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Show 'iraj-j. "" . i' " ' . ?.THJS;iPIJl:10XI.SXUD. ,, -uis.b 'tjrgrjjj, '") fiAf.tlifi .crjtacr of' bile o( .tlic etr.ecU t for icttMl yeii:,' a wfttieWUlTiiagea iQrV,'wIiO sj9tcaniY!iotmo'ii, btiAeh j ripon'hfi VhauWtrsVh'ud' whb?b t&a prc- KDted' thij ouoioaous oppcaratic?of mrVctl'g. IJtouglifKo (eattirc? were fimnJ intf (tt atnl the"'ey8'pfl6l(l Vln-ctntrt Vln-ctntrt PS?l!tuHie1wl Jbng-ljecn known -i-wi faf jbrlght ul ?'Icar ni tlidt of ft jwftotf.oftlilrt'oltly;''; " ' ' Jle . yras ywy Iam6f top. r"JTtf njv lwo?i;liljrwj iafaft a .Terj wrly ,jo'ar. gin? pppt;lijl,!oto at iig;lit4ror;ro6.rc tlia .Jcor.flt jcawT Attifiwtjtho hmitifccn remarljalilyjpqngiuolu, his. fining nnll gitinfr, imiiUafreiiacntcf of, that nciK' borhooil would os fiooalaro e?t)ectcij,t pt'Wlilcdl;tfi'f'pitl oftnd tmvcrnf !v inoralttrarn'i Titling for "a loh cffoi aartohaf elfouuil'tlie Jilace1 nf Torn ViV cchV vacant1, Eoliiorb4-was tlic" l)?ggar to AaltoJJiTrdlnrFliiill; at "hit permitted j and! LfawnloJ,fconVi'''ne, was tfever tjb-tivsiTO' tjb-tivsiTO' to KassBrs:by,iind tho jwlice tolcr ; Srcdlliftnj for To waS tjniet ami tnclan-i cholyjTtVldcJitlj modest and KuraUe and ticedy? a'rtfl (hough ho wus always to bd fonnd there in all kinds of weather, yet HtftooVgood'cara of his jfcron, and Was aetr known to bo ill, only his ragged and' miserable exterior Was evtdeuce of hispodr'obd wrctciied condition. So crerybody pitted poor Tom, nod as they passed and wpasstd, tlio pennies, shit-liB?r,ind' shit-liB?r,ind' occasional crowns that were (lroppcd, into his insigniCpaiiti tharity-box foqn amoauteft, to a vtry comfortably paying.incppjo for him. ft hoarded his poney.from Jho begfnnios:, and after five 75?,r? jl'lijonnd hiuuclf aljle to inrcst a hsndsornQmrplns,. at good round interest, thoogh nobody know of. this. 3Com came Rae3tent the sarao as before. He was rfnS 9illjiifInE business. His location Vravthobcgt Smtown. hd he made the juost offhis opportunity. Ho had a wife and ouo child at home. fii'Sntcr wasAwell.educat1, aud,lmd b.?P uhtrpm jnfaney nerer to ask or ,nswc5ijuetlons regarding her parent, whoso occupation she really knew nothing of Tpra Vincent was an assumed name; nobody suspected him, aud ho might have WJgediOj his' well-known post till .doomi-day; .doomi-day; aud none would have been tho wiser JOrjt,,io!wtll planued was his scheme of deception, and. so yyt did he continue to crrjr out his oljepss t Among, his regular benefactors: and .there, wcrp many.of tjie peoptq who.pasicd vHlCor,ncr daily- thero was one person jwho Jwdjlong bcpnjfjijjnily to old Tom. iRIH young' mcrchin who camo and ,weat Jo and from, his b winesi jerery morn '"Stnd y()(j scarcely 'eyep passed, the beggar thrice, wjjiout depositing in Tom's box spmo .silver change, nix name was WrUme'r. " HefTrps a tradesman iu the dnr-gobdi'iine aod' ha seemed from the MeLtoMia'rtf'takert" a fa'uey to old Vic-,cfeoK Vic-,cfeoK Wle' TOuagxlerk-eTcn, he had J ttwJnrSpfndf ul 6r ttopflor old hunch-kJSA;'jo hunch-kJSA;'jo snbseqatutlT got to be lpff la his?;ow4 p6cuniary circam-IWnces, circam-IWnces, he