Fair play., 1872-06-14
200. ....N.~ WITriE.

Wlr,, l!, Wa Il chii' ta"y called hini
..i.or !iliir .i:tn.r-. IL wasn't ii'tl".
and ip. w;t-nt pnrr. :" ar ~ Wortht
',...,i- went: nor lid iho-" who called
lin, poor" IA. l.r worl' III Li't'n'@- to-
,aT,i. the uutis,ri,'.-. neglected boy. ~"
l,:.,l red .,riii<. y" power ''"'ili ''rii-':
hi hair sni...i. ar keel. ;!i'' Knees al III
rro,,..rS clean. lie had Il w"irirrtu: tir-
atty tur .tit,i,,:, hi iin.c"r>. :;i'i wrapping
them NJ IN unpleasant -!'"kin" rag !i''
a,nar- had a ,-o|d ia i,- head. Al tn"
:,-,. Il tvrAc l.. could barely read tw"
-,Hllr'.,-. Ills only IL" in thc w"r.! a!'-
~ red ;n is - -.4v'. ~ :tn :,wi;,l cN:imvi.
20 n,u"i,iy boy. who would play with
kuiu.~. ~ =, .'i-iil'' -.ap and water: ami
iur ,iii- .lGrl,'>t :at' was used pretty Ir ely.
The, sent him Iua big -t.iirnl. where h'.
,liL ;,n;li;;c- tni. .ri buiiuI: ;.Hd " hen
his f,'ir dir.i ;.::'' !.!; !;i" ,"., peer. III
:, new -,ii-.. ~ the w"ro iii. ';iSI:!ii' p'li
;iyr nl" ;',, han in cii!r"r, "ut O.; "haIl-
". could Ii:,,! n" i"ii'r "ni'i"ynnEf '"''
hiin than t.; -w.rI, "ui She uili, I'''' iuii
ofrr;:,.n.-. i:v III, ;,.r' h, h..l .':,~'r;-iH
'a .pn,r l.tt. LAM. aui l.r:,itlr pee,
Iai,- H,m,n.r.
a., ,,iil.i ,n n",hin" .r".ri !.'r '.i,H-..'i.
ami ,y some cii'irH- i"r,"t~i'i so 't.,i-
>,if;o ,;ndu the r,,"i .'i'r,> ':si dom
H.. llai u ..fIzc for i,ik'u. il,'r. {" ;','',''-.
l,y no r..:i~ tIsai!''i hy his ''i'a' Il ]. !"
pat II" Ia together :..iil. Tie .'inp!aliaH!
i!,it :in'y iii not give him lime. AMI de-
.iarci that. this granted. the condition ni
tho victims o: his liindiwurS would ~
improved. Bc this aS II might bs'. every
,,ir,, "f ni,rl.ari-m that hll IN i WAY.
from his COUSINS sewing machine to the
..rrat hydrailir press at his protector
works. was made t" >urcr.
lie had Il fatal aptitude t"ralNavS helm"
in the way. lie seemed T." In all elbows.
lie could no move IT.. >t.n-. I" save his
Life. wi,h"u, trt:s,,in.: upon >'"'.' one ;
;.-.~. ar u,,>,.,iinc something. Whra y"'
>,.,kr Ia him. he WAS alway- in to-.
..'rir" hoy IS half an ili"f." ~r"in,d the
wrrthv cation->I,nnrr. Whose bread l:''
ate
At the ."c ot eighteen lr' hal m'!. ":ily
two irirlrl> in the worli. Il hla'k-
smith and Il c:,t--an ,vil-ininir,l black
tOnnS VIII Sw"rr II every one else. and bit
savawrlv when any "fc attempted IL put
him through the tricks which l'oor james
Wymper hal taught him. Amateur ham,
u..rin~ ut the forge di,i not iinproV" iln-
tidy .Iim's appearance and his .-at--,ot
.eiing in show did not increase hi> i'll
come. lie ran rrr:.nd- i"r his cousin like
a hoy when he had attained mar : estate.
until one sliy when he ran nii,. for himself
and did not come back again.
Fears We're eei:cr;:.inr.l That he had come.
to a had end. Ti,. police were put iii mo-
tiWn. aud rewards offered hut his friend
the hlacksmif!i. up,ii wing pressed. said
that he had m"i,r Ia Mrrck,r. eat and
all.
l do not think thai his relations were
hrok.ii-martc,l. fancy that good MIR.
.Rrvcr. the cOiton-spinirr. WIS rather glad
To bc rid of his wifi.'S cousin. Tia. crr.lmd-
hoy His wife. who WAS mot umkind TO
thu fori"rn la,lin n way at her "w,i--a
very cold way it wis sighed several times
apropos ut n"ll,in". AMI murmurcd. - r,"r
James Wymrrr!'
Five years passed. AMI Mr.. Hry.r w:i>
teit a widow. by n" means :" we'll pro
rhl'si for as sl,,. cNj-r;r,l in h.. Nnr,,-
ever. finrr' wa> 4 !:Iw>,li. about the will.
and a sInabhlc in the win,lrw-,ip If the
partnership. She WAS glad To-" get shut"
~ tier dcfilnct lord would have said. of
Manchester: and S,,'ia" an advertisement
!" iir effect that 4 widow lady. llavin"
house too large for her. pleasantly situated
m. the Thames near Mai,k'nlcad. was pre-
Pitcd (" share il with just si.cI, Il person
as herself. transported hers II thither.
Alter 4 d,c exchange ot references and
Si!ci.-!i.r inrniiiiiie>. and found no reason |
I" SS=rei wi.,d she had done.
Itic other widow docs not figure much
IN this story: and therefore il vii. h.
cn"hgh 1" say thai she was quiet, lady
.l'kc woman. rather afraid of, her partner
In housekeeping. with Il daughter. :,-,,I
ri"h'.rn. VII" ruled the pair. and n.,l,.
th'' place very pleasant.
is'>Sv .lrrNoict Was moi urct.r EaS;,,..
Nis, Ilall Yl.af.. 4
l.:sr but II Wis good tacr-,arnr>, and
i"rinr. with Il >u's-curr,ni of fun runuin.r
'in''cr II t:iS the stream runs under ,l,.
Mticr iiln'>i. and ripping ont constantly
Tier il"irr AMI her hair Mere simply r;r
i'''Io:i. Her little Thoroughbred hand.
we're ever bus. and the patter u he;
"linI. t',t VA, pi..I>.iLi l.iusir in uiauy :.
i''iS ,"ii;.gr
mi;G- went GA very ,Mou,hly al Ti,
'h'i->i'i' 'ili;. until "nc rainy day. when.
without with yuur leave" or "hy
:"ur leave" "r letter. or telegram. ar
in">>;'%s. "r any other sort nf pr,pa,,,t an
n mar.'il,> poor James Wymner. drip-
iihS m'iii rain. and >pla>licl with mud IN
~ iii> hat,
H"u please. Cousin Margaret. I've
;"'hc bach. he said. >tib>i,lin. in his old
"a" spirited WAY into an ambr-satin
"''"ri--r"'m chair. which in two mi
mites tie soaked through and through.
''i' Was All. cNcusc. 10 us.iition
'>'thpi" Acknowledgement tha, he had c,,m,.
..irs conveyed in q manner whi,.! ,naI,.
l. >tf''''n''y clear that h. intended ~ re-
:. N. II yoH please. Cousin Nar-:.r,.
COME h;ich. Net another word ,iij I
say AMI rclar>ei intn thinking of
>' &c hing else. - us,lal.
H:'rr"sai.d rr>l,ciin" his luggage. lie
- :'a''' that II Was on the haiI-,able aud /