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346 Bartleby, the Scrivener. [November fate, the comforter of a lonely hearth, the inking in of association with dps that nce were happy, of faces now ed and eater yn dar prae Ttis gonevally understood oles that the excelleee ofall ponel apd profititory Jaws consists inthe general applicability ot their several provisions, set» clear Sefton of the mode of thei administra tion and execution. Prompt to overtake the allenlerellcent in the psahment of the guilty, get free from the objection creck of intone ‘Fredy thee prnepls, how jm fecishow Injurbus ae the provisione of {iis civ ste.” Whence the reessity for encouraging the practice of ova fod then F Whence the necessity for pitting Co death naocent mi banaless faimal, even for the Want of proper caution on the arto | downer? "Bt, it may be sai ll this sels outery sn fanitsfnding, enlees You can pont oat a remedy, and suggest 4X nore effective means of protctng the ble from the dangers eth are known, fr avo generally bard, to exit, in & large ity, by the unrestrained reaming a dogs duving the hot and sultry portion of the summer Without attsptng fo Aigewss the questions whether soe an yl ally des exist or not or iit exists gf si-nlher Ss ot mbch gue in dre, by te apprehension of those who ds to pred ote anes {ate the velalve ature of canine he Sian incanty, ad the comparative ifr Seng he tomer, Tl ae ty ie by respctaly proposing, Ant ‘when the net cena abv of which i shall appear that the promelgaton of sucha lay dened expedient for tho i welfare, i cheald provi st fe Ios: te the captre and fekeping {ta Er i oe dog tout at ge tit br ei) ma Tsilbout a wut mute; that {tained forthe spas of one wes dure log which tie they are fo be eethered BERIT te pry by ecrla deeipio can prove himself the owen, sty semi othe pat ft Animal sented on the payment ef 2 Etipulted allowanee for bord an ar ital fe fur the lguation of pound et Fens. Aner theeapration ofthe werk, Bogs thon uneained toe ol at public auction tothe highs bide, tho furplsuge ofthe percha money, ver ihe expenses and Res, to be applst to {he toe af the charable insttabons of te ay. BARTLEBY, THE SCRIVENER. AMC rather elderly man, ‘Tae natare af my sveextions for the last thirty ‘years ‘has brought mo into sore tha Srdinary coutact with what ould seem Siotecsting and soewit sngolar sot ff snon, of whom as. yet nothing that [ Know o has ever beet seit the law-copyists ot senveners. 1 have Know very many of them, proesionally and prvately, and if I pleated, could Int livers Hitrk, a whieh od mac fred gentlemen might sail, end rent rental tous might weep. Bat wave {be biogas ofall other serrenes for 2 few passages in the his ot Bartleby, who wat awerirencr the strangest | eve fw or beard of White of ether lay exppite night ‘wate the complete le of Barileby nothing of that sore eam be one, 1 telieve that no materals exist & Tiogrsphy of cpntable Toss to ilerature. Tharsby ras one of those beings of whom noting is ascertainable, except from the origins sourees 0 tis ae those eo very small, What my cra astonished ope aw al Barco tose Sant Coow of an cre ea {awry Wh al apa i Pr intwacng the scrivner as he fit speared to Beto Take mete snend of pelt my employe nt istness ny amber and feted wo rvumtings; becauso smo suck description iotupenabletoen depute ing athe ci’ chet about tte Peal Teprnis: Yaa aman who fom is oul oprards has bern Bedi © rotund covcon tthe eae ray Siete ess” ee, owe bbe {oa yrotesion prorabaiy cates nol rervous, exon to turbulence, at times, yet thing of that srt ave fever eid itaralemy pce fam. ane of tse ‘nami ieyers who never areses Juryorin any way des dena Syne in Un col aga sob reo ns bases Saore [Heronar Mavi Vg Rebranty y Mogeaine 7 (N ovewbt") \¥S3 1953] Bartleby, the Scrivener, oT rich men’s bonds and mortgages and tl Tere TUT aro kom me, consider mo Sreninently safe man. The late Joh hos Aston, a personage litle given to iret ethno been In Fronnuncing my Best grand point (o Ark] fay ber, method. PT donot feat i sanity, bat spy record the fon, tat Twas ot-unenployed mn muy profesion by the late Jol Jacob Astor 5 E"pnine which T admit, Tove to repeat fort hath rounded ant orieular sound to iy and rings tke unto bullion. 1 will Ay a at Ce nt esl 0 {ato John Jacob Astor gool opinion Sore tin ror to th ted a which this Hie history begins my avocatons Inn been langly created. "The good old tic now extinct ia the Stale of Now York, of's Master im Chancery, bad been eonfrred pon mo. Ik was aol avers a {Tous oir, bt ery plenty rene aie, ali ay temper och tore cldom nd in degerous inion Tou at wrongs an outrages tT int be permitted to be rash here and deta Gal T consider the suden and wele brogition of the ofles af Master in Cate ser by tn ne Coating a a — stare acy tosmoch as Th counted Bfom a lifelea of the prot whereas | ‘uly received owe of 8 few short ears Baths is hy tho wey ‘My ebamburs wero up slats at No. — Wallstreet. Atone et they lok upon {he white wall of the fnterior of spacias Skysluht shat, pooetrating the building {rola tp 0 bottom, ‘The New taht ive been constr rater tame than others cient in what landscape fainter call "Ibo" Tht i 9, the yew Foam the ether emi of my: chambers fer fea eas, a ooubas if thing ror Tn tae direction my windows cosa an upobstrocted viow ets tft brick wall Bie ye sd ecerstiog shade ‘hick wall reared no specs to bring Satis lnking beantin,bat br the bene Stall nearsighted spectator, was postal Spo within ew hoy wo ant ‘wing to the great Reghtof the surtout ing bldinges aod may charabers being ov UBS Sond or, the tere! betreen tt Wrall and mine ‘not a Title resemble & Inoge agen ester. “Ete peril jst preceding the vet of Barta. ha vo persous a8 cops ts {hag employments abd 8 promi? fal Motocboye First Tarkey see, Sippenss third: Ginger Net, These may Ses nae, the tke of which azenot tt fly found the Decry. tu truth they store nicknames msl conferred npn each other by my Uhrwe clerks, aa or characters. Turkey was a Frere purey Bogan of sbeat my omn tint sometrhere not far fom sy ihn urteng ei might uj is fe Kas ofa fae fart om bot ate vee oc amridan hide hou. Siased ie» gre full ot Chratnas cole, fn ctatineel Dlazinge-i a wer fith agenda manos hock, Staves er wh hon of the proper the fc, wie gn Ste meridian, with the sun secned tom thi tore culoinate od devine te hlowins day: withthe ike etl fl eine glory ‘There ae anon iar edcencs hae oer tis cog of my hi awe tie kat ae SiR ea el a i" Rickey dgplayed is flee bets fr Iisred and rutinntcouateraire:st the, {oor at that ental. moment egan he {iy pened wen comb iene capaci