Portfolio.
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS.
"SUPERSTITION:
Dally and redly on the hearthstone there Yon was no ilaine of careless idlers throwing, Nor rocket flashing through the startled air; Twas but the gloaming of the Northern Lights Ah, there again, they reddened Huntcliff heights. **So let me rajas you softly on the pillow, See, how the crimson lustro flares and dies. Turning to red the long beave of the billow, And the great arch of all the starices akies; The flebers say aneh beauty bodes them sorrow, Telling of storm, and wind to blow to-morrow."
THE CHINA MAIL.
along, and frequent stoppings before shops in all probability I should never see either that, having mirrors in thoir windows, of them again, I was mistaken, for on afforded.
more complete view of his arriving early the next morning to take charming person. This creature was passing of the summate place booked for convinced was in some way or other conmor by the coach to London through Nay, mother, uay; the pictured coal is glowing, nected, or at anyrate acquainted with the Southampton, I found Mrs Grey and her young and graceful widow. He was conson already seated on the roof. Gates stantly dogging her stops; and I noticed came hurriedly a few minutes afterwarde his vulgar bow was faintly returned by the day was bitterly cold, and the widow and with surprise and some little irritation that and ensconced himself sungly inside. The ladly as they passed each other; and that her somewhat delicate-looking boy were her recognition of him, slight and distant but poorly clad for such inclement weather. as it was, was not unfrequently accompanied The coachman and myself, however, con- by a blush, whether arising from a pleasar trived to force same rough stout cloaks able emotion or the reverse I could not for upon their acceptance, which sudiced pretty some time determine. There is a mystery well during the day; but as night caine on about blushes, I was and am quite aware, rainy and tempestuous as well as dark and not easily penetrable, more especially about bleak, I felt that they must be in some way those of widone. I was soon enlightened or other got inside, where Gates was the upon that point. One day, when she hap only passenger, Yet so distant, so frigidly pened to bo standing alone on the pier coartecas was Mrs Grey, that I was at a her little boy was gazing through a telo-loss how to manage it. Gates, I saw, was scope I had borrowed of the laudlord of the enjoying himself hugely to his own satisfac- botol whore I lodged-be approached, and tion. At every stage be swallowed a large took bor hand, uttering at the same time, that he cast more and moro sudaciously before she was well aware of his intention, glass of brandy-and-water, and I observed it seemed, some words of compliment. It triumphant glances towards Mrs Gray. flash with a vividness of expression which averted from him, caught his, and a deep was then I observed her features literally Once her eye, though studiously 1 thought revealed a boanty I had not before imagined blush, in which fear, timidity, and aversion she possessed. The fellow absolutely re- coiled before the concentrated scorn which face. What could it mean? It was, how seemed strangely mingled, swept over her flushed her pale features, and the indignant ever, usaless to torry myself further with gesture with which she withdrew her hand profitless conjectures, and f descended from from the contamination of his touch. As the roof to hold a private parley with the eyes encountered mice, and he mattered struck: he went to Mrs Grey and proposed he turned confusedly and hastily away, his coachman. A reasonable bargain was soon Bome unintelligible sentences, during which to her, as there was plenty of room to the widow and her son left the spot.
No, child, the busy wife may Bait her lines, And net and goar lie ready for the morning, No presage in that wavering glory shines, No doom in the rich hase, the clouds ndorsing; They do but say the lingering hours are past, The gates, the golden gutes, anclosed at last. "Won, the long hill sa-steep and drear to climb, Done, the loug task so bitter hard in learning; The tears are shed and garnered up by time, The beart beats, freed from all its lonely yearning The bar swings beak, and, flooding son and skies, Barsia oat the deathless light of Paradiso. “Boo, ere, by the great valves of pearl they stand, Friends, children, husband; see glad hande
quercaching !
For me, for me, the undiscovered laud, Its promise in that rescate signal teaching; Aye, kiss me, child; the lips will soon be damb, That yet in earthly words can say, 'I come,'"
Again the banner of the Northern Lights
*Grey.
