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W “Yes, tor to lie dishonest is
I Worse than going mad. And it is
Much ii mere tritie that is needed,
'apparently, to put all straight.
that I groan at my inability at the
i moment to find it."
“What is wanted
“Well, it’s only twenty pounds. -
“There’s the money which you
require. Haste away, and do all
the good you can with it."
My friend looked astonished :
he even hesitated.
4§ “It is very, very good of you."
he said; ‘'but really "
| ‘“I have the power to give it a
Way. (food bye, -- and I hurried
off.feThen 1 hastened baek to him.
‘‘Kindly, bn no aeeount men
"Aion my name. --
No, us you wish it : but you
should know that til the objects!
of your bounty. - '
And ho told, me. Then we par
ted. I had gone only a dozen or
so yards when there passed me a
young man, with a flushed face,
and a frightened, anxious look in
his eyes. He caught upwith un
friend and spoke to him.
“That is the man.” I said to my
self, “whose proceedings have
been dubious, ami who will. I
trust, be rescued by Staining's
twenty pounds. Well, if the
wheel should turn, and this poor
man should ever be in a position
to deliver a fellow creature from
►such trouble as he himself is now
in, by the surrender of twenty
pounds. I wonder whether lie'll
doit? Smith, you surely know
i human nature well enough to an
sworyourquestion. Not he -not
a bit of it."
Till*little incident, with plenty
| of other things besides, was soon
" swept from my memory by a slid
den call to go abroad, even to the
phice where Marx well did a.7 gy>,
Brazil. Nothing hampered me
, then—l was a young bachelor and
Leonid start for the Antipodes at
days - notice. When I take
my wife and children 1 forget
the exact number—for our an
tmnaal trip, in these latter yeais
lof my life, i require weeks - pre
“ psralion. Alas! the change !
Away, then, to Brazil; away to
a now life, new scenes, new com
panionw new hopes and tears ; a
—and. iho yellow
Lt grand
my sto
doubt
ie back,
idy one
an old
tube it'd
loved
oho who in llii- world wilLfinu
no more, that iho well known era-*
ving for the native land master*
within a very
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1 ||.' I u I'oly pound : I- u ♦
EHHj - .mi cl in<• In 1 liinkini; o!
I rumor- 1 had heard occasion
Wmk rospecling Straining since I
[Ton England, that his money had
wasted, that he had fallen cow
siderahly in position, and even
into poverty. I had written to
him several times, hut of late
years he had not replied.
••Poor fellow." I now thought,
••there may he really something,
in that dre.un. If his pride will
accept it, he shall have that mo
nicy hack, and very glad I shall he
■u restore it.
fclkiek in England. Settled down
Benin, in the old country. Main
Butters disposed of. i began to
of minor ones, and among
the discovery of Stain
Hfct l|i was not in his former
Quints, nnd I failed so long to lind
Tiiin that I was beginning; to des
pair, when one night 1 met him
in the street.
The brilliant artificial light of'
the lmll rinnii—m-ay increase tlrr~
lustre of a woman's bright eyes
and of her sparkling jewels ; but
if you want to see a poor, broken
down man, decayed and dismal,
in his worst aspect, survey him
standing disconsolately under a
street lamp, a drizzling rain de
scending upon him, and he, with
folded arms, presenting a picture
of mute despair. So did I behold
Staining. I put my hand upon
his shoulder. He sprang from me
as though 1 were a wild beast.
••I did not want to run away,"
lie aid, hoarsely : “they knew
that. I'll face it—l'll thee it."—
lie added, tremulously. “Go on.
I'll w alk (|tiietlv enough—W hy
what- eh—surely, can it ho—
can"
“Yes, it is Smith, your old emu
panion. Pray, be composed.—
Staining, my lriend. what is all
l In's t (tome aw av. and confide in
me. Yon know you can trust me.
If you are in trouble, and money
can help you, you shall not want.
And I took his arm. and we went
logo) her.
And then I heard poor Stain
ing's confession, and it amounted
to this; When he had wasted his
money, he obtained a situation in
a merchant's olfiee. The pay,
poor enough, was siiHieiont to
keep him; but even now nothing
could restrain him from gambling
on a small scale on horse-racing.
