The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-09-19
MARCELLA'S PRESENT.
A Mistake in Rings That Caused
Much Trouble.

Marcella's birthday was approaching
and desired to give her present II
grieved me to think that I could not
afford costly one. / should have re-
joiced to be able to offer Marcella dia-
monds. rubies or emeralds, but since
this was impossible, did the best l
could. A ring is always an acceptable
token of love or friendship, and having
spent an evening or SO roaming the
Bowery, ventured into a shop in
which the unreclaimed pledges of a
pawnbroker were displayed for sale,
and found amongst the iewelry 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 eatmy head. I"
TWAS such large head and so covered
with black curls glistening with poma-
tum. that this was very impressive
offer; and knew that il really was a
nice amethyst, and hoped that il had
never been stolen.
OF course, Marcella would never
know where bought it, and poverty
drives us to strange deeds
! bought the ring, took it home, pol
ished it up with an old nail-brush
and ammonia, rubbed it in wash-leath-
er, and resolved to get handsome box
for 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 NV
suit; and even If had had a 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 Bowery in the direction of Broad |
way, toward the establishment of a |
well-known fashionable jeweler. l was
acquainted with one of the clerks; and |
the boxes there must be handsome If |
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
I'll 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
nan in livery opened it, a coachman to
match was upon the box. Mr. Glitter
himself opened the door. Mr.. Glow
vowed in the background.
'Notice that lady, Parkin?, said nv
riend.
shes handsome woman" replied
Every well for a married LADY of /,
orty," said Doughty. "But was tax.
ng what you might call professional ,
lew OF her. She is said to have finer
iamonds than any other woman in the ,
ountry. They say there are lots of
uchesses and all that on the other side I
hat couldn't show their equals OF i
curse she don't wear 'em ON the
treet, but of an evening she blazes Z
18th them. Her husband is immensely q
ch, but they say he hates to hand out
lady cash, and now and then-but Y
iere is Glitter coming this way and he d
on't allow gossip. That's a pretty y
methyst OF yours. She'll like il. Hal a
a! HAP :,
And glad to escape, for had not a \
oment to spare. rushed out of the "
ore and to the express office. lin
nged to look at my ring again, but "
oughty had it put up into such al
orkmanlike little parcel that hated il
undo 1t. The clerk at the express d.
ice directed it and / rejoiced to know N
was on its way. Two days after / "
ceiyed . note from Marcslla. lst