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T OWANDA:.
Eorbap Morning. Nouembet 1855.
tornantir eurnts of Tifr.
STRANGE STORY; OF
FORGERY AND. A WgDDING.,
T„c circumstances ir hick I am aboulio 'record
;me .ha , ,iat the time of its oceurremie, niade a
upan me, aria
,evon .rioar,".4othe;
,rr,,res across my mind, bringing with it astrong
hat deep and dreadful injustice might be
inch:Anal who poaseased not: sufficient
n.;:,ow'k,,e :Drake those steps which were nec
e„ry lus own redemption horn evil aitemp'ed
~,:,;,,rti,ted upon him.
~Ilatrned that I was in ittendinca upon a.
• % i ,lo;ez,:onally, fur some years, where there'
rverAl tiau2liters ; and out of compliment to
r. , f „,, e , re , I was invited to the wedding of one
yelp:g g:ria, with a gentleman in every
scot:) otheraaregarded habits, and manners,-
elloca.i n : alMongh, unhappily, he did . not
of virtue he could have die.
-e.! so wad, and which somehow or another,
wr,mg, hands. It's all very well for fool.
• u thinking people, who form this Will, 40 pre:
„ ..• say that !valuing is better than house or
lsvolhers a ho know the world, would have
y whatever in making a choic4. Those
ale at all practically acquainted with society,
err that ti t= not education, or manners, or talent,
fmilies :he man—but money The question
- concealing any body is not, 4 ; What is
,t• What, has he got?" and if the answer
,e '• 31. - iney," he, of course, becomes possess
e t virtue under the san. But to , return to
Darn p•ey, :hen, was about to me married
J Siliclaa, who,' as i have observed. had
a', alas ! not the house and land,
•', he pre,c::be make so light of. In fact, he
talent, making a living by an
it r talent ; and it was, no difficult mat
, OM he was a man who, in due time,
_ 't to become famous and
acTinements. He won the heart of
' • a 'hat was indeed, to my m
• .e making ; for a gentler, fairer
. !1 liclure the rnarlia.!e I
the matter to a ft tend,
%%be., I L'teied the Dame of the bride-
F t'la.r ! GoI bless me ! I Did you
' i , ayoung plan v, i h good-
cuuatet,az.cle
knrnething wron2 about him "
v. ! iOllll, is lie out of his
I h,.or a.mudi be:ter head in my
..; :1-; :5.• );::e:111 , 14 wroliglibout you to
i till you what it is, exactly;
I.c.c heard a something or another
a is r•,!! to mind. It's very pro.
• •
•.1 Cr. .. trough your !pommy but
i!. 4 ;', %%hal cult it bet some
. • st horn, I know."
'hi.l.4 very important, then, as
i• ; aiiii I would 4..tl:4gest that you
y careful a deed how you say any
any body. You don't know
. irjory it may do "
•,: I say any thing against any bodyl—
WA . hpeife.ctly recollect it was Smith
rc•3. here was a something or another that
• :iean,l runt one Jones."
is ieni.y, Ihis is toa bad."
tal bad ; and as I•have recol•
•AI Siiiiih, when I see him, what it
and if he catttell me, 191 let yen
r then you can jodge for yourself.. tpun
I le• ! !viral about it, attaitor the sake
it ought to be sifted, poi see."
Vvy well, rely well. DD as you like in the
-•-
I .Ir4l't think such vigue charges ought to
- i.e ,t,:taist any one ; and if I , had been you
•. n. ;are said a wond abut it. I don't mind
." because I know you WUUId not Jo an in
):. any lit in; creature, except through careless
ir, dad careless. you know you •are."
ctinversa:ion I had with my t .friend, left
3 :Ple.l4•lnt sensation upon . my . mind with refer
tze to Mr. Sinclair ; and when a riple came to me
'l' 2 next day, the - stipUrsdription of whichl,
:u in liaLdwritini; df my friend who
Il linade the unknown charge against Sinclair, I
'NAN' it with some eagerness and -read silo,.
