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THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
A NICHT WITH A PAWNBROKER.
Once it was a well -to -do -holm
and the best in the neighbOrhood,
Certainly when, the master -builder
completed it, in all its glory of brand
new bricks and smart paint, taking
an admiring look at it before. hand-
ing over the keys to the owner, he
might have decrared it to have been
a snite and tidy house: That it
was intended to be a fine house is
evident from some remnants of
those, ugly convoluted Mouldings
over the deers and windows, sa
much in vogue fifty years ag43. To-
day the house is MOM than unsight-
ly, and, in the worst .quarter of
New York, appalls the paseer-by by
its -singular hideousness. The front
of the house might have been fur-
bished up once since the corner
stone Was• laid, but now the dingy
red of certain applications of color,
_probably lavished on it when Ma
Van Buren was President,jar with
• the greea mould on the. bricks
where the tatter coating has peeled
off. A single dormer wiedow, with..
oat a pane of glass, not even an old
hat or a bundle of rags to plug up
the broken lights, scowls at you like
Cyclop's eye. The pristine white
paint on the door jambs has taken
that indesciibable shade Delacroix
alone has caught, whichis the fresco
of misery, that peculiarly grimy
tone of bistre given by the clammy
touch of dirt,v hand.. Even the
• sign over the. house, .protruding,
gibbet -like, from an upper story, has
lost its sheen and glitter. Once the
three balls might have- been RS res-
plendent as burning suns in all
their brazery of burnished gold.
This evening, hanging from their
rusty support, they are bet tarnish --
ed, and lack lustre—emblems of
misery—and they creak ominously
with every gust of wind which ed-
dies through the dark and noisome
street.
was conertideld, in lesstime than it
has taken to telrit.
Books are, dead dull now,' said
Mr. Medicis, save Cetholic Woks.'
Here entered a little girl, holding
her hand itight closed. Opening it
a small paper fell frOrn her clenched
fist. The child was' not more than
eight,- and was strangely silent. •The
assistant -.opened •the package, and
two gold rings tumbled on the poen-
ter, said Ma Medicis.
Yes,' replied the child, and she
had her tieket and the money.
Were they weading or betrothal
tinge? I Shall never know, for in
a trice the rusty hinges of the Safe
croaked and they were :engulfed.
Jostling against the girl, rushed in
an Lishman, evidently- a hod -care
rier, as he was powdered over with
brick -dust. How muc.h?' he EtSk-
ed, putting down a pawn ticket on
•the counter:. Fifty cents,' was the
reply. 'And here it is, sui.e,' and
he placed the money in the pawn-
broker's hand, and in a second a
oat wtis flopped on the counter.
Poor Teddy's, it was,' said the
Irishman, fondly smoothing out
a crease, hope the fam-
ily will Rivet do it again,' • Then
came in a giel of sixteen, with lexu-
tient brown hair tumbling over her
,shaulders ; her eyes were bright,
but her face was bold and imperti-
nent. 'My overskirt and.polofiaise;
it ought to he ninety-five cents.'
You are right,' said Mr. Medicis;
'it's been here so often you keep the
count as well as I can.' 'That's so.'
she replied, but look here; Medi -
cis, I have lost the ticket for the
green -dress and, the gaiters; do no
.w
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look 'ern up, I want to sport 'eni to-
morrow:. 'I will if I have the
chance.' replied the pawnbroker,
giving her a bendlee be back
so�n then,' -said the girl, after the
green diesa' Now came in a wo-
man clad in tatters, with a velvet
ribbon and steel spangles bound
No matter how "I got ere, suf.- around her head. She took a shirt
• fice to say that Mr. Medic:Ls, the out of a towel and silently placed it
only bank-er-of that height:en-hood, on the counter. The assistant flirted
gave me a seatbehind his counterit out, gave a lynx ,like examination
The room, his treasure chamber, his about the collar r and ettfih, said
Grllne Gewabe, his chit/m.4re 1- de twenty-five emits,' and the woman
joyeerux, was unequally divided by took if, and went Somebody then
a rough counter. The larger portion made his teeming apparent by a loud
- of the room had bins reaching -up to and melodious whistle, and a happy -
the ceiling, crammed to repletion faced negro, all beaming with smiles,
with bundles filled with articles of en eted, You see, Mr. Medicis,
clothing and bed ,furniture. This I's, come, after de old woman's shos.
