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A Groan From a GLIlle.
I,asses shouldna: gang to shont,
na!
Hiles cannot help but hoot,.
Ha, ha!
Yon donee bodies arenaflttin'
\Vithe1 I nian's to be pittin'.
Bide at nat.ie aud tnind. your Itnittite
Hoot, awa!
Reclite is vera weel,
thrh, aye!
For bizzies whit'venae hearts to feel;
Forbye
IZeclits is aiblins Wrang
\Vixen 66.6t.1a1 weak inaun ape the strang
Ait' ch,..ney cups wi' eau'd.rons
Aueh, du! -
/Jennies 6-houblua try"to oraw
Sae fast -
Their wohtlin' thrapples canna 'Weir
Sic a blast.
Leave to":iieli-folk hogs and ferns,
-Au' pai.-:1-..e.,-.-illuireo('ks.-"braes, and ca-irns ;
And 1ue, c linty mind the bairns-
. That's best!
- TONALT (X) izis mark
-Punee.
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1131.011-1.5'S ;
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TUE COST OF TIM CIONSUM.
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• ' Two thousand iyear, nip house and-
- 7-gterden and forcipg pits that pItoucea the
finest - pines in. England -that's what the
• lesttenses but one -cost ree,' reenatk-ed my-
_ friend•Browne as We sat sipping our wine
; in his hospitable Mansion,. rafter the lathes
:Iiatl left us. f. I
When a -man Makes a remark like the
_foregoing one, it invariably nieene that he
has some story or anecdotereedy which
r- will OXplitin his .t apparently 'ambiguous
..word e itia is hqing he will lie asked to
. • -repeat-it. I was ;not So- _unfriendly As to
, Misunderstand the hint and inquired -with
• , clue'surprise and interest how the census
Of IS- caine,torle• suCh a coetly alfaieto
Brown
• ; Ail,' replied -My friend, ;i'tEat's a long
- story hail theeAlt it would be), bee
its setrue one, all. lthe same. Bat for that
blessed census paper, Mienie• and I would
••-• lia,ve stepped inti.) a snug ht1e fortute
- twenty ears ago You know, I aUppose,
that I was left an orphau very early in
• life and that: my old _uncle- my : only
surviving relative, adopted me. You
- didn't know it? .Well,yea do now, then.
IeleepOor mother Was my . uncle's only sis-
ter ; they had .ben - left fairly well off by.
- their - parents. My uncle embarked his
' Money rn busineee and grewt rich ; my
' mother married M -opposition this wishes,
lived a nigierable• li.e for six years; and
ees then as left a penniless widow ss ith one
f child -e -myself. •gy Either, whom I don't
- remember, lived just long enough to break
• • his wife's heart and- gamble away her for
tune -she only retuened to brother's
fessed. that
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er as to leave it to the hospitals. Then
arling, her idol, would be a rich man.
I do her tlie justice to say that it was
er for the sake of her son than herself
she coveted the old man's money. A
-hearted woman, not too scrupulous in
passing her ends, she yet -loved that boy
Fa Tomewhat graceless youth -with an in -
,en e devetion. But for me she might have
able to make him rich. Children are
observers„ and Mrs. Corbet's stifled
ke was no secret to me in my boyhood,
ough I did not think my -uncle perceived
As I grew up she disliked me yet more;
as gall and wormwood to think of me
• y uncle's heir. This troubled me lit -
1 knew my uncle was not likely to
nherit me in favor of a stranger, unless
ed some dire quarrel, and there was
o any likelihood of such an event °mer-
lin Since I had taken up ray abode- in
don I did not see much of my uncle,
idfrequent intercourse is often no slight
ervatiVe in- family concord. When
for I went to Clapham; but triyuncle
ted droppers in,' And it Nyas -
erstood thing that my visits were only
ptable.-when tiskedlor: •
had plenty of work Messrs.
office, ;and found amusement for -ray
re. hours. - Perhape tinge of my ing Wornan-I ani afraid I said they were
e's ups:Nimbleness rate: in • the family,, presents to me from the Clapham hot -
never thought tuy -rather solitary houe6s--and I went on errand's.; and. (Mee
tencediSegreeable. -. I had nceintrodue- --the .night before •Mrs. Morten • diede4
s- in London; and, altliongleI get- finished seine cepying that Minnie Its:d.
•s of acquaintanceellip with some. Of •remised to send to . the pnblisIlers., that
ree lellow-clerks, oureintiniacy. was Con- day, Bead:mild net quit her Mother's Move
lin d to a. walk or levisit to the theatre- in • teeomplete., - ' . " . •
co • pany. • I never visited at their twines; 'Poor,- gentle Minnie ! those daYE:3 a
no indeed, cared to de.so. was7fend of , trot)* beo.ught tis Muth together. I eoo•Xt
ing I. -sketched a "-little. I had been. learned. all. her. little stery. Obliged .to lear
steneed-te de without •COMpa;nions all. the . Pretty eceintry vicars,ge after . her.
life; and My .1143, at Islington was at father's death edorningtoIsondon, -hoping
t far one than. my previous _to be -allot° earn a living with her Mother;
tence at Claphani had been. *
ut when was just 25 e new ere open-
ed
supay life. It began in a very conamin-•
e -.fashion: Some . net? • ledgers . came
int therooms avertnine. Ithink should
ha • hardly observed this fact had not
th :predecessor been a noiey• stu-
cic
; and the blissful hill that. took place
r his departure induced inc fn. inquire
da.S.,- when. Pal& My rent, if the ap;
rs reonat . were .now •tenanted at all.