Asa Consequence, lie wa- soon
penniless, and worse—dishonest,
lie had paid a betting debt out of
a twenty pound note which the
day before I met him had been
entrusted to him. Discovery had
ensued almost instantaneously,
and though the luckless man had
explained that it was only thro'
the failure of another member of
the virtuous fraternity he could
not at once replace the money, he
had been discharged, and had rea
son to suppose he would be pros
edited.
••Many, many thunks." replied
the poor fellow to the offer 1 di
rectly made him, “You can see
the firm in the morning ; but, al
though they have allowed a day
to pass, 1 doubt whether they will
take the money. I believe they
are bent oa my ruin."
1 could not believe it ; -<> early
next day I was at the office of the
Me-srs. Baydon. Blondon A. Go.,
and having been admitted into
the room of the senior partner, I
stated my errand, and proffered
my twenty pounds.
Mr. Baydon was a -leek old gen
rllman. There was, so|o spesk,
wealth and ease all over him. He
hent hi- head complacently, and
replied r
■•I can appreciate your kind
ness to tliis poor man, and I mv
-elf would pass the matter over
at once, but my partner, Mr. 11l on
don. takes different view*, and !
cannot interfere.''
WTTiTT lereil
Bnii-k grrmml.
■>' lm I'Ulnl "
1 fancied a ter
■ny had me on my.hack.
Biu-liiog niv ihioilt.
Bm his grasp, and fain
B,
way, for ome
SI appeared—did I call to
Uic face before me. it
but Staining, reck
B|Bc [ u:i-|H"! :111 i'ii
Bey.
TII K F I El. 1> AND FIR E SIDE.
Ao4 Ine was firm upon ilw point.
< <mM I fie# Mr. Blondon ? Ye-,
if i eiuld call again in |x\4 hours.
In the <#b I kept liulhfring to
'my self, “plendon, and Robert
Blendon. too.' lam -ure of it.
; st,ill, if it be so, it ir very wrange.
I think I should know that face
again, however time may have al
tered it. We #hf ll|see who will
be mafftm.
Back to Messrs. Baydon. Bleu
j don & Co.'-office, and then into
; 11ue; presence of Mr. Bfgndon.
All mv anxiety for nfr poor
friemrfftnea awnv! I was master|
of the situation. Briefly 1 staled
my desire to pay Him amount of
Staining's defalcation, and my
hope that under the extenuating
circußisfances no publicity would
! be given fo the miserable wrong
, doing.
Mr. Blendon heard me with
some impatience, and before re
plying, he drew a clunk to “self
I or hearer"|f ti could £<<• him do it)
fora hundred pounds. Having
given this to a clerk to get cnsli
! ed, he said tofue. arranging hi
pajiers the while—
••Yoh will excuse ntv answer
ing somewhat -hortly. It cannot
he. It is not the money’ we care
about, but we must vindicate the
law."
i declare I was half pleased at
i the grnndoi.se tyle of llii ; speech
How beatififulTy he wa- walking
into my net !
1 ventured to smgges.tltb.it in a
case like this there was no iwiper- ,
alive call to such a course, and
that forbearance might rightly lie
shown.
“I do ut see it—l cannot see
it,” answered Air. Blendon, cross
ing his legs with an gir of resig
nation, as much,as to', stiy, “The
mtfii is a* nuisance, hut I must
boar with him." lie resumed,
“You do not appear, sir, to oh .
serve the immense importance ot
punishing delinquencies ol Un
kind. I would not take your mo
■ ney~oU any aceoimi; Dear nie !
If 1 were to let. this man off, J
would he ashamed of myself. lie
ought to be in custody now. and
he wifi be very*liorll,v. T have
just overcome some foolish liesi
, tatioM of my partner. I am al
! wavs firm myself' (Not always,
Mr. Blcinlon—not when I last saw
you. But I Availed a bit. A lit
tie further into my net. please")— .
•and t lierefore,Show ever sorry I
may he, sir, .1 must say NO. I)is ;
honesty is a fearful thing, and it
niu-t be jiuni-Ued. Il l were my
-elf to commit an act of this kind,
and"
Why did he -top! i bowed
I quietly, and rising, said :
••You are quite right. Air. Bleu j
don. Dishonesty is a terrible
thing, and while not for,, another
moment pressing my request, 1
know you will forgive my calling
to remembrance, before 1 leave, a
curious case know n to myself.—
May 1 tell it you t Some twenty
years ago a poor young couple,
not long married, had fallen into!
poverty. The wife and infant
wore ill. The doctor had ceased I
j to attend because he was not paid.
