Rufus and Rose

rst day in Wall Street, R

r business on a large fortune, and now I'm going i

shrewdness, and a certain ready wit, joined with attention to business, he had met with better success than most of his class. He had been a leader among them, and had received the name of "Rough and Ready," suggested in part, no doubt, by his name, Rufus

to obtain a home for her with Miss Manning, a poor seamstress, whom he paid for her services in taking care of Rose. His step-father, in order to thwart and torment him, had stolen the little girl away, and kept her in Brooklyn for a while, until Rufus got a clue to her whereabout

dd that Rufus was in some sense a capitalist, having five hundred dollars deposited in a savings-bank to his credit. Of this sum, he had found three hundred one day, which, as no claiman

strange to you at first,

bed in a hurry, thinking I must go round to Nassau Street to get my papers. The

your old business," said the seamstr

looking for another room where Martin can't find you. You'll find two columns o

s morning," said

with you, or you may find he

ames Martin, would make a fresh attempt to get possession of

had breakf

eakfast at the

lly fell into modes of pronunciation such as he was accustomed to hear from his street associates. He had lately devoted a part of his even

od-morning, Miss Manning. Good-morning, Rosy," as he stoope

e. Don't let Mr. Ma

aughing. "Don't engage lodgings on Fifth Avenue, Miss Manning. I'm afraid it w

an humbler home," said

klin Street near the Hudson River, and the seamstress, taking the

f the track, she looked for places farther up town. The objection to this, however, was, that prices advance as you go up town. Still the streets near the river are not considered so eligible, and she thought that they might f

hings, Rose, and w

ken for the sister of a newsboy. She had a pretty face, full of vivacity and intelligence, and her brother's pride in her had led him to dress her bette

was a faded and worn oil-cloth upon the stairs, while outside the rooms at intervals, along the entry, were buckets of dirty water and rubbish, which had been temporarily placed there by the occupants. As it was Monday, washing was going on in several of the

might find cheap accommodations. But when she found herself in front of the house designated, she found it

t. Here she found a neat-loo

ng the

let," she said to the ser

the missis,"

lady made he

let?" said Miss Mann

es

look

e ladies. Besides, it's rather expensive;" and she glan

aid. So Miss Manning and Rose found

e list was Chr

Are you tired

; "I can walk ever so fa

e house advertised. It was a fair-looking house, but the seamstress found, on inquiry, that the room was a l

ington Square, and sit down on one of the seat

ried there. But in 1832 it became a park. There is a basin and a fountain in the centre, and it is covered with trees of considerable size. At frequent intervals there are benches for the accommodation of those who desire to pas

e Miss Manning carefully scanned the advertisements. But she found nothing to rew

ace. Two small room

ose by," thought

Before the up-town movement commenced, it was a fashionable quarter, and even now, as may be inferred from the

nice house. Of course it was beyond her means,-she said that to herself; still, prompted by an impulse