Chapter　the　Last
  A　parting　glance　at　such　of　the　actors　in　this　little　history　as
  it　has　not；　in　the　course　of　its　events；　dismissed；　will　bring　it
  to　an　end。
  Mr　Haredale　fled　that　night。　　Before　pursuit　could　be　begun；　indeed
  before　Sir　John　was　traced　or　missed；　he　had　left　the　kingdom。
  Repairing　straight　to　a　religious　establishment；　known　throughout
  Europe　for　the　rigour　and　severity　of　its　discipline；　and　for　the
  merciless　penitence　it　exacted　from　those　who　sought　its　shelter　as
  a　refuge　from　the　world；　he　took　the　vows　which　thenceforth　shut
  him　out　from　nature　and　his　kind；　and　after　a　few　remorseful　years
  was　buried　in　its　gloomy　cloisters。
  Two　days　elapsed　before　the　body　of　Sir　John　was　found。　　As　soon　as
  it　was　recognised　and　carried　home；　the　faithful　valet；　true　to　his
  master's　creed；　eloped　with　all　the　cash　and　movables　he　could　lay
  his　hands　on；　and　started　as　a　finished　gentleman　upon　his　own
  account。　　In　this　career　he　met　with　great　success；　and　would
  certainly　have　married　an　heiress　in　the　end；　but　for　an　unlucky
  check　which　led　to　his　premature　decease。　　He　sank　under　a
  contagious　disorder；　very　prevalent　at　that　time；　and　vulgarly
  termed　the　jail　fever。
  Lord　George　Gordon；　remaining　in　his　prison　in　the　Tower　until
  Monday　the　fifth　of　February　in　the　following　year；　was　on　that
  day　solemnly　tried　at　Westminster　for　High　Treason。　　Of　this　crime
  he　was；　after　a　patient　investigation；　declared　Not　Guilty；　upon
  the　ground　that　there　was　no　proof　of　his　having　called　the
  multitude　together　with　any　traitorous　or　unlawful　intentions。　　Yet
  so　many　people　were　there；　still；　to　whom　those　riots　taught　no
  lesson　of　reproof　or　moderation；　that　a　public　subscription　was　set
  on　foot　in　Scotland　to　defray　the　cost　of　his　defence。
  For　seven　years　afterwards　he　remained；　at　the　strong　intercession
  of　his　friends；　comparatively　quiet；　saving　that　he；　every　now　and
  then；　took　occasion　to　display　his　zeal　for　the　Protestant　faith　in
  some　extravagant　proceeding　which　was　the　delight　of　its　enemies；
  and　saving；　besides；　that　he　was　formally　excommunicated　by　the
  Archbishop　of　Canterbury；　for　refusing　to　appear　as　a　witness　in
  the　Ecclesiastical　Court　when　cited　for　that　purpose。　　In　the　year
  1788　he　was　stimulated　by　some　new　insanity　to　write　and　publish
  an　injurious　pamphlet；　reflecting　on　the　Queen　of　France；　in　very
  violent　terms。　　Being　indicted　for　the　libel；　and　（after　various
  strange　demonstrations　in　court）　found　guilty；　he　fled　into　Holland
  in　place　of　appearing　to　receive　sentence：　from　whence；　as　the
  quiet　burgomasters　of　Amsterdam　had　no　relish　for　his　company；
  he　was　sent　home　again　with　all　speed。　　Arriving　in　the　month　of
  July　at　Harwich；　and　going　thence　to　Birmingham；　he　made　in　the
  latter　place；　in　August；　a　public　profession　of　the　Jewish
  religion；　and　figured　there　as　a　Jew　until　he　was　arrested；　and
  brought　back　to　London　to　receive　the　sentence　he　had　evaded。　　By
  virtue　of　this　sentence　he　was；　in　the　month　of　December；　cast
  into　Newgate　for　five　years　and　ten　months；　and　required　besides　to
  pay　a　large　fine；　and　to　furnish　heavy　securities　for　his　future
  good　behaviour。
  After　addressing；　in　the　midsummer　of　the　following　year；　an　appeal
  to　the　commiseration　of　the　National　Assembly　of　France；　which　the
  English　minister　refused　to　sanction；　he　composed　himself　to
  undergo　his　full　term　of　punishment；　and　suffering　his　beard　to
  grow　nearly　to　his　waist；　and　conforming　in　all　respects　to　the
  ceremonies　of　his　new　religion；　he　applied　himself　to　the　study　of
  history；　and　occasionally　to　the　art　of　painting；　in　which；　in　his
  younger　days；　he　had　shown　some　skill。　　Deserted　by　his　former
  friends；　and　treated　in　all　respects　like　the　worst　criminal　in　the
  jail；　he　lingered　on；　quite　cheerful　and　resigned；　until　the　1st
  of　November　1793；　when　he　died　in　his　cell；　being　then　only　three…
  and…forty　years　of　age。
  Many　men　with　fewer　sympathies　for　the　distressed　and　needy；　with
  less　abilities　and　harder　hearts；　have　made　a　shining　figure　and
  left　a　brilliant　fame。　　He　had　his　mourners。　　The　prisoners
