Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-01-28

u IIE BARON scHLWFENHAq, h. :. l..
hat Just arrived from Oxford, and was
slandine at the bJok-stail of the Paidington
terminus, iuguiriug for a cheap edition Of one
of Levers early novels. when middle-aced
man. p clergyman, came up To the same stall,
and asked the hIstling newspaper man. who
was busy folding a bundle of newspapers still
wet from rhe press. fora secondhand copy Of
WarhlrJ1u Crescent ana I5s Cross hard
" know why, bat the face Of my fellow
purcaa-er -trgcs me as a remarkable one and
bein lrte Of an artist, and about as much
ofa rlysi1Eu0misl, gave him long and
STUD 1l- look lie was a tall, str1ngly-mada
clsr -smau. IN high church cJstume-collar-
less coat. cassock wai-tcaat and Roman collar
and there wa. deep band Of Grape round his
hat. a high, wide brow, rather deeply
FUR Sci by contemplation keen. cold. grey
eyes ci,-e-prsssed mouth, and fuli bold
chin indicating an InieNlble will-were the
chic points ! observed, com bining to produce
the lca of q man of strong sense and determi-
natiou. For missionary Bishop, OF a Have
loek-aly.ug the soldier au5 the man of
religjon-such face seemed 70 promise every
qualification. His manner. quiet, seli-pos-
sessei imperturbable. was Just what might
have been expected from such a c0untenance.
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, as my Bishop, I
could have believed and c0uidei in such a
man. A magnetic sense of power, physical
and mental, seemed to pass from him and in
stantlv overcome my weaker viii.
How much 2'' ! said ' two shillings -
Two shiilings
Iood out my purse, but found To my
modification. had no more silver, and oaly
the teo t20 notes my father had sent me for
my trip ia Cornwall.
q am So sorry. said TO the b1oksall
keeper II have no silver. and only two E20
note. / suppose ! could not take the book
and pay for ]. when return from C1rnwall?'
" Not exactly said the man insoiently,
as be slapped the damp papers together; '' We
done that once too often. Nonot for Joseph
~ on need not be ins)!cnt.'' said, rather
rufRed.
"We don't give credit, sir, at this estab-
lishment.
&" Pray allow me TO nave the pleasure of
payins for the book In question, said my
fellow purchaser, stepping toward me. " |
think heard y0u say You were going west,
to Cornwall. So am l.. We are, perhaps,
going to the same hotel. -
Thanked him, accepted his offer, and ex-
plained that bad some notes in my purse,
nut no silver ,ros ..,i,,. IN the 'Great
Vss,arr, ~ 9''''T
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,,,s -.,s as an or @ eager Tor London amuse-
lo" - e.. -, man who had been read
h ~ Ii5 mot l,l '-.'e might BE- pardoned for
- Ell m rho b.t,iE l'r the last piece and
r. wb;Ie o,yov han AN n'out out D al pact eleven.
h;Ii;ard rom, rsa- tl.l 'l't 9t 7tT9led into
rsI;sb sorf or a nsen6.-r,.,...Il' 3y.l' There was
Tlsv;ng viii a friend Ei,'rary Er,- man there
payed rc,sonablv we'll. and o, Jew Iney
fhe Z antsin fos he was caledl d. ,e.S 9r twice
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