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iSAOE OF STEAMER WASHINGTON.
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; Br o. r. k. james.
' jlv f lowing beautiful lines were written by
yli Jiim the novel -bt, while on board the steamer
UVU"FtoU-,lurin6 her voyage tothe port of New
V.k: J
I The Washington, the Washington!
How gnllantly she goes;
i iriru fields she find before her steps, f
Sh-1 nv'es them clad m snows.
i
Tin gn-en field of the ocean,
The !uow flake of the foam, f
Kt ive and follow, as she treads
Ihr path wav to her home.
;1 sftl thee, noble Wa&hington,
Acrra the mighty main, I
An.l give the -wings to traverse it
A thousand times again!
Svt wrongly has't thou taken
TJie glorious chief tan's name.
Who won his country's liberty
Amidst the battle's flame.
X.r sordid triumph was the chief's
N'nr sordid triumph thine,
Though war, unwilling, was his tadk
Ami thine aim peace divine. .
The links his good sword severed, g
When heavy grew the chain,
Even of England's brotherhood,
Thou hhalt unite again.
I Hut links of love the bond shall
fonn
To bind the East and West;
While child and mother, long estranged,
Tlr to each other's breast. 1
And ruay'st thou, as thou tread 'st tjie sea,
Till thy long wanderings cease, g
lit', iim" mv jKiirtureuHi uoe,
A messenger of peace.
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THE BANKING
HOUSE
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SYMITOM3 OF ROTTENNESS.
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It was very unfortunate that the
jvhole
cs
tabWhmetit stood in unaffected awe (ft the re
d ulted Mr. Bellamy. Allcraft, notwithstanding
Lis knowledge of the man, and his previous
attti k upon his character, was not, atithis mo-
imtt, tree iroin the lascmation; ana at the
h it nth hour he found it difficult to withdraw
tntm-ly his confidence in Mr. Bellamy's ulti-lu-de
desire ami capability to deal Lfonorably
ami justly by bun. Much of the Mogul s power
nai unquestionably derived from his massive
puv.sique; but his chief excellence laj in that
1 miliar off-hand, patronizing, tike-it-for-
granted air, which he made it a'point to as
suiae towards every individual with jphom he
came in contact He had scarcely requested a
few minutes' private conversation witbf Allcraft,
U-fore Planner and Brammel jumped involun
tarily from their seats, as if in obedience to a
.word of command, and edged towards the
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"If vou please," continued Mr. Bellamy,
nodding to them very graciously; am they de
parted. Iu the course of ten urinates they
trt rt called bv the autocrat himstlf. The
gentlemen resumed their seats, and his time
Mr Bellamy addressed them. 3
'You see, my dear sirs," he beganhvitb, for
hii:i, ptculiar "gentleness. "It is absolutely
iiecpsury to provide against the immediate
1 xiei:cy and to postpone all discussnon the
1 ast, uutil this is met, and satisfactorily cus-
lHtl off."
C rtaiulv!"' said Augustus Bramtuel, who,
f .rlliis iart. never wished to talk hr think
abait the jiast again. "Certainly. Hjar, hear!
I ain-eto that I
"I kuew you would, dear Mr. Brapnmel a
gentleman of your discretion would not fail to
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Augustus hnJied up to Mr. Bellamy to find
if he wero iecr-incr him: but he saw iio reason
U believe it. .
-Such being the case," continued tue worthy
. h taker, "it behooves us now to look ibout for
' soiae assistance. Our friend, Mr. Allcraft, I
am sorry to saj-, does not feel disposed to help
us once more through the pressure, k am very
sorry to say so. Perhaps he will thijik better
of it (Allcralt shook bis bead). Am just so.
He desponds a little now. He takes jfthe dark
side of things. For ray own part, I prefer the
bright. He believes, as you have heard, that
we aie on the verge of bankruptcy. jPpon my
honor -3 a gentleman, I really can belfeve in no
such thing. There is a general gloonl over the
mercantile world; it will break off in Ume: and
we," with the rest of mankind, shall pass into
the'sunshiue." t
"Hear, hear?" exclaimed Augustus prammel
4 that's the. war to look at things!" J
"Taking it for granted, then wlijcu, possi-.
tively, I am not inclined to do; for really, Mr.