ae wtinly distri for the Fetuinr ofthe twenty-four hours Not hae he ae stuoutly sl or aerse to Tinto thease from ie th die teense ey ape tobe ltr too Costin "Thed wie ang nome Sosa Sight esklesnest of ete about hime He would be inenatons th dipping hit yen into his ia. GE Epon ing docoments wore epi then aller twine elec rin: Tn {80H ot only ost he be weklens a sailjgien totaling bint eafteracan, ‘ur Sie day be ent fart al was luce woby AU uch ines, oes Hawel wah angented Mazoryy as iF Chal co in bem aps ania FHe"Nadesuruplensan ashe wih Ne thoi ailed end at ten {fe poo dnpatienty op then all Bis fand threw thea on he thar int Eiichi) ord up an kane over His table bostog his papers about ina thos nics inane wey ad be Thin an ary mag lke Mw Never- {hele at bor in many as a nor ‘alushle yeron toy all Oe ne Tre ttle etdock herd, a the {fucks east este, tse ining’ peat kal of work ie sto ead lobasichat fr thew ream Te ling to onrbok hc etutct {Noah ios oeasnaly I worsted Sein ian Tag the ney ont ow Sor tees, tog Ucn ay te Unatat aml met terete a the morning tin the ierton be {epoca upon proveston, to hls fs with it ong, tn fat inate ow, valuing basing series a fii esd ved moto ee en act ak ie saie toe tate neon by hig Sisameh wnvelatee sehr lock ant a8 Bartleby, the Scrivener, [November Ting man of peas unwitng by my simonitions to cal forth unset retorts fom tim; Ttook np we, one Satan ton (he wasalvayy verse onSatrdaysh, iene toni, ope int poops toe that he wan growing capt be trl to sbridge is nbe; in ete {et oot cata omy haba tlre oon, but dine yer bstgo Tone to ti Indgings al wet himself tne tine.” Tet no; he'nsted upon hsaer= rot devotions "lls enunterance bse Iatleraly farsi a he oratory a foret me goteting wth lng ruler 2 the othe en of the room thei hs fervies inthe moring were wel bom Inflpeabl then inthe sheng? Pi eben a Prkoy on this ocasion =I contd mysall Sour Fighthand man Tn the moring P bat Inara and deploy ny elonan® ut it Theraterncon tut mya a ee hea fi glint change toe thes Sod etude bot at i Tint the ots Terkey2" Fnimated T eta eis yd thee hain? Tam eligi Saray, iy blot orto ofa arm afer tone a tbo ecrely angel test Bay ite Old acorns eet te Freie hoon. Wah sabe Tee bork are geting "yi appeal to mp Stow fetog wan hardly to be resisted, At all events 1 far had gohe woul at Sot mate ap ‘ey mn fo let stay, osleng eve, thereto see ti tat dog he ae oom he hed to doth my Tes imparta TRiprers the second on my ft wwhiskered, sallow, and, upon the whole, ‘ether irateal ong’ slung an of Shout fveand twenty { leayedenmed im the victim of tro el yore same ton ant Indgestnes Tie! abide a rine hy acer impatience tha des Seve bere copys an parolee ‘tarpon of sey profesional Sochlas the ogi amine up Tegal thements eigen remedbo tokened nan octal erro tics tn enn nab, easing to tc to audible gro togelor over mistakes ‘committed in copying; unncecssary male- tions, hed tbe than spk toe heat of bases and eal Ura come taal cote wath hea of the tale where heworke Thegdkoee ery ingens mechani frm, ipo eelt rere vt thie tah oat hime Ho pt ‘hips ander aso vac wore Stn cf feteboa! anda last went far a to stem ah eat nijuseest fal pes of floc boting paper Dak no ineention would anarer. If fr the fake of easing his hack, he brought the {note id ata sharp angie well ip tomas Tis eh, and rote thee like a than wong th, sero of Dutch hse ri dlsk:-then he dela that fst thetcralaton hr arms 3 noe he lowered the tale fn want and stooped over iim wring. then there was sare aching in his back. frath. ot the matter was, Nippers ew not what he wanted. ‘Ox, if Se wanted ns thing it was to bo ah ofa serivener’s lable altogether. Among the roi. tins ot his dscns ambition was fond ested orci om erin Eabigvouslocking flows in seady cats ‘whom becalled be cents. Indeed las eave that not only was be, tien, om: Siderabto ofa wardpoltian, bt be Soc Sionally data Ie tanness atthe Jas tie coort, and was ot tenon onthe stups of the Tombs. 1 have geod reson to Teteve, bowerer Gat one fave ‘who ealled "upon him at my ehrmters nt who, with'a gandir he Insicted as i cnt as nate han on the loge tdedeed sits But witha Ie Sang ath tangy sce i nse ro. Nipper, tke his compatriot Turkey, teat a Very usaf an to me ; wot 8 eat ‘svi end aad, when he coe, teas deficit ina pentlemanty orto Aepertment. Added to thie, he aloays dntew ina. gently sort of way ¢ sds, incidetatty,sefoted credit upon ny chamnbern Whereas with reset to ‘Purkeys Thad ch ao to Kec him from ‘ings mepreach tome.” I clothes were 1 ook oily a smell of etingrbouses A Sere his pastloout very loove aod Ingay in summner. Bivcists were cxcera: Merhis bet not to te hand Jt ‘ln th hat was a thing of ndifvense {og lnassioch ashi atral evi aod defence, 26-4 depentent Englishman, lvays le hi to dll it the moment he Gated the room, yet hiscoae ras another faaller. Concerning his conta, Treas seth bat kth on teeth ‘eas [supposs, that aman with 80s 4 loco ould ot aor Yo sport eet ‘iostrous few and fostrous eat at oe fail theme time. "As Nippers one se Servtd. Torkey'smtoey went chilly for Fel ink. Ono winter day T presented arkey witha highly-eespectable looking ‘eat of my own, palded gray cont of 8 toa camfirtabie warmth, gd which bute toe eit em the Ene oho rick, ‘Tthought Monkey won sypecce 1 the favor, and shat his sashes od Shstreperomnos of afternoons eit 1 verily hive that toning help in'ro downy and Marketi a coat bal 1858] Bartleby, the Scrivener 39 «prions apn in upon te fate principle tht too much daar bal re hs eepaty an cry Pate ta et he a Sty fh oa‘ ae rate sh en bared. es "eh cpersing the aidelat habits of Turkey ha ny om Pate Men pele pe wero rusted tat -whatever might bob nee orth a Spi yne mie Bah i halure berelf setoed to avo been his Seam, ea Neat ard hoo ‘tan ai Ete ie? fa all edngea poten enicltees “When Toonaider bow, TO Ua af Samia Ni? tan ee gen Fran ata ping ver bl eS ae air ee Foleacl, Photo ae eh ries moat one wast HAE EERE ee ce long fen, et Ging a es its fil forehead Niners By bv er lao as forint frm tht own 0 adel “actor ei Sify tad seta wren Pere. were. ‘lcly: observable inthe ere hf fram we Choy mis ares Ets a aig osha Belock, Fnevet had. to ety hte eee om tine Ta fre GRP, SATE pada ee Tyee a ot Seas Rhea pol seat tke Sear ee Mahe eon a stele rity ofl. "T er fears carman, autour of teeing Bis on ricci lat Sc Bee Seat 2 Sahin to fe Sethi te, eat, tl ee Sete Ue mu on dare re eal i teu hme Bile fi mn test mt “Come tet th dearer ol Tegra Me iia" at ak Tn ign yt Tc le i ae Satanic of Cage 8 te ce te dae wa Rcrmot aitly'n saan che atte turgarbe Reke uat Se son ete lat pen tae eve fii Sy