, they were; widow- lady _and . her
e;hter had taken the rooms; I should
theni• quiet: neighbore: stippeee
id oareleSsly, thinking. that ,at least
would halting. home a, party of noisy
mits late at night; and I thought
6 of the 'fete ledgers:. But after. that
I constantly met on the stairs as
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communicated with at once. The young
lady does not realize the danger, but I
believe Mrs. Morten is sinking rapidly. It
is a case of low fever, not infeetions, but a
very bad type; e should say greatly in-
duced by overwork of • some kind, and
probably augmented by insufficient nourish-
ment.' ;
I hinted that I believed that the ladies
were none too well off. Probably, very
robably,' said the doctor -he was a kind-
earted man, but cases of genteel poverty
were so common in hie experience that his
interest in theed Was somewhat dulled. I
will look in again to -morrow; but, I repeat,
if the ladies have any friends they -ought
to be communicated with.' I found means
of Conveying this opinion as gently as pos-
sible to Miss Morten:shortly afterward,
and at the same time requesting her to
employ my servicea in any way they
could be of use. She thanked me with the
same gentle reserve of manner. I was very
geed, but there was nothing she required.
But the weeks went by, and I gradually
acquired a; slight intimacy with her. Mrs.
Morten lingered on, steadily declining. I
aa. net offer any assistance that looked
like pecuniary aid; but I used to • brieg
daily gifts of fruit and flowers for the dy-
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ter than writing letters.' She, poor little John's mien eye that I might have to
soul, was ignorant of Uncle John's view's disavow next day; at the same time this
of matrimony in general and had but -little was clearly' not a moment to reveal my
fear of consequences. I was too happy to marriagee
think about them at all. - .
, I 'Can't you write your own name ? '
• 'On our return I found a letter frem cried Ur4le John, wrathfully ; and, as I
Uncle John announcing that he had been still lingered, chance came to -my aid. The
ordered to -Buxton to drink the watel-s ; doctor arrived. I hailed him as e beneficent
Mrs. Corbet was going with him. If he genius. 6.
liked the place he might be away a month- " This paper will be called for to -day,
'or two: I need not go to Clapham ti. I sir,' I saide.seizing it; • perhaps while you
was sentlfor. This came like a reprieve. are engag.1<with Mr. Jones. I will take it
Of course, I roust tell him, but downstairipand finish fillingin the servants.'
Let it he done as Mat doth say; names;' and; without waiting for a reply,'
'Yes,' quoth the (NIA' but not to -day.' I.hurried pf, feeling as if I had escaped a.
'Wo were all prone to put off a .C.ds- precipice. ei
agreeable task as long as possible: '1 calleo0p the servants, filled in. their
4 Time went by, slid' a new life of happi, names andf-eny own (truthfully, of course),
ness had opened before me, only a man who :and linger in the hall till the messenger
hid led niei solitary, unloved existence I called, co4igning the precious document
Could full appreciate the change: The o -him with my own hands to escape pry -
bright face at the threshold to greet meon ing • eyes. 41943.! I neglected one precau
my return from week; the daily sweet tion; Idiot:not see .hina out of the garden.
comps on hip ; the home took - Minine's The dangd; I had escaped had really given
skilful ers gave to our shabby little MO- such teethe& that I thought I would. -
rooms ; thegrowing consciousness that -I. light a cigi-...e: and take a quiet stroll in the
had won a prize' far abeve rubies in -zny shrubbery :11.-e calm. my nerves. Well,
wife -my cup Of happiness seemed' indeed ended righteat last„ but I resolved to take •-
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full. But ill this workaday world Sordid the earliest opportunity of making my DM -
and comm. nplaee considerations insist:on .fesOon ; this State of - concealment was
being taken into account e and wonderful growing.u*iearable. • - • '.
housekeepdr as Minnie- was, she could not I lease, 1 -Ir. William, your uncle .wants to
succeed-in-Making"the income that suffi„Ceid speak to• lien - it once,' Mrs. (Jot -bet inter -
'for one person prove equally satisfactory rupted my eeflections.. . ' ; . • .
for two.. At firet she had insisted (sorely.. `:There - -.413 4 lOok of malicious triumph • -
against my' Wish) :in continuing seine peke-% in ther laeeeethet alarmed me: I threw .
tion of hereleily taitionilebut circumstances ,aevay. inynteue ind followed her in trepidae
now oblig,e1.1. her to give..thie: up entirely, time. Yesetay.Worst fears yiere realized; •
We had. been inarried7six months, and there •thereeat Met uncle, almost speechless with
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was ti. prOSpregt of. our liappiness--,-and our rage, the 4 ftal -census paper open before -
expensee,----r being :!?y -and -bye _ inereased. him, demaading . in a Woking voice the
Minnie evekin.delicate health, and the idee, remained ott ' this-thi disgraceful state- ' • '
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of our niarriage. being still 'a secret. (Me remit!' . e. . - . • ' ' . '
seemed to prey on her :Mend. We were de- , II shall ',Limeys Mit-Lk Mrs. colliet had . - . . • -
uncle, she persisted ;it was not. suspected.. i•ny . secret. PerhapS she had -,-
d though ray- affection foe . my friends in.etepiadon who knew of my mar.
not se_ vivid to make, me .riage. Alai way, it Win3 at her suggestion
equally se slave on this point, r felt that, thatehe missenger was Called before he got -. •
with the e pected-encrease in ear gegenees„ clear of th4 garden" to enable uncle tomake
I might ta•endeevor to earn more'. • Uncle sure I. hag filled up. the paper properly..