monotony of ornamentation was Here's de _ticket._ How nand.' ?'
only relieved by an occasional pair
of shoes, and by a number of Seedy
umbrellas standing in. one earner,
an old banjo without, strings, a
muskets and occasional festoons of
pistol holsters, which were strung intense ttnguish. Dey was two lanes
on th'e ‘N ails. What had beee. the in dese hyar shoe, and (ley ain't none
Mak parlor was Celled, too, with pre- now.' Then plunging his hand into
eisely the same kind of bins, which, one of them, again bis face was on
m the dim light, seerned, too, cram- the broad grin. Oh ! bete dey is,
med with bundles, Behind the all two -both of •'dem laces, stowed
counter wets a- chest of drawers, the away in de toe part._ Good night,
top covered with pennies clone up. everybody ;1 and I heard the whistle
in paper, the underdrawers holding as it grew fainter and Lintel. in the
the money in bills, Theie was a distance. Now, I'm 'after me
rusty safe. which opened with a skirt, plaze.' said an 1tieh woman,
hoarse growl, against which leant a with a key in her hand, and _here's
short step -ladder. The illumination me eash •; and what would ye be
was of the most dingy character -ea after takin for that bit of a shawl
single kerosene lamp threw a flick:. wid the ethripes ? would forty belits
ering glare over the dismal • scenej bey it ?.' Yes, ma'am, it would.
aided by two smoky Izoicerns, pro- You have asked the - price of that •
tected with close wire coverings, sha-wl every day this week,' replied
which were constantly used by Mr. Mr. Medicis, who sells unredeemed
Medicis and his assistant, helping pledges, 'Forty cents! and it's. a. dale
them te ferret out wale bundle in a of money. Well, kape it a bit and
clerk corner. I'll call Monday.' Just thee back
A few words will describe Mr. twain came the little airl who had
ta 6
Medic's. He had an exceedingly pledged Lae rings.- Lost ticket,'
well -shaped head, with a high fore- she -said. You won't find it here •
head, piercing gray eyes, and _bore _go borne. I. knew the goods and no
the appearance of a man who was one shall have them bu':eYou, even
overworked. His assistant was a if they de find the -ticket,' was the
sharp, intelligent lad, who all the answer she received.
time was climbing up and down the Do ehildren Mostly come on
ladder with a lantern, now appear- those errands r I I
ing suddenly with a bundle in his should be afraid they. would bava
hand, now vanishing again into their money stolen from them,
es-
SOni: dark corner, to return again pecially in this neighborhood.'
after a moment with another parcel. Nat a bit of was the repIy.
Both of them spoke but rarely, and They are quite as well able to take
when they had enything to say it care eof themselves as You or L The
was incisive and to the point. parents send them and say to me,
, Once a fiat gone forth, it was irre- when my Billy. or .Tenny comes,
vocable, tliough they -were obliging, treat them as you .would us.'
when the time or opportunity would New, Sir,' said a tall, lank- wo-
allow of it. " man, With an imperative voice, my
I had purposely selected Saturday bed.spread—and let's be in a huery
as the best night to see the working about it. Here's your old dirty bit
of e paean shep, in the most wretch- of pttper: Money first and geode
ed quarter of New Yoi.k, and it was afterward. Xighty-eight cents is
6 o'clock when I took my position what you have to pay.' Eighty
• behind the counter, where I could what! You :are funning. It's a
be partly hidden behind a bin downright swindle. It can't be but
should I wish to retire to conceiil: .seventy-five cents. Well, ma'am,
meat I had not long to Wait. The seeing you had eighty-five cents paid
fleet comer was a led with a bad, you, which is wiitten on your; ticket,
hangdogexpression. In his hand it seems to me that three cents is
he lti°.eld a paper plarcel. Without a little enough to pay me for my time,
word he headed it to the proprietor, rent and trouble.' 'Oh' bother
who received it simply saying with your trouble. It's a swindle.
