The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-29


holiday-a hot, thirsty man. l Thought
then the operation l witnessed cast some
! light on the reduced condition, and per-
haps the fiat flavor, of various casks of
which had heard complaints. sup
posed the proper plan would be to give
him a lecture and confiscate the shilling
The people were not less interesting
than the scenes on this particular day.
A jaunty young fellow overlook me, and
asked me the time. He was evidently
backing himself against time for the
days walking. His holiday was for two
days, and he intended to walk all the way
to Windsor to see his friends, and all the
way back. He didn't like being clerk
in bank He only had some fifteen
shillings week at present. But there
was no future for him; he could not ZEE
how a clerk was to get on. He meant to
walk to Windsor on the high-road' The
youth had no intention of conducting his
walk on any aesthetic or scientific princi-
pie. | Iexplained to him that by plan
ming his journey he might obtain some
delightful strolls by the riverside, and
diminish distances by taking short cuts
through pleasant fields. But his feeling
was that of one of Mr.. TroIlope's heroes
-"Tis dogged that does it." Nothing
would satisfy him but literal prosaic
trudge to Windsor and back. He was a
fne-hearted young fellow, and we jour
neyed on pleasantly together. BY and
by, however, he observed that was not
very good walker, which thought an
unmeritcd reflection; and quickening his
pace he wished me good-by, and was soon
striding ahead.
Amoroae-looking man was looking over
a garden hedge. The garden was good
one, evidently nursery-garden, though
there WAS no placard or announcement to
that effect. The man was glzing over his
hedge at the outward world, and, with a
gush Of that cheerfulness which holi-
day inspires, ventured on remark COM
pllmentary Of his fruits and flowers.
"oir," he said to me gravely, 81 am a
reserved character"
GLOW muchf' I said to him.
"Sir, | am reserved character. l do
not address myse.f to strangers"
"That is not sociahle."
81 am not sociable. I am quite the
opposite thing; am reserved charac-
Ter. | nave lived here for eighteen
years. | have never given any man a
cup of tea all these years. No man has
ever given me cup of tea. | maintain
an habi ual reserve"
"Sir," l said, "if you will come with
me | shall be happy to offer you cup
of tea And if ever / call upon you
shall expect you to offer me cup of
tea"
His features relaxed into n grim smile.
A new and sudden light seemed to have
shot across his horizon of life.
"Well," lie said, with puzzled look,
chat sounds fair--nothing could be
fairer. All right, sir" and he grasped
my hand.
That cup of tea is expected to come
off shortly.
Travelling westward one met tramps.
That was a III tier of course. Equally as
a matter of course they begged. 1t was
rather hard times. Acting OF the fine
old motto, Homo sum: nihil humanum
Il me alienum pute, entered into little
social conversation with a tramp, and
tramp asked me for pot of beer. Icon
sidered that was Gin for it," but this
necessarily put some limit to any further
brotherly intercour-e with tramps. My
rule is, which | borrowed from great po-
litical economist, not to gobeyond a pen
ny. Isay that this is the rule, but it is
not the exception. As we go ON in life,
we ought to understand the lore of the
human ca,intenance, and tn be able to
| diagnose between what is true suffering
and the fale pretence of it. | walked on
through long country lane with young
man whom | took to be young gentle
man of the neighborhood, but who
avowed himself a tramp. He was ver-
liable impransus. His history was very
simple. His mother was poor widow.
File had been usher in a school. He had
lost his situation, spent his money and
did not like to return home. lie meant
to work his way to town in the west
where he had some friends. He did not
mind tranring. He did not mind doing
some harvest work in the fields. ] tested
the youth by taking ont my pock-
ct Horace and requesting him to trans
late a stlG bit in the Satires; he stood the
test well. was able to render him some
cffectual help. My own donation was
contemplate enough; but it 50 happened
that | was the almaner of a benevolent
lady, and I was glad to think that had
here good case. 7 gave him my address
and be ged him to write to me, and
could perhaps do something more. As a
matter Of fact, mentioned the case to
my friend, who in consequence was anx-
ious to send him bank note. But The
Young fool never wrote. We had some
food together and we parted.
/ had now worked my way to Brent
ford, and was glad To walk fast through
the long, dirty, ugly main street till I
came to Syon Park. 1t is lovely walk
through the Park, passing by the Duke
of Northumberland's house, and coming
out hard by Islewortl Church, just op-
posite the river. The grand mass Of
trees and foliage just opposite the Church
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