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have seen Smith, and round but
ills3at Finclair. HIS &pother was transported
do you think of that, 'oily; joy. cigar -fellow
e idea of a young laity marrying any body 'XI";
~, v.;11; to what may he called a transpolable-faint
dreadinl 1 It was some forging boar
Your , : in haslet. Gina LOPINGTON. 'P. S, ,
said it"
no e gave me some uneasiness, although,
Snciair had twent y ft . b rherit - and the on,e•
Odl number hail been bang-;and the other
4 k 4l eavoried, 1 could not, for the file offoe; see
eonoitired any charge against him. 'Cut I
kew shat I was on such points rather singular, and'
tstitgee n dy it gave me soine uneasiness M. - think
' qui mater might seriow•fy affect the respect
i ' l/ " . -titelair. I went to did wedding....Aff was
reaunie. s ; all was sunshine, jay, expectation cal hi;ari : y _
until the time arrived \ when the bride—
P'Fils ought to have made his appearance. ,And,
Came not! mute alter minute.flew by in
nlitous expectation, and nt•length the bride burst
0 :8 tear s and declared that something must - have
t i, PPenea to him, and implored some of the gen
n`en to go and make inquiry for him. One of
er 4, 1
• en', however, interfered, saying—
_ 113 7., you ought to feel by tar too - indignant to
Rod at!er your br idegroom. The insult of hie being
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nova tive niinutealtoolitte,- should be , sufficient °to
eradicate 116'1'o:int-your
t c . l4o:: : "UO;lNfarrti,7'#!titi !FY, ICT/DW 11 11 1
Netter, than ,you de.. ,Flis ahsence isnofault his, ,
and an aceident,.let it happen when'it wtii, should ,
have no effect upon nip 'affections?' '
" That sentiment does 'You 'a tsthrld, H of honor,
Mrss Dempsey ," said i ' ! and if.you - will permit
me to go and make enqutry, tor Mr. Sinclair,l shall
go, I think, in - ilfiqiirit - you would wish mei" • •
'She, thanked me by look, and I left the house.—'
Luckily this affair did not take place' in the church,
bat in the house of the Doinpseys, where; "although•
it was a little contritiy to &stout Id 8o sp, the bride
grottin had agi'llted to meet - the bride and accompa
ny her to thtysacred edifice., I had the addtess of .
NIL Sine)* given me, and asit wag not above three
streets off where be laved - in chambers, I walked
there and knocked. at the door op. one of the stair
eases which bort his -name upon its panel. For a
few seconds there was no answer, although I thought
I heard some one move in the room, and then I
knocked again tattier sharply, when the door was
opened by Sinclair himself ; 'and. I think I
_shall
never forge, the look of ununerable woe that was
upon his countenance.
U Mr. Sinefair," I said, " if this is an intrusion I
hope you will pardon it. I come from Mary Damp-
Fey,"
He did not speak, but stretching out his hand, he
took hold of me by the arm and led me into the
chambers. Then, when the door was closed, he
said, in nervous and excited accents—
, Tell her to forget me ; beg of her to forget
me!"
But what for ? Yon have gained her affec
tions ; and it is a very strange thing DOW for you
t o make such a request!'
It is a desperate thing, .and under many cir
cumstances would be a wicked thing, doctor. But
I am doomed. Something has happened which may,
and which I dread will, involve me in disgrace.—
She shall not share it with me, it I can help
I was silent for some moments, and . then 4 re
plied, in as impressive a tone as I could assume—
" Mr. Sinclair, beware of what you do. Your
own fate in life—your own happiness, as well as
the happiness of the fair and intelligent girl whose
affections you have won, tkpend upon your con
duct It you have yourself committed any act that
might to make you hesitate about yoking . tho late
of another wi;h your own, say so ; but if you are a
vic!im, instead of guilty ; I implore you to aurnmon
courage to your aid, and not allow yonrself to be
borne down by any amount of circumstances."
There words of mine seemed to have a great ef
fect upon him. Ile staggered to a seat, and cover
ing his fkee with his hands, fur some moments he
appeared lost in thought. Then suddenly he said.—
Heaven knows f am guildess !"
" That is enough,' t said. " I wili believe you.
And now, it is a sirangct thing to ask,tnt will you
take me into your confidencel"
rc ,Vareea. Iw al now go and calm the fears of
Mary. and return to you immediately."