hccam Hwre liberal than ever, Aropprng1 hfs,' dally ahlltiriS orTialf-crown ' JTOo bot.aS he' wenor returned; aud jWXR ViU a cheering t?6r4 to' bl Tom S he passed.' -''-'' cti.to gootl aar.atitag ,! his fea name III family were .domiciled itij rtmot lart' of the towu, and he Wu5- th6ti onee,or.twico o, week ,,'oo'Iyi for mauy. ) tylgftoA V)-.ca.ry yearj Vt lettgth Jrebc cnmevle?s regular in hls'tppeafoftcc a Jus ,,acco,siotped corncrj arriting mxtel later ift... the morning' than jsual. nndde PaI''i'jf;.eMllcr at night tlen. a da wouldi pass , without Tom's maklnj-, hii appearance, tjaltj a.T.cry-.slrariga clrcum Stance iit he. estimation orhdta'-who hat knowft3his regularity so longt finally, hi pambutwico or thricq a week, and wa'i MV: pX0 cgrcplt cnndmlscr'abU' a itkljJJian eTtr.yXoMoso who hadVe'ci .ana,cbscr?cd.old Vincent tho longest, li uwa.3 . clear tluit;tho beggar ,was. rap'idlj faiUugJabealth, ami Jt was, thought, thai Jicrwould so.o bo missed, -from' Jiispojl fiw'rfantt forever; "Tom'was; Tery olii and weakly, ,lamo?an'(l worn out,, and. th'c iinnieroua' frlcnils-pf tbojooe'dy ,'ma'n Ah crcascdttlier daily; farOrsfbr it wn cit denMhat bo -would not rie'ed. ilic'ir chart' tie ' great while" longer at host. JlruIoftlmer'hai lately pasjcd'-Tom'ji , vbtit -the,. hegar o'uwryc"d tliat he dropped jonly, a few ha'pencoan tho .little .box,:lhctf:apfrtjny of; .two,,thc nothing fpr,a whole week.. Afc last, lie wcnXy PQthoothe? sidejOf the ways this was tjucer. nrra'ugeinenl. tliobghtJCom, What had Jiq.doao, to ofleiid. Mmf. 'What had JfPPcnccl-tp cause the, sudden .cliano in hw-fftend's' habji; and, his;long,conttnued favort Toni could o i'magmWhy he was.thus remiss K'.Ofie' day,(AIr3rorttm?r crossed bvprj however; dipped a'half-crown iVftbebbx; t5 :?Ilow"aro.youf Tom?'' tic said kindly "A'tforty-; fir, "poorly," , responded ;thc f'Xda'Jharn't beta jiro''of la'to"lo rcgu-Iarly,;ds.'Wrori!;!'a.(nlcd rcgu-Iarly,;ds.'Wrori!;!'a.(nlcd .Mir:' M6rtiurcr, VhatVlhjs nVdttcr?' " ' t''1 - ' ' VoVowcllvTro"werlyanIl g'eTti'ne old; master said Tom. .. ' -b "AVpOor a-f cVe'r,' responded Tom. 'Alortimirtatlc'dia'mdiitbjbaftcrwards. suudeuly.gaxcd for air jiistuntupoTota'j pSrtJolly' ei(iosf-if ,Iftrtlwotn,, arid then wcnt'oii abol) hU bHiinesi 1 beggar 'fcOoli' aflcwar'ds' wcufc' hh 'little' b'o.v, atiil returned, to .bis jiMnble lodgriigs, in a ujngy cmtrt,9hKlf a mile Westward. "'Tiai c.ouiduU liavo'.Vccu a gtm, not a "ttjiqwelsufvly," tmit'tcVcd lorftmet i.iieidv .Temembcrng jvb.-il; Iiotljadjinn icauatit glimpsisof aecrilentiily, uii'bbi ; Vihccpt'5 bosoui. wJt wasjtbqwjihgugh, and artwtfcatly set:" Jt-ipidd not Mv i)piiji Jta4ctpl aful yeift was very .brilliant. .bril-liant. Vliari4,"Hiis: old beggar doiiig wth .a crystl,.rn, jn his lltirt-bosoju Continued 'tpttmer ,tft, liiuisflf, astonished. aston-ished. Can It'bo that Tom tin deceiver, "libHIio rstf V I'miist ice "tq. tlns added rdrtuncr, Shrewdly. "1 roust scb .to ; thKJtetoayhavefoanil it, .nud.ptfrh'apij ittayvnot kiiow ttivaW, lfcntay.be fiiatsi ; Wc'fljust' know its hls"iory,".ohdJAl6rtP uicr continued ou tpward .hts'es.talHs't