(book." The boy nooded. •In a If yoniwas to kill me, and rip me
twinkling the' paper. covering was up, you couldn't find but seventy -
and a rather large, volume five cents me.' if you can't
in garish 'oinking, with a good talk in any other way but in that
deal of Dutch metal gi17ding disputing manner, leave the place.;
was exposed. Life Of the It is always the same with you
Virgin Mary,' said Mr. Medicis, You are either dishonest, or have
without opening the book ordpoking lost yonr braines: You had better
at the title. 'Haw much. r Five,' say I'm drunk, and nary a drop of
said the boy. 'Three,' replied the liquor as has pealed my lips shim
capitalist, 'Right; answered the last night. But -don't be hard on
'boy. Ain name and address were poor folks. It's only a bit Of my
taken, a ticket Was made out, the fun. You seo when the liquor dies
money was Placed on the counter, out of You, it's Iso bloody cold, and
and this bibliographical transaction it's freezing of nights -now, without a
bed.spread. Here's the money, but
sorry a bit ofmeat will the children
have to merrow: You mean sorry
drdp of liquor will you have,
which is the best ehing that cm
happen,' said Medicis, with an ,ad-
monishing voice, as the ,aroman took
her bundle and left. 'You speak
about rent. Mr. Medicis, what do
• you pay ?' asked.
One thotisand dollars. Rents
are absolutely higher here.- _than in
:80MO of the beet quarters of New
York,' Just then came in a crowd
of children-, who all redeem pledges,
and there. was a lull of a moment,
and compliment Mr. Medicis on
the WO ndetful accuracy with witieh
he discovers the, exact binadles
wanted. Simple practice -and rou-
tine. I run up t(00,000' numbers.'
Think I could find'niost any pack-
aee in the dark. I never make
IniStakeS • if I did I shottld be
rained. T handled. a cashtnere
shawl instead of a pair of sheets to a
custoiner, of eourse they would never
sav tt,wotd, but give them sOrnething
-
less in value than that i,vhich.they
have pledged, and I would have to
snaart for it. act sorry to Eay that
doing • business here for. the last
thirteen years, haven't met,. ten
'people who Are square. .Friend of.
mine in the trade gave an old Irish
woman some three dollars on a pair
of poor table cloths. He lost or mis-
laid.thein and couldn't retnrn the
goo
cls. Wiat did that old woman
do? Just swore her affidavit that
those very same table cloths bad
been the property of the Lord -Lieu-
tenant of Trelend,and that sh e and the
Duke of York used to dine together
•off of them regular ; andle had to
pay fifty dollars for what probably
wasn't worth five dollars at furth-
est.'
Now the place was thronged
again. It was qui* work, attend-
ing to all of the people, as tickets,
dollar bills, currency and cents,
wEre showered on the - counter and
bundles returned. • No crack teller
of an active bank could have exceed- •
ed Medicis or his assistant, in
the, rapidity and acmracy of their i
transactiens.
There are only two persons now
left. It was the saucy -looking girl.
after the green dress, tliis time ac-
cornpanied by a friend. cil-reeu
drees: she seid, Haven't time—
you have a dozen tickets. How MU
T to built fur ttiat one in particular r
'Forty-five cents,! was the reply. I But she was not satisfied, and plac-
'0olly ! Here it is,' and a pair of ing her elbows on the coluiter,
mem shoes were hended hire, when stared at the bundles, while talkieg
suddenly, from a joyous expression, to her friend, as follows : Molly,
he collepsed into one of the most how would you like .to sleep in one
of those beds rolled up thdee 9'
Cotildn't sleep good. People must
be dead broke who has to ipout their
beds, Katy!' God knows ,that's so,'
replied the girl aftet thegreen dress.
[ have never' been as herd up as
that yet, and won't, if I can help it;,'
and here she coveeed her eyes with
her hends. Whet were lierthoughts?
Srudclenly the greeu dress returned,
to her arele she presented ao.,
other ticket. Its tW:p dollars and
sixty cents on this,' said the assist-
ant, and in a moment a. mauve dress
with pink trimmings as placed be-
fore her: Confound the lucks' said
the girl, that green dress will never
turn up.'
