The sun., 1894-10-21

a...e Ia III apnst .a .,,y,,Ssy n,
rapidly rap HVl ont of The wsIstbsnd afforded her IN
Mamma viii. the not face and. pptidy hair
came next. "Vyell, girls" !" she said, as you arr
Perhaps Mics Grogrem she was an old maid
you see" perhaps, Miss 0rogram, you could get
me as much as would make decent-sized reti-
There was not the slightest dIficulty in doing
this: The harry in. the centre again went TO
tion OF the Affairs which usually sus.
tanned the greater portion Of Mr.. Horne's weight
Uo TO the Sy veil T% pleased SstFDn NJ The General
certainly" said she, again feeling ths pieces.
.olutey hated DR. 81 sbbs there sn % Is sti enough
for :. pair Of slippers. There's nothing so nice
sP Rs to ,se et and do4 show e &
And so saving, she spread out on the door the
"There's a nice bit there, said young lady No,
2, poking at one Of the pockets with the end OF
Yes" said tho harry, concentrating, her
yet leggings as well. always wear leggings in
her operations, and there was nothing left but a
melancholy skeleton OF seams and buttons,
I .h, hsynS 6een @ ,ney
people who have n wonderful appetite for relics.
stone with which Washington, had broken a
or had not, for there Is little difference: a
button ton that was on Goat coat OF N"poe,,Sn's&, p,,S, & Or
RnuEere e PfR iiSi. Pa tGesS, ana H sucGiSs sRlnSs
Are Are great treasures And their m9st desirS, Sis
they are attained. Any bullet or any button
does the work.. Faith alone is necessary, And
and glorious with "relics" Of Gen. Chasse cut
from the ill.used habilments OF an elderly
They departed at last, and Mr.. Horne, for
once In an III humor, followed me into the bed;
room; Here must be excused IL draw veil
over his manly sorrow at discovering what fate
had done for him. Remember what was his
POSITION, unclothed IN the castle of Ant
which had been destroyed was locked up
Y u. MS n A. the Hotel na,bSs He bss
world. There was no other wretched being wan
dcring then in that Dutch town so, utterly
fit for what can he be ft when left IN such a
positiOnr There are some evils which seem
fortune TO which a man may be allowed 70 sue
cumb without imputation ON his mnnliness,
surely II is such as this, How, was Mr.. Horne TO
return to his hotel without incurring the dis
pleasure Of the municipality That was my first
Thought.
lie had a cloak, but II was Mt the inn; and
found that my friend was oppressed with great
horror at the Idea Of being left alone: so that
could not go in search OF II. There Is an old
saying, that no man IL a herO to his rdist dc
chumtrc - the reason doubtless being this.
that i is customary for his valet to see the
of s heroic gt SsSsp TsppR
without his or rs with with
sven eve Minerva % be % without her heimetp INV "O''
do not wish II 20 be understood that no
longer, reverenced Mr.. Horne because he was in
OF his composed. well-sustained dignity Of de-
meanor; He was fearful and qperulons. cold,
offered him my own he thought that was laugh
ing at him.. lie began to be afraid that the
story would get abroad, and he then % and there
now my old friend has been gathered to his
At last got him to the hotel. II was long be-
fore he would leave the castle cioaked though
he was not, indeed, iii the shades Of evening
had dimmed the outlines of men aud things,
and made indistinct the outward garniture OF
those who passed to and fro In the streets. Then,
wrapped In his cloak. Mr.. Horne followed me
along the quays and through the narrowest OF
the streets; and at length without venturing to
made his way up to Ills own bedroom.
ninnerless and supporiess he went to his
couuiI- But when there he did consent to
recaive some consolation In the shape OF
mutton outlets and fried potatoes. sHvory
omelet, and bottle Of claret. The mutton
at Antwerp are-0r were then, for | am speak
ing now Of well nigh thirty years since remark
soy the ssre h also was S tse eesf anS
passed from his face, and some scintiliations OF
the old fire returned TO his eyes.
"A great deal happier" said l. They'll
and we shall doubtless see some account OF their
success in the newspapers"
SsSa sSGr S Ia% WossP IS ns eeE sp1
Yes" said |, II should like to have the laugh
40 would |. only that l should compromise
10 Is;s = n + tod at oxford with my name at
To this also ! assented. To what would l not
have assented in my anxiety To make him happy
But all was not over yet. He was 10 bed now.
but II was necessary that he should rise again
required might perhaps lave been made during
the night; but here among the slow Flemings,
any such exertion would have been impossible.
Now, the landlord OF the Golden Fleece was a
Looking at him as he stood with his hands in
his pockets at the portal of his own establish
ment, could not but think that he was stouter
tanly much shorter, and the want OF due pro-
portion probably added 10 his unwieldy appear
fully. measuring him In my eye, and thinking Of
what texture might be the sunday best OF such
hs 59eH naS on
He saw that | was observing him, and ap-
peared uneasy and offended. 7 had already
or Flemish / knew literally nothing, and In
French, with which probably he was also ac-
Qualnteu, was Dy no means NOluDlc. lne Dusl-
ness which had TO transact was intricate, and
l required the use OF my mother tongue.
II was intricate and delicate, and difficult
withal. began by remarkinR on the weather,
bnt he did not take my remarks kindly. i am
inclined TO fancy that he thought was desirous
of borrowing money from him. At any rate he
gave me no encouragement In my hrst advances.
Vat misfortune ~ ut last he asked, when |
had succeeded In making him understand that
a gentleman up stairs required his assistance.
" lie has lost these things" and took hold
OF my own garments. It's a long story,
or I'D tell you how; hut he has not a
pair in the world till he gets back TO brussels
unless you can lend him one"
" Lost hees br-f" and he opened his eyes
wide and looked at me with astonlshment.
" Yes. yes, exactly so" said /, interruptinR
him. Most astonishing thing, isn't ~ but
=" Vas hees money in de pocketr" asked my
suspicious landlord.
No, no, no. It's not so bad as that. His
money is all right. had the money, luckily"
" All! dat is better But he have lost hees
b-?"
" Yes, yes" was now getting rather impa-
tient. There Is no mistake about II. he
has lost them as sure AS you stand there"
And then | proceeded to explain that
as the gentleman In question was very
stout and as he, the landlord, was stout also, he
might assist us IN this great calamity by "A loan
from his own wardrobe.
When lac found that the money was not in the
pocket, and that his bill therefore would be paid,