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+The verb ‘to get’ takes an accusative, | tried at first vas not worth while, bat they | vsan- But,about the goose. How did you pay well tor this. I-wish Harry would svend | and Vanity. No wonder, that ).Mr. Nicholson

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(From Chamber's Jeurnal.) PRESENT.

ber, the clock in the city of London struck four, and the daily roctine of business in the j|house of Pumkin Brothers came to a close. | These events were not peculiar to that par- | ticular day, but a story must havea beginning. | The numerous clerks closed their ledgers, acd stowed awey their papers with far greater | alacrity than they had shown in bringing them out some six or sevem houre before; and as they put on their overcoats, hate and gloves, they began to chat with each other, One had got an order for the theatre for two, and asked another to have a chop vith him somewhere, and then go thither ; others were members of | ® voluuteer corps, and were in a hurry to get ,on their disguises, and go and be half-right turned somewhere, Ali had some personal object, pertaining to love, war, pleasure, or dinner, in view; in short, the striking of the clock had a magic power, and turned them | from mechanical cogs into men.

One yourg man went np. to the head of a department, and. from him received papers which he put into the breast-pocket of his coat, and then walked of without speaking to his fell»w-clerke, beyond bidding good after= noon to one auother, and assenting once or twic2 to the fact of the weather being fine,

‘A mean beggar, that Maplesen,’ . said Jones, as he arranged the flower in his butt-~n-

hole.

‘Ay,’ replied Brown:

shilling."

* And inks the rim of his hat.

‘ Perbaps he is poor,’ suggested the charit- ale Robinson.

‘Poor!’ cried Jones, * Who isn’t? Mil- lionaires are not commonly found on clerks” stool. He has a salary, and he is not

married ; and yet, he stints, and never goes | anywhere, or does anything,’

‘Perbaps he has a vice,’ suggested Robin- ‘son, who always fought the battle of the | absent. | ,Ah! he may have, certainly,’ rej lied | Jones the Just.

* But it isn’t ouly his meanness,’ said Brown, | ,who had mude overtures to Mapleson, which

‘He dines for a

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j had been met with more politeness. than cor- | dielty; ‘he is so confoundecly stack up. Now, of oll pride ; I hate meon pride.’ The unconsciove subject 9 ail this die- | | paragement walxcd down Chenpside to Sint | | Paul’s Cuurchyard, where he stopped before |

ja bounet-shop. ‘Still there,’ he muttered- ‘that is lucky. | | How well it will become ber!’ He entered, bought the bonnet which had! taken his fancy, and with the little cardboard i box in his hand, started off in the direetion of | islingten. { their whips, ard omnibus cads cry: ‘Ton, Ton!’ He walked every step of the way! home, | Home wasa parlor on the ground floor— | ja bright, a cheerful parlor, the ornaments and | | furniture of which, though not costly, were in perfect taste. There were flowers ; there was | |e piano, open ; music and books lay about in| |a comfortable, but not antidy way. Home | wae a girl of nineteen, who welcomed bim with a smile, called bim Harry, and went in| ‘to eestasies over the bonnet, Home presently was tea, tea treated asa meal, not the mean-| inglese supplement late dipners understand by the term.

* What do you think, Harry!’ exclaimed the young lady in the course of the meal,

‘ Think ?* replied Harry Mapleeon, with his mouth full; ‘why, I think that if there were many men of fortune who knew that I had 8 sister who could meke such anchovy toast ae! this, they would soon carry her off from me.’

* Young men of fortune do not marry their |

was, we have got a goose.’

| quoted the brether, turminy to tbe cat. | ‘Ob, what grammar ‘’

+ Nohow > it eame; together with it giblets, | and half a dozen of sherry.’

* What! Mr, Anonymous again?’

‘ Yes,’

‘He is very good,’ said Harry, a serious ex-| pression coming over hie face, ‘ But there is | one thing that I do wisa he would send—his name, I hate mystery.’