Why,' Mr. Medici, does not
that girl take out more things at
once, instead of cOming with a ticket
and the money, and then' another
ticket ?'
Because fihe is careless, thriftless
and. im pro. vident, and does not know
her-_ own mind. I remember her a
very sweet little child, but now-
-well ! well!' Then came in what I
suppose must have been a very
large man, for I heard a hoarse
voice, thick with lager, say: It
• .wa4 so much ,as dat r and presently
a gold ring was passed over the
counter, a large and swollen first
finger was pointed at me. beyond the
partition, the ring was pushed over
the joints, the finger was flourish-
ed, end the owner of that height
jewel, evidently' a Teuton, vanished,
know you, main, and here is your
ticket '—this was addreseed to a -dd-
Cent-looking woman—' -it's .eighty-
five Cents! She received her pack-
age. opened the bundle and drew
out a poor shawb She hesitated a
moment and • then asked : If I
leave this dress 'which was wrapped
up here, cell yen allow me fifteen
cents on it? That, would be such an
ACCOr'trodation.' All right, mam,
leave The thin dress was again .
re -tolled, pinned and ticketed.
You keep the tickets then, fot
some of. your customees 1' I asked:.
I have hundreds of dollars , for
which I hold both tickets and geode,'
was the reply. 'They -must have
implicit confidence in you,' I said.,
'1 suppose so,' replied Mr. Medicia.
Then I wondered for a while
whether I would have liked to have
left my collaterals and the receipt
for thern with my' friends in' Wall -
street. Now entered a very peculi-
ar.looking man. The expression of
his face resembled strongly that ef
the 'late comedian, Burton. and
Daniel. O'Connell. He had a head
as ,large_ai Daniel Webster's, which
was caiered by a huge 'black silk
hat with a distorted brim, as if his
brain occasionally expendq and so
bulged out the beaver. EI evident.
ly was taueli worried; thott*h doing
his best to appear indifferect One
moment he would uncover his head,
throw up his eyes and lift up a
slightly -rubicund nose to the smoky
ceiling, as if seeking an inepiration,
and the next instant won d crush
the but to bie ears. He 'he (3 a new
coat on his arm, and with a serio-
comic expression, said, Speck and
span new. Best beaver lined and
trimmed. Bless me! I have plenty
of money,' and he drew out a huge
wallet and showed quite a plethoric
bundle of notes, but it's $323 67
—wages, cutters and trimmers, and
it's Saturday night. Dear me 1' and
he dashed his hat on the 'oeunter,
and then drove it over his eyes
again. Give me what you eau, and
I will reclaim it on Thursdey even-
ing next at precisely 7 ' o'cloek,
with the utmost punctuality, and
be back in fifteen minutes with
three more. Six • clollats ? Ahem
and looking now like the comic
actor, as he 'put on his hat, and
now resembling the Irish liberator
as he took it off again, one half of
his face in a smile, the other half
twitching with excitement,' be left.
Boss tailor,' said' Mr. Medicis :
works hard beyond his stren,gth to
pay Them ; mostly in hot water.'
Now ttanspireu a curioue sce
A bright, pleasant -looking wom
but incliffarently clad, came w
a child. She redeemed. soMeth
in a bundle, which she Opened, c
closing a brown merino wialki
suit; smoothing out the creaees, s
very deftly put on the drees, n
out of limbo, over the shabby o
she was wearing. In a second, li
the Princess in the fairy spectac
she was changed from' poverty to
fluence as by an enchanted i wan
and the illusion was cornpleted
her taking a brooch from her pock
which she put on her bosom'. T
little child and I stared with asto
isbment. The woman `seemed
have coquetry enough to ite e
chanted with her success, and ma
ng a dainty reverenceshe • le
During the evening this act Was r
peated, but without such brillia
effects. - In fact, as a transfortnatio
scene it was a fiasco. The oth
lady who went through the protea
change was a hnee oarse creatur
Evidently she hadincreased.se muc
in size, between the period whe
she had pledged her dre.sg and r
deeined it, that when. She endeavo
ed to put on the new dress n
amount of ,straining would make
span her puncheon -like waist.
