Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-04-27

vho has been out Of his articles nearly
ten years Ny lime was served with a
celebrated hr n in LineoIn's Inn. who
would have tainted ut the proposition
Of their doing any police court busi-
EesS and would sooner have ceased
practising than have seen their name
on a company promoters prospectus
l. however had my own way To make
in b world. and. despite VIVA. pro-
tesslonaI ~etIqurtte might dictate. al
was grIst that came 10 my mill For
two or three years there seemed more
grit than grist ia the legal machinery
set up N a little third floor office in
Chancery Lane. Of which I was the
engineer But people got worse. 50
times got betrer-for solicitors Ihave
always been Il little inclined towari
journalism and many Of my best and
most intimate friends are Fleet street
ScribeS
Que evening. I remember. I had ac-
cepted an invitation 70 dine with the
dramatic critic Of n popular sunday
paper. and a delightful evening We
hal We most certainly gave the lie
direct % those wh0 think AMI fo.oIiShlv
circulate the u.sa that when pr-ssmeu
meet together they Invariably dine
not wisely but tso we'll
When arrived at the Monaco ar~
~favorite resort for literary men and
foreigners, my friend was there with
another man
Ny friend Mr. Van >coup. he said.
BY way OF Introduction. As be put MS
han very familiarity on the shoulfer<o Of
. typical American. Observation-Disclosures
t1u- n-eatly-tressed though not quite
IN Engtish fashion. there was an air of
good nature and an honest open ex-
preston about Mr.. Van Soup which 7
could not fail To notice Immediately.
TIN real pleased to see you. sir he
reRSlsd. a. he extended his hand and
shook mine. little thinking he was
Giving asigust ring right into IL
IL would be impossible 10 explain or
even mention the heads Of all the topics
touched upon "Reminiscences. expert
encr.s. yarns. and bon mots were the
orier OF a very pleasant evening Van
Soup broke the ruin which. BY the
way. he had taken his fair share.
80 you're "a attorney. them adj
dressing me.
Yes. / am, WORSE luck
All Business SLACK them
No. net hat exactly. but its hum
drum work NJ the best not exciting
CROUCH Now n man like you is meet
ing with fresh experiences every day
and LIES not run N a groove and tied
up in red tape
All exclaimed our mutual friend
the critic. the same old tale. Van
seoups the business that anyone eouEd
have made pay is always another
mans
We all three laughed. and saw the
truth of his words Van Seoup thought
a moment then be looked over At me
n a critical sort of way.
Do you wan a real. live. exciting
sort of Job, no red tape about its''
Lets hear about IL / replied
Well I've made my pile. 80 it's no
much consequence to me. but there's
one mar on the face Of Gods earth.
and II could lay my hands on him I'd
be worth another fifty thousand
Dollars" the critic suggested, in
his m~atter-of-faet wav.
Well. it doesn't matter for our pur-
pose whether its dollars or pounds
van the man
is that the Ease you want me to
take upT-
That's It, and IL you can hunt him
anywhere I'll give you enough
dollars-or pounds. IL you ike Look
ing at our critical friend. who laughed.
TO make it the best days work you
rel did in your life
What's he like-how does he mean
so much to you-when was he seen
lasts" | exclaimed As fast rs I could.
FIJI answer that last right ofF-he's
the dead image of me-as like as the
halves of a split pea-what you call
over here NY double
But how can you get the mone
from hin2 Its not a criminal ofense
to be a mans double
You End the man and he'll know
right of whether I'm going To &c. the
dollars Or not
But does he differ from you in moth
mgr
Well that's the extraordinary
thing in the whole bag of tricks, for
he's got his initials tattooed on the
Soles Of his feet
What I exclaimed
YES. on the soles of his feet It's n
tieklish Joe. / admit
Van Seoup entertained Is with = long
riSrnarOle as To how he had only 70 find