Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-01-27
THE INCUMBENT OF BAGSH or.

I had just arrived from Oxford, and was
standing at the book stall OF the Padding
ton terminus, inquiring for cheap edl-
tion of one Of Levers early novels when
a midde.aged man, clergyman, came up
To the same stall, and asked the busting
newspaper man, who was busy folding a
bundle OF newspapers still wet from the
press, for secondhand copy OF Wabur-
toms Crescent and the Cross. hardly
know why, but the face of my fellow-pur-
chaser struck me as remarkable one; and
being little of an artist, and about az
much of a physiognomist, | gave him a
long and studious look. He was tall,
strongly made clergyman, in high church
costume coat, cassock waist
coat and Roman collar; and there was a
deep band OF Grape round his hat. A
high, wide brow, rather deeply furrowed
by contemplation keen, cold, grey eyes !;
a cl0se.presscd mouth, and full bold
chin, indicating an in1exible will-were
the chief points | observed, combining to
produce the face of man of strong sense
and determination. For a missionary
Bishop, or Havelock-allying the soldier
and the man of religion-such face
seemed to promise every qualification.
Ills manner, quick, self-possessed, imper-
turbabe was just what might have been
expected from such a countenance. AS a
head of my college, as my Colonel, as the
head of my firm, as my doctor in the hour
of danger, as my priest, or my Bishop, |
could have believed and condded in such
man, A magnetic sense of power, ply
steal and mental, seemed to pass from him
and instantly overcome my weaker Will.
SLOW muchY" said; "two shlIlingsy"
1.-TWO shillings.'
took out my purse, but found to my
mortideation, had no moro silver and
only the two go notes my father had sent
me for my trip in Cornwall
clam so sorry" | said to the bookstall
keeper; 81 have no silver, and only two
500 notes. suppose could not take the
book and pay for 1t when | return from
Cornwall? ~
"Not exactly said the man insocntly,
M he slapped the damp papers together;
"Pve done that once too often. No, not
for Joseph ~
"You need not be insolent,' said
rather ruiled.
1--WE don't give credit, sir, at this estab-
llahment."
"Pmy allow me to have the pleasure Of
paying for the book in question: said my
fellow purchaser, stepping toward me. II
think heard you say you were going
wcst-to Cornwall. SO am |. We are
perhaps going to the same hotel"
thanked him, accepted his offer, and
explained that had some notes in my
purse, but no silver. was going to the
Great Western Hotel.
80 was he, My luggage and his, he be-
lieyed, had Just gone on by the same truck
We walked together to the hotel. He
proved most agreeable thorough tray
eled man OF the world, full of anecdote
and humorous illusions. Reverend
Henry Atkins, Vicarage, Bagshot, that
was the name and address he gave, as we
stood in the hotel Office taking our bed.
rooms. We were both, we found, going
tn Exeter by the ,;l5 p, m. train the next
day. lchanged one otmy notes, paid bacl.
the small sum borrowed, thanked him.
and we parted
al hope we shall meet again he said
on parting.
lie followed the porter who carried his
trunk ana bag Up stairs watched hin
as lac went up ont of sight, and said to my.
self, "That man was born for statesman
or q General what q pity such a mine
should be restricted to the petty cares of Z
small parish Wen, thought |, q if every
one was in his right place the world woult
be very different
went 20 the theatre that night to SCI
the last burlesque, as eager for Londor
amusemcnis as an Oxford man who ha(
been reading hard for his degree might b.
pardoned for being. did not stay for thu
last piece and got back to the hotel about
hali-past eleven. To while away half al
houi strolled into a billiard room near n,