racjtt, which jvns liow in the hands of Ills creditors, fur tbctradrsman had 'latterly been unfortunate,-and his, name, unluckily had just appeared iu the, "ilankfupt' Oazetie," amony the failures of tli.e'daj, When tho early friend of Tom returned next day, harois-ied old Vincent frogi.his pot, and not till three days afterwards did' he chanco upon tho beggar' ugaiu. Ue camo tip, deposited a small coin iu his box, but saw nothing more of the breat- Cin.. Tom was iu rags, his bunch was na fg as. ever, he stooped more mournfully than usual, .and he looked the same miserable miser-able olyeet that he had seemed, tu Jifr. lortimer, for half & score of years before. be-fore. "Hard times, Torn," said Mortimer to tho beggar. "Very, sir wc just live, all of nn, and Hint's 1L Here's a. note a gentleman gentle-man left wi me yesterday everting for yon," continued Tom, as ,Uortinicr was morlng on, "They tell iio you've been Uhfort'nate, too, of late." Mortimer tbokthu letter, thanked Tonij land hurrjed to his rooms to road It. It read as follows; "If Mr. Mortimer will call at 13ank Street, Spho'o. 80, at four o'clock, on ! Thursday, he will hear something thereto his presout advantage " The fetter was without signature, but the location wa respectable, and the appointed ap-pointed hour, during dsylighu Mortimtr responded to this call without Imitation; and at early four o'clock he found himself before a handsome dwelling, in Batik fjtrcct. lie mounted the stone steps, ring tho boll, presented his card, ud was. nslt-trcd nslt-trcd by n servant into a beautifully furbished fur-bished apartment, where he wasrefpusted to' sit a moment, when the proprHtor of the house would wait on him. , All this performance was inexplicable i to the young man, but lio was relieved ; from his doubts, partially, by the entrance of a fine-looking, gentlemanly man, whom lie had never seen before, and who aaidt "Mr. Edward Mortimer, I believe!" "Yes, ?ir," said the other, "your servant, ser-vant, sir." "Make yourself nt home here, Mr. Mortimer," said tho gentleman, kindly. "I heard of your misfortune recently, and 'I have sent for. you; to jce' wbo,t may bo dime for your pecuniary relief. 'That is Our dinner-summons, sir will you join us!" Mr. Mortimer thanked his strange friend, n.nd- they "both passed into tho dining-room. "This is my wife Mrs. Elton, and my daughter, Georgette Mr. Mortimer," said tho-jyentleman, presenting the yoong a which the Jady ofMr. Jiltmi fireiidtd wi e a grace ho, had ucter seen wealed. '. a tr Whsrt the, cloth was tcaroycdlrom ti table,; ,wiim. wai plqced letbro thcratl i- Uilie. retired, nrtd jaA. .Jijtoh, xU a , ttr,J.!'bH,llfr,,J,tJua',K' Mrchaut? li, "Jlr.'MortimijrtO what clrcamsti'nc : you ard'just Jiowlstdebtcjlfsr tm',iut t view, and vimt mayrpcrtiai fblldwJ U it matters, not at this moment for mo i- ,xplaln;-.yoit shall bo; duly advised of t 1 that js. requisite you should lubw? but : s the; outset,.! musCaak.thal.y'oif'yteld'n s y.our confidence, and beiie.tb thaj.