The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-28

disposal Of their purchases, which, in
the meantime. they would re glad if
they could leave. Perhaps my uncle
would be willing to tillconsider them
at his service until they sent for
| them"
My uncle thanked them, but could
not accept such loan from strangers.
! He was going, he said, that night to
the hotel. and next day with me to
LONDON. W
Take the key, Hopkins" he said,
and leave it at. the Bank "A nd
Hopkins took it and locked the door
" Why, what extravaganza is this,
Hopkins?' he exclaimed again, as he
saw the cab from the Sun waiting for
him at the door. " Do you think all
this has taken the use of my limbs
from me, and that | could not walk
couple of hundred yards?"
9 l am not going to have lot of
people staring at you as you walk, !"
said Hopkins.
So we gotin-Hopkins outside with
the driver.
Why, mes taking us round by
Jackson's Lane, said my uncle, as
he pulled down the window, and
called to the driver to know where he
was going.
Its all right" said Hopkins
I've call to make, if you'll excuse
me taking the liberty. -.
+" Confound his impudence," said
my uncle, . driving me about to make
his calls y
Now, Jackson's Lane is just out
side the town, and has a few pretty
little semi detaehed houses in it, each
with neat bit of garden in front.
We stopped in minute at one of
|. the prettiest of these, and Hopkins
jumped down and opened the door of
the cab and the gate of the garden.
Please to step in, sir, for only one
minute said Hopkins, with an air of
great embarrassment, such as [ might
have imagined him to assume in case
of his being suddenly detected steal
ing the spoons. Please do step In.
sir, and excuse the liberty
And at that moment the house door
opened, and out stepped Burnett, my
uncle's cook, and stood at the end of
the little gravel walk, courtesying and
blushing violently.
Why, Burnett, whatin the name
of goodness do you and Hopkins
meanY asked my uncle.
Not Burnett any longer" Hop
kins broke in, / was tired of seeing
her crying In the kitchen this morn
ing, so as | happened to have mar
risge license In my pocket, we walked
as far as the church while the sale
was on, and she came out Mrs. Hop
kins, if you'll excuse us taking such
a liberty without naming it first to
you" 1f nf
: It's the most sensible thing you
ever done in your life. T" said my uncle;
''but / had some thought of asking
her myself"
Mrs. Hopkins blushed redder than
before, and dropped short courtesies
without intermission.
So you've brought me here to
wish you joy. Well, God bless you
bothl7l -
8 1t was not exactly that said
Hopkins; indeed, / could not have
taken such liberty. But | thought,
sir, perhaps-I thought that, perhaps,
thought, too cga1t ,Yei aios5 %
. Why, my good Hopkins, lssaid my
uncle, what does this meang' for he
had quite broken down, and could
say DO more. alt 3lt 2. az MAS
We thought, sir broke in Mrs.
Hopkins, late Burnett, las he says,
that as we have lived under the same
roof with you and Miss Ada so many
years, you would. perhaps, let us live
under the same-roof with you little
longer, we being. too old to make
new friends. So Hopkins, he had a
chance to get this house, and be has
made it as comfortable as he can, and
we thought you would perhaps, let US
live with you here, till you find a more
fitting p ace" and Burnett, as. she
concluded her speech (Which she had
not got through without many inter
ruptions).r polished the door7plate
with her apron, and my uncle read
his own name upon 1t
Then he went into the parlor, aud
he buried bis face for minute In his
hands. When he liftedit again Hop
kins was standing with his bank de-
post book in his hand
20 master" he said, yours has
been such an easy service that to
have no one to serve will be harder
work. Let Us stay with you still
Don't call it staying with us.s7See
here; all we have is yours. We have |
no other use for it; take it for your
self and Miss Ada; only don't let US
part. And he put the deposit book I
on the tahle1at my uacle's hand
The old lawyer looked al. SHIN
steadily for a while before he found
words to answer him. z $40
- Hopkins, he said, ;. / have read /
of such servants as you and Burnett +