The while these fat Justices pore o'er their books.—
“Hem, hem,—this here fellow our fortunes would tell,—
He thence at the treading-mill must have a spell:
He lives by credulity!”—Most people do,—
Even you on the bench there,—ay, you Sir, and you!
Release then the Confrer at Equity's call,
Or otherwise build treading-mills for us all!
[317] Adverting2 to the trick recently and successfully practised on Sir Felix O'Grady, by a juvenile4 adept5 in fraud, obtaining from the Baronet a new suit of clothes; his servant, indignant at his master having been thus plundered6 with impunity8, had, for several days, been meditating9 in what manner most effectually to manouvre, so as to recover the lost property, and retrieve11 the honor of Munster, which he considered tarnished12 by his master having been duped by a stripling; when one morning a hand-bill was found in the area, intimating the residence in Town, pro10 bono publico, of a celebrated13 professor of the Occult Sciences; to whom was given the sublime14 art of divination15, and who, by astrological and intuitive knowledge, would discover lost or stolen property, with infallible precision. Thady, whose credulity was of no inferior order, elate with the idea of consummating16 his wishes, communicated to his master the happy opportunity, and was permitted to seek the counsel of the celestial17 augurer. Not that the Baronet entertained any belief of its proving available of discovery, but rather with the view of introducing to his friends, Dashall and Tallyho, a fresh source of amusement, as connected with their diurnal18 investigation19 of Real Life in London.
Thither20 then, Thady repaired, and consulting the Seer, was astonished by responses which implied the most profound knowledge of times past, present, and to come! The simplicity21 of Thady had not escaped the Astrologer's [318] notice, who, by dint24 of manouvre having contrived25 to draw from the Munster man, unwittingly, the requisite26 intelligence, merely echoed back the information thus received, to the utter amazement27 of Thady, who concluded that the Doctor must have intercourse28 with the Devil, and thence that he merited implicit22 veneration29 and belief. The sage30 predictor having received the customary douceur, now dismissed his credulous31 visitant, saying that the planets must be propitiated32, and desiring him to come again at the expiration33 of twenty-four hours, when he would receive further intelligence.
Tom and his Cousin having called at the lodging34 of Sir Felix during the time that Thady was out on his expedition of discovery, the Baronet apprized his friends of the amusement in reserve; and they agreed to visit this expounder35 of destinies on the servant's return.
Thady at last arrived, and having reiterated36 his belief that this marvellous conjurer was the devil's own relative, the party set out to ascertain37 by what means they could prove the truth of the affinity38 between his infernal majesty39 and the sage descendant of the Magi.
Gaining the sublunary domicile of this mystical unraveller, which for the greater facility of communication with the stars he had fixed40 in the loftiest apartment of the house, our trio knocked at the door, which, after some hesitation41, was opened by an ancient Sybil, who was presently joined by her counterpart, both “so withered42 and so wild in their attire,” that “they looked not like inhabitants o' th' earth, and yet were on it.” On the party requiring to see the Doctor, the two hags explained in a breath that the Doctor received only one visitor at a time; and while one gentleman went up stairs, the other two must remain below; and this arrangement being acquiesced43 in, Tom and Bob were shewn into a mean looking room on the ground floor, and Sir Felix followed the ascent44 of his conductor to the attic45.
Entering the presence chamber,—“Welcome, sphinx,” exclaimed the Doctor.
“By the powers,” said the Baronet, “but you are right to a letter; the Sphinx is a monster-man, and I, sure enough, am a Munster-man.”
“I know it.—What would'st thou, Sir Felix O'Grady?”
[319] The Baronet felt surprised by this familiar recognition of his person, and replied by observing, that as the inquirer so well knew his name, he might also be acquainted with the nature of his business.
“I partly guess it,” rejoined the Seer, “and although I cannot absolutely predict restitution46 of thy lost property, yet I foresee that accident will throw the depredator in thy way, when the suit may perhaps find its way back to thy wardrobe. Now, hence to thy business, and I to mine.”
The Baronet having nothing further to ask, withdrew accordingly; and our Squire47 of Belville-hall was next ushered48 into the sanctum sanctorum.
