Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-07-14

They went into o diDgy room lined with
books and Uttered with papers, where there was
a blazing fire. A kettle steamed upon the hob,
and in the midst of the wreck of papers table
shone, with plenty of wine upon it, and brandy,
and rum, and sugar, and lemons
You have had your bottle, perceive, sgd
ney."
Two tonight, think. have been dlnl1g
with the day client; or seeing him dlne-ft
all one
Ihat was rare point, Sydney, that you
Drought to bear upon the Identification How
came you 'oy tf When did 1t strike you
thougnt ne vas rather handsome fellow Y
anu ! 'i'ousht ! shouio nave oeeh m'cn S''o
same sort OF ieliow' II had had any luck.
Mr' o'ryVer iaugned I'LL ne shook MS preco-
clous paunch' " You and your luck, Sydney
oe' 70 WORK. get 10 WORK
0uiiehly enough tne Jackai iooSehed MS oreSs'
went INTO an ADJOINING room' ana came back
with large jug OF cola water, a. basin, and
towei OF TWO. Sleeping the towels IN the water,
ana partially Wrlnging them out, he folded
them on MS head IN manner hldeous to be-
ioiu' Sl' uown a' ''ie '''oie' anu Saio' NO"
'"' reauy
| No' iiiuc' oo'i'hS uo"h 10 DO oohe 'o-night'
Sio'nofy' Sa'u Mr o'ryVer' ga'ly' as ne looked
among MS papers
now much
ohiy TWO sets OF them'
g Give me the worst first. y
:" There ehey are, Sydney. Fire away
The lion then composed himself on his back
on sofa on one side OF the drinking
while the Jacka sat at his own paper-bestrewn
table proper. on the other side of it, with the
bottles and glasses ready to his hand, Both re-
sorted to the drinkng--table without stint, but
each in q different way the lion for the most
part reclining with his hands i'll his waistband,
looking at the fire, or occasionally flirting with
some lighter document; the jackal, with knit
ted brows and intent face so deep in his task,
that his eyes dld not even follow the hand he
stretched out for his glass-whlch often CROPPED
about, Tor minute or more, before it found the
glass for his lips. Two Or three times, the mat
ter In hand became so knotty, that the jackal
found it imperative upon him to get up, and
steep his towels anew. From these pilgrim
ages to the jug and basin, he returned with such
eccentricitles OF damp held-gear as no words
nn1 daecri hn w, cl, yuara tho mara ludi-
crous by his anxious gravity.
AT length the Jaekal had gbt together " com
pact repast Tor the Hon. and proceeded to offer
1t to him. The lion took 1t with care and eau
ton made his selections from It, and his re-
marks upon it, and the lackal assisted BOTH
When the repaSt was fully discussed, the lion
put his hands in his waistband again, and lay
down to mediate. The jackal then invigorated
himself with bumper for his throttle, and a
fresh application to his head and applied him-
self to the collection OF II second meal; this
was administered to the lion in the same man
ner, and was not disposed Of until the clocks
struck three in the morning.
"And now we have done, Sydney, fill bum
per of punch, said Mr.. Stryyer.
The jackal removed the towels from his
head, which had been steaming again, shook
himself, yawned, shiyered, and complied.
"You were very sound, Sydney, in the matter
OF those crown witnesses to-day. Every ques'
tion told.
:" am always sound am not?"
8" don't gainsay it. What has roughened
your temper? Puts punch to itand smooth
it again.
With deprecatory grant, the jackal again
complied.
I" The old Sydney Carton of old Shrewsbury
School, said Stryver, moulding his head over
him as he reviewed him in the present and the
past, " the old seesaw Sydney. Up one minute
and down the next now in spirits and now in
dependency
"Ah =" returned the other, signing "yes
The same Sydney, with the same luck Even
then, | did exercises Tor other boys and seldom
did my own"
/" And why not 20
:" God knows. 1t was my way, suppose.
He sat with his hands in bis pockets and hl'
legs stretched out beiUre him. looking ae th'
fire.
Carton, said his friend, squarlng hlmsel
at him with bullying air, as ii the firegrat'
had been the furnace in which sustained endeav
or had been forged, and the one delicate thlnt
to be done for the old Sydney Carton oil ole
Shrewsbury School was to shoulder him into 1t
i 6 your way is, and always was' lame way
You summon no energy and purpose Look a
me-,
"Oh, botheration returned sydney, witt
| a lighter and more goOd-hum0rcd laugh, "d0n