CHRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT.
U (MS time
bit came of kii.i.ino a men cncix.
By MAES LEMON.
I.
Fhnce with mo, Lctty Own," .ill
orgo I oynter, to a pretty girl with
,lti eves unu iiair mui siluilli'd tlw
.iru.
Hit ample ball dress was of the purest
hiw muslin, fastened ut the sleeves ami
mui the waist with blue ribbon bluer
.,n Iut eyes.
U-s, answered U;tty, "I want to
nee with you."
The dunce lit an end, Letrv tried to
,Tooth her golden curls into order with
r little liunilH, and tlien. oix'iiiinr her
otty hluo eyes to their full, said:
lioorge roynier, i suouw like some
"lea. lierry, nm tno young gentlo
,n addressed; "and there's leiuonude
........
I id noguimiiu ui ii iqxiuge cane.
1 like dancing with you bettor than
iy one. Letty." said ( ieorge. to hu pretty
rtner.
IX) VOU? Why?" replied Lettv. her
lice rather obstructed hy the smngc
lie.
I think it Is hecnttso I like von you
c w pretty, replied the young gallant.
"You musn't nay that, or mamma will
old you, Goorgy. She scolds every
u who tells mo 1 am pretty," said the
Sang lady,
liul the words had been spoken, and
,u that flight until the end of the
instuias holidays, (ieorge and Lctty
aid they were sweethearts,
r il
jSsuie four or five years had passed and
Jetty Green and her mamma werv
jttiug together under the veranda of
4cir pretty cottage, working, and talk
5g of a pleiisant day they hud Hxnt at
lr. Poynter's, when Master (ieorge came.
In slid, to hid theni good-hy, as he was
T. ... I .1' ..n i...
inrsing.
j 'And I want to ask yon a favor, Mrs.
arena, and U'tty a favor," said Cieorgo,
HOloriug slightly.
Mrs. Green would grant It. of course,
il so would U'tty, if she could.
I want U'tty to ride Kiifus, my pony.
liilst 1 an) ut kcIhxiI. Pniiu has no use
rit. and it curries n lady beautifully."
pin loucccoi una proixisui wouiugive
miii'h trouble."
"Not in the least, Tom that's our
xim savs it won't, and nana says it
n't. and 1 cay the same: so please sav
lu'll use the pony. Straps, the harness
I . .'I I I ... ..... 1 II, ,
t ht, win lenu u sine sauuio.
filrs. (ireen accepted George's offer, as
fctty was rather fragile, and pony
iliiig had Ixi'n declared to be good for
ir: but Mrs. Cireen's income woulil not
4Uv of the exiensu, she said. There
jo p -ople who called Mrs. Green a
wii. Kin, and hinted that she loved
atuney bett.T than her child.
iGVergo I'oynter went to school very
i eery, because lie had made such a cap
til arrangement ulxmt his ony, and he
bra thought, when tho weather was
jbe, of Kut us. and wondered if Letty
to riding him. Georgo had not for
ttea, perhaps, that years years ago
i and U'tty had called themselves
eethearu.
ni.
More years had passed, and brought
ircliangex George nnil Lctty were
ne together in a small book room in
s. Givcn's house, tho windows open-
to the garden, (ieorge was attired
loop mourning, and thero wero strips
flilat!; ribbon here and thero on U'tty 's
wile dress. They had lxen talking of
i.th and sorrow until both had become
i nt. After a time Letty took George's
ml, ami ram:
Dear George, von must strive to
!t your great nliliction with a brave
rit indeed vou must."
!"1 have I do strive," replied George,
kin-; nwav from Letty; "but remein-
Ir what has cosuo to me. Two years
to my father died. A year before that
Jlain, Jackson, mined, my father
J'ke his heart killed him. O Letty!
tit have I done to deserve this? What
I do?"
f 'Trust still to the father of tho father
" replied Ixtty. "Wo do not know
fcy great afflictions nro permitted to
mrtake us any more than wo can tell
f y great good comes to us when wo
st expect or deserve it, dear George.
u ore young, clever, gotxl and have
4ny friends, and ono who is more
n a friend."
tilio rai.;ed George's hand to her lips
ien she had said this (they were true
fcothearta now), and he what could
suo but press her to his bosom, and
w her cheek burning with blushes?
Mrs. Green had licen walking in the
?den, evidently busy with her thoughts.
h had BtopK.-d near tho book room
"biJow, near enough to hear what the
t't'tlicarts wero Baying to each other,
i sho nnjieared to bo made more
Rightful by what she heard.
Jw'uen Mr. Poynter wa3 a thriving me
'wint Mrs. Gnvn had been more than a
iisenting party to her daughter's ac
Umce of Georgo Poynter's attentions
-indeed, she had by sovenU indirect
ans encouraged the young neoplo to
4"k lovingly of each other, liut now
ttcr3 wero changed. Master Geor.-re,
he was generally called, had neither
ises nor lands, nor had he "ships gone
a far countrie," and Mrs. Green was
frplexed how to act. She knew that
ty loved her first sweetheart, and
"?uld perhaps love liitn more now that
was or.
Mrs. Green was relieved from her per
fxitv more agreeably than sho do
tved to have lieen, na Georgo Toynter
!ed tlio next day, bringing with him a
J'T from his "uncle, rich old Silas
Viseman, promising to provide for his
iy sister's only son, and hinting that
JirRe might by "good conduct look to be
tr to all his tliril'ty savings.