Bob was at a loss what to say, not having prepared himself with any reasonable pretext49 of inquiry50. A silence of a few moments was the consequence, and the Squire having first reconnoitred the person of the conjurer, who was arrayed in the appropriate costume of his profession, scrutinized51 the apartment, when the attention of the visitor and visited being again drawn52 to each other, the Soothsayer addressed himself to Tallyho in the following words:
And the death-light dimly flit round the hall
Though charms she brings forty thousand in gold!
The Squire was not prone59 to anger; but that this fellow should interfere60 with his private concerns, and impute61 to him the intention of forming a most preposterous62 connexion, under the influence of avarice63, roused him into a whirlwind of passion.—“Rascal!” he exclaimed, “who take upon you to predict the fate of others, are you aware of your own! Vagabond! imposter! here I grasp you, nor will I quit my hold until I surrender you into the hands of justice!” And “suiting the action to the word,” he seized and shook the unfortunate Seer, to the manifest discomposure of his bones, who loudly and lamentably64 cried out for assistance. Alarmed by the clamour, Dashall and the Baronet rushed up stairs, to whom the Squire stated the aggravation65 [320] received, and at the same time his determination to bring the cheat to punishment. The trembling culprit sued for mercy, conscious that he was amenable66 to correction as a rogue67 and vagabond, and if convicted as such, would probably be sent to expiate68 his offence in the Treading-Mill at Brixton, a place of atonement for transgression69, which of all others he dreaded70 the most.{1}
having robbed another of the unfortunate class of her
from Brixton prison on Friday-last, after a confinement74 of
three weeks; and that on coming out she was met by the
complainant, Catherine Flynn, by whom she was taken to a
comfortable lodging, supplied with necessaries, and treated
Monday night, during which she remained out in the streets.
with rain. The complainant desired her either to go to bed,
or to light a fire and dry her clothes. The prisoner did
neither, and the complainant went to sleep. At about seven
the latter awoke, and missed her gown, petticoat, and
learned that her clothes were at a pawnbroker's shop, where
they had been left a short time before by the prisoner.
Hall, the officer, having heard of the robbery, went in
quest of the prisoner, and found her in a gin-shop in
Blackman-street, in a state of intoxication78. He brought her
before the magistrates79 in this condition. Her hair was
the hardship of the preceding night. She did not deny that
she had stolen the clothes of her poor benefactress, but she
pleaded in her excuse, that the condition of her body, from
the rain of Monday night, was such, that nothing but gin
could have saved her life, and the only way she had of
getting that medicine, was by pledging Katty Flynn's
clothes. The magistrates asked the prisoner whether she had
not got enough of the treading-mill at Brixton. The prisoner
begged for mercy's sake not to be sent to the treading-mill.
She would prefer transportation; for it was much more
honourable82 to go over the water, than to be sent as a rogue
and vagabond to Brixton. She was sent back to prison. It is
a remarkable83 fact, that since the famous Treading-Mill has
greatly declined. The mill is so constructed, that when a
man ventures to be idle in it, he receives a knock on the
head from a piece OF WOOD, which is put there to give them
notice of what they ere to do!!!
[321] The two ancient Sybils from the lower regions having now ascended86 the scene of confusion, united their voices with that of the astrologer, and Dashall and Sir Felix also interceding87 in his behalf, the Squire yielded to the general entreaty88, and promised the soothsayer forgiveness, on condition that he disclosed the source whence he derived89 information as to the Baronet's family concerns. The soothsayer confessed, that he had elicited91 intelligence from the servant, who in his simplicity had revealed so much of his master's affairs, as to enable him (the conjurer) to sustain his reputation even with Sir Felix himself, whom from description he recognized on his first entrance, and by the same means, and with equal ease, identified the person of the Squire of Belville-hall. He added besides, that he had frequently, by similar stratagem92, acquired intelligence; that chance had more than once favoured him, by verifying his predictions, and thus both his fame and finances had obtained aggrandisement. He now promised to relinquish93 celestial for sublunary pursuits, and depend for subsistence rather on the exercise of honest industry than on public credulity.
