The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-20

rAs osnasa.a ssss-r-Aa attorneys STORY.
[sY DIcKESs.l
One morning, about FIVE years ago. called by appoint
msnt on Mr. John Balance, the fashionable pawnbroker,
70 accompany him 10 Liverpool IN pursuit OF Levanung
easiomssfor Balance. in addition to pawning does
little business 10 the sxty per cent line rsned w to
rents when the cab stopped at the passage "en issaS
past The pswning boxes his private room ne cab
man rang twice. and Ut length Balance appeared looming
through the mist and ram the eny illuminated by ms
perpetual cigar As leysd nm ranei lnien
hairy dog or bundle OF rags rose up az ms ieet and
barred his passage for moment Then Balance cried
somsihinv could NOT hear, hal, alive -slrpi
in The passage here take that and get some breakfast
for Heavens ssker' so saying, he jumped into the
Hanson, and bowled away al ten miles an hour,
Just Coaching the express the doors OF the station
closing Ny curiosity wasfull sci for although Balance
can b free with his money i mol exactly 70 beggars
fortaby ensconced in coupe, finished with
You are liberal with Your none, this morning pray,
hS~ 90 a ssss
leave OF bus ing law"
Balance, who would have made excellent parson
be he'd not been bred to hardening trade and
has ss soft bit LETT in his hat is always fighting
with bis hard head did not smile at ALL but looked as
grim - II squeezing lemon INTO his Saturday nights
punch He answered slowly: "A cadger-Jes, beg
gara miserable wretch he is now but lei me tell you,
Master DAVID. that that miserable bundle OF rags was
born and bred esneman--,he son OF 2 nohleman, me
husband oil an heiressand has and dned at tables
where you end j, Master David. are only allowed 10
view tbe plate b, iayor oiihe butler have lent him
thousands. and been well AID Ihe ias blng IN mao 'n
enc hnn'red pounds, which VIII DC paid expect when
he Dies
dreaming tnIs morning. How, yer. we are alone; III
light weed, in denante Of raway law, and YOU shall
spin that sarn for, rue or untrue, II wni fill up The tune
.Asio, yarn" II piled Bs,ance, "the whole story il
.hor. enousn: and A. Ton ruin, thai sou beg, as ny
Jezebel babe NE whtn We parted"
Loaf ,uit form lang lime andSv hon
next came uIon hun IL Was III the Ruokery OF Nestmin
sier low longing -house, where Was searching VIII
IN omcsr ior stolen goods tie was pointed out g me a.
the gentle man caogei, because lie Was so Tree wiih s
money when 'in luck lie recognised mr.. hut turned
ava, then. | have since seen him. and relieved HIM
more than although he never asks Tor an, thing
How he lives, Heaven knows. Without money, with.
out trends, without uretul education OF any kind, he
,rsnps the country, as .ou Jaw hin, perhaps dong lii
TIE hop.ptk king hay -Daking In season, only happy
when be obtains The means 10 gel drunk have heard
through the kitchen whispers, which you know come to
me, that he y entitled 10 some popel. aud expect i
hs to die his wife would pay tue hundredppund bill
lh.M. Al any e, what have Told you Know 10 be
true and The bundle OF rags relieved just is known
In every thiefs lodging IN England the gentleman
Tnis story produced an impression upon me- am fond
Of specuIai0n and like the ekcilsmen, OF legal hunt
much as rome 90 q fox chase. gentleman beggar, a
wife rolling wealth, oil unknown properly
to the husband Iii seemed if there pick nxs Tor
me am,ost this carbon o. PAuperism
Before returning from LIVERPOOL had purchased the
gentleman beggafs acceptance for balance then in
serted in the Times" the following advertisement: 1o
Tsa M.os s: srns@:n r " sPp TO
Of something 10 his advantage Any person furnishing
MIR, . address shall receive 81 Is reward.
He was last SEEM" &c. Within twenty -iour hours had
ample proof OF the wide circulation of the Times" My
Office was beseged with beggars OF every degree, men
and woman, lame and blind, lsh Scotch, and English,
They al knew him as the gentleman" and must do
the regular fraternity OF ramps the justice TO say that
one would answer the question until he made certain
tkatV n~unt hat liar, arb hura
One evening" about three weeks after the appearance
OF the advertisement, my clerk announced anoher beg
gar" There came in an old man. leaning upon staff.
clad in soldiers all patched and torn, with
battered hat, from under which mass of tangled hair
fell his shoulders and ha concealed his iace The
have advertised for Molinos Fz- Roy hope you don't
mean him any harm he is sunk, think, too low for
enmity now and surely no one would sport with such
misery as his These last words were uttered in sort
OF pteous whisper.
/ answered quickly, "Heaven forbid should sport
with misery lmean and hope 10 do him good as well
a. myself"
-iusn, sir, am Molinos F,iz.Roy
While we were converslng, candles had been brought
in have not yer, tender neiyes-my head would mol
agree with them-but own i started and shuddere1
when and knew that the wreiched creature before
was under thirty years OF age, and gentleman
Soae brsrm.a snS covered with d,y fair ha
the white teeth Of the hsf-open mouth chartered with
eagerness and made hldsous the fon pao OF The
rest Of the counenance As he stood leaning on staff,
half-bent, his long, yellow, bony fingers casped The
cruich-head OF his stick, he was indeed picture OF
misery, iamne squaor, and premature age too horrible
TO dwell upon. Tmade him down, and sent for some
refreshment which he devoufed like ghoul, and set 10
work TO unrave bis sor. II difficult 10 keep him
10 the points but with pains, learned what convinced
thai he entitled TO propey-wheiher great
or small there was no evidence. On parting, ! said
snow, Mr.. r.. you must stay IN town while make
proper inquiries What allowance will be enough TO keep
You comfortably
He answered humbly, after much pressing: /" Would
you think Ten shilIisgs too much !"
don't like u do those things al all. to do them shah
blyj 20 said: Come every Saturday, and you shall
have pound" He pfouse 40 thanks, Of course,
Ill such as long as distress lasts
hal previously learned that my ragged clients wife
vas IN England, living 10 splendid house in Hyde Park
Gardens under her maiden On the following day
the Earl OF Owing called upon me, wanting iye thou.
sand pounds by five o'clock the same evening II .
case Of lite or death with him so | made sly terms,
and took advantage OF his pressure coup de
mann proposed that he should drive me home To-
esve the money, calling upon Mrs Monos. in HYDE Park
Gardens. on our way. kmw hai the cofonet and hv-
cries OF hs father, tie msfQYs, Id insure an
dience with Mrs. Moinos r. z.R,y
My scbem. answered Wa introduced into the lad, =
presence. She and probably vsry satris, hand
some woman, with Iale complexion, high, rod ture-
head, regular IL ture-, him. pnch, sell q IsheJ muu.
My Intrfview veiy stoli. plunged In,o The uld,
OF the affair. hut had scarcely mention he VOID hus
band, wDen shr INTERRUPTED me wnh-"l presume you
have lent tbi- pr hgaie person nolry aid sant &,
pay you" She paused, and then saiJ 4: 'He shall
have fauhng' As size spoke, her white lace became
scarlet
But, madam, The man is starving ! have strong
reasons fof believing he ~ entitled 10 properly, and You
refuse any ance. must take oIher measure Soc
the bell 70 q rtInsthing rspdiy n carJ aad,