.neust do her the credit to say she en
joyed the joke quite as much as
did. _Later there came in an ol
woraan, the counterpart of one o
HolLein's masteipieeese She war
a black bonnet trimmed with let
-which gave to her nose; which, was
bulbone oneeltished with_ a rudd
Flemish tint, an agreeable effect 9
contrast. 'Now Peter, my boy,
said she, me duds. Setue name a
on we shoes, me spread, me sheets
me tippet. Everything is in m
OW11 good name, for tosnight,T lift
me whole and entire wardrobe.
Reyes two dollars and tin-ciets itt
fult payment and the nest, an4 Sure
how tithe passes ; and it seises to
me' it was but yisterdav ye handed
over the money to me all intWenty-
fi ye cint catridges, and ye tell me
it's' more than eight _months. ago!
Well,- well. It must be so. I niver
disputed your figurations, and ;Inver
a soul that's born. ever heard telt of
Peter Medicis getting. off a joke:
• It don't belong to the business It's
speculating I ani now, Peter, me
• boy, and it's 0 rieh woman be-
come this day twelvemonth;' and
saying this, loaded down ,with pack-
ages, she left. Next came in a wo-
• man, the prototype of Charlotte
Cushman, • She not only looked like
her, but acted the part. Certainly
she had been well educated, and
though half crazed with drink, enun
elated -her wof.ds with singular pre-
cision. The pillow ! the eider -down
pillow ! What's to pay? State the
price of your accursed' .money.
Some beggarly pennies forsopth !
Dollars! Pounds! Guineas ! fFrancs!-
Ducats! Groschen ! I haven't t eat'
Don't mumble. It's two do tars'
and thirty cents. Take this ivi.16
dross;' and she slung the money
down viciously on the counter, then
suddenly burst into tears. Never,
never, will 'his bright curly hair
hang there again in tangles on it.'
Ilere the pillow was given to her,
and she buried her face in it, kissed
it a score of times and strode out,
saying : That's the ticket,- Medi -
cis. Rum, or cold; canvas -back
ducks or a moldy crust, 'tis six- of
the one and a half-dozen of ,the
other!' There was but one party
besides this worth noticinge-a man
and a wenian, who came in silently,
and did a wonderful: amount of
whispering. The man had the worst
countenance, I think, I ever sCrw ;
there . was a bitter , and revengeful
:scowl, that, like 4 thunder cloud,
was ever working over his eyebrows;
the woman seemed cowed and sub-
dued. They redeenied a bundle and
-a pasteboard box. The man was ap-
parently ashamed of something, and
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forced' the woman to traneact the
business. As they left, 1 felt some
curiosity as to this couple, and en-
quired into the contents of the box.
The man,' said Mr. Medicis, 'is an
Reiter in a minor theatre, and as great
a rascal as ever lived. His wife is a
poor, broken hearted woman, and
just as likely 1-ts not be beats her --
when he don't abandol her. That
box contained home children's cloth-
ing. He is a bad lot, and bears the
stamp of a scoundrel in his face. I
fancied 1 saw- the first act of some
future tragedy here.
I have simply drawn the most
prominent characters as they pres-
ented themselves to my notice in
their rapid succession, During the
four hours passed behind the pawn-
broker's dingy .counter, more than
two hundred people presented them-
selves. The major;ty redeemed
pledges, for on Saturday night
the poor of the city receive their
wages; during tee remainder of the
week money is advanced to them.
One-half of the goods were reclaim-
ed by children. Most of the child-
ren had bad faces, stamped with the
imprint of privation and suffering.
Some the writer recognized.as hav-
ing been participants of the Times'
excursions. Sweet, guileless, child-
ish faces were rare, save that there
was one little girl.who bore her arm
in a sling, whose wan cheeks seemed
blanched with suffering, but out of
whose gentle brown eyes there seem-
ed to gleam nought but purity and
innocence.
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IfOLTSE BLOCKING ALWLYS' ON HAND AND
• Promptly supplied.
JAMES BENNETT.
.Ainleyville, May 16, 1872. 232-47
SEAFORTH PLANING- MILL,
SASH, DOOR AND BLIND FACTORY
TB"4 subscriber begs leave to thank his nurnerous
• customers for the liberal patronae extended to
him since commencing business in*Seaforth, and
trusts that he may be favored with a continuance
of the same.