John taight, if- he chose toenee his influence :Thus the sebret Was disclosed. - •
eraong his city friends, eaSilyprocare, ic-e a ' --.1I .needtht dwell Opthe scene -that fol-
iar better situation than -I •n.oweheide; but, lowed. At8ther hour.scaw inc on my roil&
then,'would'he choose when :lee knew:- of homewardW no longer- -oppressed by a.< ,
the crimeglademaraitted ? : • . ' - ' ' secret, cert linly, but at the --same time ' •
. ' I did net despair; all ray life hitherto deVoideof !ill further eXpeciations • from. .
:I had beenobe.dient tohis wislres ; he lied Uncle Joh'. I never ea*, • him _again.
neVer paid_ a bill for mo, nor received a Next day ame - a . parcel containing all
complaint !from ray employer ; surely he the small rsonal possessions -I had left ...:
might overlookthe one instance'in'whiqh I Clapha . also .a -cheque for pl) in a.
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had run connter. to his will, 'pepeeially iik enve, pe„ and thia elosed. zny inter --
When hell ard all the .cireainstances end my Uncle. -
-saw Minnie. I had Worked myself Up into
working:. hard, . hying • ecantilye eit cowing m
the old, old -tale of hundreds of. poor t eee-eee; ai
women, well-born, well-educatedeleft alone uncle wee
in the World, ewitliout nesistance, to. fig1
their. way • as best they Cen: The `,.Mo
tens lad no -friends ipe Eaglend. .Mr. Mo
ten's brother had. emigrated years ago .a d
settled in. Australia, Minnie had: not heard
of hiinfor along time, end did not knew
his addeett. . Mrs: Morten had been an
orphane A Cousin Of her father's was the
enly persen Minnie could apply to either
for advic or assistance ; but he was a- herd;
cold man with a large family, e trety iun.
likely to " do . mach; sNeverthelest, evh4ii
poesy Mrs Morten died; Minnie did write to
'hire, asking, not .for pecuniary help, .13'4
for .epifilo remit ; perhaps he could obtain.
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that
stt•bl,
m amuse with
. her•a sitittion as.g. oVernessor .cerapampne '' '1 did no accept my beniehrabat -with-
'da
I itsgoingte eayeeerle, tweelender figuree' Iliseefily cereal:le-day of: the• „funeral. - IJ•.euete a sa.; gliine frame. .ef mind; when.- I out a- struggle; I wrote, A;Znine wrote, otit.
in deep...mourning, eaeli earrying ; what had 'read the simple ,••-arreeigeneeets, and • one.dey -re •eivea . a -;sionaionstO •CiiipinMi; • letters. Wert returned to us unopened. Then
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lo .-ed aroll of rinteic ;._ whence I infer- now Min ipeted the. kind-hearted-landlat y:; uncle; -John irarely .. Wrote letters; higlie• I tried :callOg mperson at the 'house, but
4ouse to die, - It I anfet - be ;Co r they Went mit giving lesaons. „ - : - •• .-eeihci had -•acconapanrecl :bee on . her.. ..1.4 .now..Seut e. -brief Ilea iiiVitingie rather re- - '-'etneld not gt:t achaiittande .; My uncle '.was
:- rey uncle's.: -experiences of rad Sappoee it waS; the. Monotony Of My. jeueney . ad ketarned...-• I Went up stair' quiring 11. ic16 John's Invitations Were ale not Well.ehe Oa' to receive visitors:
- ken in -my sisteeL-(. v&r(. uot hi that: inade ni6- obaekve any' trifle that to'see: if Iidciald. beef any farther serVice. I ..weyeeee •a perclupltorY -,dlittritdterl iiie:_ to - 1- '.• Three 1 Oaths. aftertiard. I :saw the • .. .'• • :
ing -; perhaps. thiS iefathe rd , . r 'Via ad ;butj began eometinaes . to:think found; Mi. nie weephig-bitter):;, and • ille 84. stay with hith-- fur a • week or so; aS he as sa,niimpeceineet of lie. dmtth in the .Times,
settling doten into theeenfirme 'a 1 ttle eleOutiny fellow-ledgere. '' I dia not laet showed enelier wash:0e letter. - 7" s.... , laid up- wiilitbe geutemidclulle . I Could go ' and .received- a - format .mutation to the,
- -1or that._ he ..-didl Ile 10 ed. hi n ',i know theirne•reese and of eenisd. had e." I. nev r • late -such a, fervent, doeire:'-, O. :to. and fro th. my' work he only waiitedme 'funeral feel 1 the family .solicitor. I Went. - -
