re rather hard on poor father said mrs with a face and don t let him have half as much change and fresh air as would benefit him but he ll soon be home for good now won t you father yes my dear i hope so in good time please god here mr delivered himself of an which he invariably made word for word the same on all such opportunities it was in the following terms little john sir while there s a of or drink of any sort in this present roof you re fully welcome to your share on it while there s a handful of fire or a of bed in this present roof you re fully welcome to your share on it if so be as there should be nothing in this present roof you should be as welcome to your share on it as if it was something much or little and this is what i mean and so i don t deceive you and consequently which is to stand out is to entreat of you and therefore why not do it to this address which mr always delivered as if he had composed it as no doubt he had with enormous labor mrs s father replied i thank you kindly thomas and i know your intentions well which is the same i thank you kindly for but no thomas until such times as it s not to take it out of your children s mouths which take it is and call it by what name you will it do remain and equally deprive though may they come and too soon they can not come no thomas no mrs who had been turning her face a little away with a corner of her apron in her hand brought herself back to the conversation again by telling miss that father was going over the water to pay his respects unless she knew of any reason why it might not be agreeable her answer was i am going straight home and if he will come with me i shall be so glad to take care of him � so glad said little always thoughtful of the feelings of the weak of his � company there father cried mrs ain t you a gay young man to be going for a walk along with miss let me tie your neck handkerchief into a regular good bow for you re a regular beau yourself father if ever there was one with this filial joke his daughter him up and gave him a loving and stood at the door with her weak child in her arms and her strong child tumbling down the steps looking after her little old father as he away with his arm under little s they walked at a slow pace and little took him by the iron bridge and sat him down there for a rest and they looked over at the water and talked about the shipping and the old man mentioned what he would do if he had a ship full of gold coming home to him his plan was to take a noble lodging for the and himself at a tea gardens and live there all the rest of their lives attended on by the waiter and it was a special birthday for the old man they were within five minutes of their destination when at the corner of her own street they came upon in her new bonnet bound for the same port why good gracious me cried that young lady starting you never mean it mean what dear well i could have believed a great deal of you returned the young lady with burning indignation but i don t think even i could have believed this of even you cried little wounded and astonished little oh don t me you mean little thing don t the idea of coming along the open streets in the broad light of day with a firing off the last word as if it were a ball from an air gun i tell you not to me for i ll not submit to it i never knew such a thing the way in which you are resolved and determined to disgrace us on all occasions is really infamous you bad little thing does it disgrace anybody said little very gently to take care of this poor old man yes miss returned her sister and you ought to know it does and you do know it does and you do it because you know it does the principal pleasure of your life is to remind your family of their misfortunes and the next great pleasure of your existence is to keep low company but however if you have no sense of decency i have you ll please to allow me to go on the other side of the way with this she across to the opposite pavement the old disgrace who had been bowing a pace or two off for little had let his arm go in her wonder when began and who had been and cursed by impatient passengers for stopping the way rejoined his companion rather giddy and said i hope nothing s wrong with your honored father miss i hope there s nothing the matter in the honored family no no returned little no thank you give me your arm again mr we shall soon be there now so she talked to him as she had talked before and they came to the lodge and found mr on the lock and went in now it happened that the father of the was towards the lodge at the moment when they were coming out of it entering the prison arm in arm as the spectacle of their approach met his view he displayed the utmost agitation and despondency of mind and � altogether regardless of old who making his reverence stood with his 