, 1866-02-25

was at his post. The cranks spun round fn-
rionsly nEain. the mifletss e1postulntlon be-
Ing drowned amid a shout Of ''Slap bank, hero
VIC are aguin ~ or this extemporized chorus:
+.weu hang up the miller On eour spple-tree,
Mc1i hang nj the miller on sout apple.ree,
Wen hing MP the miller on sour appletree,
And then GO marching on.
Glory, glorJ Hel1elntzh," ," &c
BY such dities the ruflans en1iEcncd their
short spell of work Short indeed! The
miller departed, and within minute after
wards beds we're reoccupied, pipes lit, and
tailoring resumed, So the game continued
the honest fellows sweating at the crauIs,
and anxious to get the work done and 20 Out
to look for more profitable labor, and the
paupera by profession taking matters quite
easy. nm convinced that Ind the work
lteen properly superi1tcnded the four mea-
eures Of corn might have been ground in the
space Of au hour and hall. As 1t IVES, when
tic little tell Ind tinklcd the fourth time, and
The yard Ente Was opened, aGd Te we're tFee
had seen the show gladly escaped Into
the open streets. The sun shone brightly on
my ragged, dlsrcputable figure, aud showed
Ills squalor with startling dlstiuctness; but
within al was rejoicing. 4 few yards, md
then was blessed with the sight Of that same
vehic]e-TaitinE for me In the spot where
had parted from It fourteen weary hours be-
fore. Did you observe, Mr.. Editor, with what
alacrity jumped in have vivid recol-
lection of you, eir-sitting there with an easy
patience, founging through your 1imes, and
oh! 60 dctcstably clean to look at! But
though resented your collar, I was grateful
for the sight Of familiar face, and ior that
draurlt Of sherry which you considerably
brought for me, welcome rctrcshment aflcr
so many weary, waking hours Of fastinE,
And now faye COME to the end remenl-
bcr mnny little incidents which until this mo-
mcnt had escaped me. ought TO have told
%ft-n3 4a1I ant 1Gfnp hr
al1 the hlackcunrdism that went on around.
held discussion on the merits Of the English
langunge-one Of the disput1nts showing an
especial admiration for the word " kin1le''-
Zine old Saxon word as ever Was coincd.''
Then there were some childish games of
s'lrst and lnst letters" TO vary such enter
tninmcnts rs the Swearing Club. should
also hare mentioned TINT on the dissolution Of
the Swearing Club game nt '1dnmb notions
Was started, which presently led to some talk
concerning deaf and dumb people, and their
method Of conveEsiug with each other BY iln-
That sounded strangely enough conlin. from
the mouth ufthe most efficient member Of The
club. 4 good memory for details enables me TO
repeat this story almost, If not quite. exactly.
They are rslminy lot, them deaf and
dumb" said the story-ieller. was at the
'un, don't you know; and when got holi-
day, used to TO and see my old woman rs
lived in the borough. We'll, one day woman
NJ was In the house ses to me, scs she, Don't
you 20 past the Deaf and Dumb School rs you
goes honey So scs, Yes So, ses She,
message to my litEc gal as is IN there deaf
and du1nbe So ! scs, No. Well, goes,
and they let's me in, and tells the message,
and iheY shows me the kid what 1t was for.
Pooty little cal So they tells her the message,
and then she begins making orls md crosses
4.1-. rA1,n xJ-$+ %1.r%
for?' scs. She's tnlkin' 70 you,' ses they.
'O,' ses, *wllat's she talkin' about" She
rays you're good boy Tor comm and te1lin'
her about her mother, and she loves you-'
Blessed II ! could help laushin't So scs,
There amt no call Tor her to say that
coodish lit, and walked about the garden
with her, mud what dye think. Presently
she takes fancy for some Of my jacket but
tons-brass un6 they WIS, with the namo OF
the house On 'em-aud cuts four on 'em
or and gives her. We'll, when I sayc her
them, blow nc II ehe didn't want one Of the
ruightn't think it, but I gave her that too.''
"Didn't yer get into row when you got
back - some listener asked. "Raiherl Got
kcp without dinner and wAl1orcd rs we'll, as
wouldn't tell what I'd done with 'em. Then
they was Eoin' 70 wallop nc again, so
he he' ssea ia eask III Soss Sn 50 z dnd di til L
wuss@' *'So, didn't. The master give me
new buttons and buckle without saying an
other word, and my dinner alons will my
supper rs well.''
The moral of all this leave to you. It
seems necessary 10 say something abou. 1t,
visiting Lambeth Woskbouse on Saturday
eecme meant to suggest IN Idea that what hns
been drscribcd here Is merely an irFcgnlarity.
So It may he, but an irrrgularity which con-