The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-23
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the rarity OF tnlS tLnBe and my size
that makes me very valuable. Though
no larger than a hickory mt, I ain
worth many thousand dollars. was
born IN Brazil The first Of this world
at least or daylight, for me was rolling
out with stones, sand, earth and other
minerals following the stroke Of d
pick. lay on the ground before q
workman. He looked about him and
seeing his foremans back turned, pick
ed me up and put me In his mouth.
When be went from work he was
searched, but was not discovered.
The next scene in my life Of motion,
20 to speak. was In a wood. The work
man who had found me sold me to a
man OF better grade. The price paid
was 500 In United States bills. The
man who bought me took me to a
room, locked the door and examined me
carefully could see by his express
sion that he was very much pleased
with me- He got box OF sewing
utensils from closet aud, ripping a
pocket in the lining Of his coat. put
me IN and sewed me fast didn't
suppose that would stay long in this
place, but did.
One day policeman came to my
owners room and arrested him. He
was not wearing the coat in which he
had sewed me. It hung in a closet A
month later 1t was taken down and
with other clothing taken to villa de-
Principe, where it was sold to Jew
A young man "all tattered and torn
came into the Jews shop, tried on sew
eral coats. and. the one was In fitting
him. he bought 1t. / think the price
paid was S. The young man walked
all the way to Rio, doing work here
and there fer meal Had he known
that he had me with him be might
have ridden in coach and four
When he got to Rio he shipped on a
vessel bound for New Haven, Conn. /
was rolled, with other clothing, in
small bundle and put under bis bunk,
he DOMINIC sailor toys. When we reach
ed New Haven my owner put on his
shore clothes. LETT tse vessel and walk
ed up into the city. He met number
Of young men he knew, and BY his con-
versation with them learned that be
had been a student ID the college there
and his father had died insolvent dur
ing the sons second year. From a
student be had become sailor, had
sought employment in South America
and had got stranded In Brazil One
OF his old chums loaned him some
money with which to buy d ticket to
his home In a distant city.
This home was In a shabby little cot
tage IN the suburbs H was both
melancholy and happy meeting be-
tween the young man and his mother
aud bis two sisters They were evil
IDENTIFY people Of refinement living III
poverty. Their returned boy was hum
gry, but there was nothing save a
piece OF corn bread Ia the house to give
him, They begged him to stay with
them, try for a position and help them.
TO this he consented, and they were
happy.
That night after he had gone to bed
one OF his sisters took his clothes and
sat up late patching and darning them
that he might appear the better in
looking for employment. After the
sewing she took them downstairs into
the kitchen, heated an iron and pressed
them While running the iron over the
coat its nose hit an obstacle In me.
She felt Of me. took me to the light to
examine the place where was; then,
taking q knife, she ripped the sewing
and took me out. Seeing nothing but
brownish stone, she threw me into d
coal scuttie, but on second thoughts
took me up again and put me on
table. Then, finishing her ironing. she
took the clothes to her brothers room
The next morning she showed me to
her brother and told him where she
had found me. He looked me over very
carefully. thinking all the while, and |
asked his sister to show him the place
where she had found me- Then he put
me Id his pocket and later ON started
out to look for a situation. About noon
be went home. He met his mother In
the hall He was pale aud trembling.
"Oh, motherr' he exclaimed
MY boy, what has happened?"
EFF 1t shouldn't be true ii would Kill I
me"
"What9s
The stone Fannie found sewed in my |
coat. Thinking 1t might be q jewel In
the rough. took 1t to jeweler. He says
it's diamond. A diamond of that size
Is worth many thousands Of dollars"
He took me out Of his pocket, and
the mother and her daughter gathered
round, each trembling with excitement.
Don't count on too much, dear boy"
Haid the mother "If It is d diamond, it
has a real owner. and you must find
him. but he will doubtless give you a
reward for its return
But the owner was never found. The
young man wrote to IKE officers Of all
The diamond mines in Brazil and all
replied that they had no record Of any
such diamond. though / had doubtless
been taken from some Of them when
dug from the earth. Since none OF
them could prove ownership noue Of
them claimed me.
I was polished. cut and sold for q