A Diamond to a Pebble

After transmitting misfortune from one possessor to another, the identical ring was finally thrown into the contribution box of a New England church. The two deacons deposited it in the glass case of a fashionable jeweler and hope that it may be allowed to sparkle on a fair lady's finger. It is really a pretty tale, and very proper for any of the annuals. But, Edward, your moral does not satisfy me. What thought did you embody in the ring? Oh, Clara, this is too bad, replied Edward, with a half-reproteful smile. You know that I can never separate the idea from the symbol in which it manifests itself. However, we may