:treinelv-e-there was cotisiderlibl
in. -ereaddreSsed theta; • but orieday,. in de- -kicka feloti-beirig 'as • I experienced. , ore to. play cribbage in the &ening.. • Ii.d.id not and remeia-„d to hear the vh1.1 eead:- as I -
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rs - ie age between theMe-eand helied been her. set•ding -the; :staire.- the 7 Yot.Ino.- lady had reading t. at letter.' -.Whet- .0, •creatute•t e- like the idea of leaVing, Minnie, but the in-••• 'expected, -0.w name NN78.13 net Mentioned - •
• guardien end pretector till the day of .her dripped:lice roll of mu i, -0,Liabi picked.it .wht.eritra ! • It was ...a, 'long epistle., ••• s vit6ition could not: • be refusecle; beeidee, it Thedocuitiffnt -(dated the •day -after .the
. ill -steered Merriege. That. predeeed -a Coe': . u 1 nd reterned-it, reeeivinga '-‘• thank you,' .sarprisee. t being app4ed: to .` by• . se' dise.. Offered's,. .0 -ed appertnnity . 'foe. 'telling lily • •fillingnp.:o4 that fetal. census) .bequeathed
fliat st•reek Me as the sweetest 'yoke` I tent a connection r table-. a . full page° to ex-, :seceet. Uncle:John's. fits of.the-gont always .eVerything runreservedly to .his faithful
., ne.ss, but he epeneel hiS he rt a a honie to in 1
- - •• her in her trouble; and accepted the charge ev I heard: .Afteet,4at-.Isnturecl. to- lift' •prees. eit di: - Their : eltee, bad' • a ge44.. affected Inin'inentally in one or two -e-a, ya. • and 'attachidiriendundhouSekeepeT, gar"
. of het orphan child. • 1' Was br ught np in -m hat; When eve ' encoimtered. etch • other 'deal to - tiy. . - about . arr. - -Morten!s sin:, soneetimeh . here becaine - Melancholy, 'id •Corb.ete . 3• . • 1 : •
- his house, •educatildeat his expe se, • •I hes on he eteireasse; and the ladies:Would .-bove - fulee, imp, ndence:- •• -.., in T -not :• providing Wolila tb,ig of his solitary oldage andtenely. . 1 Many pi .ple edvieednie to:dispute the
„ .leve he was .really . fend of. . e after his 'hi etUrn.but,therc Was..satnething in theft ler 1 --his .Tiamily after - his -.decease (the; hie,. If h6.wereein.thisemood•it • Would be wilt on th . ground of 'under - infitience •;' - • 1
faeliioe; bat the , One _ great . trouble Of hig in er :that checked -any e- attempt et veltie of ibis' Eying -liaing.. lieeii *Itsc(- a au'excelle t tithe to breek the news of my-: hut. I - " ti. . • poor to .einbark in -..O. costlY •
• - . life had seared hirn.. lie. ntver recovered e fti e h.ere acqatiinteneee - 'Quito the ladies Year) ;: BAK. then Cemeeesueh • a • jeremiad e nierriege. Illinnie weuld.hrighten his dull. lawsuit ; .al d besides,-ney-uncle'te prejUdicee <
, . .:: the -less ot his eister .; he never' forgaVe•the 4- an' hold the.maelVeOlithdtiiii.r,IV:ray -land,' about k -h rd times 1. • and -his .bevn heavy. home as a , e- haddoneeinne, end:being:tack. .ageinstnia, lige:Was so••well lendevn• that
. memory of her hnkbande the men- v.la lied la;.11 infermed Me, "aIthaugh theyeeeent out 'expenses; that'I:- began-. to despeir Of ever _the' sunshine that .had left hie:hearth whep.: it betild notbe denied that I had Wounded-
- .. stolen her frOm brine. .•-.• i - ' . I - • - . ; te.. hing. •' •Mes.,161Oeten ecas a eiergyeatan'a _coining taitt reply to -Minnie 's • request • for his.sister -euarried and went at-vay.- •131it< _hug in • -e, onderst point y . marry •
,. ararrieeeein. 7 tlee abetract, beca.me- ab- wi'"owi and. obligated to - do ; something for -advice.: and aid. • „A.t.: hot I got to the. real, tiid Often Ithe gout influenced -my uncle, 'ing. Minna and 'might have "eipect,ed.
.. liorreet to7hun.;:_anait was alwayg with. a , he seif. „Very. regular Witletheir Tent, like pith of th 'letter,•••: Thecensineyeha; tVtis a -after anotheriaehialIeweeld.beeome See -to 'he disinherite.d he consequence. ' Old XL.
