The Diamond Ring in the Sawdust

There goes a young man who has a romance. Some years ago, the young man worked in one of the big mills and was looked upon as a good man in his position. One day a party of ladies visited the mill, among them the lady you now see with him. While looking at the different things around the mill, this young lady dropped from her finger into a lot of wheat which was being ground, a valuable diamond ring which had been presented to her by her mother, who had died some years before. Of course, the young lady was nearly heartbroken. The young man, who saw the whole thing, made up his mind to recover the ring. That evening, as soon as his work was done, he went to the bin in which the wheat had been stored and there, assisted by a friend, sifted all the wheat and placed it in bags. It was nearly morning when he found the ring. His next move was to dress himself in his best and return the ring to the owner. To her, he related how he recovered it, and by his pleasing manner, she felt that she invited him to call. This he did, and the friendship then begun ripened into love. The young lady’s father took a great liking to the young man and settled him and his daughter. When the marriage took place, the young man left the mill and was started in business by his wife’s father. He is now worth fifty thousand dollars.