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The ptiblem of restoring to the world
°rime 1 sad eternal beauty is solved by the
redamptitaa rif the aoul.--Emerson.
sign of the White Horse, A. chatty
quadruped with very stiff leei, seed tipper
ently, if you might judge by the disturbed
aepect of hie inane and tail, under Wong
electrio influenees--that wars the White
Horse. He was woodenly eleotrified—if I
may be alloWed the phrase—on two inehes
of seagreen grass, and wedged very tightly
into a sky of imprctbelele blae. A alight
warping of the board, due to °Emetic
inflaences, had. beheaded the White Horse,
and the painter. as if in asitlaiPai4san of
thet effect, had bestowed upon his °maw.
tines a beckwerd look of feeble aatoni
ment. Below the sign a low vrindow, with
a comfortable red blind in it. Behind tlae
window a room, with sanded floor and
sawdust -stored epittoone, and heavy tables
with. beery oirclea on them, and crossed
clay pipee. About one of the tables half a
dozen meresolemnly drinkiag and smoking,
and telling gaost stories in broad Uptight.
The gentleman in the battered white hat
and hatcher tie was the proprietor of that
light of nature the six -legged hone, and
the employer and exhibitor of the apotted
lady, The gentlemen in the fur cap, the
rabbit -skin waistcoatasnd the red handkei.
chief was the owner of the swing boats on
the village green outside, as yet un,packed,
and waiting for to -morrow's fair. The
seedy man in seedy black, whose akin Was
so curiously loose about the region of his
eyes, was a professional sword.swalloiver,
The gentleman with the red nose and
bibulous eye, wherein much beer had left
unquenched the light of native humor, was
sole owuer of Bolko's unparalleled wax-
work exhibition. The other two were
showmen also, and recognisable anywhere.
Five listened whilst the red -nosed maii
with the bibulous eye talked,
ITId only ghost as ever I knowed to
haunt a showman was my brother Bill's
owu private an' particler property,' the
red -nosed man was saying; 'he was in the
wax -work lbse afore me, like his father
afore him, my brother Bill was, but he
had a misforohin as led to his retirement.'
'Ah!' said the man in the rabbit -skin
waistcoat, 'what was that?'
'EU) died,' said the red -nosed meat—
'scarlet fever. Leicester. Buried in the
parish churchyard. Well—afore he died,
mind you—he had a ghost of hie own, his
perdaer, Joseph Turk. Reg'lar after busi-
ness hours, it waa Joseph's habit to get as
drunk as he knowed how to, and, simul-
taneous, as a maxi might Bay, my brother
took him home at olosin" time. But one
night, Bill he doesn't turn up. Joeeph he
starts alone, au' quite natural he falls
into e olay-pit, and kills hiseelf. Well,
theer's a inquest, theer's Bill to give
evidence, theer's a verdiek,theer's a buryina
and you'd ha' thought as it was done with,
wouldn't you? My brother Bill he was a
soft-'arted feelin' sort o' man, an' he took
on a good deal over his pardner'e death.
Sittinby hisself on the night arter te-
buryitd, thinkin' about poor Joseida 'a.T.i 0.
a sudden he feels a oisepy sort -of a chill
i come over liiin; an' hie eyes is drored round
I like to one side, an' there he sees him, in a
pair o' cord trousere an' a velvatin jacket
an' a billycook 'at, with a yeller Mind.
keroher with blue spots on it round his
neck, which was his reeler wear. Well,
yon might ha' knocked my brother Bill
down with his father,he was that crumpled
up at it. "Willysum," says the ghost a-
speakin' holler in his chest, like, "w'y
didn't you fetch me 'ome," he says, "that
fatal night?' My brother Bill says nothing,
he was that knocked over. "Willy -um,"
says the gloat again, "it's my intent," he
says, "for to haunt you reg'lar," he says
"every night at twelve." And with teat
he varnishes. Well, be comes next night,
an' next night, an' next night, and my
brother Bill gets that weak an' skeered he
didn't think he'd last long. So he comes to
me an' be tells me all about it. "Why,
Bill," I says, "it's a forchin for you. '
"What d'ye mean ?" he says. "Why," I
says, "exhibit him," I says, "to any
scientific speritualist as wants to see a real
boner-fldy ghoat," I says. "Theer's a mine
o' money in it." Well, Bill he take a my
advice, an' he might ha' died a Rothehile if
Joseph hadn't took offence at it an' left off
visitin' of him.'
