Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-05-02

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box on the ear, backed to prudent
distance. But Asheton simply said.
1T looks. Jickling. as it YOU had meant
to sell this dog without telling Rivers
that he was virtually in pawn, and
leaving him to find it out for himself
when he had paid you the money. Bat
as this pretty transaction was not COM
pleted you are entitled to the benefit
OF the doubt. Now pay Fisher
In snlky silence Jickling fumbled
for his purse, ard presently muttered
that there were only six shillings in il.
Ashcton looked for himself afterwards,
feeling Jickling's waistcoat-pockets
and ordering him 10 turn those of his
rowsers inside-out. This Injunction
onlp produced an odd half-pcnnv. see
Ing which Asheton said he would pay
the other six shllings himself. and did
And now. what's the sum YOU were to
give ,IIckling, Rivers proceeded he,
looking bard at me
Fifteen and six, | answered pite-
ou.ly.
w hat q muT YOU must be- he rcjoin-
ed, with half smile. Well, Jickling,
| shall buy your dog Of you--vou NAV
considet that | owe YOU nine-and-six.
handsome dawg, sir repeated
Fisher. with suppressed enthusiasm.
What's to be done with him.:
since YOU seem 10 admire him SO
much, you may keep him. answered
AsAeton. And now, You two be back
10 college, and 20 oil to the football
field. Your nine and SIX. JicAIing. |
shall give to sparkle. lou told me
al the beginning Of the half that Won
owed him nothing; I've learned that
YOU never paid him al all
4 did pay him. grumbIed Tickling.
Sparkle has told YOU = lie But as
II 10 render the discontinue oc Jcklin.
complete that morning, we were 10
sooner out of Fishers shop than Whp
should come waddiing down iAc pave
mrnt bni this ,cty Npauk.e, who im-
ncdlatc.y made whcezy dart toward,
JIrnlInE, and spluttercd, in tnc fat way
peculiar to Am. All, Jch,iug. ,.r,
you're 4 bad lot, sir. Owci the ten
bob. You aid, -.r, AMI never thought Of
giving me s.X-pcnce OF II. NJ, -ir-
not you sIg-cItch Nol, s!r
lie Is dead now, poor sparkle, and
there can tie nothing personal in sketch
lng him as hc was iu TITS declining age.
fat, puffy, rci-l1ccl man III SIXTY.
vita greasy hat which, II boiled
down, might have furnished pint of
oil. ami h douhc-brra,t.l faded blue
coat, buttoncd miiitaly-wl9t up TO ht-
chin. Ofa Sunday he wunlJ bloom
out supcrbly IN black clothes. gray
gfovc7, smoothly lrencI white ct
nankccn ncckcioth. aui hat ot uu,V-
ccptional finish; In which gu.sc, hr
would walk. praycr-boDA Ia hand, To
the church hc had helped to build, aud
declare himself miserable sinner with
a fcrNor that WAS very much 70 his
credit. Bat the distinguished feature
Of Spankic, was his acquaintance with
the nobility Of these realms Impos-
sible TO catch him tripping - 70 Who
was the son Of who. OF who was the
heir ef this or that estate The fol-
lowing pattern Of dialogue would take
place between him and the new fellows
IN the lower school Ut fourth form.
who wished ID buy wares OF him on
credit.
Sparkle, want you 10 tick me,
would say 4 yoUng gentleman some
three feet and a halt high, directing hi,
hand towards the iruit-bashct.
No, sir; never lick, sir What's
your naHe. sir:'
'Plantageuet.' would answer three
foot-siA, raising the lil Of the basket,
and thrusting his head in.
oh, the Earl OF plantageuct. Yes,
my lord many's the apple I've sold
10 his Grace your father but he chiefly
liked tarts. did his Grace. Help Your
1 self, my lord. never takes ready
money of a nobleman, inv lord. Not
that they often offers it Ine-thev
don't but it would be all the same If
they did, my lord
As 10 Jickling's debt, it probably
amounted, in real truth. To five suil-
lings, or thereabouts but Spankic,
with very pardonable luye Of round
figures, had set it down at ten, append
ing an extra penny-halfpenny for form :
sake, and TO convey the idea that he
was sedulously minute IN keeping his
accounts. lie now called cnergetical-
~ upon his debtor to liquldatc the
moneys due; and appealed, lovingly
and putiingly, to Asheton, to see Justice
done MIN.
There IS no reason TO excite YOUR
self, said Asheton, eoldly,-tor he cvi-
IDENTIFY disliked to see an Eton fellow
insulted in this pitiful way By a trades
man-and he handed Sparkle half
sovereign This said he, in a dgniiied
tone, that quickly brought Spankie's
greasy hat from oil his venerable head
this is money | owe Mr.. Jickling, and
he has requested me to pay you. But
for the future mind, whatever Mr.
Jickling takes of vou will be paid for
there and then. You understand
Sparkle either did or didn't under.
stand, but he made a profound inc .ina
tion Of the head, saving. Yes. sir; OF
course, sir; | always knew | could
trust Mr.. Jickling, sir. Ave apple
MIR. Jickling. That's what I've just
been to Windsor about, sir, to buy ap,
Piles at the market, sir-a iue Rib
stone, penny apiece, sir F; pay me when
you please. sir
Habit was SO inveterate in Jickling
that, despite every thing he had just
gone through, he actually stretched
out his hand on hearing that new
credit was opened to him, and woulC
have taken the forbidden fruit had moi
Asheton pushed him roughly by th'
shoulder, exclaimiug, You incorrlgi
, bic young beggar you IdecIare there
, no trusting you even in ones sight
Now run off, and if don't find you a
, football when l come, you'll see wha
=. | will hannen A fnr ynu Snankia