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' - tone of sty'vexatie.e.; that fle silOkd Or 1.1i yo rseli, sir.' :, : .' -, - . ..1-.. .- -.. - -. ' - rich Man: irdeleael been:Mid& considerab e. feerfully i6itable•and testeethat oven Mrs, • Wp.liams„ the -solicitor,told inc. he had of-•• • e
• - • friends: making efools of theoaselves'..hy . ; i cannot :trace how that casual Meeting: -Obligetion to ..Minnie'S father, Made.. t e .cethethatidlyelered tospeakth hirti ,Inehis ten tried to:Pelt in a geed word for me dur-
entering into ..the -fetters of wedlecke Ile , we teeny, fellew-ledgera grew to be a featUre orphan...girl the -folleet-ing munificent f74.: :c8;se it wank have -been madness to all4de ing niy. eit-ile's illness, but Mrs; Cerbek;
• •• • lived a, very quiet 'lifeiii his snug at in -,..-es .day's • Migagemente; but, elthough posel ; •Ife.'daite agreed thet she as tece to Minedeat all.: • --:•-.-• .- ' e : - ',Watehed Min so closely that it .N.vas rimpos•:-
.• -- aaphanee •end. devoted r hieeself - year by ou , greotiug. Wile a silent one, I -shoald have yOungto• . emetizete. • living _ in : lodgings iii'id- •.. '1t duly :kfiVed at Cla.plianee end diseeiv-- silile- to spilk to him ill .priVate; •and of -
- • - yeae. 'more and more .exeliteie4elly to the -." be In Sorry somehOW had I "-One out ltOo- -going. :out • giving. thi,ily..leSeentees.,She and ered thee the gout 'wa'S affecting UneleJolm &ours° her influence v0.s. all' egainet -nay -fa, ••• . - :
task of • meney-;ineleing. He Was not . a'', -ea'. y or too, lute " to encounter those black!: :her In -ether -had done.. He 'could not - see disagreeably: Never beeld eeen hine, worse-. terests. esk • • • 7 . - " . - . : • . .- • „ , . ,
,thiser.;:his:estztb110.1fmelit wase Comfortable I.v.e,. edfigfires. •• I was -sure ...they were very . • hip way t6- Obtain_ her anY'ereployment, and ..tempered e Ile ;had been ' six . menthS at • . Fifty_ th =arid _pounds - ax the house .. : ',., - •
• _ e •_ and. effitrat oteeleut I believe that, aa:time. Ipci• r t.neatlY; aathey• were ;alway-s dressed; esoutd-not support her idlentesT I never. Buxton, Ewa. the change had -.done hien no and groundi.. was. a goad deal to lose ? hut
. • went on,. his 'strongest affections -.began to It I tild See their. garmenta -wore Veell.wern :;"asked f3uC .e. thine,,e• 1. broke en poor , Minnie, :goOct,- it had been: an expentive trip, ende •aelchaneere' antis a tereible thing for a.
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talked Of • nee as his heir; but ..at •the'ianale .ca e ellorneee. later -etlitan. . I.- - did • -frone thiug.00lOiderett, it: Seemed- her. wisest and ehe.deetors. forlizeeing Sent him. Then, ed greet delitit if •I should succeed in gaine. ' ..: ••
- centre- retina, ti iat ..money. . Hee _alw.a-ys i an they' woeked Very 'hard. They Often- With flanaing.Cheeke), and, therefcire;.everye he -Was Angry With himself for -having gene, • port meat tti embark npon, and there •seeme. -- .• .,t; '
' - - tinte. I was byntenteane-liberallyeeuPolied shu. mess; ad sometimes." -when-I was ree. --eatiree to tryand tracik., out 'her Miele en. , as illjhick eeould have it, the eon of a "City nag a verdlit after BAL. So r decided to let
".with..resourceS.. for extralegance- in - the ti ' ing _frem.•- the • rare , dieeipation of a: Australia e. a,.. nearer. relative. than 1, and iaeeteeliftence: had just Made an imprucent Mea. -Corlaist retain her ill-gotten :spells,
. .. ..- preSente -i:e4.e.2,*.eef 'leaving school, I was IA tte the ;theatre-, I. Could see.: the ,liglit : more bound te,aseist yea." . The -welter was: . marriage against- his • fathor's: Ivishes,.0..nd 1 They •diel lie r very little geed after her
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... e...e. promptly *--,011oto. to a, Clerk's' Akio" in a: ,eti 1 'burning-. in the, sitting -ream . 'above. willing to advencetheeetrn. for a• steerage :uncle Johnestaavery.. hilt of it, and eipect- 'wOrthlese on ran through her inoneyland , • •
_ • _ merchant -We holiF,'_und there I was found . iii• e; My :garrulous • letellady • :informed paseage to•Sydneyeandtrii5ftweeseur .gra f ed inc. to Joni inlleie -condenination. Now, , eventto.thdegaia good deals -.faster as eel
.___..... aboat tweeitY:'014:geaga„. ill _the .enjeyment ; in tind the•lidiet• -' did iv...sight, <A.:Writing' titude and sense of hoopetytorepayine Met- As I-Wde just as. -ereitt- . a Sinner -Myself., I'. rich man V A he as doing-ate:a -poor one.-
of It; salary:of eeleeeeekeepar, and no prospect en u theyWere at honeeewlienael, inferred of. -your .first . pareings:' • Once arrived at .cduldtherdly in -minecimice emathematiee., i;don't kilo% What became of -him at last;
. af.a;further iliete011.*/...1..na longer • resided .th t they :occunied themSelVes -eitherWith the -colony, ,Minnie Would doulitleas•-be able ' yam* RObineoneand my lack offaymPathy, Mee, -Cella died; a poor woman; about _six . ' • .•
. • . ..at Cl4pharn- ,:Mee-iniateellad retired -from ,Co ying or some such-.enipleYerielitie. their. ito edisco-yer -traces: of her uncle, or obtain; Irritated My Mete: • ,... • - • ... e-. 1. ••• -Years me. ,-sg She .left Minnie .a.., little plate
btisiness. • and. beeitre Mord reserved and lei ure time; Thus passed some , Months ; .sonee emPlOyinent. ' 'AiiShow; glue wOuldbe. 7" . 'The Weary.days draggedby eI had -been • jandjewelreqrall that ..remained ' of , undo
. nneocieble in:, his habitsethan ever; • NOw I th n. 'carcie• .a; . ehange-ouiye the - younger cheaply..off her cOusin's lianda:. "A:steerage ..af-Clapliara three week.% slia had•net-fdand. John'e thir:gs.. I. .suppose her. conscience --
leas get.tintr on ineehesevorld„ he remarked, , ia wentont•claily.- : : After observing thie passage,' -Iand . to :arriye. •friendless "•in • taie- ..a.ingle, 011isortut4ty fox. disclosing My i etal Was not tpt4e easy about that will. • : . ,,
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I cOuld atio"rd. to; i-.ciaintain •neyteif ; tind I ' I quiredsof the-landledy. if ' Mie.INIOitet nano -Wit boinetty-and the man liedyenne Seeret - ' Soinetim-es • ie Mietiaeed. to get: a . I'. And 114w did- we eget on'? Well that
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-tas nothing deth[te; eichange„ the dreary i w• izidispoaed.. Yes,- the -p4Of leder. :WaS • daughterkaf hiS•awi0 loakedat thefeer; hasty glinipse of •Minnie While in town- for • XgO: tided.,..as.over..the terribletinie When • e:'
.. - • eluiheese. of the Clapham natiesione for „the '•• opeishe'eand.:Mits lied- perseeded•her to delloate girl: -• Minnie had borne upbrayely• • my -work, -,f_ •but I 'wag heartily sick >f our Mninie's 4;4)- hung : on .a. thread, uud. '. - . .