'I can see,Mr. Bolko,' said the seedy man
in seedy black, 'that you're a sceptic.
'A what?' asked the red -nosed man.
'An unbeliever,' said the other.
'.4 m 1?' said the red -nosed man. 'P'raps
I am.' He took up his pot and nodded
round, 'My respects, gentlemen.' Then,
having emptied the vessel of its contents,
he rose, and said with hoarse solemnity,
'Them as doubta my tale can doubt it.
Maybe I have my doubts about it. Never
mind. ,But there's a moral in it—which is
this : If any showman has a ghost in the
family as can at all be relied upon to turn
up reg'arl,theer's a pot o' money in it. Good
afternoon, gentlemen."
The sceptic departed and the five believers
remained behind.
' Comin' back,'aaid the man in the rabbit -
akin waistcoat, 'to wot we wos a -Deakin'
about—it's my belief, look you, as Sol
Variey's haunted.'
The man in seedy black said that it stood
to reason.
'Look 'ere,' said the rabbit -akin waist-
coat. ' When did poor Sol begin to turn
that pale an' queer? When did he begin to
sit an' stare at nothin' for a, hour ata time,
an' talk when there was nobody to teak to?
Why, when his gell died. When ole?
Why, not at all.'
'01 course not,' said the sword,swel-
lower.
'An' as for them,' aaid the rabbit -skin
waistcoat, 'as talks about a gell like that
basin' bolted along of Sol's man Jim, why,
it's readnees an' t it? Now, I erste anybody
'ert Would ;be ha' looked at Sol's rnan Jim?
Would she ha' spoke a Moil word to him
'oept as a young lady might? 1 pet it to
you, gents. Is it likely 7' Nobody thought
it likely in the least, 'Very well, then.
If you wants wrong talk about a young
woman, heti salve cheap enough in
tbe purfession an' out of it. Bat to talk
about a young /ady like that boltin' with
a oove like Sol's man Jim, and Sol pre
Usual' of her to be dead, why it's enough
to Writ a man's drink hacid ozi his stomach
to listen to it, ain't it?'
4 NoW, I'll tell you something,' said the
man in the battered white hat. 'I've sat
quiet an I've heard all side, I didn't
say nothing while 13olko was 'ere, 'datum I
don't want none of le chaff, which he' t too
ready with. Gentleman alt, I've seen her!'
The four gathered near him with dolma
faces.
' Last night aa ever was, I eeen her,' he
OST.
again. MO leadie' out the mei for
exereige—xteer midnight 11 ivau—ed
writ round by r set' ,vaggis- An', atrilce
Me dead, but seen her tette, AS white as
chalk, a-lookin` in at Sore winder, an' her
glides dome from it without so innels tse
tauchin' a foot on the ground, an passee
me with, no more noise then a bat ud make.
I ain't eaey frightened, but I wise frighten-
ed then, liat I looked arter her an' aeon
her melt—regler melt away,'
The inan'a face, voice, gesture, were
euough to etesup hie narretive with strong
reality, His hearers looked from one to the
other, eweeitruok,aud,in spite of the broad
daylight, gathered closer. Before the word
was spoken they drew their heu.de apert,
and reamed their pipes and beer with a
transparent effort to seem unconcerned.
Solomon Varley atoodat the door looking
with haggard eyes from face to face. His
eountenanoe was piste and drewn, and,
though his lipe moved, no sound ea.me from
them. He lurehed a little, like a drunken
man, and set his hand to his forehead.
Next, looking vadantlyabou:t hi tn,b e turned
away and aought the street. The five men
arose and peered after him through the
bow window.
He an't long for this world', said one.
Poor old Sol r
No,' said another. 'He's had his call,
poor Sol has—evident.'
Solomon Varley armed the Green slow-
ly, with downward eyes and head, noticing
no man, though most looks were turned to
him with sympathy or curiosity. He
reached. the house on Iyheels, whioh, like
himself, looked leaa prosperous and tidy
than of old, though but two mouths had
gone by since it shone in all the splendour
of new paiut, and Sol himself went upright
and happy. Mrs. Varley sat there in a.
black dress, se wing,and looked up sadly but
kindly as her huaband entered. Sol closed
the little door, and took down a nautical -
looking jacket which hung behind it. From
the pocket of this garment he drew a soiled
letter, which he bore to the window and
read over. It had no date, and was written
in a sprawling hand.
