. Harper's weekly. ake back this money, I said. Iwillan- got to correction and advice; and finally shei con- her with a very red face, in the midst of an ani- mated argument with Jcames as to the proper mau- lers habits of life some curious particulars came out. It appeared that the man never did any thing in the house except wait at table, and occasionally open the door in the absence of the footman. He was very rarely at home; often spending entire nights out, and returning about six in the mora- Ing, when he was always let in by Arthur,.who, summer and winter, rose at five. When pressed as
. Harper's weekly. ake back this money, I said. Iwillan- got to correction and advice; and finally shei con- her with a very red face, in the midst of an ani- mated argument with Jcames as to the proper mau- lers habits of life some curious particulars came out. It appeared that the man never did any thing in the house except wait at table, and occasionally open the door in the absence of the footman. He was very rarely at home; often spending entire nights out, and returning about six in the mora- Ing, when he was always let in by Arthur,.who, summer and winter, rose at five. When pressed as to his own reasons for rising ;o early, he hesi- tated at first; but at lengthreplied that he alwayi occupied himself about his own affairs before sixoclock, when he considered his days work for the family ought to begin. Did his mistress know of her butlers proceedings ? He could not say. Mr. Jacobs (the butler) had a key ef the houee^eer. March 26, 1864.] HARPERS WEEKLY. j spoken of, as it might occasion unpleas-. *lii« h (although I should have been at a nfortilde impression he knew much moreI,,. ,.-1,,,... to divulge of the affairs, but; him. He did not indeed deny. positively admitted, that he had myself, why I wasuprcssion grew innd conversed with to Ladv Fetherstones (among others, a remarkableshabbiness in such articles of his attire as he hadto purchase himself), tended to convince me thathe bad been led to indulge in thi3 dangerous prac-tice, and was greatly straitened in means in conse-quence, I had much serious talk with him at that time;speaking with an earnest authority which 1 felt ourmutual relatiuns not only warranted but called although he listened with respectful attention,and an appearance of being impressed by what I me never to bet in future (lie did not sny again); howas still silent and uncommunicative, and there-fore, to a certain degree, unsatisfactory. preoccupied with anxious and difficult coses; butthe thought of Arthur Bent
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