A Story of the Koh-I-Noor

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 28 October 1890, Page 2

A Story of the Koh-I-Noor

This fam >us diamond belonged originally to the great Indian po en- ■ tdte Dh .1 p Sing the ruler of the Punjaub, aad m t the end of the, great bikh war in 1849 became the prjpery of the Bitish Crown. Upon i.3 sune .dei* it was hauded over to Lord John Lawrence, who care es ly thrust it into his waistcoat pock t, and when h» changed his clothes for dinner forgot all p a|)ouo it. Six .w§ek§ afterwards a mes age came to him through Lord 1) tlhousie, ta- ia^' that the Queen desired he diamond at once to be •eut to En^'and. • You had heHer bend for it hen," said Lawren e.from wuose memory everything r garding tiio kob-i-n<) -r ha I entirely fad«d. " Sen. l for it?" said Dalhous e ; " why, y u have got it yo irself." Tiien like a flash of lighting the whole thin< cauif back upou the dibin ytsd <;usto «ian. With his heart in hi* mouth he ru lied off to hia ■ private r om ml sent f r the native servant who always attended him, " Have you got a amall box I lett in I wy wa s coat i ocket a short tim* ago ?" he inquired. "Y s, Sahib, I I found it and put it away," replied ! the man, and turning to au old tin j box, he drew forth the small ca-ket which c >nt inei tne priceless jewel. ■ Witli a beat ng heart Lord John - •iw the servant un&rrew the lid and takeouts m. tin ng careful ywra pe-i ■in many lolls of wva in. " There it * nothing there but a iitt'e lump of g a s." sail the man con emptuously. The relief of Lord Liwrenc** when ho h d tliis pr celess gem safe and aouiu 1 was tqu^il to the awful cou t nv u i n he had fult at its uo&sibie lusb-

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