New-York tribune., 1886-08-22

| pretending his habits, was but beginner IN
the worlds great race for success, had been;
But then why should simple old laboser in a
little primitive, out-of-the-way nook like Chad
| bury portray a figure concerning whose sclen-
tifc value he must be wholly ignorant
Here his foot striking against q PROSTATE
stone arrested his attentio7 Absenty nc nc
| glanced down at the impcdlment. Then he
halted. He stopped. He looked rcares, closer,
| longer. AT whati
| A fac-simile of the portrait of Prehistoric Man
| in his own hand
Great Heavens he exclaimed tragically
alond like a stage hero: Am | dreaming
| Why, You young scouOdrel what have you been
| doing 7 suddenly and explosvely aware OF the
| presence of a email spectator with big clasp
knife.
| At the stern voice the small spectator began
| TO whmpcr.
Please, sir, baint a doin' nothirg. baint.' -
Is this your work too 7 exhibiting his seven
| pound bargain as he spoke.
Please sir with renewed sobbirg. grand
| icyther said he'd leather me if told. Grand
| fcythcr he mighty strong in spite of his age
| But | bant mcanin' ham. sir, baint indeed
| ddnt think t ould bone on the chm5cy
mother stirs the porridge with was worth go
| cnuch
Nor I. either grimly. Grandfathcr
Yes, sir. that's he. sir. I'm Tommy Mug
gins, sir. And the schoolmastcr, he saws, the
| uDqucnchable pride of ge~lus struggling WIN
terror he SAYS I've n fine taste for hggcl-
drawin', sir, It's all out of my head and naughi
| else
Il believe you. Look here Master Tommy,
| | corclude either schO0lmastcr or parson mas
taught You where liars 60 to
Yes SIR doubling UP a fist into each eye
| Hell fire and birthstone. sir
| Exactly, unscrupulously adopting for his
own ends theological doctrine about which
he entertained decided opinions Precisely.
| Hcn-fre and brim tOne-without the trcaclc,
with which, ] dafesay you are best acpual ted'
Well. if at the prc..cnt moment Master Mug
gins you are not telng me the truth
| Bnt be, sir | be- protested the sObblng
! Tommy why. rra~dfcvthcr he'd leather me
| if he knew did it with grand'eyther's big
koifc. and it's meant for grandicythcr hlS.cI'
else. and the schoolmlrstcr. he says. I've tnc
taste for firgcr-drawio', and it's nothing but
truth Pm tcllr and please, sir. have yon a sax
pence with Won . all in breath. the family
resemblance to his respected progcnitor very
! strong il the puckcrcd wien. aStutc vl-age.
Not quite. nv man. On the whole, the ar-
quantance of the MucG~S cntouragc il little
too expensive luxury for a man 0i mcncra.e {,
mcans frequently 10 i"dulge IN. bc OF, Mlln
| Won aud colfounh yOu. and yOur gia-diathcI:
| and vOnr fglrc-drawines, a~d your SlXpefc :
NJ. Carroll was alone. Tommy had seam
| Dcrcd down the declivity. fcarsomc OF wha,eVc'
co<tingcrt thi- Tremendous day might ye' have
held in store for him. Mr.. Carroll was alcnc
vowng andblc anil i"cOhcrcnt vcngc nee. ,
| The old laca, The humbugging oil VI :
lain To be tlickcd in such a man~cr hy such
a one If it was not that his age protects hNn.
| would- Certainly he shall rot escape scott
free Certainly | shall not sit down tamely
| and bear, What Stupcnfous k"av"-what 2
fool Incredible Inole able Yet to he
the sacrificed subject of nice little s'lnsl, 2
paragraphs in the daily p'css GalnlLncd ,,1, ~
cauStic illusions to Mr. PickWlck anu his hIu'
At this feature of the case he arrested his
downward race back to the cottage. As he
slowly retraccd his steps his keen eyes caught
the futtcr of white gown fa' IN adYiNicc'
! Suddenly. hastily a"d needless of SInStTokc.
ihis impctuous voung man ran quickly down
| The stccp log slope IN the direction OF the rc-
| Ocating skirt In five minutcs he hal gained
a trinc b'cathlcSS. the side of It's owicr.
Miss Goirgr barring his handsome Young
| head Allow me 10 present you with per
fcctlv unique specimen Of the Early Ago
And do Won think wOpld take n gift
what was mi~e by right. if there had been :!
shadow Of justice in he whole TRANSACTION
the girl moved hurrclly on with avcrtcd eyes:
'Of the Early Age with impcrtuTbablc goo't
humor. of Master Tommy MugginS, grandson
of our mutual friend jeremiah. who with the
ancestral pcnk~ife has achieved captal 20 :
trait--morc after Gillrav. perhaps than Du
Manricr-of that venerable imposicr. Miss Cor
| /. G. we have both treD dupcd. VIC have both
| suffered We are compa"OnS IN mlstori une.
| Arcadia has got the better Of Science IN a.
affair that. seven pounds thrown away .notwith-
Sta~ding. I cannot regret. rs 1T has been the
means Of Introducing me TO Miss GOring.
| There must surely have been something IN
| fcciions j. the hovi-h smile with which she was
regarded. for Girton struggled in vain to pre-
serve the glacial mmobilty of her coun' cnaoce
Miss Gorirg.' rs he perceived her look
need We he enemies anv lager Cannot we.
adva~cing to her with imDulSvclv OutStrctched
palm cannot VIC shake the hand Of friendship
| over our mistakes 2 And Helen. softe"ed. Sur-
priscd, off her guard for a moment took II.
The Muggins bone now repOses j. The study
Of Professor Francis Carroll. FRS, F.S.A.
etc, and proves of immense bc"ciit on tho-o
occasion. when his ardent temperament Is apt
! 10 overcome his s0bcIcr judgment.
1t also plays the part OF peacrmaLer II Tho
few differences that must invariably cnsrlc be-
tween that Iisng young sce0tiSt and his wife
noe Goring. Though, on the whole considering
that two fery-tcmpcrcd people of diamctrlcallN
opposod opinions make MP their minds to enter
ma,rimony together these are Of fewer occur
rcnrc than might have been cxpcctcd.-( Mary
! Gcoghcgan in BclgIavla. .