Thus far had matters proceeded, when the Baronet's servant Thady was announced. The triumvirate anticipating some extraordinary occurrence, desired the soothsayer to resume his functions, and give the valet immediate94 audience, while they retired95 into another apartment to wait the result. In a few minutes the servant was dismissed, and the party readmitted.
“Chance,” said the augurer, “has again befriended me. I told you, Sir Felix, that the depredator would be thrown in your way: my prediction is realized; he has been accidentally encountered by your servant, and is now in safe custody96.”
On this information our party turned homewards, first leaving the astrologer a pecuniary97 stimulation98 to projected amendment99 of life.
“There seems nothing of inherent vileness,” said the Squire, as they walked onwards, “in this man's principles; he may have been driven by distress100 to his present pursuits; and I feel happy that I did not consign101 the poor devil to the merciless fangs102 of the law, as, in the moment of irritation103, I had intended.”
“By my conscience,” exclaimed Sir Felix, “I cannot discover that he ought to be punished at all. He has been picking up a scanty104 living by preying106 on public credulity; and from the same source thousands in this metropolis107 derive90 affluent108 incomes, and with patronage109 and impunity.”
[322] “And,” added Dashall, “in cases of minor110 offence a well-timed clemency111 is frequently, both in policy and humanity, preferable to relentless112 severity."{1}
1 As a contrast to these exemplary feelings, and in
illustration of Real Life in London, as it regards a total
absence of sympathy and gentlemanly conduct, in one of a
respectable class in society, we present our readers with
the following detail:—
Hatton Garden. On Saturday sennight, Robert Powell was
brought before the magistrates, charged with being a rogue,
vagabond, and imposter, and obtaining money under
the service of Surgeon Blair, of Great Russell-street,
telling him the destinies of a female fellow-servant, by
means of his skill in astrological divina-tion. The nature
Zoroaster was caught in the midst of his sorceries, were
illumine the world by promulgating121 the will of the stars,
contrary, he resolved to announce his qualification in the
for the information of the world. One of these bills was
dropped down the area of Mr. Blair's house; it was found by
his footman, and laid on the breakfast-table, with the
newspaper of the morning, as a morceau of novelty, for his
amusement. Mr. Blair concerted with some of the agents of
a wish to know the future destinies of his fellow-servant,
the cook-maid, and what sort of a husband the constellations127
letter the footman set out for No. 5, Sutton-street, Soho,
where he found the Seer had, for the convenience of prompt
intercourse, chosen his habitation as near the stars as the
roof of the mansion would admit. Here the footman announced
the object of his embassy, delivered his credentials129, and
was told by the Seer, that “lie could certainly give him an
answer now, 'by word of mouth,' but if he would call next
day, he should be better prepared, as, in the meantime, he
could consult the stars, and have for him a written answer.”
The footman retired, and returned next morning, received the
written response, gave to the Seer the usual donation of 2s.
6d. previously130 marked, which sum he figured upon the answer,
and the receipt of which the unsuspecting Sage acknowledged
by his signature. With this proof of his diligence, he
returned to his master, and was further to state the matter
after the prophet, whom he found absorbed in profound
cogitation132, casting the nativities of two plump damsels,
and consulting the dispositions133 of the stars as to the
disposition134 of the lasses; but the unrelenting officer
entered, and proceeded to fulfil his mission. On searching
the unfortunate Sage, the identical half-crown paid him by
Barnes was found, with two others in his pocket, where such
captor. The magistrate80, before whom he had been convicted on
a former occasion of a similar offence, observed that it was
and fraud upon the ignorant and unwary. The wretched
prisoner, who stood motionless and self-convicted, exhibited
a picture of wretchedness from whicli the genius of
Ill Luck. Never did soothsayer seem less a favourite of the
with tears, in faint and trembling accents he addressed the
Court. He acknowledged the truth of the charge, but said,
have driven him to such a line of life. If he had been able,
he would gladly have swept the streets; but he was too
feeble so to do; he had tried every thing in his power, but
in vain,—
“He could not dig, to beg he was ashamed;”
and even if begging, either by private solicitation153 or
openly in the streets, could promise him a casual resource
in the charity of the passing crowd, he was afraid he should
imprisoned157 in Bridewell. Parish settlement he has none; and
what was to be done for a wretched wife and three famishing
children? He had no choice between famine, theft, or
imposture. His miserable wife, he feared, was even now
aggravated160 by his misfortunes; and his wretched children
without raiment or food. To him death would be a welcome
being able to afford, by some means, a wretched subsistence
to his family.
they felt themselves obliged to commit the prisoner, as he
had not only been repeatedly warned of the consequences of
his way of life, but was once before convicted of a similar
offence. He was therefore committed for trial.
