New York Clipper (Dec 1862)

ocs •I «: H 3 'ni X^^Md Stop"'tor,} NIW TOBK, G^Tp]U>AT,. pEO££^i:B..27, 4862,. —;i-' <; H.ii .1 ■ k rn i' 1 . .'•'V_. «^ jpVOnJQTS ASS THE FQOill^ TORK AB IT WAS. ' ^ gOllAVOB 07 BBAI lira AHOHff-THX FAHOT. ; . BT JAB. a POPH. ■ OEAFTER n. • • -VxMllI Ain> 0LIW0BO-7P0TJI ■ Wob»>-Thx ' Vatot—Bm ^^^^ TBB OaotMlic—XuaJm Aiib bib Ftoar trs a ?J^fa«<» BAT»-A'HUEniBLa BOBOS^LlLLT SAUME ASS 5^ (bdBiiAir-^BO ;ICiziKa Lvn— Tbb Oohtbaot— !«aiaM'~ AM Tioxusa 0BXA'n)BU"-4)Bmi(a a Bab- „IlilS»«»»■' ■ ^ ■'': • '«!l?tt»athtwi»»«giiiB. BUlKeni»n-who oilngled'uipiig toasek oat Fraiik—va» apolM by one of th» brtetde, Beirlng him to thedi iMr; ftt tha oMei Ct nsmodto wt u »luder, BUI «u hnnlad laa, -wbon OUffdid'WM qtUrtered, 2fcfiS«ieirfi««>'» 9*"?' OUlfdrd-WM qturtored, irtlit bonnd ap. u uiic>>> the Wound being bat • ths llUlo pvglUrt bionght bafoie him, Sob g«T» i <^[J|^?f^the, "thli 1« mMa ibitn I eiptH^ Oba Uii d^.Ta>»Tau. Toupromlaod to.'iN me loiln/ 'Toq nk • man JP'^!ffi>h«n yon left M^^^ - -■ Ohni. duiison'* hQOM, I ran ont of Die w»y.' I'am gplng tcl nop mj oath:" the msQWholud mado a prlpoAei of JSerna^. h« _etiiAn flghtlDB MAlnst iu I"' Itat'iiu on tha otb«r aid*, V raplled on« of the men, '.fin^'!. ' J^agl,"latinapM. Bob.-who dealied bnt the fUgbieat _bit to paia B eentonce on the yonlh.. VOpen -the^tcap,'.'- . Ttiip ntB opened In the floor, and a foql atenoht that oanaed '«uOUIlM'tD draw bv^ond lbs oniTent, lasa«d forth. . unhit do 70a niean br thla treatment, Ollfford 7 B9 yon In- Mjtoociiaign me to that dreadfol jplao»—that horrid, aepul- . " 'J'. ' '^^mOitadlitiaoialiiiB proper to lejaaao yon. Inirith tinbiiTii my time is precious, andl oan't romalnihere; In -IDililni."- • - * , iiBobOlUrord, yon areamnrderer, thlet; anddsdL Bhooldl MV'nl free from you olalohes, beware. Tour llfo, in- my JmJfcwUlnot be worth a candle light"- .. ..u- •"SU, jron'd bettor bo quiet, uoyr mind, I am no lohlld to deal tlllL It e^ea me to Imprison ypn a short period. ■ Aggravate u uul yoa shall die In that Taolc, and feed the orawUng.Teqaln Ztb&iW 1<> wltti ypor flesh, - Better be «uy, Bill.".... fiO cotUd not reply,;bait treated hta..oapton to k look that nTultd to Bob that lie had po our to manage: And agalii order- jtgUsmen to tbxuatthepdgUlstInto theTaolt, OUflord seated >Si«iiriaachalr. " imofthemfflansadTanoed towards Bill to obeythelrieadelr, M BUlpiit Us bands up, and.thus kept them at bay.. ,. ' •ait'hotstlr a foot" oHed Senun, "If I die on the'apoi;" and leelsg BOD uotlohlog to draw a pistol wltli bis left ha&d, he nnsg fOTWird with the adllty of atlger, and olntohlng' the i^atida bjrthe throat, wlu' a yell 61 dtlasee,'would'have ,l,iii|Itd Umln his seat, had notsomeot th^ partydtagged »lma»ay.' "TetrilUb ta mine. Bill Eemani ' Pltah th< ion of a'-^^ltf, .igdUuralsthlm rot forever." ^ - - . . . Bai.«a«.ntUeaaly hurried forward to tha .aperture In the tor, fod as they were abont to tumble him into the abyss. Bob, Biddeied with pain and passion, dealt the poor fellow a hard Hot OS the head with the DUtt of a plstoVknedklsg. him ooin> •Wclysasieless. ■•Ulhlm dK>pl"orl<d Bob; "If he breaks his neek» the rate ' vinmor an early me^L. Damn him, he's oat o( the .way, any-. ' In."- ■ >.•■■■',■■. Ai Bin ttV, but a second elapsed when a dUtant thug arose tan the einroin, announolng his adrent among.the Termln. SAwisaatlaaed. - Ooainitidlog his men, all but one, to return tp Orange Street, wis again Boatod.. "Bah," ^e said to the man, when alone,' "I want you to Call at Vilme Oabet's to-morrow night, and take that gul away'ln a <uilige—70U know who I mean—and do as you llli^ with >er. Toi'd' better drop bvt up toirn, somewhere, bUhdfollled, so she .mn't: recognize you. I spoke to a driver this morning about », vto performs all my jobs of this kind. Call at Oabet's dnilalght o'docS; meantlme. here's a five dollar gold pleoe, udkaep your mouth shut" • najoan whom Clifford addressed wa* » sptt of "erMMara.'V I lriNbttlmi,'arLdiiaon Importation, but being too.inD-h46mr «BOD| tbo Vcona," he "palled" wUh Bw'spatty, so as t» render Uq^rtnttbathe abandoned hls illegltlmatoeallliigtoUTeon ttt "tquore," but the "beaks" were "flv" to. his "stidl," and Iml Uielr "gUms" listened on him ocooraingly. ', Mn-Ws^ey—^<^t was his name—served CLUrord In many acts otTlUalnT with great fldollty; and Bob always found him' a ready ltd willing tool to pat up a job; but for some reason or other, Utlr, Ben was playing a double game with his employer, and tov we find him "on the mace." ' Ai Ben took the gold coin proffered him; he remarked, "Toii'm tbese cove, Bob, to tip a pal this yere half-a-Ked, beln' as 'ow tn 'ad no high tide of late, an' I thanks'you. Fll get the rotan devBto-lhst goosing alum, for the prun.an'^asl Isn't atop- dtrar, wot's fly to broaUn' a leg, the shakesiar may refuse to ng vUkaooTetlkel. Be.sheableakmort,Bobt" "She's very handsome, Bep," repHed Clifford, "but she's trap udaplah;aobecarofal how yon handlo her—she's-a perfeot tlgnas." . •• . "It she. Is, rm a tiger," r^olnerl Wrlgley, oaretolly salting m7 ihs shiner in his pocket; "an' If the mort glve^any trou< Ue, rUpInk her, and put her to bed with a shoveL" ; "No, no, Wrigley," oxohklmed Bob, "you'mnst do no murder; ha deilh would: do neither, of us any good. Yoa are man «araih fer hei without taklijg'hor life." "Well, as you aez. Bob; but I'm thlnUn' as 'ow the ehlokster MUfitter; and plnoh us to rights." . "8o,fear.of that, Ben. .