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uously pursued, reasonable competence; nay,
tha. eventually perhsps it might lead to the ac-
aui5ition On his part Of

uous1y pursued, reasonable competence; nay,
tha. eventually perhsps it might lead to the ac-
QUESTION en- his part of
HANDSOME FORTUNE.
What the ''scmething" in the city WAS. and
whether he had gone on the Stock Exchange, or
had become ship-brokcr, OF had received the
appointment of Chamberlain to the Corporation
Of London, the 1epcntant prodigl omitted to
stato bu. that his civic avocations were OF .
remuneratiye kind became speedily and
gratifyingly apparent to his affecti >uate rela-
tives at Rauley- -cum-Crew, by his sending
his mother Cd birthday present. q flfty-pound
note OF the crls1est texture aud tho newest ILl-
preston. Soon afterwards he made lis papa
| oven larger remittance. in . letter in which he
told his parent that it was d ehamo that his
clerical duties SHOULD be longer iuterfered with.
and his well-deseryod leisure SACRIFICED by hay
ing. to attend to the education Of his brother
Jack nnd, as things in the city were now going
very well with him, he was delighted to inciose
the wherevithal forth dispatch Of jack to Chearn
School, and his maintenance at that celebrated
place OF education for two years. To the four
taIl young women, his sisters, ho WIS in degree
equally munifcont. At least, they wero no
longer forced to wear turned gowns, to don col
ored hose in defau1. OF being able to afford
white stockings, or to menl their gloves until
scarcely any Of the original fabric remained
Everybody tojoiced oyor t4!a thorough refoEna-
tion Of tho black sheep.
In London, Charley Saxon eschcwe1 the car.
nal and ineyerent regions Of the West End, and
dwelt in the %
PEACEFUL SHADES OF CHAPLAIN,
occupying indeed . tranquil fra. :lo3r furnished,
not hundred niles iron, this biissfnl thorough
fare known as philomel lane, and Thero the
! land1ady-hcr husband was an Elder Of pisgah
Chapel-O1iginal Mumpers' connection in Good
Gracious street-declared him to bo. for moral
ity, decorun, sweetness Of temper. and ea1linosa
of houzn model to all single gentlemen present
and to come. In his payments he was AZ punc-
| tual as the Bank Of England. IN establishment
I which has, believe, earned some renown for ita
promptitude and accuracy in monetary uaatsaEs
and he drank MILK and watar and ate laFdboiled
eggs for breakfast on Sunday. in order to avoid
| wounding the theological ac1uples Of the worthy
| folks with whom lie dwelt. All! ho was in.
| deed pattcru-this erst careless and prodi.
cato subalsern. late OF tho Hundred mad Eiftieti,
! Foot. La still kept up his subscriptlon III
his club, but he ra-cy entered tha: haunt OF dis
sipation md emporium OF iellc and frvolo13 con-
| ve1eat1ou. Tho billiard-roons and the bnI]lnG-
| ton Arcade, tile Alharnb7a and the Argyll, tbs
| Gland Stand ut EPSON aud the stalls OF the Royal
EnoE1nsy Theatre, knew him no more. All: III
had beeo1ae changed,
| VERY CHANGED,
| young man. The fellows in Tall Mall laughed
dist parBon. When. by chance. tue convert mel
any Of the fellows in tho street, no woasd cast
| his eyes down, aad Cross over to the other side
You will remember that pi5gah Chapel was on
| the side opposits to that which WAS the side ct
Happy Villa, hanked By handsome mansion in
the suburban style Of i3oril Gothic architecture.
