The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-07-23
UPS AND DOWNS OF DIAMONDS. a.
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Stories They Could Tell of Human Vicis-
situdes If Gems Could Talk,

Women exhibit much more re-
fined taste in the wearing of jewelry
| than they did a few years ago." re-
marked well-known jeweller, ''but the
dear things cost just as much to orna-
! mcnt rs 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 s.. A diamond is like q
man. Let them rise to whatever proud
heights they may, and let the whole
world gaze enraptured upon their
dazzling brilliancy they must both re-
turn and begin new life in simple
caSket.
Here is jewel that illustrates my
point exactly. Twenty three years ago
last February, rs | was about to close
up one terrible stormy night, a shabby
young man entered my shop and
offered to sell me a gold ring contain
ing this stone surrounded by ring of
small sparkIers. He asked $50 for the
ring, saying it was all he had in the
world. Ordinarily | would have fatty
| refused to deal with such Il person.
fearing to buy stolen property, and in-
deed. ! put him off that night with a
lame excuse, although | admitted the
value of the stone. and asked him to
call around the next day. He de-
clared that he must dispose of it that
night, and his anxiety made me more
fearful. and ut last firmly refused to
have anything further TO do with him
until the next day. On the morrow he
came TO me, SAYING he had pawned
the ring for tritling sum. as he was
forced TO do so 10 get accommodations
for the night, but desired me to 90 with
him to the pawnbroker' shop and ex-
anime the stone more closely. did so
and struck bargain with him. and
paying him the difference between my
price ant the pawn debt carried off
the jewel. | was strictly business
man then and asked no questions,
although the fellow could probably
have told an interesting story about the
stone.
We'll, | reset the stone in a ladv's
ring. and month later it was carried
off by an eXuItant lover. and it sparkled
on the hand of !, blushing bride in high
life soon after. We jewellers keep
track of fine stone for Years. for we
realize the ups and downs of fortune.
Well, To give YOU the facts of the case
without the romance. ten years later |
paid Il haf-starved, shivering woman
exactly what her lover had paid me for
the ring week before her marriage.
and as she led away her golden haired
girl she felt that she was rich with
what she would have thrown aside il
decade before.
The next purchaser was portiv
old gentleman, who gave it to his
young wife whom he had taken from
her school books 10 assume the man.
agrment of 4 grand old mansion. it
was just two years ago that the old
gentleman, still hale and hearty, en-
tered my shop. leading by the hand
bright-eyed little fellow whom he in
troduced 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 young mother
who never saw the face of her baby
boy. He offered it to me at a bar
gain, and now for two years it has lain
in this simple caSket waiting for
another adventure. y Ciacinnati Times
Star.