P'las was a bachelor, having been
t'lited in his youth, lie then took to
t"ig money, and had leen a most sue--ful
wooer, as those clever people
o know everybody's business but
ft own declared old Silas Cheese
n to be worth his hundred thousand
Jinds "more or less."
ode Silas had also procured a sitiia-
for Georgo in the neighboring town
kt. Gnats merely a probationary sit
Jion, as clerk to a timber merchant,
J was under pecuniary obligations to
f1 All tliis was very cheering, ond
jkind of Uncle Silas, although Mr.
J'k. the timber mercliant, was mdcli
r enough to surmise that George was
feed in his establishment as a spy, and
atch the Interests of his uncle,
frrge would have scorned such a posi
J for all Uncle Silas had to give.
1 IV.
pfore we pass on to the events of the
t few yearn, we will introduce Chaun
t 'iibba, a friend of George Poynter.
tuauncey his patronym of Gibbs was
r!!.n0n',o"P,'-(1ia,'n(',7 o r-H ' bnrnlonl it: nmcblne conM M!Wi'liiit a .1 nnnT.i tr., WIJ
I aniiiMn- f..,r. Th.. l "' J'n,i,',ul, l'-!i' ''oiii.ntr; hem-mere human in- l;i:ns Ii fi r t!; ir reunion. And such t.a
KV,h "fl, I ir ,m,' ' .lr,l'wl lo l,v,',a f.ilL The window oiiBcl'-l'liaiiiuvv (iibbs!
fi'istiy re ' , , V1"-""''!' f's of.Su- ..ohm seemed Kproutmg j "He wen t write to old Pi!.- '" Then I
1 ' lv " lulliu lo eneiiliiln'1 hiinse f u : 1 ! lil. I...M 1 ...1. . : .1 ... 1 .. I.11 :i ,-. .1, .1
uny eiiiploviuent or t.. 1, , r.-,... . . . t .V " "" '., "K " , , ;" ' ".'" ; '" " 1 n
I ...mure 10 quote niaimcev) than hid
I tiat would cover. He was u imtivv of M.
; unats iiihl known to evervlK!y in the
wn. but he had no reg'ular'nbiding
llaee. hm he chin to waiuh r at will, mui
, Uwirg.. I'oynter would not have Uvn Mir
1 Pr1s.1l tohaveriivived.mcof Chauncrv s
I brier lettei-sdat.il from London. Paris.
, jM'imu or P.-kin. 1K m.tlv Hllnted
England, however. 1111,1 l,,',l, .......
vmnv m tin- winter.
Wllt'll tiimi.'v ii'i,
Rc'ireii n . 11 1 .
in fi.M.la .I .. T wlnUi,',l;,wlJ,'I lie
-"" uiiiix-H ui iiiiv eneaii
v..ejiiiief wuicn ottered, coinetiines
never iii(uliing its destination, but
making liiniM'lf eiuiullv at home wher
ever he was stranded. At (. hristmas time
uu oiways returned to St. Gnats, and
was a welcome guest at many hospitable
Willi's in that thriving town, making his
lieailtiuartera. however. ui:1i lii- .,1,1
irienil and school chum, George Povn-
ler. He had written to nnnounce his
return to St. Gnats for the Christmas
approaching tliu end of the two years
which Hail mterveiieil since (i.in-n
i ii 11 '"cst.xil of olbce
at Mr. Hawks, and Mipplitu of tobacci
aim bitter ln-er were ul ready secured for
... ....... Illl- ,,J (H,l,
Cliauiicey hart a favorite lounge In
London, a tobacconist's in mi out of the
way street in the neighborhood of St
Mary Axe.
The proprietor was a licadlo, or some
oflicial of that character, to one of tho
comimnic. and the tobacco business was
conducted during the early part of tho
day by the beadle's w ife and daughter.
It was Chauncey's pleasure to sit on a
snutf tub in front of the counter and
t in ii-.. ................. I -
smoke, in turn, all tho varieties of to-
bacco sold at the beadle's, beguiling the
time, also, with animated conversations
with the daughter, whose powers of
repartee were more ready than rUined.
It is not our intention to "chronicle more
than Chauncey's parting interview and
what came of it, as tlang from a wo
man's lips is our abhorrence.
Chauncey was about to leave the simp
aiuToneot ins long sittings,
younger lady said:
when the
"Vim won't see me again, I expect,
Mr. Chauncey: I'm going (u be married."
"You married!"
"Yes, me; why n, I should liko to
know?" asked the lady, n little piqued.
"I'm sure 1 envy the happy man," ro-
plied Chauncey. "It's not tho Scotch
man nt the shop door, i i it?"
"Well. I'm sure!" said the voun ladv.
and without another word slie liounccd
into the little iarlor ut tlio back of the
shon-
"Now you've regularly offended
Becky," paid Mrs. Loudle, "and such
old friends as yito was and sho to be
marriiil to-morrow, and bo rcsjicctablc."
"Well. I'm glad to hear that," said
Chauncey. " V. here's the wedding to lx?
1 11 buy a bundle of water cresses and
strew lier way into church us an apology
for mv rudeness.
"Oh! she won't want no ap ilogy from
you she knows what you are Mr. Chaun
cey; but she's to be married at 10 to-morrow,
ut St. Mary Axe's, but wo don't
want it sjioko of, ns tho bridegroom's
nervous," said Sirs. Uoadle, in a whisper.
"I'll lie thero in time," replinl Chaun
cey. "I suppose her father will give her
awav in full costume, cocked hat, stall,
and "all that."