I accordingly went back to the Dampseys' house,
and FEtiti aloud—
I have teen Mr. Sinclair, and a circumstance
which he will write an explanatidu of to Miss
Dampsey, forces the putting off 'of the marriage far
a short time. He is well, and the circumstance is
one that carmot be explained -without prejudice to
him."
I perhaps really did go a little too tar in saying
this much, but somehow t had faith in the man,
and• I was amply rewarded by the look of gratitude
that was cast upon me by Miss Dempsey., who im
mediately said— •
" I am guile satisfied,"
The guests were rather wonder stricken at this
slate of things, and some of them put on each stu
pid lookit of wonder that it seemed doubtful wheth
er-they were awake or not. The ladies wete of
course indignant, for they had dressed themselves
all for the occasion, and new for there to be no wed
ding at all, was too provoking. How they settled
it among them after 1 left I do not know, for I got
away again as - quickly sal &mid, and hurried back
to Sinclairits chambers, who seemed woliclet bully
catmed by, the assurance I brought him,• that even
what had just happened had not shakened the con.-
fidenee which Mary• had in him; itnd then he
cried— • ,
Oh"! caril ever be worthy of snch'a creature V'
" Yee," rail I, "you certainly,,cap.be.yrochy of
her if yoo'cboose."' „,
" koanbot," catinoL Dorf, am- 1 : -to,ilp so,
whenlon havehettrd, Which yob -- shall hear,. the
melancholy circumstances by which I am suiroubd
ail, you will admit that l-no longer ought to think
of Mary Dbmpsey As a wite."•-
, i,Artli:Yet you say you are giiltless." • •
" I.am, 1 am. But know you not I have seen
enough of this world to know that; in order to pre:-
sere:B,a fair_fame, it is trot enough 10 be innocent,
but ,youltoot of "yon
will notescape the very worst of vensureis
eg I ()mishit? iinow that the world is,areniotious
world, but,L know;
,likewise, that we:are always
the worst judges of What affeefb ourselves, smiths!,
let those circumstencesbo what , they:may, - or im
agination is apt to dress Them up in lalsopcolors,
giving an importance to. them wbich =bey 'do no
deserve) ) • • -• t•
'Be looked.anne with Asitmething like 69110.
cress in Lis rico, end I proceeded : •
1 , Mr. Sinclair, it strikes meltiongly that you are
allOwingyouilmagination'ioiet The better orycur
reason, and ',opposing- yawed!: to bei involved . in
some 'affair; from which thoricaticm would be eeel,
with alitife'ilitra'resoltitioiilitin'you'Ottsse - 4 3 ." - •
,elflittil Y0u:503 TO you Cannotjudgainuil you
knowall valid alt .you shalt know, if you Will dd
me my recital."
• I B igrifo4.My. it"Finr . iTilf44o Ok a T.„ . .
pressed what pleistire it woniCalreM r 1 t 4 bP
of
seiijel . to hint "i:listterwhich ha I?igin as ,ktllnwa-4i
and Can only inform my. readers: thattbsi. .late is
most strictly true.
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" Sir,' he said,' if about enpeftefeAri'r was - id a•
far more preeOtiOns'ffil4kfied then I ara.now, for I -
Was toc?' young then, to have found-, out my feel.
powens.and was, as it 'were; floundering atietat With
rant a profession, and being first one thing rind then
another, in the
. hOpe of snaking a respectable liven
hoot I was onfortimately situated in my bringing,
up, for I had an ignorant' motheriand , a father who, ;
although a inanof considerable abstract attainments,.
had not one particle of 'knowledge calCulated to be
useful to himself or his children... However, he
'constitutionally such an irritable temper, that :at the
age of sixty, when he died, he'had not a Mend in
the world to follow him to the grave with a sigh of
regret. I had several brothers—one oldertban my
self, who was of a morose, not to say vicious, turn
of mind-rand three younger, The one next to me
was named Geor.,,e _end he had always been ill:
used and neglecteafxby the wholedamily, and mire
particularly by his mother I suppose because he
had the misfortune of not being very good-looking.
Moreover, as she, from some unaccountable idio
syncrasy, made a pet Of theildest, who was about
as love,able a personage as a pig, she thought I fan
cy, that she was making the matter all square, by ;
showing towards ancr;her of the family; but
certainly she did behave towards us all in a man
ner to excite my indignation for a long lime—a
feeling which has now softened down into pity.
