Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-03-06

and knees over the fire, finding some
amusement in spe nlating upon the
condition OF the churl before me. and
thanking the Lord was not like unto
this man. Suddenly an idea flashed
across me.
| had seen this fellow before But
when or where, could not remember.
His fa lures. as Looked at them with
keener interest, seemed to grow more
and more familiar to me. VIII re could
have met him? Somewhere or other.
out whereof racked my bra n to as
,ociatc with him some scene some
event. Although he was but an ordi-
nary country man. such as one sees
cores of in a DAYS ride, only differing
rom this kind on account of his I'M
peasant face. felt sure we were old ac-
.naintnnces. When he awo >e for a
moment and changed his strained atti-
Judo. my feci:ag rev stronger and
stronger. Yet puzzle and puzzle as l
would, | could not call to mind a for
ner en- ~ounter; SO at last began to
think tie supposed recognition was
pure fancy on my part.
Having smoked out several pipes.
Thought that cigar would be Slight
reak 10 the monotony of the nig IS
procee lings. So l drew out my case
and | okcd at its contents. Among the
weeds was one of a lighter color than
TIE others. AS took it out l said to
myself: why, cd lrand gave me that
one when 1 was last at his house" Gu
rously enough. that cigar was the
M SIS ng lin; in the chain of my men,
DRY. As held it in my hand knew at
once why my hosts ugly face seemed
familiar to me.
About fortnight before, being in
town. had spent the even ng with the
doctor He was no. alone, and was
introduced 10 tall, pale young man
named Carr :ton. He was IL pleasant.
polite young fellow. although not much
in M line. At first judged him 10
be woul be poet of the fashionable
miserable sc.oo, but find ng that he
and Band talked SO much about art. l
eventually decided that he was one OF
the dDctor's may art st lends. Art is
II n;!by he hicks about on grandly.
Ne II. --Erand own attempts at pict-
ures are m1ly atroc:ous!i
| just before LETT, Carr S on, tie doc
tors back being turned. aske me 10
ep into another room. There he
sh wed me the por RAFT of a nj n. 1t
SC me very cle'crl drawn, aid pre-
sumed he wanted me to cr!tic:se it.
/ am prec Gus bad judge" said.
Il am not ask ng you to pass an
OPINION said Carristoa. II want to
eg favor of you, ! anu almost
quaintancc.
He seemed modest and not in want
OF mo ey, SO encouraged him to pro-
coed.
Il heard you say you re going into
the country he resumed. Il want to
ask you + by any chance you snonli
meet THO o e a! of iliat drawing. 70
teleyi aph AT once to Tr. Brand;
NV hereabouts does he livea
Il have no idea. If Ct a, hrows
him your way, please do rs ask.
.Certainly W H." sad seein the
young man made the request in solemn
earnest
He thanked me AMI then gave m 8
small photograph o. the p c,Nr IL
photograph BE- begged me to keep L
my pocket book, SO that J Nigh refer
to it in case l met the man Inc wanted
] put it there. went my way and, an
sorry to say, forgot al about it Hae
it not been for the strange cigar in my
case bringing back CARR tons unu ua
: request to my mind, the lrobab;l tie
are that l should not have though
markablc coincidence. was spending
far as my memory served me, mus
have sal for the portrait shown me a
. Brands house.
81 wonder what l did with til
rhoto?" ! sa d. | turned out my let
ter case. There it was, right enough
, Shad ng it with one hand, l CAREFUL
compared it tn the sleeper.
Not doubt about it! So far as
photo graph taken rom a picture ca
go it y as the man himself. The sam
. ragged il" ard, the same coarse feature;
the san e s,rly look. Young Carlisle
was evidently wonderful hand q
: knocking off likeness. Mnreu err i
{ case | had felt any douot on tbs matter
a DR. nted note on the bottom of tn
Photograph SAID that one Joint wa
, missing from q right-hand finger. Sur
enough. my .r.cnd lacked that sma
portion of his misbegotten frame.
&. This d scovery threw me into an &C
n stasy Of delight I laugh d 50 loudi
h that l almost woke the rutfian.
It guessed was going to take II glorior
r reven 9 for all the d scomforts l hi
: stuff red. No one. l felt sur ', could /
l looking for such fellow as tbs to d
= tn thought. and for the mainI' (
q the night gloa. ed over tn idea of pu
!: ting spoke n the VIII. oil OF On VII
1 had been within an &C of causing m
- death. / resolved, the moment | e.
g ba X to civil alton. to >end the desi {
,, int lig, nee to Brand. and hope for tt
= Lest.
/, III.
IL The end o. that wret he'd II CHIT can
n at last. When the welcome morni1
h broke foun t at Il great change h;
r taken pla,e out-of doors. The fer
r. snow-storm had been the farewell
il the frcst. The heavy rain that iollow'
IL had filled the. roads with slushy al
n rapidiy-thaw,ng snow. l managed
extort some sort of a breakfast fro
g. my host then. having re, ompens
IL him accord ng to my prom Sc, not l
it deserts, started, as soon as 1 could,
~ the bare back of my unfortunate stee
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