The Redwood gazette., 1877-05-10

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strangers any better 'ere," he said look
Just then q waiter appeared and the
beloved "'ot Scotch" was soon before
him.
He was . fine specimen Of . young En-.
Rlishman, with round, fresh face, bright
eyes. full rosy lips, . beard that had
wanted the razor for three or four days,
and withal an expression singulariy boy.
ish and ingenious. He was we'll dressed
evitable stove-pipe hat.
It's the first time I've been up to Lon
don, and 'ope it's the last, " he continued.
"I've seen enough of it."
Just here the German reappeared and
was presently as interested as was in the
| new arrival upon the scene, whom the
Scotch whisky was making more and
more garrulous and confidential.
With the utmost naicets he went on to
complain how queerly he had been treated
in London.
~ did not get through my business till
day before yesterday, when I Thought be.
fore I left town, and - mY, case in court
had come out 80 wen, that would eo out
and ave little iollihcation. 1r.s So.and-
so, our lawyer, made me give him most of
my money before went out; but / kept
back few bank-notes that he didn't know
| I 'ad. As I was walking ON the Strand, q
lady came rushing up to me and said:
"'Ow hare you, Mr.. Jones.'
go Pretty near it, said /. NV name is
not Jones, but it's johnson. All the same
no harm done. miss and was going on,
when she said:
e" Is that the way you leave lady?'
Leave lady!' said /, . deal sur.
prised at her manner.
49, Yes,' said she, leave lady; that is
not the way Mr.. Jones would do
said 1.
"'Why, he would have taken me in
and treated me to bottle of wine.'
"s Oh; if that's all, you shall ave two
bottles, said /. 'Come on
$50 we went into q place there, and
blow me If she didn't drink nearly two
bottles of wine. I was amazed; I never
saw lady drink 50, and they charged me
Outrageously for the wine-a guinea for
the two bottles. Why, our wine at 'ome
don't cost US half that.
"Then she asked me to take her to some
| rooms. forgot the name; it began with
ha-Hargyle Rooms; that's it, and as
didn't mind having q little fun and not to
refuse lady, said /, Come on and away
we went.
Gentlemen" said the innocent Great
ure, "you are strangers to me, but / trust
you'll never mention what / am now tell
ing you; I wouldn't ave my sister Mary
know it for hundred pound"
We assured him he need have no fear of
us, and urged him 10 proceed.
While at the Hargyle," resumed he,
1.-THE girl Uor am convinced she was not
lady wanted me to dance with her, but
could not dance, 50 she danced with two
or three other gentlemen, and then came
to me and asked me to get her q pair of
gloves. thought this little hodd, but
offered 'er 'alf a crown, and told 'er to get
them 'erself. This she refused; said she
never paid less than q crown for her
gloves; wouldn't be seen with pair that
cost only 'alf crown; and, as did not
like to appear mean, said, Come out
with me, you shall ave the gloves Igave
'er sovereign, and she told me to wait out
side while she went in and got the gloves.
paced up and down in front of the place
for 'alf an hour, and then went in to see
what 'ad become of her, and get my
change. The shop gill laughed, and said
she'd been gone 'alf an hour; so see l
'ad been sold, and went straight back to
my hotel. $40
Luckily" he continued, "I got anote
changed when I paid for the wire, or l
should ave given her five. poun' note,
ard SO lost it ALL"
The tone and manner in which this mar.
rative was delivered were irresistibly
mirth- provoking, and we laughed immod-
erately at the poor fellows greenness.
Here" said to myself. is q speci-
men of my unsophistocated Englishman
of the very first water. He is as fresh as a
new blown rose, and never ought to let 20
the apron. string of his sister Mary
My German said something about the
danger of going about London with much
money in ones pocket.
I'm not afraid" said the verdant,
"and always carry my money right here
too. taking out from the breast pocket OF
his coat loose package Of Bank of En-
gland notes. "'Ow am going to lose
that with my coat buttoned sO"'
But my friend assured him he might
easily lose it; that he had better have left
it with his lawyer or his banker; that he
himself never carried but . few pounds
about him, and no prudent traveller ever
did, and, on appealing to me, added my
testimony to the same effect, declaring
that seldom left my hotel with as much
a. a five-pound note in my pocket.
But l ave enough more" said the
complacent idiot, eff I lose this. You
see, me and my sister Mary have just
come into little property-about e17 200
that is what brought me up to London
It's an unpleasant subject, family
quarrel, but right is right, and what
the lsw- gives one,s that he may
call his own, mayn't hef Well, the
law has just given me and me sister
Mary me fathers estate which me elder
brother George had held since me ia
ther's and mothers death. This is 'ow
it 'appened. The old family nurse, when
she came to die, let it out that me brother
George was born out of wedlock-thAt is,
bef0re me father and mother were mar
fied, and 90 was not the legal heir of the
properly. The old doctor was referred
to, his dates were looked up and com.
pared with TIE parish records, and the
nurses story was confirmed. So We
went to law about it, and the case has jus,
been decided in our favor in the Court Of
Queens bench. It makes bad blood, bul
shall not treat me brother George as h(
i 0oO 0OaAC&A UAC ou0 8AStCE NV0kys A1SSE Ue
has had time to cool off and think it over,
I shall 90 to i'm and say, ERE, George
you are me brother, I cannot forget that
'ere, take this sum and set yourself up In
business.'":
We both applsuded this good resolution
and urged him by all means to carry j,
into effect. fsf sff.<8 5.ae.,yftreF
But George did not do just right viii
the property" he went ON :" Yop see
part of it came from Uncle william, and
Uncle William in his will provided
that $780, Of It should be disburset
amMg the pool, r,nsnet~s aNAe Hipglial
POOR ony, but the poor of di1eren,
nations, = This bfothef 50eorfoS dit
not doss But this shall DO wiehoql delay
and to get this e50O yell of my 'aada =
cordinG to my hune1oas vim, = NOW
chief concern. Hof course, l cannot 6
around looking up the poor-the. NEEDY
casss-aand 6ust mostly depend upodsak
ers 10 do i for me. ! shall spend et0o d
iteuoug ths poor Of my own stoxnf.f
neigh ghborhood, and shi1l 'ope 10 inee
| txustWOrthY gentlemen now and then