Tay eat Techie oma he spy wr oon iar SOR Se tn Pas i Crom Hie so Pst Or Ale, {hey seat. Ginger Nut very feqoen for that pecaliareake™smal fat round, fd very apcy-after which he had be amel By es. “OF a eld maring when Dusines wash dul, Turkey would ob Die up somes ofthese eal, as if thoy ‘rere mero waereindeed they sll chem She tle ce orator a pemy ihe srnpe of his pen blending with crunching of the rap. partes in his South. “OF all tho Bey eraoon tune {ors abd furtiod rashnesen of Turkey, ras his eee modtning a pnger-cake be! Tween his lpg ant clipping ton to 8 morgen at dee of dls htm then, Bathe molt iid me by makings oriental tow, and ‘sying—" With submiion, si 1 was iperoun of me to find you in ationery Snimy evn aeonnt™ "Nov my erga businow—that of conreyancer si ttle hunter, and a= {op of cont documents of all sorta STs comsnerably ined by reeie= jg the matters ofiee. ‘There was now feat work for eerveners. Not only niet push the clerks already with me at S mrt bave dinal hepa aa Bue (o my alvertbement, a otioners omg mat one morning, od ujon my Brothel, the door beng ope or was immer. T ean sce that fare Dow pally nea, pilahiy respectable, ineurably flor” ft was Barby. “After & fer words toning is quali cations, L-engaged. him fad Uo hve Song’ my copa of copys man of mo Sngufany sete an’ Aspe, whieh T hapten operate eae upon the Righty terper of Turkey, and tbo fry one of Nipper ‘aout tave stated befor that ground gia fldgrrs viel iy prem {ito two pats ove of which was cupid Dy ny servers he oller by myself ‘Reconting to mn hutor Threw pen thse doveot osel ten, Cee {e'auaign Barlkhy moore by the Bae ingatotrs bat on mp aie of fn, 50 as {chitave tia quiet tuan ein eay call, in cae any tailing thing we obo done: Tplncol ides clove uptoa al sie ‘elation tne pare the rou ne Tow which “ooginaly at alles {ateral view of certia exiny taek-yands ind trike bit which owing toe {quent evetons commana a preset. n9 Sw a al thong it gee some Tight Within dhe fet ofthe ance waa wall, nl tho light exune dona fom ae above, Ictween tw lofy tpn a om 3 ery small oping na dons, SU Tare they (oa estcactoryarsangent 1 pro- cored igh pret ald seroun) wc 550 Bartleby, the Scrivener. [November aight entirely isolate Bartleby from my eo ere hak fan oie And thos, in» tnanner, pine ‘and society were conjoined. ae ‘At fest Dartiehy dit an extraordinary sqntity of wong. AS ong fais ig for omething to eopy, be seemal gig hme on my Gorsineta, ‘There eg tae fr get, Hie ran day and hight lng, copying by sun light sod fy guia he ten quite delighted with his applicatior 1s been heerflly industrious. Bue be wroteon senty,paleiy, mechaicaly. Tis of cours am indlipensable parol aserisoner’s buns to very the aocu- acy of hes copy, word by word. Where thee are to. ot more criveners na office, they assist cach othor Ja this xa Iinalinn ooo renin trom the copy, the ther holding the engal Tt ir er {ull weaiome, and letharge atin an Selly image that to me sanguind iconeramente t woul be alge n {olerahie. For example, T cannot ere hit the meee pct Byron woul lave conentoly sat down with Hatehy to examine s lay doctment f, say five endl pay cl wan ie 0. "Xow ant then, in the haste of business, ft had been my habit to asi in compar? ing some brof document mags, calling ‘Turkey or Nippers for this purpote, One ‘object 1 ai in pacing Bartleby so baad to me. behind ‘the sereen, wa to avail ‘myself of his services on Such ial cxsions." wasn the thind dag, T think, of his boing With ro, and. before any ne! ccssty ball arisen for having hie own ‘writing examined, that, being fave Ka ied 19 complete a sinall air 1 hall hand, I abruptly called to Bartleby. In my haste and hatursl expectancy of stant compliance, T sat with my head bent over the original on my des sn iy right hl sideways and eomehat nervously estended with the copy, 62 ‘hal immediately upon emerging from is rolreat, Bartleby might snatch it ad proceed to business without the Teast daha. Tn this very attitude did T st when T called to hsm rapidly stating what it was T'wanted him (0 donamely, to x fa sinall yoper with me. fuagine my ‘surprise, “nts, ray consternation, when srithout moving from bis privacy, Bartle na siogulary il em vole, He pled, “Twould prefer not to.” Tat awhile in perfect sence, rallying ny stunnet culties Sramedistly at fccurred to me Uh -miy ears hal dee tal me, or Bartleby had entirely moun Serstood way menting. T repeated my -squstin tho claret tone I could assume, Fat in quite sclera ono ce the pro: vious reply, *T would prefer not to. "Prefer oot to)” echt. Ty rng in high excitement, tnd exonsing the eam with stride, "What do jou meant ‘Are you moon struck? I want you to help ne compare this sheet hene—take 1) and thraae tomar him, ‘ gant hissraysnarrovis. Lobserved that Ko uerer seen (0 diner fled that he rover weteany hare AS yet had hnever of ay peronal knowue Know Fim to be ontsle of toy offre He was perpetual sentry inthe corner, At Soba leven eek thong in the morn ing Unto tht Ginger Not would are uice tomand tho opening im Barly Seveen, weit wlenly’bocked thier by fSipateinvinbe tome where Tat. Tho {hop would then leave Ue ofc jing a ae pone, and seappear with a hand fof png hich he ire the hentstageseetiving tro af he cakes for Miro ‘olives, then, om gingernuts thought Ty nerer ets adioner, properly Speaking bi tmse bo vegetarian then ut 0s the mover ets oven sepaley Be cats thing bet ginger-aatss My mind then Ta oin everesconcering the prubabe {iets ‘upon the Buran. cnstentien of Iising entity on gingertutn linger” nish ape so elle cease they. contain {Enger as encof their pecinronsttoent, End the fina voring one. Now what tas ginger? A boty apy hinge Was Bardcby bot ‘and spicy? Not’ at al, Ginger, then, ha elec spon Tar by Probabiy be preferred i ahoukd have Sothing aggravates nearest person as amie reasiauce, Ifthe sia Bo rested be of 8 nt inhumane temper, fd the resting ove perfetly harmless fin his pasaiity then, in the beter moors tthe former be wil ever ehavitably to constr fo his imagination what proves 352 Bartleby, the Scrivener. [November inossibeto bese by ls folgent ren a0, for tho most fare feared Bactnby ants wage? Pow Bet tengo ears bo nici ia eat itn lsc his net Ersniy svn that Nb ents fe anlage ease y ee ane Se TEL hn Sy nce eo wie wih tra es infer employen tn ek evel Ye ral tate al pees Srv rh ends cere Fie cn apy pase cos tsitapprovah Te bent fart Maa hs tage nae El ton malities. hist yeh inp ton whet ah eg a ee treet mond my conan Bertha Sood was ot earn a gh esioneas of Barey costae, 2a Eien fat stenzuy mea coca hin so Soa ee Sime tgry Ha fot hin rowers my