New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-05-15

pllshed In 1t, What stride had ne made in exist
ence, passing over childish tays-cbild;sh isno-
rance; exempt, by fortune Of his birth, from ali the
Puerlbties, the laughing thoughtleesness Of bsby
hood. he was now sucking, and now dwarfed
man. There was dalyIng pause, no rIddl.
space Tor him, TO play with he, knowing NOT ms
playmate-no BIZ OF green sward, with flowers for
toys On, no ne was made, with sudden vio-
ence, 10 kho" ne he saw not the lovely thing
HE, through golden shadows, roseate hues he
looked not at II through the swimming ewes ct
chl!ohooo-a glorious Thing 10 be approached
through what seemed beauties numbcri.ss, that
gradual Jade and fade as we advance UPON the
green upands of time, unwilling 10 Us by degrees
The cold, hard, naked truth-tke iron image. life
81 GILES had no such preparation. Suddenly and
WIN The merclless strength of want, he was made
TO look on HE IN lis fiercest ioulest asepct He
saw al once the grim dol he had 10 serve and, all
unconscious!y, ne served it. Unconscousy, 100,
ne carried IN his look, his air. his speech prema.
ture wisdom. He had learned, as al once, his
whole task bu, the suddenness OF the teaching had
wiped out childhood from his face; ne had paid at
ohesum, although ne knew II not the prlce of life,
Tor liie's worst knowledge
How very differently did young ST James con
his lesson, life In reality, only SIX months young
ct than his squalld brother-for IN this story ST.
Giles and ST. James must fraternize-he was still
the verlest babe. Why, il was gIadness TO the
heart 10 look at him-to hear his blthe voce-to
sec him, In that happy freedom of infancy, when
children play in the vestibule of lite-as children
sometimes play with flowers picked from graves in
church porch needless whence they pluck their
pleasures, lhoughtless OF the mystery OF mysteries
taught within. And what 2roptecies-wIth what
sweet breath composed '-were uttered TO his elo-
rhcatIon, What man he would make. What
blessing he would prove 10 his begeuers! What
treasure 10 the world al large, And go, young
ST James, fed with the sweetest and the best,
clothed with the sotest and the richest, fondled,
kissed, caressed, was, IN truth, glorious Creature
There haDlnpss uelIcate hrnu in his
pink and white cheek-lnnocence, intelligence, in
MS large, laughing eyes. ALI he knew OF The world
was, that it was one large pay-place filled with
many sorted toys; with baltlednres, hummng. tops
and rocking. herses Compared with young ST,
Giles, how verl ignorant,
In something more than the SIX years elapsed
since our last chapter, ST. Giles had made more
profitable use u lime But then he had had the sharp
est teachers, al so many opportunities, Hunger
and cold were lis tutors and rapid and many are
The degrees OF hu nan knowledge conferred by them,
albeit their scholars are not prone 10 brag Of Their
learning. Young ST. James was bounded by the
garden, or Ire parks; or when he saw and heard
he hurry and roar OF London, took his perfect
Giles, the matured seven years adult, busy
actor in the great mart OF men. Every day he
red some new lie 10 market, played some new
part, In obedience 10 the fend In his bowels that
once day at least cried "eat, cat" And some
times, too, the hend would vary his cry and after
steal, steal" And what was there in the word TO
appal 81. Giles! Nothing; he had heard ii so ear
ly; il was TO him an old familiar sound, house.
hold syllable. True 1t Is, he had heard that II was
wrong TO steal he had heard many other things,
too, that were wrong many that were right. But
somehow they were jumbIrd in that little active
brain of mis- He could not separate them. He
supposed there were some people whose business
in the world II was 10 steal; Just as there were
some people born 10 fine houses and fine clothes,
"A pI,, Il..rS and And
wicked ST Giles would per-such is human inl-
quiy-with no more conscience than maybe.
Having thrust his hands and half his arms into
his breeches pockets-as though TO place himself
hrmly on his centre-he muffin. maker proceeded
to iGterrogate a child before HIM, speaking very
loud, and frowning very significantly the while.
The child, reader, was young ST. Giles. You left
him when he was nurseIng; and the boy man-lhe
n"ara n,snsb, INTENDED ni.n1ssia5s 5elo1e YOU
IL "a nnnv and dxaIied; a miserable lltle chit In
~ aratG,nv. hnr he sharp. fox like face-his
siIIuII Dlack eyes, now looking oashiulness, and
now Frightening " It'll lmpudence-hls voice, now
coaxiDg, and now drawing-prove HIM 10 be an al
most equal match for his bury questoner the clever,
pompous, world-knowlng mutiln-maker
80; you the little dog that Came begging OF
me in Bow street!' srowled Carstick.
Pm the VERY dog. SIR answered ST. Giles,
in no way dauned by Capstick's thunder.
Don't you know that boys ought MT 10 beg
Don 4 YOU know that could have you sent TO jail
for begging? Eth? Don't you know that - asked
the muffin maker very loudly.
Eyes sir; ! knows II, sir, replied the child,
with wonderful knowledge OF law.
land if you know better, why don't you do bet
ter - said Capstck.
g Don't know what better is, SIR" returned ST.
Giles looking down at the floor, and shutting his
feet
'Humph ~ unused Cspstick, and then he some
what penIlv asked "shuuld YOU like 10 learn II,
my little boy !"
" Don't like hard learning sir"
"What, you we tried, have you! You've been
to school, Ell? You can write little. and read
little !'' said the muffin maker.
.No, sir: never went TO school; never had
time, sir Besides, sir, father always used 10 say
school was SO VERY dummy.
Dummy What's dummy = crled Inc muiiin-
Young ST. Giles leered up in Capsstick' face, and
then giving himself twist as though enjoying the
tradesman's ignorance, the hey SAID" Not Know
what dummy is, Why, sir, II you please, dummy s
"oh then yos know .tlasha" asked Capstlck OF
his infant teacher.
Il know little, sir replied ST. Giles, very
modestly: know more, when grows 's bigger
pi,yinely. land tell me, what your father do
ing now J"
NO" said Cspsllck.
No, sir-he's dead said ST Giles but whether
the child spoke in simplicity or Jest, II passed The
penetration of the muffin maker TO discover.
"And YOU we never been taught 10 do any thing
Poor li,,lc wretch" cried CapsiIck.
II was plain that young 81. Giles rejected the
compassion of the muffin maker, for he lnme
diate!y, with mach voluslli:y, asserted: Il knows
good many things, sir; sometimes, sir, goes sing
ing o. ballads with Tom Blast; 10 have gone
with him to-day; only Toms so precious hoarse,
CRYING dying speeches yesterday. Then knows
how 10 sell matches, and hold osses, and do maay
things, sir, as forget now"
CapS,ck looked at the urchn a few moments,
then leaning over the counter, and beckoans 81
Giles closer, he said TO him, in tore of tender
ness "leu d like 10 be good boy, would nj
your
A course, SIR" answered St. Giles, with stolid
face.
shop, such as this, Ell, You d like IT. Ell =
"Wouldn', l. thought cried 81. Gllss, playing
" "in a. OF wandering about the streets and
singing ballads ana going along with boys that al
last NAV lead YOU 10 be hanged =
81 saw Bill FilSter hung, yesterday, CRED 81
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