"lie will do all things that is proper,
Mr. Chauncey," said Mrs. licadlo, with
much dignity, und Dcckvatthat moment
calling "Mother!" in rather tin hysterical
tone, Chauncey was allowed to lind his
way out of the shop us he pleased.
On tho following morning Chauncey
was at tho church of St. Mary Axo u
quarter of un hour before tho timo uy
pointed for the ceremony which was lo
unito Miss Beadle und somebody to their
lives' end.
A hale old gentleman lietween CO and
70, perhaps, was the next arrival, navniif
nvuln Kiiino verv colitidelitial COlllUlUlli
Mtinn t. t!m old new ooener. ho was con-
ducted, evidently in great trepidation, to !
tho vestry, nnd there untuurcd until the
arrival of the tobacconist nnd family
but without the emblematical Scotch
man. Chauncey concluded, therefore,
that Miss Beadle had captivated the old
gentleman now awaiting his doom in the
condemned cell called tho vestry.
Tho Beadle was in mufti, but his cos
tume still partook of the splendor of his
otiice, and a canary colored waistcout
with glittering buttons of ruby glass ren-
derod him somewhat conspicuous even
in the gloom of St Mary Axe. His gen-
era! expression nnd hearing was that of
a temixTcd indi, '.nation, ns though ho Letty, I know, will no always true lo me;
wero about to consent to the infliction of and when I can mal:o a homo for her, 1
somo injury which ho could avoid if he can claim her with honor.'
pleased A word, u look, might have j "Devilish prettv Fixt-cli. said Chr.un
provoked him to havo torn tho license cey,"andn!f ri Tiit. I have no doubt I
from the person's hands and to have still say. kill old Sdaa Cheeseman, and
drag"ed his daughter from tho ultar. get married: or. stay-perlms-yes-Ho
was therefore ullowed to walk up the you shall v.nto to hira, now that lies
aisle unmolested. i ho.ieviuoon struck toll him you want
Mrs. Beadle was very lively on her cn-i to follow lib rxample. nnd require ton
franco to the church-moro lively, per- . thou: and pounds to do it."
hans than black Ua nnd the occasion j "1 understand this nonsense. Charm
warranted: but. whatever had been tho ccy," replied George, with ti sad smile,
st nulatin cause of her cheerfulness, it "Your friendly . half is well meant; but
ran in plenteous drops from her eyes as my case U very serious. And sogood-by
r '.'. ln,.iwviii,;.., ;.ir. and must havo for nu hour or two. You will und mo
been exhausted entirely by tho end of
tho ceremony. Niobo weeping for her
children would have been a dry nurse
" . . i ...:.i. v.u r.,..,.Mn
Miss Beadlo was resigned, as became
her to bo at UI. Willi closed eyes and
drooping head sbo leaned ujnm tier
mother's arm until, with pardonable
confusion, she released her hand to put
up her parasol as lihedrew near the altar.
Chauncey rushed to her relief, nnd with
some diliicultv posses.il himself of Uc
incumhrance.'and rs tli-ro were no at
tendant bridesmaids the impudent fellow
attached himself to the wedding mrty.
tZ Z ! Hal J y uifui and
to be, as no i son 1 ""
tomcK up me pi. -..,,.
Theccremony p iK
tr?J
"":"'"' hiih madeChamicey
sol
ror.timr nartics w hich made Chauncey
fairlv start, and then determine to wit
ness' the signing of the certificate, to
satisfy a doubt wluch liad suddenly en
tered his mind. ...... 1
The wedding farty retired to the res- ;
nl,en "Amazement" had ended the
ceremony, nnd procwded to si-jn the re
cciviu.'.....-"- ! i,i, i, 1,0.1 in-t
been solemmzciL "r' " " fn
'!' SiwlMa
signed also, and thero reau ,
Uitter be revealed u the next cnapier.
Any one had only to have -aIked
down the nigh r.i t cf bt Cnats o
have known that ChrUraas was at liand.
The grocers' windows were overrunning
iiUriiiicioasnc-: tho luuW sh'I
wiuj nnrl mutton
?rere so ciioue iu--' -, .
that the butchers them kr, would liave
tocut their wav out into tha street; the
,ir. h.-ul laid in such stocks of tur
were so ciioue iu--
poulterers had laid in
keys Seese and chickens, that Mr. UH-
iiuii- iu'iiui 111 i iiUM.ieoie lilin kl tiruviiL. I .'tii-'-e iim.i l.-lt l :m ( 1 1 it i mi t 1 1 'l 1 1 w
ui.:, wit Inn.
Mrs. (ii.H'n had made every room in
her cottage 1111 anagram of lux inline, i:a
it was holly 1l1rk.1l everyw here. Nor
was the Ntered Umgh forgotten "on
the young p.. pie's acioimt," she said,
"thougli L tty and. Gkorgu had long
cca-nil to want an excuse for a kiss."
George Poynter was waiting the or -
rival ut' hi fri.'tnl ( Mi'ititwi'v :ilil)4 A
1 1.1 1 i...
d"1""" "i.k.'i "iiiuii me Ki'iie; ine
table wa s spread lo welcome tho coming
truest. lor iv msi n I.- t.ii im n f in i
nmipsteak pie was browning in the oven.
