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14 thing better than that upright cottage she learnt on. Well, now, old friend, I want to make Mary a present. Now, it's no use your kicking, because I've made up my mind, and you know when the General makes up | his mind to do a thing, he’s going todo it, Well, last night [thought and thought about this, and I pictured to myself what delight it would be to me to see Mary" eyes when you took her into your parlor, and T stood no and uncovered it and gave it to That would be an excuse for me to run down and you, don't you see? up my mind to do it. But I couldn't quite settle who to go to, and that's what's been keeping me a thinking ever since you came up. Theres lots of piano people, but then the best is what I want when I make a present, and 0 ‘ve made up my mind,”—and before Uncle Josh could stop him, the General had shouted out of the window to the and ina few minutes the hack drew up at Weber's warerooms, at the corner of Fifth avenue aud West Sixteenth street. “Come, Uncle Josh, get out!” cried the General, bustling into th “Trea great respect for this house. They are the nicest people to do business with in the world, and you're sure of the very best. I've got lots of friends in the musical profession, and they all indorse Weber. I was here just before you came, to look ever the stock, and although you won't believe it. 1 know a good instrument when I hear it. Well, out of all this stock there isn't a bad-toned piano.” * Bat,” splattered Uncle Josh, “+1 won't have it is all wrong. “Hold your tongu Soin Iriver, This I— The piano’s bought, and on such easy terms that T ahan’t even miss the money; As they got into the hack, don't say another word the General asked Uncle Josh if he had ever heard of an instrament callel the Or- He in the “Bee contin the Gen- 1, “I thought that when Mary was away, or got mar- you might miss the music, and in that case you like to play yoursel “Play myself! W hot ha! be you may laugh, but I suppose you can turn the of a grindstone, can't you!” oye mean—me play! Hot + Well, driver, you just take us to 831 Broadway, ani Tl ehow you an instrament that, by turzing a handle ything: sacred, secular, and popular. Come, jamp in.” Ina fe es Uncle Josh, to his aston- labment, found himself playing airs from Mencelssobn and Mozart, Beethoven and W It is need say that t nical Orguinette Company received an orderto send an instrument down to Massa setts; and many is the evening, when Mary is away, that the orguinette, played by Uncle Josh, will mak the hours slip pleasantly by, and afford an evening's min er. “And now, U it's about time I got back to my work.” remarked the General as they stepped 10 the hack; ‘and on our way I'll ask you to stop at f, Tuthill & Bresnan’s, No. 201-205 Willlam street in this city, and I guess [ want some.” And so they drove back to the Union Square Hotel, and dined pleas antly together, bat Uncle Josh did not try that red wine again After dinner, whilst smoking, J abraptls: *G * Well—ahem—yea, sometimes.” What do you play Poker or euchre; the first for choice,” answered the General, witha merry twinklein his eye.‘ Why do you ask * “Well, yesce, General, when Icame up bere, I met a fellow on the steamer who played euchre purty consid erable blamed well; be beat me into a cocked hat. Now, I guess I'd like to get that ten-dollar bill back if asked somewhat eneral, do you ever play cards 7” Tkin.” ‘All right; I'l give you a polot. I got nipped two ar three times;" and the memory of those moments THE JUDGE. seemed to give the General a spasm of pain. “Bat ot even, I wrote to Suydam, 65 and 67 Ni HON Rune TNS taenteey gee IERSIEE on horny of by thes to IN when Bs 0, ¥.D F Nasnaa 8c, New Yor cy. street, in the city here, and be sent me ‘How to Win at Canis." You bet I soon nd bett “Well, I gness I can do the sam the And the story goes that when Uncl the train on bi 3h ot even, A's stop Josh got out of return, there was a merry look in his ed two crisp ten-dollar notes, which, s he put them in bis pocket with achuckle, was far from pleasins toa lashy-dressed individual, who thrust a pack of cards into his pocket in the smoking-car and slared ominously at Uncle Josh as the train sped away to Boston And now, when the frost and snow keep Uncle Josh close to the stove in his New England home, he sits avd thinks of the pleasant time he spent with the General, in New York. He is never tired of telling his trange adventures in a New York Hack, and all the tights he saw. The goods, of course, duly arrived, and the General inaugurated the presentation of the plano itirely to the satisfaction of himself, Uncle Josh, and eye sur | the rest of the Vedder family. One evening after dinner Cacle Josh turned to the General wit grave look in his face and asked somewhat abruptly ha vei General, have you ever bad any \, money given to you to put out for other people t” “Well, yes, Josh a risky busine much care about. “Well, General, it's Just this way. Yesee I've been a pretty careful man, and I've made money, and people down my way have given me their savings; some of them's a goodish lump, and others is but little. Well! I said I'd see what I could do when I come up to New York to invest for them, bat I'd hate to think I was golog to run any great risk. Yo see U. S. Bonds is all very well, but the interest is not as goodas might be. Now don’t you know of any respectable firm as I could go to and ace “bout this matter?” "Well, Josh, it so happens I do, though, like you, I have always been troubled until I became acquainted with a firm that just meets this parpose, and certainly stops all such nonsense as the buying of lottery tick- ets with the remote chance of a prize. Now, I'll tell you what It is. The International Banking Company I have; but it's nd one I don't | of this city sell governm: Hi! Slop alr 32 Fifth Avenve nT MAC GREGORS 1 ANT SOME CARLowiz onds of all Ei re gu ropean anteed by their ble at stated pe- mounts of 20, 50, 100, 250, nominations of their respective coun h drawn be t only redeemed with minal oF face value also attended with panied by a premium ranging from $10 to wernments, These bonds respective covernments a nods. They 400, 500 in thi 1d redeem trie S ils are n their or ac $150,000. But in order that the poor man as well as the rich invest bis savings in a sound enterprise, and at 1¢ time have the opportunity of great gain, this company agrees to sell such bonds by the payment of monthly installments of from $5 to $25, so as to suit the convenience of the purchaser, for which he receives an installment certificate, with receipt for each pay- ment acknowlelzed on that certificate, “Now it seems to me, Uncle Josh, that this 1s not only a great, but a philanthropic scheme, It is a ch has heen thoroughly tested in France and Germany, and which works admiralily under the Inter- national Banking Company's arrangements. I've tried it, and I find the ¢ nid its workings to be solid and subst ever fail to recommend it. Til go there scheme w t does seem good. to-morrow morni And Unele Josh has 1 at No. 150 Broad bot for 1 farme chanics. “Say, Uncle Josh!” said the General, turning to him of a sudden whilst walking down Fulton street, hav- ing left the hack at the cornet ing that baby-carriage, why didn’t you think of some- thing that would help the poor mother even more than xiving the children fresh air? You say the child is sick. Well, now, my sister, who has a large family, told me the other day she could not enjoy a night's rest until she used a certain preparation.” “What is ir" exclaimed Josh, “Anything as'll help Mrs. Smithers that money kin buy, I'l git it. “Well, Uncle Josh, it’s Castoria. You should just see my sister's children since she’s given it to them. Our being in this street reminds me we can go to the bead- quarters and get some, although any druggist has got it. Here we are at their office; let's go in and see Dr. Pitcher. Unele Josh got a letter from Mrs. Smithers soon after, stating that the child was now quite well, and that the little one never forgot Unele Josh in her prayers; in- deed since then many a mother in New England blesses Castoria. “Now, General, I want to take the hack to F. W. De- voe & Co., in Fulton street. Mary, she’s crazy to get a box of their oll colors, in tubes. That girl's quicker ‘gretted the investme hot only for hin tradespeople, and wh were buy- comicbooks.com