  bemoaned　his　loss；　and　missed　him；　for　though　his　means　were　not
  large；　his　charity　was　great；　and　in　bestowing　alms　among　them　he
  considered　the　necessities　of　all　alike；　and　knew　no　distinction　of
  sect　or　creed。　　There　are　wise　men　in　the　highways　of　the　world　who
  may　learn　something；　even　from　this　poor　crazy　lord　who　died　in
  Newgate。
  To　the　last；　he　was　truly　served　by　bluff　John　Grueby。　　John　was　at
  his　side　before　he　had　been　four…and…twenty　hours　in　the　Tower；　and
  never　left　him　until　he　died。　　He　had　one　other　constant　attendant；
  in　the　person　of　a　beautiful　Jewish　girl；　who　attached　herself　to
  him　from　feelings　half　religious；　half　romantic；　but　whose　virtuous
  and　disinterested　character　appears　to　have　been　beyond　the　censure
  even　of　the　most　censorious。
  Gashford　deserted　him；　of　course。　　He　subsisted　for　a　time　upon　his
  traffic　in　his　master's　secrets；　and；　this　trade　failing　when　the
  stock　was　quite　exhausted；　procured　an　appointment　in　the
  honourable　corps　of　spies　and　eavesdroppers　employed　by　the
  government。　　As　one　of　these　wretched　underlings；　he　did　his
  drudgery；　sometimes　abroad；　sometimes　at　home；　and　long　endured　the
  various　miseries　of　such　a　station。　　Ten　or　a　dozen　years　agonot
  morea　meagre；　wan　old　man；　diseased　and　miserably　poor；　was　found
  dead　in　his　bed　at　an　obscure　inn　in　the　Borough；　where　he　was
  quite　unknown。　　He　had　taken　poison。　　There　was　no　clue　to　his
  name；　but　it　was　discovered　from　certain　entries　in　a　pocket…book
  he　carried；　that　he　had　been　secretary　to　Lord　George　Gordon　in　the
  time　of　the　famous　riots。
  Many　months　after　the　re…establishment　of　peace　and　order；　and　even
  when　it　had　ceased　to　be　the　town…talk；　that　every　military
  officer；　kept　at　free　quarters　by　the　City　during　the　late　alarms；
  had　cost　for　his　board　and　lodging　four　pounds　four　per　day；　and
  every　private　soldier　two　and　twopence　halfpenny；　many　months　after
  even　this　engrossing　topic　was　forgotten；　and　the　United　Bulldogs
  were　to　a　man　all　killed；　imprisoned；　or　transported；　Mr　Simon
  Tappertit；　being　removed　from　a　hospital　to　prison；　and　thence　to
  his　place　of　trial；　was　discharged　by　proclamation；　on　two　wooden
  legs。　　Shorn　of　his　graceful　limbs；　and　brought　down　from　his　high
  estate　to　circumstances　of　utter　destitution；　and　the　deepest
  misery；　he　made　shift　to　stump　back　to　his　old　master；　and　beg　for
  some　relief。　　By　the　locksmith's　advice　and　aid；　he　was　established
  in　business　as　a　shoeblack；　and　opened　shop　under　an　archway　near
  the　Horse　Guards。　　This　being　a　central　quarter；　he　quickly　made　a
  very　large　connection；　and　on　levee　days；　was　sometimes　known　to
  have　as　many　as　twenty　half…pay　officers　waiting　their　turn　for
  polishing。　　Indeed　his　trade　increased　to　that　extent；　that　in
  course　of　time　he　entertained　no　less　than　two　apprentices；　besides
  taking　for　his　wife　the　widow　of　an　eminent　bone　and　rag　collector；
  formerly　of　MilIbank。　　With　this　lady　（who　assisted　in　the
  business）　he　lived　in　great　domestic　happiness；　only　chequered　by
  those　little　storms　which　serve　to　clear　the　atmosphere　of　wedlock；
  and　brighten　its　horizon。　　In　some　of　these　gusts　of　bad　weather；
  Mr　Tappertit　would；　in　the　assertion　of　his　prerogative；　so　far
  forget　himself；　as　to　correct　his　lady　with　a　brush；　or　boot；　or
  shoe；　while　she　（but　only　in　extreme　cases）　would　retaliate　by
  taking　off　his　legs；　and　leaving　him　exposed　to　the　derision　of
  those　urchins　who　delight　in　mischief。
  Miss　Miggs；　baffled　in　all　her　schemes；　matrimonial　and　otherwise；
  and　cast　upon　a　thankless；　undeserving　world；　turned　very　sharp　and
  sour；　and　did　at　length　become　so　acid；　and　did　so　pinch　and　slap
  and　tweak　the　hair　and　noses　of　the　youth　of　Golden　Lion　Court；
  that　she　was　by　one　consent　expelled　that　sanctuary；　and　desired　to
  bless　some　other　spot　of　earth；　in　preference。　　It　chanced　at　that
  moment；　that　the　justices　of　the　peace　for　Middlesex　proclaimed　by
  public　placard　that　they　stood　in　need　of　a　female　turnkey　for　the
  County　Bridewell；　and　appointed　a　day　and　hour　for　the　inspection
  of　candidates。　　Miss　Miggs　attendi