The Grenada gazette., 1889-03-21
THE LOST WAGER.
Pagie elimination Of the Career
OF the Living Dummy;

OF the Living Dummy:
Fortune has queer methods of dis,
+ buting her favors, and the way she
: pwed her pa'tiality for Gnstavus
huler WIS to give him d rich fHther
be head of the Chulers was not only
alderman of the city of London and
warden of a great company, but he
is also in the running, as Gustavus
mewhat fguratlvoly put ILL., ftf tht
4ayoralty plate. In attending to his
any offices, Chuler, senior, so sue
eeded in exhaasting the labor market
bat nothing was left for Hustavus tc
b but play pool, billiards, stroll down
all-Mall, and take to himself other
oulastirrinE and vigorous recreatiors:
h this walk of life he was abl: aided
B4nd abetted by companion in leisure
4 Rmed Nathaniel Blossom, an ingen-
4 Aus inventor of expedients. not to
4 Itch Time by the forelock, but rather
Ia push him along. BY II stroke ui
te, it happened that Gustavus, one
ne morning, came across Mr.. Bios
3SOm In Bond street, and after remark
Ing on their happy conjunction, invit-
sad Nathaniel to walk with him. Some
HsAy down the street the pair stopped
s64fOre the plate-grass front OF Tomp-
khs their trusty and trusting tailor
bShind the window, in addition to the
sssnewest in tweeds," there had lbtels
ten arranged d miniature Madame
1ussaud' s OF stony-faced waxen figures.
III say, Gus said Mr.. Blossom. In q
thoughtful tone, what a lot of dum-
mics Tompllins has got in his window!
That's the way our money goes. old
fellow, to clothe those wax beggars. "
Considering the many vain Overt
lures Mr.. Tompkilfs had been making
N Nathaniel for the settlement OF his
Ut little account, the providing of
fAiment for dummies could only by a
Stxetch of the imagination be said to
1Mect Mr. Blossoms exehequer, '.''.
SS3stHI do bolieve," went on Nathaniel,
Mat our respected creditor puts them
anthe window to stare us out of count
Dqance. There is one in the middle
whose CLASSY eye goes through me. He
seems to say; Now, pay up, Nat, Or
into court you go can't stand it. l
must quit the scene. Gomez
t,'Stop a minute" cried Gustavus,
detaining him. Have you ever no.
ticed, Nat, what a resemblance even q
living man bears to a dummy when he
y standing in u tailor's Window |
would bet ten pounds that / could stand
there all day and never be taken for
any thing but dummy
FIT is possible, answered Mr.. Bios
s0m dryly; but for all that, I'll take
you. Ten or twentyf"
a'By Jove." exclaimed Gustavus,
ssyou didn't think l meant it as a bet,
Nat?n
~ certainly did, dear boy; but Of
oourse If you say you didn't, Why
Ir. Blossom made u movement with
His hand, aud blew in the air, as il he
kafted Mr.. Chuler's rashness to the
nlouds.
No replied Gustavus, firmly; II
p not going to slip out of 1t that way.
Aaving made the bet l stand by IT,.
nd, win or lose, I'm your man. Lot
itSbe ten."
Done" cried Mr.. Bloss ON, joyous
IN And now, friend Of my soul, the
qtblet sip; let us seal the compact in
- Rowing bowl. Let an agile ham
h convey lis swiftly through the
Idding crowd to Italin's son, the
rk- browed Tavalio, who is compelled
circumstances over which he hSs no
htrol to conduct a restaurant in the
a. land. There we will carouse."
That night, due to the receipt of
x xFsterious messages, the friends Of
th Mr.. Chnler and Nathaniel Bios.
IN assembled in unwonted numbers
n the house Of entertainment presided
yer by the dark-browed Tavalio.
midst the greatest excitement, Mr..
lossom set forth the subject of tbs
NJ, and placed Gustavus in the posi-
Hon of a man OF mark. A COMMITTEES
rs hastily formed to promote the un.
and it was resolved that tho
tine allowed for Mr.. Chuler to carry
IN his impersonation of the Living
13mmy be one hour, and the place,
d. window of the suffering Tompkins,
a b, under threat Of the loss Of the
pie custom OF the gathering, was 30
3 his consent. Then the party grew
eedingly merry, and the bosom's
q OF Mr. Chuler sat SO lightly on its
Dne that he insisted upon standing
mpagne all round
During the early part OF the next
Nathaniel Blossom received pri-
b information that his friend, Mr..
btavus Chuler, had, after much la
won over the tailor to his cause,
that at three o'clock the same aft
Aoon the sartorial Tussaud's in
npkins window would be augment
by his living presence A post
1pt further informed Mr.. Blossom
. the bet would be declared "0ff'' II
be were any grimacing through the
bdow.