New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-12

Fortunately however. he did not look at the
instrument. which his subordinate replaced
beneath the chair whence he had taken the
original.
his place rs Permanent underSecretary for
the Paper fastener and Jpen Department. !
crushed by the reflection that before the year
was out he would have to pay to the lsracitcs, !
who had assisted him in his dire distress, close
upon two thousand pounds for value received
The sequel is not difficult to forcSee. Messrs
Shadrach. Mcshach, Abcdnego and the rest of
them began TO put on the screw. The miser
able Under Secretary having ruined his social
and official position by borrowing of all his
friends and colleagues to pay off what he could
Cf his Ito HIM enormous liability, the Jews,
having found that he had done his very utmost
to clear himself, put the brokers into the little
house he had taken in Victoria square, and
at the sale of the pretty new furniture, in which
he had invested all his savings, they so skill
fully arranged their "knockout" that the
whole proceeds amounted TO about one hundred
pounds. Then Mr.. Philip Pottinger PippS
having thrown up his Under Sccrctaryship and
gone through the court, all his friends shook
thc,r heads and cut him, and it was generally
aoknov lodged that 1.-The dogs" had been re-
inforccd by the advent of the whlom spruce
and elegant official.
At this iunclurc his mind having turned
TO thoughts of chloroform or Westminster
Bridge a brother n-law. who drove thriv-
ing trade in the. drvgoods line on Finsbury-
and Philip Pottinger Pipps, substituting bit
ter for POmmcry. and room over the shop
for Nctorla-sJuare, settled down into the
pitt commits labOring by extra work. which
heightened his wOrllng-day to about sixteen
hours, to rid himself Of the load of debt with
which he started.
II il CHASTITY thought, but fifteen wears
had elapsed since Lady Barcacrcss fatal Fri
day, when the last Of Pipps's creditors re;
ccyed to his amazemcnt The amount he hal
lent to That worthy in the DAYS OF his apparent
prosperity and on the same day the cX-oflcial
said 10 himself. 1T is fifteen years since |
have been down Whitehall to-day l. have a
right there again. Ill 90 and have look AT
the old place.
SO he went, and rs he stood outside the
gates of Her Maiestv's Paper fastener and
J-pen Office, smart brougham drove up and
the Right Honorable Lord Asiersk, PC,
stepped out. lie was lust entering the Office
when his eve fell upon Mr.. Pipps who rccog
nizing in the MISUNDERSTANDING old gentle
man his former Chief. Sir Dash Blank. kC.B.,
respectfully took off his hat. The great man,
who prided himself on his aifabllity to his
interiors. returned the salute, and, recognizing
the face, vaguely remarked y n
"Good-day to you. Ahem You will think
me very rude but really, though know your
face quite well. | cannot recall your name
Don't Won remember PIpps. sir-Ph1lp
Pottingcr Pipps. once Undcr-Sccrctary in this
Department You ought TO remember me,
Sir Dash"
God bless my sonl OF course, of course :
era fine day, is II not "a fine day. And
the Privy Councillor became strangely en-
tarasScd at the thought that here he was
talking to a man who mad VIGOROUSLY gone to
The bad Al a less. however. for something
to say. and in hi, nervousness saying exactly
the wrong thing he added. :. Dear me- Mr.
Pipps what has brought you-you who were
so industrious. such a dandy. such a-ahcm .
such society man-to this
Philip p. Ppps looked nj him for moment,
and smiled bitterly. half intending to forge
some excuse Good hcavchs. Sir Dash, said
nc. at length. have you never suspected that
| came 10 grief through YOU that this pitt
ahlc; shah'gT,,,looking man Is your UNCONSCIOUS
handiwOri ~
Mine Really, Mr.. Ppps, what do you
mean Arc you mad -
i mean tbs, Sir Dash beg your pardon,
| Lord Astersk-thank vou-. That VIOLIN
hat GuaIncrius YOU lent me to play at Lads
harcacrcs's At Home AS | went home that
evening ! lost it there was only one other in
London to he had nj the time. and tie cruel
wretch who owned ii made me pay eight hun
drcd pounds for it. This sum | had to get
at once ! raised the money among the Jews
and paid. in the long run, nearly three thou
sand pounds for it, But returned Won fd
die for yours, and to-dav-only to-day am
clear of the debts | incurred to pay for it.
His IordShiD would have fallen down had not
his footman supported him Mr. Plpps was
moving off when Lord AstcriSll stopped him
with a sign "FollOw me- he whispered, and
/ Pi1ps entered once more the room which was
SO intimately connected with all his miSercs.
The Prvv Councillor sat down with his face
in his hands. and Philip Pottngcr PippS stood,
rs of yorc on the other side Of the table.
| For few moments not n word was said. Then
his lOrCship broke the silence.
My poor dear fellow. YOU have darlencd
the rest Of nv life, as | have ruined yours
/ This is n dreadful revenge. though you don t
know it as yet But forgive me, if you can,
when Won have heard what ! have to say To
you The violin lent you was not a Guar
ncrus at all ! merely SAID so in fun, to see
whether you would know that the instrument
was not genuine. | gave five pounds for il.
When vOu told me il was damaged, | was so
ANNOYED with YOU, thinking that in having It
repaired YOU would find ont Its worihlcSSncsS,
that did not undcccIye YOU. The violin YOU
brought back | never examined again | sold
it next day for ten pOundS-llu>h don {
| speak you must know all. but it is horrible
| horrible That violin You bought from me.
heard from my dealer that a wealthy young
amateur must have IA Guancrius at once, SO
we charged "A high price for genuine nstru-
ment that | had at home. You lost a worth
less fiddle and in order to return one to me in
its place. ruined Yourself in buying from me
IN instrument which | sold next dav for a
mere nothing THE London Truth.