ome Tutinien taser hare caayed to tke Qe oe nore apt Wat Wines eo Buon atrme the ent ae a acerd tn tad te ogg ene “rth.” sd. hen tw pps eh aE Py he hears 7 oLeeld oe to” “Tioet Eoy endo nt mena ‘Persist in that mulish vagary ?”” ‘Sean kr on the ingore arb, and tarning pon Turkey and Nipper Cream acted nner Hes pl ng be man azine jayne What ds fou bas o inthe a ae, te pee Turkey el ony ka Ween 1s Bald ead seaming, his hans rela toeg tn beet ee ak of tt rca Tereys “1 un js ep be eee and blink byes ea rei Take rv to hs ft and tyre at's pope pout Mewar buryag ay‘ wake Zot Tren ion Pilbara Retin ee a combatnenes ae ter yf a an ear vat pes bas agh ht he ‘think of it, Nippers ? ivould T not be Nested ingly Wa Be day "Erase my that for yom to de, sy eee nial fe toi inte uj es earls ty Bonk Hat bay Way bn ose "Ah? exam you hare smgely caged your mld then~you speak Sey seat of big woe "AI beer,” eid Turk ; & gentleness {is eflcta of beer =Sippers tnd Fined i she todas. "You sechov gente am, Sir, Shall f go and back his eyes ™ "You refer to Marley, 1 suppose. No, sot today, They?” 1 replay pray, Ut up your fata ta ora iene eit! Seeinremce ee Feet ioe Sime ra are oak Entoninnuinsy Series peters Sue Tlagered to my ds, and aut there Bivens eae sororia Lars Ses Se eae tires SEES stare Like’ a very ghaet_agrecably to the Jays of tagheal invocation, at the third summons he appeared st the entrance of inher *Go'to the next room, andl Nippers to come to me™ SThreler oot to." he respectfully and stot, ta lay pee "Very good, Barty eae I in a ‘quit sor of serenely sore self posened tone, ninating the woateratle purpose of ste tere resbuton very Sse st fan AC the nome Thal eed somehiag of Ge Kiel, | Bot. upon the Wl aut was deni towardedng di perhour, T thought i best to pat ou my int and walle home forte day se rsh from perploty and. sires mad Shall acknowledge 12. The conda- son of tis whole bsinse a6 Cat i fon became 3 ised at of ay chambers thats pale young eorener by the name of Barley, hada desk theres that he ‘piel for mie at the usual ate of four fehts 8 flo (one hundred. wots); tal Fre was peratentty exempt fom examine ing the work done iy Tiny thee daly Ying tracer to Tarkey Sl Nipper ne of compliment bls 0 thay at 1853] Bartleby, the Scrivener, 553 prior aulencs; moreover, sid: tras neveron any accouat tbo dispatch ‘on tho most. val ern of any aot Ad that even if entrnted {0 take ii sich a matentwas generally ale ‘ood that he would prefer ol toin ate words fa i woul rete pit oe of zee Lem out sal meet ty “Hn nice ean Sree eee Soya Geer ee ne oon coer = Sacer cae eae eng dee tepa eee Sen Hee ets ea teeta aaa ati eee Ceri ewneaene es. Setar a sien ert of cxemplions? ming the tack stg cv eras me ete a Seca eee sets eyo eg ie ie Demenaes iam uit nar ens Grice rsyerirna pees oie wees Fat eet lc feet sae emt meme nares ier eld wea cr ik Serta cs see ak Nery sean ions mes apes ren te ‘Here it must be sai that according to onesie ete Bajcimters marca Pai teehee ie ten oe re toe *, wl ee Sete oy one aay ire ceeiae Beaty seen free est ether to go to Trinky Char, to bear fede sone ey Sera Olen ee trier enlecteea eer soe or males amen ee PLA ie teh eee ne min a oat erie oh we Tored fim within} aod truting is ae ee ib gear eet in his sbi rwise in 3 Ee tached SIE Ue sry, bet br yo reed nt ler SES a pemnt ina be wed Tha eter wal soon lek two se spp nce of Barley tenancy aya Stare Seay mori ih ha cattery gentiaay nowchloney Tix"s range ost ope mo tat iaay's * > Goalinay I unk avsy fom my oF sundry twinges. of impotent rebellion ‘guint the mild efrontery of this nao: Countable srivener Talend, it was his ‘wonderful ‘mildness chief, which, not uly dismed ne but unmanned me as In were For I consider thst ob for the fine a toa ne tranguilly porate bis hed eerie to di tate fo hay and onde hr aay frowsh ‘wa. premio. Furthermore, was full Of uocasess a8 to what Bartleby comld Pssbly be doing in my offen bis cist eves and fa an otherwis damantd condition of a Sunday morning, Was fay thing amiss going on? Nay, that trae out of the quation. It war dot 9 be thought of fora moment that Bart Wipe dong: tre epyingt Nay again hater might be ota, Heep wan an cnetty dors por ton He'wocid be the ft man td se cova foie disk wy ste approach tg tener a Sty 23 en comet pt Barly tine oral the coppstn tae wo by any. molar compan iio the Propet t te day erry 9 ind was ot pas fed; and fall of a restless curionity, at Et ed do Wie Sacra [serio my ho, opened Te Si ceed Bethy wa i" seen Tosked rund okey pe ‘dba haces tat foe 10) pe that he was gone. Upon more eaely ruining th play, I ferme tha fr 2 infettepérod'Bartchy mort hare drs dept In ny fc aes wtdmt pil, mine hl The coco cata vetety dels iS ow comer bore the ust inprss of 3 Kar sning ra" ny oer 354 Bartleby, the Srivener, {November Ais dd Tm Minty er tn 2 tk [ead his ree Sree aieceas at Sei cea re ke ree orl no bere fey see ere pe ase eee hae Sie Se ce ere es B Peo Se ee a oy Mea, Eee te Sen ne sper mh ones icra emery sept era ee eel ee Oe ae eid i cee Bacay gl crepe ee a Feet ee) STR ae Bo oe cae cas Boe Seasriel row so Sa dete ety sate hehe Sree niles sale Sree tt cee eee Fe a a my Uke lng ocr tn eh alg Lae aes ees nary Foe bre ered bo beth aclanpps eeriaane oes Be ten os genes hem oe cramer cer. air eee eee psc Aden Leet fodned that ay gal tran Se ike eS area sip eratielisternel tiny Soe a aie uae aid eae re Sh weno ta brulee Teed me be ss EX fie Noem te Rie Perens CSc pee ie aor ee es Spe escent mae og Thi Sea oy meee Dectepremae fen are i ck omg ‘Suddenly I was attracted by Bartleby’s: dosed desk, the key in open sight left in eed $a an mbt ath tie severe coe ee ieee tet ry eet eS ee sedate gaa ako tele re an ed ere as coc a i ek ees Ry Ui peg ree eel iva ees Seopa ce Tow recalled all the quiet mysteries sh Fintan na, coburn doe lee raetaci da See ices Ce ne! Soi ee esl Ee se cena chee rere a Teton or eating house; while his palo fico clesrly inated that he nover dale im ceetpeet mace meer ieee eae Gera nonheme aed peas act Soe ee se ira rea Seater tcae Eee Eee 2 fee pera eae econ peer fat i ceaad ra Sarees cat ae Eee ces bbe standing in one of those dend-wall Er Tt megan them with the reecully “scovered fect Sicmte e eaee beepers me mci ume tetas Eevee weg pa te et Re fe sy gaan exe choy Peireeeuwms mayan tomie ne sapiens te {hoe note Thay err who. would amert sits oe fries ne iohumatennceh er alte cittual auctor, camo sense is th Suh tate ee ee Tt os FE cen pe 1858] Bartleby, the Scrivener. 