- - sfroed6m.-exi at dingy- lodging -s hi 1,60ndon, ke p at horde a day or tWo. •eMeeting; Mita for a long time but. a- seleae of -utter desoia- •seperatiOn, and. often-hialtre.solved to:.qdak, thought.'was to . bey. pay boy _with/ the • •
-. Ms -quote paideay rent, and I received an ' M .rtenons the ,•etairs-neXt clay:, I VanPirCd.: U.:in .SeSined. to fell on her_ now. ..- .., • _ , -: ..- . .. . • eat ' ;boldly •Itie, ' uiy. unqo and end this Iowa neyeWife. 1 When .111inetie got strong •
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- . . reeasionel. present ' frem 'lira.. j• Wile- not ' to ingnire eafter r her. mother,.•• and • *as. _ - :Oh, . hat shall I- do? elle :criedepite7 4reteliedState. efenispense.. e.: •-• ' e : ' : . again, .-anee the baby -was floarishing;eve 1.:
. extravagant,. and:Managed Well - enough ; !a, wered.gently- and Contteouslyeleat nit& Ously.,e -. , .- _ .- . '.• ' .. . - • e: . . . .• ei 'Fate.Was ahout.unepectediy to grants Were .botlk.., toe happy to ' trouble. about • '. .
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. .. tillage werc. cheaPer twenty - -.ears ago. ' in mannerethet eueneiageil Anther ad- - el took •het. cold little hand. e'Do -11 enievieleeThe ' ceneas paper bed ' vrivod, Uncle JOIS'ye .DICriey; • fT110.1,1 I began to ' , , •
: . 1 really believe. -One; reaeoreof Iraq uncle's ,, va cos:. ..My.felloVes-.Imig,ers Were decidedly. tale a Ste rage .paepage, to Austealiate - Stay and. Mre... :Gotha...One - dayl reminded ' my work in: "qgnest, as I . had never :done be. ... .' •
oiose-,tiatedness WaS a cliead.:,Ie,st 11 1.-"we0 '.re rved..e --• -. ;•. .e.' :, - ', -. e. • • :... iteEn.-gia : d ande-meary Me.' .-e '-• --- . 7 : delete that it eveuld be celled for that ineeni. fore. - Jus ti' at that thee 'Messrs,. Hardie- ' - . • -
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thought Niellrto-ido', kihe. rdiettimoniai .- ' .ifeeeeeer. -', leaving: breken : the iee; I. :, ": Of course, - it was a -fo.olish- buemess.- I ing,:and was. nettilled,np. .it. wase ono of •Wented to send : a Clerk arbroad On -some - -
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: snaee Might beelaid ter =Mee-. 'You 11 )111,v6 Ire larlY; ineiiired .- ;after Ante. •siek .. mos, alwaye`a knowiedee -that ; thou 1i neither. •unele,Tehn's wOrst. daysthe.galit. • wae in rather -aifd'owt. sua •atiico.t.e. busitiese.. They • • - • -
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?everything" here . !One. day, WilliaM,' ' he ev ry time" I Met the Y6unger- one,. and:,*as Of .iis:ee. -regretted. it fer..a eecenel after his rightliand. and he could. not wril,e.. I offered m3 the Work. . ; I was fortunate -- - ----
. . : .. wouldeeey- in •Momentse of -rare. exPaii- su prised to find how 'the- sweet ,faceeneoe war& ,I seseins . like a :bad moral telte. • ; :was. su.miagned. to. eat: as searetary; My enough. to'imeeento it to their entire .satis- '.'": -, • • - •
... - sion, end •:Is hope• .yOV. --veld keep things ea. tarily lifted to Mine in rePly, dwelt in- imprildendi that our Merriage plieuldleaVe_ :uncle was4esty-;-lie. liked to ac. eVerything faction andeki my return was Promotedto , - .
together as . I . have -. - done-, ' But -re- '.11ii memory all day _ • - .. - -'. - -, .: .' 7, - been; each in"eZeeptionially. happy.- one- ;-<.-li t hhiself.'_. JI. was to fill.up the . paper .unde.r. a higher pcist .P.-nd a better salary. ...-_, . • ?.
