
"Then, before could reply, Mike him
self rushed up to us, dancing from one
to the other. and began hugging us like
mad, until almost agreed with the old
Scotchman. that he was possessed.
Hold ON, my good man, said the
assayer kindly, tell us how you came to
find this valuable jewel.
AS the cheers subsidized, Mike cooled
off a little and told the following story
of his great find;
We'll, bhoys.' he began, addressing
himself to the crowd, yer all know az
how how vi wuz forever sayin that the
shperrit of the poor fellow phat killed