‘ But you like goose,’ added his sister,

‘Well, yes; frankly, I do—sherry, like wise. He says that be ie an cld friend of our parents; but he is ashamed to acknowledge | us now, I bad svoner be without his charity, However, it is ungraciowsto say 80; and after swallowlng a twenty pound note, it would be absurd to strain ate goose and giblets. We will eat the bird on the day wet apart for that purpose by the churek. Shall we invite our fellow lodger?’

‘Mr, Nicholson? Oh, certainly.’

When the tea-things were cleared sway, and the lamp lit, Susan Mapleson set to work upom her brother’s buttons and socks, and while she sewed and darned, he read a novel aloud to her: equitable division of labor |

Just as ho had finished a chapter, the hall door closed, and observing that Mr. Nichol- son hed come in, and that it would be a good plan to give him his invitation st once, Harry Mapleson arose and went ont, returning pre-

Oxe afternoon, towards the end of Septem- |

| Harry Mapleson considered that as his sister

: . | turning in at lasts ‘j as W ing | Ie vain did Hansom cabbies raise | urning in a: last; ‘just.es te ondering

cooks ; the new bonnet is much more likely to | 80! : ; rid you of me. But what I was going to say | knack of making things, which secures me employment at my own home! ‘lt ism’t you, pussy, and it is not me, | thinke that T 60 often follow him into London, | carrying my work to the shop when it is com-

steal it?’ \a litle upon Bimself; T Gurét not give him’ a

are flowery euough sometimes too, Bat the bee skips from bud to blossom in a gay | coquettish manner, which would never draw) the honey out of a black ictter volume, let | alone a medieval manuscript. I fear that | leech is more literal.’

* But then, what term would you have leit | | to apply to the publishers?” asked Harry,

‘Nay, nay,’ said the old man, ‘I cunnot complain. They pay me very well; tnere is net much competition in my musty line.’

A tyro in physiognomy might have pro- nounced Mr, Nicholson to be intellectual and benevolent, but it would have taken an adapt | in the art to deeipher the expression bebitually spread over his fewtureo, There wus «a weary, hopeless, hunted look, which told of great suffering, either mental or physieal—probably the former, for the deep lines about his mouth and eyes were cf character which is worn by sustained rather than spasmodic aetion of the muscles. He was aman with a terrible be- cause & seoret sorrow. I do not say that you would have gathered all this ou the present occasion, for when he was in the society of the Mapletons he was,a different being. He was a lonsly man, most workers have two lives, @ professional and ‘a natural one, but until quite Jately he had been a student and nothing else ;, studying ;fcx his livelihood ; studying for companionship, even at meal times; studying to find an opiate. Bat since he had formed an acquaivtanship which soon ripened into friendship with the young brother and sister, life had acquired a uew interest for him, and that éittle parlor was an ark on the sa]t waste ot his emistence,

He promised to dine with them on Mieh- aelmas day; and then Susan gave him hie great treatersome of Mendelssohn's music He would sit and listen til] the water came in. to his eyes; and this was not such a ver¥ curious phenomena, fcr though the girl was not a very brilliant performer, treating her instrument like & musicel trapeze, and going through all sorts of wonderful gymuastic feats upon it, she played with rare feeling and ex- pression, sending the notes into the bearts, as it were, At half past ten the party broke up.

reze early to look after domestic matters, and get bis breaktaet for him (for even a very small estal lishment requires considerable at- tention when you have onjy got the third part of a servant to ‘do’ for you), she ought to be early at the other end of the day too;.so he invariably yawned and went up to his room at the top of his house befure eleven, But) when he got there, be made no preparations | for going to bed, but put writing material'| out on a table, and drawing from his pocket | the papers whieh he bad received from one of the beads of departments befure leaving the | office, he satdown to work. It was three | o'clock before his task was accomplished. * A slice of luck this,’ he said to himself on |

how I should meet thuse payments I had over- locked without cutting off some little expense, |

which would show Susan that I was hard ap, | I got this extra job of work, which will set'|

me straight. Whata manager that girl is! I am afraid she stints berself in dress and} that, though, which must not be; it shall | not be, mother, if I can helf it.’ Aod think- ing of her whe was gone, he fell asleep.