Next to George there was Alfred, whe'made him
self acceptable to my mother by humbling, to. the
elder brother, who was the prime favorite; and al
together Allred had a very contemptible charricter.
Then there was the youngest,' of whom 1 do not
know much, except that there were some indica
lions about-him of the sulky, morose disposition of
the eldest, which might or might not develop Meth
selves. After my father's death I gradaalty left oft
having any communication with them, for with one
act and another they certainly did disgust me, and
now I never see any of them at all."
Intleed.l"
4, No There has been uo quarrel, but a com
plete and entire separation and although I believe
they all live in, London, I don't knOw where, arid
I dare say I should hardly know them if we were
to meet accidentally Mille public streets , so that
you may say we , are roof, according to the common
acceptance of the , tcriii, a united family."
" But do-you mean to tell me, Mr. Sinclair, that
any thing of so trivial a nature as a general differ
ence of sentiment. temper and opinion, cart alle
viate a mother's love?"
'• It has alleviated now; for she has net made the
ghost of an effort to clap eyes upon me now lor six
years."
Is it possible I”
" It's true ; so you may guess 413 is not a body
possessed of the finest feelings in the world, and
her coriduCt goes a long,way towards upsetting the
the theory that there is a natural and instinctive love
between child and parent."
"lam of opinion," said I, f/ thnt . 1 .1.1's and at
•lne t o parent of the child. end that
the affection of the child lot the parent is and should
be merely an acquired feeling, and solely depend
ent upein the conduct of the parent!!
" Were that opinion universal, doctor, it would,
I think, make Litters and mothers a little mote
careful of what they wero about, and they would
not fancy—as thousands of them do now—that they
are entitled to dome particular admiration and rev
erence, because they have , brought a number of
children into the world, and that those children owe
them a respect and-duty for that mere fact, which
may be a very doubtful advantage, quite independ
ent of their conduct toward them.'l
U You may depend," said I, " that as the world
advances in knowledge these things will be better
understood. But proceed with your story, Mr. Stn.
clair."
" Well, then, after my father's death there was i
evidently a sort of coalition got up between my
mother, her darling ; the eldest, and his ever-pleas
ant Alfred, so that George was made to look after
himself; and I candidly confess that whether from
education or from natbral bias, he had some bad
qualities about him; For myeell, l as hustling
about, and trying to get a living where 1 could, by
turning -to account what artistical and acientifte
knowledge, I had, and fagging" hard I t o ' acquire
more. , Thus' some years passed away, .until . one
,day George, who had, learned copper-plate engrav
jog, came to me—for I was the only one who had
held out a friendly hand to' him-and said
" A hair=dresser has employed me to engrave
for him one of those ; " Bank of Elegance" notes,
which are used as an advertisement by many trades.
men and as he wants it to be as like as possible to
wreal Bank oigngland - nwe, can You lend me one
fora day or two to ccip . y . t"
I *legitt nothing of the application, except dial
bad not the note, bat 1 attempted to borrow one
unsuccessfully, and in the end, Master Geogelad'
to wait a day or two until I could accOnitnadate
hin, and theni lent him a five pound note, which
he prorniserilit,tWisig.sne.bsck in a day or 'two.—
Now, except that 1 wanted my note, I thought oath.
ing of this after all, for the whole thing was in natu
ral and tient, because at that dine the whole town,
and particular the Ilair 7 dressers' shop t mlo.lews,
were lull of these Ilank.ofpegtutcrs' Pete., off:
.eriog,a thousand -pounds, artd . so 'on; to any , body
whe eouldlent hair better-than Torokins tri"Vriazfe.
lane.' - The day or two'ptisied away, and then, one,
martin& qo.oretallPa upon ineT
Here is yourpote," said he ; II it is' all right."
'ff What's.ajt. tight 1 1 said 1. '
'n'gh;•niehiiit:particular. 1 , 4on't:intend, to be.
poor •
44 A motley resolution I" said I ; 't but the only
liii4olty :main!, Metexeculion." ; • .. •
it Ah I yeak i ! said he. "Good morning:
. All's
right 'You will see,' perhaps,: in limo what will
•
Well, away ; he,went, -I thought nothing , of
lihat , he said. %thud gel my note back, - and 1 fan- -
c}ed him hard at work al his: 1:41516W A '-day' or
two, bad elapsed, when a no'ecame to me, saying
t.
