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Show TUB VI.NTI.H.OQIJ.ST. Iiown at the famous Stranl tarcro, the Ooolhole, In tondon, wo were gtth ereil together one erenlng, langblng over tbo amusing K-enea of renlrlloonlsm with which tbst deter cornelian Too'e ht 1 j"t len edifying ns. A Jmrnallst pn-ent complimented, him somewhat Ironlrilly im what be called bit "llllle eorlety talents." These tan e little talents "sal I Tnnle, In n gravo tone h-ivot'inMtlmeaftgreat ntlllty In llfei do not iledse them. An Infinitely email talent may tare a worlJ of trnnblei nothing la unprodurtlro here 41ow Let me give you a tingle lllus tratlon ' eme years ago I was pissing one erenlng through Ih-iirylineutiiny way tn the Ualety lliealer, where I liu at thtt time phying ft role. " My attention was tnddenty attraeteit by A pntlietla lolee Imploring charity I stopi-.! ant lonkml around me. Tlio volco proceeded from a mlsebiifn llng, npfkirently a cripple, cronrbed In tlio rr rner of nn archway leading Into one of Iheeo winding alleys to numerous in this popnlir qntrter Hit whlto inlr nn-t Iswird nn 1 cracked rolm Irelleateil clear ly tiiat tho liemtsr was an rl 1 inin 1 ' 'A few inee for ft jioor mn, sir, said the tremutniis volret 1 nm cold an.1 liungry sm, to bnngryl t line oaum notlilng since yesterday "The tight of n young man, bowerer mleeri! le be might liare liren, wnnl 1 I not bxvo more-1 me Oil cockneys like me nrn too well erstei1 ut atl these lo I rowing scbmies which flourish In mtr town, hnt this decrepit ol 1 age an 1 horrible hor-rible deformity filleii mo vritb coiii'ut tlon. "'What tplseryP I exclaimed, gating at tho oil min. ltlteibletlnt )"il are condemneil to begging nt your ajtl Hire you tin nona nor diiigbtersy Alosl yes, gentleman' redlAl the taggar In ft tmolhereil ti ne, as if ashtme.1 to nckuowledgo Ow tmtb, 'but thty litre thin loned me Itltlnfimons'lnllod. I drew from my pnektt a half crown "As I bin M It toward the lie-jgir my cnatniuiry sn.ilHuns Betted me. lVr. h iaa It was after atl n madit tip critple. Wo Ait rs am not the only ones wbq know how tnillsgulM ourselves In l-ort-doiu " ! refer to abbM you more rfTeclire-ly,' rfTeclire-ly,' I remark.il, after an Instant a plus. "oit lute n refuge romtwlieroy A home? Wlrs d you lite" liirsnte-lriowtolio tnllgbtcnnl as to tl o gennltii nest of my beggar Tie tlightett lirsllitlon on hit nrt woull. b o ut mo on my guird at once 1 'Not over o quarter of n mile from here,' replied the cripple 'I will take you to my lodging, sir If you like.' "The cimestncM with which be responded re-sponded occurred to me nflir tbo ol-venture ol-venture vias oier. At tho time 1 lill no stress npon It. "Verywelll jpabrali 1 will follow, Inn.w-rel "TbelieggirttarteilnTonhltcrnlclies, dragglngnfur him two stump. nf legs, tnt wllb a hnnlrcd mlestitlunt ol gritltnle, milolti itwannanl frnent tone, bo mtneiirereil rtplllynlong the mn Idy and tllj fiery sidewalk of Prory lane. It was a dismal London winter erenlng eren-lng A thick, burnt I fog bung beitily over the inecu latnlxed (invcment Ily the dull, J ellow light of the street limps the pownbytsuk on the tupcctorph.nl toms. "I'rom the doorsteps an I win lows of tho mlarrabl houses In thoallejs and courtt through whbh wo jubhivJ, Rant t, palll 1 facee gixe.1 out npou us, nn I cutthroat cut-throat countensnci-s with wolfull eyet j glareil out Into the nl-jlit. ' Not but that wo limit Aeknowledgo our police forco Is a lmirably i rganlte 1, for, considering tbe wl lee; rea 1 ii.Im ry an 1 degralitlon In liiidon, Itlsonlyas tonlshlni; that crimes nro not twenty times as numerous ns tbey are. Hut, Ire) lla this emrgy of tho police, how many n black deed rests hidden, burled foretcr In the shunt i f oar great tov.nl "During these ntlcctlons, little real surlng as lheyvti.ro, I gnu-d after my guide. U.-cl.le.lly it was n j-oor del II, tint 1 no longer doubud I iras mi the Hut of Hopping Mm anl tending him ' on his way with it. f. w shillings. 