Parties intending to build would do well to give
him a call, as he will continue to keep on hand a
large stock of all kinds of
DRY PINE LUMBER,
DOORS, BLINDS, MOULDINGS,
SHLNG-LES, LATH, ETC.
He feels confident of giving satisfaction to those
who may favour him with their patronage, as none
but first-class workmen are employed.
tar Particular attention paid to Custom Planing.
201 JOHN 11. BROADFOOT.
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Nov. 8, 1872,
DUNCAN &
UNCAN,
SUCCESSORS TO-
E. HICKSON & CO.
SPLENDID SHOW
FALL AND WINTER GOODS.
DUNCAN & DUNCAN'S
Large Stock of Fancy Dresses, at _Ex-
traordinary Low Prices,
SATINS, MERINOES, POPLINS, &G.
DUNCAN & D‘NCAN.
Gros. and Glace Black Silks,
SPLENDID VALUE.
BROCADED, AND WATERED P.OPLINS.
DUNCAN & DTINCA.N.
Ottoman Shawls Very Beautiful,
DUNCAN & DUNCAN.
Scarlet aind If 'bite Plannels at
OLD PRICES.
DUNCAN & DUNCAN.
Blankets at
MILLS PRICES,
• DUNCAN & DUNCAN.
Edgings and Laces in. Endless Variety
and m'akes,
RIBBONS AND SASHES,
Table Linens and Damasks.
DUNCAN & DUNCAN.
Cloth and Velvet Azdntle,s
In the New Shapes.
DUNCAN Sti DUNCAN.
DR ESS TRIM WINGS,
Full Stock Cotton and .Domestic Goods.
DUNCAN & DUNCAN,
NourningsGoocls "in G2.eat Variety,
LACES, CURVA I NS &C.•
DUNCAN & D
Tweeds and Coatings, Canadian, Scotch,
• and English -Tweeds,
OVERCOATINCS AND VEST1NCS,
The finest Choke ever offered,
AT OLD PRICES.
DUNCAN & DUNCAN.
SUITS
Made OM Short Notice, Stylish and
Warranted to Fit.
DUNCAN & D tTNbAN.
Readymade Clothing, very Large Stock of
MEN'S AND BOYS' SUITS,
Overcoats, Pants and Vests made -on the
Premises, and sure to
GIVE SATISFACTION,
DUNCAN & DUNCAN
Have one of the Largest and Best Stocks
of Boots and Shoes in the County, viz.:
Men's Extra Cowhide Boots, Men?s .K.ip
Boots and Calf Boots, Wom-en's wear in
sons of Leather and Felt, Children's Cable
Serew Wire Boots,.
•
DUNCAN & DUNCAN
Have a Full Line oil -fats and Caps, if:c.,
GENTS' FUItNIFHINGS.
BUYER
Will find lour Mod., complete. Nearly all
our Woolen Stock. was Purchased by E.
Hickson cf: Co., in anticipation of the - .
LARGE ADVANCE IN PRICE
And we are prepared to sfll,.and will sell
our Stock at
OLD PRICES,
Giving to our Customers the best class of
Goods cheaper than any house in the trade.
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DUNCAN & DUNCAN;
HICKSON'S OLD STAND.
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Nov. 8, R72. *
THE MMHG Of
310DERN BALLAD, it FOUR
'writ so,
PART L —THE COMMISSION.
neat: aSestrtyoautepileegraszi,
jitilAsBsepoon
Where Sta.nley took his e,ase.
I've something in my eye
p:dishhosesa,p,,ibta:
u“nrto0„InuepS:
'Will CIII the New York &raid
allooning to the sky."
So Stanley packed his linen,
B
And took the morning mail,
And be was flown in p
Next evening without fail.
arts
He sought his aer hero
('Twas twelve o'clock at night)
pp
He thundered at the entranee,
And Bennett woke in frigbt.
Iris foot was on the -carpet,
His hand was on his Colt,
"Who's there?" 4"Tis I," eaid.