555 sing to Trinity Church that morning. Scrnchow, the things Chad seen disque ied me for the Une from charch-gine, Talked homeward, taking. what teould do with Bartaby. Boal, Te Solved ‘pon thisj—T would: put eran Gaim questions to his the nest morsing, touching his history, de, and if he de clined to answer them oealy snd unre Servdiy (and T sopposed bo would 200), then to give im a twenty (oll Ul over snd afore whatever Tight ome im, and tell Kim his sersist were m0 Tonger required; bat that fin any other Tay cl ait hi rule happy {odo so expecially it ho desired to return to Ls tae platy wherever that wight be Coa ng if dey te expenses. | Morwover, i aflor reaching Some, he foand hima 'at any ‘ine fa rant’ of aia letter from hin would be Sore ofa reply. “Tho next roming came. “Barlehy.” sat I, getly calling to Dim behind his nereen! On * ‘orig. arly.” sald T in a sl getter tone, ome here; Tam not. going to ak to do any thing you would prof ot £9 do=1" simply Wish 'to speak to you" ‘Chon this he noslsay sit into view. SIP you tel me, ty, whee you were born’? I rould prefer not to.” SAV you tll me any thing about yours? ae ronld prefer not ta.” Dat whit resconable objection ean ‘you have to peak to me? Tiel fendly doves pout ‘He di not Joka me wtile spoke, but kept glance fixed pon ray hand Cf Cicero, which a then sat wns dirty ‘behind te, some six inches above ay hea "What is your answer, Bartleby 2” said I after wating a considerable time i, during which his countenance ‘ennai Huunovabl, only there was the EEintest conceivable trewor of the tite sitenoated mouth “At prea I prefrto ge no answer,” th sal and reed Into li heritage. Te wat rather weak bn me confecs, ‘yt hie manner thie ccsasion nated toe. "Not only del there scem to Turk in {eS certain elm disdain, bat hs perverse nes scemodungrateil,consilering the tindeiablo good usage sal indulgence he Ind reid from me ‘guia Lat Pumiunting what {shoot do. Morte ss T waa his Debavor, aril walvod as Thad been to dismiss twhon Lentered sy ofc, acvertheles 1 strangely felt something superstitious isting ty ent an elng tocar ou en a enous to fora var fT dared to breathe one ter word aging this forormect- of askin. “AU Tas. femiiasly drawing ‘By chai bchiod ‘iy trem, 1 eat dows od mids Bardchy, meet mind then bout rewaing your history; but let we treat yo, frien, Smply ns fr tay beth the uages of tH of Say"ow you ‘wil fap to. cxamine yapers tomorow or nerl day? ina Tey-aow that in's dey or tee you wal Ign to boa tle monabes xy ea, Baedeby™ “EAt preset T mould prefer not to be site easonablo was his my ee Sescat “Sunt the tho folding doors opened, and Nippers spposehed. i seed sar ing Hom A unusunly Lal night's res Inlaceh ty severe ndiaton than om ton, Heovereard thie fal words of Bartleby Pedr nat, oh?” rtd Nippers— “Td proer i Ivo yom, ad dressing me" bl prefer bon? Bmpr ihe attra mil! Vat en pray, that he Prefrenot donee? oni ‘Barty moved nota ib Mir Noversy a ye prfir that you would wihian forthe poset ‘Sormchow of Tate {hel fot ito the way of voluntary aang” this word pha” upon all rt of not exactly stable ooteons. Awd T trembled 6 ‘hin tat my contact with the sevener Id alreay tn? seriou ected me i Snead Saye Ant whet frtber est deeper aberration ght it noe yet poe ce? “Tus apprehtnion ta sot Leen triout eeagy in determing re ‘As Nippers, looking very sour and suiky, ‘wan parting’ Turkey bat St serena peach? SE < \Fith ebm, seal, terday I wag think about ‘artichy In Y think tat fo would but Ife take a quar of ged ale ever ey, euld doth tds vende ‘nt ul ening bm tat in exami TE rer gt twat an? mil 1, slighty excited ae SAN cubmossion, what word, se asked Turkey. ropetially rowing ik ss nah Sneed jee beh the Serve, aal by eo doing caing me Joti the setvener. = What word, ar?” {rol peer tobe Je ‘lone hers” seid Harty as if offi. at Dole tiobbod in hs pee 558 Bartleby, the Sevivener, [November “Thots the word, Turkey,” sid 1— that's it? at 7 Se eee a eee ay ‘if he would but prefer—" SET oe wa pent Sah serail, ei you prefer that T spa he tng to ne soles cri te fico Sos ach oft sod aed mater Egle Sesser prs ores Mere spine ea ee er Sen se Le Settirra elem lE es MEPS ey esc Te 2 oie eh oe ae Piste cores ae et Long Fi pe ees ae Oa Lael tt Bet eee ete oar ederim wan aig Slat he te me mee, cag Slomnonas Ae ee a youn ae ee CT a ook yh a ieee oie Eee Teanga ett Serra eal so raacne Ta eel aa emis eee eas eer sree writing for a while; and gel him to ihe fees cg pire tatopptily ogra Se re oe at, Greg ad ese ester det en ‘ing else earthly to do, Bartleby ei ey a wes fay mteelara SEU tae emcee Bee bai aed So opens ee me awe 8 Nps Berio s geared of ng Load Be beter eke eon senals tetra croton ae erg At RW brewers bla ws "i What! exclaimed [; # suppose your eee ee spear te and dt given up copying,” he answered, Sea oma ees ie canner ee eo reese © eer eras Saker Grhins Spo Seer nse cet rau ee Saat apt te ‘days’ time he must unconditionally leave bee eermet oe Sse poem Ate abode. f oltel nest im in eae Ceaeraine ie ei pam at wy aed Pe sal 4 © wicket dE sary gaty perl.” days Tad po reehnrk SSE oye net self; advanced imi "towards hie atl iee & PE onl efi ne repli with nin fate wil towns ine EEE tags feito tires eat carers nip at eae Hor for Tam apt to be very reckless iyhltaae akan “Darleby;” sald *T owe you tele sonnets {ake it 7 and anda the bills tondeds Kira. “Bat he made no motion. Twill Tease them here then.” putting them avfor 8 weight on the table Then taking my hat and cane and going to the 1858] door L fomod end added— Ser you have removed. your tin from thaw offices, Barta od wl ioe oe th ear you'pecy lp yoor fey valoreath ifr the nal eta may Bove It he treat hal aot oe you agus 69 ten freon your ow te of abe T can be of ay tern {o you do oot adres me by Ie. and fare you well” Oe be ansreel tote wordy lke te last column of some ruined temple, be roaiaed standiog mate and solitary ia the ‘Bl of the teri ert rm ‘As walk pensive. amy ranty got the better of my ae i Could not but highly plass mysel Inasterly management in gett Barliby. "Mastery {cll Tascription for the Back of a Bank Note, 387 tng toad neous the spre ke Ing out remanent cans or Baten (Ohcnle Limelf of wih is bogey Teall Stag Barby darts an ly ing Bu eo miei sre done—I aa. fumed Ub grunt Stat dnprt be mst stare i ara It all Tad Phere srrakening ad tay doubts had sone how slepe of the mes of vanity. One af tho colt and wis hours a san ba, yen ater ares © te mori Se Pet only fetheorye dee it weld Drove in practno-there was the ruby Tt ‘ras truly a bengal Chugh to have Tisomed Dardebyesdeparar; but, afer that astamption was spl rust appear to any dispassionate thinker. and none of Bartleby"s. ‘The great pola ‘The beauty o€ my procedure scemed was, not