A Diamond Sold For Ten Cents

In 1841 Godírey Lnther and tus son were engaged In gold-mining on Wilson's Branch, in wliat is aow Wilson's ilistric-1 of tliis county. Their appliancee were of the rudest kind, consisting of "slnicc and rille boxes," and the traditional miner's pan. On one occasion Col. John E. Bedwine, then alad of about 16, was sent by liis father to Mr. Luther'8 works to see him about some business matter. Whilethere the eider Luthcr and another gentleman walked olí some littlc distanre. and lio continuecl in conversation with the young man. who was "panning out" some eartli and Bhowingyoung Etedwine the gold. in dik' pan noticed an exeeedingly beautiful pebble, and called Mr. Eledwine'a attention toit, and while they wère admiring tt the other gentlemen returned, and they also noticed its beauty. The gentleman, without any Idea of its valnc, remarked to the luns. Til give you a dime for il." "All riht," said he, and aOCOpted it gl;idly. Some timo afterward the gentleman was in (aincsvillo and showed the stone to Dr. Daniel. That gentleman believed it to be a diamond, but wasnot èertain, and ïinally paid the gentleman .$30 for it and took tlio risk. JI' sent 'it to London, there being at that time Dodiamond-cuttera in the United States, wiiere experts pronounced it adian of the first water, and he received tor it $800. It was afterward rumored that t spld for a mucb largersum than this, but notblng is fcnown positiveiy of i t s history beyond it s sale in London. - Georgia Paper. A clergyinan's daughter at Napa, Cal., went to a circus. On the followIng smulay her father preached on sinful amusemehts, and used her case as m illi'.stration. In tlio Sunday school tliat afternoon lie said that she was iiiipcnitciit, and moved her expulsión bul a vote being taken all the pupila votetl to retain her. A farmer in Lancaster, county, England, was recently Qned about 1-'JO tor starving his cattle.