-w'hilp I promise. to-.to-yoUvfrjeudJl wil'l at'tl l samtlmd proposo,u6 iniperiincnt quenc t at -least in, Toy own judgment, regardic r your affairs, l)o wo,undcrstaml eai t other now; sjrj' t ;-;'UJiave Potvisli,jny dearir, npratn 1 jn;a03ition.justiioiv (if.I.wero lievcr i ! f H.lipWcd),.to practice deception M ? biltci)..;. r6u aro.nwaro of my present ' cuhlary trouble?"' ; s '(Kxnctly and thnt is why I sfnt yoi, Do you remember mot'' i ,"JTo,sir ' ! . laook ngain," said Mr; EjWn, j "1-cannot tQcollcctt..8ir, that.wo hav ;.Jc,ver. .iact' rcsppniUd Mortimer, cxanili ; i mg, thdgentlcmari's fcatursarefully. If "Well, then," continued, liis host, ' knew jour father Verj welland as.ho I dead and you liaye rp friend to tvhom yo icau now -conveniently - tnr)i for advj and. old, I hare assume to invito yc i' here, and .to make you. aproposal.T ''Ysu.aro very kjnil, sir-rnnd I nm in . position, toapiireciate your liberalfl; ; most certainly.? " " ' ' l' "How mucli, money do.vou owe."Mb timer!',', - " ' ' "iUiousandfourtiuoarcdbouuds.s!r jvAHtpta?! .'-'ic" : ; "You, sir, six Ipousand ln round nun : -!WhatJlay(lyoutopaJiltyflil,' "-K'ahtccnhuudrcd.pounds, ialiiein, in Bfpck.jOf "good's, and,. ,crs1iv liiVlmmj, ail ' about two .thousand po'noils in debts an securities." ' , . "iou. arc twciltj.fivo Jmnrfired pound bchiud-hand then," said .Mr, Ivltoa i "Tpu .arfr.rigbt, sir. , .: ' . (Aro you, married, Mr. Mprjimcf J " i "ff ir poi' .cxelnhucd, Mortimc , with n partil smile. "ot'4ir, my erydil ora caimot braitd itnj with nay suchcj trajagqtce fl8,this,,.' lamftee juiduiici cumbtrtd in4ths rwpcc.t.'' . ' . .'liajJiSU,i(,fieMionfn,tljnt:airc l . r-one, I assure you,s!r.'i;15, ' VAU cept a loau oj p)c; wili yo i not, "Mr; ortiineri .of five orsix thcusan . ipontidsr' , , . "'"'. ; '1 "would do o glsdly; but really, sii ' thjsis entirely unexpcctedanil I have uc a. hj3ljt,g's valiio 'tnatlcan bffr.you.1) way of, security ... , ; Vl4'Jid t ask you fur: security!". raid E , tonrmThl!y, . ; . ' " ' ... i . 'Pt P, rirycuudid.,.noi, But itj ;, common, o .aru'awareuuiler such eti ; cumr-, t , " . T' Yes, yes;'' replIcd'KIfo iid'crruptin tijm; "bat thedrenmstanccs Pf the pttsei; case arc by no me.aiis common; you e ami if you p6Vscsfcd'thc wurity yoi a ludofto, you would' have no difticulty, obtamliig the money, you may need, auj wljfre. Thus th?rc Vpld bo no morK'i my purpose; .1 want fooVcurit.vv. i ai tlwirons to. assist ytm. Will yuu acceii the offerJ' "With nil .my heart, sir, and I yi labor hard to return it to yqu with i?oo round interest when the, clouds that mm darken my.' profpects shall have passe way.'r , "Knoogh 1 believe you arojionost an rdiablp. Kxeuse me a momont. ATncn' of yours or rather a man who presume upon calling himself your friend is beloi and has just intimated a dcsiie to sec yoi I will send him up to amwo Jon for moment while I arrange our other wal tcrs. With these words Mr. Kltoji di: appeared. A few moments nftcrwsrds.a clompinj nojso is h?ard in the hall, and Morlimc wa? astonished at seeing the door opc; and io behold the tattered gnrmeirts, th crotches and the hunched, form of oli Tom Vincent enter the room where he sal "Hallor cYctafutcd Mprtinier, sui prhed. " Why, Tom' how do you