Allcraft, it is against your interest n?t to help
us in this emergency but, however, Jaking it,
I say, for granted, that our friend here will not
succor us it appears to me, that tnly one
legitimate course is open tp us. If i"e are re
fused at home, let us apply for aid asJnear our
home as possible. There are oun London
friends" ' I n : ,
" "Ah, yes.ta be sure so there are," cried
Theodore Augustus. "
MYe surely cannot hesitate to apply them.
Our name stands and deservedly so very
hijjb. They will be glad to accommodate us
with a temporary loan. We will avail our
selves of it say for three months. That will
give us time to turn about us, and to prepare
ourselves against similar unpleasant casualties.
Se what we want, Mr. Allcraft: let t sum be
raised in London without delay, and let us
look forward with th hearts of menf -
"Capital, capital," continued Brammel; "I
second that motion."
"Thank you, sir," said Mr. Bellaniy, with a
gracious smile.- "There remains theh to coc
sider only who shall be the favored individual
deputed to this important business! One of
us must certainly go to London, and Tdo think
it due to our youngest member, Mr. Brammel,
to concede to'him the honor of representing us
ia the metropolis, No offence will .I trust, .be
taken by our other friends, and I hope that in
my i zeal for Mr. Brammel, I shall not be sus
pected of betraying an undue preference
dor with an almost affectionate expression of
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countenance, a i he spoke these words; but per-
ceiveu, to his mortification, that the latter, in-
stead of being pleasantly affected by his ad-
dress, wriggled in his chair most impatiently,
and assumed the complexion and aspect of
uiu.11 wim wnom sometning nas suddenly and
violently disagreed.
0 no nOi ho bellowed out as Rnnn ah
he could; "none of that soft-soap, Mr. Bellamy;
make up your mind at once I shall not go.
tan 1 Dorrow money. . I do not know how to do
't. I don't want the honor, thank you. It's
very good of you, and I am much obliged to
you that 8 a fact. But youll look out for
somebody else, if you please. I beg to say I
decline pos" -
Mr. Bellamy cast upon Theodore one of his
uaiuicu uuu auumuauog giances, ana saia ae-
iiueratejy:
"Mr. Brammel, for the first time in your life
you are honored by being made a useful indi-
viduaL You are to co to London. Go you
shall
"Go, I sha'n't," answered Brammel, in his
accustomed easy style and manner.
"Very well. You are aware, Mr. Brammel,
that your respected parent has yet to be made
acquainted with sundry lively doings of your
own, which you would ; rather, I believe, keep
from his ears at present; you likewise are
aware that if anything happens to the serious
injury of the bank, through j our imprudence
your inheritance from" that respected parent
would be dearly purchased for a shilling. I
shall be sorry to hurt your feelings, or your
pocket. I have no wish to do it; but depend
upon me, bit, your father shall be a wiser man
to-night, if you are obstinate and disobedient"
"I can't borrow money r I can't I don't
know how to do it," said Brammel peevishlv'.
"And w ho reproaches you for your inability,
my dear sir," said Bellamy coaxincrly. "No
one, l am sure, lou shall be taught. Every
thing shall be made easy and agreeable. You
will carry your credentials from the house, and
your simple task shall be before hand well ex
plained to you.
"I am not used to it
"And you never will be, Mr. Brammel, if
you don't begin to practise. Come, I am sure
you don't wish .me, to see your father to-day.- I
am certain you are not anxious to part with
your patrimony. You are too sensible a man.
Pray let us have no delay, Mr. Allcraft. See
what we want
Mr. Brammel will ero to Lon-
don to-morrow.
Vo must tAkfi timfl bv the
forelock. Let us meet these heavy payments,
and then we can think, and breathe, and talk.
Till then it is idle to wraDgle, and to lose one's
temper. Very well; then there's little more,
I imasrine, to be done at present.
