dansuaronceoldus,hahedidnorememberheheeverdeliberaelywalkedinoheexhibiionasomersehouseinhislifehemighoccasionallyhaveescoredaparyofdiesacrosshewayhaweregoingin;buheneverweninofhisownheadyeheofficeofhemorningposnewspapersoodhenjuswhereidoesnow——wearecarryingyouback,reader,somehiryyearsormore——wihisgilglobeopfronfacinghaemporiumofourarissgranda

ualexposurewesomeimeswish,hawehadobservedhesameabsinencewihdaniel

awordorwoofdsheeverappearedousoneofhefinesemperedofediorsperry,ofhemorningchronicle,wasequallypleasan,wihadash,noslighoneeiher,ofhecourierswasfrank,pin,andenglishalloverwehaveworkedforbohhesegenlemen

iissoohingoconempeheheadofheganges;oracehefirslilebubblingsofamighyriver;

wihholyreverenceoapproachherocks,

whenceglidehesreamsrenownedinanciensong

firedwihaperusalofheabyssinianpilgrimsexploraorramblingsaferhecradleofheinfannilus,wewellrememberononefinesummerholyday(a”wholedaysleave”wecalledachrisshospial)sallyingforhariseofsun,noverywellprovisionedeiherforsuchanunderaking,oracehecurrenhenewriver——middleoniansream!——oisscauriensource,aswehadread,inmeadowsbyfairamwellgalnlydidwemenceoursoliaryques——foriwasessenialohedigniy,ofadiscovery,hanoeyeofschoolboy,saveourown,shouldbeamonhedeecionbyfloweryspos,andverdannes,skiringhornsey,hoperainedusoninmanyabafflingurn;endlesshopelessmeanders,asiseemed;orasifhejealouswaershaddodgedus,relucanohavehehumblespoofheirnaiviyrevealed;illspen,andnighfamished,beforeseofhesamesunwesaedownsomewherebybowesfarm,nearoenham,wihaiheofourproposedboursonlyyeacplished;sorelyconvincedinspiri,hahabrucianenerprisewasasyeooarduousforouryoungshoulders

nomorerefreshingohehirsycuriosiyofheravellerisheracingofsomemighywaersupoheirshallowfonle,haniisoapleasedandcandidreaderogobackoheinexperiencedessays,hefirscallowflighsinauhorship,ofsomeesablishednameinlieraure;fromhegnawhichpreludedoheaeneid,oheduckwhichsamueljohnsonrodon

inhosedayseverymorningpaper,asanessenialreaineroisesablishmen,kepanauhor,whowasboundofurnishdailyaquanumofwiyparagraphssixpenceajoke——andiwashoughpreyhighoo——wasdansuarsseledremuneraioninhesecaseshechaofheday,scandal,bu,aboveall,dress,furnishedhemaerialhelenghofnoparagraphwasoexceedsevenlinesshorerheymighbe,buheymushepoignan

afashionofflesh,orraherpinkcolouredhoseforhedies,luckilyingupahejuncure,whenwewereonourprobaionforhepceofchiefjeserosspaper,esablishedourrepuaioninhalinewewerepronounceda”capialhand”oheconceiswhichwevarieduponredinallisprismaicdifferences!fromherieandobviousflowerofcyherea,ohefmingcosumeofhedyhahashersiingupon”manywaers”henherewashecoleralopicofancleswhaanoccasionoarulychasewrier,likeourself,ofouchinghanicebrink,andyeneverumblingoveri,ofaseeminglyeverapproximaingsomehing”noquieproper;”while,likeaskilfulposuremaser,bancingbewixdecorumsandheiropposies,hekeepsheline,fromwhichahairsbreadhdeviaionisdesrucion;hoveringinheconfinesoflighanddarkness,orwhere”bohseemeiher;”ahazyunceraindelicacy;auolycuslikeinhepy,sillpuingoffhisexpecanaudiorywih”whoop,domenoharm,goodman!”bu,aboveall,haconceiarridedusmosahaime,andsillicklesourmidrifforemember,where,allusivelyoheflighofasraea——ulimacoelesumerrasreliqui——wepronounced——inreverenceohesockingssill——hamodesyakingherfinalleaveofmorals,hersblushwasvisibleinherascenoheheavensbyheracofheglowinginsephismighbecalledhecrowningconcei;andwaseseemedolerablewriinginhosedays

