denly starting up, rang the bell in a style which seemed to infer that the impatience he had so philosophically repressed heretofore, had now found vent at his finger ends. old So thought the old stairs. butler butler below "I must go now," he said, "I must It's no use putting off any longer, go, now. it must come, so give us hold." And he held out his hand for the newspaper, which the housekeeper, in her care for her master, had retained until she thought he might have had time to take his breakfast. "Well," said she, sighing, as she resigned the paper; "it must come, as you say, and, perhaps, the sooner it is over the better." Again the bell rang, and now the butler moved away in earnest in earnestbut not with alacrity-the angry peal seemed rather to repress than excite his energies. Harvey," said Mr. Dalton, as the man entered the breakfast-parlour; “I desire you will tell the newsman to-morrow that, if he be so late again, I shall lodge a complaint against him.” "Yes, sir." 66 There is no excuse-none whatever, for such dilatory work," continued he, tearing the envelope from the paper. "No, sir," "Remove those things." He crushed the envelope and threw it into the fire. "I have not relished my breakfast at all," said he, opening the paper to its full dimensions. "I'm very sorry, sir." “I never do, if I haven't the paper, and know." that you The experienced butler made no further reply; he saw the paper was duly folded to the leading article. denly starting up, rang the bell in a style which seemed to infer that the impatience he had so philosophically repressed heretofore, had now found vent at his finger ends. So thought the old butler below stairs. "I must go now," he said, "I must go, now. It's no use putting off any longer, it must come, so give us hold." And he held out his hand for the newspaper, which the housekeeper, in her care for her master, had retained until she thought he might have had time to take his breakfast. "Well," said she, sighing, as she resigned the paper; "it must come, as you say, and, perhaps, the sooner it is over the better." Again the bell rang, and now the butler moved away in earnest in earnestbut not with alacrity-the angry peal seemed rather to repress than excite his energies. "Harvey," said Mr. Dalton, as the man entered the breakfast-parlour; "I desire you will tell the newsman to-morrow that, if he be so late again, I shall lodge a complaint against him." "Yes, sir." "There is no excuse-none whatever, for such dilatory work," continued he, tearing the envelope from the paper. "Remove those things' He crushed the envelope and threw it into the fire. "Yes, sir." "I have not relished my breakfast at all," said he, opening the paper to its full dimensions. "I'm very sorry, sir." 66 "I never do, if I haven't the paper, and that you know." The experienced butler made no further reply; he saw the paper was duly folded to the leading article. 66 Stupid-absurd-ridiculous-stuffpshaw !" ejaculated the choleric gentleman, as he hastily turned to another page: "I'll read no more of their trash. I wonder what old woman they have for editor now? Why, in the devil's name, don't you carry those things away." Harvey who had been covertly watching his master all this time, now collected cups and spoons, very industriously, and hurried out of the room. Hardly had he reached his own domain, however, ere he was again summoned by a thundering peal of the bell; and, before he had ascended the stairs it rang again, and again, and again. Mr. Dalton was pacing the room in a towering passion. "You knew of this," said he inarticulately, for he was white with passion, and pointing with one hand to a paragraph in the paper which he held in the other. 66 N-o, sir," stammered Harvey. 66 Speak out, sir-speak out. Were you |