The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-08-10

,W.n se.d rsr,u,. . said wsmn'ck. shsk-
ing hasds With h,m In . 90 dial and tOSo's vsy'
sXi rieus' JOhD, al right" replied the old
Ias-s NJ. Pip, sgsd pveut,' sid wsm-
Nod away q, him Me. Pip; that's what be ikss.
NoS s1ay a. him, like wioktpg."
"Tbis Is . 6ne place Of my sons, ia, piped
the old man, wife nodded a. hard a. posi-
bly, could. "rbis h pretty pleasure ground,
cir. THIS spot and thsss bssutlful works upOa
| Il ought TO be kept toge be by the Nation AZ
tar my sos's tine. for the peoples epj y msnt."
"louIe as trout Of IL % Punch; amt you,
aged psrsnti" said wsmm,ck, contemplating
the old man With his hard fac. really sofso.d;
there's nod Tor you giving him a t,msn-
dous onei there's another for yuu." giving dim
i still more tremendous ore "you ike that,
dom your IT, QUE not tired Mr. PP-th ugh
Ikno ts firing 20 snangers-tp him one more.
You can't think how II phases him
TIPPED him several more, and he W u IN great
spih We loft him bss ifring himself TO fssd
the 70 wis and ca, down 10 our punch In the ar
| Dor, vbere Wemmlck told me as he SIN )ksd q
| pipe that It had taken him good many yesrs
20 bring the property up TO its present point Of
| pert, otion.
as Il your own, Mr. w.mmici1"
| oh, yes" said Wsmmiok, : l have got hold
Of IL, a bit at tins. Its a ffeeh I'D. By
'Isit inde,di ho,s Mr.. J.sg,rs admirers It.,
"Nev,r seen H." said W.mu OK "N,vst'
heard u II. Never sssn the Agsd. Never
heard Of him. No; the ofics IL oos toink and
private lie Ia sno,h,r. When 1 20 iato ths
eli 10 leave thu G ttle bshind ms, aud wh.n I
come into the Castle Leave the on . behlnd
me II It's not In any way oisagreeab.e u you,
youll obliss m. by doing the ram. cont
wish IL professionally Spoken sbDu-'
OF course felt my good faith 20 be involved
In the Observance OF HE request. Ths pu lch
besT K very ri y, We sat thsrs drinking IL and
taking unit, II vas almost nias o'clock. CT
ting ns,r guu. fire, " said Wsmmick then, as he
lad down his pips, les the Ageds treat"
Proceeding into the Castle again, We fJu I'd
the Aged h'aying the poker. With expect ant
sysP, As q preliminary TO the psffcr nance Of
this great nightly csrsm ny. Wsmuick stock
with his watch IN hi, haad until the mo neat
wascom for m 10 take the red hot poker frou
the Aged, and repair to the outvoik'. He
took 1t and went ius. aud presently the 3 ing
or went OF With q Bang that shock the crazy
little BOX Of cottage a. u II mustfLl 70 pi.c 9,
and made every glass and tea cap In Il ring.
Uptn which the aged who i bslisge would
have been blown out u HE arm chair bat for
holding on by the elbows -criod out. sxult-
lnsly. He. hr,d hssrd him I" and | nod.
dad at the old gentleman until II 10 no SOUR,
Of ip,coh TO declare that absolutely Juld n Il
| see him.
Toe interval between that tins aud sipp,r
W,mmick devoted TO showing me his collsc-
lion Of enriositiss. Tney were mostly OF a
1loplous char actsr; conprising til, psn with
which q celebrated forgery had bS,n com nitted
a dieting aisnsd rszor or two, some locks OF
hair, aud several ma usuipt confessions writ
ten under condemnation upon which Mr.
Wsmmick set q particular value as bsitg,
TO use his own words. every one OF en-
lies, SIR Thess wsrs agrssably dis
perssd amorg imall spscim'ns OF china
Il aud Qlaaa VAfiOua NTiusa unaAA hxy
|, the proprietor OF the museum, and sons tobsc-
co itopp,rs carved by tho Aged They wee
all displayed In that chamber Of the Castle into
which had been frat indicted, aud which
served not only As the general sitting rom bul
! a. the kitchen too, If l might judge from q
sauce pan on the hob, AVID 6razsn bijou ovo,
|, |, the ers-plaee design for the SUSPENSION Of q
| foaatirg-jack.
Th.rs was neat littls GIL In attend .nc.
who looked after the Aged In ths day. When
abe had laid the supper cloth the bridge was
} withdrew for th' night Tue supper wa, ak
Gallant; and though the Castle was rathsr sub
ect to dfy-rot, insomueh tint u tasted ike q
bad nut, and though the pig might hays ban
furthar OF vas heartily pleased With my
whole entertainment. Nor vas thsrs any
drawback On my little turrst bsdfsc-a bsyond
and the dag staff that whom lay down on my
! | bed II seemed a. n l had TO balance that pol.
| On my forehead all night.
Wemmck was up bstimss In the morning,
and Am sfraid hoard him cleaning my boots
Aftsr that be fell TO gardening, and saw hin
from my Gothic window pretending to employ
: the Aged, and nodding at him In q most do
} voted manner. Our breakfast was as good a
the supper, and at half past elgbt precisely ",
started for Little Britain. By degrees Wsm.
mick got dryer and b ,rdsr a. We went along
and his mouth tightened into q p,st-sfiss
sgain. Whsn We got to bis place Of business,
and he pulled out his key f,om bis coat collar,
be looked as unconscious of his WAlworth pro
party as II the Castle aud the draw. bridge
and the arbor and the lshe and the foun ain
and the Aged had all been blown into space
together by the last discharge Of the Singer.
| CHAPTER XIV.
IL fell out, as Wsmmick hal told me Il
would, that l had an early opportunity OF
CON ,ring my guardians sstabli ,hme.t Win
that Of bis cashier ard clerk. NY GU ,rdian was
In his room washing his hands with his
scented soap when ! went Into the OF.
dee from WalWorth, and he called me TO
bim, and he gave me the invita- ion for my
sel and friends which Wsmmick had pre-
pared me to receive. mo ceremony" he slip.
ulated, .'and no dinner drssA and say to. NOR.
roF.h l asked him where We should come 70
(tor had no idea where he lived, and bsllsvs
| u was In his general objection 70 make any
thing like an objsclion) and he replied, Come
here, and I'll take you homo with me-" en-
brace this opportunity OF remArking that he
washed his clients OF as IL he were a surgeon
or dentist. he had closet iu his room, fit
ted up Tor the purpose, which sRnellet Of the
scented soap like a perfumsrs shop. IL bad an
unusually large jack towel on q roller inside
the door, and lie would wash his han6 and
wipe them and dry thsm all over this towel,
Whenever he came in from the police court OF
dis nissed client from his room. Wnan and
my ftiensJ repaired TO hin at Fix O'Clock ne *.