'Sir,' it ran, this is written with great
grief to tell you that your daughter is
dead. Before she died she told me to rite
to you; but I minuet rite, and a friend
rites this for me. She told me to say thee
she found out hefour it waa too late that
the man she ran away with was ts villan,
and lei t him. I am to say again, before it
was too late. She would have come home
to you, but she was ashaymed. She is
dead, and she thought you would like to
know it, because it would ease your mind.
Yours truly,
MARTHA WOOLLEY.
S. She sent all love and blessings
before she died. She praid youl to forgive
her, and praid for you night and day.'
The letter bore the Bristol post -mark,
and had been delivered whilst Solomon
was in that town. 71e had appealed to the
police to discover the writer'and Martha
Woolley was searched for but in vain.
There was some comfort in the ill -spelled
letter, bitter as it was, and that comfort
Solomon laid to his sore heart every hour
of the day, and thanked God for it.
What is it, Sol dear?' eaid his wife,
rising, and putting her brown arm. about his
neck. Don't brood over it my poor Sol,
ieee's ' I a" sleteaatei e.
Her eyes were thick with tears as she
spoke, but she controlled them resolutely
and would not let them. fall.
'She's better off than livid with a broken
heart, Sol; better off,' said the mother.
You're a good wife, my dear' ' said
Sol hoarsely and wearily 'A good
wife. Yee, she's better off. But it'd
be somethin' if we only knowed where her
grave was, my dear, wouldn't it?'
The simple question epoke of such despair
to the wife's heart that her tears would
have way. She drew his head to her breast
and swayed it to and fro as though he were
a child.
Poor Sol, poor dear Sol! Our time
ain'D long, my dear. We shall soon see the
poor broken-hearted thing again, Sol. If
she'd come back, she'd never ha' heard a
bitter word from us, Sol, would she?
Never a bitter word. Never a bitter word.
Never a bitter word.'
She went over the phrase again and
again, as though there were comfort in it,
and still held the bowed head to her -.vilely
breast as though it were a child's.
'Such a child l' said Sol, a minute or two
later, seated with heavily dependent arms
betweea his knees, as though hie hands
bore a weight too great for his strength,
and with eyes fixed on the floor. 'Such a
child, rosy an' pretty, two months back !
An' now aa white as snow—as white e.s
snow r
'Sol cried his wife with a ghostly
face.
'Ay,' said he, looking at her with lack.
lustre eyes, 'as white as snow. As white as
snow.
'Sol V cried his wife again. ,
'My darliug,' said Sol, stretching out one
heavy hand nervelessly and laying it on
her shoulder, see her poor dear dead face
last night at the winder. I've seen it three
nights runnin'. It's my call. You'll be
lonely when I'm gone. You've been a good
wife, Sarah, an' rm,grieved to leave you.
But I've had the call.
His nerveless hand dropped down again
as if it held a weight too heavy for his
strength. His wife knelt before him,
looking in his face. A timid knock came
to the door, but neither heard it. It was
repeated a little louder, and Mrs. Varley,
rising, opened the door with a soream.
'Don't be put out, 'Mains,' said a voice
outside. 'Might I come in? Is master
theer ?'
'Come in,' said Mrs. Varley faintly ; and
Jim entered,ragged, shoeless, hollow-eyed,
pale, bearded with a bristly beard of two
months' growth—a man foredone.
swore,' said Jim, 'as I'd find her if
faltered her to the world's end. I faltered
her and found her, an' she slipped me, an'
I follered her again and I frittered her on,
an' on, an' on,' again,
two looked at him
with such awful faces thathe paused, 'Did
ye get any news of her ever l' he asked
after a while, Solomon still held the letter
in his hands.
That come,' he said, a month ago.'
Jim spelled it through, and then, return-
ing it to the broken and crumpled envelope,
held it while he eptike.
'No more news than this r --
4 Never a word,' said Solomon,
'Did you find where she was buried,
master?' Sol shook his head.
'We tried,' said Mrs. Varley, 'every.
where, I3ut the letter didn't even tell us
where she died,'
Master,' said Jim, 'I've walked a mat.
ter of a thousand mile. I'm deed beat. If
you please, misfile, I ehould like the things
I left. I'm very bad off for a ohange.'
Mrs. Vetley poured out a eau of water
into e. washing basin, set oub goals and
towels and a comb, then produced a bundle
of olothes from a looker.
'You oan get a wash, James, and
change,' she said, crying silently the while,
'and. I'll get you something to eat.'