\7hatovor vengeance Miss Salome has to ltke, (he will execute herselt No law for her.*? "Be that 90? Then we'll be In for a sorobe, if Bh» don't ruh nlowtt/'and the crossihau laughed Immoderately at the idea olbelii horaewhlpped, or otherwise punished by a woman. "I Bob," he suddenly voolferatod, "as A little Utohen physio *iu<et me up, 111 vamose," and Ben mado a bolt for the ooer, . "BenI" halloed OlUTord. ; "HeTr '[Ut me know how yon managed." ' JSJUiinw come off ryo.bnok, fll send down the^arvey." wiu thii promise to communicate to Clifford .the result of Us oideitiUns with Ully Salome, Ben vamosed to replenish his usttban, leaving Bob to revol in his own vile thoughts. slu Kanian,.when ho was. tumbled Into the vault, allshted es apue otdebKs formed by the sweepings of the room above, »t°g of a soft nature, his faU was not severe. As the pngHlst >moeA OB Ihe mlnlatuio monntalni of dirt, the sqnesls of. many najha token to Olffford nnd his men that a few of the long- uUidctMtviTosworeoltUerklll4d or burled In the pl]e bonaa& • tiodj, for ho alighted nmld an army of the vermin, holdUig •ojfuval ever the lost day's sweoplDgs, It was an hour or ^°'foie 1111 regained his senses, and his feelings were agon- ™g he roflcoted upon his horrid inoarooratton.: With all liii^ numorca mm quite nervoys. reeiu jjrae4»ais,he dlscoTorod. the vault to be. about Twenlyfeet •WMe,aii4 finding noouUot,hiBhear^ grew slok within him. i»i!L."'.'?"*'«4'l?y Ws presonce, were growing more nu- ?«°u,'aDd he could, with ah indesorlbsblo feeling of terror, ^'uoffl nmnlng between and ovor his feet in soores, one or SiJ .t X*",'?''* P'^B »* ^ tents with their toeth. Trom. rj^Bi toe Idea of their Dotting ravenous, and maUiiga oom* Smmfill!? pPoh Wm. Bin got bis back to tho stone wall, and Sr?SS«d to shout aloud, with the forlorn hope of drtvlng «diS.j*»..'*'"'°'"''*""'»«i but they did not getahumed, SstT.^'* savagely, as if mooUng hUn. Finding teniM^""* »\?"> whtoUsd, then song, and danced, but aS <ln»i£?JI!?' *J'?. ▼ennln wero grtwlng thicker in numbers. WViflfiS*?""* ^^>' BUI began to use his legs, and many a - «n» w?? ''^ °?'»*°8 In contact with'his boots. 'While using liuSifl. '!""*;'^'^* ""e other. Belslng them with JWalSoi^??"""^* ""^ them against the opposlto waU with fteili2™-S5?'/"^'^''«^"""»>»o*"8 *belr arrival against <la».m,5^'?''.<'*;'£» MolU' He.was thus employed for some 1U« UmK i9.*°*/'?8*?? rots, and they began to olambernp ••"BiiMay. - ' <W"14 P«* «w™•«"» wont to out my throat-oh I " he stopped short] eitt tton his llngor. "This will dbublo thelr'mLibOT,' inlt tramping his tormentors lit doi "••Pl" h» hw'.a"° >»™"med, "can such be toy eridt" Hdpl *Mrt;'to*i,,.^^',"f J'" that his appeals would be „„ra. "i lMJ their victim, tha rats'redoubW&elr exeJtloiur! wu dn the night following the lateiview between OllffoM and Ben'. .\ ■ ■ ^ . ■ Seating himself.beslde.Illly, Ben gave the slgnal.totbe "Jar-. vey,» liho wUpped/Qp his gothio-tramed steeids; and liway zMled the vehiol^'th< "animlles'^' heads tnnM for up-town.'' VHien the oarrlsje .neared a wild, desolate not; now enolosed wllhln the bonndarles of Central Park, it was nine o'clock, as In. dloAtod'by tiie'.chimes ot the cltT's distant ohurohps, and the driver reined in his horses, who were painfully winded. ' Hustled bom her seat with an oath, uttered rather mild for one of Ben's nature, Lilly (bund herself standing npon sift etrib, with her right srm looted in that of her tender companlfn'Sj who lad her through a wlndiug path that was 'bodged or flankea hyaline, on either sIde, ot'blgh rooks. Passing throughtUs' golly, they entered Into a small thlohct, on the opposite Side of which was a cave. In a ledge of rooks, to tills day visited by the (ceqnenten of Central Fork. The Interior of the cave, was snuiu, imrooniy,'and oOnloal In shape, the basis posseaslsg standing surface for about six peraons, while the apex reotdied an altltad« of about twelve feet, and very iiregalarln Ite windings, As they entered the caven, Ben itmok a light, for he conveyed ^th him a pocket glimmer for tiiat purpose, "That ere haok core is off some distance from ns/and we be's alone, we be's; - an' yon are an 0 K, my rum blcweD,:Uald' Ben, sloclag ths Ught«na,palnt of roCk thatjutted out from the-ma&i bOQ^or, on one side ^ot the excavation, "I never hod a glin upon, your dlal-plate,'SO'Idoean't