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[No. 4718-August 17, 1878.
officer, who, I was aware from fow in out the elder Grey's knowledge. Gates; an I glanced over it.' 'I am glad to find,” quiries I had previously made, knew some attorney, then in apparently fair circum- I said that you do not know by this let thing of Gates's past history and present stances, with what young Mr Grey had ter that the money and other articles hero ppation. After ciranmstantially relating become acquainted, and Anne Crawford, enumerated had been sent by the dying. the whole matter, I asked him if he could Maria Walton's servant, wore the witnesses bushand to his wife through Gates. possibly guess what the follow's object of the ouremony, which, after dus publica- could be in contracting such a marriage. tion of banns, was selebrated in St Giles's he eagerly replied; until until
'I most solemnly assure you I did not!*
means become aware that the lady is entitled meagrely supported by the pocket-money has been playing a double game. Whilst of course: What else? He has by sanering lived in the strictest privacy, the wife anduood you to conspire with him. He 'Object!' replied Jackson; 'why, money church. The young couple after the mar- *Mr Gatos informed you of it, and to property, and he is scheming to get allowance of Mr Ezekiel Grey to his son amusing you, he purposes marrying Mrs possession it as her husband."
Thus painfally elapsed nine years of life, Grey to-morrow morning!' of getting at any proof seems insurmount-prescat time, Mr Grey determined to sond My own conviction! Yot the difficulty when, about twelve months previous to the able.'
Is it possiblo? But I suspected '— his son to Bombay, in order to the arrange if you please, accompany us.
No doubt. ln the meantime, you will, tainly in high feather just now, however of agoney there. It was decided that, seiving him hesitata; but our orders are 'Just do. And by the way, Gates is cer- ment of some complicated claims on a house every desire to spare you,' I added, pori There is acquired. Not only himself, but Rivers during her husband's absence, Mra John peremptory. With a very ill grace Mr. his cad-clark he calls himself has cast Grey should reside in Guernsey, partly Skelton complied, and we were rapidly his old greasy skin, and appeare quite with a flow to economy, and partly for driven off. sprace and shining. And-now I zemtem the ohango ber-what did you say was the lady's name? son required-Mr Gates to be the median myself wore in Sherrard Streat before day.
air, which it was Eaid their
The next morning Jackson, Skelton, and through which money and lotters were to break. Mrs Grey was already up, and of the name of Welton or Skelton that his son's departure from England, and Mrs charmingly dressed in the wedding garments nothing to do with it! It was a person somewhat suddenly about four months after her son to an excellent breakfast. She was.
Grey! Ah, then I suppose it can have
reach the wife. Mr Ezekiel Grey died at eight o'clock we sat down with hor and called on us a month or two ago about Grey had been in momentary expectation which Gates had purchased with her stolen Gates.' musication?"
What was the nature of the com- came to Guernsey and announced his death pity the unfortunate bridegroom, rascal, as of the arrival of her husband, when Gates money, and I almost felt it in lay heart to
so loosely made and hurriedly withdrawn. Gates was strange and insolent; and he very necessary that she should be so I can hardly tell you; the charge was the voyage to England! The manner of of such a bride and such a fortune! It was at Bombay, just as he was preparing for he was, about to be suddenly disappointed Skelton-yes, it was Skelton-he resides plainly intimated that without his assistance arsyed, for, as we had thought quite pro.. in pretty good style at Knightsbridge-bath herself and child would be beggars; Dable, Rivers called a few minutes past called and side that Gates had stolen a and that assistance he audaciously declared eight with a present of jewellery, and tho other articles sent through him to some tiage! Mrs Grey, overwhelmed with grief disarmed any suspicion which his master. cheque or draft for five hundred pounds and he would only afford at the price of mar bride's appearance minst have completely houso in the City, of which I think he said for the loss of a husband by whom she had might have entertained. apply through a solicitor to a magistrate, dizzy' with ill-defined apprehension, started It will make no difference in the fare,' and went away, we supposed, for that at once for London. A copy of the will of he added, and it is bitter cold out here for purpose; but about three hours after Mr Ezekiel Grey had been procurad, by a lady.'
wards he returned, and in a hurried flurried which in effect he desised all his estate, "Thank yon,' replied the widow, after a sort of way said he had been mistaken, and real and personal, to his son; but in the few moments' hesitation; we shall do very that he withdrew.every charge he had made event of Mr John Grey dying unmarried or well here.'
against Mr Gaten,"
without lawful issue, it went to his wife's nephew, Mr Skelton
"
The lady,' said I, as soon as she was ont are, that she and her son should ride the principal was dead. He was advised to been as constantly as tenderly beloved, and
Waved broad and bright across the face of of hearing, seems in a cold bitter humour
Heaven;
And in the cottage on the rugged heights The passing radiance by their glory given Showed a pale orphan weeping by the bod, -And the calm smiling of the happy dead. -All the Year Round.
