The sun., 1861-12-13
How I Got Settled in Life.


Al the eEd Of a mon b, had to make my
first 6tllclL Report a. lie l. cutdnti Wiuo Com
pauy. Ms i,c,s " .tr i,,. -,...s rupusl, aui |
felt that my clDll g'is ',d 90" rea'un to be dis
sztitfcd with my ,Nrftyu., but sjill found II
q little dificult 70 cpuyt,, ms pcCuliIr kidd
OF literature required. S'urcts oI 10 ms Of the
affections could, a ih' psuoi of life have
dashed of with0u. IT." lr,.- tNott; had even
compOosCNl, with comptd 80 etse, an acfO,tic
upon certain yUun I.l That very week; bu'
the framing vt tn Il pp.l .,- L me three whole
day; and " hen | fui.hrl T. | lrft 1t on my ta-
bio In its oiiici,l -n,,lo q let sume h.ppy fn.
ishing touches nissl, o'r,it - m before ths At
ternoOn pot Wei uu'. the iu'autime, | to,k
q walk TO the D5yk- and tnO1g the mlrts Oi
Commerce, ~ hdJys oi i1-' ration, ~ n ppct
might have gono into d,l,.er iicl !, or iOwn to
the sea sd, or 10 the tup Of .fca. hi in search
OF his moro spiritual INA rid'. IL Is pJs,iblc
that might, hy ms means have rcndercdiho
document a pcltcct mo lrl in IT., way, 10 b.
looked up to AID "nc,asycl after 10y all gene.
ratiOns If wine cpmpIn,' agcuta that should
come after me, had NJ aciicum lance occurctcd
which set INC thinking up'n other things.
In one Of the Dock, came upon great
ship undergoing some p'ocoss of repair. think
she must have missed s'aNs," (bu | speak
under correction, bins pc fcctly ignorant OF
nautical matter',) for p"opls wcrs building
about her an immeIira riJwUik of that nature.
Hearing some hystauderr pass compliments upon
her persOnI appearance, took tbs trouble 10
walk round to the hutt-cnd of her AZ d read her
name. She was called the Licsrring, and her
owners were the Messer+ Mirmaden. IL was
clear, therefore, that my new aluaintancos wero
persons OF no little proper y. Her tonnage was
great number Of iiSures-oi.her /, 700 or H.
900, could not quit catch which, on account
ofmy informant having a lud Of tobacco in his
mouh-ahd her copper bottom glistenod like
gold
"Beautiful Mrild, Iabclla," murmurcd |,
''youT argO'ics shall carry iOrth the Locotauu
Wine Company's produce to the ends Of the
oaith!'
Then repeated my icrs. ic-tho whole TWEEN
ty-thIee lines Of ito IN IT, word for word,
and over aud over ogain, Until | almost cried,
fer Joctry always moves me ttcmeu' 'ously.
this shOuii have cnrd, but that all of u sud.
den IL struck the qu,rtsr to po4t-ume, and
had 20 take u caO aul drive , n franticly home
without one new idea Tor tn Report, even II
there had bcon time 10 put II m. Conceive my
horror, upon H. ding, wh "a | reached my room
that that precious composition had vanished,
and how Il WIS mitil;atud when the maid assu.
red me that she had posted ii herself
~ thought as IL ought 10 go, sir, lying there
ready stamped and directed, 10 Just put il into
tho box along with Mr. LIycrwings dye-ani-
twenty"
"Bat 1t was not fastened, my good girl the
envelope was OPEN
0No, sir, it wasn't; because tried to-be-
cause, partickeflerly examined the sticky part,
and IL was quite fast.
From this ndire admission, gathered that
sho must at least be telling the truth; and yet
had the most perfect recollection Of leaving
the thing unfl,tened. l. w,s certainly very
extraordinary; but thought nothing more
About it--about anything but Matilda IsIb ella
fer the next eight-and- d-iJrty hours, at the expi.
ration OF which received he following letter:
"SR-If the addition to the Report which
came 10 hand this morning was not written un
der the influence Of liquor, you must DO mad,
and therefore unit to Oe our agent. II you
were intoxicated (lt p. }, IL ia equally i'm.
possible that YOU should conti1ue TO hold your
present situation. Your statement Of business
matters is satisfactory ami creditabls to your
self but the lampoon with which you have
thoughr proper 10 conclu dc, in the lines com.
noncing-
don't care n cus
For Alderman Gus, &C.,
ass o.fensiyc, rot only to it's subject, the chair
man, but TO tho whole direc ion, tha, they have
unanimously agreed 10 your dismissal.
(By Orier Of the BoIrd.)
JoKArHAS GRIMBoY, Sec."
sank down upon the horse hair sofa, and
soyaed my face ia a transport OF wretchedness.
How leng remained IN that uncomfortable po-
sitisa, know not; but gentle touch upon my
shoulder, and u silyery yuice within my car,
recalled me TO myself and 10 Matilda Isabella,
She was standing before me with tear in each
Of her large eyes aud evidently, though IN ate
ly, inquiIng what was the mater. |, too, was
unable to ariiculate, and referred her with a
despairing foretnger TO Mr.. Grimboy's letter
"Did you leave your Report whore anybody
could get at it in your sbsencei" inquired she,
when she had possessed uerseli Of the fatal nowsi
"or did you lock 1t up1'
lett 1t on the table, and, az believe, the
envelope was uufastened.'
Then Matilda Isabella began 70 laugh in wha
could not but consider an unsoemly manner.
"It's poor dear papa, said she; 'he can neye
resist adding things 10 peoples letters when h
gets chance, and he can initiate anybody
handwriting in the world n. sight
rushed TO the table, and wrote letter botl
TO Alderman Gusto and TO GrimbOy, explainin
matters; and then ran out 10 the telegraph
Office and explained them again. Before eve
ming, the glad news was flashed back by the in
talligent wire that oil was forgotten AMI forgly
en-, aud that was still the agen. for the Loco
fanti wine Company. | proposed to MItild
Isabella that very evening, and the dear crea
ture accepted: she made only one condition
which wsS that should not rebuke Mr. Liver
wing Tor his breach OF good manners In openn
my episue, aud making thereto the poetich ad
ditiOn which had 10 nearly lost me my meal
of livelihood. She even added "You kuo,
my love, il mdy not have been poor, dear pal
at all.
But that very same evening, when | happei
cd 10 be 10 the vicinity Of his corner OF Il
drawing room, head him hummins to hir
self
] don't care n Gus
For Alderman Gas,
and all the rest of it, 80 that there is no; ID
siighte,t doubt on my own mind as TO the a
thOrship Of that elegant poem. Ever since TN
day, | have always taken care 70 seal my lette
before leaving them to be posted, and wi
that precaution, have got on with Mr.. Live
wing m a. admirably. lie iasists upon my co
sideIing him as my parentin common with q
rest Of the family, and accode 70 his innoce
desire; compliance pleases him, and doesn't hu
me.
Through long habit and famiarity-for NJ,
N. has exchanged her final initial for mil
these many years. have even got TO dou
whether Mr.. Lverwing can he considered TO
absrratod. Al all events, thould like TO q
any one venturing TO dispute his will (Which
most excellent one) upon that ground. "
take great, care however, to keep the docume
out Of his way, for fear he should perpetrate
oodicil-in hudibrastic verse-whlch he has Q
presed himself anxious 10 executs.-CAaI
bor's Journal.
TIE END