The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-08-05

keeper, blushing slightly.
"Petticutts, num- returned that gentleman,
laying his hand upon the garments of his grand
son. eeIf nv son Samivel, mum, would only dis
pense with these here, you'd see such altera-
ton in his appearance, as the imagination can't
depicter."
tsBut what would you have the child wear in
stead, Mr. Weller" said the housekeeper.
e'I've offered my son Samivel, mum, agen and
agcn," returned the old gentleman, "to purwide
him at my own cost With suit o clothes as 'ud
be the maxim on him, and form his mind in in
fancy for those pursuits as hope the family %
the Yellers Will always devote themselves to-
Tony, my boy, tell the lady Wot them clothes
are, grandfather says, father ought to let you
vearo
IA little white hat and little sprig weskut,
and little knee cords, and little top-boots, and
little green coat with little bright buttons and
little velvet collar" replied Tony, with great
readiness and no stops
EtThat's the cos-toem, mum," said MIR. Weller,
looking proudly at the housekeeper. "Once
make SIGH model as that and you'd say he scoS
a angelm
Perhaps the housekeeper thought that in suck
a guise young Tony would look more like the
angel at Ellington than any thing else of that
name or perhaps she was Disconnected to find
her previous conceived ideas disturbed, as angels
are not commonly represented in top-boots and
sprig wastcoats. She coughed doubtfully, but
said nothing
GLOW many brothers and sisters have you, my
dearM she asked after a short silence.
zone brother and no sister at al, !" replied To-
ny. "Sam his name is, and SOS my fathers
Do you knew my father2"
ooh yes, l know him." said the housekeeper
graciously.
els my father fond of you"' pursued Tony.
''I hope sos" rejoined the smiling housekeeper
Tony considered a moment, and then said,
els my grandfather fond of you"
This would seem very easy question to an
swer, but instead of replying to it, the house
keeper smiled in great confusion, and said that
really children did ask such extraordinary ques-
tiens that it was the most difficult thing in the
world to talk to them. MFR. Weller took upon
himself to reply that he was very fond of the la
dy; but the housekf eper entreating that he would
not put such things in the chiid's head, Mr..
Weller shook his own while she looked another
way, and seemed to be troubled with misgiving
that captivation was in progress. 1t was perhaps
on this account that he changed the subject pre-
cipitately.
DTS very wrong in little boys to make game
o. their grand-fathers, amt it mum?" said Mr.
Weller, shaking his head waggishly, until Tony
looked at him, when he countcrfeited the deep
est detection and sorrow.
fEOh, very sad" assented the housekeeper.-
fBut hope no little boys do that?"
fEThere is yum young Tork, num-" said MIR.
Weller, <'as havin' see his grandfather little
overcome with drink on the occasion of friends
birthday, goes reelin' and siaggeFin' about the
house, and maxim believe that he's the old gem
'lm'n.o
sob! quite shocking cried the houseleeper.
eyes mum" said Mr.. Weller, Sand previous
to SO doin, this here young traitor that Pm speak
in of, pinches his little to make it red, and
then he gives a hiccup and says, Tm all right
he says, fgive us another ssngv Ha ha! Give
us another song,' he says. Ha ha hal"
In his excessive delight, Mr.. Weller was quite
tnInindfu of his moral responsibility, until Tony
kicked up his legs, and laughing immoderately,
cried. ee'Ihat was me, that wasp whereupon the
grandfather, by great effort, became extremely
solemn.
s'No, Tony, not YOU" said Mr. Weller. 81
hope it warn't you, Toney. It must ha' been
that 'ere naughty little chap comes sometimes
out o. the empty watcl-box round the corner
that same little chap as wos found standing on
the table afore the looking glass, pretending to
shave himself with oyster-knife.o
seHe didn't hurt himself, hopew observed the
housekeeper.
seNot he, num-" said Mr.. Weller, proudly,
"bless your heart, you might trust that 'ere boy
With steam engine almost, he's such lSnowin'
young"-but suddenly recollecting himself and
observing that Toney perfectly understood and
appreciated the compliment, the old gentleman
in'-wery"
cob! he's a bad 'un," said Mr.. Weller, 'is
that 'ere Matchbox boy, making such noise
and litter in the backyard, he does, waterin'
wooden horses and feedin' of 'em With grass, and
perpetivally spillin' his little brother out Of
vcelbarrow and frightenin' his mother out of her
wits, at the VERY moment wen she's expectin to
increase his stock of happiness with another
play-fellew-oh he's bad 'un. He's even gone
so far as to put on a pair o. paper spectacles as
he got his father to make for him, and walk up
and down the garden With his hands behind him
in imitation of Mr. Pickwick-but Tony don't
do such things, oh mop
ffOh mop echoed Tony.
feHe knows better, he does, p said Mr. Weller,
che knows that if he wos to come SIGH games as
these, nobody wouldn't love him, and that his
grandfather in partickler couldn't bear the sight
on him; for vich reason Tony's always good"
ssA1ways good,n echoed Tony; and his grand
father Immediately took him on his knee and
kissed him, lat the same time with many mods and
winlks, slyly pointing to the child's head withhls
thumb, in order that the houseaeeper, otherwise
deceived by the admirable manner in which ne
(Mr. W eller1 has sustained has character, might
not suppose that any other young gentleman was
referred to, and might clearly understand that
the boy of the Matchbox was but an imaginary
crea ton, and fetch of Tony himself invented
for his Improvement and reformation.
Not combining himself to a naereverbal descrip-
ton of the grandmother's abilities, MIR. Weiiers
when tea was finished, melted him by various
gifts of pence and half pence to smoke magma
ny pipes, drink visionary beer from real pots, I'M
itate his grandfather without reserve and in par
ticular to go through the drunken scene, which
threw the old gentleman into ectacies, and i'll
led the hotseheeper with wonder. Nor was MIR
Weller's pride satisfied with even this display,
for when he took his leave he carried the child
like some rare and astonishing curiosity, first to
the BARRIERS house aud afterwards to the Tobacco
nist's, at each of which places he repeated his
performances with the utmost effect to applaud
ing and delighted audiences. 1t was bali past
nine O'Clock when Mr. Weller was seen carry
ing him home upon his shoulder, and it ma: been
whispered abroad that at that time the infant
Tony was rather intoxicated.
(To be contifined) ~
NOD 4 HAKE FISH,