Augustus Theodore still opposed his nomi
nation, like an irritable child: but a fly kicking
against a stone wall, was as likely to move it,
as Brammel to break down the resolution of
such a personace as Mr. Bellamy. After an
hour's insane remonstrance, he gave in to his
own alarm, rather than to the nersuasion of his
rrtr TTa wq fprfnllv in rlht- bi nnlv
h n of rrp tin cr out of it rested in the sreedv
decease of his unfortunate parent, whom he
had not seen for months, and who, he had rea
son to beueve, had vowed to make him pay
with his whole fortune for any calamity that
might happen to the bank through his mis
conduct or extravagance. It was not from the
lips of Mr. Bellamy, that he heard this threat
for the first time. What he should do, if it
were carried out, heaven only knows. He con
sented to go to London on this disgusting
mission, and he could have bitten his tongue
out for speaking his acquiescence, so enraged
was ho with himself, and all the world, at his
defeat He did not affect to conceal his anger;
and yet, strange to sar, it was not yisible to
Mr. Bellamy. On the contrary, he thanked
Mr. Brammel for the cheerful and excellent
spirit in which he had met his partners' wishes
and expressed himself delighted at the oppor
tunity which now presented itself for intro
ducing their young friend to life. Then, turn
ing to Michael Allcraft, he begged him to, pre
narfi their deputation for his work immediately,
r r it - T1asa nn nlctatlna in tVia wnv ff his fl f-
parture. Then he moved the adjournment Bf
the meeting until the return of Mr. Brammel;
and then he finished by inviting all his partners
to dine with him at the hall that day. and to
join him in drinking success and happiness to
their j'oung adventurer. The invitation was
accepted; and Mr. Bellamy's grand carriage
drew up immediately with splash and clatter
to the door.
CHAPTER IJI CHAPTER OF LOAMS.
Augustus Brammel hated his partners with
all his heart and soul. He had never been
very fond of them, Jut the result of this inter-
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view crave an activity and a form to
which it required only sufficient occasion
to
bnnjr into play. Notwithstanding the polite
one which Mr. Bellamy had cunningly adopted
in placing his mission before him, even he, the
iernorant and obtuse Brammel, could not fail
to see that he had been made the tool, the cat's
paw in a Dusmess irom wnicn nis partners
m i i i
shrank. Now, had the 3ouug man been as
full of courage as he was of vulgar conceit, he
mifrht I verilv believe, have turned his hatred
and his knowledge of . affairs, to very good ac-
count Lacking the 6pirit of the smallest an-
imal that crawls, he was content to eject his
odious malice in oaths and execrations, and to
submit to his beating after all. No sooner
was the . meeting at an end, than he left the
Bankingliouse, and turned his steps towards
home. He had become as it was very natural
he should a brute of a husband, and the ter
ror of his helpless household. He remembered,
all at once, that he had been deeply aggrieved
in the morning by Mrs.. Brammel : that as
many as two shirt buttons had given way while
he was in the act of dressincr, and unable to
contain himself after the treatment of Mr.
Bellamy, he resolved forthwith to have his ven-
geance out upon his wife. 15 ut he had not
walked a hundred yards, before bis rancor and
urv increased to such a heicrht, that he was
compelled to pull np short in the street, and
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o vow. with a nomDie oaw, mat ne wouia see
all his partners roasted in tie warmest place
that he could think of, before he'd move one
inch to save their spuls from rotting. So, in
stead of proceedinghomeward, he turned back
a?ain, with a view to make this statement ; but
before he could reach the Banking-house, a
wiser thought entered his head, and induced
him to retrace his steps. "He would ero," he
said, "to his father ; and lay, his complaints
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there. He would impeach all his partners, ae
knowledge his errors, and promise once mqre
to reform. His father, j easy old fool, would
believe him, forgive him, and do anything else
a in his joy." It was certainly a bright idea
but, alas ! his debts were so very extensive.
Bellamy's threatening look rose before him,
n.nr! mfulo fhpm dnnpar p.vpn larrrfir and more
terrible than they were. What if his father
I insisted upon his going to London, and doing
any pther dirty work which these fellows chose
to put upon him! Bellamy, he was sure,
could make the old man doj any thing. No, it
wouldn't do. tLe stamped fcis foot to the
ground in vexation; and i recurred to his origi
nal determination.. Is! was all he could do.
He must go to London, and take what indeni-
nmcauon he might m tne aomesuc circie pre-
viously to starting. And .the miserable man
did have his revenge, and did go to London. He
was empowered to borrow twenty thousand
pounds from the London house, and he was
furnished by Michael Allcraft with particulars
explanatory of his commission. And he walked
into Lombard street with the feeling of a cubi
pm walking up tne scanoia to his execution.
i jwa fill" t
His pitiful heart deserted him at the very in
stant when he most needed its support. He
passed and repassed the large door of the es
tablishment, which he saw opened and shut a
hundred times in a minute, by individuals,
whose self-collectedness and independence, he
would have given half his fortune to" possess.
He tried, time after time, to summon courage
for his eutry, and, as 'he afterwards expressed
it, a ball rose in his throat just as he got one
foot upon the step large enough to choke him.