The train, puiv.tual lo its time, was
heard screaming into the station c!im
by, and in a few minutes after the two
friends were together.
ii you niv Hungry It Is tantalizing to
listen to the particulars of a dinner you
,,, . ir . .1
m.v- ii, ,i t,f nii.uii. il .ill Itll. IMll'll, .uu
are iHireii ny the nvapitulation of tlain
tii-s you care not to touch, and therefore
we w ill ullow Ihe rrieiuls to take their ,
meal in Kace. Neither will we join
their after revel wVn two or three old
cronies came in and made a night of it,
until George and Chauncev sought their
beds faiilv lii .1 out u i:h i.illitv.
.... . .
When breakfast was over the next
morning, and Channcey found that
George had excused himself from at-
tendance nt the timlxT yard, he said:
'I urn ilad you can give the morning
to me, as 1 have some news for you that
may, perhaps, siii'pnso and annoy you.
indeed: replied I ieorge,
is it?"
What
"1 would not touch iiion it l.tst night,
although 1 think some immediate action
should lie taken by vou or vour friend:
continued Chauncey. looking very bit-
ious.
11117 Fiieak out." said George,
"Oh yes. 1 must do that, lor I have
no tact, never had, to tnnko an unpleas
ant matter agiveablo. liave you beard
from your uncle lately?"
"Yes, two days u'go principally on
Mr. liiiwk's business," replied George.
"lv old buy. vour undo never in-
tended yon any good when ho shut you '
up m that lo;c House or isawk s. lie put :
you therefor his own bchiah purpose und :
nulhing else."
"Why do you pay that?" risked George.
"lie has Jed you" to support that you
wero to be his heir sonic day, has ho 1
not.-
"He has never said that in direct terms:
but he certainly has hinted utsuch a xis
sibilitv." Then he's rn old scamp, if ho don't
deserve a harder name." said Chauncey,
thumping the t:'.l le. "Two days ago he
did his best to disinherit you. You may
stare, but 1 saw with my own eyes, heard
with my own ears, that old ragamuliiu
marry u bouncing woman of thirty."
"JIarrv! Undo Silas marry!"
"Fast ns St. Mary Axo could do It, to
a snulTsellcr's daughter;" and then
Chauncey, to tho astonishment of his
friend, narrated wliat wo already know
of the wedding at which Mr. Chauncey i
had so olliciously assisted. j
"This is indeed a terrible blow," said
George, "an unexpected blow."
"Yes: I am afraid, kuowing the hands '
he has fallen into, that ho won't have a
will of his ow n when a few months have
passed." said Chauncey. "1 found out
how the matter came about. Old Silas
was very ill. and wouldn't have a doctor;
but a Beaiilo, 1 call him got lit him,
and then introduced his daughter us
nurse. They fir.it physicked him nearly
to death, mid then brought him round
wit'i bottled Kirter. Th'.-y told tho old
fool they saved his life, nnd ho lie
lioved i: ; r.nd out of gratitude, and (he
want of n nurse, he proposed to Miss
High-dried, and married her."
"This hits mo harder than you know,
Chaimcoy much harder. Poor Lctty
and 1 can never hoiie now"
"Oh, nonsense! replied Chauncey.
"Keep your uncle's sivret, as ho will if
ho can, marry U'tty, nnd let Mother
Green storm afterwards.
George shood his head,
and then
said:
"Chauncey, you advise that which is
dishonorable."
"All fair in love, old boy," replied
Chauncey, w-i;h a laugh: "and if I wero
you, to fT'.in the woman who loves me,
whom I love, I'd kill my uncle."
"Great heaven! whut do you say? But
I see you were joking. No; my courso
is ivrlectiy clear wj iar as airs, unrii
and U'tty are concerned. I go to them
nt once, mid tell what has taken place,
If I am forbidden to continue lay visits
by Mrs. Green i he shall lie olx'ycd.
here after tliut time,
The road to irs. G
roen's cottage never
seemed so long before to George Poynter
ns it did now l Hat lie leu ins laio. tno
happiness, for n time nt least, of bis dar-
lini Ij-ttv dcixTided upon tlio interview
ho was seeking with her mother. Ho
was not without some justilication for
tho mi. ';ivin':s which beset him, us Mrs. j
Green bad more than twice or thrice
casually hinted at what a mother's court
should' be to prevent a child "marrying
into povcriv.' l-n-xil. ahe had once told
him, when" Lettv was not present, how j
clad she was when hu uncles recognition
of him produced such a favorable turn in
rimrn - a for.tmes. as it bad spared them
.:,. .,,;,.., ..i,,. (ilolli(i pav0 felt it 1
;- ,o y 10 crii,
hadonlylcon,Kfernil. There wcrc tear;
from Mrs. Grccn-regrets and pity; but ;
iif.n wero wero also cold, cruel words,
which were not to .1 gainsaid, unless
Letty could d.L-obev tho mother who liad
loved hi r all her life, and lived only to
sec her happy.
Georgespartd l;:suerryana nermoiner
any content csta the di u,ion to I made. 1
lit 1 promi'd to obey Mrs. Green in nil ,
He nrom sed to obey Jirs. ureen in uu
iyh W;CD the were kit clone,
tha his love never Xnild change, nor
h ,j dou,,t cvlT iave pi-o in Ins
,. , , ,, ,,, f,na . : i
I BUOUIU a uuui'i v ' 1 " 1 . '
I thoughts that tlio could change one tittle
In her love lor mm. Ann a uu nem tier
to his beating heart not for the last time,
no! no! he told her how he would strive
to make a home for both tliat their pro
bation would fx? short if a bravo resolu
tion could onlr find the means to work
with. And they would come they al
ways did; for had not they b-en promised
by the one which could not lie?