Does Surgeon Blair, who obtains his twenty guineas a day,
we cannot respect him or his associates for their humanity,
we may undoubtedly166 pity them for their ignorance and
[324] On the arrival of the party at the lodgings168 of Sir Felix, they learned from the servant, that the latter having met the young swindler in the streets, Thady recognized and secured him; and he was now at the disposal of the Baronet, if he chose to proceed against him.
The sprig of iniquity169, when made forthcoming, did not deny the accuracy of the charge, neither did he offer any thing in exculpation171. It was with much difficulty, however, and under the threat of his being immediately surrendered to justice, that he would disclose the name of his father, who proved to be a respectable tradesman residing in the neighbourhood. The unfortunate parent was sent for, and his son's situation made known to him. The afflicted172 man earnestly beseeched, that his son might not be prosecuted173; he was not aware, he said, that the lad was habitually174 vicious; this probably was his only deviation175 from honesty; he, the father, would make every reparation required; but exposure would entail176 upon his family irretrievable ruin. It was elicited from the boy, amid tears and sobs177 of apparent contrition178, that the articles of apparel were in pledge for a small sum; redemption, and every other possible atonement, was instantly proposed by the father: Sir Felix hesitated, was he justifiable179, he asked, in yielding to his own wishes, by foregoing prosecution?—“The attribute of mercy,” said Dashall, “is still in your power.”—“Then,” responded the Baronet, “I shall avail myself of the privilege. Sir, (to the father), your boy is at liberty!” The now relieved parent expressed, in the most energetic manner, his gratitude180, and retired. The prediction of the Seer was fully3 verified, for in the course of the evening the stray suit found its way back to the wardrobe of its rightful owner.
This business happily concluded, and the day not much beyond its meridian181, the three friends again sallied forth170 in the direction of Bond-street, towards Piccadilly. As usual, the loungers were superabundant, and ridiculous. Paired together, and swerving182 continually from the direct line, it required some skilful183 manouvring to pass them. Our friends had surmounted184 several such impediments, when a new obstruction185 to their progress presented itself. A party of Exquisites186 had linked themselves together, and occupied the entire pavement, so that it was impossible to precede them without getting into the carriage-way, thus greatly obstructing187 and inconveniencing all other passengers. Lounging at a funeral pace, and leaving not the smallest opening, it was evident that [325] these effeminate animals had purposely united themselves for public annoyance188. Sir Felix, irritated by this palpable outrage189 on decorum, stepped forward, with hasty determined190 stride, and coming unexpectedly and irresistibly191 in contact, broke at once the concatenated192 barrier, to the great amusement as well as accommodation of the lookers-on, and total discomfiture193 of the Exquisites, who observing the resolute194 mien195 and robust196 form of their assailant, not forgetting a formidable piece of timber, alias197 “sprig of shillaleagh,” which he bore in his hand, prudently198 consulted their safety, and forebore resentment199 of the interruption.{1}
1 If in walking the streets of London, the passenger kept
the right hand side, it would prevent the frequent
recurrence200 of much jostling and confusion. The laws of the
road are observed on the carriage-way in the metropolis most
minutely, else the street would be in a continual blockade.
But
For if on the left, you are yet on the right,
And if you are right, you are wrong!
