New-York tribune., 1868-12-24
CHAPTER TX.

A famous
bumvorous animal the strength probably, of Obser
vtons made in England where the greater part OF the
population forced for Hack Of bread TO live upon this
species Of cake But he had extended his observations
20 America and especially TO that part OF the cOnrent
which is bounded by the four walls Of PURssELTs
BAKERY. No 90 BROADWAY, and had been careful 10 be
on hand at the precise moment any days but Saturday
and Sunday when the clock strikes 12 he would have
witnessed spectacle such can hardly be paraleled
iu London itself There he would have seen what
weak and feeble thing bun Is in the presence OF
hungry boy how small the boy may be, even
he not much larger than the bbun ITSELF And as one
bun Is to single boy so s stack OF buns containing
thousand more less, 20 school OF boys. The STACK
eurrenders ct discretion nsndeed, st has time TO sur
render for generally. the moment tho boys have
fairly entered, the bun-stack melts away with
out even a thought OF resistance. 1t was
Just at this ausplcious moment that the Dashaway
youngsters entered PURssELEs search OF proyender,
and IL would be hard to say whether Charley was more
delighted with the sight Of so many schOoboys eating
away for dear life, whether the schoobOys were more
bewltched with the sight Of genuine salOr-boy, ana
such handsome to boot AS for Charley, he imme-
dately took for granted in the most natural easy way
that they all schOolmates either Of Adolphus or
Tommy and ashamed to say that, so far from deny
ing the relationship, they al tacty admitted 1t, and
seemed quite proud OF It, too, and delighted 10 make
Charley's acquaintance. And tho strength OF this
Tommy sailed in and stuck closer than brother 10
three or four very small boys who had already eaten
several tunes their weight in buns and told them on the
spot In less fhan fifteen minutes moro terrific sailors
yarns than they had read in the whole course OF
their lives GEO RoUTLEDGE SONS No. 416 BRooME-Sr
have published great number Of interesting books ana
stoIybOoks without number, but they might put tbem
all together and they would not come near being so inter-
esng stories that Tommy told the little group
gearods Charley too surrounded by crowd OF
eager listeners each with bun in his hand, Who STeedy
sgaowed his hair-breadth escapes and thrilling advon
lures and In the interval, greedily swallowed the bun
And the elder boys cast sheepeyes from time TO time
upon Polly who danty ate an eclar and looked Win
frank enjoyment upon the interest her handsome sailor
brother excited And then it was time to go, and indeed
thad long been time for the boys be at their lessous
and for ten minutes at least, punctua Mr. McMULLEN
and puncual Mr.. GEO c. ANTHoS had been waiting for
the return OF their flock wondering why the buns should
prove much attractive that day than any other
CmAPTEE X.
Ny publisher tells that The sale OF this novel Of mine
has already begun to show symptoms Of tagging,
and ho suspects that this is owing to my failure thus
far TO provide sufficient excitement in the shape OF ter
be adventures and Of horror He wants to know
whether 1 cannot put in little more spice; whether
tie Charley down TO railroad and let tho loco
motive come within ahalfaquarer Of an inch OF cut-
ting him into three piecesl or whether 1 can't
nush him into q glass-furnate, or OF
ferry-bOa up spout or something's AS cousin OF
ours lazy, gOOd-natured, good-ooking young fellow
used 10 say stretching himself fuength on the sofa and
his nOVel-'NOW girls, isn't IL almost llne
for something awful TO happen!' Wel We think 1t Is
and We have been trying long do what
readers Of u.s. but the fact is, that the minute we
raise pens to hurt Charley or TO cone near even
our pluck fails US, and can't do it. We meant TO have
him run away with by Aorsecar but We hadn't the
heart We meant to have him elected q member Of
the Common Council, but that would have
been adding insult to injury. Then We thought
OF having him take tickets gift enterprise and lose
all his gold; but Charley is not greenhorn II he be
simplehearicd. We the point a few chapters
back Of having him sit for his portrait to an Acade
Inican; but when looked at his innocent manly fsce
and reflected it would look when that person had
done his worst, gave it up we relentedi and ever
since then we give Charley up to the Yates They
must e'en do what they will with HIN; zee can't make
up our minds to hurt him.
CHAPTER XI.
Now says Tom. I've had buns in abundance ana so mas
Cary and 90 has Dophus, and so has Polly now Char
ley don't you think you have tool Aud Charleys con
science told him he had. and whipping out handful
OF silver xpcnces asked Mr. Pusse to take hs pick
OF the sinners and astonished to find that they had
eaten so much for little money. Then of they file and
turn down Broadway past BRIDGMAN's, which, at Christ
mas tne looks like pretty wood In Winter with It's
Christmas trees standing in close row along the curb
stone and the piles OF club-moss and laurel
made into carands, and wreaths, and crosses; past
the market Just above, where Christmas trees
aud garlands, and great p0rkers with their arms
stretched ont II TO embrace the world and turkeys
with their plump breasts adorned with knots OF rDDon
90 answer TO the meFrythoughs within and bouquets OF
ducks colorcd like Autumn leaves and deer just as they
fell before tho hunters gum with their sleek hides and
branching horns and little sucking pigs with lemons In
their mouths, THAT made Cary cry for pity
and great white swan, that Polly said, and
truly would have looked much better on the pond
ut Central Park Then 10 CnRsTERNs No s6S BROAD
WAY where were stores of French and German Picture
books of which Charley ordered home score for Cary
and Tom Here was sloyenly Peter" and here were
Frocls books about Lii and her brothers, and IOpfers
irresistible fun Monsieur Yieux Bois" and Monsieur
Crepip and funniest Of all, Monsieur Cryptogame"
And here were French authors for Polly who spoke
French as tho angels would IL they had been
taught at New-York school as she had and
here were delightful books for Adolphe,
Figuier and R6clus; and Adolphus himself insists
ON giving Polly Biichelet's BIRD" in the original, so
much more beautiful than the English copy beautiful as
that is and of they went they had but the day before
them, aud pleasant place as CHRIsrERNsis there are
other places pleasant too. But Adolphus IS missing
again soon as he was the morning. and was the book
shops that didit There LEYPoLDT HOLT No. 45l
BRooME-sT What pretty books and choice they publish,
and how they the success that they have won
There were OAKLEY & MASON, No. 81 MURRAY-sT., and
W l. PoOLEY No 331 PEARLcsT, and young JOHN WILEY,
worthy successor OF his enterprising father, No 635
BRoADwAY and there were wM. J. MIDDLETON. No. II
MERCER aud f. B. TREAT Co, No. 6A BROADWAY ana
ROMAN & Co., No. a. WALKER ST., and BRoUGHIoS
wYMAS No 13 Bible House Not one Of these places did
Adophus get out Of without buying book. and often 1t
moro than one. II seemed as il he could never DO
satisfied Now II u book for father, then book for
mother then they would both like to read; then
10 was jolly book for TOm and again 1t was pretty
ono for Cary Then he SAID TO ms demonstrating con-
science just this beauty for dear old Polly and at
last his very last godbt went for the handsOmest book