Emmanuel Burden, merchant, of Thames St., in the city of London, exporter of hardware : a record of his lineage, speculations, last days and death . an workmanship, andthe air, in every subdued decoration, of har-mony with the English air and manner, the olddignified English quarter in which this Englishhouse had been built two hundred years mind was still upon these charming char- 54 MU Hrin)EN acters of security and rt^posc, when Mr Harburysaid to him (juictly and witli a smile : Cosmo, I have asked for ^^1250. ... I amdetermined tliat you shall have somethinf^ inhand ; you must h
Emmanuel Burden, merchant, of Thames St., in the city of London, exporter of hardware : a record of his lineage, speculations, last days and death . an workmanship, andthe air, in every subdued decoration, of har-mony with the English air and manner, the olddignified English quarter in which this Englishhouse had been built two hundred years mind was still upon these charming char- 54 MU Hrin)EN acters of security and rt^posc, when Mr Harburysaid to him (juictly and witli a smile : Cosmo, I have asked for ^^1250. ... I amdetermined tliat you shall have somethinf^ inhand ; you must have your mind quite free . .when the work you nia\- liave to do begins. And Cosmo did nothin^^ but smile in answera little sadly, and nod once or twice. Ihen old Mr Ashini{ton came toddlino- back,put on gold spectacles with great elaboration,laid the form on the table by Cosmo, and,bendin(( over it, followed down its few clauseswith his delicate white linger, and Cosmo readthem, murmuring their words ; and then oldMr Ashington said : Thats where you sign; thats where yousign ; thats where you sign. And Cosmosigned, and the thing was done. I. CKOKCE IIAMITON, IlONKEK AMi ( a sketch VERV KINDI-V CoMMf MCATKI) IIV 1 lit AKTIST, lltb bISTEK, ) CHAPTER III n^HE MKorio Delta lies, as its name im--^ plies/ at the mouth of the MKorio river. This protracted and beneficent stream wasfirst seen on the loth July 1863, by the noble-hearted Garry, who, coming across it in therainy season, and mistaking the character ofthe waterway, christened it Lake crossed it, and pursued his way withoutdiscovering his error. It was next visited (unless we accept thevery doubtful story of Van Arlst two yearsbefore) by the intrepid Matherson in had the misfortune to cross it in themiddle of the dry season, and was wholly un-aware of its importance. On his historic map,which is still preserved by the Royal Geogra-phical Society in Burlington
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