Impudent and reckless as he had been all his
life, he was now more timid and nervous tharf
a hysterical gin. un, wnat snouia ne ao j
First, he thought of going to a neighboring
hotel, and writing at once to Allcraft ; swear
ing that he was very ill, that he couldn't move
and was utterly unable to perform his' duties.
If he went to bed, and sent for a doctorj, surely
Allcraft would believe him; and in pity would
come up and do the business. He dwelt upon
this contrivance, untu it seemed too complicated
for success. Would it not be more advisable
to write to the London house itself, and ex
plain the object of. his coming up? But if he
could write,, why couldn't he call?; They
would certainly ask that question, and perhaps
refuse the loan. Oh. what was he to do ! lie
could hit upon no plan, and he couldn't mus-
ter confidence to turn in. The porter ol tne
firm mercifully interposed toxescue Mr, Bram
mel from his dilemma. That functionary had
watched the stranger shuffling to and fro in
great anxiety or doubt, and at length 'he
deemed it proper to inquire whether the gen
tleman was looking for the doorway ; of the
house of Messrs. and ,; or not.
Augustus, frightened, answered yes, at ran
dom, and in another instant found himself in
what he called "The Sweating itoom
oi the
awfullest house of business he had ever seen
in all his life." It was a large square apart-
mfint. vervloftv and very naked-lookincN There
were three or four solemn
leather-covered
chairs and one broad leather-covered table.
There was an iron chest, and two shelves filled
with giant books ; and therfe was nothing else
in the room but a stiffness, and a mouldiness
of smell, that hung upon his spirit like pounds
of lead, dragging them down, ana treezing
them, let, cold as were his spirits, tne pers-
piration that oozed from the pores of his skin
was profuse and steady during the quarter of
an hour that elapsed while, he waited for the
arrival of the worthy principle. During Ihose
memorable fifteen minutes the most unplea
sant of his life Augustus, for ttwo $econds
toorof her. could neither sit. stand, nor walk
with comfort He knew nothing of the affairs
of his house ; he was not in a condition to ans
mr the most trivial business Question; he had
heard that his firm was on the eve of bank
runtcv (and. iudincr from the part he had taken
in its affairs:- he could easily believe it) ; he felt
that his partners had thrown the odium of the
present application uptfn him, not having cour-
acre to take it upon themselves ; and he had an
I indistinct armrehension that this very act of
borrowing money would lead to transportation
or the gallows, should. the business go to rack
and ruin, as he could see it shortly would. ; All
these considerations went far to stultify the
otherwise weak and feeble Mr. urammei ; wnen
in aaaition, ne enaeavoreu uj auaugo m mo
mind the terms on which he would request the
favor of a temporary loan of onlyt (!) twenty
tnousana pounas, a sensauoii ui uuuoca
nletelv overpowered him. and the ! table, the
chairs, the iron chest, swam round him like so
many ships at sea,5 To recover from his sick
ness, and to curse the Banking-house, every
member of the same, and his own respectable
parent for linking him to it, was one and the
U ;nn;ta oofnTii'olimant
of Augustus Theodore, the acquisition of these
twenty thousand pounds proved the most
amusing and easiest transaction of his life.
Mr. Cutbill, the managing partner of the Lon
don house, received him with profound respect
and pleasure. He listened most attentively to
the stammering request, and put the deputa
tion at his ease at once, by expressing his read-
mess
to comply with Mr. Allcraft s wishes,
nrovided a note of hand, sismed bv all the
partners, and payable in three months, was
eriven as security- for the sum required. Au-
gustus wrote word home to that effect; the
note of hand arrived the twenty thousand
pounds were paid the dreaded business was
transacted with half the trouble that it gener
ally cost Augustus Theodore to effect tho pur-
chase of a pair of gloves.
Mr. Bellamy remainded at the hall just one
week after the receipt of the cash, and then
was carried to the north by pressing business.
Before he started he cpmplmJented Aljcraf t on
their success, trusted that they should now go
smoothly on. promised to return at the very
earliest moment, and' crave directions on his
route by which all letters might reach him
And Allcraft, relieved lor a brief season, mde-
fatigable as ever, strained every nerve and
muscle to sustain his credit and increase his
credit and increase his gains. As, heretofore,
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ne aeniea nimseu an aiversion ana amusement.
