New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-16

lantern and when i whistles, eoachman, you may
drive straioht for the sound."'
Well. we waited for about five minutes, and then
there was a whistle and sang out Drive for u.
ooaehmaa and pretty a Sinnfs dont know who
whistied hut it was not the policeman. anu instead
OF its being Trafagarsquare, II seems IL was
Waterloo- Mace: and but Tor somebody CRYING out.
q Jnnp iumpw and just in time, julia and myself
would have gone down the steps along with the
carriage and horses
but how did you find your way here on footp
inouired my wife with intense interest
well, Julia and felt our way along Pail Mall
my club, the Carlton Is smoother than the rest Oh
we knew when we got there; then presently we
came upon young person, not with q lantern, but,
rs Ss am living sinner Win a iGhted candle In
Like woman in q parable interposed MI.
Litton.
continued the Colonel with irritation; i thought
at first she was a sleep-walker but she proved very
wide awake. and showed us (by her candle) st.
was worse there than ever but we CROPPED our way
up the street. and presently smelt the Deyonshire
Club-ts smoking-room is on the eround.floor you
know-which was another landmark; and so at last
we found yOu.'
But what a dreadful experience for you, Mrs.
Tifinv exclaimed !.
sOh, Julia is ali right said the Colonel cheer.
fully. Take another glass Of champagne, my dear
i am not all right or anything like it, muImured
Julia. psrtaking nevertheless OF the remedy sug-
gested to her. I'm all Of tremble; could never
venture out again into the tog.'
Then sleep here,' exclaimed nv wife good
naturally; we have one spare bedroom which is
quite at the service OF you and the Colonel. III
would be quite charity to occupy it,
Not L. replied that warrior; Il am much
obliged to you, but make it rule never to sleep
out of my own bed. Julia may do as she likes, hut
1t know her. she'll be frightened to death to sleep
alone
We'll, tonight, confess said Mrs. TifIin, my
nerves are in sadly shattered state; now. il |
could have shake-down in the nursery along with
We'll, you must object to sleeping alone. If you
prefer baby. for your companion exclaimed the
Colonel dcrisively.
calculating brute in Littons case. she would GER
tany hav done it now in the CoonePs. Asst was,
she only expressed her CONVICTION that no man had
Mrs. THIN which is the signal with the ladies' for
leaving our worthless sex to themselves.
After a sparIinp match beween the Colonel and
his enemy, in which neither seemed to me to OBJ
servo the rules OF fair play let alone poitenessl
which lasted half an hour, we followed them up
stairs.
1t was IL o'clock. though anything but a fine
starlight night tthe old watchmens fayorite addi-
ton to their announcement OF the midnight honrl
and we found that Mrs. Tilin had already retired
Bless my soulr cried the Colonel. 7 always
make point of being in bed by l. SO III DO on
Ltton had wished nv wife good might and was
standing with mo in the hall previous to his own
departml, watching tho Colonel plunge into the
fog, which closed in behind him like water behind
the hand.
He won't be In bed by tonight observed our
facetiOus friend unless ii the bed OF the orna-
mental water In st. James's Park. The fog seems
worse than ever. Do you know, really think I'll
take advantage Of your Nfcs kind offer and occupy
your spare bedroom. She said it would DO quito
a chaIlty."'
Charity to a childlcss Colonel Of large means is
one thing and charity 70 denizen OF Bohemla.a
nero literary gipsy-is another. But did not quite
know now to refuse the man moreover. being ut
terly unscrUpuOus il ten 10 one, II he thought
himself ill-trcated. that he would put us in
book which il the method this class OF persons
generally adopt OF INDUCING thor private annoSl-
The spare room my dear fellow said l, is quite
at your service.
TO think cried my wife pathetically when I
told her what had happened that the man we
asked prevent our being thirteen at dinner should
DO sleeping under very rOOfP
And even that was not the worst OF 1t.
At about half-past = the house was aroused by
terrific batterng at the front door. L opened tho
window, though OF course l couldn't see an men
one who had never got ont Of the street at ALL it
seemed but had been wandering up and down 1t
like blue-botte flv between two panes OF glass.
If you'll allow me, my good friend he said quite
humbly. III take advantage Of your kind offer OF
that spare room, after ALL
Then / hoard q door suddenly locked on the
second floor, and laugh that knew tonly more
like n demons than ever ringing through the
house. Ny dear Colonel said alphabetically,
will not repeat the ejaculation which followed as
my wife observed Through the bed-curtains). man
who could swear Ike that did not deserve to lay his
head upon pillow. Nor. indeed. did he get q
pillow He slept however. On the sofa in the back
dining room; 50 that though We did not have all
the guests We had invited, those that did come
stayed good deal longer with us than we ex-
pected. --lBegravia
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