Smyrna times., 1874-01-21
.AiSceLIUn e o u S.
The Majors Luncheon.
AN OVER TRUE TALE.

1t was bright sunny day in July, and al |
though people seemed to find it hot, yet to me |
the atmosphere had only just the chill off for | |
was lately home from heightened sojo1r0 in
Bombay. had been to the India office to see
one OF the officials on a little matter of detail
connected with my furlough, and had two or
three hours TO spare before my trein-I live at
sevenoaks, and had a return ticket by the Lon
den, Chatham and DOVer-was due to start,
and didn't exactly know how to employ the
time. L strolled across the Parade, ascended
the steps by the Duke of ork Column, stood
and stared at the statute they have just put up
OF Outram; horse standing on three legs, and
Outram looking back, leaning on the flank OF his
horse. Well, hadn't much fault TO find with
the statue, except, perhaps, as to the horse
being little heavy, and that I'd have made
him splashing out with bis near toreleg, seeing
that his rider leaning over the off flank but,
notwithstanding, it's a spirited thing, and
that's good deal to say in these days When
d had good look at Outram | turned into
Pail Mall and took long stare at the print
shops and ther | ssuntered along the Opera
cOlonnade, fragrant Whit of some cooking
going on at the restaurant there making me
all of sudden feel as if was hungry.
Perhaps you wi say that was in the right
quarter to be satisfied but didn't feel SO.
an, like John Gllpin, of q frugal mind.
haven't tOled all these years in foreign land
under blazing sun to dissipsts my modest
horde on cooks and restaurants moreover, my
appetite is a masculine one, and is not to be
appeased BY outlets as big as half-crewns.
Should l take the bus" 20 Paddington and
lunch with my sister Emily? Paddington is q
long way. Emily as likely as not would be out,
aud il at home she would probably be lunch.
ing of cream-cheese and Osborne biscuits and
glass of Gladstonian claret. Should | retreat
TO my station and refresh myself calmly at the
dining room there aud await my train? There
was something ignOmni0us in the idea. Here
was L IN one OF the most wonderful cities in tbs
world, and all could find it in my heart to dc
was to get out of it az quickly as possible.
IrresOlute L stood at the corner of the Hay
market, not having made up my mind which
way to 70. | hadn't stood there a second be
fore an old Irishwoman asked me the way I,
Brthnal Green. | was rather furried at this
as, although have good general idea of tn
direction of Bsthnsi Green, | found il Difficult
TO methOdize it with sufficient rapiGity for tn
old lrisLwOman, who gave me glance of con
tempt and passed on. Before | had recovers
from this, two very nince-lOOkng girls, moved
L suppose, by my fatherly appearance, bt
to the academy.
Now in my young days the academy used |
be at the national gallery, and although
ought to have known very we'll that il was no
at the Burlington house, yet had somsho
never realized the fact, and so | sent off the.
two very nice young creatures entirely in Il
wrong direction. My heart smote me the ne,
moment, and was about to rush across Il
street to stop them and put them 10 the rig
way when | was seized by forid young Iris
man with all the superhuous energy and q
ency Of his country, who insisted on my dirsc
lng him to the chief commissioner Of the ci'
service, and was very angry with me when
assured him that there was no such functiO
sry. He insisted in producing an official q
velope addressed to Michael o O'Donovsn, Est
at some bowling wilderness in Tipperary, viii
certainly bore in the corner the words, "ci
service commissions"
And would there be q commission witho
commissioner ?" cried Michael triumphant
but seornfully and then saw what he want,
OF course, and sent him off to Dean yard;
L didn't know, after all, whether he would
have committed an assault upon me with
idea he d got that was desaving" him.
hope TO goodness the civil service commiss
hasn't moved too, or | shall fear to ind
tall Irish friend waiting for me at the cor
of the Hsymarket with big stick next ii
| pass.
But the next minute was paid for all, wi
such sweet voice fell upon my ear, and /
with little boy in her hand asked nae the
to Regent street She had one OF those sof
moulded, sympathetic faces that give on
heartache when one finds that the owners
them are married, not with any idea OF sci
appreciation, but with the thought that y
sweet, candid crestures should be set apart
the, love and alteration Of all mankind, and
monopozed by some one unworthy wre
She asked me the way to Regent street.
happy was that knew it. After that [
serted my post, id darted across to the OF
side. -
hadn't got more than half dozen VI
when fell a hand laid upon my arm, and
at my side very good-looking, we'll DIRE,
man. .a. -. = =
"My dear fellow" he said, show ara yo
ididn't know but what knew the man,
one meets so many people of his kidney