The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-20

softly laid upon his shoulder. Wauef KNEW
Won beiore to-day 10 be an uprlghb7nan, WIN
55ure onscience aud q hue heatG II y. very
for,unate for me that | have the privilege TO
travel on in life so near to SO trustworthy man.
I am thankful for it. Use iue as your tlght hand,
and RELY upon me to the death. Don't think
the worse OF me if protest TO you tnat my up
permost feeling at present IS q confused you
NAV call It an unreasonable one feel far more
pIty for the lady aud for you. because you did
not stand IN your supposed relations, than can
feel for the unknown man or he ever became
mani, because he was unconscousiy displaced.
You have done well in sending Tor Mr. Blnirey
What think will be part OF his advice, know
is the whole of mine. Do not move step in
this serious matter preCipitately. Inc secret
must be kept among US with great strCtness, Tor
to part with it lightly would be TO invite fraudu-
lent claims, to encourage a host OF knaves, TO
let loose hood OF perjury and plotting. have
10 more to say now, Walter than 10 remind you
that you sold me a share in your business eX-
pTpssy 10 save yourself from more work than
your present health is lit for, and that bought
1t expressly to do work, and mean to do it.n
With these words and parting grip Of his
partners shoulder that gave them the best em-
phasis they could have had, George Vend1le
betook himself presently to the Countng-house,
and presently afterwards to the address OF M.
Jules Obenteizcr.
As he turned into Soho Square, and directed
his steps towards its nurh side, q deepened
color shot across his sun bro owned tace, which
Wilding, If he had been better observer, or
had been less occupied with his own trouble,
70 ght have noticed when his partner read
aloud a certain passage III their Swiss CORES
pondents letter, which he had not read so dis
tinctly as the rest
A curious colony of mountaineers has long
been enclosed within that small fiat London
district of Soho. Swiss waichmakers, Swiss
silver-chasers, Swiss jewellers, Swiss importers
OF Swiss musical boxes and . wlss toys OF various
kinds, draw close together there. Swiss pro-
tessOrs OF music painting, ana languages; Swiss
arlbcers 10 steady work; Swiss CouTiers and
otter Swiss servants ChrouiCally out of place;
industrious swiss auudresses aud clear-
starchers; myseriously existing Swiss of both
sexes; Swiss crCdtuble aud Swiss discreditabe;
Swiss TO be trusted by all means, and Swiss to
be trusted by no means; these diverse Swiss
particles ere attracted to centre in the district
of Soho Shabby Swiss eating-houses, coffee
houses, and lodging-hOuses, Swiss drinks and
dishes, Swiss service for SUNDAYS, and Swiss
schools for weekdays are all to be found there.
Even the DatlyebUrn English taVeTns drive d
sort of broken English trade; announcing in
their windows Swiss whets aud drains, and
shcitering IN their bars Swiss bkirmishes of
love and animoslty on most nlghts in the year.
When the new partner in Wilding Il Co. rang
the bell OF a door bearing the blunt inscription
ObenTeiZer on a brass plate-the inner door of
a substantial house, whose ground story was
devoted TO the sale OF 5 wiss clocks-he passed
at once into domestic Switzerland. white
tiled stove for wuter-ume filed the fireplace of
the room into which he was shown; the rooms
bare floor was laid together in a neat pattern of
several ordinary WOODS; the room had a preya-
lent air OF sur ace baroness and much scrubbiug:
and the little square VI flowery carpet oy the
sofa, and the velvet chimney board with its
capaCious clock and vases OF artificial flowers
cohtended with tnat tone, as if, in bringing out
the whole effect, Parlsian had adapted dairy
TO domestic purposes.
Mimic Waier was dropping of a mll-wheel
under the clock. The visitor had not stood
before it, following it with his eye, minute
when NJ. ObenreZer, at his elbow, startled him
by saying, in very good English, very slightly
clipped:-"How do you DO? So glad !"
Il beg your pardon. l didn't hear you come
in."
mot at all Sit, please"
Releasing his visitors two arms, which he had
tightly pinioned at the elbows by way of en-
brace, M. ObenreiZer also sat, remarking, with
a smile:-"You are well? So glad ~ ana touch
ing his elbows again.
81 don't know said Vendale, after exchange
of salul atons, whether you may yet have heard
of me from your House at NeuchatelW
In n; connection with wllding Co. ?"
as il not odd that l should come to you, in
London here, as one of the firm of Wilding &
Co., to pay the firms respectsW
"Not at all! What did | always observe
when we were on the mountains? We call
the m vast; but the world is so little. So little
is the world, that one cannot keep away from
persons. There are so few persons in the
world that they continually cross and recross
So very little is the world, that one cannot get
rid OF person. Not" touching his elbows
again with an ingrataiory smile, ''that one
would desire 10 get lid OF yOun
81 hope not, NJ. Obenreizer.n
"Please call me, IN your country, Mr.. / call
myself so, for l love your country. If |
could be Engltsh But l am born. And you ?
/ Though descended from so fine family, you
have had the condescenton to come INTO trade
Stop, though? Wines? Is 1t trade, in England,
or profession? Not tine art {"
"Mr. Obenreizer," returned Vendale, some
! what out OF countenance, II was but silly
young fellow, just OF age, when first had the
pleasure OF travelling with you, and when you
and ], and Mademoiselle your niece-who is
well?"
''Thank you. Who is WE'LL"
"-Shared some slight glacier dangers to-
getheI. If, with a boys vanity, rather Vaunted
ton of myself. 1t was very weak, and in very
bad taste: but perhaps you know our English
proveIb, Live and learn.'n
you make too much of it, returned the
Swiss. "And what the devill Alter all, yours
lCGS fine family"
George Vendale's laugh betrayed little vexa
ton, as he Tejoined: :-"Well / was strongly
attached to my parents, aud when we first
travelled together, MIR. ObenreZer | was in the
first flush of coming into what my father and
mother left me. So l hope 1t may have been
after all, more youthful openness OF speech and
heart than boastfulnessn
"All openness OF speech and heart! No boast.
tulness ~ cried ObenreiZer. You tax yourself
too heavily. You tax yourself, my faith as II
you was your government taxing YOU Besides
II commenced with me. remember, that even.
ing in the boat upon the lake, floating among
the reflections of the mountains and valleys, the
CTags and pine woods, which we're my earliest
remembrance, | drew a WoTdpcture of my
sordld childhood. OF our poor hut, by the
water all which my mother showed to travel.
lers; OF the coW-shed where l slept with the
cows of my idiot hal-brother always sitting al
tue door, or limping down the pass to beg; o
my halt-sister always spinning, and resting hel
enormous golre on great stone; OF my being {