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Ia this glowing style waxing warmer and
warmer with bis own descriptions, the ilorid
gentlemen painted for me q ssrics Of highly
eOlorsd skstcnsS Of The Plscss be had visited,
each a retreat that would wonderfully have
broken the fall Of our first parents, aud % thick.
ly scattered throughout the countries that BY 9
moderate compensation our Fortunate Island
contained At least q thousand Perfect ParadiS.
70, coPyhOld or freehold. A pleasant contrast
TO the gloomy pictures which ars drawn BY Ger.
Tain despOnding aud agrieulturally depressed
,pirits who cannot find Sinsful ElYsian field,
pasture or arabic in the same countryI
In the meanlims such iS the force Of sym.
pAlhy, the Optimast bad gradually inspired me
with something Of hiS own spirit, aud began
to look out for aud detiect unriValled forest
scenery, aud perfect panoramaS, and little
EdenS, and mIghtln tilns have picked out
IomOntic pump, or & picturesque post. Beau
ldvslan, the coach stopped, tne door opened.
aud With hurried good morning the ilorid
gentleman stepped out Of the Atags and into
the gig which had been waiting for him at the
end VI q cToss-rOad, aud in another minute
was driving down the laue between two Of those
hedges that are only to be seen in England.
"Well, go where thou wilt" thought ], aS
be disappeared behind the fence, "thou art GER
taiuly the Hsppiest Man inthe World"
Yes--he was gone; and light aud glory
had departed with him. Tbs air again felt
raw, the sky seemed duller, the aun more dim
aud pale, aud the road more heavy. The seen
cry appeared to become tanner and tanner, aud
Inns more desirable and their signs we're mere
daubs. AT the first opportunity, obtained a
glass Of sherry but its taste was vapidi every
thing, in short, appeared flat, stale and un-
profitable" Like BEH in the Alley, whose
flattering rUmou hoist up the public funds, the.
high sanguine tone Of the 0ptimist had raised
my spirits considerably above par; but not his
operations had ceased, aud by the usual action
my mind sank again even below its natural ls-
vel. My shOrtliVsd enthuSiasm was gone, and
instead Of the cheerful fertile country through
which had been journeying.' seemed to be
travelling that memorable long stsgs between
Dan aud Bersheba where "all was barren"
Some months afterwards, was tempted to
60 into Essex, to inspect small freehold pro.
perty which was advertised for sale in that
county. 1t was described in large an small
print, as "a delightful Swiss village, the pref
tistt thing in Europe and enjoying 3 bound
less prospect over q country proverbisl for fer
tility, aud resembling that traditional land OF
promise described mstsphoricaily 10 Holy Writ
as overlooking with milk and honey.
Making all due allowance, however, for such
professional flOurishss, this very Desirable In
vestment deviated in its festures even more
than usual form its portrait In prospectus,
The Villa turned out to be little better than
an ornsmented barn and the Promised land
was soma Of the worst land in England, aud
oveflOwed occasionally by the neighboriug
river. An OPtimist could hardly have dis.
covered single merit on the estate; but ap-
pointed at the uncnltiVated nature before me,
not even studded with rocks, heard Of bis
familiar voice at my elbow
Rather small propety, sir--but amply So
cured by ten solid miles Of Terra Firma from
the encroschments Of the German Ocean,
"And If the sea could, retorted, ''it seems
to me very doubtful whether it would care to
enter on the premises.
"Pephsps not as q matter Of Marine TASTE"
said the Optimist. "Psrhapa not, sir. And
yet, in my pensive moments, ! have iancied
that a place like this With SOmbFe interest
about it, wonld be desirable sort Of wilder.
mesa and more in union with an II PenAeroao
cast Of feeling. than the laughing beauties Of q
Swiss villa 10 Regents Park, the eynosnre If
Fashion and Gaity, enlightened by an. infnity
OF equipsges. But excuRe me, sir, perceive
that | am wanted elssa here, and the florid
gentleman went off at trot towards little
man in black, who was heekoning 70 him IRON
the door Of the Swiss Villa.
"Yes, wins my reflection 90 be turned away
from me, "if he eau find in such swamp as
th Fancy Wilderness, q sort Of Shentioniau
Solitude for q sentiment fit to evapnrste in, he
must certainly be the Huppiest Man In the
World"
AZ to his pensive moments. the more idea Of
them suffictd TO Sstmy Fiable muscles 10 qniv-
er. Bnt as Il to prove how be would have com.
ported himself in the Slough Of Despond, dur
ing substqueRt rafdble Of exploration round
The estate, be actually pumped up TO bis middle
in bog;-su accident which only drew from
the remark that the place afforded "a capital
opportunity for sPiriIed proprietor to establish
Splendid Mud Bath, like the ones 30 much in
vogue at the German SPal''
"lf that gentleman takes fancy to the plsce,"
remarked 10 tbs person. who was showing me
around the property, The will be 8 determined
bidder"
"Him bil" exclaimed the man with an ae.
cent Of the utmost astoDishment-"H Him bid
why he's the Arctioneer that'sto sell usl-l
thought you would have remarked that in bis
speech, for he initiates 10 his talk the advertise.
meuts Of the famous Mr.. Robins. He's called
the Old Gentleman"
"old! why he appears to be in the prime Of
liie" @
'.Ys,. cir. bat it's the other Old esntlS.
man"
what the devil"
"Yes, sir--becaase yoH see, he's always a
kHOekisg do0a Of ofsomsboGg' y littis Paradiss. "