The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-01-04
No. of the Pickwick Papers

have the pleasure to offer our entertaining contem-
porary Mr. Boz, another token of our satisfaction ana
goodwill.
A fellow frightened at ghost is ,pthily described.
81 can't make this out" sad ne, when he came
home from The play one night ana was drinking a
that he mighn't be able to fancy there was any one
This person had been "obiged to take some mou-
derng fixtures that were on the place. and among the
rest was great numbering wooden press for papers,
with large glass DOORS and green curtain inside; a
pretty useless thing for him. for he had papers to
put in it and, his clothes, he carried them about
with him, and that wasn't very hard work, either
Well, he had moved in all his furnture-it wasn't
quite ruckfu-and sprinkled it about the room, so
as to make the four chairs look much like dozen
as possible, and was sitting down before the fire at
night drinking the first glass of two gallons of whisky
he had ordered credit wondering whether it would
ever be paid for, and if So in how many years time,
when his eyes encountered the glass doors Of the
wooden press"
And his dialogue with the said press-apparition is
"'N you insist upon making your appearance
here said the tenant who had time to collect his
presence of mind during this prosy statement Of the
ghosts shall give up possession with the greatest
pleasure but should like to ask you one question if
you will aST ms Say sad tine hs
observation personally to you, because it is equally
applicable to all the CHESTS ever heard of but it does
appear to me somewhat inconsistent that when you
have an opportunity of wishing the falrest spots Of
earth--for suppose space is nothing to you-you
should always return exactly to the very places where
you have been most miserable Egad, that's very
true never thought of that before said the ghost.
You see SIR pursued the tenant this is a very
+ comfortable room. From the appearance of that
press should be disposed to say that it is not Who'll
ly free from bugs and reallythink you might find
much more comfortable quarters to say nothing of
the climate of London which is extremely disagreea-
ble' You very right, sir said the ghost, po-
ltely, it never struck me till now I'll try change Of
air drectly'-and in fact, he began to vanish as he
nko his lauo tp1no had ,to Ioan I'D And
if SIR said the tenant calling after him. If you would
have the goodness to suggest to the other ladies and
gentlemen who are now engaged in haunting old
empty houses, that they might be much more COM
Portable elsewhere you will confer very great bene
fit society will, replied the ghost; we must
be dull fellows-very dull fellows, indeed l can't
imagine how we can have been 80 stupid With
these words the spirit disappeared; and, what is ra
ther remarkable, added the old man, with shrewd
look round the table, he never came back again.
But we must add little of our favonte character,
Sam Weller; he is going along hiechapel.
"'Not very nice neghborhood this, sir, said SAM
with the touch Of the hat which always preceded his
entering into conversation with his master. 1T is not
indeed Sam replied Mr. Pickwick, surveying the
crowded and filthy street through which they
passing. It's a very remarkable circumstance, SIR
said SAM that poverty and oysters always seem to go
together don't understand you SAM said Mr..
Pickwick. What l mean, sir said SAM lis that
the poorer place is the greater call there seems to
be for oysters Look here Sir-heres oyster stall to
every halfdozen heuses-the streets lined With em.
Blessed III 0On I tnnk tnat ven q man o very poor,
he PUSHES out Of his lodgings and eats oysters in regar
desperation! To be sure he does said Mr.. Weller,
ssnsor, and rs just tho same With picked salmon--
Those are two very remarkable facts, which nevero
Cured to me before, said Mr.. Pickwich. The very
first place we stop It'll make note of them BY
this time they had reached the turnpike at Mile End
aprefound silence prevailed until they had got two or
three miles further on, when Mr. Weller senior turning
suddenly TO Mr. Pickwick, said Very queer life is a
pike-keepers SIR "A what 2 said Mr.. p ckwick "A
pike-keeper. What do you mean by pike keeper
inquired Mr.. Peter Magnus The old .un means
turnpike keeper, gen'lmn observed Mr. Weller in ex
PLANTATION Oh said Mr. Pckwick 4 see. Yes very
curious life. Very uncomfortable They're all on
'em men mas met With some disappointment in life
wick. Yes. Consequence OF vich, they retires from
the world, and shuts themselves up in pixies partly
With the view Of being solitary, and partly to revenge
themselves on mankind by takin' tolls Dear me-
said Mr.. Pickwick l mover knew that before. Fact,
sir said Mr. Weller if they was gen'lem'n you'd
call EN- msanhropes, but as It IS they only takes TO
pike-kecpin.
We conclude with a conversation between the
Weers lat Ipswch,) which is in Mr. Dickens best
manner.
"In small room in the vicinity Of the stable yard,
betmes in the morning which was ushered in by Mr..
Pckwck's adventure with the midde-aged lady in
the yellow curl papers sat Mr.. Weller, senior pre-
pairing himself for his Journey to London. He was
sitting excellent attitude for having his portrait
taken; and here i is very possible that at some
have presented bold and determined outline His
face, however, had expanded under the influence Of
good living, and disposition remarkable for resigna-
ton and its bold ieshy had so far extended
beyond the limits originally assigned them, that UNI
less you took full view of his countenance in 'front.'
difficult to distinguish more than the extreme tip
Of very rubcund nose. His chm frsm the same
cause, had acquired the grave and imposing form
which is generally described by prc6xng the word
double to that expressive feature, and his complex
ion exhibited that peculiarly motted combination Of
colors which is only TO be seen in gentlemen of his
profession and UNDERGONE roast beef Ro1nd his
neck he crimson travelling shawl, which
merged into his chin by such impcrceptbe gradatons
that il difficult to distinguish the folds of the
from the folds of the other. Over this, he mounted
long wastcoat of a broad pink striped pattern, and
over that again, wide-skred green coat, ornamental
with large ass buttons, whereof the which gar
nshcd the waist far apart that ever
beheld them both ut the same time His hair, which
was short sleek, and black, just visible beneath
the capaclous brim of low crowned brown hat. His
legs encased IN knee cord breeches and painted
top boots and copper watch chain, terminating i'm
enc seal and key of the same material danFcd
loosely from his capacious waist band.
We have said that Mr.. Weller was engaged in pre-
pairing for his Journey to London-he was taking aus
tenance, in fact On the table before him stood not
-ofale cold round Of beef and very respectable
looking loaf each Of which he distributed his fn-
in turn, with the most rigid impartiatv He
had Just cut mighty slice from the latter when Tho