Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-12-04
SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY
HAPPENED.

"What place for a gentleman to live int"
said Henry Evanshaw, IA victim Of the Greek
and Latln-incomrctency system, as he state
in his back attic, which "scrved him for par
Tor, and kitchen, and ALL" one drcary after
noon in September; and in "mclancholc
mood and acccncs love-" he began taking
an inventory Of the properties which consti-
tutcd his "furnlshcd lodgings" and consist
cd of very little more than pens, ink, paper
six trcatiscs, eight epics, and nine novels !!
Henry had again resigned himself to the
gloom of contcmplativc rctrospcction, when
the accents of his Iandlady broke upon his
ear-pot ''likc ilouri's ny mn," but in tone
the very reverse Of that kind of voice which
has been pronounced to beta most excellent
thing in woman'-inimating that the "post-
man." had been again with the letter from
Brighton, and had again "refused to leave
it," save for prompt payment. This was
from his father, to whom he had written two
days previously for another "last supply"
In the evening, Mr. Evanshaw was pas
sing "A ncighboring colee-housn to which he
sometimes rcsor,ed, and longing to be pos
scsscd of such sum as would Justify HIM in
entering, when he was accosted by its pro-
prictor-''l think, sir, your name is Evan
shaw"
sit is" said Henry; ana tailors and bal
lifts alternately passed before his eyes.
81 have parcel for you, sir. left this af-
tcrnoon !" and in two minutes the packe,
was placed on the table at which Henry had
now seated himself, and the poor scholar
was left monarch, pro tenn, of all he sur
vcycd.
A nusl, Of hope crimsoned his hungcrcd
check, as he broke the seals of the packet
it was but momcnary, and the sigh that ms
'antly followed bespoke the man whom cX-
pcriencc Ind taught to expect disappoint-
mcnts, but whose sanguinc temperament bade
him hope the best
The packet contained letter, and hun.
drcd pound Bank of England note The
former had neither signature nor date, non
was the address Of the writer mentioned
further, the handwriting was perfectly I'M
known to him. The contents were as fol.
lows:-
"Mr. Henry Evanshaw is informed, tina
if he will 90 this night to ll-Strcet, Ca.
vcndish Square, he will find apartments fit.
ted up for his reception, and the people o
the house ready to pay him every attention
"Mr. II. f. is further Informed that,
he will call Tomorrow at Mcssrs. Drum.
monds, he may, on stating his name and thu
| above address, receive the sum of tf25O
and that such sum may be had by him. OF
personal application, every quarter. En-
closed is hundred pound note"
|, A royal salute, a discharge of artillery
, would convey but faint idea of the cchoin
$ ra,-tat-tat which as,onishcd the intellccts O
, the inhabitants ot--Strcct, Cavcndis
: Square, as the clock struck ten on the nig
n ofthr day when our incident commenced
The lions head, had it been a real on,
:. would have ached until the following Chris,
II mas.
e "Mr. Evansliaw, ] presume" said III
n 'ahd,a"y pray walk up stairs, sir. Til
st gentleman in blue told nc TO be prepared
D, receive You at about ten we have Just
n nishcd. The gentleman in blue, I'm sorr
j. to say, sir, left about three minutes ago"
1t These last observations of the land,ad
l. we're just concluded as the parties cntere
- the drawing-room. The effect this produc,
l. on our hero, as he entered, was very simil
T. to that which the palace of the three sistc
= had upon tho fisherman IN the Arabian NIGH
in Asionishncn is said to be the result of ign
,g rance, all marvellng, therefore, must be G
DO cuscd "a nam who, for the last eight yea,
m had been doomed to the bare walls and stcrj
os interior of poets attic.
a The room he entered was noble on
a The finest Turkey carpet hushed the tread
he OF tho delighted feet rich crimson vely
he curtains helped to enclose the warmth il