The Morning herald., 1877-09-05
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A DESPERATE DEED. {
rnsK1NE BOYD,

! p, 1rKcNANc DO ADS
y ,c ne entered the gateway of his
lvsa and passed, without word, the por-
", s,,, his wife, who sat in their little lodge
~, the man, cobbling shoes she, the
Iman, cooking greasy omele!te over u
!. Ii Tbere goes our landlord" '" remarked ti,e
k,n As Daddy Tabaret, with quick glance
|Ejls the lodge, and a half nod, ylided
bickly by.
! He must have quarreled with his lady
ra this evening" said the porter's wife,
{th prolonged sniff, which enabled her
rsnress the extent of her disdain, and at
same time refresh her snuff-grimed
So with the fumes of the omelette and
Ie's sent him home two hours earlier, with
Eea in his ear The old boy seems to
ye something more upon his mind than
tijna'y."
II isnp decent, the way he sometimes
bp. cut of night,' grumbled the
Cb!er, as he paused in hanmeling the
eof n boot 10 glance out Of his window
10 the courtyard Of the house. "He's
Of those soft cid chaps whom every
o .; Take advantage of. Any ore n;sht
Nina bv the ncsr. Look at him no"
on my word. it wc;iu he y chari'y if hia
a,iors would cub together, and buy him
kmiyht-vaistcoa'>"
"nelations % sid tie woman, also COM
to the Window, frying-pan i'll hand.
here's mholy as ever we've seen related
the like: Of him. Just look at the poor
unprotected soft che, and see what he's
toin the mid4,r Of the cohrt-yard.'
Il must he confessed that the conduct Of
h friend NIonsielr Tabaret was, TO say
/ least, eccentric.
Ile had ..uddcHly halted, and aftcf TAX
off his hal, was rubbing his head vio-
ltIy, and gcsticulatng in d manner that
s 10 alooker-oD sufficiently lH,!icroHs.
+ 10! no, non' he inurmUrel to Himself.
haven't got The clue to this affair. Az
children say i'll thcir games, l"trt', l
pn' but l have not had my land upon
Eet"
le mounted the staircase Of The house,
rang at the door Of the apartments he
fupied, entirely forgetting that he had
latch-llev in his pocket. His house,
yer hurried, not without surprise, to
mit.
Isl you, sir, at this early hour?"
Eh, what2" asked her master, still pre-
pN'ed. "What did you say?' repeated
old man.
say it is only half-raGt eight o'clock.
you rarely enter till long after midi
BIT. 1twoud not astonish me nowif you
mt dmcd."
Certainly, l have NOT. However, If
We nothing ready, M.uie. it doesn't
tor."
All! that's inst like you as if mans
hach was Ike q pair of bellows, to be
d only with wind. Luckily, Pve the
per you always order and never eat,
warm. So, you'd best sit down and
IT. like a sensible man.
paddy Tabaret, who was thoroughly &C.
toned to the rough honesty OF his bouse-
per, only smiled at this address, and
his seat with much docility at the ta-
It was the second phase in his eccen-
life he was commencing. He raised
first spoonful Of soup to his mouth, but
Ever got there.
he mystery Of the Widow Lerouse again
po!ed his brain, and with his ewes half
ed he remained like a statue of marble,
spoonful Of soup suspended i'll the
| begin to think that all the world must
TSht," thought Marie; 90 man must be
hs IN the upper story-he must have q
on somewhere, when he ceases to care
good dinner when it's placed before
Daddy Tabarnt still remained notion
IN the one position, the housekeeper,
x patience, touched him on the shoul-
screaming into his ear, as if he We're
.',WNhy don't you eat2 Why don't
Lat: oh, certainly-yes, why not? Of
se' ought to be hungry, very hungry,
''se' since this morning, I have been
Ecd to"
paused. as if struck by thunder
us mouth open, and his eyes fixed.
nave 1t" he cried; eyes, I have it at