No inquiries have ever been made for the body of James
Kirk wood; and it was judged better on all accounts to let
his fate remain, like his corpse, buried in oblivion. The
papers with which he had hoped to fly were all found, and
both Grossamer Von Donk and Mr. Staggers were very glad
to recover their money ; and, especially on learning the
mortgage was a forgery, to accept the belief that Kirkwood
had fled the country through fear of detection, leaving in «
his haste both cash and documents behind.
It happened that Elias P. failed in business shortly after
Kirkwood's disappearance; and some people were ill-natured
enough to say that the broker unfairly attributed certain
losses and bad debts to that person's account, so that his
credit was for a time under a cloud. He has, however,
emerged from its shade as often before, and is now carrying
sail in Wall street as merrily as ever.
Gossamer Von Donk finally came to marry Joanna
Heydensucker. How it was brought about no one knows,
but he boasts that at all events he hasn't as much to fear
from the Honorable Job as formerly, the latter worthy, by
dint of pettifogging, politics, and alcohol, having reduced
himself to comparative imbecility. Mrs. General has not
yet succeeded in marrying Violetta and Zerlina, although
there has been a flirtation on the carpet between the former
and Mr. Slymer for several seasons past. As for the
General himself, he has attained a rather apoplectic con-
dition, but agrees with his old friend McSwindle and the
confrerie of the Pewter Mug, in hating the " naygur" as
cordially as ever.