Foor Luarta! Lucy parted verr sadly;
unch nn did f.xitV Then I will." He
opened the I . -ri :r I lade i f his iK'n!cni!V
nnd trimmed a ipiill which he found on
George's di-k.
; There were paper and ink, as may he
' supNisd, and (here was also thenady
writer, Uiaui'ivy, who began:
! "St! Gnats, IHv. SO, IS.
j "Deau Pin As my fri.'iid, Mr.
r?n..i.., l,.M-..ir ii ir.,t.f,,Miit.tl,' c,,ir..
t .1.:' .-..'. r . "i 1 ...
nig 111 1111.1 iiiiieinim ii severe mow ill
his chest-C'i hat's pcrf.vtlv true')-l
have placed myself at his w-rviee: and
: although I shall not express mvself as he
i would have done on the subject ("That's
1 true awiiii. 1 fancy') I hope you will
! take the will for the d.vd. Sews has
reached Us here, dear sir clle'll
1 UUe that dear sir ) that utter many
years of deliberate calculation ('No,
not calculation') consideration, you
have discovered that man was not made
to live alone, and therefore, with a win'
regard for your own happiness, yon have
(ought cotiniil ial felicity at the altar of
St. Mary Axe. ('Very good!" muttered
Chuuiitvy; 'the name of the church w ill
show that his sivret is known tons.') 1
Liifiu lint u-liith. r it tA vi kilt- u-ivji llit
1 your blissful union should be made tren-
orally known: but I cannot hesitate ion
I the part of my friend, 1 mean) to oiler
vou my sineercst congratulations, nnd to
j wi h you nil the happiness you deserve.
t'lliat s true; ami I should
ike to add,
all you are likely to find.') I am uware
that what vou bavo done must iuvi-s
sarilv interfere largely, if not entirely,
w ith those expectations which you once
or twice ('Shall 1 say promised.' No')
encouraged mo to entertain ('What
would old George uny to that?') and
though 1 descend from the clouds
('Good figure, that') to the substratum
of daily toil und M'rmanent anxiety, 1
tsluill know that you are sitting happy nt
your domestic hearth, smoking the pipe
of cace ('It wants something else to
round off tho sentence') und und
("Oh, blow it!') rocking the cradle.
lav I nipiest it not asking too much
nt this blissful iieriod of your life a lino,
to tell me that 1 may add tinny tillcction-
ato remembrance:! an Aunt Clii'eseiuan?
"I remain, dear sir,
"Your ali'ectionate nephew,
"l or Gr.or.ui: Poyntu;"
Chrutncev liaiwd. "It won't do tosi'n
my name, or ::rj. c. win rcinctniicr it.
Yes I have il they ik'Ver hoard tho
mime of C. Gliivs."
Having sealed nnd directed his letter,
chauncey proceeded to post it.
In traveling down from London
Chauncey hud learned that a projected
branch railway from St. Gnats was in
hi;;h favor with all tho moneyed Interest
of the place; and when he suggested tho
propriety of killing old Silas ho had this
railway in his mind, as on tho following
day tho allotment of shares was to take
place. Chauncey knew us ho knew
everybody Mr. Golding, the banker and
chairman pro tern, of tho projected com,
juiny. Without tho leant misgiving or
hesitation ho called iix)ii that highly ro-
6cctablo gentleman, and, ufter a few
minutes' interview, gave the conversn-
tion uu extraordinary twister as
thun: ,
" on to heard of the great to
our towm'inan, Georgo Poyn. , i cu;-
pose, said ( haenccy. "Mt Well, kt.
haps it was liarulv to bo exini'ted, sit 1113
j what 11 retiring fellow he n. '
! "What ii it?" asked Mr. Golding. "He
is n young man for whom I have tho
greatest respect. 1 i hall lie glad to hear
, of uny gx;:l fortune to him."
j "And it is a good fortune! His uncle.
! you know, was immensely rich," raid
Chauncey. "'Ihe old bachelor is no more
I went oif thrediltiysngo and my friend
Goorro wan long ago hisuppoiutcd heir."
; "Silas ( kecsoman gone!" remarked
Mr. Golding, with 11 shrug; "u very
1 money getting man; and must havo died
very ricli very ricli.
"'n-nor-mou:,ly rich! Slnglo man many
years; 110 expenses, you know," saiil
Chauncey. "1 witnessed the lust moments
of the old bachelor at St. Murv Axo.
Went off quite coiuponedly nfter Ids will
was accompli:. lied. By t!io bye, it strikes
mo you niyht secure the interest of young
Ueorgo."
"llow, my dear sir?" asked Mr. Gold
ing: "wo are always glad to secure a good
client"
"And with mich wealth!" said Chaun
cey. "You allot shares i.i thoKt. Gnats
Junction to-morrow, do you not?"
"Yes," repl: tho banker; "and the
npplicationsexcecd anything 1 ever knew;
tho shares will bo five or six premium
before to-morrow is over."
"That's your plan, then! Secure hira a
thousand.
"A thousand!" exclaimed Mr. Golding.
"Well, baif a thotnand fiav live hun
dred for George Poynter; I'll let him
know whose inilucnco lie has to thank
for them. You'll lie tlio banker of his
Immense we;,l;h his friend advLcr."
"But ho has uot applied," suid Mr.
Golding.
"But you havo. What's a paltry flvo
hundred to you In comparison to ufter
gain or to him? lie won't euro for the
money, but the fricridlinossof the thing,"
said Chauncey, willi a llourLih of tlio
hand, as thou"h ho were proposing the
merest trifle of a sacrifice.
