The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-07-29
&c ALL HEART"

He had q wife and svsrsl children, ~ whom he
always spoke with coniugal and parental fondnsss
he would, even on the CON monist OCCASIONS and
with the most uninterested acquaintance, tax him
sef into rsrorysm Of uxorious tenderness, and
cry sbou, nothing. To me II seemed an anomaly
th., the same m an should thoughrsssly At the
card -tshle, and elsewhere, lavish the morsy which
mteht have isn1srsd Mrs Richards and the little
ones comfortable; and often did they expsrience
the most distressing privauons and encounter al,
fculues brought upon them solely ny MS wsnt OF
thought. Al tie umc Of his vines confinement
che has sen hun hurried Oh 20 prison, and s'tcr
her recovery The whole 'suDy have Tor months In
bahted n garrett, Mrs. Richards ptrforce enacrng
~. part OF maid Of al work aud not once only
ii al this hapf en- once II might really hsvo teen
the result Of want Of thought but " occurred
.gsin aud sssin, and 20 me ne eonq1ct o. w.
'Heartle "" said somebody 70 whom had Ven-
tnred ~ express tn. opinion 'tesrtless oh you
wrong him, POOR fellow he ts sp Nedrt"
This appeared to he everybody'' opinion, and
tepAn to Re pe-ruadcd that what everybody sac
must he true; particularly A. M. Richards sought
mo ont with persevering sssiluity, and was per-
peiualy doing deeds that certainly carried the sp
pe.rsucs OF extraordinary good nsture.
lie was IN . state Of nervous excitement until no
had leased me into employing all bis own trades
peopls he appeared 70 be quite a. intimate with
bis baker and his bakers vito ~ be was or AZ he
affected to le, with me; and had his butcher ueen
Ike myself his schoolfelo~, be could no, Rave
eyinced . warmer interest In bis welfare. NOW tu
this snxiety 70 bring custom TO the shops Of par
NculN Gsdsspecple was called good nature, INC
smanaton Of his particularly good heirt mus
confess that whom met with bsd joints and tough
morsels, and Jared infinitely worse thsnl had done
before changed butchers. could not but suspeo'
Tat a desire TO render himself OF Importance anu
the hdgetiness OF busybody, were the real sources
| OF his apparently benevolent sctons Inc man
who has nothing to do 10 ever sure to make much
ado about nothing; and thus " was thh AoIn
Richards spent his life legissting for otter peoples
| Embellishments, calculating the consumption IN
i NtgA rVstWa nj
vices Of their domestics.
For my own part however, though could not
endure his invariably calling me "Dicky Jones"
in oil societies and in TIE loudcsi key, pegan TO
| think more favoraby OF him and having lived 50
| long In distant country where the habits oil NE
are dissimilar 10 those 81 England, an assistant
| overseer Of my weekly bills was mol 80 ditadvan'
| tasoOus as IL might have been 70 others. there
fore bec,me Mr.. Richsrds's play thing aud how
be could have passed his tune before my arriVAl 10
more than can guess
| lie one day found me grumbling over very III
| dressed curry, which my cook-who certainly,
| take her for all In all, was not bad ono-hAd sent
| me up for my Nfin. What odd names do people
give to their midday meal The English Wori
| luncheon" 10 bad enough the French word
| "oouts" ~ infinitely worse and as for the Indian
| 'rfin"-I never could endure II.
'Tf you are going to part with your cook" said
| my visitor, a can recommend you perfect treas
suro-such . servant would istc her myself
only miro y . treasure too. But know that the
1 one VINO n gong 70 leh'e ncr piscc 10 ho Dtbi
| creature in the wori."
| Hearing these W rds willis was masticating
an unpilstAble lnouthful. was instigsied TO ths
Immediate discharge Of my resllY very tolerable
cook; and that very evening . respectable looking
young girl was installed IN her place. Words can
NOT describe the dinners which we're sat before me
SOUP, fish, flesh and fowl were alike detcstsble;
and at the end II week l summoned before ma
the offender. Aftsr briefly enumerating her delin-
quencies paused for reply, and TO my sstonish-
| moAt, the girl answered:
LAW, SIR l never processes to be no cook"
'No cook !" said I. 'In what capacity did you
live with your late mastert"
AS nursery mad, II you please. SIR"
NURSERY maid r. sad ! Were you never q
cook before -
"No, cir, nsver:" sbs answered with . curtesy;
'oNcept once that helped IN tine kitchen when
Dorothy scaded her foot"
"1heu what earth made you come 10 me 2"
why, SIR" said the girl, "Mr. Richards, YOU
knows is such kind gentleman, and has such
good heart, and hearing was out Of place, came
and ssld could but ry"
Try I" raid l in . fury, 'frs well you N hi
poison me - aud the poor experimcntslist wa
| Immediately sent about her business Mr.. Rich.
ards am sure thought mo = brute, when very
| unceremoniously upbraidod him for the inconv en-
fence which ho lad caused me.
my heart" said he, with N oistsnsd eve, "sl
ways impels rue TO do . Kind action those who
eodly calculate are more At for this world"
"A kind sctionr | exclaimed, "snd to " hon
WAS your kindness shownf To the cook WI o los
| her place principally Al your insngaiiOn To IN,
nursery maid who IL now Just where / found her
out of place. or 10 me-,o me, WHO have lost I
very toIerable cook, and who am now without
servant,
Mr.. Richards pressed by hand, and said h,
would Immediately send me a paragon Of culinsr,
, talent; but l coldly thanked him, and said. tina
for tho present would dispense with his service.
and am sure he LEFT mo cougrstustng hinssl
that at all events, his heart was infinitely warme
and better than mine.
Here the exceeding warmth Of our intimacy end
81 but he by no means learnt wisdom from IN
failure Of lis experiment ON me. To one ne gh
Dor be Shortly afterwards recomn ended fuotnpi
out OF place a. IL person quaned 10 lake q
. horses; and tho 'groom Of the chambers" ben,
. utterly unht to act "a Master of the Horse" tu
gcntleman's s.ui 9 Uttered mstcrally.
To n friend who wanted 10 purchase four
wheeled carriage, he strongly recommended on
wh'[- snoIheT friend, fer tho best ~ all posE! bl
rcas.-s, wished 10 get rid Of, and, at the eud U;
, uoath, the purchaser lay extended in tho mud OF
the kings highway, the hsf-rotton rhstOn h.vin,
taiIen To pieces.
Though cannot pretend TO possess . heart at al
r 10 10 compared to Tom Rich ards, still / am not
{. an unforaying disposition; aud after . time VI
began TO renew our former intercourse. There wa
one circumstance, indeed which induced mo &
seek hi' house much o!tener than / should other
wiAe hAvs done; young lady was now domesti
catel with him, lady OF very great beauty, an,
very fascinating manners. The lsdy's face was ful
, Of expression, and there were ~ times a sort Q
r something (which believe poet would have call
ell hghtHn1l in her eyes, which almost startle,
. me but, al other times pensve melancholy per
: ysded her countensncc and, as she condescepde,
to =, en- particularly partial 10 my society, no on
Ike myself, should lose his heart We daily met
and II cyan to be an understood thing that Mr.
Richards friend, Miss Miildsw, was shortly to 10
. come Mrs. Richard Jones'
Tom Richards was eloquent in his praises Of ID,
lady. and began to think myself al uncommon,
happy man.