THE DETECTIVE OFFICER. (By Waters.) THE WWOW.
In the winter of 1888 I was hurriedly and, as I at the time could not help think ing, precipitately despatched to Guernsey, one of the largest of the islands which dot the British Channel, in quest of a gentleman of, till then, high character on the Stock Exchange, who, it was alleged, had ab. soonded with a very large sum of money intrusted to him for investment by a baronst of considerable influence in official quarters. From certain circumstances, it was. str. mined that Guernsey would be his first hiding place, and I was obliged to post all the way to Weymouth in order to save the mail-packet, which left that place on the Saturday evening, or night rather, with the Channel Island melle. Mr had gone, it was conjectured, by way of Southampton. My search, promptly and zealously as I was aided by the Guernsey authorities, proving vain, I determined on going on to Jersey, when a letter arrived by post informing me that the person of whom I was in parsnit had alther not intended to defraud his olient, or that his heart had failed him at the threshold of crime. A few hours after I had left London be bad reappeared, it seems, in his counting-house, after having a few minutes previously effected the in Vestment of the money in accordance with his clients instructions, and was now, through bio attorney, threatening the ac. anser and all his aiders and abettors with the agreeable processes that in England usually follow sharply at the heels of such rash and hasty proceedings.
this morning; not unlike the weather.
Yes, Mr Wat 1 beg pardon, Mr What's-your-name, I would say ?
Waters, as I perceive you know quite well. My recollection of you is not so distinct. I have no remembrance of the fashionable clothes and brilliant jewellery, whatever; but the remarkable conntenance I have seen.
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inside.
I guessed, the cause of her refusal, and hastened to add: You had better, I think, accept the coachman's proposal: the night-weather will be dreadful, and even I,
I daresay you have, Waters,' he replied,a man, must take refuge inaide. She reassuming his insolent awaggering air. I looked at me with a sort of grateful practise at the Old Bailey; and I have curiosity, and then accepted, with many. Boveral times seen you there, not, ne now, thanks, the coachman's offer. in the masquerade of a gentleman, but with & number ou your collar.
a
moment at the fellow's stupid sarcasm, and I was silly enough to feel annoyed for turned angrily away.
There, don't fly into. a passion,' con- tinned he with an oxulting chuckle. I have no wish to be ill friends with so smart a hand as you are. glass or two of wine, if only to keep this What do you way to a confounded wind out of our stomachs It's cheap enough here.'
I hesitated a few seconds, and then said; I have no great objection. But first, whom have I the honour of addressing ?*
'Mr Gates. William Gates, Esquire,
attorney at-law.'
late Bryant affair?'
Gates! Not the Gates, I hope, in the
Waters, that the observations of the judge Well-yes. Bat allow me to say, on that matter, and the consequent proceed inge, were quite unjustifiable; and I was strongly advised to petition the House on the subject; but I forbore, perhaps unwisely.
for the age and infirmities of his lordship From consideration chiefly, I daresay, and his numorous family!
laugh; don't poke fan in that way. The Come, come, rejoined Gates with a truth is, I get on quite as well without as I transact business
with the certificate. now for Mr Everard Preston: you un- derstand?"
have seen you. But bow is it your dress 'Perfectly. I now remember where I has become so suddenly changed? A fow weeks ago, it was nothing like so magni ficent 2°
When we alighted at the Regent Circus, London, I looked anxiously but vainly and greet the widow and her son. She did round for some one in attendance to receive not seem to expect any one, but stood gaaing vacantly yet sadly at the noisy, glaring, hurrying scene around her, her child's hand clasped in hers with an luggage was removed from the roof of unconsciously tightening grasp, whilst her the coach. Gates stood near, as if in expectation that his services must now, however unwillingly, be accepted by Mrs Grey. I approached her, and said come what hurriedly: If, as I approband, madam, you are a stranger in London, and consequently in need of temporary lodgings, you will, I think, do well to apply to the person whose address I have written on and on your mentioning my name, will this card. It is close by. He knows me, treat you with every consideration. I am police-officer; here is my address; and any assistance in my power shall, in any case-and I glanced at Gates- be freely rendered to you. I then hastened off; and anxious and interested for the mysterious my wife an hour afterwards was even more widow and her son than myself.