Comforts there were none. Even
necessaries werf wanting. The
I husband was nearly distracted.
* He Avould get money, he must get
(money. When his young wife
and infant child were Avell-nigh
starving, w hat was to bo done 4
Stay, stay, Mr. BlAidon, I vQ i.
i complete my -thrv. The money
was obtained, sir -Mr. Blendon,
; you know how ; I need not toll
vor that. But in what way was it
repaid ere mischief came, and
how was the husband saved—sav
ed from ruin and degradation—
savCd 1o become a rich and re
I spooled merchant, Whose mo
nev saved him ' Ah! Mr. Bleu
don, that you do Sox know. But
1 will tell you. The twenty pound
note which rescued the poor bus
hand rested only ten minutes he
| fore in the pocket-book of this
very Staining whom you are about
to prosecute, strangely’ enough,
for precisely the same um Yes,
at that time, Staining was a- rich,
maybe, ns you are uoav. but with
his riches lie was a kind, charita
ble, Christian man. Air. Blendon,
) 1 have a right to ask you, to Avhat
! character do you lay claim
1 have oljen thought -ince w hat
admirable advantage- are a clear
head and a calm temper. In the
(delivery of the foregoing I had
> worked myself up to a white
heat. It was only at the moment
w hi u hi first -aw my drift that my
listener manifested any strong* o
motion. Then he ro-e frojn In
ch sir, and hi- face flu-hod; but he
resumed his seat, and by the time
j T had finished he was sitting as
calmly almost a- when I entered.
There wayvslight Muse, and then
Mr. Blendon- -aid :
••You haA’o acquired, sir, -yme
knowledge (I will not -ay whelk
eigaccurato or not > of uu incident
in my early life, which I am not
called upon to discuss. Alay I ask
whether this knowledge is confin
ed. and is intended to he confined
to yourself ?“
-I believe it to lie confined to
myself and my informant, and I
have no desire it should he other
wise."
Air. Blendon bowed. ••! will
not conceal that I -hall be glad
for it to b<* an understanding be
tween us, that tins matter does
piiot go further." (I made a ges
ture of assent.) “Well, then, on
that footing. I avi 11 -ay that Mr.
Staining -hall he entirely absolv
ed, and 1 will even aid him if I
can. You must, however, excuse
me from taking your twenty
pounds. lam obliged to you for
coming. Good morning."
I departed, and I imi-t confess
I fell the enemy had well covered
his retreat, and had not left me a
morsel more of triumph than he
could help.
However, my object wa- accom
plished. therefore I hastened to
meet Staining. He was not at the
appointed place, and after wait
ing some time I went to bis lodg
ing. It was a shabby house, in a
by street, net easy to find. The
landlady told me Air. Staining had
come in an hour ago. and was in
his bed room—not Very well, she
thought. She and I went up to
gether, and knocked more than
once. Then 1 went in. Poor Air.
Staining was lying on the bed—
dead. My first misgivings were
happily not confirmed. Ills en
feebled frame had been unable to
withstand the recent wear-and
tear, and lie was now beyond the
reach of hi- follies and his Iron
hie-.
“ Taken from Fife.”
. 1 See nr Of Womou x frovi ft ))(7
Mutt's Jfrfidy io <i /'n
• i-itc VmirT.
•■ Police ! police !" heard officer
Aliernan, of the ninth precinct, a
he patroied hi- beat yesterday
morning. The cries came from
No. 1!)2 Bleecker street, the sec
ond floor of which is occupied by
David Gamerick. proprietor of a
patent shirt polish, gloss or pow
der. Gamerick himself had call
ed for aid. On a sofa in Gamer
ick's room the officer found a girl
in convulsions, her face almost
black, and on the Horn- beneath
her lay a coil of strong cord and
a knife. She was taken in charge
by the officer, who took her to the
Jefferson market court. Gamer
ick came as a witness, lie is a
tall youth, aged eighteen. The
girl, although giving her age as
seventeen, looks older, has a pret
ty face, and long, bright golden
hair.
