Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-06
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aiterward"
"Ah, suppose his family is the most likely
to be correctly informed; but what Of him-dd
he owe you any money!"
81 was charged by him TO convey this sword
to his father. had q massage to give his ia
Their, but can not now deliver it. As his near
Get surviving relative, hand the sword TO you.
Will you receive it?"
"Oh YES, certainly: much obliged, very
much obliged; sorry you have been put to so
nnt =. ron are hons ronS aate .c NY
freshment. No? then if you've been put TO any
extra expense, as far as your railway fare from
London goes-second-class suppose you came;
l always travel third myseif-up TO that extent
shall be happy to reimburse You. Not that
there's much intrinsic value in the article; you
can get a very good one in HOlywell street for
fve shillings; but stin-extremely obliged to
YOU
"Can you tell me- said, "where L can find
young lady known as Miss Constance Darrell
"a cousin, believe, OF my late friend?"
Don't know indeed" said the baronet, hast
iy; "she was no relation of mine; know nothing
about her-Gothng."
" is there any old servant living here who
could give me a clew to heT?'
NOW II you want 10 begin peerlng and pry-
ing among my servants, shall withdraw my
appreciation of your conduct / beg, Sir, YOU
win consider this interview at an end You are
certain you viii not partake OF refreshments
Then, James. show this gentleman out"
The baronet returned 70 his books without a
syllable more of eave-taking walked out of
the house, knocking my feet against the stone
sill of the entrance to shake off any dust that
might be upon them. How should find out
AS 1 returned by the park stile 1 met the
young sketehers, who were evidently daughters
of the house, The duenna was wandering on
the other side of the wall, gathering wild flow
ers- They were nice, fresh-looking girls, with
long golden hair hanging down TO their waists
brown, fearless eyes, and bright and pearly
1 took off my hat
pardon me ii claim the privileges of a
brother artist; and ask to look at your sketch of
the bridge"
"Oh, they're not worth looking at" cried the
girls; "mere sketches"
81 should like to see them, nevertheless.
"oh yes. if you'll be quick" said the elder
girl, handing over her portfolio "Old Ellis
will be cross if she catches usi''
The sketch was initiated, " C.. D."
Then you are Catherine Delmere?" said.
= have often heard your cousin Charles talk
about you"
soldier tOo?" cried Catherine, in breath.
He was great friend of mine. But am
not soldier; am only a surgeon"
on, said the girl, little disappointed. /
too felt the pang, and would for the moment
have given any thing to have been a soldier.
90, Can you tell me where shall find Miss Con-
Catherine blushed to the eyes.
oh, don't know indeed; you mustn't ask,
There's something dreadful All, here is Ellis!
Ellis, we have been showing our sketches to this
=" But come along, my dears, !" said Ellis, bus
thing up like an old hen. "Sir, you shouldn't
have SPOKEN to my young ladies. Children,
come this moment"
i seated myself on the stile, and watched
them out of sight.
Presently little lad, in miniature leggins
and smock-frock, came up 10 me from the d-
rectiCn in which the young ladies had gone
Be this for you, Sir?" he said, in a hoarse
whisper.
1t was the sketch of the bridge folded up. and
underneath was written, &c. d., post-office,
Trinity treet, Southwark"
III.-ANoNG GALLIPoTs.
made every possible inquiry at the Trinity
size po>t-offcP, but could learn nothing there
of {. D. A fee 10 the letter-carrier failed to
elcif any information. i wrote to many peO-
one answered me. My search was fruitless, nv
Purse was getting low. was walking dscon-
solately up and down Trinity street, with some
vague idea in my mind that somehow 1 should
II eet Constance and recognize her, when /
umbled against an old fellow-student, Tom
apes, who was at Thomas's with me, and who
carried of all the prizes of my year.
'''AllO, 'Arry!" he shouted-it was a standing
Ike against him that the only bone he was un-
Is miliar with was the aitch bone-"what are
ytu doing now? Army, amt it? What! left
u e army, eh? Looking out for a job, Ell? Well,
Il ok here: the wife has lately been confined Of
tCr third; wants change. I'm worked to
dtath; want change too. Go to the seaside for
pounds a week, and board and lodging. You
agree? All right. Come home, and stop with
n, I'll CO. and III initiate you into the run of
ms place was a shop-decidedly regular
shO' except in this, that he never sold any
thl g, save perhaps penn'orth of hair-oil
o. ce week or You see, the inhabitants got
al their drugs at the parish expense: but the
/: IRISH wouldn't stand hair-oil 1t was also a
d pensary, mind you. From eight to eleven we
ilted the parish patients; from twelve to five
We dispensed at the shop; from six TO nine we
visited again; after that we were only liable to
oc' asional calls. For all this we got nearly two
hi ndred year, all told, including midwifery
al vaccinations, had to find our own drugs
al were looked up TO by the medical offieers
Ioi M about as bloated sinecurists. We had the
p iyilege, moreover, of attending to our private
p actice in the intervals ofour public duiy.
What q wretched little hole it was too Toms
i ace! A frowzy little sitting rOOm-consulting-
Ieom, Tom called twas at the back of the
dominated by squalid roofs and melancholy
chimneys. And then the drawing-room up
stairs, with t outlook into the chambers shop
opposite, its photographs of Mrs. Tapes and her
IeiauOns-hOrrid, hard-featured persOns-its
sickly waxen water-lilies, floating In a bed of
cracked looking glass-what a chamber of hor-
Iors that was! Tom observed he hoped I'd
make use of that room for reading of an even
ing. I'D have committed suicide If had. L
used to spend my evenings at the Ship and
SHOVE, and play pyramids till / could hardly
stand; I'd thea come home and sleep in the lit
Tie den, and so managed to fight off the horrors
pretty well.
had almost forgotten about my mission and
my quest, when one night, just as we were shut
ung up, an old woman, not q regular patient,
came in, and asked if would give her some
medicine for young woman as was subject to
hts, profering wine-bottle at the same time,
what sort of hts?" said. "Epileptic?D
fits"
Is it parish case?"I said.
"Oh dear, no, Sir. The young woman can
pay for herself, Sir; only 1 have come unbe-
known to her, Sir, As she wouldn't like no no.
tioe taken of them"
I'll come and see her."
No, Sir; 1 don't think she'd like that. I
think she's a young lady, Sir, who's got into
trouble"
"a young lady! What's her name?"
Ca oline Davies, Sir, she calls herself; only
don't think that her real name"
III go and see her anyhow" cried. "Show
the way"
By the Light of guttering candle in a dreary
garnet saw a fair young girl sitting writing
OF. rather, she had been writing, and now was
holding her forehead between her hands. look
ing hopelessly at the ceiling.
give brought the doctor to see you, miss.n
But won't see him." she cried. jumping up
and putting her hands out before her. Take
him away"
My d. a-ladv." said, coming forward" I
wouldn't intrude upon you, but was most anx-