Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-15
A PLEASANT PICTURE.

Did any mischance in business befall Gill
flower, would he go to his lawyer, Not he He
would say, " send for Bardsley." Did Bard
siey fall i'll, would he send for the DOCTOR By
no means. He sent for GilliAower And so
they lived from youth TO manhood, and from
manhood to old age. i had the hOnnOr to be
on pretty friendly terms with both of them
Though much their junior,) and L may say
grew old in their company. But was never to
Bardsley what GillihOwer was, nor to Gillihow-
er what Bardsley. Far from it. think
spOilt my claim to their full confidence by let
ting out early in our acquaintance that knew
something Of Greek.
L have wished from the bottom of nv heart
that Greece and Greek had never existed, or
been known, rather than I should have been
deprived OF the honor Of sitting in the upper
and inner chamber OF two such hearts IwouId
have given all history to DO Bardsley. all the
glory OF antiquity to be Gilliflower Both men
remained bachelors to the end of their days
People often wondered why they did not mar
~, they being both ardent though respectful
admirers OF the other sex, and strongly attach
ed 70 children. Many n time have L seen
Bards.ey sitting at his own door, on a fine
summers evening, playing with some curly
headed boy or rosy checked girl. He would re-
peat all the stories and rhymes that they de-
lighted in and Bardsley's knee was the cock
horse 0t many and many u journey to the famed
erOss Of Banbury. Nor was that Journey ever
ways hall penny o. penny forthcoming from
Bardsley scapaciOus pocket to reward the
youtherful rider. And then Bardsley would
Say, Now run away to GillihOwers. 5. nv dear
and buy yourself some barley sugar" And
tillllfower was known to the rising generation
thereabout to give the largest half-penny worth
OF barley sugar OF any grocer far or near. And
- ;Ond were the children Of the two old men
am speaking of their latter days nUw-that
they called them by the name of uncle
Many child Of that neighborhOOd grew up
10 mans estate, still calling them Uncle Bard
Iey and Uncle GlllihOwer, never doubling but
that the two old men were as much their uncles
in relationship as they were in kindness and
affection. The reader may wonder, therefore,
rs the Deighbors did, why two men go well
adapted for the holy state of matrimony had
never entered that state. L think know why
they did not When Bardsley and GiIIifower
nrst became acquainted (as the reader knows
howl the latter was beginning to have serious
thoughts about a certain Jessy Ward, the
niece OF a well tO-do wax chandler in ToOcum ST.
lie had seen Jessy at Church on several occa-
sIons, and once be had walked home with her
and her uncle. Old Ward asked him to tea,
and he went and feasted upon Jessy's good
looks and winning ways-having no appetite
Dor the muthns-until, on coming away, he
ielt as If bis heart was too big for his bosom.
ne could not sleep for several nights afterward,
and what seemed to keep him wakeful was the
image Of sweet Jessy Ward, and that strange
bigness about the heart.
But shortly after this. Jessy went away to
reside with an invalid aunt in the country and
did not come back for nearly q year. In the
meantime, Bardsley had got acquainted, and
become friendly with Gillihower. When Jessy
returned, be thought of going to call at old
wards, and he mentioned his intention to
GillieOwer What GillifOwer said I don't
know; but at any rate he didn 'tgo. I am sure
a -,
way, but my opinion is, that Bardsley con-
eeiTed the idea that GilliAOwer was not an ad-
yOcate for matrirnony, so he he gave up all
thoughts Of Jessy Ward Bardsley, however,
was for once mistaken in his estimate of Gill;
Hover views. l have reason TO know that
GIlhdoWer meditated matTimOny at the time
that Bardsley did, but that he gave up the idea,
fearful lest. by taking a wife, he should lose
hls friend And so they remained bachelors
fIr eseh others sake to the end. Alas, that the
end should ever come To such friendship as
theirs But it did come.
The winter of life overlook them together as
thew wandered onward hand in hand. Its
SHOWS fell upon them equally, yet gently. No
longer able TO walk to their nightly resort, they
now passed the evenings at home, Bardsley
going next door 10 GillihOwer, or Gillihower
going to Bardley; or of a summers evening
they sat side by side at their doors faithful to
the last 20 the pipe and hagon Of ale There
a. they smokes and ehatted as Of old time, the
children played round them, like fowerets
tEinkllng about the roots Of withered and de-
esying oaks. But Al evening came when Gill;
flower was no longer able TO toddle out to meet
his friend Bardsley sat awaiting him, but he
came not. GiIlihower's old housekeeper came
TO tell Bardsley that her master was very ill,
and that she had helped him up to bed The
nagon of ale remained on the bench untasted
the pipe unused, the chairs empty. Gilli6Ower
had smoked his last pipe and drunk his last
pint.
lie grew feebler day by day, and at last his
mind wandered. He rayed about Bardsley
Where is B1rdsley! o, will some one send
Tor Bardsley" {" Bardsey was there by his side
almost day and night. but his friend no longer
knew him / went in by Bardsley' s request TO
what / could for his poor old friend and | tried
10 make him understand that Bardsley wa. sit
tlns by him, that it was Bardsley who was
holding his hand. Go away, go away" he
said, you are not Bardsley. What use are
YOU TO me lit is Bardsley want. o. ii YOU
will only send for him, know he will come -
Then he rsyed about bill that was coming
due tomorrow and for which he was not pre-
pared. = 1 must go to Bardsley," he said,
Bardsley will help me out, know he will.
tive me my hat and stick Hush hush ~
| cried, 'Bardsley is here. Speak 10 him,
BIrdSiey, let him hear your voice The ola
man called his friend by name '.GilIiaower,
G.!lifOwer, it me, GilliHower; its Barisley,
iv1r o!d Iriend In . are you bardsley =
ae ssid st leHgth. "Give me your hand. All.
YES, it is BardsIey, my old friend, my good
friend 80
lie sunk for a short time into a slumber; but
when he awoke ne still called for Bardsley. He
vas With him again. in thought, at the Dragon.
The pot is empty, Bardsley," he said :. shall
We have another. or shall we 90 home? III
take a light If you please-nO, no, won't trOu-
trouble you, my pipe is out; we'll 20 home.
Good night, Bardsley, good night; shall see
yOu again Tomorrow. As these words were
altered the hands Of the two friends were clasp
cd upon the bed II was the clasp Of death
That to-morrOw soon came. Poor Bardsley went
On his earthly pilgrimage for a little while,
seeking up and down for bis friend GilliAOwer
And one winter night he made long journey
and found him-where there wa. no more part
ing
IL At Richmond, Va, on Thursday night an
attempt was made 10 inauguraie Judge LYNCH
frIf fy 4 MAJ mSI l