whether I had assumed that bo to consist i its perfect quieinest. “There would quit me, but whether he would ‘was no vulger ‘bo bravado of prvfer so lod. Hewas more a man of ‘ny cart, no bole ng, and stid- prefereneas than assumptions. (obs eotaved) INSCRIPTION FOR THE BACK OF A BANK-NOTE. Outieyap deSpinerew ober Eprper Kerby rigey! haere Sephocten BANE patecsel nate! Tasty cars ‘Ghost of oi ‘Pictured weal ‘that mocks at tolls ‘that chanoe may" od baling ws" ir wane oo jo-foul note! touch Rot my purse! Bank-note—blest note ‘Teade’s healthy marge: ey o stores of treasured gold, cling od Innes wit ‘oth to young ad ld ‘AT Kat hero td been bods Tank-note—blest notet Come tomy purse! Bapk-nole—carst note! Emblem of ei, Seed af henbane loves ie Spur of hat and deadly st tof to "ewixe man abd wiles Whetstone ofthe bandit kale: Bankenoteearat note! (io to the dev! Tankenote—aweet note! Emblem of power “Giving youthful charms t age} Making ole seam strangely ees Wianlog, despite orc Puffs and glory by the Danie notee-Sameet Bote ome in a chower ! 1853) DARTLEBY, THE SCRIVENER, (Count ho page 82) [AFTER brat, Iwate down ows arguing the probabilities pro anda. ‘One nament Uthovsbt 8 would prove a miserable Bibi and Bartleby woud be {bund al lve ad muy ofce se usualy the ext moment it seemod certain that T ould soe his chs etagly. And 90 1 kept veering abot “At tho comer of Broadway and Canabsirvety T saw guile a excited group of people standing in ‘carpet convertion. Pn ake ods he dos” ea a voice 5 J pase Dec’ go?—done!™ eid F, “pat ap your money Tas tty pti my hod in any pocket to. produce my own, when T evacebened that this was a cern day. ‘The words I bad overheard bore no rt tare to Darlsby, but to the Suess or onscest af im candidate forthe fhoyorslty, Tn my Intent fae of rind, Tin asi were gine that all Broad way tarol ip Tay extement, and were ing the rare question with me farcl'on, very thank Gat the uproar [tthe street eareened my moxwenlary abe senting “ha T hid lntonded Twas earlier than usual at ny office do. T stood atv fora moment All was sll. Ho mast bbe gone. {ti the Ene The door was Teeked.” Yes my prosedare had worked oa charin; ve indeed mast be rand Yet acertna melancholy mined orth ti Times alwost sory fr my bliant soe- ene was fumbling under the doormat forthe Ney, which Barby was to have Teh there for me, when accidentally my knee Knocked agent a yaoeh, producing "summoning sound, ad in Fesponse 8 ‘ole camo 9 mo from within" Not ety Thm eeoopi™ Te was Bartleby. Tne thunderstrack. Yor an instant I stood Tike the man ‘who, pipo in mouth, ‘vas killed ono’ eloadless Tom in Vigins hy susmer lightning 9 ANB omn seer spe window by was kid, fod rousined leanog Oat theropods Sreamy afternoon Ul some one Touched ‘iin hen be fl gous! mormured at lst, But again abeying that worous asoeaaey thick the inscrutable serivener had er They and from which asndoncyy for ll iny chang, | eould not completly ceeape, T'homiy ment down sata and out ino the sve nad wale walking round the Yon 40 Dek confor what Tso net do fn tha unheard-of perplesity. Turn 1 ian oot by an actoal throng 1 could bot; todeine him aveay by cling him bard ames wroald mot dealing in the police ‘ras an nnplesant iden; an yet permit him to enjy his eadaveroustrtphs over t,t too Tconld wot tink ft What ‘wai to be done? on, sohing could be one, was there any thing forther that 1 coal eege the aur” Ye an tare { hal! prospectively assumed. that Barty woold dear, © now T might retrospectively asumye Gat departed twas. Tn the togitimate earring out of is assumption, T might enter my ofoo i great ary, a pring ot 0 sco Bartleby at ally walk straight against Tim a8 ithe were air” Such a prosreding ‘woul in singular degre have the Drarante ofa hme thrust. Teas bards ome that Hartly cod witistand Eich an application of the dctrine of #s- fumptions. Tut njon ssn thowshes fhe euecese of the plan xem ribo thbiowes T resolv fo argue the matter cover ith hin gain, "arly sai i entering. the ffc, with a quis severe expression, am Seriously" diplessod. Tam paid Hare {eby. Chal thonght inte of you. hat imaginal pot of sich 8 gentensnly organi, hat any ant an Sigh hint woubl sucou shorty an Scsomption Wot it appears Lam decer Su Why, Tae, aire satin, you hato not even lousied Git money pearing ohne where Tt eh I the evening previous He snore nothing SWI you, or weil you not, quit mo 2 1 now deine in Suen pon, ade ‘rancg cose to hin "Tiwould peer mot to quit you,” he repel gently emphasizing the so "What erty right have yom to stay here? “Do you pay any rat? Do you ry may taxce? De ie ths property Soure?” He assrvel vthing, “Ate you reuly (0 €9 on and write aoe 1 freyone cyt ered). Cen on copy aval paper forme thie orm ing? tr inp exttnne a fw lines? or ‘ep rout Wo the postion Ina word, ‘wil yom do any Ping at allt give © soring to your feel to dente. the pe Iisce > Te sileatly retired ino hie hermitage. Treeton tsi | Tabs’ ty nes dine ZAL (Dewar) 18S3 610 Bartleby, the Scrivener. [December 1 wasn ah age of et roti tal fog eat ‘Selec mpl t present feo Marber Aemonstrations. " Hartleby and. [were sige tel ti oo of he est Aan the ae et Cees eee Heer he yor Co eae a th ated Ni oe ee termi alte Greets hte ach Scie i ea omar Feith Sole aretha Be ioe meee ae are upon he ak Ee altercation taken pace in the poblie fire ora pin edo Eoal iehive mila ee Cfetans ong sae in olay Sean ae a ae SS a a sere aaa at Stay hae eee ‘edt aia Sheet si che a aan feet sat or a ogg ag Socal gold aa Tet Wipe gy by eng the Iie ijn anda Bet ts incgeoreomsoass es ae hae Ae tots Eis Set iy ns cpeocs snp evaad ae pe Lents Brel thm ef Se Sees a ene SUSE STs Sey Naar anit ae se Sill data mtr 2 ere ee ee Sun eet ch Reem a Se eth Ete see fn a te a at Meda hate a he Essen testi, strove to drow may esaeyerat flings tors the eect ip Tasty Soarone te ake er fil poe foe iene Ea mun gy nba ne fe fee hee a ght te whe ‘Efadmrored se tity foo cng nf al Te sae seo comfort my desponeacy. tied tefancy Sat onal 82 meg ed det nga oe gee SERIO A Se cet fe ig et sob tl pec Seale ay hoes, Ielve ollock came; Turkey Began Geri the forts he and, Saat pony Scopes Re sata don no gistde an ce {Sp Ginger Not mended his aon ayes and ‘Bartleby remained standing at his Shane i Oa te rel Win eet cop Te Stone? Hit atest Lata ce fot spl Se er Seroiee “ Tin lays no: ane ring wie een Tekeeats "rheedzon he Wiad ems eet nt te creme Roses tated «ean eae Cain ae he wae ths Glan of nas tofSing a tou hed ah et Seta ah, ac et ee Seton ytietetarar sa Se Te oe Se ol aha ees at Pn eed Stns, lines fucose: ort Minis Eso ae Walaa cy kl ese eh pee nha Gow ye tie yi fe