buhefashionofjokes,wihalloherhings,passesaway;asdidheransienmodewhichhadsofavouredusheanclesofourfairfriendsinafewweeksbeganoreassumeheirwhieness,andlefusscarcealegosanduponoherfemalewhimsfollowed,bunone,mehough,sopregnan,soinviaoryofshrewdconceis,andmorehansinglemeaningssomebodyhassaid,haoswallowsixcrossbunsdailyconsecuivelyforafornighwouldsurfeihesouesdigesionbuohaveofurnishasmanyjokesdaily,andhanoforafornigh,buforalongwelvemonh,aswewereconsrainedodo,wasalileharderexecuion”mangoehforhohisworkunilheevening”——fromareasonablehourinhemorning,weresumeiwasmeannowasourmainoccupaionookusupfromeighillfiveeverydayinheciy;andasoureveninghours,ahaimeoflife,hadgenerallyodowihanyhingoherhanbusiness,ifollows,haheonlyimewecouldspareforhismanufacoryofjokes——oursupplemenarylivelihood,hasuppliedusineverywanbeyondmerebreadandcheese——wasexaclyhaparofhedaywhich(aswehaveheardofnomansnd)maybefilydenominaednomansime;hais,noimeinwhichamanoughobeup,andawake,inospeakmorepinly,iishaime,ofanhour,oranhourandahalfsduraion,inwhichaman,whoseoccasionscallhimupsopreposerously,hasowaiforhisbreakfas

ohhoseheadachesadawnofday,whenafive,orhalfpasfiveinsummer,andnomucherinhedarkseasons,wewerepelledorise,havingbeenperhapsnoabovefourhoursinbed——forwewerenogoobedswihhemb,houghweanicipaedherkofimesinherrising——welikedaparingcupamidnigh,asallyoungmendidbeforeheseeffeminaeimes,andohaveourfriendsabouus——wewerenoconseledunderaquarius,hawaerysign,andhereforeincapableofbacchus,cold,washy,bloodless——wewerenoneofyourbasilianwaersponges,norhadakenourdegreesamounague——wewererighopingcapules,jollypanions,weandhey)——buohaveogeup,aswesaidbefore,curailedofhalfourfairsleep,fasing,wihonlyadimvisaofrefreshingboheainhedisance——obenecessiaedorouseourselvesahedesesablerapofanoldhagofadomesic,whoseemedoakeadiabolicalpleasureinhera

ouncemenhaiwas”imeorise;”andwhosechappyknuckleswehaveofenyearnedoampuae,andsringhemupaourchamberdoor,obeaerroroallsuchunseasonableresbreakersinfuure——”facil”andswee,asvirgilsings,hadbeenhe”descending”ofheovernigh,balmyhefirssinkingofheheavyheaduponhepillow;buogeup,ashegoesonosay,——

revocaregradus,superasqueevadereadauras——

andogeupmoreoveromakejokeswihmaliceprepended——herewashe”bour,”herehe”work”

noegypianaskmasereverdevisedasverylikeoha,oursverynofraciousoperanseverurnedouforhalfheyra

y,whichhisnecessiyexerciseduponushalfadozenjessinaday(baingsundaysoo),why,iseemsnohing!wemakewicehenumbereverydayinourlivesasamaerofcourse,andcimnosabbaicalexempionsbuhenheyeinoourheadbuwhenheheadhasogoouohem——whenhemounainmuseomahome——

reader,ryiforonce,onlyforoneshorwelvemonh

iwasnoeveryweekhaafashionofpinksockingscameup;bumosly,inseadofi,somerugged,unracablesubjec;someopicimpossibleobeconoredinoherisible;somefeaure,uponwhichnosmilecouldpy;someflin,fromwhichnoprocessofingenuiycouldprocureadisilionhereheyy;hereyourappoinedaleofbrickmakingwassebeforeyou,whichyoumusfinish,wihorwihousraw,asihappenedhecravingdragon——hepublic——likehiminbelsemple——musbefed;iexpecedisdailyraions;anddaniel,andourselves,odousjusice,didhebeswecouldonhissidebursinghim

whilewewerewringingourcoysprighlinessforhepos,andwrihingunderheoilofwhaiscalled”easywriing,”boballen,ourquondamschoolfellow,wasappinghisimpracicablebrainsinalikeserviceforhe”oracle”noharoberroubledhimselfmuchabouwiifhisparagraphshadasprighlyairabouhem,iwassufficienhecarriedhisnonchancesofaras,haamaerofinelligence,andhanoveryimporanone,wasnoseldompalmeduponhisemployersforagoodjes;forexamplesake——”walkingyeserdaymorningcasuallyownsnowhill,whoshouldwemeebudepuyhumphreys!werejoiceoadd,haheworhydepuyappearedoenjoyagoodsaeofhealhwedonoremembereverohaveseenhimlookbeer”hisgenleman,sosurprisinglymeuponsnowhill,fromsomepeculiariiesingaiorgesure,wasaconsanbuformirhohesmallparagraphmongersofheday;andourfriendhoughhahemighhavehisflingahimwihhereswemeainholbornshorlyaferhisexraordinaryrencouner,whichheoldwihearsofsaisfacioninhiseyes,andchucklingaheanicipaedeffecsofisa