- - member-, _don't , Imake- e a foe' Of -. year- -Mrs, •Morten. didnot_ get bottot ;• a/Lei:owe there -so it wes:: -After All; we lied -.,,fiee , -A., his eye,..tmake-sute that--• I• committed no ..- rWe•ha0-a-straggle for .some years, but
. : get end marryt.-e Look at ' yOur-- .poor h s :,wero sehowing :thOnisobios in- ,the great deal of Aach other 'cluripg--..thOso-wee S. .bienderia, iand waseelaboratery• itistiueted ..a1togetheei0e prospered. I rage at Messrs,
. - mother's lot; where if . she • hadult thrown d ghthr...Sfacle,.•and - my. landlady told me of.Illes,_ • 0Wes illness,. and had grown .w.heie to *rite, etc. • -Alas,- the first .glence. Hardie's eiMinnie Was the queen Of good-
. • herself. away, sheernight, have .1)601- alive etlik,t she thought- Aliss Morten waeworking• 'mere • in nuately acquainted . with each :et_ that fatal paper -sent iny *its astray I. managers. l. I don't know, taking every • .
, and happy now. ;,1\.T.one butfoolk, eh', ioels to j liar& el Was really beConaing inteeesied, other'e elieracter. and ledieposition • in- , this., Net alene elid. a:prying goVeriameiat • &Sire thing kite Pionsideration, •thatn..nde JOhei's -•• .
eir knaves,. go andi•gdt. niaeried.' . . - . . - . „lulu y beiehboese engegedein fightieg the intereohreethan. -We - could have . durink -a. te-lenow the age Sex- of its .eubjeets e Money iwcald haVe inade us much happier. ; .
IseistepeddutiftitlYeenatigle. - .3.1y tenapte • b -• le Of Ilfee-ece lia,ed to lonely evdmen.:-.I. tyliole:. London -.season's - partieie It was they .nine als4roveal it they .are .imarried 'After ..0,0 had Married some years.
. e .• eiewe:to cornmittbe sin of matrimony wee do la. See it • was the .old sad. etety.-:-illeeea seeing :al deepoinselfish •affectidir-that.e :or siegle. •:AZd I was to .fill.thie Up••at My and veerat•;etting.on tolerably in ttt6 world,
.. small.: Welied ne _i-itersto Clepherte et- lir ,gin g -i .increasea:. e,...ses; . and means iated.betweeia7Mienie.,ha her mother that --uncle Joh-i's elbow 1 - With it vain tatteeapt •Atiimie's fpng-loat uncle Came back from
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. deptsabasinese Hand or two ofray uncle's; - fa!. ing to toect tb4a,:tbli.poor.girl Welting t.rst opened my eye* to. the-. loneliness of to put off -the evildey, Iewrete the required Australia .fe. rich -man,. . He was so pleased .
'eleetierally old hacAelers like. hinaself.... ' Mre, d -01 -.-hie ee,... supply the "methee'e • falling . my own lot • No one led ever: lovecrine...particulare regarding 'Uncle. John and Iilia. -finding*doing Well and net. wanting -an* .
• :.; -Le ..'rhet, •-the•heelekeeleer, 'dheour',Iged • m poe 'ors., :-. •Strangers es. they 'teere.te,..inee I after this manner:. •my undo had'emiletred 'Carta mil slowly • as possible . 7 and , then assistance from hum, that he left we ItSnpg
nude in hia _solitaryhebitse It u-ouid .b.av .pii, od and eympathized with theme • • : . benefitee ore' me, but -1.•• could. ne,tet,' recall •pausedee t ' . .... . -:•,. le • - e - : • Y - • . " ..' little. legaliy. -when he. died, that just one-
s' - .- been a. sad inisfOrt1.41.0 to her hA(.1 'ha been OneeeVenilig my neweinge were intetrupt- . • hearing an'endearing. v7ord :from. his . liPs, : " Radii" t I letter. put downs the eervente' -abled nee •1,0 •purchaste :a . parther.'s share hi
•• . ; -..coeverted- from his anti-ialtatrierionial views ed s a tap at riVeloor,andOuopeningitete, no Aeeived iiim.• to • eliew n.gyiiapto'm of natameneit-r. I asked 'feebly:, ' •-• •-:- . - : .- - 7 My employer's: linsiness, :and, . as you see, .. -
, arid -led to-inetall a- mistress at ithe Lawn; •In <, eetreme kirpfigo, I found MiiiaMerten -aiffection for trie.:•, Had •he 'done sal:Might, -.. -". Servants I Pi -.haw ;Put yoniself 71 't' if we're ii,,e actually rich now, we're not :in • e
: Mrs. corbet ilia te, good'. sitUatiOn,. - atici sh ont he theeeheme„ .iu brief, agitated weeds have acted . more ;openly tow liiin ;; but. - . ''But f 'eaglet to fill up the -census in bon- poverty, '.; Still, r I. Sha,l1 dways say • the ,
. knew ite , S.holievied With•my. une/e a gree, sh epologized for her inernsion; :hut her he.had nilVer.- eared to win -my -cmiliaptigsr, aoit-,.,.1.31±,c,feci.Atith. a -Suddenlope, t'Thle 15" .04•12sUp d'Ob me.450,000.'.. -. , • - • . . . .• : •-
- . • . enany Teats, -and !was .1.1, . -handgople, Ni,,ert... lee,. JO was taken . go, .suddeuiY.worad,-the and I therefore - had less seinple • in 'with- not ity-'adpuai.hprilo.' .e. ..-. ; • : • ..t . -; e • ' Or, taiher; M.m. B.roven :aide' itemark-
preseried,w0D1/41; of • fifty or elieteabonts, le lady Etna gervent- Wereeeute she- Was holding it • - . ' '.- • , .. - , e -"Yon slept here, lEieet night, idiot, didn't ed slyly.- `dr ; •.- ".-. . • .. . < , - ''. • • -'-- • -
' almost a -lady in .4ripearaliCe. andina.nnei-S-.. , al - idto•-leeve-the ievelid e.would I paydeii, : ; 1.We • -ere einerried quietly . ,about.: a yep?'.. -said :Uncle_ John; who had. waxed •:- . i' 5Ahe klia .Biown,. with. Ti; sortsiiiiig ugitt
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7 my uncle 4a4. -.1.b .gteat O1 11011 of, her ; Iliad , di ,elieerty;. euee.y e win s go.: for the. doctor nietetle -al .ee-Mree Mbitenee death, Minnie ' • irritable at ray slow caligraphy, e ' and you've on his gcs:4A,humiared,undthe-aged face, "in .. ee . e.