Imow as yon be 'ansome, bat be that as It molt bp/yonlbe's a'^emih, an' thiit's enoogh fof&c, 80 aa^g, Ben tore off a veil or bandage that obpouredthe n^ljn portion of Iillly'a fkce. The light dazzled her sight, and It was some moments before 'she could employ her eyes to observe when she was. At Ben's words, Ully trembled; not that she. now iared 'fdr a repetition of the act committed n^on her at the' "saver Chamber,^' .but lorebodlng worse treatment,' perhaps death.' . ■ I "An' ttow;'^ continued Bisn, "as we be'« alone, where nobody, oan iniarfere, I can do as I wonte to," and dlsploobg the gsff from her mouth, he added, "that be's the way to make yoil fMd easy." . "Tou do not mean to harm me?" pleaded IJUy,when aha found Strength'to Speak. .••Harm yoni" returned Ben. "Who saldldid? Tou.nisver done nuthln'to I, nor nobody as I knows on. Harm you I Lord bless yoni niy bene mort,Il>n't paid to harm you. I'se only, feed to git yououtof Cabet's snoozing ken; Ben Wilgley may be a f ross-mao. an^ rough to himself and others wot he tutn't pig wlt^botiieDever abnaei a lady;-he doesn't" Lmy could scarce «ttach credenoa to her seioses at hoaflfU^ Ban mike this d<iclaratIon, ab'd her heart pidsated ^th'Joyl'': ■ . 'fTpu are a mao, Ben Wrlgley, hi what else yoif mayj-aod yoU ihanberewarded." '•',''' .. ••Allera wos^a man;" reUolnedBen; '''so was my dad, irho was' ohokod^at Newgate for sUttih' a ieasand." ' Miss'Salomenowfeltaasnredof no harm thrsatanlnghsr, H a]ie perceived thatBto possessed a degritetif'Sympauyfora boing'-in distress, It is erroneous to snppose that bad meta hre strangera to good feeling, or deBdent In sensibility^. , LUly, from her inteieonne with meni could nnderstand this In all ite manl-*^ fcia beoilngs, and kept op her "distress," aware that • good ff ellng in a man leading a lUe of Infamy did iiot olliig long to tl)e ^wart /•Bo you Imagine what Indignity I suffered at CabaVs?:* eii' qnlrid Ully, keenbig op the agony and "li^nred innoceiuii" apr pearanoo, ..'.'',• - ■'■ '. only gi^eases.' But I knows wot dolls goes into that eham' ber, comes out as they didn't go In; an' I thinks that*s your ease." '^•■7es,"xeplled Lilly, assumihg a look of dltep sonow', "7ef, BobOUfford—well, yon know the man?" "Uke'a iCnoe. Bob tipped I a flver to see yon here, and wont^ ed I to do as ho done; D^t I won't, 'less you be's ifUlin'; sn' I tell you. It was lucky for you Bob hadn't s'kcted some other c6vt for this ere Job. I toldhlmashowl'dplnkyou'vlmakniiiaand bury, you 'ere, to stall him from my Iiy; but he sold no, and 'ere yipu be safe an'sound, and if you he's -mlne^aUt^ Til tote yon home safe."' ■ ■" ■■.- '■.' . .' "And If I refuse, whatthen?" enquired Xilly, dieidfaQy agl' taied.-... ,...■'.-. "Why, I sees yea home, too." ' ' ' "And not offer to—" ' i " j "Do nuthln' to you. I 'ates ClUttrfli oouse he's hot the putty for my swag; he's been amacelng iHth'm^'an'I'miblng to cross him/' •. . , ' • ' Lilly had already surmised thai Wrlgley vras not friendly to Bob,:but when she heara'hlm qonfess 'the battier thoughts knew no bounds. ■ ••Assist me;" she orled, "to 'a's;«nse 'iIiTMlf on 'ClUbld,'and ••Everythlngl'? exdoln^edLflly,' «Ial«d;'<fbr what would if not give to avenge toy wrongs.- Btf my trie Ad, appMr. as a friend to .OUffqrd, and you ahall never repent lt,'V ' . '.-IwllldoBo,"xepUedBea,'vntwhen shall I gei'iriiat'yQu promljel'.' '•• J-'f ' . ' . , TOan-yo«imstme7"''' - -'-'> 'V;'"' " "Women ore tloKllah creatutes," retomid' Ben, dropping his' natutal or aconstomed Terhacnlar^' "Xou will aceompa^ me home)'.' ' "Certain as we are here.'-' "WIU that suit you?" . "Notraps?" ••Aalpreparedtotispyen?" - ••Well,IamBatisflea.'f : "Wherearowe?" - . . . tjpon informing her, Ully felt ho-tr 'TineartUn would be her fkte, did-not her.sway over BeA deorSe it otherwise. She hev<ir for a moment intended todeeelve -Wrlgley; for-shewas stimu- lated for a. deep revenge, and the^ Cost to procure it, as fi^ as her >romlses to Ben were lnvolv(id, amounted'to a trifle in eompar- son with the Joy and sattafufion she Would Inherit In -wieaking vengeaneo on her enemies,' Atanearly period of Bein's-career In -New-Tork,ho'was'ar- rested by a detective odlcer on a' charge of "shaking down" a "bloke" from ■.