The Baronet's two associates very much approved of his spirited interference, and Dashall observed, that these insignificant204 beings, whom Sir Felix had so properly reproved, were to be seen, thus incommoding the public, in all parts of the metropolis; but more particularly westward205; that in crowded streets, however, for instance, in the direct line from Charing206 Cross to the Royal Exchange, the apparent Exquisites are generally thieves and pickpockets207, who find a harvest in this extensive scene of business, by artful depredation208, either upon the unwary tradesman, or equally unsuspecting passenger, whose wiper or tattler, and sometimes both, becomes the frequent produce of their active ingenuity209.
The morning had been wet, and although the flag-way was dry, yet the carriage-road was dirty. There are, in all parts of the metropolis, indigent210 objects of both sexes, who by sweeping211 the cross-way, pick up an eleemosynary livelihood. It not unfrequently happens, however, that a chariot, or other vehicle, is drawn up at one end of the cross-way directly athwart it, so as completely to intercept212 your way to the pavement. Exactly so situated213 were our pedestrians214. They had availed themselves of a newly swept path, and were advancing towards the opposite side, [326]in Piccadilly, when, before they could effect their purpose, a carriage drew up, and effectually impeded215 further progress by the cross-way, so that there seemed no alternative between standing216 fast and gaining the pavement by walking through the mud. The coachman retained his position despite of remonstrance217, and in this laudable stubbornness he was encouraged by a well-attired female inside the vehicle, for the carriage was a private one, and its ill-mannered inmate218 probably a lady of rank and fashion. Sir Felix, justly indignant at this treatment, set danger and inconvenience at defiance219, and deliberately220 walking to the horses' heads, led the animals forward until the carriage had cleared the cross-way, maugre the threats of the lady, and the whip of the coachman, who had the audacity221 to attempt exercising it on the person of the Baronet, when Tallyho, dreading222 the consequences to the rash assailant, sprang upon the box, and arresting his hand, saved the honour of Munster! The transaction did not occupy above two minutes, yet a number of people had collected, and vehemently223 applauded Sir Felix; and the lady's companion now hastily re-entering the chariot from an adjacent shop, Mr. Jehu drove off rapidly, amidst the hoots224 and hisses225 of the multitude.{1}
1 Sir Felix had not heard of the following incident, else he
certainly would have followed its example:—
Two ladies of distinction stopped in a carriage at a
jeweller's near Charing-cross; one of them only got out, and
the coach stood across the path-way which some gentlemen
wanted to cross to the other side, and desired the coachman
to move on a little; the fellow was surly, and refused; the
the lady came to the shop door, and foolishly ordered the
coachman not to stir from his place. On this, one of the
gentlemen opened the coach-door, and with boots and spurs
stepped through the carriage. He was followed by his
companions, to the extreme discomposure of the lady within,
as well as the lady without. To complete the jest, a party
of sailors coming up, observed, that, “If this was a
thoroughfare, they had as much right to it as the gemmen;”
The poor street-sweeper having applied229 to Sir Felix for a mite230 of benevolence,—“And is it for letting the carriage block up the cross-way, and forcing me through the mud,” asked the Baronet;—” but whether or not, I have not got any halfpence about me, so that I must pay you when I come again.”—“Ah! your honour,” exclaimed the man, “it is unknown the credit I give in this way.” Sir Felix thrust his hand into his pocket, and rewarded the applicant231 with a tester.
[327] Proceeding232 along Piccadilly, our party were followed by a Newfoundland dog, which circumstance attracted the notice of the Baronet, to whom more than to either of his associates the animal seemed to attach itself. Pleased with its attention, Sir Felix caressed233 it, and when the triumvirate entered a neighbouring coffee-house, the dog was permitted to accompany them. Scarcely had the three friends seated themselves, when a man of decent appearance came into the room, and, without ceremony, accused the Baronet of having, by surreptitious means, obtained possession of his property; in other words, of having inveigled234 away his dog; and demanding instant restitution.