Susan's bedroom communicated with the parlour, and when her brother and Mr, ) Nicholson went upstairs, she passed into i, | returning agaiu soon with a quantity of mil-| linery material, from which she proceeded to concoct one of those articles of feminine adornment which fathers and husbands pay so high for,

* Poor old Harry!’ her thoughts ran as her | nimble fingers worked, * He thinks I do not | see that bis salary is too little for our ex- penses, and I darst not remonstrate with him when he wastes his money upon things I really do not want; it would disappoint bim How fortunate it ie that I have got his

How Kittle he

_ploted! |. The ordidary seamstress's work |

new coat or hat in return for his mantilfas atid bonnete, The idea of his getting me that bonnet; how surprised he would be to learn

that I made it!” Past.

The air of Harrow-on-the Hill must be peculiarly bracing, if the proverbial sentiment aboot the bird of Saint Michael, attributed to the boys tdacated there, be founded on any- thing l-ke practical experience. The goose, they say, is an awkward dainty, being too much for one and not enough for two. J know that if [had two song who ‘asked for more’ a@fser finishing s goose ata sitting, I should write to the Times. It is true that there are geese and geese, and the specimen sent to the Maplesons may have been excep- tionally fine; but though they had gone into training, as it were, by dining at six instead of at one, and though they had the fellow-lodger to help them, they left pickings; and if some Harrovian curls the lip of scorn, I cannot help it; truth is my hobby.

When they had got their firet glasses of sherry after the mes], Harry said: ‘We must drink the health of Mr. Anonymous, please.’

‘Mr. Anonymous,’ repeated Susan, sipping.

‘Mr. Anonymous,’ echoed Mr. Nichclson, who drank, and then added: * Some relative?’

ser.tly, followed by the fellow-lodger, an elie:ly man with « slight stoop, who placed his bat and umbrella on chair, and came

*] don’t know,’ replied Harry. ‘He is a!

deed, or rather a succession, of deeds, without Jost ¢o me fonever.” He pansed for a while, He sent us the gocs* ; he sent as and then said abruptly:—How you muathate | * enbed Mewes sys sh forward to grecs Susan, who took offer thimble this sherry ; he bas made us more valuable | that member of your family who br be you were, papa?

| 4p surprise,

| settied down to the mutual

that ; he may be ashamed of not doing more. You have substantial claims upon bim as | trustee of those funds which I think you said had been unwisely invested; or he may bave & morbid dislike to being thanked.’

‘It is strange, anyhow,’ said Harry, ‘that our mysterious benefactor should not have come forward and assisted us when we most needed it.’

* When you lost your mother.’

‘ Yes,’

* Perhaps,’ said Susan, ‘he was not in Eng- land then, and knew nothing about what'had happened,’

“That is very likely,’ seid Mr, Nicholson, “especially &% YOU Were supposed to ve weu provided for. Have you not said ao?’

‘Yes,’ replied Harry; * our poor mother's little property was in a bank which broxe,but, thank God! she did not know what hed hap- pened, She died in the belief that her child- ren were beyond the reach of sordid cares,’

‘It was aboct two years agy, I think you have said.” es

* Yea, two years ago last August, I wae at college when summoned awag to her bedside,

for her illness was sudden asl short... Aind’}00e set ofmet bing’dut of o &

just as we were recovering a litthi from the’ shock, ruin came. If Lad been eione in the world I think that I, shculd have enlisted*or emigrated, for felt very deeperate ; but for’ tunately I had Susan to look after, atid that steadied me. Wel', we must not complain, 4 was { g:ucate to get my clerkship, and we

One evening in Octeber, Harry Mapleson came home at the usual time, but notin his nsual state of calm composure; Hiefface wae pale, his eyes were epa -kling with excitement, his forehead was bathed in perspiration, and he Soarished an eveni: g paper about:

“What is the matter!” cried. Susan, |

ee be alarmed; ii is good news... We ean Jook the world bolily in the face, my dear, our father was iddideasi* ; .

