, 1873-06-01
ny hilSADVENIURES ABROAD,


NY EalSADYENTuRES ABROAD,
| BY REN ADAM.
CHAPTER II.
It is needless to Inform the intelligent reade
that I determined-ike Lord Bateman-to &
abroad, strange countries for to see- Had nc
such been the case, these memoirs could nc
have been written.
However, the campaign was not begun Withou
much preliminary skirmishing. In the frs
place, it was requisite that I should follow th
advice Of Iago, and "put money in my purse.
This was accomplished by the happy e1
pedient Of q mortgage upon som
outside real estate. Messrs. Trot
Golightly,. the well-hown brokers, nego
tinted q hye-year loan, at 10 per cent inter
est, for q modest commission OF per cent
"What," F" thoughtI I, "is money compared will
health and pleasure7 Long before this indebt
edness natures, the increase in tia value of m,
mortgaged property will suffice for it1 payment
and leave q handsome competence for my dc
clining years. 'They also serve said Milton
'who only stand and wait;' and certainly it il
more agreeable to make ones fortune By
waiting than in any other way" Theso fat,
tering prospects have not, alas! been real
lied I now burn the midnight gas,
and spin out my brains like spider.
in frantic effort to keep pace with tho intereat
on that detestab1e mortgage. But lot mo not
poison the readers enjoyment by useless lamen-
tations. Rather let me draw decent yell over
| my family skeleton. As the cheerful stranger
remarks, in Hotzebuo's drama, "Those who are
r-e-e-ally unhappy never complaint
NY admirable wife cordially assisted my prepa-
! rations. can never be sufficiently thankful to
q kind Providence for giving me helpmeet SO
devoted and so faithful She is, like Words
wo1th's heroine,
AApezfect woman, nobly planned,
To warn, to comfort, and command,
Especially to co1nmand); and to her
wise foresight and thoughtful care owe
oil that makes life worth having. The
disposal Of Jack first commanded our atten-
tion. Jackis troublesome boy. He has had
had every advantage which parental affection
and 1aviah expenditure could furnish. His edu-
cation was superintended by the first masters in
the scammon public school, An institution
which was founded, and is wholly supported, by
the distinguished citizen whose name it bears.
TIE obligations Of the Scool-Fnnd to Mr. Scam
mon are, however, too well known, and his pro-
verbal modesty ia too great to allow Of q more
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naaca in tba family ~ sacratIv crsTor,ad lin.
se1f from these wor,.s ,,nt;l Il ia . zondar +hot
ona b;o 9,e.a con1a "a ~ ~ ha t,a,r ITO, Ia
nrononnf7ad Troh1ams {rronn +ha ers+-na-naa
hook IN veekrdavs ard fron, Tho aaoona -, s,r-
dav} such IA .ryho il The msn in The n7ooT, ~
nWhat chemical nrenaratjon vii, take mt tho |
enots in the snn ?n stWtst did Deli1ah do xith |
The hair which abe cnt off from samson ," nnt;l
I yna Obliged to give the vouno nan , 1asson |
Gllnatratad with cnta> concern;np h;a oh1;o,t;on
to honor his parents in order that hia d.ys may |
be long in this land OF liberty and progress.
The conclusion come to in our family conclave
was, that jack must be taken along in order to
keep him out OF mischief.
Parental affection forbade the thought Of leav-
ing behind our infant cherubs, Evelina and Gle
mentina, aged respectively and years. Their
nurse, Kate, WAS also included in the proposed
party, owing to circumstances over which had
no control. That matter waa decided by Mrs.
Adam. skate will be so useful" !" said she, "in
teaching the children French" yentured to
suggest that Kate's education Is native
Of Killarney WAS not exactly such %
to give her tho trne parisian accent
but this exception was no sooner taken than
oyer1u1ed. "The Celtic and the French Ian