could on his clothes was repeated in an angry and impetuous manner about twenty five times when he began to tiie chain the legs and a voice began open the door will yer cried the voice which belonged to the legs which had kicked at the door i wiu directly sir replied the chain and turning the key i suppose yer the new boy a n t yer said the voice through the key hole yes sir replied how old are yer inquired the voice ten sir replied then i ll yer when i get in said the voice you just see if i don t that s au my work us and made this obliging promise the voice began to whistle had been too often subjected to the process to which ae very expressive just recorded bears reference to entertain the smallest doubt that the owner of the voice whoever he might be would redeem his pledge most he drew back the with a trembling hand and the door for a second or two glanced up the street and down the street and over the way impressed with the belief that the unknown who had addressed him through the key hole had walked a few paces off to warm himself for nobody did he see but a big charity boy sitting on a post in front of the house eating a of bread and butter which he cut into the size of his mouth with a clasp knife and then with great dexterity i beg your pardon sir said at length seeing that no other visitor made his appearance did you knock i kicked replied the charity boy did you want a coffin sir inquired innocently at this the charity boy looked monstrous fierce and said that would want one before long if he cut jokes with his in that way yer don t know who i am i suppose oa l � twist the charity boy in descending � rom the top of the post meanwhile with gravity no sir rejoined i m said the charity boy and you re under me take down the shutters yer idle young with this mr administered a kick to and entered the shop with a dignified air which did him great credit it is difficult for a large headed youth of make and heavy countenance to look dignified under any circumstances but it is more especially so when to these personal attractions are a red nose and yellow having taken down the shutters and broken a pane of glass in his to away beneath the weight of the first one to a small court at the side of the house in which they were kept during the day was graciously assisted by who having consoled him with the assurance that he d catch it condescended to help him mr came down soon after shortly afterwards mrs appeared and having caught it in of s followed that young gentleman down stairs to breakfast come near the fire said i saved a nice bit of bacon for you from master s breakfast shut that door at s back and take them bits that i ve put out on the cover of the bread pan there s your tea take it away to that box and drink it there and make haste for they want you to mind the shop d ye hear d ye hear work us said lor said what a rum creature you are why don t you let the boy alone let him alone said why everybody lets him alone enough for the matter of that neither his father nor his mother wiu ever interfere with him all his relations let him have his own way well eh he he he oh you queer soul said bursting into hearty laugh in which she was joined by after they both looked scornfully at poor twist as he sat shivering on the box in the comer of the the stale pieces which had be a specially reserved twist was a charity boy but not a orphan no chance child was he for he could trace his au the way back to his parents who lived hard by his mother being a and his father a drunken soldier discharged with a wooden leg and a of and an the shop boys in the neighbourhood had long been in the habit of in the public streets with the of charity and like and had borne them without reply but now that fortune had cast in his way a nameless orphan at whom even the meanest could point the finger of scorn he retorted on him with interest this affords charming food for contemplation it shows us a beautiful thing human nature may be made to be and how the same amiable qualities are developed in the finest lord and the boy had been at the s some three weeks or a month mr and mrs � the shop being shut up � were taking their supper in the little when mr alter several glances at his wife said my dear � he was going to say more but mrs looking up with � peculiarly aspect i be stopped short weu said mrs sharply nothing my dear nothing said mr you brute said mrs not at all my dear said mr humbly i you didn t want to hear my dear i was only going f to say oh don t tell me what you were going to say interposed mrs i am nobody don t consult me pray don t want to intrude upon your secrets as mrs said this she gave an hysterical laugh which threatened consequences but my dear said i want to ask your advice no no don t ask mine replied mrs in an manner ask somebody else s here there was � hysterical laugh which frightened mr n this is a very common and much approved course of treatment 