, 1866-12-23

:, was rarity, l should suppose; not an uu.
; welcome rarity, I hoped: In me, ho merely
saw . man who bad been shut up within
j narrow limits all hts life. and who, being ut
. last set free. had a newlr-awakened interest
tr these great works. To such purpose
/, spoke to him ; but am far from sure Of the
terms l used, for, besides that ! an not
happy ~ opening any conversation, there was
/ something In the man that daunted me.
he directed most curious look towards
the red light near the tunnels mouth, aud
looked all about 1t, rs If somethin. were
missing from it. md then looked at me.
That light was part Of his charge. Was
not!
He answered in low voice: "Don't you
know it Is: :.
The inonstrons thought came into nv
mind as pcruscd the lxcd eyes and tho
haturnine 1ace. that this was q spirit, not
may have been Injection In his mind.
In my Turn, stepped back. Dnt in max
Ing the action. l detected In his eyes some
latent fear Of me: This put the monstrous
thought to figbt.
You look 1t INC" said. forcing a smile,
"as II you had dread OF me.''
II Was doubtful, he returned, "whcthcr
I sa;' @%ssle tsse }S }Su before"
He pointed 10 the red light he had looked
"There ?" said.
Intcntly watchlul OF me, be replied (but
without sound), Yes.
-" Ny good fellow, whnt should I do
theres However. be that as it may, I never
WIS there, Eou may swear"
a,n sure may"
Ills manner cleared, like my own. He re-
piled to my remarks with readiness, and In
wcll.choscn words. Had he much to do
there; les; t!at was to say, he had
enough responsibility to bear but cxactncss
md vi -shlulncss wero.whnt WAS required Of
him, nnd OF nctual work-1panual labor-he
Ind next to none. To change that signal, to
trim those lights. and to turn this iron
hundle now and then, vas all he had to do
and lonely hours Of which seemed to
make SO much, he could only say that the
| routine Of his life had SHAPED itself into that
form, and he bad grown rscd to It. He had
| Taught HIMSELF a language down here.-ifonly
to know 1t by sight, and to have formed his
| own crude ideas Of It's pronunciation, cpuld
ee called learning IT.. LIE had also workdd ut
fractions and decimnls, and tried q little alcc-
bra but he was. aud had been as a boy, poor
band at figures. Was It necessary for him,
d: channel Of damp despair, and could he never
i rlsc into tho sunshine from between those
high stone walls? Why, that depended
; upon times and circumstances. Under some
i conditions there would be less npou the line
| than under others, and tho same held good
t as to certain hours OF the day aud night. In
| bright watl!cr, be did choose occasions for
| getting a little above these lower shadows;
but, being at al times liable to be called by
=: Lis electric bell, aud at sach times listening
d, for It with redonbled anxiety, the relief was
i less than / would suppose.
He took me into bis box, where there was
q fire, a desk far an Official book IN which he
had TO make cc1tatn entries, d telcEEaphlc
instrument, With its dial 1aec and needles,
md &c little hell Of which he had spoken.
On my trusting that he would excuse tho re-
mark that be had been well educated, and
| Il hoped might say without offencc) per-
hars educated above that station, be OBJ
found wanting among large, bodies OF
! m1n; that he had heard it waa
90 In wotkhouses, in the police force,
even that Last desperate resource, the ar
my; and that he Knew 1t Was SO, more or
been: when Young, GfI could bellerc 1t, sit
ting In that hut he scarcely could,) stu
cd lectures bat he had run wild, mlsused
hts opportunities. ,gonc down, and never
.oo.:s :sA;., Ae had made his bed, and be
laT T.: Gil it.. It was far too late 10 make
All ,4a; have here condensed, be said In
qoist manoer, with his grave, dirk regards
E!:Isiej letWecn nseand the fire. uc threw
II the r'prd .sslr." from time to tiaac, aud
tsrec!al1y when he referred to his youth, a.
though ~ request nc 10 understand that he
claM,ca t. lie nothing but what found him.
lie WA se7esal times interrupted by the IT.
! End 1e7lht. Once he hsGt Is stand Without
'he deer ID display ~l3sg q a train passed,
ia u.-%t -,me ysF6al communication to the
s-767s IL The Sischazgc Of MS duties l OBJ
9'sS-rs '.'?s Y 30 remarkably exact aud vi=i-
~ n'": 1c OF his discourse at d syllable.
l. -.~ktn - v1xntr 1,nA 4
uuEc.
~ wcsd, should have set this m4n
q as org OF the sattst, of men to be en-.
-ycd IL taat capacity, but for the circun'
!: .'tance tlat while lie was speaking to me he
~. = Ice trs!:e OF ~ith fallen color, turned
o. ling, opened tho 'Es>,r Of the hut (which
- =. - kept shut TO exclude the unhcalt!
= I.,a7s> aua looked out toward the red lishl
:. .ez, rs mouth Of the tunnel: On both O
-. ..:sssions: he came back to the ar!
:, ~. tn. .,se1pllcable air upon him which
! 4eA7t:..r~ ked, Without being able to define
1 s't. - were 70 far asundcr-
: .'ndet nuke me think thas1 have met Wi
Hsm af:aid I must acknowledge that,
= az II be.,cye used to be so,'' he fejo,net
( | in The low voice In which he had fri
s spoken; "but am troubled, sir, I AT
/ troubled"
- III would have recalled the words II b
If conld. He had said them, however, and
: "With what. What Is yo%r tronblc ~
8 ut Is very dIftlcult to lmpaEt. slr. It
very, very, difficult to speak Oil, oi; eFes "a
, make me- another visit. will Try 10 te
= "But expressly intend to make you q
other visit. SAY, when shall L. be e.
D al 60 of carly In the morning, and1 shs
be on again at ten tomorrow night, SIR
"Iwill cong at eleven"
,c He thanked me, and vent out at the DO
with me. "1'il show my white Light sir
I be said, In bis peculiar low Totec, ha y
q, have found the way MP. When Eou IA
fonnd Il, don't call out! And when ;
nie manner seemed to make the pla
ar strike colder 70 me. but sa'a no mots Ii
re VERY we'll" - ,,
-. And VIXEN Jo6 eomc Gown
d. morrow night, cont cal' o1r: Lei W a
you nsss'ng pN 1nSseh eha-e =, tn'n,r1;t nsr .I1 ~
Il. Heaven knows, said l. - craca son
thing to .a tseb sh.tete. sir Those were
=; ~. - ~a1t 49, th"r. -ati y
seIS Wotus. Auo" antt" ~ " ra.. "st. xora.
10 -, nna .t' .u'er Iht Te hennrss e $3.50
-. sa,a l ) anei1' "o eoao'' 's''0 60" 'e1
ls 'oxi -, o,,e- re,.onsr
I'D What Other reason could Poss''
Il Hfou had no feeling that they were e
ao SeySa " so' - my e"t"'"A
.te n. n,.hna rnc r-nod n}cht and hc1d mn
- ~ HDS1 G.Ii.nS ~ ~ .s;de ~ tha A.
4 Line Of rails with & very disagreesble sen
mt tion OF trsi1 coming behind mel. mi. !.
rc faurd the path: II vas easier 70 moanttt
on to descend, and 1got oaeKto mS I'M "ftn'
ny any adventure. ,
Puncsnai 70 my apr9lntmen., p.aseo
nd loot on the first nokch o1 Inc Aezac q 2
t ulehs, IS the distant clocks we're stEtk
rcd elcv:n. He Was waiting Tor me A. tae {
to tom, with big white Light on. Rave
nW called ont, s4o, "nGa oSW ..fS
lily | EGtn&s9 WHS elNAA an"