Sir Felix fired at the accusation235, divested236 as it was of the shadow of truth, yet unsuspicious of design, would have instantly relinquished237 his canine238 acquaintance, but for the interposition of Dashall, who suspected this intrusive239 personage to be neither more nor less than a dog-stealer, of whom there are many in London continually on the alert for booty. These fellows pick up all stray dogs, carry them home, and detain them until such time as they are advertised, and a commensurate reward is offered by the respective owners. If, then, the dog is intrinsically of no value, and consequently unsaleable, the adept in this species of depredation, finding he can do no better, takes the dog home, receives the promised reward, and generally an additional gratuity240 in compensation of keep and trouble; but, should it so happen, that the proffered241 remuneration is not equivalent to the worth of the animal, the conscientious242 professor of knavery243 carries his goods to a more lucrative244 market. At the instance of Dashall, therefore, Sir Felix was determined to retain the animal until the claimant brought irrefragable proof of ownership. The fellow blustered,—the Baronet was immovable in his resolution;—when the other threw off all disguise, and exhibiting himself in pristine245 blackguardism, inundated246 Sir Felix with a torrent247 of abuse; who disdaining248 any minor notice of his scurrility249, seized the fellow, with one hand by the cape23 of his coat, with the other by the waistband of his breeches, and bearing him to the door, as he would any other noxious250 animal, fairly pitched him head foremost into the street, to the manifest surprise and dismay of the passengers, to whom he told a “pitiable tale,” when one of the crowd pronounced him to be a notorious dog-stealer, and the fellow, immediately on this recognition, made a precipitate251 retreat. [328] “I am glad,” said Dashall to his friends, who had witnessed the result of this affair from one of the windows of the coffee-room, “that our canine acquaintance (patting the animal at the same time) is now clearly exonerated252 from any participation253 of knavery. I had my suspicions that he was a well-disciplined associate in iniquity, taught to follow any person whom his pretended owner might point at, as a fit object of prey105.”
The Baronet and the Squire, particularly the latter, had heard much of the “Frauds of London,” but neither of them was aware that metropolitan254 roguery was carried on and accelerated through the medium of canine agency.
In confirmation255 of this fact, however, Dashall mentioned two circumstances, both of which had occurred within these few years back, the one of a man who, in different parts of the suburbs, used to secrete256 himself behind a hedge, and when a lady came in view, his dog would go forth to rob her; the reticule was the object of plunder7, which the dog seldom failed to get possession of, when he would instantly carry the spoil to his master. The other case was that of a person who had trained his dog to depredations257 in Whitechapel-market. This sly thief would reconnoitre the butcher's stalls, particularly on a Saturday night amidst the hurry of business, and carry off whatever piece of meat was most conveniently tangible258, and take it home with all possible caution and celerity. We have heard of their answering questions, playing cards, and casting accompts,—in fact, their instinctive259 sagacity has frequently the appearance of reasoning faculties260; they even now are competent to extraordinary performances, and what further wonders the ingenuity of man may teach them to accomplish, remains261 hereafter to be ascertained262.{1}
canine sagacity. It shews that the dog is sensible of
unmerited injury, and will revenge it accordingly; it
exhibits the dog also, as a reflective animal, and proves
that, though he has not the gift of speech, he is yet
endowed with the power of making himself understood by his
own species. Some years ago, the traveller of a mercantile
house in London, journeying into Cornwall, was followed by
his favourite dog, to Exeter; where the traveller left him,
in charge of the landlord of the Inn, until his return. The
animal was placed in an inner yard, which, for sometime
back, had been in the sole occupation of the house-dog; and
the latter, considering the new comer an intruder, did not
the poor animal availed himself of the first opportunity,
the traveller's dog returned to the Inn, accompanied by two
others, and the triumvirate entering the yard, proceeded to
howling from his territories. The two dogs were from
London,—
“Their locket letter'd braw-brass collars,
Shew'd they were gentlemen and scholars.”
Hence it appears, that the traveller's dog went to London,
[329] Emerging from the coffee-house, companied by their newly acquired canine friend, our observers proceeded along Piccadilly, when reaching its extremity272, and turning into the Park by Constitution-hill, they were met by the servant, Thady.
“Your honour,” said the valet, “haven't I been after soaking you, here and there, and every where, and no where at all, at all, vrid this letter, bad luck to it, becays of the trouble it may give you; and indeed I was sent after your honour by Miss Macgilligan;—there's ill luck at home, your honour.”
“Then I shall not make any haste,” said Sir Felix, “to meet such a guest.”