the remembrance of my fellow-passengers About six weeks had güded away, and from Guernsey was rapidly fading into indistinctness, when a visit from Roberts, to whose lodgings I had recommended Mrs Grey, brought them once more painfully not surprised to hear; but that a person so before me. That the widow was poor I was utterly destitute of resources and friends, as she appeared from Roberts' account to. be, should have sought the huge wilderness of London, seemed marvellous. Her few Roberts more than suspected were at the trinkets and nearly all her seanty wardrobe, pawnbrokers. The rent of the lodgings had not been paid for the last month, and he believed that for some time past they now in a state of literal starvation. Still, had not had a sufficiency of food, and were she was cold and distant as over, com plained not, though daily becoming paler, thinner, weaker.
Very odd.
any way connected with this Mrs Grey's Yes; but I don't see how it can be in affaire. Still, do you think it would be of any use to sound Rivers? I know the follow well, and where I should be pretty sure to find him this evening."
-Breakfast was over: Mrs Grey, "with her sou, was seated on a couch in the front room, and we wore lying perdu in next apartment, separated only by folding-doors, when a coach drew up before the house; & bridegroom a impatient summons thundered - at the door; and presently forth stepped Mr Gates, resplendently attired, followed Yes: in case of Sir John Grey marrying, the presence of beautiful Mrs Grey in im
Skelton of Knightsbridge?'
by his man Rivers, who was, it appeared, Skelton was to be paid an immediate mense triumph, He approached her with to give the bride away. Mr Gates untered legacy of five thousand pounds. So far, the profoundest gallantry; and was about then, as fortune went, the widow and her to speak, when Jackson and I, who had son seemed simply provided for. So Mrs been sedulously watching through the chink. view with Gates, who unblushingly told her the room, followed by Mr Skelton. Eig. Grey thought, till she had another inter- of the slightly opened doors, advanced into that unless she consented to marry him, kosttitude of terror and surprise was one of means of doing so, that the person she had witnessed. He turned instinctively as if to would not prove, though he had abundant the most natural performances I ever married at St Giles church was the son of fea. My grasp was in an instant on his Ezekiel Grey, the eminent merchant. sollar,
The name,' said the scoundrel, will not help you; there are plenty of John Greys she has been long since dead. Mrs Grey on that register; and us for Anne Crawford, next called on Mr Skeiten, and was turned out of the honso as an impostor; and finally, having parted with everything upon which she could raise money, and Gates reiterating his offer, or demand rather, accompanied by the proposal of an immediate separation, she had consented.
J
arrest you for folony !!
The game is up, my good Mr Gates: I *Felony !!
diamond pin, and a cheque for five hundred pounds, sont through you to this lady!
Ay, truly. For stealing a gold watch,
instant, and the abject asoundrel threw All his insolent swagger vanished in au himself at Aire Grey's feet and absolutely howled for mercy,
you will save me from these men!' tested; anything you require, so that I will do anything,' he gaspingly pro.
end of hor narrative, of which the above Courage, madam!' I exclaimed at the
joyous confidence, which, more than myof taking immediate, but not, I hope, is the substance, and I spoke in a tone of words, reassured her: I already sea glimp anfair advantage of the rascal's terror; she Where is Crawford?' I asked, desirous
Gates has played a desperate game certainly, but one which we shall, you may rely on it, replied. ses of daylight through this maze of villainy who witnessed this lady's marriage?'
