Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-02-24
silisrsIlanfons Selections.
THE INCUMBENT OF BAGSHOT.


had Just arrived from Oxford, and was
standing at the book stall of the Padding
ton Terminus. inqairing for cheap edition
OF one of Levers early novels, when q mid
dle-aged man, q clergyman, came up to the
same stall, and asked the bustling
newspaper man, who was busy folding q
bundle of newspapers still wet from the
press, for a secondhand copy of Warbur-
tors Crescent and the Cross" hardly
knew why, but the face of my fellow pur-
chaser struck me as remarkable one; and
being little of an artist, and about as
much of physiognomist, l gave him q
long and studious look. He was tall,
strongly-made clergyman, In high church
costume coilarless coat, cassock, waist
coat, and Roman collar; and there was a
deep Dand of Grape round his hat A high,
wide brow, rather deeply furowed by con-
temptation; keen, cold, gray eyes; close
pressed mouth, and full, bold chin, indi-
eating an infexible will-were the chief
points observed, combining to produce
the face of man of strong sense aud de-
termintion. For a missionary bishop, or q
Havelock-allying the soldier and a man Of
rehgion-such face seemed to promise
Every qualification. His manner, quiet,
self-possessed, imperturbable, was Just
what might have been expected from such
q countenance. As a head of 10y college,
as my colonel, as the head of my firm, as
my doctor in the hour of danger, as my
priest, as my bishop, could have believed
and confded in such man. A magnetic
sense Of power, physical and mental. seem
ed to pass from him and instantly overcome
my weaker will.
s.Hcv much?" said; 1.-TWO shillings?''
1.-Two shillings."
took out my purse, bat I found, to my
utter modification. had no more silver,
and only the two $50 notes rly father had
sent me for the trip to Cornwall
Il am so sorry," said to the book-stall
keeper; Il have no silver, and only two
go notes. / -uppose could not take the
book and pay sor it when I Ireturn from
Cornwall?"
'.Not exactly" said the man innocently,
as he slapped the damp papers together
'.I've done that once too often. No, no,
for Joseph
..You need not be insolent, said, rath-
er rufied.
'we don't give credit, sir. at this es-
tablishment."
Pray allow me to have the pleasure Of
paying for the book in question:" said my
fellow-purchaser, stepping toward me. 81
think heard you say you were going west
to Cornwall. Scam /. We are perhps,
going to the same hotel"
1 thanked him, accepted his offer, and
explained that / had some notes IN my
purse, but no silver. was going to the
Great Western Hotel.
So was he. My luggage and his, he be.
heved, had just gone on by the same truck
We walked together to the hotel He
proved most agreeable; thorough travel
ed man of the world, full of anecdote and
humorous allusion- Kew. Henry Atkins
viearage, Bagshot, tina. was the name and
address he gave, as we stood in the hotel
Office taking our bedrooms. We were
both, We found, going to Exeter by the 7:15
train the next day. / changed one of my
notes, Paid back the small sum borrowed,
thanked him. and we parted.
s.I hope we shall meet again, he said. on
parting.
He followed the porter who carried his
trunk and bag up stairs I watched him
as he went out of sight. and said to myself
'that man was born for q statesman or Q
general; what pity such miad should
be restricted to the Petty cares ofa small
parish Well. thought /, .sifevery one was
in the right place, the world would be very
different"
Invent to the theatre that night to see
the last burlesque, as eager for London
amusements as an Oxford man who had
been reading hand for his degree might be
pardoned for being. did not stay for the
last piece, and got back to the hotel about
half-past eleven. To vile away half an
hour, / strolled into billiard-room neal
the hotel There was rzaish sort of pss
udo- military man there playing with .
little Jew. They played reasonably well,
and once or twice the captain (as ne wai
called) made a winning hazard that rathsl
astonished me, had it not been obviously
he effect of luck more than of skill Al