■OriasBvUlo," (coutry) and this arrest bro'oght him nnder the surveUlanoe of the police theresi^er, his fkme ais e ••crossman" preceding-his arrival from London, thioogh the "HueT,"orWUtonalfoKeeOa»rf«. ; At the tim; of his being "copped," Uark Blake interested him- self .in Ben's release, the- latter havlna once Interfered, be* twieen.' Ukrk and -a- dozen knl-ves, wlelaed In the hands of as many thieves at a<16w den ip Water streeh This act of Ben's lost him all his pahL and being shunned by them all,- he went on the "cross" single-handed, his- flrst experiment 'proving, a (allure. Bloke, learning of Ben's incorcoratlbn/a'waltlng trial, rescued him from tht grosp of the law, and prevented him ttom taking air and exercise In the quarries oh the convict Island; ' This event oeourred three or four years previous to the'opchi iig o( cur stoiy, Blake never heard f^>m Ben after his reluse, and often narrated the (kct of hie life being eaved by Ben, to Lilly and others with whom he^as i^ost intimate,' IhC facte occurring to Lilly's mlnd,.Bhe Interrogated Ben;.. ' "So you remember Uiark Blake, wbfse life you once save^?". ■ "Uark Blake, the politician-ihe man Vot tralne the buffers?" •<tte some," replied Lilly, "yon recollect him?" "Don't I, though? Never forget-Uork Bloke. Ee'sanim-'nn, he be,, Beest ycu anythihg-to him ?" lAUy hesitated to answer. "Ignoss yon be's," Ben added. ' - . '' •well, I am net reloted to hlm,.bnt Uark iokes an interest in' mCtHat'soll.." ' ''•' "Then Ood help Clifford," ••Uark must never know of It," Interrupted Ully; "I must deal with Bob myselt'! - *. , Thoy were now. retracing ihelx way through the oalle. .' 'ID—n Clifford," muttered Ben, as bis toes stumoled against a prcjeotlng rock, 'for what he's went and done to Uark Blake's •peltlcoate,V I'll work harder than ever'gainst'Im, 'Whete oon 1 find Uark?" he suddenly Inquired. Ully pretended not to know. "I'll find him, though, but IH not blow about thlH oOafr;' I chlyvrant to speak with him'bout Bcmethln'else," As Ben oonoluded his speech, they came in alg'<t of tha car- riage, and approaching the driver, who was In a boj ancient state on ms box, Wrigloy spoke to Unit -.' '' ' 'Joke, you got a ten spot for this'ere Job?" •Nufhin' shortei^whoal'.' The horses were impatient at the sound of voloes. "Ton can Com ten more.'.' : 'j "How BO?" \ ••By drivln'this lodyan'mvaclir to town." "HowaboutBob? .What'llhesoy?" "Nuthln', if.you don'tblowtoilin." ■ ' • "Jump in." ■ "Drive to Blescker'strebLNC,'-^" .- As If suddenly changing his mind, coaches irting om— "Half (ire first, Bml" "You'know's me, Joke, go long with the hoaies." "Olvemehalf, oTl don'tsilr,''^ • ' , "For Heaven's sake, driver," said Salome, pulUog her head '"^lawMaB il'iS*" "ts'rodoublef&eir exertions. «'»MliV?h..L"'i,'*..'*'^* numbers, some moHng their-way andn£Ii?.!?'!<'' "hers,the deadlypeate reaeSS'hiS«fJ!?? A feXPv? S ^l" ^ w '»»t. *bey oommoi H aihBaSJJli*''''' Ji'Otand'nttering a prayer for sins oommlt- ^0 iu* S> wIJlL"**.''* »?8tem,'Mid toStlng with weaUMT ' ^^^m covered with .flte -horrlwrSi ■ •Mhottir.iu'i'l.^*' ioroamed, simultaneously, and-fQught « ..',•• be foil among tlleiD5u . ■ ,^ • ! td^^D°,°'||!'bcss 'i^ild Ite sable mtotlit'ovtt the Empire'oitr. R"*'** and.blindfblfled,.and oonveyedtoa tut- BeA«tMS^ii.^">" door of ModAtoe Oabat'a MtabUahmenk,^T *™" ™«loy,-who was fittedti«ritt k niWk^.M •aignlss.^liS tflow, '^Mm andtltfy InhispeiTOMd, with afikUond opoi eoun- ttnadee, hi contradiction to his mode of deriving a subsistence, Ben was .really a ohanoter thstone^l^ciantof hls'prCfesSIon would look upon with a sort of admiration. Individually, Ben' possesfed-no attributes-that Uiss Salome could value, further than that he was /oong, irlgoroos,'ahd'braive; beeldes, he aoted .towards her 44 a meqd, when be might have allowed bis brutal or animal- powloii^ to predominate ever his finer qualities, and maltreated her when at his mercy; therefore, she boigalned a partnership with him' as :a ms^ of self-interest. In order to work out the ruin of OUffoid and Usdame CobeL Wrigley's utility in carrying out tur deelgus. fCx revenge would prove of tenfold power by granting hlih a corner of her bed ocooolonally'; for, In time, he would ibecome uxeriously attached to her, in which event shb could ex&rdsc-such a power over , his .wm ss to sttnialato him to deeds that the wealth of the world ooold, not, under other drcumstOhces, Invite him to atteimpt, ■ sb oosTuim).- '..0 "BOB'S" EEVBHpE.. iir U B ti A n d |Z O.Ii T ' t' A.I Ij . . WUl'l'SK VOh 3BE JUKW TOBZ OLZTm, BT. TEOliAS U. BOaXBSJ, -•.it Th^ lnte)Usenc#.o(ten dliployed by the canine race if some- thtuff marveUohs. Sortce .oreeleyiraccording.to'DanialBlcer E<q.-f«alled :"BxceI^br';. a hofse wlth a Kouf; what kUldof 'a sou), he, doai not ste(e', - Now, if the white^oted phllosol^her apokC the gotpel truth ooaceming the' nag in queattou (and who' but Bennett ever donVted Ms veracity I)'I can safely assert that .many do^ have juet as g66d "souU" 'as Bxcelslor or any of his' kind.; '.The'h^iy berc of''this jiam nlsy.be omired as a ptoof of what I assume, although the efforts he made to establlsh the extstehceof 'hls "soul'' involved considerable suffering on Us body," ■ ■ ■ - " - A ifnral friend of mine, who cultivates the son on Long Island, lately'bought a fine bml-dog, and set him up as jirivate watch- nlOn'on Us little farm of-forty acres. Bob (the private watch- man) was a very peculiar "crltter,"'8aTly as a 'bear with a sore htad, and pettotlv indifferent how. many .enemies he'mode, provided he was allowed to' live In