1 win almost ashamed of my suspicions. Uut with n skill undoubtedly acquired by long )tart of exercise, tho beffgir ftd iance.1 very ripldly, turning from time tn tluiu to make euro Hint I vo. follow Ing "At last wo rroesnl Cm-cut (larden market an 1 Ixmg Aero an t s tit. rod tli it Iddvousquirtir which )uu all know li.en Uiala, Tho nUeulure commenced to t nly b ilf t Icumj tne, "Arewofarfroui )oor roomtlllll aakud, talobing up Mills the boggar I b iven I much tllno to siwiro, "As I spoko I daw out my watch an cxcilh nt chronometer of Dent s, of con ildcrable ralao. Looking tud lenly np, 1 stir-riMil an ugly, coietous glinco Le-neath Le-neath the beggar buth) tubrons. "Oli.bol Isald to mjs.lf, 'tliaft it mighty youog i ) e for nn oil min.' "My aiilons returmil with trlpto forceibut ofun our (inltry pridoorc rnle. our better judgment. Moreover, with the bwn Plats quarter returned the bustle nnl" noise of 1-onJmi life, Liui,hs anl shout, gneled ut on all tides from the publlo hotitvt and lit rooms of the neighborhood "I dcLrmlncd to push tbenlrenture lo lu end, Ihe more so At in) companion liow turned to u.onnd-Mld,itihlsinu,ked an 1 tlstterlng li neti "Here It m) home, gentlemanf He ill pod through the half ojincd donrof a dilapidated building, an I ttarte.1 np a rickety staircase with IhotUllly 1 had Wore remarked I bid dillltully In fol lowing him tn tho nauseating obsiurlty Tho smart rap of the crutches tctinded on Ihe steps and semsl at n gul la "At the third story tho old bcg--ar ttopl 1 bear I hint feeling about In Ihe dark, then came tho sound uf a Ley turning In a lock " One moment, my good gentleman,' said the trciublluu tulie, '1 will iLbt a uudlo,' iiml tecondl pnascdi the dlsiott glimmer of ft tallow candle1 lit up a room which ttrnck me at tolerably tpa clous. The lieggar had slipped behind me and 1 now heard tbe sharp click of the key In the lock 1 bs 1 expected to find a sordid, ml ertblo bole, fittet out with A broken ttool. And a bundle of tlraw In the cor-i cor-i cr for a bed! Instead of which the room wat famished with a certain degree of Inxury, tnd tho floor wtt covered with a rich cirpeb " 'Whit doca thla mewJ I aiked In a ttnpor i on hava deceived mo" ' I turned lojrird the door The old man had rantshodi a man In the rigor of life, a while wig lu hit ban 1, 1 It face covered with s-nclled wrinkles, looked up at me and lauglb " 'Yon look tnrprlscd,' ho tat 1 In a inocklag tone- There are miracle, ttill In our day. you fe Sly good leg. litre culm Uauktome.nnliuycruUbet lioL therer "lie polnle.1 towarl the corner near the dour " Well, v. hat do yon wont of tne" I naked resotnuly cnnuglt ''I wmt you lo let me have Jour watoli,' lui'iuflfntly ansnereil the man. f 'Miiielitptmalfcilioattlie jeweler a Just no, and )oul"s looks like A tolerably gwl one. 1 11 warrant It to keep good j time.' j "After rdl, It wit but one man and ft strngt-lo inan to man d tmudt but tn onllnary courage. "Hat my pv-udo graylieard drew a revolver re-volver from hit i-ocksb " 'Now,' raid he, holding tbe mnrxle to my face, 'the watcb anl the urto Brsb 'I drew 1-tck Indlgntllou and anger at letting tnytelf into tucli an ab.nnl trtp almost suffovated mei lut what coul 1 1 do agitnst this man armcdl "All at none ah I leu ociuiTod to ino. "Impof HnUnl llleit you )ltr called a gruf volco from la bin 1 the beg. gar InsMnctlvely be tnrned ronnt I telxeil the opHirttinitr 1 1 ntsli upon biin An 1 snatch tbo revolver fn m his hau 1 "'My tnni now. Mil I, holding Ilia revolver unler Ids nose 'Open tint dour thlt Instant, or III blow out yonr brains" ' "Tho robber looked at me with a tin lid air llewisn resolute fellow with out ft doubt, but the rerolver and tbo mysterious t olco trgether were too much for dim Oniwling tavagt ly like a bull dogbeoeneil tbe door and slammed It violently after him. ' IVIInis my way along I foun I the staircase, and with tomedlPlculty gained the street I directed tnysteiMat once Inward the Strnn b I arrlre.1 n half hour late at my theater, where reigned the grcstett Inqnfetule at my non bjh Inraiice. "Ikeittho revrlver a. a 'tribute cf wir' Anl joutee," ciinclnlnl Toole, ' bjw 'my llttlo talent' of entriliuliii lhat night belicl me ont t ' an ugly icrap " Translated from the trench for bvuicrrillo Joutii.it. . |