“My dear Nephew.—A vexatious affair has occurred.—I shall be glad to see you, as soon as possible.—J. M.”
“Perhaps you can oblige us with the history,” said the Baronet, “of this same 'vexatious affair;' but observe me, let it be an abridgement,—Miss Macgilligan will favour us with it in detail.”
“Why then, your honour,” said the valet, “you had not gone out many minutes, when there came a rit-tat to the door, and a gintail good-looking gentleman inquired for Mr. A——a. Begging your pardon, says I, if it is my master vou mane, he does not belong to the family of the Misters at all; his name is Sir Felix O'Grady, of the province of Munster, Baronet, and I am his valet; long life and good luck to both of us!”
[330] “This is rather a tedious commencement,” observed Sir Felix to his marvelling associates,—“but I believe we must let the fellow tell the story in his own way.—Well, Tliady, what next?”
“So, your Honour, he inquired whether he could spaak wid you, and I told him that it was rather doubtful, becays you were not at home; but, says I, Miss Judy Macgilligan, his Honour's reverend aunt, is now in her dressing-room, and no doubt will be proud in the honour of your acquaintance.”
“My 'reverend aunt' certainly ought to feel herself very much obliged to you.—Well, Sir!”
“And so, your Honour, the maid went for instructions, and Miss Macgilligan desired that the gentleman should be shewn into the drawing-room, until she could make her appearance. Well, then, after waiting some little time, he rings the bell, with the assurance of a man of quality, just as if he had been at home. So up stairs I goes, and meets him in the hall. 'Pray,' says he, 'have the goodness to present my best respects to the lady; I will not obtrude274 upon her at present, but shall call again tomorrow,' and away he walked; and that's all, your Honour.” “That's all! What am I to understand then by the 'vexatious affair' my aunt speaks of?”
“O,” exclaimed Thady, recollecting275 himself,—“may be she manes her gold watch, which the gentleman discovered in the drawing-room, and carried away in his pocket, by mistake!”
“Very well, Sir,” said the Baronet; “now that we have ?orne to the finis, you may go home.”
It is evident the gentleman had availed himself of the Baronet's absence from home, and that the information derived from the communicative valet encouraged the hope of success which he so adroitly276 realized.
Dashall and his Cousin were about sympathizing with the Baronet on this new misfortune, when he gave vent85 to bis feelings by an immoderate fit of laughter!—“Miss Macgilligan has had the benefit of a practical lesson,” he exclaimed, “which she cannot fail to remember;—her vanity would not permit her seeing the stranger until the frivolities of the toilet were adjusted, and thus he made the most of a golden opportunity.”
[331] The three friends now retraced277 their steps along Piccadilly, until they arrived at the residence of Dashall, when they separated; the Baronet to condole278 with Miss Macgilligan, and the two Cousins to dress, preparatory to their dining with an eminent279 merchant in the city.
Leaving then, for the present, Sir Felix and his aunt to their own family cogitations, we shall accompany the Hon. Tom Dashall and the Squire of Belville-hall on their civic280 expedition.
The wealthy citizen at whose table they were now entertained, rose, like many others, the children of industry, from comparative indigence281 to affluence, and from obscurity to eminence282.