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that , ho' ores going to Isisiviett,:eld 'would' pot • be
bickfor'icirie 'Ate i:Ohnititered ,
Tif,at piece of niformaticui tome I.did. not .ktiow. 7 .
However, , l threw the letter on one side;: and havv
ing' at that time some lectureito%defivr; on some
scientific' subjects, ilittle'dintanCe ham town, I-for
got alt Athol* the affair, until about—a' week Sher
: ward .I. received a note, signet! by < George, which
requested - me to meet him he Genera Post Of
Otte, al nine o'clock , that.Ovening: Them was a
something about the tenor about the, note which
gave me some uneasiness—l know
. not why.-. It.
was so extraordinary - that be 'slionld' make a' street
appnintment with me instead of coining, as.
seemed to me he might as easily have come to my
chambers, as he• had frequently done befo-e. But
l went. I had not milked lint twice past the Gen=
eral Post Office when I saw him. He did not spenk
but in a hurried manner led me -down an , opposite
Street an said
" Did you see any one watching 1"
(( Watching what V' said f.
(( Watching - us. Are.you slue we ve not fol
lowed ?t,
ig Good God," said 1, what do you mean what
it you are followed?" ' 4
" Hush ! hush! Yon recollect I borrowed a five
pound note.of you f Well, you thought it was to
engrave a bank of elegance" note by, but be.
tween you and 1, it was to engtave a teal one."
" A what 1" . .
a A mat one—a forged one. I have got the plate
in my pocket. I have changed one to-day, but L
had to pay away some of the money, and I have
spent the remainder ; and what's more, 1 know I
am so/ peeled, because I have been followed about
and 1 think 1 have only just eluded some one who
was sent after me."
You may guess, doctor, whiit must have been
my feelings at that moment. I recollect a sort of a
mist flocking before my eyes, and clinging in some
iron railings for support, I thought I should have
fainted ; and as George went on talking, all I heard
was a confused round, without the least under
standing of At* he said. This dreadful feeling,
hoWever, soon passed away, and a dreadful feeling
it was. I can compare It to nothing but what I
should suppose wooll be the near approach of
death.
i‘ Why, yon seem to think more of it," said
George, ic than I do. What's the matter with
your
" Oh, God !" raid I" do you ark George,
Glorge have you no heart ? Have you no head
piece, that you can talk so lightly of what must be
your ultimate destruction I What—oh ! what is to
become of you I'
" Oh ! I must get somewhere in the country, and
try to change a few of the notes"
" No, no, no—for God'e sake no,'' said 1. 01 Lis.
ten to me. There js but one chance for you, and
that is to leave England at once and forever! ,
"Thais LI! Tf!ry replied he, "but where
is the money to come from 'I I ean't go under abort
twenty pounds or Imp
" But would you if you hod that amount I," He
hesitated for a moment, and then he replied :
" Yes, I would—l would certainly ; for as you
say, it a bad chance here, and if am taken, the
consequences are certain. You hare alarmed me
a tittle. I wish I- had the last fortnight to see over
again. But the honest truth is, I wanted money, if
for no other purpose, for the sake of showing in
some way that I had it, and mortifying my mother
and brothers. I was willing to run any risk for
such an object, but I do begin to think it, is
. ts real
failure."
• " And to it possible," said 1, "that tor 'metro poor
wretched motive, yon have slooPeilto such crimi• •
polity ?'
" Never mind that. It's too late now -for re
proaches. If, by any means, you can get me twerp
I ty pounds or theteabont, I will leave the country at
once. I can get Jaw% to Liverpool, and then I
shall find some American trader, but I cannot go
, without money, you see, or clic I would not trout).
le you. But if I had any good fortune in:the new
world, you may depend neon me retutning it to
you, and withitnerest too." , „
" NeFer mind that," said "never mind that.—
Meet me here again at this time tci morrow even
ing, ; and in the meantime I wit( see what can be
done."