Saying this, she left the house, aud Jim,
laying down the letter, began with labor-
ed. slowness to divest himself of a' very
tattered shirt. He paused suddenly in the
act of drawing it over his head,
'What's this I hears about a ghosts
master?' Solomon started and. stared at
him, '1 meets Tom Ileoltett tvosive101110
behind, an' he says you've seen a ghost, he
says. That's what .he says. "Your
master's haunted." '
Solomon rose with outatretolied hands.
'Hee anybody seen it besides me?' •
'Have you seen it, master oried jinn
slipping the garment back again.
'Three times,' said Solomon with awe-
struck taste.
When r oried im. 'Where 1'
'Allays at midnight,' answered Solomon,
oat that little winder,—pale, an' thin, sal'
white—svhite assnow.'
'When ? when ?cried Jim again. 'Last
eaid Solomon, last night. For
the third time. It's my oall, Jim. I she'u't
be here winch longer. 1 shell feller my
poor broken hearted child.'
'What?' oried Jim, in a voice which
would hese been e roar but for his feeble.
nese, 'You've seen her three times, an'
never spoke to her?' Solomon could only
loek ab him in grief struok wonder. 'Why,
I found out the gell as wrote this letter.
Sewed boot Uppers; for a tic id, she
did. Her it was what fired the bullet.
But who me.kes it, do you think ? Who
makes it, maeter
said Solomon, trembling from
head to foot, 'Jim l'—warning and entreaty
mingled in the tone.
'Master,' eays Jim 'if what I says ain't
true, you take a pitAfork out of the wag.
gin outside and run me through with ib.
finds the gell as wrote this letter, What
ms.lees me find her ? 'Cos I'm travellin' to
aearoh for Miss Virginia, and 'coa I've
swore as sure as Heaven an' earth I'll feller
her to the world's end, • Miss Virginia had
been a livin' with her, au' one day her says
to her : "A. dear friend o' mine is dead. I
cen't write." Her says, "You write for
me an' Pit tell you what to say." And
then her writes this letter. Then Miss
Virginia ketches sight o' mman' livin' very
hard, but quite respectable. On I fellers
—tracks her—finds her—loses her—tracks
her again, an' fellers on again.'
Solomon was on hie knees, and the tears
were dripping through his fingers, dripping
thickly we the floor.
'Such a face, Jin r he moaned ; 'that
wild an' worn an' pale 1 Oh, Virgie 1 Vir-
gie!'
'Master
,
' said Jim, 'I've had word of her
all along. Now she's took rail, an' I've htsd
to walk ; an' now her's,slipped me,but I've
took up the track again, an at last we've
found her.'
The tears were coursing down Jim's face
too,and washing out brown channels in the
gray dust whioh covered it.
'Nota word to the missis, not a word,'
said Jim. 'Her% °eine again to -night to
look at you. That's it,' said the valiant,
tender-hearted scarecrow, shaking with
sobs, 'poor bleedin' heart ! Just wants to
see you, like, as often as her fear'll let her.'
'May I come in ?' mid. Mrs, Varley,tapping
at the door,
'Not yet, ma'am,if you please,' said Jim,
bolting the door with great haste ; o.nd,atill
sobbing and crying, he proceeded to his
ablutions, mad having conquered hie tears
Zia d'aaaged ' 'end r gain. d again
warned. his master to suenue,ne
Mrs. Varley and sat down to a prodigious
meal under the shade of the house outside.
Solomon went feverishly to work to help
the 'nen who were arrangiog the vane and
putting up the canvas in readiness for the
morrow, and Jim kept sedulously out of
Mrs. Var.ey'a way. Before nightfall he
limped away, unrecognised by any of his
ancient comrades, whom be had dodged all
afternoon like a stage villain, unintention-
ally inviting inspection.
The night grew, and Solomon sat with a
wildly beating heart in the little house on
wheels. Mrs.. Varley had retired to the
bedroom partitioned off at one end of the
structure and there, by the light of a little
lamp, spelled through the Peedms in her
i'rayer hook. Many and many a line she
went through half mechanicady, and the
words had no meaning for her. At length
the slow forefinger, rough with the needle,
paused at these words, 'As for me, I am
poor and in misery : baste Thee unto me,
0 God.' She bowed her head and wept
above the line. And what was that? A
cry outside that thrilled her to the soul—
an answering voice within which called
her child by usane—the noise of a door that
opened suddenly—the voice again that
called her child by naine. Flurrying to
the main ehs.mber of the homes on wheels,
she saw Jim beyond the open door with a.
drooping figure in his arms. But. it was
her husbaud's voice which called upon her
ohild—it was her child and his who lay
worn and pallid,but alive, in those protect-
ing arms.
