The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-12-23
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nevertheless vs did u I.vosldnt do !
again. for an ctslAis thst right h
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fsw 81 the iscldsals ~ ~ viii n Z
simply - warning 70 any Of my Fsadss'
against leaving the beaten paths Of ever
day life and virtue.
Will Purvist is my dearest friend; %
cislly he is solicitors clerk 10 . noril
county town which shall 10 called Blank
For the same obvious reason The name
have given him is not BE- found ia his Ger
tifcate OF birth. My own name is-well
Norval Shepherd. and ! am 10 ths princi-
pal bank 10 the town.
| don't remember how IL hrst aross.
know We were very busy In our respective
callings. and dare not on any account asl
for holiday; but that wAs not oil. an
afraid / must confess that what gsvs riss
to our adventure vas NOV l look back up.
on ~ most contemptible spirit Of brsva
do, iostered by the taunts and chafe Of Z
select circle OF feather brsined friends.
At any rate We pledged ourselves to
see al that could be seen OF the colonial
exhibition 10 London between that pres
ent day, Tuesday, and the following
Thursday, without leaving our work. for I
single hour or course 1t waa understood
that We must try and see it by night.
had not been in London for years. and
Will had never been there 10 bis life.
On Wednesday could always leave at 4.
and on that particular Wednesday, Will
had to leave the office at 8, TO see 1 client
at some distance, and bring his instruo
tlons to the Office the next day. He sr-
ranged to hurry over this and then take
the train on from ths village whore his eli
ent lived to the first stopping station Of
the London express. Here I Was to pick
him up. Ats few minutes past 5. there
fore, that Wednesday afternoon / was
speeding south with two return tickets to
London 10 my pocket, two small dark Ian.
terms and good supply OF matches.
At N Will turned up oil right. and
in the widest Of spirits. He had sucossd
el in his negotiations. and was certain TO
be highly praised By bis firm. Il was A.
tor 8 O'Clock when we were rattli0s across
London. and S.35 o'clock when We passed
through the turus,iles At the Albert hall.
the ticket co.l,c ctor raising his eyebrows
when we paid At that hour Eve ,shillings
for admittanca.
Suddenly the whole gardens outside.
hitherto lighted only BY the silvery moon,
burst into blszs Of lamps. ..:twinkling like
glow worms from branch and leaf and
turf; lamps outlining the whole buildings,
clusters OF lamps 10 the air and the ground
everywhere dazzling and brilliant in tho
extreme. But why speak Of that which
all knowi must hurry on. At 9A5
o'clock we bad finished an excellent cup
OF tea, pocketed couple Of rolls, and sal.
lied out into the grounds. feeling like gi-
ants refreshed
The crowd was still very dense and We
had great difficulty in making our way
along to the main block Of buildings
across tie gardens. At the entrance whsrs
the crowd was strcaming in. on their way
ont Of the exhibition. l suppose. We we're
rather discouraged by the apparation Of
burly policeman and sharp looking on
ciai labelled "coind" on his cap, who was
making terrible havoc of the cigars, allow.
ing no lights to pass.
Norval. whispered Will. don't like The
look Of that man. hope We msy get ont
OF this sll right IrAthsr wish we hadn't
co@e up.
The smiling faces of the girls behind
be refreshmeut counter. however. soon
/. ussursd us, IN spite Of their hidsous
II sss. evidently the original costume Of
he nov extinct female besfeater black
had ed With yellow. like wasps Only 6vs
niuu tss more We should be locked ia. We
vslks j along u hAphszzAri and got
Imong's ! lot Of huge OAuadiau ttssshing
ns Chi ,es.
Here We are. Norval Up you 90. said
Will, d. xting between tso Of them.
I folio we'd ia IN instant Not . soul
vas with IN sight In moment ws he'd
'limbea ,to tho hopper Of one Of the lar
rest. Two minutes sitsr oil the lights vent
mt ike one man. and the scsne vas
Instesd Of the cheerfully illum-
rated gall efix~ aud corridors. We were 10
TIE fantastic shapes Of thess
,use mach ines stood ont 10 weird outline
y the moo Might. whilslsn artistic arrange
nent Of the ssucepans and frying pans
hone like bnrnished silver on the wall.
Rather awkward place this. whsn the
o nacbinery ia in motion. Norvsl.
Yes. I'm afraid you and would come
,ut chsG. replied, 10 whisper.
Excepting my corn. Norvsl. which III
hank you not 70 stsnd on. said viii. dry
v How long do We stop hsref
We needn't stay here q oil and 70 INNS
tsep sharp lookout. ssid !. and steer
,lesr Of the night vstchnsn.
We creps down and pssssd siong the
he'd. All was siisos. 70 vs sssppsd on
ike swo tsbbis~. prstssdicg 70 sdairs the
irving pans. bul really SHAKING in our
,hoea We vrre not afrsid. ooly . little
sold.
We grew more hardened altar svhils.
Al the bottom Of sbs room ths moon vss
shining fall on hideoas msuitin. LIE
uixs. With only one eye, which gave me .
Iresh attack Of the ahuddsrs. Long gal
Isrisa stretched 10 yightAnd lsh IN pstshss