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hly state of mind can ha much easier imagined
than described as I Walked homeward, elar I was
at that lime most peculiarly: situated. I had lost
what to me was a consideiablellll of money., by
the insolvency of a man tipon . whom I had relied,
and it was. poly .by die greatest irdistry,. and the
Most .indetaligable exertions, that I could at all;
hope to meet my own engagements; so that, in
fact,. I was in Pp tichliph a position, that a Very. ,
lew
° pounds abst ra cted f rmn what was required to
fill, up some,gap or another. would be tome - a mdet
swim's affair. " But what Wail I to do ? tiould
run
, therisk of:disgrace which rou.st attach to. the
ve'ry natne of Shrzlajr, if : Lallowed any exertions to
be wanting on my part to- save George front the
dreadful consequences of his own folly ? , I re
solved to sacrifice mYselr totieed maa6=Low ea
several little,,mattem, and f-had,iha meaus of pay
ing, but only just thammuts—the , sum of money
in my hands'amounted • to &brut fourteen 'pounds'
That was not encinghond althoup,lit had net yowl
them'for some time,' I; reeolved to go to my-mother
and brothyre,to crave, their essilance. / did not
consider thet I was justified in telling them exactly
how the rnatterstood; Ur went to tbern . on ,the'
next erening r jest a little before the hour at . which
I hid tO,rneet.Geergeagain. and I saw them all.—
I told t hem that George was new:quite willing to
go to America. '1 tokythein ttiti,t I had„ lesson ; to
believey . wee quite ne'coirWly heahould -,1 Ter.
lesented that for mitt ous;:credirseake, halted bet-
ter be given the money-to go, I knesii , thefiwtherw .
it would be no teseto put the stutter" in — irtY :othex
'light than itie . inaiteiOl intereal; fed I . ,ealtaristed
all the efeiMiii I wets master of. I soon got my
answer, and that aniwer was decisive. !cannot at
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Ibis distance of tithe take `ripon- me to say -trout
,whose lips it carne-A-1 think it was my' ,mnthers,
.—Heaven :forgive ter if it , wet* no: • lea tin nt 'as
sert. that it was, berths answer earne fithn s one of
them, and was laity subscribed to by' all ' the rest,
and wasihisy .
..."-There , are four of uw, and it a -,- frirthit4 earth
Would save. George.from being banged;: •vre w nut, I
not subscribe the penny!?
I went away , at OileP: I toot him all I had My.:
sell and handed it- to him: '
_ .1; Go," said IP go at once', for I-leaven's' sake,
althongh this may not be sufileiett. Go away from
London:, Let me know where you are-; and if
any more-is absolutely necessary, I will stir hear:
-en and earth to get it for you
He took the rnoneY 7 -duat amount which Joined
me—and promising that he, avail) leave London
at once, in fact that he would walk toward Liver
pool getting what cheap lifts he amid o f t his - way,
and write to me when he got there, stating what
hmount he could Oti - paspagi ittlotte of the Amer.:
ican tritlert. - Now telt compiratiirely easy,
at all events. I thought there was a chance of
his safety, and although I knew not 'which way to
turn mysellfor means, J telt as if a great weight
had been lilted off my heart. Alas, only two days'
passed, when one morning I -received notice that
he was in the hands of the police, at Bow street . —
that he had given his real name of Sinclair, and
had actually had thetolly to mentiim me and my
address—thus doing me all the harm he could,
and himself no good. Well, doctor, I attended his
examination. I thd all I could, but the whOle at- I
fair was my destruction for the. time—it blighted
every prospect I had in the world, and another
week saw me arrested for debt; and on inmate of
Whitecross street prison, while George layowait
ing his trial at Newgate.
. 1 Nearly ten years have parsed away since that
time. George pleaded guilty, and was.transported
for life ; and gradually I began again to-get resour
ces around me. From the time that t visited him
in Newgate till this morning, I never have seen
him.''
"This morning Mr. Sinclair?? Did you see him
this morning ?"
" Yes. He came like an apparition. i could
scarcely believe my eyes as he stood before me
and said—
" Well, brother you see I have come back They
let me oR for eight years insteadoclite, and I hate I
found my.iray back. I understand you are pretty
well oft , and are going.to be married P
" Good God !Geor,go, 7 ' I said, " who vrorild hare
thoueht . ofs?eing you ?"
" Alt !" he said, " who indeed ! But to bits , ness.