‘I know it; dear maroma always said ao.” Pe itis proved! See here, I don’t

t ever know the details matter ?? ay *: # =

‘No; I never wished to do so,’ .

twat «Lon, T will aot enter into thent bew, It is sufficient for you .o understand that oar father was a man of ccnsiderable taleot, who took a high degree at !:is university, and was looked upon as a rising: man by the political party whose cause he wspoused, Jodeed, for a time he was private secretary to.q minister, and it was only becauss of his desiring, a more certein income upon hs marriage, that be re- signed that unstable oifice, and accepted an Gppointment which wss not dependent upon

coming HH) °°IC whe &° pesition of od large cums of money peased th Se Well, there was wtong doi

dowaright theft in'the department, ther could not clear himself, Ao oie peared to fraudulent documeuts which $ not bave been used without his signatu

managed to save that piano, and a few things | ort he was coudemed— sent across the’s

which were sacred in our eyes, from the wreck?

lost; for from that time, our motber gould hear no more of him, ‘Tam innocent,’ be

‘it was a sad blow; and the cares of life }said when they parted} “but what does that

have fallen upon you early, my young friends,

said Mr. Nicholéon, ‘But pardon me for

having led the conversation into such a mel+ accholy channel,’ he added, seeing that Sasan had much ado to restrain ber tears. * Ido. not know how it happened,’

Ob, Harry ana I often talk over old times ; I like it,’ said Susan. *1t would bes dread. ful thing to avoid speaking of mamma beesuse she bas been taken from us; it scems to me that those we love ure only really ‘lost’ when we banish them from our memories,’

The old man bowed his head and sighed deeply. * Have you any likeness of her?’ he asked after a pause.

*O yes,’ replied Susan; and she rose and placed @ miniature in bis hand. He gazed at it in silence for some time, and then mur- mured: * How like!’

* You knew our mother!’ exclaimed Harry

‘I mean, bow like your sister,’ said Mr. Nicholson, banding the minature to him.

‘Oh yes; there isa strong family resem- blance, said Harry, ‘But since you will not have any more sherry, sippose we go up to your room, and smoke a pipe, while Susan makes tea:’

When the old man and the young one had absorption of nicotine, the litter refered again te the sab- ject of his persons] affairs: ‘The only thing I regret,’ said he, ‘is the way in which my sister isshut up. It must be a dreadful thing for ber, poor gil, to be alone li day ; and it is bad for ber ta be entirely witsout avy com- pauion of her own sex.’

* Have you no relatives or friends?’ asked

matter—-the disgtace is the same. JI pope to die soon: but if that blessing is denied me, I desire to be forgctten, as though I hed es- caped from this den of thieves, I will, not drag you and my ebildren down any lower; Do not speak of me to them—never seek for tide inge of me.’ Oar mother prayed, t. ed, wept io vainmbe was firm, saying thet it was for the best. Thut was eighteen yeare ™. Susan, when you were quite a baby, and so young that I haveenly the vaguest re- membrance of calamity and cheage. Well, my father had ng more to do with that crime than we infants bad—s man in the same de- partment forged his name, sud embezzled the money; he is dying—struck Cowa “with s painful disvase, which leaves hiv. in full pos sexsion of his faculties, and in his terror he has confessed, end he appeals to the family of the man he has worse than murdered—to us—for forgiveness, Here it is see t Can you forgive bim, Susan. Ican't. Forgive him! I wish him well*.nd strong that I might hare my fingers round bis throat, and my knee in his chest, and wateb bis biick sou) mifiug in his black héart!* Soul! I hope’ —__ *Harry, Harry ! alia ‘Well well, 1 forgot myself, dont look frightened, Susan it is well that the wretch has spoken at last, at all events; our poor father’s memory wiil be cleated from reproach and you an stay sometimes with those “good Poynte* people, and see a little society.’ saab see’ faux’ Srciaten sie ppy under present cé te when she was interrupted by @ knock at. the door, and the fellow-lodger wutered the room. He too, beld’a newspaper in his basl,hé- loo,

Mr. Nicholson.

