The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-16
BHB EMPHASIZES
MERHr OF M0WEL TY.

eled In white. That was one of Caesar
Borgia's rings and when you were his
enemy and he invited you to dine with
him he knew how 10 press the back OF
that little ring SO that the asp's tongue
came out and there was a little scratch
on your finger. Tomorrow 1t grew black,
and your hand swelled. while your friends
talked about cholera, and nobody dared
whisper poison" though everybody
knew. There is another famous ring. II
belonged 10 great exp!orer--a heavy band
of gold. with cameo having the face or
beautiful woman cut in It. But The
cameo IS like n lid and lifts up, aud under
it is vegetable poison that. softened by
a little heat. will XIII two or three men.
and this one man took 1t rather than ride
10 the guilotine in a common cart.
In little town near Vienna an enter
prising American girl found ana never
was satisfied until she had bought the
wedding dress OF Marie Anto.nette. Like
all OF the house Of HapSburg, she had
given her marriage gown and veil to some
poor church. where the lace might be
used veil and the dress be cut into
vestments. Here 1t was waiting It's turn
and the frock worn by the girl bride Will
probably remain always souvenir. a
something that has a history and one that
Is so delightful Queen Victoria counts
among her treasures the walking stick
that Bonnie Prince Charlie forgot when
he started of thar morning TO fight the
battle Of Culioden. Il vas discovered
afterward. and shows on lis handle that
Il has carved on one side the head Of
Vision and on the other the laughing
head Of Folly.
From all the world over we hear that
jewels were never worn 20 such great ex-
tent as now. but nobody wants Just n
diamond band. The diamonds must he set
IN some strange way and mus have been
worn by some great and good woman
or some great and bad woman. Which
would you rather have. the ring OF nun
who gave her life - PRAYER or the ring
Of Catherine the Great? No. no. no ex-
PLANTATION is necessary. Human nature il
very much he same all the world over,
but YOU know they . Il have sU"h odd
Ihine+ IN ne days gone by When a
worker in trjnkets devoted q year To cut
ting out ring n deS gn:ng rosary. then
they were worth possessing
That poor empress OF 4 sssia, poor be-
cause he stands equal wish t1e poorest
woman living or dead. canned 10 have
had a piece OF he tree upa8 which Christ
was cruc fed and this tiny bit of wood
Is n perfect shell ~ diamonds. While IL
rests OF an altar made especially for It.
dfspei aSiv WI fine lacas and before
which a lamp burns forever. while sister
OF H1ayit& never ceases saving her prayer
for the Whole w.cked world.
Apropos ~ wonderful rosar.,s cir,
who has plenty OF money and. b. ser
ST u. good taste. picked ~ in Japan a
rosary formed of huge leads mlde ~ a
dark brown. h.ch}y polished wood Each
bead a hollow ard cut In a sort Of lattice
VIII - thar through Z can he seen 1he
little gold gp3 taat literally Ef.Hs 0lt ~
each one an! dHobf |i1tt N" bead So II
must nave Den cGt. Undoubtedly Il 1-eo-
rated some fam az g. mpie. since lts great
IengIn-~It is t~euty-four fec long would
sugZes; that IL was not Intended for home
use.
BY the bye. even n the hour q sick
ress ! laughed and laughed AMI laughed
again a. an old Scotch story as Il was
told me- a Scofchraan was nav.1r a
slight contest about mon y with the driver
III 4 hanson II was matter Of money.
for the ScotcfmaD does nos lessen MS rfe
and weaken his heart hY guarding over
anything eise bar money. The driver on
the high seat insisted hat III had not
been given enough. The fierce look nR
}adde from fhe land OF the nounfa rs
threw himself into a d5gnirsd attitude
and said. Aou mon. dinna y ken that
/ am q Mackln.o sh?'' Ca bosnwf an
sBered ths csbbv. Il done care IL you re-
ar umbrella. You have got TO pay that
sxpence-" So, win dropping crest. the