the' manner that best salted Uimdelf,and dn ashe d-^plsased. Bom and brought up In the'oiMsla nel^horbood of . Washington Uorket, he hadim- blbied a good share of the Independent notions that distinguish the stalwart btftohers who there ply their delightful vocation, while his lone experience had tenuefed'hlmii good'a Judgb of a iilecij)''beef 08 any epicure in the cjty. Kevei.what maybe eaneSni "sociable" dog, his' removal to ihe country soured his temper altogether, thotofler being (n office otth^formfor two inonths, ho still hod only two friends ln.the world—himself and'Skllttle block and ton terrier. To the caresses of cUldren, 'hemTlnsenslble; none of the family could get on his "right AldeJt^iceptthe cook; and to her he was civil only through i«4|Ct for her position., Strange dogs~the: half-starved, wonwring vagabonds who leod a ahliUees VSe tfm an4 ciuhayTseemnig to belong to nobody but the^g^elves, and to be i^woys looking for a purchaser—they were his aversion.' Uany b tough oustomervisltod Bob's domain, hoping to be received with on the honors that o generous , hospitality could extend. 'IM our heito Invorlably stood 'dpon' his dlgalty, refused oil frttddly Ihtarooorse, and dismissed them with no very flottoring ^ujonof Uf politeness... Sc. after a time, the ours'in those pUte.'came to. the connliislon that , he had con^nitted seme dreadful orimo In the place of his natMty,-the dorii remembrance of '-wbioh how'pieyednpon his consolence, and made him feel hlihsalfunwoitiiyto.assodatewith hte.fello^. Bogsormen,- ttjs'all the same. Offend them in any . manner, and they will glv6you credit for deeds that would maket murderer shrlnk- 'wi^'^horror, of Sstonlshthi recording asgel whose btalliook oonftns tho wofol history of crtmo. It Is sa :(as Bunsby might Df)i and ite a great pity that it is so; but being oa it Isso, we can'thonestlT denythatltlssc, and soon.; Tqsesame; Qiony h Hog conc^tuloted himself, on having been -boin uid raised In nntiy, since Bob wos a specimen. of^tBe breed to be found OTOwded streets of the town. . „ liad oifly two frionda; the first 1 have Just described. ii-4hs little blo£k and tan terrier mentloned'aboVe^Vas'the a. -As this terrier'WIS a vary small'orcatnre,'r^cnawkste' etlme in his description. Besides, if he succeeded In. .5? ■.•?5»«?iil.SS iSi^:mJsM,m:r '' i<"i 'fal4-garmeats('«hl]s the ••jodirtbus,"'!**'' ■' i.of iwMi«i.^wonld hov»Se»nj„J3(frf3 ' • j u^t.and motaflal "of hsi - gM i autst • While the • Cherish stem notions <* ■ ' *" " theli'limited numtier, anis,!Who strutted sroimd'iMtU'-kingly dlgnltj^gumg comsw* slonstely at hl0 lessfoitenaV; comrades., .PoorxioittiaEands,fta' were In their original liahMnels,' not a rag on theirduS books, while Aeworoan old. straw hat,- Now, allhaaghIirlO0 this old Long Island-fonher the ijusUce to stete that lie ins laT far better condition for ajmhoring' iU a Ohristton'oommunlir than the Ponomo darkey, yei, with the consequences of iuMt for libel etaring me tai the tiuM, truth'eompals me to admit he was by h6 means s^dent^ clad 'to nuaorgo the ordeal of aa.- aretlfwlnter, Tobesqre,tliC-dsyW0S-ltC(r)ul6hghtoroastop< the (oipier waa on his om grpiud, the.jplape 'wM> not mnob . friqujanted, and, perhaps,'Ukieonr'ouilM fiord: the.ooontrymaB h^daWill-«f his own,-pre^Red'''ooiiifbn t6'mlearoncaa,airi' didn't core a tlnke^L's curse whether he s^ wUb wiOtfik- UEs I " ■ ■ ' •' '••apai( Mmjdi pUy,anblhorVf '■ '' "Tes. Sony, butwewill plsy'f«ir somsthiiig.!' "Ftowhat?" • - ; -r-» ... -Ax ." • ' ■"No.!' .••les," ~ '"" "WeU,goon." ■ i' >\' V : '/; .'•Payninitflnb.rffl nre towia." . . . ."No," •qfes. Sally." . •'-';-"•:' Ah] my prophetto soul, whot nolsewis thott 'SSmiag, ■ 'wA - I was young once, although you'd Mai(ee]y MMWirilMini»=^ look at me. Te)l me, gentle reoder (origlnoU, Is it .the djrtf cC •:tat^ to rush -Into the next room ondteaz tlisTliiiiHilMir I-have • great mind to dd it; how do I knmrbnt'' - -''' '.^r .1^ rn^ ■ "This.lsadTawgams, BaDy.'.'i . ' s* u.iolj '.OhrltTs a draw game. I guess I -wont dlstorb -thttoi Bi tafc'/ >:> <i they are rather osefhl to me, for whenever my pen takes • fli^tft-Iq ni too'lolty, or gets me Into a tight pUce, their "donhle six" coaot*; rrn in like a sho^ and "blocks my game." ' . . i '-.-.t^ Letmesee. T luff thnTiirnInTIn thn flnllT. aliil thu ilrin laVimi' ' Bob had slumbered about ten minutes, when the t(iiurin*iW'':ii bis oppeorance at the:openlng in ths -fauces ->The>latter* asl-v --> have said, was veryfond'of plajihgtdcks,andlierewa8 a'goldaa ..it opportunity.. P-^'ndship mi^.-hsve ^Hmid'him thAt ltwa» : -l-j dishonorable t iSdvontagiTothiS coniiads'sTepcseLbutthft ' ■ii fit was on him, and he did not stop to.medltete On ut fiijiisllin ' ' of his.action. Qoldtly seiking Bob's toQ between hlsteetb,Ito ' ,'.'< began to pull vjgorouuy; and' soon pnlsdihe dtemar odt of'T .!) Washington Uorket: The bull dog stwrted'-n^-onangry doc ■ ' .1 woshe—and savagely turned upon his aSsoilont;.bnt8am,flse>':' ing (torn the wroth to come; Jumped throui^ the .hsle in tlsi; . 