The first at the bank, the last to leave it, he
had his eye for ever on its doings. Visible at
all times to the world, and most conspicuous
there where the world was pleased to find him,
he maintained his reputation as a thorough
man of business, and held, with, hooks of steel,
a confidence as necessary to existence as the
vital air around him. To lose a breath of the
public approbation in his present state, were
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to give up fatally the only stay on which he
rested. Wonderful that, as the prospects of
the man grew darker, his courage strengthened,
his spirit roused, his industry increased! And
a bitter reflection was it, that reward still
came to him still a fair return for time and
strength expended. He could not complain of
the neglect of mankind, or of the ingratitude
of those he served. In the legitimate transac
tions of the house, he was a prosperous and a
prospering man. Such to the outer world, did
he appear in all respects, and such he would
have been but for the hidden and internal sores
already past cure lor reparation. Who had
brought them there? Michael did not ask the
question yet Never did three months pass
away so rapidly as those wich came between
the day of borrowing and the day of paying
back those twenty thousand pounds. The
moment the.money had arrived, Michael's pre
vious anxieties lied from his bosom, and left
him as. happy as a boy without a care. It
came like a respite from death. Sanguine to
tne last, he congratulated himself upon the
overthrow of his temporary difficulties, and
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relied upon the upturning of some means of
payment, on the arrival of the distant day.
But distant as it looked at first, it crept nearer
and nearer, until at the end of two months,
when - -as he saw no possibility of relieving
himself from the engagement it appeared
close upon him, haunting him morning, noon,
and night, wheresoever he might be, and sick
ening him with its terrible and desperate as
pect. When there wanted only a week to the
fatal day, Michael's hope of meeting the note
of hand was slighter than ever. He became
irritable, distressed and anxious struggled
hard to get the needful sum together, strugg
led and strove; but failed. Hours and minutes
were now of vital consequence; and, in a rash
and unprotected moment, he permitted him
self to write a letter to the London house,
begging them, as a particular favor, just for
one week to retire the bill they held .against
himl The London house civilly complied with
the request, and five days of that last and
dreary week swept by, leaving poor Allcraft as
ill prepared for payment as they had found
him. What could he do? At length the gulf
had opened was yawning to receive him.
How should he escape it?
Heaven, in its infinite mercy, has vouchsafed
to men angels to guide and cheer them on their
difficult and thorny paths. Could Michael
suffer, and Margaret not sympathize? Could
he have a sorrow which she might chase away,
and, having "the power, lack the hand to do it?
Impossible! Oh! hear her in her impassioned
supplications; hear her at midnight, in their
disturbed and sleepless bedchamber, whilst
the doomed man sits at her side in agony,
clasps his face, and buries it within his hand
for shame and disappointment,
j "Michael, do not break my heart. Take,
r dearest, all that 1 possess; but. 1 entreat you.
let me see you cheerful. Do not take this
thing to heart. Whatever may be your trouble
confide it, love, to me. I will try to kill it?"
"No, no, ho," answered Allcraft wildly; "it
must not be it shall not be, dear jMargaret.
You shall be imposed upon no longer. You
shall not be robbed. I am a villain?''
"Do not say so, Michael. You are kind and
good; but this cruel business has worn you out
Leave it I implore you, if you can, and let us
live in peace."
"Margaret, it is impossible. Do hot flatter
yourself or me with the vain hope 4f extrica
tion. Belease will never come. I am bound
to it for my life; it will take longer than a life
to effect deliverance. You know not my calam
ities." . ,
"But I will know them, Michael, and share
them with you, if they must be borne, l am
your wife, aud have a ricrht to this. Trust me
Michael, and do not kill me , with suspense.
What ia this new affliction? ' Whatsoever
may be, it is fitting that I should know it yes
will know it, dearest, or I am not worthy to lie
beside ou there. Tell me, love, how is it tha
for these many days you have looked so sad:
and sighed and frowned upon me. I am con
scious of no fault. Have I done amiss? Say
so, and I will speedily repair the fault,
Michael pressed his Margaret to his heart
and kissed her fondly.
Whv, oh why, my Margaret, did you link
your fate with mine?"
" Why, having done so, Micheal, do you no
love and trust me?
"Love?"
"Yes love! Say what you will, you do no
love me, if you hide your griefs from me. We
are one. Let us be truly so. One in our joys
and in our sufferings.
Dearest Margaret, why should I distress
youi w hy snouia l can upon you ior assist
ance? Avhy drag your substance from you?
why pray upon you until you have parted with
your all? I have taken too much already.
