Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-10-24
UPS AND DOWNS OF DIAMONDS.
Stories They Could Tell OF Human
Viclssitudes IL Gems Could Talk,

Stories They Could Tell OF Human
Viclssitudes II Gems Could Talk,
"Women exhibit a much more re-
fined taste in the wearing OF jewelry
than they did a few years ago." ne
marked a well-known jeweler, 'but
the dear things cost just as much to
ornament as ever.
Diamonds, for instance, are now
within the reach OF almost everybody
who is comfortably fixed. A small
diamond OF the purest water can be
purchased for SIS. A diamond is like
man. Let them rise to whatever
proud heights they may and let the
world gaze enraptured upon their daz-
cling brilliancy, they must both return
and begin a new life in simple casket
''Here is jewel that illustrates my
point exactly. Twenty-three years
ago last February, as | was about to
close up one terribly stormy night, q
shabby young man entered my shop
and offered to sell me a gold ring con-
tainingthis stone surrounded by ring
OF small sparklers. He asked $3.50
for the ring, saying that it was all he
had in the world. Ordinarily would
have fatty refused to deal with such
person, fearing to buy stolen prop
erty, and, indeed, put him off that
night with lame excuse, although, |
admitted the value of the stone, and
asked him to call around the next
day. He declared that he must dis
pose OF 1t that night, and his an
Niety made me more fearful, and
at last | firmly refused to have
anything further to do with him until
the next day. On the morrow ne
came to me saying lie had pawned the
/ ring for tritiing sum,as he was forced
to do so to get accommodations for
| the night, but he desired me to go with
him to the pawnbroker shop and ex-
/ anime the stone more closely. / did
so and struck a bargain with him, and
I paying him the difference between my
1 price and the pawn debt carried off
| the jewel. | was strictly a business
man then and asked no questions, al
though the fellow could probably tell
an interesting story about the stone.
/ "Well, | reset the stone in lady's
ring, and month later it was carried
| of by an eXulant lover and it sparkled
on the hand OF a blushing bride in
high life soon after We jewelers. keep
track of a fine stone for years, for we
realize the ups and downs of fortune,
Well, to give you the facts OF the case
without romance, ten years later
paid half-starved, shivering woman
exactly what her lover had paid me
for this ring a week before her mar
riage, and as she led away her golden
haired girl she felt that she was rich
with what she had thrown aside de-
cade before.
'"The next purchaser was portly
old gentleman who gave it to his young
wife, whom he had taken from her
school books to assume the manage
ment OF grand old mansion. 1t was
just two years ago that the old gentle
man, till bale and hearty, entered
my hop,leading by the hand bright
eyed little fellow, whom he introduced
as his son and heir. Then he stated
the object of the visit. He said the
ring reminded him too much and too
painfully of the fair youngmother who
never saw the face Of her baby boy.
lie offered it to me at q bargain, and
now for two years it has lain iG Ibis
simple casket awaiting for another aG-
venture"