New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-15
A BAYSWATER BARNUM.

CHAPTER /.
The matter had been gradually getting and
worse and was fast becoming really desperate.
Hardly anyone came now to buy ms stationery or
drapeTy from poor Tamblyn but went TO the house
of the aud detested rival on the opposite side
of the street.
Ii seemed to him a real shame that upstarts
should be allowed by the Nestry or the Govern
ment or whoever IT was. to set up opposition
establishments and precious nearly drive parties to
bankruptcy and ruin (which are NOWADAYS by no
means the same who had been paying their rates
and taxes honestly for years and years" This
pathetic lament vas thus mOVlngly expressed u
gentleman of n very hOrSey' appearance with
whom Tamblyn drinking a little hot spirits
and water one evening in his pariOr. Like many of
the same profession the horsey gentleman had seen
better days. At present his face was blotchef and
his very Redeemed from the elects OF the many
doses tTewaer he had ia Ken since he carried
about in long clothes His eyes were very much
sunk and when they cOuld be seen at all restless
and uneasy. His hands and whole body were as
iidgety his eyes, for he rarely sat stll LOT mo-
ment When he wished for q SIP Of his spirits. the
glass not taken up IN the slow, measured man
ner common with most men, and especially heavy
drinkers. but with a nervous rapid snatch that.
though inexPlicabe TO many people who happened
to notice IT. caused by dislike TO let the
tremulousneSs of his hand be seen. HIS clothes
were very old, shabby -gentecl, stabbed twice
x,er but In ali his deprad alton he wore horseshoe
pin in his necktie. had his whiSkcrs cut in true
sporting fashion and his upper mp shaved lie had
been kind of trainer and sometimes Jockey as
well at Newmarket; but on account OF Few sue
cesses that were considered marvellous rs u eX
cite great admiration, he was asked by tine Jockey
Climb TO retire from tine iitdlu. nc uiu ~ iti
greet for be was on the point OF feathering little
nest he had been for some time building for MS de-
clining years. As he was now thrown out OF definite
emDioyipcpt lac found the acquaintance Ot the
draper OF some value, for during the long weary
stories the latter told him on the evenings they
messed together IN THIS fashion great quanlity OF
Observation-Disclosures cOnld he consumed when, OF
course was so much money saved from the puDllc-
house on which lac conferred ms patronage, bnt
tbe friendship was not all cakes and ale or IN
fhis ease tobacco and gin for the stories poor
Tamblyn used to narrate were very wcarlsono IN
deed, aud what was wo1Se Eo nc9Ib nr, ali 70 S AZ
humored and sympathlzed with IN Them All! AS
the story stopped. the gentleman OF the morse Pot
quite virtuousy enraged M what ne declared 70 nc
the wckedness of the present Ooycrnment III al
iowinp ANYTHING so infamous to be worked on
man who had hitherto been such staunch sup
porter of II in both sunshine and shade Inc pro
prietor of the drapery establishment we have al
ready stated to be Mr.. Iamblyn; his hoIsfy ac-
duanrance was named Enson ,,, -, Ill
The lattor was now getting little drunk; whch
generally sharpened his wits good deaf, an raised
him out of the maudlin state lac was at All o'her
times lost in. In n few minutes he sddi
aWhy don't You Outbid him IN adyertIsln' NJ.
Tamblyn since you says as that was the means by
which he first put yer down r,,,,o az triad II
When he first came here and set up opposite my
door I thought he was fool to Try 10 compete
witb me. as ] had had the custom OF the place 1of
it ~" r.ears Int somehow he succeeded lie put
aImaacs and small scent bottles INTO every p5ISeI
that left his shop and LnIugh and nv VENT over
to him more and more. thought at hIst they
see through tie sham, and would come PACK 10 me-
tvt 4
80 them GOOD value for their money put the
ITr;tisb nnblic is dull Mr. EnsOn and at last as
they kept going TO HIM. d .p mn I'D -
hetter almanacs and scent bottles than no diu'
He eii fon nd It ont said Tamblyn, who then
pansea 10 t,SI harm did that do ?" remarked Enson
IN tne 1rnte r. The Bqys,rdter BOloer" went on
.rhJ,n =. m saw he trusted and hoped the no
liz and aristocracv of Bayswater would not De
tS,tsd 10 leave and desert his stationery and
draderv establishments for the shops OF cOhteHlPI
aiaPS r5slS Who now attempted to withdraw IRON
MN the generous patronage 50 CoIGialf DoS iI
On him since he first opened III i.ls ieS ny nthods
and refined ncighbOrhO0d by initiating the mc'hOu9
Nv VIII ich he first won his way - Iinie. -, g, oi1
~ And he wrote that letter Mr. laniDIyn S a.
EnsOn. really astOnshed at the Dfiilidhcy VI 'A0
"nYui believe he aid" said Tambiyn.,S though
,hoaldn't have thought he was 50 clever .,,, o.
- No more would ~ replied Enson. " lie seems u
10 clever fellow though he's such cau - 10 uo
have so dishOnOrably 10 You. DshohoIaipl9 In In
iuct have always a6hqTreq ana giIn I'm ynnr
it led to good. sun. MI lanlolS ita ~ mere
friend and Won shall beat him yet Listen ~, ii
Mrs TamblYn though she's; never 'ein0"hie and
TO sneak to the likes of me- Is as Ib 20 see
isdyILe "A looking woman as you cOuid !" i5u =; %
TI,is remark un.ntentiOnaiy lmpeu ClaV - ~ ~
finy to know Mr. EnsOn Mrs. lanOIyn was a al - M
tin 10 ali other fashionable ana weII-ptet4
ladies which could not, we THINK hag1 oI L oo,id
be Intended to remark as II Is proDDIe. ~, tIa
measure his own height much l-'40
Rnt wit,ont depressing upon this point; we i'iag
rqmarE before gong On. bi4',, - a 6ip
bInshed considerably at the compliment paid 10 lis
pretty little wife. a4ho+ helm so
without any doubt at ALL if YOU hI. #
were 10 take a house for her IN Mayfair, iui fl
with the best of chairs. tables, Spoons. io the
nianers: get her servants. carriages anu hOt - "a
gorses could get you cheap myself from 10 "a
d1d business with me at Newmarket tllI-p"c a -.
natter fll when. Well after horses come G Xi
riages. but mentioned them before 90 pao1nv
aa9bivn think that's all except Il little l0glqGy
- 1ecn the affair goin for year or two Mci'
SSbsn she sets up there as booty from New, orh
'.itb nlenty of money. the aristocracy Of England
aneiIes her she gets introduced 70 them and gets
70 h, Society' as they say. Then having got
ir,a circle of acquaintance III sald society, sue
5seoyers that excellent stationery ana drapery can
u not AZ Tambyn's in Eastbourne uIoVe, bays-
vatsp and forthwith recommends II 10 yne . 1m@
T,ei, oo c TO know. with recommendatl9n that
sheg sIomld get their dresses ribbons anu noSo
oa1cr and envelopes there Inc s@ nrssentIvMr
TamSynsay after six OF eight TeaSd scot
yea Wy w Wales perhaps even by the Queen ana al
la11 co. a. ohont fifteen hundred ponnds ro,,,Iy,
VERY nice dream in Its way, s tLe end Wien
~ q magazine and write at the siln; W. is
t~no nv wife are made rich. IL they uidn A''
~ 49, IL; xrou and may"