The sun., 1896-10-25
LUCK OF A DIAMOND.
ouen Lost by Its Owner, nat Always Re-
covered in the Course OF Tine.

Uuen LOst by Its Owner, but Always Re.
covered in the Course OF Time.
1t may be we'll to state at the outset that the
owner OF the diamond is not an actress. Indeed,
the diamond would not be Of the greatest use-
fulness to an actress, because its most remark
able quality 10 that 1t cannot be lost apparently.
II Is mounted as an earring, and its owner
fastened It in her ear the other evening and
went out. Later. while she was at the house
where she had called. her hostess said:
why, did you know that you had only ono
earring onH"
The owner OF tho diamond put up her hand
and discovered that the jewel WAS missing. But
she was not q bit disturbed or excited by her
loss. When her friends uttered sympRthizing
cxclumations OF woe she said simply:
"Oh, that's nothing. It's only lost, and I'll
find it."
She remembered that In putting her hat on
she had struck 1t sharply against her ear and
the blow probably had loosened the catch Of the
earring, allowing it to fall out OF the ear subse
quently. She explained this. and added with
perfect eQunnimity:
IN probably find IL on the floor somewhere
about the house when get back"
Then some ono happened to step on something
in dark corner. and that something proved to
be the missing earring. Its owner thanked the
finder properly. but showed no particular con-
cern over the recovery Of her diamond.
KNEW was sure to find IT," she said calmly.
"Bu, IL might Just as well have fallen out Of
your ear in the street as in this room," OBJ
jected one Of the company.
Mot this diamond" she replied, and she told
why.
inc hrst time she los, II; she hAa gone. as II
led by intuition. straight back to the house at
which she had been calling, and there found 1t
alt nj in thap at ha M fhar
diamond might Just a. we'll have fallen any.
where else or have been nick ed up by som.body
slse: M bpt Mt This m was WAS not a diamond Of ,ha, Kind
1t simply waited for It's mistress. and at the
propsr ,,m. draw her baok nit The ns,t time
p''pe' t'"'e NV" Ae' ."S~ " w ~ 1N '''''
she lost 1t she was walking along n country road
and a fierce flying bug dashed into her face
Cn. ,a,i,a,, -, =, .i,. a.. hon,, ava hi, 10. no..
ohe 1aooe" NJ ~ win ohe manu- Gnu nv MOI car
little further along she discovered that the
earring wa, missap. Walking back she found
4, ,,t,hor, aie,o,I,,, no,,,,,bs,.ndi,, ,ho, ,h.
"'''o'' N''Ai.u.''' ao' '"' '4'
path was covered with weeds and grass and
sand and that she had gone on for some little
ai.,.., ,,i,ho,,, h.oon,,n, .,oro ~, har I,..
u''."n'p "'snou' , oe.os ,' ", .et .e 'TD' h";
more than anything else to confirm her faith in
the diamond.
ms line ~ ia ntPppeI oI' 81 ner e.. ~ne sns
that the diamonds ability TO get lost is quite 40
remarkable as its capacity Of having itself
found. Ihe owner OF the diamond feit no
anxiety about it aud simply walked hither and
t..ther a. fancy led her about, expecting to
hhye the sparkle of the gem catch her eye
u zach instant. Hut il diunt, aud al the end Of
tw jnty-four hours she became alarmed and
advertised and got her friends to 20 carefully
over the ground and did everything else that
was suggested II was all or no avail. aud after
days had gone by she sorrowfuliy made up her
mud that the magic powerof the diamond had
failed at last and s.cvoted herself to the devils
ing OF schemes by which she might
raise money enough TO match tho remaining
earring. the good one thai didn't get lost.
six months later gentleman called on u law
firm and asked II anybody there was looking
for II lost diamond earring. Everybody IN tho
oihce was uue'tioned anu hli sa,u mat they
knew nothing About any missing jewel. Tho
gentleman persisted In his inquiries. and finally
e-krn /! the DIAMOND advertised Tor had been
funnd. lie was TOD that the hrm had not al
yertiseu ior any dsamond. his experience might
have at!s'ird most men: but the caller kept at
II, anu nnnll' onered 10 show the advertisement