Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-27

what thattsl Between the pair Joes hAeiy
to have a rough time"
81 do. l have had many wives my
elLH
"Oh. Lord. be says he has had many
wivesl How manyF
Lala Roy read the receipt, and put It IN
his pocket. Then he rose and remarked,
with a smile Of suprems superiority:
"It is a pleasure to give money { oyou,
and to such as you, Nr. Chalker."
as itg' be replied, with a grin. Give me
some more, then"
'fYou are one If those who, the richer they
become. the less harm they do. Many Eng
lishmen ara OF this disposition. When they
are poor they are jackals, hyenas, wolves
and man-eating tigers; when they arv rieh
they are benevolent and charitable, anu
show mercy unto the wretched and the poor
So that, in their case, the words o. the Use
Man are naught, when he says that the
earth is barren of good things where she
hoardeth treasure; and that where gold y IA
her bowels no herb groweth Pray. Mr..
Chalker, pray earnestly for gold IN Qrder
that YOU may become virteouS"
Mr.. Chalker grinned, bat looked WAeom-
Portable.
II will, mister, y he said; Il will pray with
all my might"
Nevertheless, he remained for tho space OF
the whole morning in uneasiness- Fireworks
Of the Philosopher troubled him. 1 do not
90 so far as to say that his mind went back
to the days when he wasyoung and Innocent.
because ne was still young, and he never had
been innocent; nor do l say that a tear rose
to his eyes and trickled down his cheek, be-
cause nothing brought tears into his eyes
except a speck of dust; or that he resolved
to confine himself for the future to legiti-
mate lawyers work. because he would then
have starved. | only say that HI felt un-
comfortable and Inundated, and chiefly SO
because an old man with white nair and a
brown %skin-hang it! a commcA Niger
had been able to bring discord into the sweet
harmony of his thoughts.
Lala Roy then betook himself to Joe's for
mer lodgings, and asked for that gentle
mans present address.
The landlady professed to know nothing.
"You do know, however," he persisted,
reading knowledge in her eyes.
sis it trouble you mean for him" asked
the woman, land him such a fine, well set
up young man, tool Is it trouble! Oh,
dear, l always thought he got his money OH
the cross. Look here. l amt going to
round IN him, though he has gone away and
left a comfortable room. So therel And
you may CO."
Lala Roy opened his hand. There were
at least five golden sovereigns glorifylng his
dingy palm.
Can gold" the moralist asked, "ever in
crease the virtue of mani Woman, how
muchq'
"Is it troubler' she repeated, looking
greedily at the money. "Will the young
man get coppedF'
Lala understood no London slang. But
he showed his hand again.
"How much Whose is c~ovetous let
him know that his heart is poor. How
muchP'
Poor young mani I'll take them all,
please, sir. What's he doneT
"Where does he liver
81 know where he lives" she said, "be-
cause our Bill rode away with him at the
hack of his cab, and saw where he goi
out. He's married now, and his wife sing
at the Music Hall, and he lives on hel
earnings. Quite the gentleman he is now
dlu SlllDheS ClSdIo VI uuJ AOhS. "A
his address, and thank you for the money
Oh" she said with a gasp. "To think tina
people can earn five pounds so easy"
"May the gold procure you happiness
such happiness as you desired" said Lal
Roy.
at will nearly pay the quarters rent
And that's about happiness enough for on
morning"
Joe was sitting in his room alone, hal
asleep. l fact, he had a head upon him
He sprang to his feet, however, when h
saw Lala Roy.
'Hallol' he cried. "You here, Mig
How the devil did you find out my address!
There was not only astonishment, bu
some alarm upon his countenance.
"Never mind. ] want a little converse
ton with you, Mr.. Joseph"
"Well sit down and let us have it out.
say, ave you come to tell me that you di
sneak those papers, after ala What did 20
get for themP'
81 have not come to tell you that. dar
say, 10 Tever, we shall be able, some day, t
tell you who did steal the papers-if an
we're stolen, that is"
Quite so, my jolly mariner. If any wer
stolen. Ho, no! you've got to prove tina
first, haven't you2 How's the old manP'
He is ill; he is feeble with age; he
! weighed down with misfortune. lam come
Mr.. Joseph, to ask your help for him"
l My help for himl Why, can't he hel
himselfT'
-Four or five years ago he incurred adet
for one who forged his name. He needle
not to have paid that money, out he saved
man from prison."
who was thatl Who forged his name'
81 do not name that man, whose end wi
be confusion, unless he repent and mal
amends. This debt has grown until it is tC
large fA him to pay it. Unless it is paiC
his whole property, his very means Of living
will be sod by the creditor"
, Chow can l pay him back9 1t is thr'
. hundred and fifty pounds now" said j.
seph.
"Man, thou hast named myself"
Joseph stammered but clustered still.
5 WELT then what the devil do yC
mean-you and your forgeryT
Forgery is one crime; you have sin
committed, perhaps, others. Think. W
8 have been saved once from prison. W
anyone save you a second time! How ha'
: you shown your gratitudel VIII you nc
do something for your benefactorp
]'What do you mean, l saya What do "
mean with your forgery and prisonl Hal
me, if l oughtn't to kick you out of the rool
l would, too, if you were ten years younge
Do you know, sir, that you are addressil
an officer and a gentleman
There is sometimes, even at the very en-
| a door onened for repentance. The door