New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-09-02

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along sort OF place, so far as business
was concerned; but it's windows dis
played a wondrous medley Of valuables
and rubbish, which, to an observant
eye, spoke e]oquently ofreckless jack
tars, who in their stay ashore, used
up to the last penny, had been forced
to part with their watches-sound
solid articles, no make bel;eve-their
ear-rings-though that must be a hard
husband other belongings of their
class. Strange old-fashioned, solid
metal tobacco shoppers two pipes and
tobacco pouches from Turkey or
India, wonderful antediluvian jewel
ry, from every known quarter of the
globe; and, again, some of more mod
ern make, though, perhaps, of less
value, and much of it telling, fear, of
the faithlessness of certain Mollys and
Susans, whom honest Jacks ill-ad-
vised generosity had failed to hold
leal and true in his absence, to HIM
self or his gifts. ,..<."'
Arms and warlike acc outrements,
too, there were daggers, upon whose
jewelled hits and damascened blades
we might, with no great stretch Of
fancy, detect strange, dubious stains,
unlike all Others: traitorous little
wand like sticks, from which, at q
touch, started the lance-like blade;
pistols, in the curve of whose emboss-
ed stock you seemed to trace the
syllable-death. These and many
more were there, all heaped in a reck-
less profusion, as 1 say, eloquent to
those who might choose to read. But
his was a listless glance, which Just so
took all in, and was again passing on,
when suddenly he started, and, with
an exclamation, stopped, and drew
close to the window, upon a certain
pane OF which, and on one particular
article behind it, his eyes were fixed
not with mere curiosity, nor admi-
ration, nor inquiry, but with amaze
ment, trouble, nay, anger in their gaze.
A moment more and he was within
the shop, and hastily, more by gesture
than words, had indicated to the man
behind the counter what he desired.
Like good man of business, he up
on duty, attracted by the glimpse of
this new customer to purchase, had
quilted another, whose errand, if
profitable, would, he we'll knew, suffer
nothing by waiting awhile; and, &C.
cordingly, the lower end of the counter
screened off from that where the
newcomer stood-was quickly left,
with the invisible customer, to the ex-
ercise Of patience.
1t was a small box containing a.
ring, which the man set before the
stranger, in accordance with the lat
ter's request.
He lifted it eagerly, gazed upon it
from side to side, then peered within
the massive circlet, apparently in
search of some motto, or craven sign,
by which he might further identity it;
all the while the shopkeeper was run
ming on in praise OF the stones, the
setting, the gold, but the stranger
never heard him, as with O. trembling
hand, and with eyes that seemed I'M
able, even now, to assure his reason,
he continued his investigation of the
trinket.
ut u.s." he gasped at length, cit is!
Where did you get it?" he asked, turn
ing to the man, but still looking at
the ring.
Meanwhile, the'man was officiously
lighting a lamp at the strangers ell
bow, to assist him in his investiga-
ton; the latter turned towards it,
and the ring shone and glittered in it's
light. The shopman had opened his
lips to reply to the question, when an
exclamation proceeded from the other
side the partition screening off the adj
iacent corner
"Why, it's Nelly's ring!' cried the
voice OF a. woman; "dear, poor Nelly!"
"Who is that?" cried the stranger,
excitedly; "who speaks OF her?" he re-
peated, endeavoring to obtain a sight
OF the speaker.
Immediately after, the small door in
the partition opened, and the woman
whom he had encountered at the en-
trance of the pawnbroker's stepped
out.
"Who are you?" exclaimed the
stranger; "do you know this ring?-
did you know her you spoke of?'
"Know her!" repeated the woman,
in trembling voice; ooh! indeed did;
and for the ring could never mistake
it. Poor Nelly!-oh, my good, good
friend!' and the woman fell to Sob
bling, as she looked at the ring in the
hand of the stranger; "ah! it seems
but yesterday that she was telling me
all about it. Poor Nelly! it almost
broke her heart when it was stolen"
"Stolenp' echoed the stranger.
'"Then she did not"
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