At Loamington, Warwickshire,' he easily baffle. A knock at the door inter and saw that it was Gates. Silence rupted me: I peered through the blind,
left the room before the street-door could secrecy! I emphatically urged in a low voice and with my finger ou my lip, and
trivance, I was in a few minutes afterwards answer; and by my friend Roberta's con- in the street, all the time nuobserved by the intruder.
must search this gentleman, and perhaps will leave us, I shall be obliged. We Very good. Now, Mrs Grey, if you
mastering all resentment. I carried the She vanished in an instant; her. gentleness of disposition was, I saw, rapidly
her, and she instantly recognised it to be watch we took out of Gates's pocket to her husband's A fifty and a twenty pound He had seen Rivers, but he seemed to know pointed bridegroom's pocket-book. nothing except, indeed, that it was quite now, air, if you pleaso, said I, we will ad
The next day early Jackson called on me,
bank-noto, corresponding to the numbers on our list, we extricated from the disap
'And
pound draft from a house in India, which was his only reply, not at all discomposing trae Gates had received a five-hundred-journ to your lodgings. A savage scowl he, Rivers, had get notes for at the Bank to me, and we were soon basy ransacking parcel a gold watch he knew, and some articles sent by Mr John Grey to his wife, of England. There were also in the same his hidden hoards. We found several other Jewellery; but from whom it all came, he, and three letters to her, which, as corrobora Rivers, was ignorant. Nothing but that tive evidence, would leave no doubt as to had Jackson boon able to discover. up, and hastily swallowing my last cup of Gates
who her husband was. Our next visit was
coffee. It is enough, at all events, to He was in due time convicted of steal- 'Call you that nothing?' said I, starting to a police court, where Mr William transport William Gates, Esquire.
was fully committed for trial, ing the watch, and sentenced to tran- morning on special business; and after the
I had to wait on the Commissioner that sportation for seven years.
had been despatched, I related the case of merchant's wealth were not disputed. business upon which I had been summoned consequent succession to the deceased Mrs Grey's marriage and her son's
and in about a quarter of an hour I left Grey verus Gates as clearly and succinctly as I could. He listened with great attention, him with as clear and unmistakable a path before me na it was possible to desire. I summoned. was passing down the stairs when I was re.
Miscellaneous.
proceeded on to Sherrard Street Mrs It was arranged he should do so, and 1 Grey was alone in the front apartment of much politeness. She had, 1 saw, been the ground-floor, and received me with weeping; her eyes were swollen and bloodshot; and she was deadly pale; bat looked in vain for any indication of that utter desolation which a weman like her, naturally be supposed to feel I felt condemned to such a sacrifice, might greatly embarrassed as to how to begin; but at length I plunged boldly into the matter; assured her she was cruelly deceived by Gates, who was in no condition to provide for har and her son in even toler. able comfort; and that I was convinced he had no other than a mercenary and detest ablé motive in seeking marriage with her. Mrs Grey heard me in so totally unmoved meddling with things that did not at all manner, and the feeling that I was really concern me, grew upon me so rapidly as I spoke to that unanswering countenance, that by the time I had finished my eloquent harrangue, I was in a perfect fever of embarrassment and confusion, and very To my farther bewilderment, Mrs Grey, heartily wished myself ont of the place.
I had shown her when we were fellow. when I had quite concluded, informed me in consideration, she said, of the courtesies travellers--that she was perfectly aware Mr Gates's motive in marrying hor was purely a mercenary one; and her own in consenting to the union, except as scarcely better. She added-riddle apon regarded her eon, was, she admitted, riddles!-that she knew also that Mr Gates I rose mechanically to my feet, with a was very poor-insolvent, she understood. I confused notion swimming in my head that right senses. This feeling must have been both of us at all events could not be in our visible upon my face; for Mrs Grey added with a half-smile: You cannot reconcile these apparent contradictions; be patient; long. But as I wish not to stand too you will perfectly comprehend them before low in your estimation, I must tell you that Mr Gates is to subscribe a written agreement that we separate the instant the ceremony has been performed. But for any extremity, death itself, rather than that undertaking, I would have suffered have consented to marry him!.. I had heard, my hand was on the handle of Still confused, stunned as it were by what the door to let myself out, when a thought arose in my mind. Is it possible, Mra deceived into a belief that such a promise, Grey,' I said, that you can have been
own one-fourth of deotland.