"And you, uiy dear sir?" asked Mr.
Golding.
"Oh, not'iing: I want nothing; and
you may n l iqion mv secrecy."
I!r. Golding pressed Cliauneey's hand,
ond thanked him for the Irieudly bug
lion. Mr. Goldinr had but one confidant,
Mr. Baxter, v. hor.t that moment entered
tlio I auk, and was uiiuouuccd as being
there.
"Do you objec t to my naming the mat
ter to my friend Baxter? great influence
Ut tho lard," raid Golding.
Not in the least: perhaps be may Help
1 to make the allotment a tliouoiid, '
von to make the I
K',li: d Chauncey.
J'OU. Imnosb c.
tho banker. "b,.,
my pood friend," said
iw in Mr. Baxter."
Cluiiincev's communication liaving
been n jx-ated to Mr. Baxter, tho diplo
mat kt tiiou-bt he had better retire; but
ho had not gone many yanls from the
Lank tvhr-n Mr. Baxter overtook him.
"Delighted to hear what you have told
ns concerning your friend 1 oynter an
excellent young man. and deserves all be
I am suro of tliat." said Cliaunccy,
"whatever good it may be."
"He'll reside nt 8t. (Jnats, I suppose?"
"Yes," answered Chauncey.
"And will want a Louao suitable to Lis
new po- ition?"
"Yes."
"Now I r.m wanting to sell Pitwprct
Ilonso yonder fine garden, abundant
of water end rll tiuit would it suit Lua,
do you think?"
C"hauncry was rather posed by tlds L
mjirv, ond raid therefore. "Perliaps."
"i tlxink it would; i'U.WO is what I ask
and could ret It. but 1 li'.e t'le rem.
You know Ci'i't. P.m.-' r ul l oin...' y4
must," said Ba:.ter, v. i '1 emphasis.
Chiiuiicey did not ai: I would nut know
Capt. Hanger.
! "He is 11 trouble-unit' fellow, and I
should le find if he would leave the
place." said Mr. Baxter. "If V.r. I'oyn
ter will buy he t.hall have ilu. prcier
once." j Chmineev kiw no objivtinn to that.
ond proinisisl tosM'ak lo hisfiien.l if
, Mr. Istxter would make theolier in writ
j ing: but i"!,0:M, be th.nivlit, would k' the
utmost that Mr. Bonn. ,' vuld give lur
a hoiisi.
j Mr. Ikixter pa ised t ri and
nsthey .er.' opji; iu : h' liso
he iuv iteil Cliaiincev in h etly
gave lii 111 u letter to Mr. , ... .'yiiter,
containing an iincuuli i, oiler of
I'ro.sjKi-t 1Ioii.si fur i'il.iHKi. Cliauiicey
carefully put away the letter uud bade
, Mr. Baxter good day.
j Poor George had returned to his hxlg
lng when Chauncey had transacted nil
the iniKrtnnl business we have recorded,
and not nil his friend's good spirits could
rouse him from nhnost desxindeiicy.
"Mvuld lxiy."s.iid Chauncey, "you'll
sink down, down, if you show the white
feather in this way. You're young enough
, to work, and like it I never did."
j "It is not bard work hard lighting
with the workl, that I am fearing; it is
the effect of this day's cruel trial iihui
poor U'tty."
j And then George told Chauncey all that
' had passed.
I "Well, vou would lx so hastily honor
able," replied Chauncey: "you hud Ix'ltcr
been advised by mo waited 11 dav or,
two until vou bad killed yo'T uncle.1'
George looked at bis friend and saw a
, cunning twinkle in his eye: but Chaun
cey had his own reasons for saying 110
1 more on the subject.
I George w-as very ill the next morning
I tixi ill to go to the timber yard; so
Chauncey offered to see Mr. Hawk, nnd,
if business ressed, to supply George's
place for a day or two. Mr. Bawk do
cliued Mr. Chauncey's services, und was
so excessively xilite and anxious in his
Inquiries r.txiut .Mr. (ieorge tliut l liaun
ccy thought the htory of yesterday hud
reached ilr. Bawk.
It w as not so: but Capt. Banger had
been to the timber yard to see Mr. Poyn
ter. and had surprised Sir. Bawk by as
suring him that Ins clerk must havecomo
into money, us he had bought ProsKi t
house ut a sum which be (Oil. Ban
ger) had refused to give, lie bad,
however, left a coiuinii'sion with Mr.
Bawk; and Chauncey wormed out of the
timber merchant the following particu
lars: Captain Ranger, it appeared, had mar
ried u ladv with money not always a
, desirable exehango for a inaii'ii life und
I the lady never ullowed him to forget tho
' pecuniary partof theireiigagemeiit. Bho
liad taken a fancy the word Is Hot
strong enough a longing for Prosicct
House, nnd the captain had undertaken
toobtaiu it; but, being fond of a bar
gain, ho hud disgui.ted Mr. Baxter with
a tiresome negotiation, and the house
. had slipped from him. To confess this
1 to lira. Captain Banger would Ix) to In
1 Toko u conjugal lcui)cst; und In his ex
; tremity ho'had come to Mr. Bawk to in
' tcrccdo willi his clerk to transfer his
, purchase.
"Well." said Chauncey, "Georgo Is a
good natural fellow too goixl imtured
and I will undertake to buv lhat tho cap
I tiii-.i shall huvo l'rosoct llouto for
UUU."