Solomon Varley that night retired from
business. In the next week's Era his un-
rivalled zoological collection was advertized
and in a week it had passed to other hands.
Little Virgie's cheeks are abloom again
long since, and little Virgie is a happy wife
and mother. I could transport myself by
train and road in four hours and a half to
that quiet spot in Worcestershire in which
Sol Varley and his wife en ley the otium cum
dignitate of their simple lives. I know a
well.to-do jobniaster in a neighboring town
who answers to the name of Jim, and has
been given up by all the eligible women in
his own station of life for four miles round
as an iecorrigible bachelor ; and sometimes
in Regent -street or Piceadilly I meet a
handsome and distinguished -looking man,
who limps a little in his gait from art illaset
broken leg, the result of an encounter with
that same jobmaster when the two met
together by accident about a year after the
events related in this story. Most of Mr.
Verschoyle's friends are under the impres-
sion that he received this injury whilat out
hunting. Jim hearing this once on a time
nodded sternly, and remarked, with a look
of enigma on him, that it happened a, year
after the hunt was over; and being preffeed
for information, he declined to say another
word.
[TEE END.)
When Baby ?Mei felk, we cave her Cattail&
When shewaa a Child, she orital for Carrtorfa.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla,
When she had claidren,sibassave them oastoriti
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• 'e iki
Bougnt and Sold.
It is said that Mrs. De 'Riche bought her
husband.
Yes. I heard De Riche had been sold.
Children Cr' Thr Pitcher's Castorie,
NLY A IfILLION.
OHAPTER I.
TEE ORRAT MR, CAWLEY.
"Let me get A million and I shall be
quite happy." That was poor Samuel
Cawley's oryr Poor ?—yes, you will under-
stand presently ; he bad the naillion when
he died, tie had a moderately comfortable
start ia the world, thenks to the industry
of his father, who left him a small eteady.
going business and the requisite knowledge
to carry it on successfally. Samuel Cawley
did oarry it on seoceeefully, and various
politioal and commercial events operating
In his favour enabled him to transform his
moderate business into an extensive one.
He was devoted to his work, and having
the quickness to use the lucky events of
the day advantageously, he found himself
in a few years at the head of an eatablieh-
ment into whioh money seemed to flow of
its own sweet will. At first he was humbly
grateful, then he became excited, and next
the craving to become a millionaire seized
him. That craving fairly mastered him ;
it was the mainepring of his every aot and
thought ; he had no hope, no eare—alnaost
no religion, above or outside Oust desire to
posseas a million. Everything prospered
with him and his ambition was realised.
One morning he found that he possessed a
million ; and, singular as it may seem, he
closed his books with a sigh of relief, Bathe
fied
But he was somewhat puzzled to discover
efter the first few days, which were occupied
in self-congratulations, that he was not
quite happy. TheTh was something he
wanted still, and what that something was
he did not know. He opened his eyea, as
it were, for the first time upon life outside
his ledger. He had never had any real
experience of youth,had never known play
as a boy,or sport 0.8 8. young man : the world
of business hadao completely absorbed him,
that the world of pleasure was unknown to
him. Being still young—just turued forty
—he determined to explore this strange
world in search of that something which he
still required to make him happy.
He left his business to take care of itself;
that is, he spent a couple of hours daily in
his office instead of ten or more as he had
done formerly; and the two hours were
sufficient to keep everything straight. He
took a large house in the West End; he
purchased an old mansion in Sussex with
about a thousand %area attached,and e.bun d-
antshootin g an d fiehingalso—un fortunately,
not having, had any training irt these
sports, they afforded him no enjoyment.
However they would please his friends.
The appointineats of his town and country
residences were perfect—that is, as perfect
as his servants would permit them to be.
The cooking—when the cook was in good
humor—was excellent ; the wines were the
best that money could obtain. Mr. Samuel
Cawley waa surrounded by troops of
friende; . Wan pot up at half a dozen
blackballed by two—much to his
astonishment—and accepted by the others;
he found himself, in short, courted on all
hands as a man of sterling worth—as a
man whom it waa a, privilege to know. He
was amazed by his own popularity ; he had
never suspected that he possessed the
qualities requisite to shine in society, until
he found himself in society and shining
with all the brilliancy of a newly discover-
ed planet.