WHO OWNS GREAT BRITAIN -Five mon
however formally eat down, is of the
The Duke alightest legal value? that the law re Skelton is not for a moment to be lost in Ireland, Another, with estates all over owns 96,000 hores in Derbyshire, besides You quite understand, Waters, that vast estates in other parts of England and On arriving at home, Roberts, to his own to render ungatory the solemn obligation
sognises, or would enforce, an instrument sight of till his deposition has been taken the United Kingdom, has 40,000 acres in and my wife's astonishment, found Gates you will, after signing it, make, "to love,
Certainly, sir.
Sussex, and 30,000 acres in Scotland. He was waiting to pay any claim Roberts I had found the right chord at last. Mira in a cab for Mrs Groy. She soon arrived, which the high road divides for twenty- there in a state of exuberant satisfaction. honour, obey, and cherish your husband ?**
"That will do then."
This nobleman's park is fifteen miles in had upon Mrs Grey, to whom, the ex Grey, as I spoke, became deadly pale and and as much as was necessary of our plan three miles. A Marquis there is who can Arrived at home, I despatched my wife circumference. Another Dake has estates
be married on the following Thursday chairs, she would have been unable to earnestly that the ceremony should take is a duce who was almost an entire attorney exuitingly announced, he was to had she not caught at one of the heavy confided to her, Mr Gates had pressed her ride 100 miles upon his own land. There Roberts, scarcely believing his ears, has support herself. toned up to the first floor to ascertain if
place on the following morning, By my may stratobing from sea to eas. An directions she now wrote, although her Carl traws $200,000 yearly from his estates Mrs Grey had really given authority to
trembling fingers made an almost unintelli-in Lancashire. A Duke regularly inverte he saw at once what had happened. Mrr door, and a falut voice bidding him enter,
agreed to his proposition, and should expecting his already enormous estates. He tapped at the
gible scrawl of it, that as it was to be, she £80,000 a year in buying up lands adjoin Grey, pale se marble, her eyes flashing with
A almost insane excitement, was standing by and well Gates knows it to be so; and I Certainly it could not, my dear madam,
Marquis enjoys the sum of £1,000,000
any information from so canning a rascal other delicacies, evidently Jast brought in not be the first to deride your credulity.'
I saw it was useless attempting to extract placed, covered with soups, jellies, and irrevocable ceremony once over, he would a table, upon which a large tray had been am greatly mistaken in the man if, the and hastily excusing myself, I rose, and from a tavern,, eagerly watching her son This introduces another walking mystory puzzled to account for the evident con- two whole days! Roberts saw dearly how ruined-lost! O my darling boy, would abruptly took my leave, more and more partake of the fret food he had tested for lady with passionate despair, I am indeed If that be so, 'exclaimed the unfortunate which, for want of something better to do, nection, in some way or other, of so fair it was, and stammering a foolish excuse of that you and I were sleeping in your father's I was conjuring out of my fellow-watchers and elegant a woman with a low attorney, having tapped so the wrong door, hastened gulet grave 1" on the pler. He was a tontish, strongly struck off the rollc for fraudulent miccon away Bet man of, forty years of age, perhaps duct, and now acting in the name of a sacrifice hereelt to save her child's life! for I was afflicted by her distress. Honour
of the Northwestern States, the facts in A NEW GROUND TOE DIVORCE.-The She had at last determined to
best divorce story we (Hartfield Times) re- Bay not co, 1 exclaimed with emotion, scarcely so much, showly dressed in new person scarcely less disreputable than Emily, as she related what she had seen me with your confdence, and all may yet
member hearing of lately comes from one glossy clothes; French varnished boots,himself. On emerging from the tavern, I and heard, wept with passionate grief, be well.' thin-soled enough, winter as it was, for a found that the wind had not only sensibly and I was scarcely less excited the union
which are about as follows a "Mileninia Arawing room hat of the latest gant abated, but had become more favourable to of Mrs Grey with such a man seemed like complied. The substangé ef her story,
You know me, Mr Skelton, and doubt isdy, whose marital relations had become fashion; a variegated catin cravat, fastened the packet's leaving Jerrey, and that early the profanation of a pure and holy shrine which wes broken by frequent ouibursts of trembling accouts and eshy countenance order to secure his service in a divorce cane,
After much batreaty she despairingly less guess the meaning of my errand?" by two onormons-headed gold pins, con- the next morning we might reasonably The Gates was, spits of his windfall, grief and lementation was as follows: Bhe emphatically denied...