This residence was styled Ch.lccdon Lodge. uni
at Chn1cedon Lodge lived the two Miss MurrF-
| ams, ancient ladies' Of independent means, with
| whom resided their orr han niece, Miss EUtt
| Clodestove, buxom young person with bro"r
| hair and pretty gray eyes, and who WAS now
yerging upon two-and-twenty years Of ago. bho
| had been q war1 III Chacccrv, and tho Lo-l
| Chancellor for the timo being might well bs
| proud Of being guardian to such ward. see-
| ing that she was as good as sho was pretty, ana
| was now absoluto mistress OF
HUNDRED AID FIFTY THOUSAND FoCSDs-
Mr T. Bnntam Cox was on very friendl3
deed, he WAS tho landlord of the Miss Ainrryams,
and Ind built Chalcadon Lsdgo Mt his own
| cost and charges years before, and, unless n.n
| very much mistaken, the freehold OF P1sgah
| Chapel WAS also Ills property. Ills relations
with his tonants being Of friendly as well as OF
| business nature, what could bo moro natural
than thas this Tommy should have the honor to
introduce to them his particular and estirable
friend, Mr.. Charles Saxon? "0nce IN the army
-Captain Sa1ou-conneeted with the first fani~
lies. and that Of thing Mr. Bantam Cox whis-
percd to tho ancient maiden ladies' while Char
lev was talking gcnteel pla:itudes TO 3lss Ku:h
| C1odestowc about pi<gah Chapel, Exeter Hal,
and tho last n,cettns Of the Bran:a Society for
Establishing Missions among the Eantall lndi-
ans. The old ladle. did not mind the fact OF
Mr. sa1on'a having been in tho army since to
| thar information Mr.. Bantam Coz sdlcd tina
hint that he was now engaged in the city. and
don: remarkably well. They looked upon him
now that he had done with q mundane a.ad stu
| full career. as q
| BEASD sSATcuEr IRON TIE H-RNTSd,
and 1ejclcea exceedingly: As for Ruth, ahe
rather liked the notion Of the younS gentleman
| whoge m1latacEeg had bean go clcanly shay red
of, having been onco q Captain. Sho liked his
eyes, his teeth, the color OF his hair, his mild
and caraesipg-albeit strictly respectful-con-
shaped finger-nails, the way he had Of pinning
his scarf. a,d toying with Lis watch chain. She
liked him and everything that was his; and, be.
ing fool sllo fell over bend and ears, there and
t!,ep, in Iowa with Charley Saxon.
They wcro married, not at piagah Chapel but,
| rs was sufficiently customary with t1e denizeos
of Good-G Grac!ons street. At old St. Jumpna
Church, Newington. There were no lese than
| eighteen clarenc2s, two Glasa-coaches, and
| miniature brougham in the marriage procession,
and several young laiias tainted away in the gal-
lerv previous to the final tying OF tho uupSal
knot. The grandest Of wedding breakfasts took
place at Chalcodon Lodge; but prior to tho COM
mencement Of the banquet Alr. T. Banta-n Eo1
took Charley Saxon aside into the back drawinK-
room, and thus bespoke him:
Young sir, I think your Tommy has now
done the right thing in this matter. Hes naada
you the husband OF pretty sirlnever MUD
hor being = foo1-vith .el5o,0o0 for her fortune,
every shilling OF which ia settled on horBelf, but
which, invested in the elegant simplicity OF the
I Der cents, will yield ilterest to the amount Of
some g 500 year-qute enongn, snoaia ras 81,
large ba1ance for pocket-money. Now, young
| sir, do you know
| WHAT Tou'vE GOT TO po:"
"Why," replied Charley with loud laugh,
"I'ye rot to return you tho shilling you paid for
tho eoda-aud-B. at tho rsf1oshnlent room at
Charing Cross, and which, pom my wo13 had
never entered my head from that morning to
this"
| "You owo mo a great deal more than thai
i retorted tho little old gentleman sternly; VAIN
and inconsequential YOUTH do yc,1 kno.o ,6'to ]
amp"
why, my Tommy, and very capital fel.
low" the bridegroom replied, "ith another
laugh, and slapping his benofactor heartily On
| the back.
F." Don't do that" tha little cid gentleman ro'
ioined. ssIm asthmat;ca}, and don't like it.
or course, Tin your Tommy, mud you're very
| fond OF me. E:erybody's FOND OF .l..f Tommy
Buk I'm something moro than that. m wolf,
I'm q vampire, lin G doyourins lion.'
"a what ?" cried Charley.
lin your ........-..
ONLY AND MOST hAP4C1oCS CnErrToR,
| aud I want from ron the sum q ts!ree thousand
| five hundred aul seventeen pounds al1tacn ku1l-
lings and eleven pence thsee f:r.a!nSs, with in
terest at tho rate of per ccntum per ennlnl.
I've paid all your executions I've settled with
~, er