Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-24

sufersA severely In the cutting of an upper
DOTH aud both nurse aid and q. o her prod
led ~ grandfather Jinns's experience. The
eoSs to Ci.is HswtScr"assnS ~ Der no orr Of
m ps, who, instead Of an bus, had pro ved
nimeef IN elderly angel 20 the house. Her
chief trouble now arose from her hus bands st.
lence. The NTH day must soon eiapse. and
then thu ~ Would he n sale, ana she aud her
child would Be turned out of doors, homeless,
shelterless. No, not quite. Here Providence
in terposed In the humble guise OF Jifins.
my married daughters got q room as she
lets. and as Is now empty; and IL they've the
heart 70 turn you out OF here, yop can go there
and welcomes" said the dingy benefactor.
''There atn't no spring sofys, nor SHAY steel
CRATES; hut it's that clean you might eat yoIr
victuais ON the moor, and, If you DON'T mind q
me Us. lis res pee table"
A mews,-wbere would not the desolate mo-
tber have gone TO obtain shelter for her baoy,
'Oh, Mr.. JIM ~" she cried, clasping one of
those grImy bands, which had once in spiret
her with such aveIsios, awhat should we do
without your
Whaf, indeed. The last shilling OF that las.
sovereign had been spent two days ago. aud
since teen the little household had been Gus
iained by meGey advanced by linus.
''fonll pay me fast enough. one of these Odd
days. dessay," said Jifins, when Clara depre-
cots d his last obligation
For tue first time since she lsfG home she
wro'e 10 ask u fsvor from her mother. The
boon she demanded WAS a q ye-pouai note.
where with to pay and TT award Jiffus. Never
teiore had she sllo rei The homs-iriend- 20
know fhather Augustus left her win one wish
uuCratf-d.
Toe NTH day expires. The hour of DOOM
was ntar. strange men in paper-caps cane 10
t'ke up the carpets. The Gear Little chi0i-
cleset, ID which Clara he'd so delghjed, WI "a
Tue houss-msid wo1ia allow her 10 enter it,
was rified OF its CONTEXT. and dun r-ssrvjces,
iea-s'rvIces, and glass were spread on the di-
Iing-rOom table. Bills were stuck ON ths out
side of the house; within, nasty little bits OF pa
CT, with hunters on them. were pasted upon
every artIcle, eyFn-oh, bit,erest drop ia this
cup Of hi.ternsss!-cn the sacred bassinet OF
foocieums, still a martyr to MS teeth. Igno-
miny could go no further; and there were still
DO tidings OF The Captain But for Jitins ana
Lave died Of ihis agony.
1t was the very morning otthe sale. Er. Alb
saiom was there in all nis glory. The auc-
tioneer had arrived. Dingy men with greasy
little memorand um- books pervade the hou 81
Cara sat with Hannah and the baby in the lit.
tie study, where Strange faces peered in upon
them every now and theL: and intending buy
! us made heartless remarks about the curtain.,
/ and informed the dingy com N ission agents
/ how high they were disposed to bid for the
! Captain pet chair There was no corner of
the house sacred to the homeless womxn,s des
/ pair. Clara felt that it would have teen al
! mCst better to SIT In the street. The most I'M
/ friendly doorstep would have been a more
! peaceful resting place than this.
Alas, la this bitter crisis even the faithful
| Jiffins can no longer protect her. lie 10 sent
! hither and ihitner by the higher powers, and
! which TO conduct Mrs. Hawthorndean to the
humble lodging he has secured for her.
"Oh, Hannah. wish Mr.. Jifins would take
us awey f ON all these dreadful peopler' Clara
| cries, piteously. She mad Ceased to hope tor
| rescue rom Augustus. That ship has found
cred, IA Jflins is the hie-boat of beI Violence
! that must carry her TO the ST ore of safety
"Oh, Hannah, if he would only take US to his
| daDgnter's house In the mewsr' she cries; aud
| In the next moment hanson tears up to the
ooor, stentorian voice breaks out IN to ex ella
ma'lOnS oil surprise aud Indignation, inter-
! spersed with excavations. A shrili scream
breaks from the young wIfe's pale los"
"Gus!' she cries, while ToodieuUs sets mp
| sympathetic shrek; ''oh, thank God! thank
Geo" and she must have fallen but for han
/ nahs supporting arms
Yes; II as the Captain dressed in black, and
| with Grape hat band. He distributes his
| auathemas freely as he strides into the villa
| WHIST the ash is the meaning OF this dashed
| business! Take down those dashed bills, and
| turn TIT Sc dashed people out Of the house and
| 50 on. Mr.. Absalom advances politely, and
suggests that IL the Captain W II be so kind a
10 settle that little affair OF t325 Ias Cd the sale
reed not proceed Tne Cap ain pals out a
bran d-new cheCk-bOoh, ana signs his first
check upon a brand-new banking account,
which document he hands 10 Mr. AosaIom
with an injured air.
You ought to have known better, Absalom,"
| he said, .after all our past dealing"
40 tell you the truth. Captain, il was NV
| experience OF the past tnst male me IA her
| Hrely
'tO'De, tIdfa. GOnt crE. exHIaim al CAD
! rain Hawtherndean TO the poor little woman
| who was sOhbing Oh his shoulder. 81 didn't
| get yonr letter uil Yesterday afternoon, and
nave been travelling ever sine; / was away
with a party in the mountains. And there
Dern dreadfnl piece OF work a. Strathnairn
my cousin Douglas, Sir John's only son.
| killed by the explosion Of lis rife. No one 10
blame but himself. poor Oeg-p0oT dear fellow.
Sir Johns awtully cut up, as we'll ne may be;
and I'm next heir to the title and estates
Yes, little woman, you'll be LADY Strathu Arm
before You die; for my uncle Will new 10 arry,
poor old boy! Very dreadful, amt it, poor
Douglass dea:hs but, OF course. uncomm only
Jolly for u.s.
.'Oh, Gus, how awful for Sir Johu, Bat.
thank God, you have come back You eau
never under stand what I've have suffered:
and il it hadn't been for DIR. Ji.fins-''
"Jifins! who the dooCs Is Jiffius!"
"The man In possession. He has been so
good to us-has lent us money even; ana but
for him we must have starved"
s'G0od God, Clara cried the Captain.
aghast, ''you don't mean to say YOU We degrad-
I'd Yourself by borrowing money from a bTo-
ker's man"
What could do. Gear, You left me with
out any money, You know" replied the wife,
Clara, said the Captain. srernly. "Butwhers
is this Jifins! Let me pay the fellow his con.
founded loan"
81 think you'd better let ne pay it, dear. If
youIl give me ten-pound note, can make 1t
So ME- Jiflns received about thousand per
cent. for his loan, which had been little more
han a sovereign, aud he spent New-Eear's-.
day very pleasantly in the bosom Of his mar
Tied daughters household, No tx Stanford
News, Blackfriars. But perhaps at Some fu-
tuTe audit, when many such small accounts
Ne balanced before the Great Auditor, Mr.
Jiffns may receive even more than a thousand
per cent for that little loan