, 1874-03-29

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mouths be would be hardly human who cou]
1etuae to sacrifice his dignity to their plssure.
i l did not refnse went out rneeklv, and
POI gouEns ., some ne OF re re- red sausage things" :
would have carried them Off like coil Of siea1
1o bioodssortns over my arm. As it was. i7rrad
The sbopboy carry them, and accompanied hir
! back TO Mrs. Bosely's. don't know that thar
TO return ths pmaa;;I forgot TINT. Or cout1
/ #as bound to return the purse to its owner.
Have yon got them? Thanks. Well 70
haven't been long" (sefy condeecendingiy)
and now ne bad better nail them up At onct
| found eome nails in Mrs. Bosely's crpboert
oh, fancy her keeping her butter in -bIaczlne
pos!-and here's Has-iron for hammer.
think you had better
GET Up OK THE uuA1A
| and do the top part.
The esso with which this young lady delivere
II am.afraid 1t will hardly hold ny weight
Miss-Mtss--. Perhaps thn boy"
But the boy had put his burden down aud dis
appeared.
Try" said the girl, with tnonossllab,o seves
! And tried What else corlld do7 The ctaz,
article c1eaked terribly, and then gave pof
'ssinae Mfs' boso[s snaR; r7osnea.
I ~~se@A
served es my tyrant, calmly. II did no.
| know you were 30 heavy. Never mind
~ DO j.. and 5ou can hold the chair. aud give M
. gentle creak this time. I thought Of ST.
! Ansnonyi bnt bow shut my eFes now when
bad to hand her the nails 7 Such pretty little,
| plump hand, too az took them' It went to nv
heart to See how often The aat-iron came down on
the soft, tApef fingers, instead OF the refractory
nail. Mrs. Bosefy groaned at intervals She
was evidently in the depths Of depression.
Three uncomted male heads blocked up tho
sooty little window without. Audible comnaents
on "~hetover parson wor up to with that ere
swell girl " foated On ths air. ] felt bot,
HE'D IN THE FACE
net happy, by any means; and 10: Was almost
sorry wheu the task was doEe, and step-
ping down fro1a her perch ~ lightly as q spar-
row. she began to draw On her gloves With
| triumphant
"Doean't Jour door look beautiful, Alrs. Bose
" Now, don't you ever complain Of draught
No, miss, that never WON'T" aaid Mrs.
Bosely, with prompt fervor.
''And II your rheumatism keeps bad. tell me,
and veil try the Turkish baths.''
"Dou't 'ee talk on't nlIss. Taint nothing to
"An night. Good-by, then, or Ihhall be loo
chasuble. Much obliged for your holp."
And 60 with shake Of the croue's hand, snd
8 smiling nod to ms, she was gone. How dark
the room looked
Ladies never think as they're keepin' us
wa1t1u for our teas, grunblcd Mrs. Bosely. In
gratefully; and seeing her rise and begin 10
tumble with big, black kettle, I hook the hint
and departed lkeHige.
also wanted my tea, or rather my dinner;
and vet was not so hungry As had been "A bi1n
agv. Out of the puddles Of Jiahs aley, through
tue smattiness Of Silver street, past the sun:lt
bussle Of Noting Hill, down modest row OF
shops, terminating IN some equally modest Iodg-
ing-house, 'givins" [as the Feoch say) on
music shop; and 80 into my own abode, tho
fsHt OF the row Of furnished apartments.
lthad never occurred to me before but
HOW LONELY THEY LOOKED!
Jane, the lodging -houBa saYey.--a yonng dam
sel of plump form And smut embe]hehei face.
brass pins at the back, which pins hai 4 ttick Of
giving way and bursting but at the smallest
proFocataon. and in q manner which WAS posi-
uvcly alarming when One regarded the ampli~
tade OF her proportions; With huge chignon,
composed Of dusty black wool, over which occ--
sional etreaks Of greasy light hair meanders1si
caprciouslv,, and ornamented by 9nr2ine ognI
OF ragged crochet alwaya on one side
brought rue my dinner-i- e., large fat
three hur1id potatoes decorated with many
black spots, and segment OF cold rice pud--
ing With the mIrk Of her thumb in one aide
Ind spread il Oh the little Square table before
tue tire: anglican selerg5men are not given to
pampeting tie flesh; but it did not look invit-
lug. sonehow caught myself fapc5ing the
darnsel Of the white feather aud eealsk1n iacket
seated opposite me. and
sHnDDE7Ep At TIE IDEA
OF Offering her half Of tho CORY chop! How
these dull. blackinh-handled KNIVES? Were they
smarting from the ta.-;fon now ? wondered.
This was too much. Did ST. Anthony BIT and
dream Of his temptress after she was gone?
With violent effort roae, rang the bell, aud
resolving to banish mine with the dinner things,
took up the Times and tried-very nnsnccesz-
fuly-to bury myself in the report OF recent |
Church Congress.
vent to see Mr. Bose]y again in few days |
"a re':y few days ; but it is the duty Of curate
to ioos after his hock and why neglect this
venerable sheep7 She was alone this time, and,
though I stayed three-quarters OF an hour. no
one else entered and as Mrs. Bosely appeareu
IN low spirits, tried to cheer her BY alluding to
:, my young lady" groaned Mrs. Bosely.
sir?"
''Very lively and amiable, !" I replied cautious
,. You have no draught from your door
"Ne'er a bit, sir. Wasn't that like her
1ow {? It be most too stived a pro-
'ent; aud might ha' lriz here all theao
'ears, and ne'er one O. my visitin' gentry
'arln' your presence, sir, a. OF course don't
mean you-would ha' thought o. dom nothink
o keep the cold out. Not they!"
Tma WAS ungenerous Also considering the
Extreme iD-w1ll With uhich Mrs. Bosely had sub
nitted to her visitors alterations. it was incon-
istent. ! smothered my feelings, however, and
merely observed, with mild severity:
Swell. trust you will feel properly grateful
or the kindnesa Of Miss JuIlet-a
WHAT IS HEB NAME Z"
Switch, indeed I don't know, cir, as It's 3
hing never can remember, Is names; not as |
could ever say hern. though abe telled it me
vice md 1 knows as it had q dewitt you'll |
1cuse it, eir-at the end ont"
" A devil" Irereated, starting.
"Aye, elE: as is, tnst what said, an with the
clf.sau1s look as you has on you now" II
I felt tatt-rcd.
''Aizs Jul:, says 1, shat bent your name,
orely2' i
"'Yes, grannie, it ia,' says che; and il you t
ant TO remember it, just you think OF the old |
cntleman.' I I
- But no, m'm,' says I, 'the Lord preserve
te from thinking on my SIGH person as is T. /
DIN about here roarin' lion eeekin' whom be | g
light devour. AM says I, II you'll excuse q
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