Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-20

ne hho scarcely allowed
me 70 understand, very distantly and eener,I.
ly, that he had some relations-S NV nsor,a, :,
be called them-"down In Yorkshire NJ
own dear, darling Emmy," says Tom. MOI.
withstanding, she has left me Cor a bstt.,
yorld Tom must have left her for his own
world, at least fifteen years) I repeated.
feeling my way, Emmy, Tom?" MY
iayorite niece" said Tom, in a reproacbfaI
Tone, " Emmy, You know. was her godfather
you remember. Darling, fair-haired Emmy
Precious, blue-eye child 90 Tom burst into
tears and we both understood that henceforth
The nctlon was established between US that
ad been quite familiar with Emmy by reputa
uou, through a series Of years
Occasionally, smuggled peAtions are dis
covered oy aeciient just as those tubs may be
tO which have referred. NY other b,If-I
mean, Of course, my wife-onee discovered ,
large cargo IN this way, which sd been long
concealed. In the next street to Us lived an
acquaintance Of ours, who was COMMISSIONS
of something or other, and kept a handsome
establishment Weused to exchange dinners.
and have frequently heard him at his own
tiois mention his father as e poor dear good
old boy" who had been dead for any indedpits
period. lie was rather fond Of telling anec.
dotes Of his very early days, and from them il
appeared that he had been an only child Ons
summer afternoon my other half WALKING In
our Immediate neighbornood, happened 60
perceive Mrs. Commissioners last years bon.
net TO every inch Of which, il is unnecessary
% add, she could have sworn) going along be-
fore her on somebody else's head Having
heard generally Of the swell MOB nv good la
dy's first impression WAS that the wearer of
this bonnet belonged 10 that fraternity, had
just abstracted the bonnet from its place of
repose, was in every sense Of the term walking
Of with IL, and ought to be given into the
custody cf the nearest policeman. Fortunately
however, my Susannsh, who is not distinguish
Ell by clOseness Of reasoning or presence of
mind, reflected as il were by ash of inspira
ton, that the bonnet might have been given
away. Curious TO see TO whom. she uuickened
her steps, and deserted beneath IL, an ancient
lady Uf an iron-bound presence, In whom for
my Susannah has an eye,) she instantly recog-
nlsed the lineaments Of the Commissioner,
Eagerly pursuing this discovery, she, that very
afternoon, tracked down an ancient gentleman
IN one of the Commissioners hats Next day
she came upon the trail of four stony maidens,
decorated with artificial flowers out of the Com
mssioner's epergne; and thus we dug up the
COmmissioner's father and mother and four
sisters who had been for some wears secreted
IN lodgings round the corner, and never en-
tered the Commissioner house saye in the
dawn Of morning and the shades Of evening
tIom that time forth, whenever nv Susannah
made call at the Commissioners she ALWAYS
listened on the doorstep for any slight prelimi-
nary scufiing in the hall and hearing II. was
delighted to remark, The family are here,
and they are hiding them
have never been personally equalnt.d
with any gentleman who kept bis mothe--ip-
| law in the kitchen, in the useful capacity Of
Cook but have heard OF such case on good
authority. once lodged in the house Of
genteel lady claiming 10 be q widow who had
fo1r pretty children, and might be occasional
ly 0Terheard coercing an obscure man in q
sleeVed waistcoat, who appeared to be confined
In some PIt below the foundation Of the house
where he oGs condemned TO be always clean
ing knives. One day, the smallest of the
children crept into my room, and said, point
ing downward with little chubby fnger,
Don { tell It's Pa 80 and vanished on
tiptoe.
One other branch Ct the smuggling trade
demands word Of mention before conclude
My friend Of trends in my bachelor DAYS, be-
| came the friend Of the house when got mar
riei. lie Is our Amelias godfather; Amelia
being the eldest Of our cherUbs Through up-
ward. # ten years be was backwards and
forwards at our house three or four times O
week, and always found his knife and fork
| ready for him. What was my establishment
on coming home one day to End Susanah sunk
upon the oil-cloth in the hall, holding her
brow With both hands ard meeting my case
when admitted myself with nv latch key in
distracted manner! Sussnnah!" :" L ex-
| claimed, what has happened?' She merely
| calculated :" Larver-" that being the name
OF the friend in question. Susapnsh," said
/, :. what of Larer? Speak, Has be met
With any accident Is be i'll ?" Sussnnsh
replied family, "Married-married before we
were and would have gone into Mysteries
but that L make a rule Of never permitting
that disorder under my roof
For uPwrds of ten years my bosom friend,
Laryer IN close communion with NE eevery day
had smuggled a wife lie had at the last coz
fded the truth 70 Susannah and had present.
ed Mrs. Laryer. There was 10 kind OF re ason
for this, tina. We could ever find out. Even
Susannah had not doubt of things heing all
correct. He had "run" Mrs Larver Into a
little cottage in Hertfordshire, and nobody
knew why, or ever will know. In fact, be-
heye there was DO why in il.
The most astonishing part Of the matter is
that l. have known other men to do exactly the
same thing. L could give the names of dosen
In iootnote, if thought right.
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