I expect you to support mo now, and if you don't,
I shall accuse you of having had a gn.l:y knowl
edge of my criminality ; and although, At this dip.
tance of time,. I don't suppose anything would be
done by the magistrates in the. matter, it will ruin
yon in reputation, mind you. I learnt this dodge
in Australia so you had better put up with it .qui
etly. I intend to live in London, an to call upon
you and your Wife when I likei and [shall expect
you to supply me with money.'' -
" Villain !'' I said, " can yed loidc me in the
face and utter these words ?"
" yes" lie replied " I'll leave you till two
o'clock to considerof it. If you consent ' well an]
gtiod ; if you refuse, I shall go up to Bow s feet,
and ,InAke the: accusation,agsinst you. of having
known 4111 about it et the time I was transported,
and that wilt be enough to get it into all the papers,
so you can decide for yourself."
that ho left me ; and I appeal to yre
whether, under such circturistances, I ought - to have
united myselflo Mary Dampsey.
"Itis a most - sad afrair," I said. " pot lei me
propose Atou rats to yon. will wait hero until two
o'etcek. The only thing that can save you is some ,
evidence of a disinterested- character to the eflect
that this is but an attempt to extott money trom
yon. Now, if yon can bide me somewhere, .1
will listen to what in said."
"That might succeed in frtghtening him ,away.
There ie,a cupboard hi yonr.comar k into which you
can iht mitre° a chair, and sit down, so that you will
not be uncomfortable"
Thieplae was duly adopted; and about 6va min
utes before two I took the chair in the corkboard,
and waited not. a little anxiously for the cabling of
the convict. He wax punctual to the minute, and
[heard him 'say to Mi. Sinclair, in a tough, insolent
todoe2L. .
WAll, have you decided
_!. I have been on the
watch, and you have not left theme chambers, so
you have had no opportunity to play me ant tick:"
" Yoe know I am entirel; ihnocent," kale. Alr
Sinclair, tt of any participation in yoer erimei . and
that to make an attempt to save yourl actually to
med myself at•the period.' '
" Oh know all that. I d',0n, 4 1 link the
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matter, at the least. t knowyou• had no more-to do
with it Than The /nal in ttre ninon, but-how are you
to move that You can't deny meeting me at the
Post-office s You can't deny lending_me the notelo
copy.' fact, you can't get out of il l though you
had nothing to do with it; so hand over, some cash
to begin' with at once."
" Strip said I; as I emerged from tho 'cup
board ;" I shall hand you to a policeman, Mr ,
George Sinclair, and swear to what' I have 'over.
heard l ivheni.,think Sob will hive tai i ery tairchance
of being transpoued,again.l l ,
i• Damnation !" he said. 1 1 Done ailast !" .
Then without Soother word, he disheilout cf the
'On Nit 'day week Mr. Sirclair itmtried Mary
-DAMPtley; whom I made priVateli.aCqustitited with
the circumstances :I have narrated before kind,
Bev reply was worthy`of her. • •••
Us What dillerenCe," she 'said, caq the
ty of others make in my !deletion" i The m i s t or •
trine of in kering 'so nnwonhy a.ret.
'ative, on iha.cootrary,;attaches me slimmer to him
by the bonds of sympathy.„ Oh „north! heifer . nne
moment suppose that such a circumstance should
make any diflerence to me l't
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tri'e . l ,,rri - rer i rtomn...iio thidiapositioo Of Ma
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inrtinrirr 11 IL um ;in Ority way quail.
peLl vi , tri:.te the mi ny excellencie , diapo
?Winn . kvittithintia could 'initially is itaiiri..
rawitam.l tau.iiiir'ikas tinier again heard of.
A Cha St4y.
A clergyman, who was chaplain of a iquadfais
stationed in the Metlitevantan (active' yeani,
lated the. following anecdote, which occurred dor.
ing that time
The Commodore ;rasa frank and generotaman.
,who treated me _with marked attention, and I used
to •preach in ail the ships but one.. This was a
small Irioe, and the captain- was an °irreligious
anti .pri tine man. He used to my be wanted
no Methodist parsons for a pilot,end he emblaaetl
everropportunity of annoying die. Being a' per
son of violent temper, he took.o . flerire and insulted
the Commodore, who meant to send him horn...—
When 1-heard of his intention, I waited Doti thi
Commodore, and said I was come .to ask s panic.
