The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-12
How I Got Settled in Life,

turned out into the void 10 shrk for my
father died jr'i as ] got through my college
studies and bis effects were found TO he MI
Soon after this event, took up my abode with
my bachelor uncle uhul such une as | could
n'aaac % Il" s'nc D." Tor mNs.lt.
ihis reiahV' was as tIu'-'.ari,d an hospit'
allie an GU re ltlcm'n a 'v"f hreithed stcrtc-
rOusN' pu' %, nt'N temper ana lmpetiou'
n ahhcie' Nnl'n I'i h'."tr"" WIN ny proud
Towa'n, thry 'hlogh o. would have been Oui
Tor hls hihI'''s' ne yer 20, me t., give up
an op... on III cN'''rg w We bcSt i'h he ever
Sc before me- o' 10 Va wv " y expression oi II
IN ~ ncr','"n W me ','l''ss OF t9o sauce :
ana si'nousn NY pn t'n not unircquently
gs'e I'M III, .'N,I''. ln0't,ston' b'ncve the
nv ''' ~ ''u,'" ''HF - me All tho more
iT uy nv, l'nIuh'''
'Pp'I,, "n'n ,.''nr- were AZ tiplc, my
uncle was away Ineu"'' I" h' more hiCtatonal
tnhn usual, ana th''e we've naturally the very
oV,AsiOns Nn'n ! Wa "''t 81 All gwen 70 Oe
snneerNlcnt why Indeed. It should he com
p'Anl asa, ans. poor persons that thoy arc sensi-
i've anu 'touchy, mas always surprised mo,
since PERSONA pHie Is one ol the lew attributes
OF Hoch. p'sitloh ina Is llit to thcm. surely
the men ana pros pcrun-, WIN possess the sub
stance, might excuse 'hr'f lr's fortunate hrc-
thien ioi Clhging 70 ihr shidow. My respected
relative, however thought oihcrwi4c.
Alderman Gusto Oi "ut cityi SIR Qiack Qdon
chit, physician CXtrlnrdinry 10 Prince loO9o0
Sang: the Rev. MAJ Jpum, domestic chaplain
to the Eail OF XII a. H.. All several other
judges OF good th'ng', were my uncle'e guests
upon certain i"a'tdS; aud the conversation
which had never H'rnycd very wide
from that SUBJECT, became entirely de-
voted TO the Nihtagus' as soon "a
the cloth was removed. O'or the third bot
tie OF sbsny th-r. ar 81 as great oonten ion
as over the bciy # P,trotlu4 That It was a
different wire from The contents of tho oihs'
tive, there was no d1uht: nut nv uncle, with
terrible ana,hrinl upol his absent butlot nro.
nouncsd tha, i, wa. no s,cr,y at all, but Nj.
dtita. After that there ,nsu, 4 solemn silcuc,
and every man 70 k thou hit and time before
comm ii,ing hims,lG SrOI.ck Oucnchit roll
ed half glussltl about in M, mouth for a mi.
mute or two, winSiug -agly with his left eve
throughout the ceremony. nnd finally admitted
that Msdoira it was. The Rev. MIR Jorum
sho k his venerable head until | Thought hi.
wig must have dropped OIL sw Flowed tho Ii.
quor in dispute as i wly q, though hi, ,hroa,
had be, n q dropping. veil. and gave In his adj
hesion to tho sans doctrine. Nobosy dared ia
dispute the combined di,ra Of these great au.
thoiiies until it came 10 my turn. who knee
nothing at all abou, tho m ricr. Iimita,ed ,hr
nv experience = ormj,,. A ami th,n mon ,,,ncol
oraculatly, and with decision that would hay,
done honor ia Tho Bonch or tho wooIs,cL En- !,
il was sherry. "''''''"' wa
The company were electrified NV uncl
was almost out of his mini with Indignation.
"Confound you, sir how dare Won, ,rt vour
self up ia OBJ sition to nv onil inn and 3Isn
added he, IN a morr miiipt,eJ tone ,to m,
OF inions Of these gc.tlcm.n;"
My dear sir, returned with c,lmncs.. aue
taking another sip al the golden lnuid. utbs
matter Is ono Of (act, and not Of opi ion an
you're all wrong, and ia sherry
1T Is moi sherry y rolrcd my uncle. 81 will
cut you eft witha shilling. You shall nevc
more dine ut this table az long as YOU live, Yo
may well Look at him, Gu,to-,onlound his i'm
pudercc for YOU will not sec him hare again
Now what DO yOH say, alderman? WHAT Ma
deira have we here ~
The alderman, Who he'd boon holding tn
wine up to the light, smelling it, and letting /
trictle between his lips for the last few minutes
was now entirely occupied IN staring at me.
Good Heavens cried he, what a palat
mat young man has Tor his age didn't beg
70 ENJOY t.fe myself till ! was forty. There ar
not ten mon In all England who would hsv
known for certan-who would have stake
their prospects in life as your nephew has don,
That THIS wine was not Madeira.
IL Madeira y reiterated my uncle, saw
Ageih.
room pooh, returned Gustni don't en-
tradict me. IT'S sherry. Send Tor the but
ier.
The butlcr protested that the wins had come
out OF the same bin as did the previous bottles,
and tho cork being produced with some mystic
rious seal upon IL, my uncle was Obliged TO ad
NIT that certain very rare and luscious sherry
had got mixed with his own particular liquor.
Aiter dinner, the alderman took me aside, and
and asked me whether ] would be the agent at
Liverpool for the Locoian,i Wine Company, Of
the Direction Of which he was chairman. We
viii make II well worth your while, said he, As
VIVA pretending TO hesitate: 81 should neyer
forgive myself ii | lost them such A p,llto
az yours for the sake Of hundred wear or 10,
Ny uncle shrugged his sh ulders when tod
him Of the appointment and Ia giving me a
tclersble sum 10 start with, made It a special
stipulation that | should never bother him with
any samples, choice or otherwise, of my own
choosing; but with a eulogium from Alderman
Gusto, and five hundred year, paid qulrterly,
/ could very we'll afford 20 Dear a little depro-
citation. And now upon the very harbor-bir of
Prosperity, crcims ance occurred which well.
nigh msde shipwreck OF all my fortunes.
In the house at Liverpool in which | occu-
pied the dining room floor, lived also. upon the
floor above,a most respectable familv-.he MIR
madens-oonne cted in some Hay or other with
the docks, and the Shipping. and forsiun parts.
nv sleeping apartment, being AT the Yerv ton
of the house / was often me, nv ,n,la and IT.
male Mirmadens descendinr or sseending the
Stair, which were narrow; yhsreupon ensued
first bows, and then graceful apologies. On one
occasion was 40 fortunate as 10 nick mn
handkerchief emblazonod with the initials M
l.. M. (lor Matilda Isabella. the yol,yest of
The three young ladiesO and Ihad il washed
and "got up, y and presented, with nv host
compli ments. in an enormous nanny env.lon..
TO its Legitimate owner, af,er Which an inviia7
lion 10 tea las had cunninglv foreseen( bc.
came a matter of abs ,lute necessity. Mrs. Mir
MAIDEN welcomed me with dignihed hospitality at