All this was very agreeable. After he
had got over the awkwardness of his first
appearance he began to enjoy himself ; he
began to think this world cf amusement a
very good world indeed, and the people in
it a kindly and sensible people with few
prejudices compare.tively spea:king, and
most ready to reoognize native talent—for
had they not recognized him? He was the
hero of the hour, and he was highly de.
lighted to recognize himself in that char-
acter ; ladies admired his taste in art (his
portrait by an R. A. was eoon in the Aca-
demy), and spoke of Ms sympathetic
nature; gentlemen praised his possessions,
and professed the most kindly envy of the
gifts which Nature and Fortune had be-
stowed upon him. Cawley was gratified
exceedingly ; but he never thoroughly
understood what a great man he was until
at a large dinner party (for which he pro-
vided) his health was proposed.
Then he saw himself in his true colours,
He was not only a successful man (cheers—
why; nobody kaew, for there was nothing
novel or avriking in the observation;
probably it was only meant as a sign of the
universal worship of success); but he was a
mar: endowed with the sublime philosophy
which could recognise that there was some-
thing nobler in the world. than mere success
in money -getting (a bit of humbug cordially
appreciated, and therefore cheered); a man
who said to himself —aEnough,I shall enjoy
life, and I shall help others to enjoy life,as
we are doiug at this moment,thanks to our
generous host (more cheers). To what
be ttar, to what nobler purpose could a man
devote himself? (hear,hear—quitejuatifiable
this time), He was rendering a great naoral
service to the world, and the speaker did
not doubt that the world looking on—
espeoiallS: the poorer classes, who were not
privileged to share in these magnificent
hospitalities—would learn a valuable lesson
(still more cheers). In the glorious roll of
British benefactors of their species the
name of Samuel Cawley would go down to
posterity as one of the brightest examples
of how a true gentlemen should live and
help others to live, etc., etc., etc., and
more and more cheers as the ohampagoe
circulated. It was quite settled that he
was a great man who ought to live for ever
in the flesh, but who assuredly would live
for ever in the grateful memory of
posterity.
Cawley was not a fool ; and, tumbling
into his bed in the small hours of the
morning, he said to himself, 'That is very
nice ; bat of course we must take it all with
large proportione of salt.' Nevertheless,
he swallowed a barge quantity of what was
very nice without any salt at all, and he
was not hi the least aware of the mistake.
He did do good, though he subscribed
liberally to miscellaneous charities ; ho
helped many a poor wretch out of monetary
sorapes (life or death to the wretch, but
nothing at all to him, beyond the trouble
a filling up a cheque) ; and he did not even
turn 'RFT Daok, coop poor relations, Ile had
a troop of petisitlfiL 130 fie !TO A Weak.
nem : he liked his benevolence to be reeog-
nised. lie professed. with becoming frank-
nesohat he did not virant thanks ; he Was
ohly too glad when a fewipecoda could help
anybody at the same timeihe liked peeple
to be grateful. He liked to hear
his awn praises sung, and was In -
alined ta look diseoutentedly ripen
those delta who atieepted, his disolaittiere
literally and remained. silent. Ho would
tO particular friends, report what he
had been obliged to do for poor So -and',
lamenting ell the time that So-and.so
should have been ee unfortunate as to
require his belp,whooh he gave ea cheer fully
or rather willingly, as So.ancl.so was such
a deserving fellowansly rather careless and
extravagant. So-and-so, in fact, would
never "get on," unless he altered his ways
and elated teicardiug to Mr. Cawley's
instructions. But, poor fellow, he was a
good creature, and the great Mr. Cawley
felt obliged to give him the money to help
hiro over his present strait, although Mr.
Cawley fully expected that he would have
to do the same thing again in a very shore
time, Thia oonfidence was repeated, in eon-
fidenoe of oeuvre, to Mr. Cawley'a visitors,
muoix to that gentleman's glorification,
whilst poor So -and we found himself pre.
sently looked upon wit;i pitying eyes; by
everybody, heard the goodness; of Kr.
Cawley hummed in his ears, until he be-
came oonaelous that people were shrinking
from him the more they buzzed round the
millionaire, and he felt ready to ouree
Cawley instead of regarding him with
hones* gratitude.
That was Cawley's weakness; he had.
found the flourish of his cheque-book appar-
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homes and hearts, that, whilst) teally
_desirous of ectiag kindiy, he lost all sense
of the necessity for the generous thought
which is even more essential in the com-
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the one being the product of a good heart,
the other of good fortune.
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