Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-09

tOOs en- ni0ltus Wn1le were ADO0t ltf were just going to test this matter of charity and reform in . regular business like way, Uncle Jimmy"
 "Ehi Oh, yeai-certsinly;" responded the old watchman confusedly. eff reg'lar tough uns is wanted, might part with a pair O or oats, back O tn store"
 "Old catsi" exclaimed Edith.
 "Back of the store2" chimed in her ia ther. -..-
 eyes. er oats; bull dogs, I might say. Mr. Jsggers. Been thar reg'lar fur nigh genera'shun. Wouldn't mind if they wuz wimmen, an rum goners at that, would yei"
 "What, real sure enough women, Uncle Jimmya All the better. More tractable, aren't they, Papa Jsagsrsf'
 "Y-e-e-s, presume 80, Edith. Are they old ones, Jimmyi'
 "Wall, as to that, can't rightly jedge. They aint no older, as fur as looks goes, nor tougher as fur as tough goes, nor they wuz twenty five or thirty years ago, when first seed lem 'round this quarter. figured they wuz bout sixty or seventy apiece, them day"
 "Do you know the poor things, Uncle Jimmyp inquired Edith sympsthetically,
 The old man drew himself up and let sort of subdued sspirsted "Whool" escape his lips, as though knowing them had been accompanied by divers weary hours which were even burdensome to contemplate. He then slowly nodded his head. "The first time know'd 'em," he con- tinued feelingly, q como near throwin' up my job. They had awful jag on, Miss Edith."
 "Jag, Uncle Jimmya What sort of 8 garment is that?
 "Wall, it's mostly wore inside, Miss Edith" returned the old watchman, steal | ing glance as of inquiry and permission l from her father, who was endeavoring to 1 repress a emile behind his twinkling eyes,
 mostly wore inside, an Extraordinary
 hestin', too.
 "Gracious mel'' exclaimed the merchants daughter, wonderingly. l "Yes," continued Uncle Jimmy, "an' l "Where did this happen9" inquired MT.
 Jaggsrs; gg;nst ont hoo. +h, n,o- .,, ..o,
 way"; returned the old wstchman, point
 ing to the rear of the building with his
 night-stick. "whar goods is received and
 shipped. Lots O empty boxes thar, SC
 see. Wall, when Mugsy Mary au' Slim
 Lix-them's their names-frst arrived,
 they wuz clawin' an' hammerin' one anoth-
 CT fur keeps: Tn crowd follerin' lem sort
 O slid off when come out; an tn vim
 min got mixed up among the empty boxes,
 "FIghtings Oh that's dreadfull" inter
 rupted Edith.
 "Wall, rather. went over in among
 lem an began separatin' lem, an orderin
 'em off, when Liz says, Let's do i'm, psrda
 Mary Who wuz on top, says, 'Do it is, Lfzl
 With that-l hates to own it, Mr. Jaggere they banged the boxes up with me on.
 tidy enough, sir; an finally hove mo in tn | 1Io LoSo
 of lem say, dim like, This place is pie ful reg'lar lodgin'. When th' glimmer comei to, we'll mention of itl'" "And have they held possession of th' , archway ever since, Uncle Jimmya" laugh
 ipgly inquired the merchant.
 "Mr. Jaggers, they have," responded
 Q tn housel"
 . "well, we'll, welll This is getting TO , manttc"; exclaimed Mir. Jsggers. "They're just the ones we wantl" urget 5 his daughter. "What could be nobler thai to place two such miserable creatures be yond the captious formalities and grindin, 3 discipline of organized oharity?" f "Nothipg; positively nothing!" eagerl, 8 responded MT. JaRgers; while the ol, B watchman, under pretsnse of adj justing hi lantern, stole sympathetic glance at tn l pair of generous hearted enthusiasts. 3 "I mention tn interests O tn house, MT ] Jsggers," he continued by way of explana ? 4ion, "as Mugsy Mary an Slim Liz, an m ? allus got Hong sgree'ble after tn first inter duch'shun, an tn pair allus kep' tothe l tough uns outen th' archway." !, "R.markablel" insisted Mr. Jsggers. |, Good as bulldogs," continued tn l, watchmau," an I'd almost hate to lose lem : Hightn't ye like peep at 'em, now, afoI b ye take lem on yer-yer4" r Direct charity experiment" interpose
 MT. Jaggsrs with decision. Certainly - certainly. Excellent idea" r "Just grand" glsefully echoed Mis- s Edith, "for can see just what garment s they will need an what color will matc a their dear old faces. Oh, this Is jus @ splendid, Papa Ja9gers!" P "Cause," explained Uncle Jimmy dryly @ "they've just a leetle extry on, t'night, ar d they turned in early" f Uncle Jimmy, lantern in hand, led tn t way into the debris-strewn depths of th ? archway. The old man paused and the - all listened. Snortings and snorings lik l. the gurglings of halt-smothered calliopei - were heard from the base of one of tn t huge pillars. The three moved forwar f cautiously.
 B Exactly. Here they be. I call lem u
 Siameses when they get tumbled up thl !, way" remarked the old watohman in th {: indifferent tone of 8 snowman. 8 He lowered his lantern beside hug a empty box. His companions at first sa,
 only what appeared to be large bundle ( 6 dusty rags. The old outcasts' grimy, gra
 garments, their grimy, gray hair and thei l. gray and grimy faces were SO blended i a the grime and gray of common age an ? indistinguishable.
 .'Shall poke lem up lsetle!" asked th t old man, preparing to prod the mass wit l. his night-stick.
 o "Desr mol" begged MT. Jaggers, touche 8 by the pitiful spectacle.
 ], "Oh, do let the poor things sleep, Uncl : Jimmy!" insisted Edith, compassionate 8 "But they're just what we want," sal l Mr. Jsggsrs as they turned away. . "Couldn't be better!" enthusiasticall - murmursd his daughter. "Oh, your |; skepsical, Uncle Jimmy, but you just wal t until we've had old Mary and Elizabeth ou i- country house. but a few miles beyond th r city limits, among the pleasant northsr
 hills-'fa month or sol" e The old watchmsn gave the two star
 led, appealing look.
 :. with all those peaceful country su, 6 roundings," added MT. Jaggers.
 "The sunshine, the breszss, the statel l. hills, the smiling valley and the little lake @ the flowers and the flowers and the endlee
 melody of the birdei" chirped on Edit :" | radiantly.
 "Yes, and the good honest food, th ', early hours, the hush and quiet of the ol 2 place and unvarying considerate treat .- ment," continued MT. Jaggers warmly. @ "To be sure," returned Edith in genel t ous anticipation" and above all, goo
 books and our own constant encourage t ment and companfonship. Think of 6
 that, Uncle Jimmy" VI He merely opened his little eyes to g t alarming extent, and, at MT. Jsggers' bio I ding, called carriage in which the hspp D philanthropists were whirled away to thei
 waiting home; while the old man, return 6 ing to his duties, stumped and trundle about tho great establishment as if in
 dream, muttering and fussing by turn d and finally exploding over the to him sa r founding project, with,
 "Jerushitywhizl Which'l be th' worse d done far-th' Jaggerses, or Mugsy Mar l. and Slim LizP'
 But week had intervened, when all tn y Jaggers family, save MT. Jaggers and Mis- l. Edith, were snugly ensconcsd in their will [ at the seaside, leaving the latter two fu g opportunity for carrying out their cherist t ed plans for the reception and reformatio E. at Glen Corrie, by means of directly ar t' piled charity, of the ancient outcasts of tn !" archway.
 }, These plans, however, did not procee d 50 smoothly ss had been hoped. Mugs