1 fencd, .and woe safe. . Having placed- himself beyond danger e( .7 .-1 r^tallotlon, he regordsd his insultsd friend WiUi-tn-olx sSUr* --i /. leal onough':to provoke a-salnt Tbefi, in dog-lhigo, lie sptte" thus:— ■: i'.■}:■:.!.:■■.■ ■: ."Vonr paidoi, frlend.'Bob;-fihdlng'you asleeprl enld lUai^ fcaln-ltom'ptoylng a-little trick."- • "-• ■> '-' ;-. ^ ft6od| tatn^ ■ ■'. "Ah I" responded hls:vlattm,'!yon1aUgh; irtVrft6bd| I member, .'every dog has his day*—twill be rtvangedXTr.'' "Nay," resumed the en]prit, -"take'it not so muahiMtt "Bevenge.'.' This was said with the dignity of a'BomanSsDatosti I ' :-- '<Snrely, (cause so slight ought hot to Interrupt ourfrliMdafa4b- Uske sllowancesformy.ybathandthCnghtlesshea.. Ootosvyvv paw,lntokenofreconalllatlon." ' ••Neysri;'- r .... ,- - " ^ Son ss ."Bob'^ shouted the lost word, a hivpy Aowkt 4ai4#« oaross his miiid, 'for hs was ai) anlinol of great #S(uIty, .ofi'aB^ - mol-wlth .with 0 •'a<>p£V.,-Ee'resolved. to appear -liitiBited ~ 1 1! outside of tho oarrlane -windbw, "go on; when we reach my'tet- Idencel'll pay you;'-'hut'Jehu was not tobeocaxed. Neither Ben' nor Ll)ly.posspsaed the. f'roady," and Wrigloy dared not thrsnton force tothedriTer,>o shoppy thought oconrted to Salome. Browing a valuoble .diothond rloig fhmi, her finger, which OliffoMdlJ not notice sFEolng In her posseeslcn, she offered it to the driver as s guarantee of -poymonl, . Accepting the bauble, tho inocrrigiblo fcllbw drove off at a spanking gait for tho oily. ■ . . As their desUnstlon was i^hed, Jake was pold his fee and the ring redeemed. Urging siUnco and seeresy upon.Ben, ulJy invited hlm 'to her rooms, where, once settled, tWy . arranged tot a second meeting,, whan Lilly promised to Ihlfll Her pledge to ^gle^who took hii'depoiture, a happier man than when he ViBe^woano wianlooUngmani but, Mr CofKra, was of a BUdw |tip*«^thoa ihe xeadtriiK-ptimltlTe Uonght would pnMhV' ^—..Vtiking oJ^vtofllSl bettflaSf ia«SM;'And I hkVe _-,jstreto glv» unuecCasary p^ W'.-kiflronB. Sttn osltls;i tremble lest these lines should e-ver the. vision Of his master, whose regret at his untimely jji, exceeded thot of Calypso for the wondering Clysaes. : - '..^eiy aftemoon:<'Bot>'' .trotted do'wn 'ihe road to ''MSit'hls frieind, who resided at a neighboring (Ona-hous«, and,-.enl>t in his company, ihe mebnoholy mood left bhn;. the reooDectton of his dreadful crime no longer haonted hli di^ocpina splrite: be' rolled and tuinbledwlth all the glee of 0 . pup, and seemed as cAieless of sustaining his choraoter for gravity as g French dot- taut of keeping down her—"double-slz-^mino—thot's' out" Excuse me, dear reoder; for this IntermpUen to my narrative, butthe. fiBOt-.is, my daughter's in the next loCm, iilaylng domi- noes with her ''feller!'—a chop Vflth amoualaohe, whom Igreot-- lysustiert to beonytbilng but o gentlemtn and-ascholor, and. would.kick; into the-street If I wasn't ofroid'oriny wife, who thinks he's quite the style, and has shown a noble dlBi>Csltlon and a liberal bond (four ooes) In gallanting SoDy to Bryanto' and. the Opera. Uy daughter, I soy,'is phiylng' dominoes with this highly respeotoble young man, and when they become excited' Over the gome (young.peoplem'D get excited sometimes, yCtf know,) the sound of their voices penetrates to my sanctum, and' Interferes irith the current of niy thqughte. However, if the reoder hos no obJeoUon, I'd Just' os soon-have them speak.in o high tone, for I remember (bright ~ doys Cf yonth, forever fled)) that when I'went courting, the gal^ I always whispered When some diobollMl piece of mlsoUcf wos on the coipoC I.whispor- ed to my wife'when I-asked her to marry me^-eh'o whispered "Yllst.'-' and, I tdl ygu what It is, my (riends; 1 nAer tOApered i<nce.' True, she was a rosy-cUeeked piece of dry. goods,. and had ger"—ye gods I what 4 "flgger.'' It's a "flgger,'' even now, but then, you see, there's more of lttlum''a good Judge of female shape would—.. ' .1 .-. > . ; , . "That's'out;*' HeUol he's out agahi. .But, I beUeve, I started to tell a dog story, and here I am running off .the track. 'When an old fellow Site o-tolUng about love And beia^ he don't know when to stop, owever, if, I- switch off again perhops the domlno-ployers wul remind me cf lb ondso they wul be of some use, otter olL- - ^ ••Bob" and "Som," then, were.'great fricAds—v^ry great friends.' The Itfve that existod between Donjon' and Pythias wos strong—remoT k a b ly^strong—Judging frOm'- Mr; gCrreeV^ deUne^ atlonof the obarooter ' of samon—but the ;lave .bono for each other 1>y the terrier knd buU-dog, was stronger., Quairels.or angry ^<iwls never dlstnlrbed the harmony of their reortatlcns; no bone of contention aroused Ihelr osgiy passions; n'o beef- steak of ehVy stirred up thoughte of battle; in fine, the good temper oUdforbeoraneC that marked their intercourse might hove teU^t humanity Itaelf a lesson. . .