"Answer me one simple question, Michael.
Can money buy away this present sorrow?
Can it bring to you contentment and repose?
Can it restore to me the smile which is my
own? . Oh, if it can, be merciful and kind;
take freely what is needful, and let me pur
chase back my blessings!"
"Margaret rou deserve a better fate!
"Name the sum dear. Is it my fortune?
Not more? Then never were peace of mind
and woman's happiness so cheaply bought.
Take it, Michael, and let us thank heaven that
it is enough. We shall be happier than ever.
My fortune never gave me so much joy as now.
I do not remember, Michael, that you have
ever refused xny smallest wish. It is not in
your nature to oe untuna. uome, dearest,
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smile a little. W e have made the bargain be
generous, and pay me in advance." t .
He smiled and .wept in gratitnde.i
Now Michael retired to rest, determined not
to take advantage of the generous impulses of
his confiding wife; yet, although he did so, it
could not but be very satisfactory tp his mari
tal feelings to discover, and to be assured of
the existence of, such devotedness and disre
gard of self and fortune as she displayed. In
deed, he was very much relieved by the knowl
edge, much tranquillized and comforted so
much so, in fact, that he was enabled, towards
morning, to wake up in a condition to review
his affairs with great serenity of mind, and
(notwithstanding his determination) to contrive
some mode of turuing the virtuous magnani
mity of his wife to good account, without in
flicting any injury upon herself. Surely if he
could do this, he was bound to act To save
himself by her help, and, at the ' same time,
without injuring her. at all, was a very defen-j
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sible step, to say the least of it Who should
say it wasn't his absolute duty" to adopt it?
Whatever repugnanco he might have felt in
asking a further loan from one who had
already helped him beyond his expectations,
it was certainly very much diminished since
she had offered to yield to him without reserve,
every farthing that she possessed. Not that
he would ever suffer her to do anything so wild
and inexcusable; still, after such an expression
of her wishes, he was at liberty to ask her aid,
provided always that he could secure her from
any loss or risk. When Michael got thus far
in his proposition, it was not very difficult to
work it to the end. Once satisfied that it was
just and honorable, and it was comparatively
child's work to arrange the modus operandi.
A common trick occurred ta him.. In former
transactions with his? wife, he had pledged his
word of honor to repay her. It had become a
stale pledge, and very worthless, as Michael
felt. What if he put his life in pawn
Ah,
capital idea? This would secure to her
every
farthing of her debt. Dear me, how very easy!
He had but to insure his life for' the amount
he wanted, and let what would happen, she
was safe. His spirit rejoiced. Ob, it was a
joy to think, that she could save him from per
dition, and yet not suffer a farthings loss.
Loss! : So far from this, his read' mind already
calculated how she might be a gainer by the
arrangement
He was yet young. Let him insure his life at
present for twenty thousand pounds, and how
much more wonld it be worth-say that he lived
for twenty years to come ? He explained it to
his lady to his own perfect satisfaction. The
willing Marcraret required no more. He could
not ask as freely as the woman's boundless
love .could grant He, w ith all his reasoning,
could not persuade his conscience to pronounce
the dealing just She, with her beating heart
former sole argument and guide, looking for
no motive save her strong anection no end
but her beloved's happiness and peace. Woe
is me, the twenty thousand pounds were griped
the precious life of Mr. Allcraft was insured
the London house was satisfied. A very few
weeks flew over the head of the needy man, be
fore he was reduced to the same pitable straits.
Money was again required to carry the reeling
firm through unexpected difficulties. Bram
mel was again dispatched to London. The
commissioner, grown bolder by bis first success
was ill prepared for hesitation and reproof, and
awkward references to "that last affair. Ten
thousand pounds were the most they could ad
vance, and all transactions or the Kind must
close with this, if there should be any deviation
from the strictest punctuality. Brammel at
tempted to apologize, and failed in the attempt
of course. He came! home disgusted, shorten
ing his journey by swearing over half the dis
tance, and promising" his partners his cordial
forgiveness, if ever they persuaded him again
to go to London on a begging expedition!
Oh, Margaret ! Oh, Margaret. Oh, spirit
of the mild and gentle Mildred! Must I add,
that your good money -paid this loan and yet
third a forth a fifth When shall' fond
woman cease to give when shall inean and
sordid man be satisfied with something less
than all she has to grant?
CHAPTER IV A DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.
