The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-10-28

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language either"
"Ah, / do;" responded my companion,
carelessly, aud he resumed his paper.
We had passed Rugby, and were flying
through the dark dominions of King Coal,
before either of us again broke silence.
"Come," cried my bure.headed acquain.
tance, suddenly, "there is no occasion for US
to quarrel; only nothing puts me SO out Of
temper as to see a man proud Of his ignor'
ance. Now, you're keen, long heanded
fellow enough, can see, but you don't
know anything" @ -asa
"Perhups not" | replied, annoyed by the
mans manner, and at the unaccustomed po.
sition OF second fiddle, in which found my
self, "but have really no ambition to learn
thieves logic" -
"What type Of the respectable classes
of this country you do Afford" unused the
other, coolly, "in this your excessive obsti.
macy and conceit. You have no ambition
to learn, and, yet, dare say, that you, your.
self, are concerned either directly or direct.
ly. in endeavoring to diminish crime, and TO
put down the profession OF roguery. You
help to elect member of Parliament who
votes upon social subjects; you subscribe to
benevolent ociations. for the moral rescue
Of criminals; you consider the convict qnes-
ton 10 be an exceedingly important one, and
you -~--." Here this irreverent individual
absolutely burst out laughing. "What
would you think of doctor, now, who had
prescribed for patient into the particular
feature of whose case he had really no am.
bition to inquire!"
81 am no DOCTOR" roared, out of all pa.
tience; "and wish allthe thieves in Euglan
were to be hanged Tomorrow"
"The country would be sadly depopulat-
ed" replied the other, imPassively, "you and
would certainly never meet again."
This is downright insult, exclaimed, with
indignation; "I shall take care to change
carriages and company at the very next stu-
ton"
"Nay, sir. meant no offence" respond.
ed my companion, gravely; II referred only
to myself as being doomed to be cut off in
the flower of my days if your wishes should
be Carried into effect. have been pick
pocket from my very cradle; and," added he,
after pause, 81 am thankful to say that
have not been altogether unsuccessful in my
vocation"
was startled for an instant by the mans
seriousness, and neutrality-suspicious. he
was at the other end Of the compartment
looked for his wicked hands. They were
lying in his lap before him, neatly gloved,
and one of them still holding the paper.
"Ah," he said smiling, and at once com.
pretending my glance, "these are merely
my whited walls, my outside responsibilities,
my ostentatious charities, my prayers before
my business proceedings. We have our
little hypocrisies. like the commercial world.
See here;" he rose up to his full height and
thetwo lemon. colored aristocrutic hands fell.
on the floor with third, "Here are my nat
ural digts,' he continued, producing an.
other set of digits uDgloved, and not par
ticularly clean; "nobody can suspect man
of picking pockets who always keeps biz
hands before him, and reads the City Article
in the Times" -....
"You were reading the advertisement
sheet," said 1, intensely interested, but still
inclined for contradiction.
"Yes, sir" be retorted, because saw thai
pretence of that kind to person of your
intelligence would be futile. l always
change my tactics with my company"
began to feel very tenderly for this poo'
fe llow, whom doubtless, circumstances hat
driven to his present dreadful calling. bul
whose mental endowments had evidently
fitted him for far better things. ....
"But Why's" | urged, "not have picked mi
pockets, my good young manv' ..
'"Because, sir" he answered, "I am now
bent on pleasure, and not on business, unless
something very enticing should come in my
way; open and unreserved conversation
too, such as felt could indulge in will
you, is to one in my situation" (the poo
fellow sighed) "too rare happiness to b.
easily forgone; besides." he added in hi
natural tone, "you don't carry your banl
notes in your pocket at ALL"
l felt myself glowing all over as red al
beet.root or boiled lobster, but I managet
to articulate as calmly as l could, "Bank
notes ah. that's a god joke. l very sell
dom have anything Of that kind to carry"
! "Yes, but when you huve." interfogated
the other silly. ta
swell, sir, when have, what then :"
retorted, with assumed carelessness.
\ "Why, what very strange place. re
marked he, very slowly and impressively
''your neckcloth seems to be for keeping
4 them safe ~ AL #.'N "t' 7a
"How the devil did you come to know
that :" I cried, in astonishment, .a
"What does it signify! What can be th'
value Of thieves logic :" he answered, de
risively. 81 am sure you have no ambition
to be Informed" ugf
"Pray tell," entreated, "pray tell; j
humbly apologizei" | haavery nearly rob
had mvHelf of 4 verv interestin1 cOnveraa