Rogues and Vagabonds

mith have taken up their residence benea

ss Duck, when she discusses th

k, upon whom Bess's bright country

persons with whom you are in the habit of associating-housekeepers, cooks, and such li

yes, and I say distinctly that a wel

ry nice young woman: but a yo

small joke by increasing in shininess. A

; but a young lady must be a young

India Docks, or any docks you like,' said Miss Duck, sna

ne bursting forth again. 'It would be sure to bring on indi

mfoolery may suit the menial classes with which you mi

jokes as his sister could stand for one day; so he fin

ster were together; but Jabez was not to be provoked into picking up the gauntlet; a

self, let us walk upstairs to the first floor

not sit on either side of the room, with all the furniture b

in a low chair reading the newspaper, and Bess is on a hassock at

their honeymoon at Dalston. George has been so good and kind, and Bess has been so happy, it has been quite like fairyland. Wandering about the Park hand in hand, lunching at the pastrycooks', goin

had but twenty left. Directly he made that discovery it was decided to take buses instead of cabs, and to go to the pit instead of the upper boxes, 'And Geor

aid George. 'I suppose Miss Duck wo

start housekeeping to-day. W

things, but they were all

too. Suddenly a b

'do you think you could eat a

woman? Splendid! I say, can

I can. Father

e quivered and her ey

he April sun gleams throu

the-hole. I'll make one to-

husband, pulling his moustache doubtfully. '

. You shall go an

his hat o

his arm, and then told him to buy two

hange is right, you careles

commission as if Her Majesty had made him a plenipotentiary. He wasn't quite sure where you got the flour and the eggs,

ease,' he said to the

much,

. About enough to make a

or a minute, and then suggested

an had said a hundredweight or an

ugh not without considerable puzzling over

ng the chops in so that the sharp point of the bone made a hole in the ba

d the flour all mixed up together; but still, as it w

t get into mischief while his wife went downstair

nonsenses. The toad-in-the-hole was delicious, and George insisted upon Miss Duck tasting it, and he inf

then George made small jokes, smaller than any Jabez had ever

and as Georgina had been particularly gracious, Bess agreed that she was. 'On

mark, and I sincerely trust she wasn't looking through it to witn

ivolity going on. George is reading the newspap

him that he is no longer a gentleman, but a young

ertisement, he reads it aloud

his will do, dear?'

p his spare time as amanuensis to a deaf lady. A small salary, but the person will have the advantage of living in a ve

?' asked George

laughing. 'But George dear, w

, my

t doesn't. What

g,' answered George, with a wicked little

ance' a married man could have till

an thirty, who would introduce advertiser's homemade brandy to the upp

dear. I don't want you to go walking about wi

is sort of thing:-Allow me to introduce you: Upper Cla

to the sofa with a stately bow. The arm-chair wa

y advertisements for Bess's amusem

his hands, I believe I've found the ver

rose and struck a commanding attitude, then, clearing

rs, ten to four. Salary to commence with, ￡150 per annum. N.B.-Must be of gentlemanly appearance

had finished, 'do write at once. It

to four, no previous knowledge, and ￡3 a week.

'and I'm sure, dear, you

e gri

the glass all the while), 'the applicant must be of gentlem

Bess, looking at him lovingly, 'and I shan't. Y

uite certain

d borrowed a pen and ink, and then she and George sat down and spoilt a do

wenty, active, and anxious to get on. If Mr. A. B. wishes for an interview, he will call at any time Mr. A. B. chooses to a

orge both went together to put it in the post. Bess peeped down the letter-box to see if it had gone safely in, and then Geor

a lady it would

ain thing, and he thought all t

he was the dearest little girl in the world, and God bless her little heart, etc., etc., which style of conv

for her, and she asked Him to let them live happily together all their lives; and, oh, if God would only let George get this situation and make Mr. A. B. love him, she would be, oh, so thankful. Her heart was

ess Mr.

sn't a bi