Gamerick said: •• I'm in the pa
tent shirt polish business. I've
been living with this young wo
hum going'on now for some five
months past. 1 met her one eve
ning at Owney Googenan's place
in the Bowery. 1 have had en
on go of her. and have made up
my mind to turn her adrift, and
so informed her this morning;—
then site flew into a frenzy, tore
her clothes, and rushing to where
-he kept a silk dress, and some
other articles, gathered them in
her arms and at once threw them
into the stove. This would not
-atisiy her. so she suddenly seiz
ed a large knife and attempted to
cut her throat. I prevented her,
but as soon as my back was turn
ed she caught up a strong cord,
wound it about her neck, and I
turned to see her tugging at the
end of a slip knot, while each mo
ment she grew blacker in the face.
I struggled with her. but it was
with great difficulty I got that
rope off her neck. I could not.
stand any more of her nonsense,
so 1 shouted 'police.'
The girl being allowed a chance
to talk, -aid her name wa- Lena
Albrecht, her father's name Hen
ry Albrecht, and the latter’- re si
dende in .Sixteenth street. Brook
lyn. Both parents were living.
Justice Dully—•• Alv poor girl,
why do you wish to kill your-eU f'
••I care to live no longer. Davy
said he’d tutu me out. and 1 love
him. I'd rather die than leave
him." answered the girl.
“Why don't you marry this
girl i" the justice demanded.
Gamerick (contemptuously)-
•‘Circumstances alter cases,judge.
We've different kinds of dispo-i
tious."
Justice (to the girl)—“Why
don't you go homo f You have
one."
Albrecht (wringing her hands,
and then burying her face in
them ) —“Oh. f can never go there
again. I dare not show myself
to mv father and mother. He's
told them I wjrs rf •woirffTtryU''the
town.' " y' mJrn
Judge—“ What will you do if I
let you go ?"
Hysterically—-I will kill my
self. It's all the same what is
done with me. I'll kill myself
anyway, for I haven't anything to
live for now. and I don't want to
live any longer."
Gamerick (from the depth of
hi- glossy shirt collar) —“ Send
her lip for a short time, judge. It
will cool dfAviy. hoa mind. She
need- a rest. Give her a few
month-."
-Judge—r *L; ave thi- court, sir.
We’ve already had more than on
migh of your remarks. 1 wish I
could look you up for a year or
more."
Gamerick and the highly pol
ished collar Jolt t ho court, and t In*
unforturtate#gti , l h\:t- committed
temporarily, and word was sent
to her parent-. V. /lornit/.
Andi- there no buy in our
boa-ted civilization to punish the
most infernal crime—the compli
cation of aH crimes—lying, de
ception. hypoeraey, deception, so
duct ion—destructive at once of
all the rights poor innocent girl
should have—even among sav
ages' Shame on your civilization.
A Hex lea ii Monstrosity.
The Alazatlan Occidental , a
Mexican paper, contains an ac
count of an extraordinary phe
nomenon in human nature. The
mother of this living euriesity is
named Antonia Garcia, residing
in Kosario, State of Sinolia. Her
husband is Lorenzo Rodriquez, a
native of Chapucleros, district of
Concordia, in the same state.—
About nine years ago, Antonia
gave birth to twins, hoys’, aalio
-till live. Two years Afterwards,
she gave birth to three children,
all of Avhom had reached a natu
-rai s In. te —About a > ciT TigojJie
gave birth to another child. aa hioh
promises to develop into a min
st rosil y. This boy child was born
at Gopata, and as soon as the pho
nomenoti Ava- known to exist, the
parents had good grounds to be
lieve that it would be stolen, so
they removed to llosario. The
child, according to the story of
it - progenitors, was born without
othoi defect than hrmng an in
dentation on it- skull in the shape
of a cross. But in a little Avhile,
the head commenced to grow en
ormously. and at the end 'of one
year Avas from twelve to fourteen
inches in diameter. The indenta
tion, in another senses may lie
said to resemble a hand-grenade,
in the form of a cross, commenc
ing at the forehead and running
back to Die mica or nape of the
neck. The other part of the cross
extends from ear to ear. The in
dentations are from tA\ r o to three
inches in width, and slightly cov
ered with hair. In the night time
by putting a light across t he head,
the brains and other material can
be plainly sen, a.- if a lighthoose
Avere shining upon them. The
eyelids of this creature, instead
of being above the eye, are be
low, and almost encircle it, groov
ing upward. The forehead has
almost disappeared, on account of
the deformity of flic head. The
whole body is extremely rickety,
and the skin appears to stick to
the dry bones. The monstrosity
weighs a little over ton pounds,
is healthy, and promises to live
many years, and i- beloved by its
parents.
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