New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-06

and, instead of a prize lighters features, q
comely, manly, blooming face and nigh.
smooth forehead, white as snow itself. +!
know no lady in the South with forehead
90 white and delicate.
This Hercules ApOllo-his Scotch name
have forgctten-stood at the door and.
drawing himself up. saluted his Chief re-
=" said the chief, "this is Mr.. Redd.
fr' England. He is looking for an old man
called Lambert, that saved many lives III
the Clyde some years ago. Yell take means
to lind him-here's his descrlption-and
ven report to Mr.. Redd at his hotel. fe
understand now: he's to be fou nd-it he Is
alive"
The detective saluted again. but made no
reply. He took nv address and the par
ticulars. and went to work directly. az
matter of course. l thanked the Chief
heartily and retired to my hotel.
About nine in the evening defective
Hercules. Apollo called on me. All he had
detected was q brave man, called John
Lambert, that had saved lives out OF q
burning ship in the port of Greenock.
declined John Lambert-with thanks.
Having now no serious hope of finding
James Lambert alive. took the goods the
gods provided. and interviewed Hercules.
Apollo, since he was to hand. questioned
him, and he told me he was often employed
in captures.
..Well." said I, '.You are the man for it.
You don't often meet your match-eh I"
He blushed little. and smiled, but it did
not make him bumptious. as 1t might
small man. say life guardsman or dray.
man. He said. II assure you. sir. ! need
it all, and whites, mair. He then pointed
out to me window in the Trongate, exact
w opposite the room we were in. lyons
lust nest OF thieves" said he, they wark
wi decoys, SIR, q wife wi q tale of woe. or
a lass with q bonny face. and the like. The
other night q gentleman put his hand
through the window and cried thieves
So ran up the stairs. The door was lockit,
ye may be sure. just put my foot TILT
"And it flew up the Chimney!
..Ha! ha! No far as that, SIR. Aweel
THOUGHT to find maybe two OF three OF them.
But there was nigh dizen o the warst
characters in Glasgee. However. ! was in
fort. We ken: 80 was in the middle OF them
before they had time to think, and cOllared
twa old offenders. I'll TAX this handful
says l. .and III come book tor the lyve:' ~
marched 'em DOT. and the gentleman at my
was l. NV HART beat hard that time, l shall
assure We: but did not let the vagabonds
see taat, We KEN He intimated that was
all gas for any one man to pretend that he
could master half dozen, il they were res.
olute. "Na-we beer the law in our hairts,
and they beer guilt in theirs. That's what
makes the odds. SIR"
After conversation, OF which this is
only q fragment, We returned to James
Lambert, and he told me he expected news,
good or bad, by break Of day. for he had
fifty pOlicemen questioning on their beats,
in the likeliest parts of the city. "Ah,"
said /. s'but I am afraid those beats are all
above ground; now my poor hero 10 under.
ground"
having hitherto blamed myself. which 10 an
unnatural trick, now looked around for
somebody else to blame, which is customary
and wholeeome; and herein my kmattering
of the British drama stood my friend;
snarled, and said-out Of st. Peter-'He
has died on purpose to vex me-"
heard NO more till haltpast ono next
day. and then my gigantic and beautiful
detective called. This time he had huge
pOcketbOOk as he . man. He opened it.
and took out an old newspaper with an &C.
count OF James Lambert, and also . email
pamphlet. ran my eye over them.
THAT will be the man, sirr =
"Yes."
"Aweel, then we've got him." said he.
quietly.
"Ou ay: he is in vara good health. He's
not al old man, SIR. He will not be msif
than saxty.'
..Haye you seen him with your own eyes ~
said /. still half incredulOus.
"Ye NAV be sure O. thaat, SIR. I wadna
| come here till had spoken him. lie stays
at No. Sc Little street, Cation
I thought Cation was come other town,
| but he told me it was only q suburb Of
| Glasgow, and all the cabmeR knew it. Then
thanked him for his zeal and ability, and
stood . sovereign, which he received with u
grateful smile. but no abatement Of his
M nly dignity. and I took q fly that mo.
ment and drove to Little street. Cation.
For some reason No. SO was hard to find,
and got out Of the fly 70 explore. l found
| the population in tiutter. and il was plain
| by the swift gathering Of the juveniles, and
| their saucer eyes, that this was the first
| triumphal car which had ever entered that
| miserable street. However, if there was
amazement. there was civility: and they
| Wed with each other in directing me to
James Lambert. mounted . stair. as di
| rected, and knocked at door. A woman's
voice said "come in" and ] entered the
room. There was but one.
On my right hand, as stood at the door,
and occupying nearly Onethird Of the
| room, was long large wooden machine for
spinning cotton; the upper part bristled
with wooden quilts polished by use. Behind
| it the bed in recess. Immediately on my
| left was table with things on it. covered
| with linen cloth. Exactly opposite me
the fireplace. On my right hand Of it the
| window. but in an embrasure.
An old woman sat before the window. a
young woman sat all in heap the other
side Of the fire: and in front of the fire stood
| gray headed man with we'll cut features,
evidently blind. He was erect as a dart,
and stood before his own fire in an easy and
gentleman.iike attitude. which does not, as
a rule. belong to wOrkingmen: they gen
orally SLOUGH bit, when not at work.
"Does Mr.. Lambert live here!" said I, for
form.
He replied civilly. II am James Lambert.
What is your will with met
"Mr. Lambert. ] have come from some
distance to have a talk with you-about
your exploits in saving lives
''Aweel. SIR. III be very happy to hae
crack wi ye. Wife. give the gentleman y
CHAIR
When was seated he said. 1--WE are in a
litter the day, but yen excuse it."
] saw no litter, and did not know what
he meant. Before he could explain, the
young man called for him, no doubt by ap
pOiEtment: and Lambert begged me to ex.
cuse him for moment: he had a weekly
pension. and they would not pay it after
three O'Clock: bpt it was not far, and he
would return directly. He then left the
seated between the two women. looked
hard at the young woman. She never moved,
and seemed quite stupid or stupefed. !
looked at the table on her side of the room,
and wondered what was under the linen
cloth. There seemed to be a prominence
or two. such as objects OF unequal height
would cause. and fancied it must be the
best teapot. and other China, covered to
keep Oft the dust.
The young woman was repellant, 20 I
turned round to the old one. and praised
her husband.
''Ay." said she. che has been a curious