New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-12-14
BARNABY RUDGE,
e Mem egork By Boi.
CHAPTER Xxx.

lhc Efcdl hIis-tLsu Gnu q 4t't CiaL wa
den on every thing that had happened, was happen
ing. or about 10 happen. within the sphere OF their
domestic concerns; the locksmith sat himself down
at the ,eaable in the lle back psror the r0slS','
cosicst, rnerriest heartiest, bestcontehleu o'N
in Great Britain or opt Ct It. NJ.
There he sat. with his beaning eyes On -'iis :
and hi. shining face suffnsed with glsdness ana M
ca,.c,ous w,is,coat smiling in every WRINKLE ana
h.. oviaI h,irnor peeping from nader the 'aoie III
rho very pltrpncss of his legs s'ghf 20 turn 'he
vinegor Of misanthropy into the pbreSt MIX o.
"a, L;ndness There he sat, watching his wife
80 .bc decorated the room with flowers Tor the
g,ea,er honor of Dolly and Joseph Willct, who had
zone out walking and for whom the sea-kette had
been singing gay on the hob full twenty minutes,
ctirping as never kettle chrped before; for whom
the best service OF real, undoubted china, patterned
with divers round faced mandarns holding up broad
umbrellas, was now displayed in all It's glory; to
,empt V hose appetites a clear, transparent, Jucl
BAN. gara:.hed with cool green lettuce leaves and
fragrant cucumber, repssed upon shady table,
covered with snow-white cloth; for whose de-
Heht. preserves and Jams, crisp cakes ard other
pastry short to cat, with cunning twists and cot
rage loay>s, and rolls Of bread both white and
brown, were all set forth in rich profusinn: in
whose youth Mrs v herself had grown quite
Young and stood there in gown of red and white !;
symmetrical in figure, buxom in bodice, rudy in
check and lip, faul,le,s IN ankle, laughing in face
and mood, in all respects delicious to behold
there sat the locksmith anong all and every these
delights, the sun tina, shonc upon them all; the
centre of The system the of light, heat
life, and frank enjoyment ia the bright household
world.
And when had Dolly ever been the Dolly of that
afternoon To see how she came in arm.and-arrp
with Joe; ard how she made all effort no; to blush
or seem at all confused; and how she made believe
she did Mt care TO ST; on his side of the table: and
how She coaxed the locksmith in whisper not to
Joke; aud how her color came and went IN little
restless hut;cr of happiness, which made her do
every thing wrong, and yet so charninsly wrong
that it was much better than night why, the
locksmilh could have looked on at this Gas he
mentioned to Mrs Warden when they retired for
the night) for four.andtwcnty hours at Il stretch,
and never wished it done.
The rccocctions, too with which they made
merry over th at long pro,racted tea The glee
with which the locksmith asked Joe if he remem-
bered that stormy night the Maypele when he
first asked after Dolly-that laugh they all had
about that night when she was going cut to the
party in the sedan-chair-the unmercifuI manner il
which they rallied Mrs Warden about putting those
flowers outside that very window-the difficulty
Mrs Warden found in joining the laugh against
herself al first, and the extraordinary perception
she had of the Joke when she overcame 1.-THE
confidential statements of Joe concerning the pre-
else day and hour when he was conscious OF being
fond of Dolly, and Dolly's blushing admissions,
half volunteered, and half extoried, as TO the time
from which she dated the discovery that she
" didn't mind " .Joe-hcre was exhaustless fund
of mrth and conversation
Then there was a great deal to be said regard
ing Mrs. Vardens doubts, and motherIy alarms
and shrewd suspicious; and it appeared that from
Mrs Varden's penetration and extreme sagacity
nothing had ever been hidden. She had known it
ali along She had seen it from the first. She had
always predicted it. She had been aware OF it be-
fore the principals She had said within herself
(for she remembered the exact words that
young Willet is certainly looking after our Dolly,
and must look after him" Accordingly she had
looked after him, and had observed many litte cir
Gull of which she namely exceed
ngly minute that nobody else could make anything
out of them even now and had, it seemed from
first to last, displayed the most unsounded tact
and most consummate generalship.
OF course the night when Joe scouia ride home
ward by the side of the chaisc, and when Mis-
Warden could insist upon his going back again,
was not iorgotten-nor the mig ht when Dolly faint
ed on his name being Northumberland the times
upon times when Mrs. Vardea. ever wachf.l and
prudent, had found her pining in her own cham
Der. In short, nothing was forgotten and every
thing by some means or other brought them back
To the conclusion that that the happiest hour
in all their lives; consequently, that everything
must have occurred for the best, and nothing could
be suggested which would have made it better.
While they were in full glow Of such discourse
as this, there came startling knock nj the door,
opening from the street into the workshop, which
had been kept closed ali day that the house might
be more quiet. Joe, as IN du,y bound would hear
of nobody but himself going to open it and accord
'ngly left the room for that purpose
II would have been edd enough certainly, il Joe
mad forgotten the way TO this door; and even II he
had as it was pretty large one and stood straight
before him. he could easily have missed it.
But Dolly. perhaps because she was in the futtsr
OF spirits before mentioned or because she thought
he would not be able 10 open it with his one arm
she could have had no other reason-hurried out
after him; and they stopped so long in the passage
no doubt owing TO Joes entreaties that she would
not expose herself to the draught of July air which
must ntallibly come rushing in Oh this same door
being oPene,l-that the knock was repeated. in
yet more startling manner than before.
Is any body going 20 open that door cried
the loci smth or shall come 2 =
Upon that, Dolly running back into the par
Tor, all dimples and blushes; and Jo. opened it
with mighty noise, and other suPeIiuous demon
STATIONS OF bsing in violent hurry.
"Wel" said the locksmiih, when he reuppeared.
what is it eh, Jeel what are yor laughing at Z
Nothing. sir. 1t. coming IN
Who 5 coming in what : coming in =
Mrs. Warden, much at less as her husband,
could only shake her head in answer TO hi. irqui
Ing look; the locksmth wheeled his chair
round to command better view of the stair door,
and stared at it with mis- eyes wide open, and a
mingled expression Of curiosity and wonder in his
Jolly face,
Instead of some person or persons s,raightway