‘Our relatives east us off many years ago, on account of a family misfortune. But there were some friends who got me my present ap- pointment, and who would have taken charge of Susan, We deelined, because of that fa, mily affair; for Susan thought, and I thought, thas it would perhaps be brought up against her, if she mixed in the society to which these friends would have introduced her. Of course we did not put our refusal.on that ground; Susan said that she would not leave me: and | believe that they think me very wrong and selfish. I am not quite confident thet [ am right myself, and yet the pride that shrinks from raking up an old shame can hardly be a falee ‘pridecan it?)

It is mot. an, easy thing to decide ine me- ment the degree’ of pride whieh ‘every man ought to allow bimse]f—-to point cut mbere the Proper ende, and the falee bezice—to

beat the parish’ bownds “between eelf-reapeet

puffed bard at his pipe in silence, It was evi- dently no Jack of interest that held histongue,

howevar for he turned away bis head, and his

hand shook though it were palsied. And prob- ably Harry did not Jook fora reply—he was

was evidently under the influence ef strong emotion, for he siood gltnting from ome to the other with astramge yearning expression im his eyes, twice he eessyed to speak, and twice his voice tailed him. = ‘You have seen thie account in the evening papere, and have concluded that we be to the family of the Mr. Mepleson whose c-vel sory is told there?” asked Harry, - The old man nodded, = *You ere right, we are bis children, This sympathy is indeed kind.” 9 ‘Perbaps you yourself are & connection,’ said Susah, with @ women’s penetration. — Tho fellowslodger at last foreed words to bie lipe— *Yes;, be ward, pe ‘Look to him, Harty, cried Susans and if they iad a6t rin Torward to support Bim, the oid man would, bare fallen. ox2 owe They got bim into # cheiry hatred bis fitre- bead, gave him sherry, apd be sc@u came out of his faint, The emotion was too much for me,’ he said presently, I. am myself agein now, No, no, do motsend fora doctor,, I am not ill, It is nothing but an overdone jof happiness, a medicine,’ he added with «ead smile, {that I have not been much accustomed to.’

fase : barload lo thiuking aloud as much as talking to the other; | _ *You were a great friend of his, perbapar’ and presently he perceived this, and saic with | asked Har-y, who looked purzled; bu, Susea a laugh: ‘A pleasant sort of companion I must! glanced rapidly from the youth{ul festures of

be, with my sentimental egotism ! My excuse her

ie’ the relief it sffoids me to speak out, and there is no-one elee upon whom | ean inflict the ideas which sometimes plague me; for, of course 1 want Susan to think me as free of care ag alap dog. And then J seem to have known you ali my life; I forgot that it is hardly eix months since we left the house to- getber ome morning, and both walked city- wards, and fell into conversation, But I know that you will pardon me.’

‘There is no need for pardon,” gaid Mr. Nicholson, ‘You do mea faver by taking me into your confidence. I ema lonely old fel- low, who has spent the betfer part of his life away from his country.’ °

‘Ab ! where 2” : ,

‘The last few years at Simaneas; before that, in Paris; before thet at Gottingen. [am a little more ¢ban a musty old book-worm crawling from library to {ibrary; Jiving so much in the past a8 to have lost sii connection with the present. You have recelied feelings, sympathies, associations, which I thought were

ber to the time end case worn face of the other, aud @ light Gasbed vpon her. ~ ‘Father !' she cried,

*My girl 1 My ebildren!’ coca ote!

‘le the course of that evening he told ,them all How thnt, when = few years of bis sav- tence bed expired, be was allowed to liven free man within the boundaries of the colony ; how his book-cratt bad gained him the sites tiom of librarian to a wealthy settler, whe bad & touch of bibliomania, which it was dificult to gratify out there, how he nearly died .of the gnawing desire to communicate with ham wife, ir reat battle out with what. he felt to , and ei at | evans ore in certain literary parsuite, which there is mq sccasion to specify, but in which he was evens tally su. cssful, aa to be in receipt of au in-

tar beyond his wamta; how

sat ana haha

sud bad contriwed to obtein lodgings in the

same hous, and to make their scqusinte +And if it had uct been for this happy eon