New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-23
THE VAUXHALL GHOST.

T~" NV:strs n Paiacc Gardens" etc. ETC.
CHAPTER !.
'Houssless- hon2eless-hoPelessY .-,.,o, .ho+
Mauv : one who had before him uodden tnas
came street must have uttered the same words.
The weary the desolate. tho hungry, the 1orsaxen,
e yaifs and ssrays q s 00 siaIvng and
nsssI sble. over the pavements of Lambeth Parish
Sut il il open to question whether they were ever
y sheiT ruth. OF with feeling of keener self pity.
sbsn BY the young man who hurried along Va aux
hall Walk one rainy winters p hs Ss %i'h no
strange sentence for one-and-twenty to give
EXPRESSION to-and it was stranger stu to come
1ss gentleman. He did not appear either to have
sunk very far down in the gooa graces 81 fortune.
There was no sign OF token wmcn %9uia nrsad
atter a long fight with calamity. His boots were
NOT worn down ut the heel or broken at the toes as
many a IoDss the pavement His clothes
rood and fashionably cut and innocent Oh tnS rents
and patches and tatters that SUNK wTetcaeaiY SE,
Snnealine for charity. His face was not punched
with famine lined with wicked wrinkles, or or
.aia and thoSgSt he was hopeless and almost in
bis young despair spoke the words aloud. x.o,..
It was bad night to be about with sgcn Ieehng
in ones heart. The rain was cold, pltlless and III
streets leading from the river. The fumes OF the
gas works seemed TO- tau wn he nmUs
burned dimly and that dreary district of London
looked its very glOomiest and worst: $50
Certainly not an evening to be ABROAD Without
home TO 20 to- or o sixpencein ones pocket but this
was the position Of the young gentleman who,
without aa s sI,GaS SISas head
Upon the houses, so large and good-once n
habited by weto-do citizens now let our 1or tne
viousiy. He would have given much TO nave haa
roOm OF even part of one. He had been walking
fss long He tired and cold and
hungry. and he saw no prospect save OF pacing the
Hs he passed one of the lamps the light falling
on his face revealed handsome young features,
mobile. sensitive mouth and that particular forma-
ton Of the 4S 1w consiaefed to be-
speak genius, but which more surely Accompanies
an lmpulslve organization, easily pleased. easily
en!oynS fully In his short life he had not enjoyed
much. and he had suffered good Seai. iH aaa
neh when h, he %sea SFss So far as he
his despair felt able to see or reason the best nne
he could do was to die. The world did not want
The door Of ono Of the houses stood open, and he
could sec in the dnly lighted hall some few articles
Of furniture waiting to be %sSe p wan table
Ah thOught even these poor people eh hnye
have not . loot to cover my head, or shilling to
eot nights lodging And he went on fast, as If
ni a@ alter 1 had i some ssouhie 70 overtake him
Hsster Graham! Master Graham this man ex-
SHnnS fellow stopped as II be had been shot
who are you that know mer ne aSkeu' facing
I'm william; don't YOU remember William,
Master Graham And, Lords sake, sir what are
Won doing out a night like this without your hat
i forgot it,, was the answer; and dld not care
Then why don't you buy another sir' You'll
catch your death Of cold and BESIDES you'll ex-
L know that said Master Graham grimy; but
haven't halfpenny in the world A.,
have you and the master; . thenm began INC
Had auarrelf Yes. and one that will last as
ouI lives finished the other with litter laugh.
Going! Nowhere, except to seek ont the softest
paving stone, or the shelter OF an areh.'
i don't feel much in mood for testing, either
win You come back with me, Master Graham
We are Just at the last of our moving but there is
better talking out Of this rain Will You come, slr
'ComeI OF course will come said the Young
fellow. and, turning, they retIaced their steps 10
An old old house, with long, wide hall, stairs
low. easy of ascent with deep cOrniees to the cell
ings and oak foorings and nanogany dCoIs, wnten
original owner, who lived before the Tradescants
and Ashmoles were thought Of and had been sleep
ing 1 ~ Eng ssS snSy palace
A: :StsT mn upstsrs, sir, sntreated tho departing
tenant; fes cold down here. with the door stand
Had you the whole house. then. William
asked Grshsm Coulton in some surprise.
whole Of y and s light vSnS UT on
william, doing the donors Of his late residence,
i:i e a IL. s me II RSe floor
Tired though he was, the young man could not
an Sa aras ss this at home
Wfiiiam' he sand.
Us fine HOT se.' answered William, Isking the
vood upon them; but like many good family, 1t
has come down IN the world ,
There were four windows IN sns lVU macestve of
uleasant days gone by; when. well-curtaIned and
weiI-cuahioned. they formed snug retreats Tor the
no furniture lett unless an oaken settle beside the
hearth and large mirror let into tnS HEX az
ns sna table bne It, could be- consd
sro but the very absence Of chairs and tables en-
Sbled the magnificent proportions OF the chamber to
Be- rem to full advantage, and there was nothing 10
distract the attention from the Ornamented ceilng
tho panelled walls, the old world Chimney pece 50
quantity carved. and the fireplace lined WITH tiles
each one Ut which contained picture OF soine
/, Ecriptural or allegorical subject. ~.
Had you been staying here, William, sald MI III;
Coulton, fingng himself YEARLY on thc sette. ~. u
sha.e aaked you to let me stop where am 1or INC
II you can make shift. SIR there is nothing as !
man. rs sOoS S0h into sme shan
eAke me key back to the landlord till tomorrow,
s ana tins wond oe better for you than the Col"
Do you really mean what YOU say p asked tho
cfhcr eagerly: i shall be thankful to lie here; 1
feel dead beat
Then stay. Master Graham. and welcome. I'll
fetch basket Of Goals was going to put IN the
van, and make up good fire, SO that you can warm
{ourself; then must run round to the other house
for minute or tive, but it's not far. and I'll be
back - soon 90 ever can,
Thank you, William; you were always good 10
noy eaid the young man gratefully. This Is de-
Mghtfuly and he stretched his numbed hands over
Z ootje3od amilo.
! az .not expect 10 get into such quarters he