;ular •I:avor of him. •
1 ' That ihalt be granted. 1 arn Clans happy to
ob!ige you. What is WI"
" , That 'you will ovettook the conduct of Captain
S. said t.
"Nay, nay, yon can't be serious. Is he not your
greatest enemy, and, I believe the only man who
does not wish to see you oh board the ship !"
" that is lhe very reason why I ask the racer,
Commodore, I must practice what 1 preach"
41 Well, well, 'ris an odd whim ; but ifon reflect
, I can grant your request without prejudice to
his majesty's . service, I wilt do it."
The next day I renewed, my pvi.ion.
" Weil, said he, if Captain mike 'pito
lie npolcv,, , y, I will overlook hie condone'
. I instantly got into a boat ard rowed to the (rip
ate. The cavain met me with' frown upon his
countenance, but when I told him my business,
saw a tear in his eye, and taking me by the hand
be said;
" I really don't understand your relig
ion, but I do understand your conduct, and I thin*.
you."
The aliairlaw over, and •he pressed me to
presch,in his ship.- The first time I wen: there tt •
ere* were dressed in their best clothe*, and the
captain on tit) right hand ;1 could hardly utter a
word, my mind was so much moved, and an were
the whole crew. There seemed to be more tharl
ordinaly solemnily auto -g us.
Tnat very night the Fhip dieirpeated, ned-nei
a soul Eurvicrd (3 tell the tale. None ever knew
how it happenetly but we Supposed, u IWO bail
been a galo of wind, she had foundered and went
dawn in 1 / 1 0 lap wager.
flow chee,thrthe thought that the men thus sad•
denly.summoned into eternity had hammed to the
blessed mesmage Gospel. and that too, mule', Cir
cumstances. which through the blooming of God,
were en peculiarly alapted to perepare their allude
to wc:ceme aria rt.ceie it.
Liiss of.llaatih.
' Children should be taught to use the lea hand as
welt as the right.
Coarse bread is much better for children thaw
fine.
Childien should sleep in separate beds and shoal&
not wear night
Children under six or seven years, should nett •
confined more than six or seven hours in the house
—and that time should be broken by fretinant re.
ceases,
Children end young people should be made to,
hold their heads and their shouldem back, "while
singing ) standin,g, or walking. The best beds Icit
children are of hair, or in winter, of hair and co•.
ten together.
From one to one ponn3 and a half of solid food
is sufficient for ispersion.in the ordinary vocation of
business. Persons in !indents/5i employnient
drop one third of their food, and they will' escape
dyspepsia.;
Young persons should walk at least two hours s
day in the open air.
Young people and others cannot study mach by
lanip-11, , ,ht with impunity.
Thn best temedy for eyes weakened by nigh!
nse, is a fine stream of cold water constantly appli
ed to them.
ilasaNrruY, the celehratpl surgeon, was senp
to ay yunkeepey,. who had a quarrel with hit)
wife who had scratched his face with her nails, ea
that.the poor . roaq 'as bleeding, and much &stip.
tired. Dr. Abernetby,considered this an eppsnsni i .,
ty r. '
nl to be lost for admonishing the:offender, and
said, " Madame, ars you not ashamed of yetusel . l 4 . ,
to treat your husband so, yrho is the head of all —s
your head, madam„in, tact:).
4 1 ' Well, doctor," fiercely retorted the It imp )
" and may I not,renttch my own head P
A We a ChßilltUS —A lady inylailadelphitie.so.
days since, gave u_youn,v,liativrvent zitl ii nine.
pence to grip ride in tin omnibus with the baby.
On . ..her retpro passage, Biddy took is cab, thedrieet
of which on Wising at the journey's end, _Oman
ed lify cents, •Biddy wairnonpluised, but hermits.
tress.paid . the fee. " What upon eirtk , did you
come home in the cab tor asked the lady. A Why
marm,' said B ddy, "1 .thought it waa a tom
t;us r and they would only ask. three cints , for dr&
Mgr, nuirm.". .
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ik 'gentleman having a horse,,that startei? ant
broke his Wife'eneei, a neighboring
he wished to to ride tipori.
No," replied the'other, no, I will not toll the
little fellow, (Intend to marrysigeke rerell."
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