| Show AN EPISODE THAT LED TO MATRI MONY mr bradshaw Brad shair M P for canterbury who feil fell fell letl in in love with aliss miss maria alaria trees tree bea hea bearint bearing rint that the had taken a place in the birmingham mail booked the rest for himself inthe in the name of tomkins Tom kins king and resolved to make the most moat of the opportunity afforded him unfortunately tuna tely his bia lineage aid ain and A the went by one mail velle while while he through a mistake traveled by another on arriving at birmingham I 1 early in the morning mr air bradshaw left the coach ayd and and stepped into the hotel determined to remain there and go 20 to the theatre on the following even evening n x he went to bed and slept late on the fo following wing day and on waking he remembered that his bis trunk had bad gone on to manchester and that he was wag without fhe the means of payin paying his way see seeing ilg rig the bank of bir tn mina ming ingham ham opposite the hotel be he went over and explained his bis position to one nt of the partners giving his own bankers address in london and showing letters addressed to him as mr bradshaw upon this be he was told that bat with such buch credentials he might have a loan and the banker a aid said he would write the necessary letter and check and send the money over to him at the hotel pleased wi wih h his kind attention mr bradshaw sat himself down comfortably to breakfast in the cottee coffee room according to promise the cashier made his file appearance at the hotel and asked the waiter for mr air bradshaw no such gentleman here was the reply oh yes he be came by the london mail no sir air no oie came but mr air tomkins To who was wag booked as inside passenger to manchester the cashier cashler was ivas dissatisfied but the waiter added sir you yo can look through the window of the coffee room door and seethe gee see tho the gentleman yourself on doing BO so be he beheld mr tomkins alias aliar mr bradshaw and antl immediately returned to the bank telling what he himself had heard and seen the banker went over to the hotel had a consultation with the landlord and it was determined that thata a watch should be placed upon the auspicious suspicious person who had bad two names and no luggage and who was wab booked to manchester but had bad stopped at binning the landlord summoned boots boota a little 1 i lame fellow of f most ludicrous appearance and pointing to the gentleman in the told tou him his duty for the day was to follow him wherever he rever reyer be went and never to lose bight sight ot of him bim but above all to taka care that he be did not get getaway away boots nodded assent and immediately mounted guard having taken his breakfast and read the papers mr air bradshaw Brada haw baw looked at his watch and sallied forth to see something of the goodly town of birmingham ile he wab waa m mach much ach surprised at observing a little old looking man 8 surveying rv eying him most attentively attentive yand and watching h hi every e v e ry movement mover nent stopping topping I 1 whenever Ah enever he be stop stopped p adanti and evidently t taking aking a deep deelo interest i in a all ail I 1 I 1 be he did at last observing abathe that ha was the ob object ec t 0 of f th thia is and finding that be M had a shilling left in his pocket be he hailed one of the coaches that ran short distances ia in those days when omnibuses omni buses were not this thib chist however did not suit little boots who went up to him and insisted that be he must not leave the town mr air Brad Bradsha indignation wag waa naturally excessive and he immediately returned to the hotel where he found a constable ready to take him b before fore the mayor as an impostor and swindler he was compelled to appear llie Ilie before tois fois his hia worship nud nod mortification of being told hat that bat unless be he rould could give some explanation ha he nilst must be content with a nights lodging bodgin hadi in n A a loube louse of detention mr bradshaw bad had no alternative ilter native but to send to the fair charmer of lis bis heart to identify him which she most readily did as soon as rehearsal was over explanations were then entered into but he was forced to give the reason of his bis being in mingham bermingham Br which of course made a due im assion rs sion slon on the ladys heart and led to that nappy lappy result of their interviews a marriage which resulted in the enjoyment of mutual for many years captain gro reminiscences |
