Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-07-18
.MARCELLA'S PRESENT.
a Mistake in Rings That Caused
Much Trouble.

Marcella's birthday was approaching
and desired to give her present. 1t
.grieved me to think that could not
afford a costly one. 1 should have re-
joiced to be able to offer Marcella dia-
monds, rubies or emeralds, but since
this was impossible, 1 did the best
could. A ring is always an acceptable
token of love or friendship, and having
spent an evening or so roaming the
tBOwery, l ventured into a shop in
which the unreclaimed pledges of a
pawnbroker were displayed for sale,
and found amongst the iewelry a very
nice amethyst ring of the right size,
at the modest price of ten dollars.
Worth double, so help me Simpson" :"
said the young Hebrew behind the coun-
ter. Worth double, or I'll eat'my head" p"
1t was such large head and so covered
with black curls glistening with poma-
tum, that this was very impressive
offer; and knew that it really was a
nice amethyst, and hoped that it had
never been stolen.
OF course, Marcella would never
know where bought it, and poverty
drives us to strange deeds.
l bought the ring, took it home, pol
tshed it up with an old nail-brush
and ammonia. rubbed it in wash-leath-
err, and resolved to get handsome box
Tor it.
had barely time enough to do this
and express the ring in season to reach
my darling by the dawn of the ami
versary of the day on which she first
saw the light; for she had gone with her
mother to visit an aunt in Boston, and
the aunt was not favorable to my
suit; and even if had had holiday,
which l had not, had no invitation to
visit her. The ring must be sent, and
before six o'clock, and hurried from
the Bowcry in the direction of Broad,
way, toward the establishment of a
'well-known fashionable jeweler. was
acquainted with one of the clerks; and
the boxes there must be handsome il
they would sell them. Young Doughty
was at a counter and unemployed,
and he exhibited some little boxes OF
satin-lined Russian leather which were
very handsome.
+'Give me your ring" he said, land
%'n fit it to one" And gave it to him,
and he went away. When he came
back he had two boxes in his hand
and handed one of them to me, the
other to an elegantly attired lady, who
after receiving it, passed to a carriage
which stood before the door, A foot
man ia livery opercd it, coachman tc
match was upon the box. Mr.. Glitter
himself opened the door. Mr. Glow
bowed in the background.
"Notice that lady, Parkin?" said my
friend.
''She's a handsome woman" / replied
Every well for married lady o
forty" said Doughty. But / was TAX
ing what you might call professiona
view of her She is said to have finer
diamonds than any other woman in the
country They say there are lots o
duchesses and all that on the other sid
that couldn't show their equals. o
course she don't wear 'em on tn,
street, but of an evening she blaze
with them. Her husband is immensel,
rich, but they say he hates to hand ou
ready cash, and now and then-bu
there is Glitter coming this way and h
don't allow gossip. That's a prett
amethyst of yours. She'll like it. Fla
,ha! hal'
And glad to escape, for | mad not
moment to spare, | rushed out of tn
store and TO the express office.
Aonged to Look at my ring again, bu
Doughty had it put up into such
workmanlike little parcel that hate
to undo it. The clerk at the expires
office directed it and l rejoiced TO lsno'
IL was on its way. Two days after
receIVed note from Marcella.