The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-25
this business, and will lay up the rest for him.

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When I find him, I may perhaps throw myself
upon his generosity; but I will yield up all to
him. I will, Iswear. AS I loved and honored
her," said Wilding, reverently kissing his hand
toward the picture, and then covering his eyes
with it-"as I loved and honored her, and have
Q world Of reasons to be grateful to herl' And
so broke down again.
His partner rose from the chair he had oc-
cupied, and stood beside him, with q hand softly
laid upon his shoulder. "Walter, I knew you
before to-day to be an upright man, with pure
conscience and a fine heart. It is very fortunate
for me that I have the privilege to travel on in
life 30 near to 80 trustworthy o man. ! am
thankful for it. Use me as your right hand, and
rely upon me to the death. Don't think the
worse Of me If I protest to you that my upper
most feeling at present is Q confused, you may
call 1t an unreasonable, one. feel far more pity
for the lady and for you, because you did not
stand In your supposed relations, than I can feel
for the unknown man If he ever became Q mani,
because he was unconsciously displaced. You
have done well in sending for Mr. Bintrey. What
/ think will be- part Of his advice, I know Is the
whole Of mine. Do not move o stop In this
serious matter ~precipitately. The secret must
be kept among US with great sirictness, for to
part with it lightly wouldbe to invite fraudulent
claims, to encourage o host Of knaves,
to let loose o flood Of perjury and plot
ting. I have no more to say now, Walter, than
to remind you that you sold me 0 share In your
business expressly to save yourself from more
work than your present health is At for, and that
I bought it expressly to do work, and ! mean TO
do it."
With these words, and 9 parting grip Of his
partners shoulder that gave them the best en-
phasis they could have had, George vendale be-
took himself presently to the contingencies,
and presently sfterward to the address Of n.
Jules Obenreizer.
As he turned into Soho square, and directed
his steps toward the north side, adeepened color
shot across his sun-browned face, which Wild
ing, II he had been o better observer, or had
been less occupied with his own trouble, might
have noticed when his partner read aloud . GER
tain passage in their Swiss correspondents let
ter, which he had not read 80 distinctly % the
rest.
a curious colony Of mountaineers had long
been inclosed within that small fat London dis
trict Of Soho. Swiss watchmakers, Swiss silver
chaaers, Swiss jewelers., Swiss importers Of Swiss
boxes and Swiss toys Of various kinds,
draw close together there. Swiss professors Of
music, painting; and languages ; Swiss a%rtiicers
in steady work; Swiss c~ouriers, and other Swiss
chronically out Of place ; industrious
Swiss lsundresses and clear-starchers; mysteri-
ously existing Swiss Of both sexes; Swiss, cred
and Swiss discreditable; Swiss to be
by all means, and Swiss to be trusted by
no means these diverse Swiss particles are ct
to o center in the district ufSoho. Shah
by Swiss eating-houses, c~offee-houses, and
lodging-houses, Swiss drinks and dishes, Swiss
service for Sundays, and Swiss schools for week
days, are all to be found there. Even the native
born English taverns drive Q sort OF broken En-
gliah trade; announcing In their windows Swiss
Swiss skirmishes OF love and animosity On most
nights in the year.
When the new partner in Wilding & Co. rang
the bell Of q door bearing the blunt inscription
.benreizer on o brass plate-the inner door Of
a substantial house, whose ground story was de-
voted to the sale Of SWISS clocfs-he passed at
once into domestic Switzerland. A white-tiled
for winter time filed the fireplace Of the
room into which he was shown; the rooms bare
was laid together in . neat pattern Of sew
sral ordinary woods ; the room had o prevalent
air Of surface baroness and much scrubbing;
and the little square Of fowery carpet by the
sofa, and the velvet chimney-board, with its
clock and vases Of artificial flowers,
commended with that tone, as II, in bringing ont
he whole effect, Q Partisan had adopted o DAIRY
10 domestic purposes.
Mimic water was dropping Of . mil-wheel
1nder the clock. The visitor had not stood be-
it, following 1t with his eyes, o minute,
when M. Obenreizer, at his elbow, startled hin
'y saying, in very good English, very slightly
show do you do? So gladl"
81 beg your pardon. l didn't hear you come
D."
"Not at ALL Sit. please"
Releasing his visitors two arms, which he had
pinioned at the elbows by way Of en-