ty Frc sth pap ta Ensen" fay fave Tie pores ey, Sim ath ee from ch ports Sou hay oe Te at ie wie and ad Int tnd oul tate cane ek ma ete Ken need Sita woes tet on ty oka nah et Baka en re Scan tf rl a ea SPSL ae he ee Seem Tigh re i SST apn el as ws Seige at ical by oer a by tn peculat aspect of the unseat: ollie mie Sais seme hte Terentia tet sre eae w te Fete rian ‘Nhoreatonts; but without heeding Sela tae rosie hi wale Retro Snel nm ee Bento Thayne ¢ Rose was gol, wl RE le ges SOI wethnlin onedSrsoee Soy meee ere ae Sechog Hardsby wba aempioyed would ‘inet an nla a? Gh i Sl hoe oe ne eitreupen, Darcy ald 1883) Bartieby, the Scrivener, an tranquil ting and yt remain dias tir. “chen the lawyer mould ge a thet sary and ttm 0 te And what Sau fay At uel wat mado arare {bat all through the cele of my poe Sonal acquattney wiper af eater ‘ra rumg round, having referee to Te ubange festive hope sty eles Rasy ec “gal aurapon tv of spel baring Gh Tonge man, and ep ecapying sy chalare and dying sy asthoiy to perpetny my vio) tat pom tag'ay peckeloa! route sad alg glenn gaemnore the pres ep Sat anf tc tpet tothe Tast upon bis savings (for doubtless he ‘hoot but als dns a dy) andthe int prtups olive me and dam pores: Slo note hy ght of pepe oriyaney aba sdk ations Dovtiet bpea gov say ol wet oot Sry thd ntnally tr er Haul remarks up the appari fe ty rons » on cage Wet Sroagt Nw Trcoleed wo gira my ae ths beteg ane Ser tlie ts Suencabus Eis nealing any complied pret, lowes tape 0 Woee, TAR ply ogee 10 Barby he pro: ray of AE permanent dpatare na il and srs tone, commended the fie is teal ao mature conser ton, Bat ‘having taken three days to incite upon te appied ae 20s tiga dearmitatg enained the ees im'Ston, tat he sl prefered to sale toe ‘Win shal do? 1 now ss to my- aa ating! pga fhe ition “Whe ehalf oF what oohtt {oiiot what does concence ty Usk Awa this mas, or rier ghost Ril apse of hoy Er; go al. Bat Ine? You wil not thrdst bin the poor, ile, yasivemoralyou wl aot rat Beck Pisipce crea out your dor? Jon wit Se Shower sour by ook 2Realpt "Nov wil it eantot do that, “Hater would tan lve ant Bo ira an'Unsrtason up ole fa the bal What ten i yon do For al sour outing be il no bag Bato i aves unite your oF pope ght on yor ables store as Pin tat be pr ong ou, Then sor ibng severe Seeing u- usual rss be dose. What! sorely’ you Silat bae hin esarol by neon, Tol comin Br anes ar tot ‘Samon ll? “And pon what grotnd eald yok protean Ue be Stoo a trate? What he soranh, 2 rane, who refused 18 badge? Tt ie because be will not be a ‘vagrant, then thet yom eek to cnt hin aaa vagrant, That is too absurd. No ‘ihe meana of smpport? there T have him, Wrong seain’ for indablebly he does support hitsll ad thatthe only munmwetabie poof that ny man eon how of his pstecing the means co to do, Ko mor ten, Sins he wl ot al sue, Lomist quit in. Twill change in Soe Twill move elsewhere; and give Bio fie nti that if T fd him on my ‘ew premises £ wil then proces oginat hm ats enmmon trespaser. “Acting. accordingly next day T thun swldresed hin? “Pind thes shaimbars {oo fr from the City Hall; the air Une Wholesome. In a word I propote toe: tnore my ofc aext mk an sal! wo longer rere your servis. tall yoo {85 nm rer that yom tay Sk other ple! {tena mo sept, ant othing more ‘On the appointed day Tengaged carts and mony prices to sy ehamibors and hhving at little fratan, every thing was novel ina few hous Hoag fut, the sertener somal stance be Hind the sereen, which I ested to 9 ered ae hing Te vas we ve} and being fled wp Hah {oho tn hi Ue wotiotes seme a a ndked eon. T stood in the entry Watching hina moment, wile someting Fron within me upraied ne Trecntered, with my band in oskel-and~-and my eart nny mouth, Goo Hartisby Ts omg oot bye, sb Gol sorte way ess yu; Br take that" slipgaig sanedng Sig Rand. Bb it dopyed pn the love ad then, —stran to nag—t tre myrel ers ‘sin 'rhotn Ud so ong to te i of "Fetched in my new aren ra dy on tive Tepe th sor lake, ad ‘arte at every oot in the pages When Teturuel to my’ roms er any ite absence would pause te tes lt for an estan, nnd stentively Hat fro applying my Key. ut these ard ‘were ugliest.” Barlety never” came stall was going well, when a perturled looking stranger visited mes iae fulring whether [yeas the jeron bo Hal recently wecupied rooms! at No.— Fuilot forebotings,Irophisl tat was, "Then a” sh the stranger, Who provel @ lanyen. “yom a nepomtile Forth ma you tefl there Het refuses {0 do any sigyings he wfascs dg fy thing} be says be prensa toy and fetuses o quit the prema” 12 Bartleby, the Scrivener. [December "1 am very som, i sil J, with“ What aro you doing here, Bartleby ?* assumed tty baa ava? beeen dior, t rely hs tan you allde to "iting upon the Lanse” hemi Je tething 19 nt—he 0 ration oF ne * Eepreatie of mine, int you should hold “Tpotoned hin nto the awyer’s rom, iFrponte fr him srbo the left os “in marys ozom who is he?” “yar” tsi T, ‘are you aware Last eee Stel tr go, Yayo a ue ra 2% mating sou! tine Forberiy X tony by pesstng ih ccepying the Conplosed. him ax a copyists bathe has entry after rang Samissed "Gone the ‘bucvfoihing fer me new for some tine ofl? mee Kosswe. “shal settle i then,—ood morn- “Now ene of two things must take ing, ir” eee lace, Bither you must do somethin crerl days gasso, and I bart othe Eaaibng td bw doe to poate Jog mores and bough aR fea char hats of business would Sou He To taki romping ocala the pass and sagen Would you ike t engage Seure arly, yet sera synteny for seme oo?” Tinta of T hie not wind wld trou pre no to make any chang? scat TT ih gett ae 7 ean ee a ae st EASTRED Weer ota ae Mia Tats STAT ae ele MN te ay Shipdiep ney Sheet Bets tte meat at OEE EEE upg er " Sas ea eel a's TRS hen wot ing tw Car aaa ate efuaeeg Piahy ioabeeain at iia Li hepa edt mae SSNS Sp eae 1855] Bariey, the Scrivener ois “Bartleby,” sad fin the kindest tone 1 ooald assaine nda such exciting ei turstances, il yo go home with me Sow not to my ace bat my dwelling Sad reinuin ‘tere til we ena cones {pn sone conwenent, aangement, OF Jou af our iure? Com et ws sare ow, right any EASE present Toul prefer nt to sake nny change at all” Tanswered nothing; but efictually dogs evry "one by, the. xuddemess foaleapidity of my Hh, resbed. from ihe Uathius, ra up Wallstreet towards Broadway, ant juinping ato the fist uml Was 8008 repowed from puri XS soon as tranquility returned Tc itncly porcived that had now done al tha I possibly ond bath iu Tospect to the dentands of the landlord and i oe nts snd eth regard tov own desire And sone of nty fo best Harley aa SHiht hin from Fate perseeation. Tao Stove to be