mas Merriam,--Wall Street. Punctually at twelve, the cooper reported hims

siness at once, as I am particularly engaged this m

can procure me a

told me you w

s s

ield you a g

ay. Lately it has been depressed, and for

anticipate

in. It may be so

ou are willing to underta

o objection to any

m reflecte

ffer except the post of porter. If that will sui

take it, sir. Anything

that you have been accustomed to ea

the best times," said T

l expect you, then, to-morrow morning

m blessed with

of that. St

desk, and presently retur

to your wif

success. His present engagement would enable him to bridge over the du

s. Crump. "We've got an

orgotten what

," said Aunt Rachel. "To my mind it's extravagant to have meat a

Jack, "I woul

e I eat," said his aunt, in sev

brother, "and as to the poor-house, I've got some good new

ed Mrs. Crump, lo

found em

t your

e, which will pay equally

hich he was enabled to serve Mr. Merriam,

lars a day, and we've got nearly the whole of the money

asked the cooper of his sister, who, in subdue

said Rachel, lugubriously. "I heard of a porter, once, who had a grea

oper l

the other is the inevitable lot of a

prepared for the worst,

ays looking for it

ok for it or not," returned

pon it, since, according to your admi

er knitting, in

piece of pudding, Timo

said the cooper, passing his plate. "Seems

tite, that is all," sai

, with a sudden thought, "I quite f

r m

om Mr. M

w me," said Mrs.

ded me this envelope for you. I am not quite sure whether

le curiosity, and uttered an exclamation of su

springing to get it, "you're in

Crump, joyfully. "But, Timothy, i

yours. I'll put it in t

way, father, when you see him again, won't you just insi

tion, and a haughty spirit

ly but once," said Jack, under his