The most remarkable circumstance in that
meeting of the partners, which ended in Brain-
mel's first visit to London, was the behavior of
our very dear friend and ally the volitue,
alas! no longer. . His best friend would not
recognized him on that deeply interesting oc-
noainri H a to a a en r-? naH n oho L'orl mdti
casiou. xxe was a suoauea, a snateu mau.
Every; drop of his brave spirit had
been
squeezed out oi him, and he stood tue mere
pulp and rind of his former self. He who, for
years,ihad Deen accustomed to Iook at men,
not only in the face, but very impertinently
over their heads, could not drag his shambling
His eye, his heart, his soul was on the ground
He was disappointed, chrushed. Not a sylla
ble did he utter ; not a single word of remon
strance or advice did he presume to offer, in
the presence of his associates. He had a sense
of guilt, and men so situated are some times
tongue-tied. He had, in truth, a great deal to
answer for, and enough to make a livelier man
than he dissatisfied and wretched. Every far
thing which he had passed from the bank to
the Pantamorphia Association was irrecovera
bly gone. The Association itself was in the
same condition gone irrecoverably likewise.
Nothing remained of that once beautiful and
promising vision, but some hundred acres of
valueless land, a half finished and straggling
brick wall, falling rapidly to decay, the foun
dations of a theatre, and the rudiments of a
temple dedicated to Apollo.' Planner had gaz
ed upon the scene once, when dismal rain was
pouring down on the ruins, and he burst into
bitter tears, and sobbed like a child upon the
annihilation of his hopes. He had nbt cour
age to.look a second time upon that desolation
and yet he found courage to turn away from it
and to do a thing more desperate. Ashamed
to be beaten, 'afraid to meet the just rebuke of
Allcraft, he flung himself recklessly into the
hands of a small band of needy speculators,
and secretly engaged in schemes that promised
restitution of the wealth he had expended, or
make bis ruin perfect and complete. One ad-
venture after another failed, cutting the thread
of his feareer shorter every instant, and render-
ing him more hot-brained and impatient He
doulbed and trembled bis risks, and did the
like, as may be guessed, to his anxieties
and failures. He lived in a perpetual fear and
danger of discovery; and discovery now was
but another name, for prison prison death.
Here was enough, and more than enough, to
extinguish every'spark of joy itf the bosom of
Mr. Plamier, and to account for 'his despon-
dency and settled gloom. And yet Planner,
in this, his darkest hour, was nearer to deliv-
erance and perfect peace, than at any previous J
period of his history. Phinnerwas essentially I
a lucky dog. Had he fallen from a house-
top, he would have reached terra firma on his
eet Had be been conducted to the gallows,
according to lys desserts the noose would have
slipped, and his life would certainly have been
spared;
It happened that whilst Michael was lm
mersed in the management of his loans, a hint
was forwarded to him of the pranks of his i
partner; a letter, written by an anonymous
hand, revealed, his losses in one transaction,
amounting to many hundred pounds. Thej
news came like a thunderbolt to Allcraft It j
was a death blow. Iniquitous, unpordonable I
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as were the acts of his colleague serious as .
was the actual sum of Money gone; yet these
were as nothing compared with the distressing
fact, that intelligence of the evil work had
already gone abroad, was in circulation, and
might at any moment put a violent end to his
own unsteady course. He carried the note to
Planner he thrust it into his face, and called
him to account for his baseness and ingratitude.
Ho could have struck his frieud and partner to
the earth, and trod him there to death, as ho
confronted and upbraided hini. . j
"Now, sir," roared Alteraft in his fury l
"What excuse what lie have. you at yourl
tongue's end to palliate this? What can justify j
this? Will you never bo satisfied until you
have rendered mo tbo same hopeless, helpless,
creature that I found you, wben I dragged you1
from your beggary? Answer ine!" ' j
There is nothing like a plaintive retort when s
your case is utterly indefensible. Planner
looked at the letter, read it then turned his
eye mildly and reproachfully upon his accuser. ;
"Michael Allcraft," he said affect i ugly, "you
treat me cruelly." ;
"I!" auswered the other astounded. "I treat
you! Planner, I intrusted you years ago with a
secret. I paid you well for keeping it. Could
I dream that nothing would satisfy your rapa
city but my destruction? Could I supposo it!
