, 1874-04-19
WHY THAT CID Gi,i1'l GGiIG; ] lEi!!tlli EEi!lli PdED.

Messrs. Ginger & Pop, those estimablo re-
freshment contractors, write to me Every ci7ilJ
Will admit, and with case containing two
dozen pints OF Messrs. Wachter l. Co. extra
dry ychampagnc-whch I have sent to the Hyper
boreau Dispensary for Diseases OF the Esophn-
gua-accompanyiuG their polite noto) to say that
they have no kind OF buffet at the Char1ng Cross
Station Of the Underground Railway, and that
consequently q young gentleman namod Sa1or,
late Of a. u. 150th Foot, could never hare got
into trouble at their non-exlstens rclres1lnsnt.
room for non-payment OF a soda-and-b. bog
Me5srs. Ginger j. Pops pardon with al my
heart At the eamo time, may be permitted to
observe that there great many modes open
to me for explaining away the aeennng blunder-
When, tszyever, come to add that have re-
ceived several reans Of renny-post letters, and
about half hundred weight of postcards, au
asking in terms, now OF anger md no" OF
affection, now of beylldcrmcn and now Of deri-
sion, why that little old gentleman in tho drab hat
and tile long, green oTercoat, aad with the curly
wig aud the god-Iimmed spectacles, should have
paid for Charley saxon's rofresLment at tho
Charing-C Cross buffet, and thus hayo rescued him
iron,
TIE DIRE DILEMMA
In which he was placed, tho matter becomes
much more serious. There is O mystery, and I
must explnin it. The strangely impusive gen.
erosity, as it seemed, Of that old gentleman de-
mands elucidation in sequel to i" At the Bar"
OF course, Charley Was profuse in his ex-
pressions OF gratitude towards the little old
gentleman who received these protestatlons
With nero 81 tut, tut J" adding that it 'Tas one
Of the most natural things in tho world for a
Young gentleman such rs he (our hero) evident
lev, - hnv IL roerhf
eay,'' be continued, his bend on one 6ido, and
With very arch, not to 81 cunning. expression
twinkling through his go ld.rimmed spectacles
"that it isn't the first time in yo1r+ hfe you've
been cleaned out. my young friend"
He looked, under these circumstances, go re-
markably like an owl in IN ivy bush-1 grant tho
disslmilarty OF costume, but it is the expression
that does it-that Charley fancied for moment
but in tho keep Of Arundel Castle. .'I shall
have to pop something else before can pay
him" tho ex-suLaltera thought. rucfnlly enough,
us he asked tho question. - Ny uncle will get
tired Of taking in trousers rc1t, I suppose ard
then ehall have to spout MY boots. and after
that 1 shall hare to hang myself in my braces"
" There was, seemingly. no mysterious reticence
about the little old gentleman, and ho WAS
prompt in hiD reply. ~ lire in Good d-Gracious
street, Just over tho WATER he eaid cheerilT,
"and we'll 20 there this very minute. Hi.
Hansom!" And with green silk umbrella of
bulgy out1ino he hailed one Of tho ''gondole!s
OF london" who was crawling with his vehicle
along tho embankment in the direction OF West
munster Bridge ........-.
t.pUr HAVEN'T nREAETAsTED,
uuoth Charley somewhat embarrassed.
That's lust it. Haven't bgcakfasted mvaelf-
Never can get up IN appetite till Two taken trot
over from the Surrey sdo to see how many pco-
Pie get their pockets picked at chsrng Cross.
Bless you. tho average is something tfo1nen-
dous!" Thus tho little old gentleman.
.Bnt have not tho honor tho perple1-
ed e1-subalteru murmurcd, drawing back little.
He was quite pcnniess+ but still proud enough
for whole beT q Of La:sr5 9bo Samaritan in tho
curly brown wig. ..Don't know NO. Ell
Never bcca introduced, md that kind Of thing.
Fiddle -dc-dee! know you qnita well, Capt.
saxon-yon ought to hare bought your Captain
CT by this tine-late Of the 15oth. Bets; ells'
Jews Bildad and shuhite: gentleman in difficult
ties-1'ye been in difficulties nyaelf I'm always
in 'em-fne handsome young fellow. word a!i
before you where to choose. Just little bard
up for tho moment. oh? Executions ont; keep
NOW, pray, my dear tir, not another ,toet Mofd'
Jump in. Cabby, Good-Gracious street:
Look sharp, aud I'll pay you. Denr. dear me, II
he doesn't look sharp, VIC shall be late Tor break
fast!" And with such fraS1nentary discourse tne
little old gentleman had jostled tao ex"suba1tern
into tho cab; had poked his umbrella through
tie trap thereof to excite the 'gondoher TO
Speed and had pulled out and consulted at !eas1
dozen times massive gold wa:ch-tho tSin
brother, presumably, Of the ono worth foftE
cuineas OF which 10 had been robbed in Villiers
Street; and with the cleaning glamour OF bus
god-rimmed spectacles had fascinated Charley
saxon, as the Ancient Mariner aasctnaeea haaaE
the Wedding Guest; and all, so to SPEAK, oeiofo
you could say Jack Robinson.
name, CT, alb, quite forgot!'' his eomPa1lon,
suddenly observed, as the cab, haTing crossed
tbe bridge, went rafting into tho Tllas Q! hen
Mustn't be oHended- Ought to have been
Captain long ago." o,.-,
with which cecapliment he handed Charley
small ob1opg card, bearing this inscription:
a11 T. BAs7Ax Coz,
Happy villa,
Gpod-Gracioua street, =.
nIvas christeued Thomas Bantam" .he re-