-i.^^ But,olost no dog is perfect. Their foUoitywasiobgieotto lost This Is the manner in which the qloud first 'arose on the horlion 'of their happifiess:—One day—It was o lovely day in summer—"Bob" set off, ss psUsl, to^vlslt - his friend, nic ter- rier was generally to be found in his mosterrs garden-t-the dogs ivere: owned by different-masters, mind you-whichwas sepa- rated by a fence from the public rood," In'this fence was out a holela^ encugh-^d onlyjtut largo encngh-^to aDow •■Sam" to enter,or quit the garden at -bls/tleosnni; -a very nice little ar- rangement for "Sam,",who frequently am,used"himself by ex- citing the 1i4 of large dogs in the publlo road, end runnlzig In "behind-his'fence when they pursued him. .Frdln hb fondness fM this kind of spert, he was in bad odor with most of the' dogs' In the neighborhood; many of them had- endeavored: to get at him, but the; hadn't enough cunning—no ••soul" Horaco—and couldn't come it' "Bam" woo too nimble for them, ' When my hero arrived at 'he fence, on tho 'day In qucetlon; ho riut his head down to the opening, onA-botked Bcverol times, to let tbri terrier know thot he wos waiting for him. .Strengetosoy his sutomons was- dls^^dcd. So| thinUiig his chum was ab- sent on buslnessof Im^ortonce—6erhope'to put In his claim for elemptlon ftom tho draft—"Bob'^ etretohed himself out on the around to owalt his return.. The sun was hot, and the 'bull- dog wos on the sunny side of the fence; he became sleepy; shut andosened-his dyes nh'eosllyi lazily llokod his paw4;'brushcd off- a fly from his nose; wondered how long "Som" Would be at)* sent; gradually began- to doze; let his head slip down into the dost, and, and—ho slept. Hemem'bor, ho was not on duty. Els dreams were pleasant; again he found' himself In tho City, and gloatodover the familiar treosures of Washington Uarket; he saw the forms of old friends gothered and heard their voices en- couraging him ns he "polished" off some insolent rival; above all, he romembered the 'soeno when he dorted under the morkot- woman's drapery,-and toppled her overon the slde'wolk, while men and boys roared with loughtcr, and i>asslng folr.ones shut cat the comical tebleaux with Uolr eqquottlsh - Tans, having no des}ro.to "go an eye on It." And, then, the bloshes r^d confu- sion of the unfortunate morket-woman, os aho rcgtlhM her ^er- pendldUbir, and timidly Inquired if anybqdy-hfdseenher— .'It's your do*n." '." '. ' Tho domino ployets-eolly and the. '^ce ^oung man," To contlhue. % . I As Bob recalled the aforesaid scene, he toughed fa loudly in Ida slekfi; that o (kriner, ttbo was ploughing a Seld.on the 01 her Bids ot&o rood, turned round to see'wh'orwan'amuuhg hlih^ at Ml, expenso. And, truly, ittte oVe^Mn^Itlvc.'flinner wsi'an object fit to miake tha "unthinking lough oiid the iudlolohs > itrlrre," Ihe "unthlnkiiig" might nave gufliawed at the queer the teiTler,'s4uologT,afidU)na drawhlmwUhuihis.r«achi. Obm-- there, he wonid feed At (he grudge he-owed him.' > 80, ■mo99^> ing, with a.painfQl effort, his enraged visoge, he soldt—.. - - -••Friend'Bom,'yon were, only In Jest tfter alL' lam aww, - from you former ufe, which youldndly acquainted me wltti, ths|k. yonr eduoatlon has been somewhot neglect^ and, the^cn, is -. Is liordly reUodable to expect you to dlsploy thot sense at dfCO> - rUm wUch Is possessed by dogs of greotor onltare,, ^faking ilda, (Oct Into 'ConSlderotlonVI am content to overlook' your ofranoK , But, If you love me, 6am, and, tnUy, I believe'you- do,Iet W ' baveno more'of snch' conduct. - Beformit, asHomletsois,>Sr,'. forih It-altogether. Come, etnbroee me, and thus celebrate one.',, (riendshfp restored."'' ■ : , . . Attlilseraf^addicsa,'Boili'waa about to come ont into Si«, roadJ but 0 fleroe glitter In the bulldog's eyb arrested blip:' lb'' dlO^not llke(thotroi>ld fltsli, wUoh was gone ol£det as qil^o^'u lt«aiho. Eo he determined to poriey a uttle longer.' '' '■''"-' .. .«!»bhg»Ji falr;Bob,-afad>jriror'TemitkS" aMnt'thydc. eduoopon si« w>(r«ctrbutrhAv« o(t«n> heord-oU'^' rlenced hounds deelare that the tongue does not dttiys-er the feelings ot the hoOrt . Th&refore, with your permlsi wUlfemoui where I om, and defc^our reconciliation tUl' row, unless yon-wish to Come in here,rand settle the hi -the garden," > TUs was adding insult to Injury, tm Bam wu weU'Awtrt' I • the opeBlDg.ln the fence wss nothu-gs.enqu^fiipthe i)pii|B|Ll«f i'».