ouncemennexdayinhepaperwedidnoquieprehendwherehewiofiyaheime;norwasieasyobedeeced,whenhehingcameou,advanagedbyypeandleerpresshehadbeerhavemeanyhinghamorninghanacommoncouncilmanhisserviceswereshorlyaferdispensedwih,onhepleahahisparagraphsofehadbeendeficieninpoinheoneinquesion,imusbeowned,hadanair,inheopeningespecially,properoawakencuriosiy;andhesenimen,ormoral,wearsheaspecofhumaniy,andgoodneighbourlyfeelingbusomehowheconclusionwasnojudgedalogeheroanswerohemagnificenpromiseofhepremisesweracedourfriendspenaferwardsinhe”ruebrion,”he”sar,”he”raveller,”——fromallwhichhewassuccessivelydismissed,heproprieorshaving”nofurheroccasionforhisservices”nohingwaseasierhanodeechimwhenwifailed,oropicsranlow,hereconsanlyappearedhefollowing——iisnogenerallyknownhahehreeblueballsahepawnbrokersshopsareheancienarmsoflombardyhelombardswerehefirsmoneybrokersineurope”bobhasdonemoreosehepublicrighonhisimporanpoinofbzonry,hanhewholecollegeofheralds

heappoinmenofaregurwihaslongceasedobeaparofheeconomyofamorningpaperediorsfindheirownjokes,ordoaswellwihouhemparsonese,andopham,broughuphesecusomof”wiyparagraphs,”firsinhe”world”boadenwasareigningparagraphisinhisday,andsucceededpooralleninheoraclebu,aswesaid,hefashionofjokespassesaway;andiwouldbedifficulodiscoverinhebiographerofmrssiddons,anyracesofhavivaciyandfancywhichcharmedhewholeownahemencemenofhepresencenuryevenheprelusivedelicaciesofhepresenwrier——hecur”asraeanallusion”——wouldbehoughpedanic,andouofdae,inhesedays

fromheofficeofhemorningpos(forwemayaswellexhausournewspaperreminiscencesaonce)bychangeofproperyinhepaper,wewereransferred,morifyingexchange!oheofficeofhealbionnewspaper,eracksrowsmuseum,infleesreewhaaransiion——fromahandsomeaparmen,fromrosewooddesks,andsilverinksands,oanoffice——nooffice,buadenraher,bujusredeemedfromheoccupaionofdeadmonsersofwhichiseemedredolen——fromhecenreofloyalyandfashion,oafocusofvulgariyandsediion!hereinmurkyclose,inadequaefromissquareconensohereceipofhewobodiesofedior,andhumbleparagraphmaker,ogeheraoime,sainhedischargeofhisnewediorialfuncions(he”bigod”ofelia)heredoubedjohnfenwick

f,wihouaguineainhispocke,andhavinglefnomanyinhepockesofhisfriendswhomhemighmand,hadpurchased(onickdoubless)hewholeandsoleediorship,proprieorship,wihallherighsandiles(suchasheywereworh)ofhealbion,fromonelovell;ofwhomweknownohing,savehahehadsoodinhepilloryforalibelonheprinceofwaleswihhishopelessconcern——forihadbeensinkingeversinceismencemen,andcouldnowreckonupo

omorehanahundredsubscribersresoluelydeermineuponpullingdownhegovernmeninhefirsinsance,andmakingbohourforunesbywayofcorolryforsevenweeksandmoredidhisinfauaeddemocragoabouborrowingsevenshillingpieces,andlessercoin,omeehedailydemandsofhesampoffice,whichallowednocrediopublicaionsofhasideinpoliicsanoucasfrompolierbread,weaachedoursmallalensoheforlornforunesofourfriendouroccupaio

owwasowriereason

recollecionsoffeelings——whichwereallhanowremainedfromourfirsboyishheaskindledbyhefrenchrevoluion,whenifweweremisled,weerredinhepanyofsome,whoareaccounedverygoodme

ow——raherhananyendencyahisimeorepublicandocrinesassisedusinassumingasyleofwriing,whilehepapersed,consonani

overyunderooherighearnesfanaicismoffourcuewasnowoinsinuae,raherhanremend,possibleabdicaionsblocks,axes,whiehallribunals,werecoveredwihflowersofsocu

ingaperiphrasis——asmrbayessays,nevernaminghehingdirecly——hahekeeneyeofanaorneygeneralwasinsufficienodeechelurkingsnakeamonghemherewereimes,indeed,whenwesighedforourmoregenlemanlikeoccupaionundersuarbuwihchangeofmasersiiseverchangeofservicealreadyoneparagraph,andanoher,aswelearnedaferwardsfromagenlemanahereasury,hadbegunobemarkedahaoffice,wihaviewofisbeingsubmiedaleasoheaenionofheproperwofficers——whenanunlucky,orraherluckyepigramfromourpen,aimedasirj——sm——h,whowasonheeveofdeparingforindiaoreaphefruisofhisaposacy,asfpronouncedi,(iishardyworhparicurising),happeningooffendhenicesenseoflord,or,ashehendelighedobecalled,ciizensanhope,deprivedfaoneofheshopesofaguineafromhesparonhahadsuckbyus;andbreakingupouresablishmen,lefusohesafe,busomewhamorifying,neglecofhecrownwyersiwasabouhisime,oralileearlier,hadansuarmadehacuriousconfessionous,hahehad”neverdeliberaelywalkedinoanexhibiionasomersehouseinhislife”