1 have fed your ravenous desires. I havo sub
mitted to your encroachments. Do you ask for
soul as well as body? Let me know what is it
you ask what' I have to pay let mo hear the
worst, and prepare for all my punishment
"I have listened to all you have 8aid,,, con
tinued Planner, "and I do consider myself an
ill-used man." ! i
Michael stared. j:
"Yes1:! mean it. I havo worked like a no-
gro for you, Allcraft, and this is tho return you
make me. I see your drift; do not attempt to
disguise it it is cruel most, most cruel!"
. " hat do you mean!
f "Have I not alwavs promised to share my
gains with youi
"Pshaw 3'our gains where are they?"
"That's nothing to the point Did I not
promise?'' ' '
"Well well."
"And now, after all my labor and struggling,
because I have' failed, you wish to turn mo off,
and throw: me on the World. Now, speak: tbo
truth, man is it not so?"
Oh! Planner was a cunning creature, and so
was Michae! Allcraft. Mark them both! Tins,
idea, which Planner deemed too good to to
seriously entertained by his colleague, had
never once ocdurred to Michael; but it seemed
so promising, and so likely, if followed up, to ,
relieve him effectually of his greatest plague.
and of any floating ill report, that ho found no"
hesitation in adopting it at once. Ho cb'd not.
answer, but he tried to look as if lusjmrtncr
had exactly guessed his actual intention.
Sweet gentlemen both. 1 ' .
TO HE CONTINUKI). J
. EXPLORER STANLEY'S TACT.
Mr H. H.. Johnston relates a story which
strikingly reveals one great secret of Mr. Stan
ley's success iu dealing with the uncivilized
tribes of Africa. On one occasion Mr. Stanley
went to meet an important, but rather un
friendly chief, named Ngantshu, on an island
in Stanley Pool. The chief came with a great
retinue and with his ancestral fetich. This
was a repulsive looking thing, made of a mon-
key H skull aml reJ cla" 8tud'ded with cowric8
I ..... . ' ....
i a v. i;ui Khii, t
it Ngantshu
believed the spirits of his ancestors dwelt, and
he treated it with veneration and from time to
time poured wine upon it aud placed chewed
up fobd in its mouth. .
The chief- mtroduced the feitch to Sir. Stan-
jey ratuer anxiously.
Tho average white man
would probably have laughed at it and asked
the chief why ho believed in such absurdities.
But this great explorer sent for a camp chair
and respectfully placed the fetich in it, so that
Ngantshu's ancestors might be present at the
conference; and when i lunch time came and
Ngantshu put food into its mouth and poured
wine upon it. Mr. Stanley did the same. The
result was that' Ngantshu sighed a treaty and
became for all time Mr. Stanlev's devoted
friend. Perhaps by this time the missionaries
have taught him to forsake his wretched idoli-i
try; but they would never have had a chance
to do so had not Mr. Stanley first treated his
faith with courtesy. London Globe.
A MATTER OF FORM.
"Mr. Kajones," said young Springblye. clear-"
ing his throat, "I have called to ask premis
sion to pay my addresses to your daughter."
"Which one, Julius? inquired Mr. Kajones.
"Miss Maria, sir."
The father looked fixedly at the young man. "
"What are your prospects in life, Julius?" ho'
said". .
"To tell you tho truth, sir," acknowledged
young Springbylc, "I have no prospects worth;
mentioning. I ain in moderate circumstances
and have no resources except a knowledge of
piy business, good health and steady habits."
Just so, Julius," mused the father. Your
income, I dare say, is, "
"About $1,200 a year." ' ;
"And on this, my young friend, yow would !
expect to support yourself and a young woman
who has lived in a home where she has never
been used to anything like privation, or even
judicious economy?" ;
"ll does seem presumptuous for me to think
of it," faltered the youth, "and as I see it does
riot meet vith your approval I will say no more
about it and ask your pardon for "
"Stay, Julius!" exclaimed Mr. Kajones,
somewhat hastily. "I only asked you those
questions as a matter of form. If you want
Maria, my boy, you can have her!" And he
shook the young man warmly by the hand.
Mr. Kajones, it may be proper to state, has
eight unmarried daughters besides Maria.
Chicago Tribune.
sojourner iat country tavern) "JIadam. I
am in 'great haste and very hungry. Can you
get me up a couple of fried eggs ?"
Landlady "Yes sir."
Sojourner (after long waiting) "It's some
time since I ordered those eggs, madam."
.Landlady "Drat them hens I Jeff, go out
to the barn and stir 'em up."