The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-03

l. under such fortunate circumstances
Therefore, said Mr.. Tapley he felt con.
strained TO find out By experiment
whether or not his Joiity would re.
Hain with him under entirely un
jolly conditions. II 1t did not to-sako
him then. hc said. he should be will
Ing to take the praise that his ioliity
won for him.
There was troubled shade on tht
landl21y's inc brow, ana there w-s q
troubled tremor in her voice whcn she
hintcd to Mr. Tapley that his quest
was erratlc, lie found 1t necessary. for
the preservation OF understand ug, 10
put his arm around her ,cais. and
well. she sa!d tina. i.s was impuden:.
which forced him 10 take another.
Leaving his arm absent mine 2diy
where X was. ne explained TO her that
he was rover by nature and feared
10 settle down. II there was anything
In his voice ana eye and manner that
led the landlady TO nops that ne OK
said She gave n sien OF 1t. Sine
sighed just bit said good BY"
quite ga!iy and ran UP tbs stairs hum
ming very sprightly tuns.
Now here. without doubt. was some
crsdit in oeing jolly. Mr. Tapley said
80 TO himself as he tu-nc down the
street. where every ch ID ana log and
" surly oldest inhdDit!:. shouted and
barked and wagSed and waved good
by" TO him. These muttered Mr.
Tapley with q decidedly rueful arr
ARE the circumstances that would Try
an ordinary mind; but I'm uncommon
jolly"
Mark Tapley had some particularly
and undoubted adverse circumstances
in his mind that he felt rather sure
would test his holiness He w,nt to
London and there sough: service with
Mr.. Martin ChuzElewii, 4 young gem
tleman who possessed to the fun all the
ancestral traits of pride ,bsiinacy.
soif-will and loving regard for self
that had mads the Chuzz!awits I'M
comfortable to themselves and every
body else for somo gcna:.tttuns.
Although Mr.. Chuzzlewit was so
distressed for money that he had de-
cided to emisrats to America. he en-
gagged Mark as servant, and together
they sailed in the Storage OF a sail
ing packet "It Is creditable To keep
up ones spirits her.." said Mark. when
he surveyed tho cabin on the frst
night out. He was right. Unquestion
fulness among the Storage accom-
modations OF that magnificent and
fast-sailing packet was solely
indebted to his own resources. Pas
sengers were expected to ship their
own good humor. like their provisions.
without any assistance from the own
ers. ...
a dark. low. stining cabin. framed
around by berths all filled With men,
women and Children in all stages of
sickness and misery. q cabin SO over
crowded TIA mattresses and other
bedding were heaped on the door;
every kind OF suffering created by
poverty. iilness and travel IN bad
cather; every timber and plank
trembling and complaining under tho
hammering of sea and storm. the
packe; wa6 place OF such wretched.
nesa that before many days many OF
her passengers did not care whether
she sailed or sank.
Martin chuzzlewit. ali his spoiled
nature tortured by tho miserable sur
roundings, complained to Mark, be-
tween spells OF sea-sickRess, that
surely no one aver had suffered as no
did. 1t made Mark look unusually
jolly. He even said confidently to hint
self that in respect OF Its imparting