--; the'bo'dy of his ontraged friend! Bob's rags was noTr.teBrlbbt» - q oontemplote; Us month foamed, his eyesgrewred-as'blpod, aoA - ..' his teeth grated ominously together. '. . ■ .. n .;:77«U, weD; my fine .follow,^' he yelled, "amuse .yourself te- - .; the present, bat bCwoii) of the future.: From this day forth, I aS"' your deadly ffe. Bevenge.BhaUbeD)TdoBy..tho?ght,niy nJgUtr ' dream. For me, until my teeth oreburiedln your thiqoCm* pholl hove qq chorms. .Ibate'you,Ihatethe.whole-race.of.aeA. - and I hote myself fof having ever aesocloted Wtth'o cur sotes^ ',' ■ Adoy'of reokonlng will come, I feel Itln my bones; andheivl..... aweor never to rest until the sousoge-moker—the (korfal enraiijr. : of oifr race—clutches thy. dishonored caroose." Bloving uttered this oppolllng tbreot^ Bob cohtered'oiS hCBMb .. ..' while Bom, trembling (tom his nose to hla t^ sneaked liack t^!., hiskcnneL . ,' . As-the bulldog pioceeded along Ihe rood, he'sndAoiily'«ilghV ed'.'the picturesque looking farmer,'who was going heme frCBl, hlslabor;and, gUdof .the cpportunllyof vianting his (tUy ea '' '. sometbineor somebody, and net being quite oeltoln whether|IM - '- object before him.-wa^^ man or a scarecrow, he mode a ferodoa^ ' dash at ths fellow's legs. The former gave but one glance hind Um, and then he was.off,.llke a bullet from a'gun.. > A-Idngj: .-.V - Uneq coot, reaching to his heels, wos the poomuurs only-ooveii'..-: - J lng,sS.jl'm s sinner, and, as he scrambled over, the fenosito! ■•■n escApe, the greater port of it was left InBob's mouth. ;.'.'.' . - "Our$e that dog,''muttered the farmer, "I win be rwe n geft ■ i< I'll shoot him one of these nights. Here he's left me wltfaoat*'.'. k ragcmmy-:" ; - 1 -■ i! "Hal hal hal won again. Come, Bally, poy up,". . • ... - Now, it's my private belief that Bally is loriiiglintenttcnoQr. I Buppose she finds it very pleasant to play dommoes.for WsSef, .Weu,u my wife thinks it right to encourage her In such dolnsi,. I disclaim oil responsibility in the matter. ButlmusthuBy.op '... and finish this ''tall,'' or it may be too lohg to wag in the columns.' ' of thcCurrxB.' - : 1 ' i.i- - ■. " . , - .Beaohing- Us master's house. Bob sammcned -up an. his omi* - - nlngjand itwas. gieai- liow -wos )ie to "get tquore" with ths ■ terrier? Thot was the momentous queatlon. Plan after-pIsa ' wos'tamed over-In hlsimind, and stillne could UtVpCn noloiBf '■■ - - to suit him.: At UBt, sn inspiration rewarded Us poUentseorab. '•■(. Th4 thought did bono/, even to hti eubthity, Ttue; it Would nM : > < bovery ogreojablefor himself.'but what of thotf. Hisownooin> . fctt'Should notstond In the.woy of his revenge. 1 And now,«c.< :. 'theploL ' ' ,' ' ' ' ', . '.-.--I. Hitherto, Bob'k '.'appetite had been something enohnonst to -: had never been known to desert a bone until it wos as bare u4 shiny as his own teeth. Although an hpnest. dog ,ln other.. ., respeote, -Whore'his belly was oohcemed he was o thlef._ Eim • .. Troy'Qrand Jury; whose stupidity is only equolled by th.wrepB; . vlcnons of their own wisdom, would hove olten found BUffldens gtcuhds for bringing in ogolnst hlih on Indictment tn robbem . Uoni a time, when tho cook waa off her guard, he hod BteallhUr-' ' entered the kitohon, snapped up a Juicy piece of mutton er > ■- TUet^, and- carried It -off in- triumph. Nay, his audacity. ehc« '-' ' 'Induced him to solzo a magnificent staffed .turkey, on whose 0^ - - fUnct corpus the cook hod operated with oil the skill aqevmpi.-.- mistress of, afid he octuolly devonited It before her beet tMnaf: good and sufDclent reasons to suajpect that, his book onoe.tame^^. li6'goddcas of the epit end soucepon would ossoult him.witia;. one of these useful articles, In the rear. With this knoWledg*.",'. of Bob's obllltlns In tho f^lng lino, whst was his. mstto's t|l- . .. tonlshment to perceive that he began grodnolly to refuse Ulij',, tlons. ..Such a ooprics wos truly wonderfnL^o scorcsjy oon- Bomed enough to support life, and before a VeCk posssd Swty, he was ahnost a skefewn-hie ribs might be plohily counted. Tho'cook was In oxtooles. Involnithe dog.wos tempt«d,wttB tbo bholceM bite, row and cocked. True, he goied at thmi long- - ' . Ingfr, condescended to snufflu their savory odors, but that .wo» < oli: Ono bile sufficed for his .breokfkst, two for his dinners hw r '"fifa'moSter now colled in a dcgfanderto see what wm the ms» ; -' , ter,'ondendoa*)rtore8toremyhero'sappetlte. Tbatg*ntl«ji». ,/ came, oonfidenoe-beomlng on hU bmws'hevTesoribedad^v battle pfUe medicine, which hod been praised sndrecoroni«».v. ^ edbytheaov()rqor'Bwife,whoeepetpoodlelt hodrB«ws«w™- - ; thol6yJoTSofd6oth,ondpred1ctodth*t,lnadyor5r2|i'Wo~ would 600II right, wilhanappeUto thot yroUld »f^,^^ ; iahodgoriUo. Blifthc two days P»»f cd by, "Bob"^wg^ end thinner, and It could do lohgor bo doubled thot.n^wao mmmi- .r ^ toglhtothelandofshofldws. --^ - ■ /.^fn liw4SB»- Shortiyaltor tUs unsocottoliihlbaiscosohad.Jrttt.K^^ tlMd SolSo snlmM qultted'thcfarm y»rt eW«'^',S5;J ,\ as it was giSwing.dork, and *rf^ tf»™,ffeiSrr«IS^. ■■■ '" twillflht expeditions contemplated, wo iri^^ -^•ibb" was now tho shade*of .WfW«^^_ja-(a..j bones-^'vwy WSBlus 6f a cOhlne, 'The " ""'^ OheeveiUng he'deported, u^^*SnrS^SSiAhTi\ tores wer^abOBt W'Cnd—his fkit <c M nuowBa oj a-—. iSiring the wen-known garden, Uisdomolnof thstaoiy ww .13