"Four thousand pounds!" exclaimed
Mr. Bawk.
' "And not one ilnlhng less, said
, Chauncey lirmly. "The house Is wort l
' it us it 1 lam In; but ceinpute its value to
Captain lUii;er, and it la cheap ut uny
money."
Mr. Bawk pleaded to a stono agent
when bo tried to uiften Mr. Chinmcey;
and Captain Banger coming into tho
counting hotiu' ut i!io iiiomeut, heard the
terms proposed, raved liko u maniac for
ten minutes, and then consented to be
swindled robbed, for the sake of Jieuce
and ntiictufbs.
Chauncey could Ik a man of business
when he plesi::cd, nnd he was now in a
business hums I. He therefore trotted oir
tho uugry captain to nil attorney's, inado
tho traii.' fcr, und severed u prospective
i'l.lHK) for his friend Georgo by killing
j his uncle.
I As tlio day woro on, Chauncey waited
ujxm Mr. Golding, r.nd found that gen-
: tleman writing to Mr. Poynter, und ex
pressing the great pleasure it gavo him
to Land him a letter of allotment for QUO
shares in the .St. Gnata Junction, etc. etc.
etc. lk.ilway; adding a Iioki that the (Inn
of Golding, Kilverton & Co. might have
Mr. Poynter's nuiiio on their books us an
I honored client.
I Chauncey undertook to deliver tho let
' ter, nnd to w;e his inlluenco with his
friend to mukotheoiilv acknow ledgment
lio could for such disinterested gener
osity. Poor George wns very ill nt easo when
his friend Chauncey returned, ond lit
first w as tlisx)scd tolio angry nt what he
felt to Ix) his inconsiderate raillery.
"I nm serious, old boy, quite serious,"
said Chauncey, throwing Golding's letter
and the transfer on the table. "I havo
killed old KilasChcfHcman. und there (ire
some of the proceeds of tho transaction.
Ojx'n read und satisfy yourself."
George tx'iied IhceiiveloiKicontalnlng
tho transfer, nnd then Mr. Goldiug's let
ter. Ho was in 11 mi t. lie thought ho
wns delirious nnd had lost his reason; and
Chauncey was a long time making him
comprehend how he hud couiu to be pos
sesM'd of
Prnfltontrnn-f"r ..
lTolit uti Ua) nUariM, iremlum 11 per (bar . .
Total VVM
and nil by killing old fiilasClieesemunl
Poor (ieorge was hard to satii.fy that
tlii"80 large gains wero honorably como
by, and w hen he w ent to sleep he dreamt
that he bad robinil the bank und had set
ProsKvt 1 louse on lire. The following
morning brought a letter from Uncle
bilas.
Tho ptxriM dotard expressed himself
SO pleaM'd I.t bis nephew's forgiveness of
an act which ho hud thought would havo
provoked only reviling nnd wicked
wishes, that bo enclosed a chuck for tl,
000 und bis avunclar blessing.
Was ever unother fortune mado Ly
such means?
George bad all tho money; Mr. Colding
begging bis retention of the Shan's, as his
commercial ocuteness might I dam
aged by a disclosure of the trick which
hail been practised uxn his cupidity,
and Capt Banger wassubmlisiyelv satis
fied, having told his 1 ara sposa that he
had bought ProKjKvt House a decided
bargain.
Jlrs. Green would have had to endure I
many mortifying reflations bad it not I
been Christinas time when U'tty nnd
George, and all otlicr estranged friends,
are willing to forget their old grievances,
and. In tliankfulness that such a season
was vouchsafed to erring man, humbly
imitate the Great Forgiver.
JACK TAILS rillilSTMAS.
The remarks of the Chinese sailor en-
listisl nlioai.l a I'niteil M.itis, man-of-war.
"Mellee Cli-tn:;H. me nowdx'.V he!"
ns he came down liuin tin Inn topsail
yard, w here l:e bad Ik-cm lendinu 11 hand
(o furl the remnant of 11 tnpsiid, blown
almost to ribbons by I lie lleree w inter's
gale that was bnwling one Cliristmas
morning, and U -nn blowing in bis frost
liiltni lingers and ruliliing ihem in the
snow which tou red the essi I n deck, is
a very good imposition ul Ihe practical
side of our uriveiMd Christian holiday,
as frequciith -cn by the hardy (oilers
of the seu. ' ei 11 nivessity sometimes
demands lli.it ihe work must l
doiio and the shin made sufe
and mui1; beloro Jack Tar ciui
llimk tt iiean soap or Christmas pud
, ding nnd other llxingx, und not lulrt
1 tpieiitly, as the sea reineuiU'rs nothing
uud ia.VH 110 homage lo customs, no Hun
ter how ancient, imagination of 11 grand
liaiiquet can alone lv relied iihiii to np
I H'nso the appetite; us "hot water nnd
hKxns" are very apt to lie ulxmt nil that
can be obtained in tlio way of a square
, meal, und even Die luxury of (he hot
water is often omitted, as the tossing,
restless ship, lurching iihoiit from side to
side, makes ii imxivsilili lo kivp uny
thing tin lop of Ihe galley stove, if, in
1 dets I, it be a practicable thing to keep up
' the lires at nil. In such a case the cud
of discontent, so lo speak, mil. t be rci
resented, as the son ; gives it. by the
starboard side of an old sou'wester.
