The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-08-24

wha, an excessively disagreeahlc in.
cident ior YOU
Now. what propose 10 do is this !
undertake to pay yon I've hundred
I ponds IN a week, II yon win give mo a
iun release
I l think Mr. Jones did you say p
I that the total oi tho retaincrs is rather
more than that You know the exact
/ figures perhaps.
You know the figures as well as do.
AIR Mosheim. Six shilhngs in the
pound, or thercabouts, my offer would
give your cliouts You wouldn't baye
got sixpence il the pound out Of Potts
You appear to know more Of Mr..
Potts than do. In reply TO your pro.
posal We decline IL lour sheriff is
good for the whole amount.
You absolutely decline it2
| / do.
As ] walked down Bishopgate street
felt more comfortable / knew the
worst After all, ruin is not SO bad IN
reality as in anticipation ] bad plcn-
ty Of money in my pocket, and it didn't
matter now how spent it. | would
stay in town tonight aud 60 aud hear
Robson, who was then in great force,
be might make me forget my troubles.
In the meantime / would 60 aud get a
steak at place knew in Fleet street,
where / used TO dine when | was serv-
ing out my time in London, As | walk
cd through the city | changed my mind
again. The roar Of London troubled
me would get home ms soon as pos
sble--home among the quiet hills, and
hide my troubles. But as passed the
narrow court in Fleet street, accustom-
cd but long forgotten habit-or was it
the hand of Providence which turned
me p drew me up the court and into
the well known 'Stilton.' ! went into
box and ordered rump steak aud a
pint OF stout.
You know the room, | dare say its
sanded iloor and wooded benches, its
great fire place and immense kettle -
| One side Of the room is divided into
boxes. In the corner Of the farthest
box from the door, where | was inyisi-
bic, except to n person standing by the
fire place, took my seat, and, sitting
there waiting for my steak, | heard a
number Of men enter the room They
made much moro clatter and noise than
the quiet legal gentlemen who formed
the rest of the company, who talked
mysteriously in hali-whispers, as tho
within the sacred precincts Of the Court
of Chancery. The voices of the new
comers rose in loud and CHEEKY tones
above all the noise Of tho chophouse -
/ guessed that the two loudest takers
were military men, probably just re-
turned from India and the mutiny war
just ended The third, who spoke with
a milder drawl, judged to be a Tenn
plar. The two heroes were asking for
lots Of friends; but ! didn't pay any at
tention 10 their conversation till the
name Of Potts was brought up. Then,
indeed, listened with bated breath, ey-
cry nerve on the stretch.
Where's Billy Potts now? Ihear be
camo to grief.
Oh, Billys down in Wales, hard up
as usual | have Just beard from him.
Such fun The Jews found him out
He was at CIan-something, nice httle
! Welsh town. A ca, sa was issued, and
poor Billy was nobbled, and the buns
took him to hotel You know what
a nimble-
Here the waiter slammed down my
dishes and tenkard with tremendous
clatter, drowning the mellihuous voice
Of the templar. Iground my teeth in
despair; trap-door were the only words
/ could catch, and the next moment a
loud guifaw from tho military told me
that the story was ended.
Capital capital and he's in the
same house still2
Yes; but he'll slip away as soon's the
coast is clear
Devilish good Billy's match for
Moses or Tafy.
lad heard enough had the clcw.
] remembered there Was trap door in
the Prince Llanywm, opening probably
Unto loft. II was too high for an or
binary man to reach without assistance,
but Of course Potts was n the highest
favor Of all the lassies at the hotel
Nothing would be easier Than to open
the trap from above aud let down a rope
or ladder; aud be might be there yet
| ] looked at my watch; II was $50.
had barely time to catch the express
from Paddington, but il might be done.
| | left my steak aud stout untasted
unpaid for, lad not the yigilant head
waiter intercepted me. ! flung down
half a crown, aud without waiting for
change bolted into Fleet street A
hanson was passing, ! jumped in. tell
ing the driver ho should have soyor-