He stammered out a denial, which his ney in that section of the country lately, in distasteful, called upon a prominent attor nested with a chain; and a heavy gold chain hope to embark for Weymouth, It turned as he called it, essentially a needy man! was the only child of London merchant- fastened from his watch waistevat puolet out as we anticipated. The came bout Besides-and this was the impenetrable Mr Walton we will call him-who had tad gaged in a feloniour conspiracy to deprive the grounds for an application for divores, orar his neck. The complexion of his face which took me off to the roads conveyed mystery of the affair-what inducement, begged his means, and failed ruizoday to Mrs Grey and her infant son of their pros the lady stated with emphasis." Pat gets You and Gates of the Minories are ene husband. In answer to a question as to che being about to enter mit against her Was & cadavercun white, liberally sprinkled also the widow-Mrs Grey, saw by the what motive could induce a mercenary an immente amount. His spirits and Hesish party and inheritance! and relieved with gin and brandy blossoms; cards on Her medost luggage-and her son, wretch like Gates to unite himself in were broken by this event, which he survived Whilst the coarseness of bie not overly- Gates followed a few minutes afterwards, marriage with poverty-with dostitution? only a few months. It happened that about be could not have fallen more suddenly and move farther objection, she made the still
draak, clear banda was with cingular taste set off and we were soon on our story yage The notion of his being infuenced by the time of the bankruptcy she had become helplessly upon the couch close to which he more emphatic declaration, ** Bot he bates Had he been struck by a cannon-shot, sufficient, and evidently intending to re But finding such complaint in and displayed by some half-dozen glittering homewards. Hugs, felf a growing conviction,
sentiment of any kind was, I felt, absurd. acquainted with Mr John Grey, the only was standing. aspecially on noticing a sudden change in pleasant one, and I saw little of the pas more convinced I became that there was who was a man of penutione disposition frightened, I said: There is no wish on strongly adverse to the theory of her suffere
The passage was a very rough, un. The more I feflected on the matter the son of an emitent East India merchent. the usual onaning, impudent, leering ex. sengers in whom in spite of myself, as it eomd villainous scheme in process of end habits:
Perceiving he was quite suficiently and mascular, exhibited by the lady being mo" The remarkable vigour, both mental pression of his eyes, as he caught me look, were I continded to feel to strong an accomplishment by Gates, and I determine ing at him with some earnestness, that I interest, till the steamer was toored ed to make at least one resolute effort to The size. They beodine attached to this purpose, you must at once give the bably designed as a clincher from the first, had somewhere had the honour of
Mr Ezekiel Grey?"
Mrs Grey's part to treat yea harshly, so ing to any marked extent upon that score, alongside the Weymouth quay, and we arrive ata colution of the perplezing riddle each other, deeply so; and knowing that to numbers of the notes Gates obtained for was finally produced, when, assuming the that you aid us in convicting Gates. For the weighty argument which she had pro previous introduction to him. That he had stood together for a brief space, awaiting The next day, having a few hours to upare, sollait the elder Grey's consent to their the cheque, and also the letter in which air of confidential triumph, resulting from a Hot beau lately at all events used to such the scrutiny and questionings of the officers the thought struck me that I would call on union would be tantamount to a sentence the agent at Bombay announced its trans consciousness, that she was at last mistress resplendent babiliments as he now sported, of the customs. I bowed diet atopped Mrs Grey myself! I socordingly proceeded of immediate separation and catrangement, mission through Gutes." Was abundently evident from his numerous from the peddle-box to the chore, and towards "ker sosidence, and in Coventry they unwisely, thoughtlessly, married shout- emirajug enif-surveyg os be strutted feuilly (thought, with something of a regret, last | Streat happened to pivot Sackren, B brother | ten months after Mr Walton's death, wlike going to a secrétaire. There in the letter," { youngest child.".
dom of the situation, he said, I haus strong || Yos—yes [] bo stemmered, rising and | suspicions that Pat is nes the father of n
Perhaps you are right-a little at least you may be, about the edges. But here we are. What do you take--port ?" That as soon as anything else.".