The party was select; the dinner was sumptuous283, yet unostentatious; and the conversation, if not exactly in the first class of refinement284, was to the two strangers interestingly instructive, as embracing topics of mercantile pursuit with which they had hitherto been unacquainted. It was also highly enlivened by the sprightly285 sallies of three beautiful and elegantly accomplished286 young ladies, the daughters of the amiable287 host and hostess; and to these fair magnets of attraction, whom Dashall happily denominated the Graces, our gallant288 cavaliers were particularly assiduous in their attentions. The party broke up, after an evening of reciprocal enjoyment289; and Dashall on the way home expressed his belief that, with the solitary290 exception of one colossal291 instance of ignorance and brutality292, “the very respectable man” in society is most generally to be found among the merchants of London.{1}
1 “The very respectable. Man” is the true representative of
the commercial character of Great Britain. He possesses more
information than the Dutch trader, and more refinement than
and independent; and as he is too much in earnest for the
slightest affectation, he shews his character in his dress,
his carriage, and his general appearance. His dress is at
once plain and neat; and if his coat should accidentally
exhibit the cut of a more genteel manufacturer, the
interstice between his boot (he wears top boots) and small
stiffner two inches in diameter, and tied in a bow, besides
a variety of other more minute characteristics, decidedly
appearance of a man of fashion. The end of a Spitalfields
silk-handkerchief just appearing from the pocket hole at the
top of his skirt, shews at once his regard for good things
and native manufactures; while the dignity of his tread
declares his consciousness of his own importance, the
importance of “a very respectable man,” and to attribute it
to any other than such an “honest pride,” would be
derogatory to his reputation and feelings. If he meets a
business acquaintance of an higher rank than his own, his
respectful yet unembarrassed salutation at once sufficiently297
expresses the disparity of their two conditions, and his
consciousness of the respectability of his own, while the
respectfully condescending298 notice of the Peer exhibits the
reversed flow of the same feelings. The very respect-able
man is always accurately299 acquainted with the hackney coach
fares to the different parts of London, and any attempt at
imposition on the part of the coachman is sure to be
detected and punished. He is never to be caught walking to
the Bank on a public holiday; and the wind must have shifted
very fast indeed, if it should happen to be in the north,
when he believes it to be in the south. The state of the
stocks is familiar to him; and as he watches their
or even for months, is often in his memory. The very
respectable man is always employed, but never in a hurry;
and he perhaps is never better pleased than when he meets a
congenial friend, who interrupts the current of business by
failure: Mr. Such-a-one's rapid acquirement of fortune,—the
rise or fall of the funds, &c,—of all which the causes or
consequences are importantly whispered or significantly
prophesied304. At home the government of the very respectable
his wife has not, like the woman of fashion, any distinct
rights, but she enjoys extensive indulgencies; she has
power, but it flows from him, and though she is a
responsible, she is not a discretional, agent. The table is
to correspond with the moderation of the master, and the
matron will be scolded or reproved as it varies from the
The very respectable man is never less in his element than
when he is in the centre of his wife's parties, for here he
such character as the very respectable woman. All our women
would be women of fashion; and in dress and expense, in the
numbers of their card tables, and the splendour of their
parties, in every thing but manners, they are. Here, at his
own fireside, the very respectable man may be considered as
provided him as soon as possible, renders him blind to the
respect-able man shews to least advantage as a politician;
as his opinions are derived less from reading than
experience, they are apt to be dogmatical and contracted. In
political philosophy he is too frequently half a century
behind his age; is still in the habit of considering specie
as wealth, and talks loudly of the commercial benefits of
the late war. Such is the “very respectable man,” a
character decidedly inferior to that of many individuals in
the class of society immediately above him; but which,
considered as the character of a class, appears to be
superior at once to that above and that below it—on a
comparison with that above too, it more than makes up in the
appears to be like Solon's laws, if not the very best that
might be, at least the best of which the state of society
admits. In the lower orders, the social character is in its
mineral state; in the higher, the fineness of the gold is
prejudicial to its durability311. In the “very respectable man
greater quantity, and adapted to all the uses and purposes
for which it is designed. As a civil member of society, if
derived to society from his industry and integrity, more
than counterbalance those defects in his theory. As a
religious member of society, if his religion might be more
refined, if his attendance at church is considered rather as
a parochial than a spiritual duty, and his appearance in his
own pew is at least as much regarded as his devotions there;
the regularity314 of his attendance, the harmony of his
principles and practice, his exemplary manner of filling his
different relations, more than make up for the inferiority
in the tone of his religion. The commercial and religious
capital of society are, in short, continually advancing by
otherwise would if those exertions were directed by more
intellect.
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celestial
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investigation
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simplicity
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cape
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amazement
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intercourse
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veneration
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credulous
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expiration
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lodging
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expounder
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affinity
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majesty
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hesitation
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restitution
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squire
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pretext
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inquiry
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scrutinized
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lucre
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minion
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mansion
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weds
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preposterous
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avarice
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aggravation
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amenable
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transgression
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