Christmas uwny f:vm home is, how
ever, ulwnys kept in nhiio way or
another, even under such adverse cir
cumstances us tho c mentioned; as a
little something to warm him up is
quietly given to the half frozen mail by
somo kindhcnrtcd otlicer ua ho comes
down from aloft, and Ixfore drinking he
I uiaiiagcs, us 11 rule, (o pull olf bis cap
! and to say "Merry Christmas," which La
; ulxmt 11 ll't he circumstances of Iho caso
j will admit of. Wind und went Iter per
1 milting, however, only the absolutely
j necessary filings lire done, nnd the
Christinas dinner is made us sumptuous
as tin paymaster's stores will permit, or
' the foresight of Iho mess caterer In lay
I ing in something extra before the ship
: lelt xrt In: 1 provided. The ration gives
! iiioiv or less variety of things that put
j up (o keep during (lie cniU', but Jack
' prefers the things that lire not made
j to keep, nnd. Ix ing proverbially improvi
I dent, the day generiilly linds him
. ileH'iiiling on plum ilutf ns the grand
pi.vti tie resistance, nnd no matter how
much of the resi:tance there may lx
ul'-out the compiumd tho relish with
w hich it tlis,':px i:r:i is prmf Kullicient of
its ulillity to lake the place of otlicr pos
I sibly mo're digestible iirticles. The hags
, con'taiiiin. the tailors' personal elTecta
, are piioil up and the men giveti an op
xirtmiity to overhaul their clothing,
I write letters or do whatever the limit of
. the ship will admit, (smoking is per
I mitted outsidetiie daily regulation hours,
and everything is done to make tho men
as comfortable and the day us much of a
, holiday us ixwihlc, having, of course,
I due regard for the liuudlingof the vessel.
When, however, the ships uro in xrt,
1 and it happens to bo 0110 where thero is a
1 good market, nil that it ufTords Is brought
I olf to grace the board, and the scene pre
sented on the berth deck of 0110 of our
' nii'ii-of-wnr on such txvnsions is lively
and picturesque in tho extreme. The
j mess bibles tire screened otr w ith canvas
: und bunting, and very often evergreens
I are used to complete the ornamentation,
I each mess vying with iho others to see
which cm make the prettiest show. An
extra dollar or two ppieco is usually
served out, "to imt in the mess," tlio
aggregate i.uiu iMiii.ing great possibilities
in tlio way of procuring the goixl
things w hich nro not found in tho dally
rat inn. 'Hie tin pot, pan and iixxm whicl
form Jack's cover 11 re made to shine liko
polished rilver, the mers cooks taking a
pride in getting the brightest of polishes
for the ticciision, Koine more stylish,
i though perhaps less thrifty, messes, get
I crockery from ihore, width nets olf (lie
table very prettily, and poisihly to somo
of Ihem seems more homelike, und gives
un air f paying a little more attention
I totliotibsei'vancesof Hie day: one might
1 say, I suppose, 11 liitle bettor relish, per-
Imps, to Hie least. Mil whoever knew
of a sailor's not In ing ready fur a good
square I'm al i;t any bcur nt the I'ny?
One who has watched tlio rush for the
hatchway w hen tlio order "pix to din
tier" i.i nivcii, lj tjiiitoupt to be convinced
that Jack's "i tomtich is us sharp as
shark's," mid (Imt ho "never was in liner
condition for feeding" nt uny 0110 timo
more than nt r.py other. When every
preparation has Ixcn nuiiio for dinner
und the viands ct forth, the ofllccrs are.
as a general rule, invited to inaricct, anil
very often to sample, the pxxl Ihingsj the
Captain of the vc:;scl generally grants the
request for u bottle of beer or light wine
apiece, and in fact inn: t uny reasonable
departure from Ihe ordinary daily cus
toms is ullowed. In the nfteruoon, if
tlio request Is made, 11 largo lilx'rty
i
arty gix-s ashore, und Is permitted
i remain away from the vessel until the
following morning. Boat racing is fre
quently the ntnuKcmcnt, esxviully if
there lire foreign vessels In thosuineport,
and great is the excitement in tho inter
national contests. Prizes ure offered,
and us many boats nro entered as can be
spared from the different ships. Water
tournuuiftita, catamaran races and va
rious other aquatic sKirts are indulged
in, as Christmas is not ulwnys in the win
I ter season, much of a vessel's cruising
1 U'ing ilone in the mill hern hemisphere,
and the ""ill 1 of llecemlxT often linds the
thermometer to high that n plunge in the
briny isuu immense relief.
I The great evening amusement Is a ailn
strel or variety show, which brings out
an amusing ili ,pkiy of talent that one
would handy Mievo possible until lie
had witneswd somo of the character
doers or listen to the fine singing often
icurd in n ship's company. Iho original
jokes, which very oltm spar? noUxly,
from the cabin windows to tho hawse
polesk ure always amusing, and
serve for many a day ulter to
hurl at the head of the poor un
fortunate whoso peculiarities have
been sufficiently pronounced to catch
the ever ready eye or cur of the humor
ist, who has them carefully stowed away
until some euch occasion as this gives
him a chance lo unmercifully bring them
forth. When "pijie down comes, the
Terdict is that, although away from
Lomo, relatives and the conventionalities
of the holiday season that one's earlier
Tears have Urn accustomed to, the day
Las been whut the morning greeting in
tends it should be a merry ClirULmas.
Tin lloaton Dlctam.
Kew Barber (in Boston barber sliop
Kcxt gent
Bosrt Vcn you say agep "next sheut"
I dischargo you at vonce. V no sar
shents, ve say shcntlcmen. Kcw York
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