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not Fro,m-iny-chililish.- days -I ' knew . she i'at enee,' .1 ukiea sciArtis nlk 4E11.6nd:hurry- s in. her deep mourning, ' our :good lendlady been here three weeks; as well.. What's:the that casti-N gat full value for mee•money,' . ; . • -
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• _rega.rdedenee With . jeadousyeand. aversion, ind.o.ff beforome-Noof.sgirl - could stammer ' our only edding guest. - db hakiened• to. •fool,.stakizig.ittr You know your name and .• , . e.' i• -. .q.. . . ' • " : • - •
..' nit -he -ugh coneealed undet ,a; andioa sia00.0,... . op '. her .apoiegiee. and -thanks ; : ;and,. being - he the tine() of 'My •usual . anneal 'holiday age, don't yoit?.. Fill Win bete; under..1)Irs. ..It, is 'ai•iid. that sharks will not . lite :a
, - itteep of -manner: She was a .widew . with fo nnate to led.,that...- :gentleman :at h.oine, aucl -T took -my .bride:to. a. qinetlittie Water-: Carbet's, only..you're Single.' .._. - e --;; ,e--. swinimeri.Wilakei3ps his legs irt motion.- If -. . . .
._ • 1„.• one' seri; a youth of, some years. j..-e,enger W Soon eptutped' together.- •pf. emirse,••I :ingeplace Oil • tho -Noinettindy coaet„ Where .. 'Nag .I? _I .ienidly :•.clehated -what was -syou ean keip kiaking 'longer than it shark, ... • -
. , , • than. thyself. 1 -'believe she lookedeon me as di net accompany him upstairs, but; after. ,We• -Span • three. 1 weeks - Of - such 'peeceitil. best.te be. done. I believed dire pains And .oan keep ,;vieitiligdou'll,e63 all tight. •• . . - .
...• _-. - .the great obstacle to thiaboy's fortune:- •,I so, einterefil, he 'came to enY room.. - . - • ' liapPines that I' reallythink thatI forget penalties.Were, Attached- to a' fraudulent :. I : • • . :
. 1 . • - .40- liOt . thijak . '131-1.0 CP7ala boAre :" cherished ;, , Are thoselediee retetives 'or friends of eel- about ZnY.einCle and. his. probable .teel-.. . tilling .b.p. et the -census ; but I-Venlarkeet-
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man said.etehen le commenced -to caSt a .-r:
- 1.1t • tlea i idea of ever inducing - my unClo yo 0 ? i -10 inquired. , - '-- ' . .- _ ; • -inge ..whoix hti,lieti.rd-of pay marriage; . eel:.
fully -bee% :taken"- *Y: . choice of ' b'sint. cannon.-etawcoleStrues. .1 My day's.weeleS
. ta. , marry her ; :hut . „I --am- esiite- she - -explained-that-they wet°. )1p. t-- --,:: -: , '. Ammuiuta :c•teu4or.•' .litti: . 0.ou4cienuu.'• west, detected by the .goorligozint did 1 desc.rilit!,.
., ore," eels:If:0e filen: at.the.hlaat furnace,
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-in the world lie evOuld- be- as:- likely to be- sa gravelY, -• - - • - :.:-. - . ' • ' ` • .. • _hut I qiiigted.her.:*:promisingtO explain' :very serious One:- BUt ofi the other hand, . Polite r",._tequiteathat alloalls-tuadeby
, I -fear-, the- cage .ia - a - hopeless -end,' he uneasy -at the idea .0e appearing deceitful, Myself eie a ham:whin i- That risk was rot a- tee
. qUeath • bisernoiley to ,his .feitleftli house- .- If :they have eteee.de• they..should-le..everytin '6 on bter return. ' - 'So mach bet, . I conk]: not writtka'Statenient' under:Miele!' telephou :should horeturned.
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