loauag to get up these long stairs?' VMr. Mortimcr, I am glad to see you You're iu good ionip'ny here. Mr. K r ton's one o my best friciids. Vvc knowi ;j -Mr". Klton, now, Tain iuid shine, su.mmc jand winter, thasa fivc-and-forty years and he's alters, taken good care o' w. I never wnntcd anything when" Ac could ai ''me. He's a nice good man- where i he?'' asked Tom. i . "Ho hasjutt stepped out, but will.soOi return. We are now in the samu box Tou -you and I. You tnkoyour mode of beg ing, I take mine. Sir. Klton i jus about tasave me from pecuuiary dh-grac by loauiri'or giving mo money enough t pay my dib(s with. . i am nt this mumcn ' a bankrupt, Toral Whatdoyou think o that?" "I hare heard of it threo days ago,' said Tom." "liut'you'vo Iongbejn i godd frisnd to me, atall etents, and If 'could have saved you la anyway I wouh ' gladly have .done so. Now, se'here, li Mortimer (InUng a smull ornanieiit fron ' hir bosom, here's a matter that's a pre ! cious little use to tho like 'o' me. I lwogh it cheap of a mart who was in distres ' sometime ago, and -I'll make yoa a pfescn of ft to remember me by 1 shan't go t( the Old corner no more."'' ' "Ao?"sHtd Mortimer, perplfxetl agaiq "No," repb'ed tho beggar, "1'vo go through, you see; take tho diamond stud ib', .Wbco.,;instantly tarpaiiig; jasHle ; crutfjieaand doflSng f Da car?A vr.ii ie dress ntvil.ulse: imiich, M.u.i'(tpii.' ie hlthcrldtrfluge . fr,(ewl'aml."iici?l); "foa uj' VenoractorJ.atopdliefchs fiiujl ' " Tiip' pros!!tatlrt!i. ,,f xhjs diambnti.st 2s! tit-first nsitonifihwl 3timcr thbogli f- !!lsiUp ij'l!?ai? fi?t .that, tieUi t, stcrkti(iiilarjiwrt ujfVittmg'iycxWij iff- tho. be$rV .H-ioin a few Otiy&provio'u 11 Ueforp.he,nqW) had time to look Into' t ithlctnjts of thij.mystery, tho rblics and.d lej'gutso of pWTp v;c'!it)iadJ)ecitL,r'oi I ."ntldo nnd; ho,saw before 'hiin hi5,iVrid ie lho'beggary-bntsull'tha resivcctabio i , Eltoiof panklJirqcr;oho. ' " g ; li( Jhis difguijo TPin Viuecnthad i h cumulated his monvy. Ho remember J the contlunaj klnitiiew and charity of'i I.lortiuirt, alid,'wlicu fortimo ccascdl p smila on fiimflnnd.hp:becameiivolvcd, t C- fe'?"? whom Jiu sd oficn aide4 camo th j- to.his jlmely, as-ststauct, '. .!isr aStcd" , tlw diamond; st ir.i)ul tho check.,. With the latter lib j iucdlatcly-.jiald bis debts andarranj" Hpw.,., the. future; He sotcoe'ded' buMnes aifd bccaiua an honored ai p lhririy,merfiant,,aud iu tiro yeb'wi thci i urtcr , ld . was married happily to, Mi . GeOrgcttp. .Elton, his beucfactor'a leau I. ful aud acmplislied daughter, Ho.w is enabled by idSiluturp shccoss to .rejmy j q tattcrin-jaw'.Joaii,)rluo!pBl nnd lntcrc e ,and hi secret he .religiously .kept.fiom I u Ijour.'ttivas.madp.kuowrt to him, -, V.pld Tom" was fmaily missi frpm.l a post;, but none me young Mortimer a tt Mr; Eltpn kflevvhatovcr.beeamoof hi . Aiid" wliflo tlio pcople wlio rcmenier f tho beggar, (for a time), were, womlcrii If ho' hadn't been murdiiml be -drowm 1 pcrha'pi, VTorn Vincent'' wsfr cnjoylng 1 comforts. "at hbtu'prcouttntcd with hkh jj' andliappy with his pleasant family, ;;. (;: -a : . A VV.W .Wntltld trr Hrrvuftw |