entirely tare tive ht quer ent} ard my comeienes justia ne fhe ecg! tug fodea it as pat 50 foes ne Heol have whe farfalwas 1 of hang again buntel oat by the incon lclond and ix expe ‘ate tenn tha surseiering my base fen to Nipper, for a ev days L dre ahoat che aqper part of the town amd though the hburby in any rackaweays ‘rool over to Jersey Cty and Hoboken, Sn pall fugitive sis fo Mahatianels Sod "Nstona Tn fet Valmost Bed ia fy rockaway forthe tne ‘When again entered ny ofc, 10, a ott from tie landlord lay tn the desk Toyened it with trembling lands, Tei fortued me thatthe rier bad set fhe police, at had Bartleby removed to fhe "ombs as a ragrant. Moreover, fuoe [kor spore aboot hire than any Soe clus, he wished me to appear at that fe abd make & wutale tatement of Rotts These tinge ad a eonicting tft upon mes At Brot Tras indignant; Poca fact alvnoat approved Mc ands Ions energetic coma disposition, bl Tet han tocslops a procure which to Dot think I sroud hae dosed pon my Say ant getas a last resort er ck pcubar civumotance, ie emo the ot on "Rs Lafterands leamed, the pooe ser ener, when tall tht he unast be ona Gucted tothe Tombs, offre not th Sights ntatact, ein his Fate weor= Ig way, slently aoqpiset "enc ofthe conpastoate an euions ygstanters joned the yarys at headed Pyape nf tir costes ae in arm ith Bustichy the sont. procession fed sts ay throng all the mass, and het, and joy of the roaring thoroughfres at “The aame day T received the oote T rent to he “Tombs or to speak snore Frown the late of Sut Sin elrghoffcer, feat Gx purpose of thy ell and wa Sform hat the indie ual f Sereribad wae inde witha. T {he astored the funcionry that Bart by wasayertecty honest ma, and greatly Er peconpzsirated however wnaecount- bly entries T tarvated all T kaew, Sin local hy suggesting the Hea of Tete ding hi enn fas hedulgent omfine- init ay posable romething Tess ars tight be done--though indeed T hardly Kneor wit Ac all event sruahing ls ‘could be decile upon, the alneeRouse Sst recive him. Then bogged to have an inerion. cing ter no dierncfl charge nd quite siemean harness nall i wa, {hey tad permited im fey to wander ‘Bue the eon, al capa inthe ine Swed grevopaited yanks thereat Ard tol fond hin there tang al atone the quite of the yanks hie ice cowards fag wally hile all ron foun te tarve ssf th jal wins thong spon hi the eyes of Bartleby ‘ST know yoo,” he said, without Took ing round" and T'want nothing to ray tyeu” Teas not T that brought you here, Bartleby.” said J, Reenly pained at his ampli? suspicion! "Aud! to yon. th sthtuld not be 10 vile a plac "Nothing Feprosehfol attaches ta yon by big here ‘Rn se, is not so sala place aS on apathy there sthe a, a ore tthe grasa” Tknow where T asm” he replied, but ould say nothing mors, avd oT lft him. "Ais Lento thy corre agai, oad snare man, in au apron, accosted me, tind jerking his thumb over his shoulder ssid" Is last you friend?” ea Dre be want to stave? Ihe dens Tet Mn Tve om the pon fre, tha al “ite ave you! waked Ty not know. ing whint to make of sich a util speaking person in sueh a place. ¥ “ST te prabenan Soci gentlemen as have finde ore, hie me to provide {hea with somthing goo to eat? is this 207 seal 1 wrning #0 tho turkey, Tsai i “yell theo sing sone silver ino the ruby man’s hand (for 50 Uiey ealed bib). "want yout give ou Bartleby, the Scrivner, [December a eri, atin 04 th Bene ise Ta mae Ett tam mm wil ont” ste geen Leng nl On ENELCAUUn Sani inresne oy here a Bre men of his breeding. ae Te TE arr ot tet to rams Fol pr of Et eee sees tg see war Oe i, Ome Ee so mee ur ee a Suarbaen catty ge cigaen feet eae” gen cco oe Sey rete a er peste a cae lit os cae tt a Pe dr ae pie ed poe ge oe Le tee tee Soper ora p fe ober aebeen et net Ferd nage ht Wok apr ia ie at are alvays pale fd gate them Ser meng ean Re itzenteer Neos Eira a iy ted Sp oars SEE waht ene ee ‘T went in that direction, sna er ken ee Tone oma Say attr ‘a eng rl fai ie Barra sera ie Heh ca a dip te wth i gloom. ot a Eroemest cr et Be Src pr Ro terete de ieee ise ela wh nf nents Fuaetaohneatins Fecratie eat lies Se etlatan Sicha erarierics Se Serer clea na Pa i hea fot turk hon Lil is dees gestern end oes mega a 7 pomp mano now. lis dinner fy Feely Ts a elt Sea aks ASA lng i a APTS stg mod 7 egestas fener fast SE tc th Schoen fae ci se a tates a id got Shas tae ae fame with some ollers; amt a0 T wil thn sie tes Dea etter! docs fre ftot to eishten Wt tha that ef 1853] Phantoms. as tnd sorting them for tho fumes? cats nor bungers any more 5 pardon for For ty the Cirtload they are snmnally those wie dial despating; hope br those armed, ‘Sometines fom out the 101 who. di unhoping ¢ good Laingy ‘or ier the Fle clerk fakes a ring’=tbe these who diel fed by enrelined exe Tingr it war mcant fr perhaps mculders lamitice” Om errands of By eae lltrs he graves a banked cet bo ewitest spe wo death Slang he wom ie would tlic, bor , "AR Harby ! Ab Dumasity PHANTOMS. LL, houses wherein men have lived snd died, ‘Are hannte houses. Through the open doors ‘The harmless phantoms on their errands glide, ‘With fect at make no sound upon the floors ‘We met them at the doorway, on the ett, "Along the passages they ease and Inpalpeble impressions onthe air, Kistase of smething moving t and fro. ‘There are more guests at table, than the hosts Tnvited =the illemited hall Isthronged with quiet, nafensive ghosts, ‘As silent as the pictures on the wall. ‘The strangor at roy Ares cannot see ‘The forms {see nor hear the sounds f hear Ho but petveives tliat in; white onto me “AIL that as been is visible and clear ‘We have no iitledeeds to house or lands Osmners and cocuparts of earlier dates From graves forgotten stuetch their dusty hands "And hold in mortnain stl their old estates, ‘The epii-world around this wor ofeenso Floats like an atmosphere, and every where ‘Wats Uhrough these earthly mists nod vapors dense ‘A vital breath of tore ethers! ai (ur little Fives are kept in equigoise "By opposite attractions and doses ‘tae siruggte of the instint tat enjoys ‘And the more noble instinet that spree, ‘The perturbations, the perpetual jar ‘Ofeartly wanks and aepirations high. Cone from the mtuene of that unseen, "That undiscovere! planet in or shy, And as the moan, fem some dark gate of cloud. "Thrower ofer the rea a flotings eae of light, Across those trembling planks on Backes crowd, Tata th realy of miytery and ict; So from the seorld of epi there desends "A bridge of hight, coneting 3 with Bais, (er whoww nstewly floor, Chat sways and bonds, Wander our thoughts above the dark abyés.

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