" 1 pray you do unbolt!,
So these two plucky journalists
:Were face to- face; and when
• IimBei
Hesv'eneeretteyed
it;hanis d.81'eeiai
then
Roared" Where's the pluehyBrit!
Where is old Livingetonel
• i" I do not know," said Stanley,
"I've ne'er been there to see,"
•s Or e isbee dineadAfami gone gone 1."
"Then, dare it, go and look," h
• And that is myidee."
"You may draw on me for milli(
And then for million's more,
Be off at once without aword,
And please to shut the door."
And then the nimble Yankee
Crept in between the sheets.,
And Stanley rattled in a cab
All night through Paris etreet
PART IL—THE MAUCH.
When Stanley get to Zanzibar,
lie buckled up his trewt,
And marched away to
A looking out for news.
In vain the natives told him
The road was bad and long;
HisHlisegsiaewarterewliarsmstaosur „sninliderArtui
He passecl through many a rive• i
Through forest and through S7
On many a plain of burning san(
He piteli'd his ev'ning camp.
Nor nigger chief, nor Arab tbio
'Could stop him for a day,
This stalwart Yankee Special
Held. steady on his way,
He fought with (lark Mire:Mho;
The King of Ujawa,
And smote his grinning nigger'
With the Ions protrading Jai
They fled—their lark -heels teen'
Far o'er the burning, Saila,
And Stanley still marehed. onw
For far I3jiji land.
Alas' the fever struck -him
Unyanyembe town,
And‘vihiiii
ise hoell(Wevaestisa
y inlinawaygraaown
,
But yet not all undaunted
He rose up from his bed,
"For tile Herald and old Living
I wit/ not die," he said. -
So capturing some followers,
Again he took the route ;
Mirainbo and his blackaanoors
Faced to the right-abeut,
With scowl npon his coma:Una
Revolver in his hand,
Tramp, tramp, Went gallant St
0'-er forest, flood and sand.
At Itig enallast Ujiji
Arose upon hie sight— e
" Now stay, my niggers all," 11.
" We'll enter brave and Inig
America was never 1i:eke
And never yet was I
Dispose yourselves iu Order,
And Int our banners r,
"Fire off your 'pine, and leteli
Apprise the savage elan
A stranger ,comes among them
White, and—American.." !
--Then the " star-spangled" the
The guns roared o'er the plai
- And into ecared. Ujiji:
Marched. Stanley and his tree
PART In. —THE MEETING.
The fiatives an assembled,
This novel sight to see,
And Sta.nley sat and watched
With rite 011 his knee ;
But soon his dark eye glistene
And 50011 the rifle fell ;
A white man stood before him
That face !--he knew it wel,
White -bearded, pale, and hay
Yet leonine and bola;
'Twas the weary, worn explor
Undaunted as of old.
And there he stood, glad. gazin
Upon a white man's face—
Red-shirted, and with nevai e
Bound round with ,faded. Iaci
Then Stanley pushing forwar4
With amentalsenunersanit
Past all the equatting neoroes
And Arabs—made a ha7lt ;
And lifting up his turban,
And 10%vering its plume,
Said, with a voice altquiverin
"The Doctor, I presume'?"
Then Livingstone, remarking
The strantrees. nasal tone,
Beplied--14:kon're rather w
Anal gaess I'm Livingsth
"But wheeze you, my dariir
That cemeth from afar --
Through all the pains and A
be
'Twixt here and Zanzibar ?"
"I'm a Special Correspond -en
Double Speciel, if you plat%
And he spread tt e Neu) York .1
• Upon a nigger's knees.
" I'm eommisioned by Jim B
And he gave me lots of sto
To search foe Dr. Livingston
On the Tanganyika shorts,
Then who new tell the pleat
When eut -tof all restraint,
That lined _these two heroic
Together in the tent.
Day fter day departed.
As they held each other's e
The themes were inexhaustib
'Twee a budget of six year.
An Livingstone's-adventures,
His wanderingS, many a in
By th-3 mighty uphttii. fonet:
And lake rivers of. the
• of his talks with King Casein
Of the Manyuema lands,
Where the ladies, in grass pe
With charming feet and ha
With lustrous eyes and shini
And teeth that skinkle brie