My mission over, I proposed to retrage my steps immediately; bat unfortunately found myself detained in the island for nearly a week by the hurricane-weather which suddenly set in, rendering it im- possible for the mail or other steam-packets to cross the Channel during its continuance. Time limped slowly and heavily away; and frequently, in my impatience to be gone, I
True, my dear boy, trus:-quito right. walked down to the bleak pier and strained it? Every article genuine. Bond and I saw you observed that. First-rate, isn't my eyes in the direction in which the Regent Street, I assure yon, be added, steamer from Jersey should appear, Almost scanning himself complacently over. I every time I did so I oncountered two nodded approval; and he went on; You persons, who, I could see, wore even more Impatient to be gone than myself, and markable luck; and so I thought I would see I have had a windfall; a piece of ro- probably, I thought, with much more escape out of the dingy smoky vilage and reason. They were a widow lady, not air myself for a few days in the Channel certainly more than thirty years of age, and her son, a fine curly-haired boy, about eight purpose truly. Rather say you came to A delightful time of the year for sach a or nine years old, whose natural light-improve your acquaintance with the lady asked.
Dosa Gates the attorney visit her?' I hearteduces appeared to be checked, sab yonder, who, I daresay, will not prove dued, by the deep grief and sadness which ultimately inflexible.'
No-she would not see him; but letters trembled in his mother's fine expressive
from him are almost daily received." eyes and shrouded her pale but handsome
wife to see her: he was seriously-ap. Roberts, who was a widower, wished my face. He hold her by the hand, often clasping it with both his tiny ones, and
prehensive of some tragical result; and looking up to her as she turned despond-
this, apart from considerations of humanity, ingly away from the vacant roadstead and thirsty, and although it was still early in sake to occur in his house. I acqui. Mr Gates was, as he said, constitutionally could not be permitted for his own raging waters, with a half-frightened half-the day, drank with great relish and in-essed; and Emily hurriedly equipped herself wondering expression of anxious love, which dustry. As he grew flushed and rosy, and and set off with Roberts to Sherrard Street, would frequently cause his mother to bend I therefore imagined communicative, I Haymarket. down, and hurriedly strive to kiss away the said: Well now, tell me who and what is Borrowful alarm depicted in the child's face. These two beings strangely interested me;. chiedy perhaps because, in my compelled idleness, I had little elae except the obstinate and angry weather to engage my attention or occupy my thoughts. There was an unmistakable air of better days About the widow-a grace of manner which her somewhat faded and asscssonable raiment rendered but the more striking and apparent. Her countenance, ove perceived at the first glance, was of remarkable some llaess; and upon one occasion that I had se opportunity of observing it, I was catisfied that, under happier influences than now appeared to overshadow her, those pale fateresting fasturen would light up Into beauty as brilliant as is was refined and intellectual.
that lady ?----
gesture, comprising a wink of his left eye The reply was a significant compound and the tap of a fore-finger upon the right side of his nose. pantomimis action remained uninterpreted I waited, but the
by words.
Not rich apparently ?" 'Poor 13 Job.'
An imprudent marriage probably guess wrong. But suppose, as variety is Goess again, and I'll take odds you'll charming, we change the subject. What is your opinion now of the prospects of the ministry?
Gates to act for her.
Do I understand you to say, she faintly and brokenly gasped, that such an agree
by a magistrate ?. witnessed, could not be summarily enforced mont as I have indicated, daly sealed and
him at nine o'clock.n
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having previously watched the gentleman land. The income from land dezived by Two hours afterwards, Jackson and I, sterling, and £160,000 a year incorce from
Knightsbridge, and requested to see him. increasing every year by the falling in of home, knocked at Mr Skelton's house, one duosi family is £1,600,000, which is At the very moment he came out of a side. One hundred and fifty persons own
I must have a private interview with you!! less than 60,000 persons. room, and was proseeding dp-stairs. iralf Ireland, aud all the lands of England,
He was in an instant as pale as u oorpao 2nd
Mr Skelton,' said I, stepping forward, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland are owned by
and totteringly led the way without speak shaking like an aspecsuch miserable
ing to a small library, cowards does an evil conscience make men