New-York tribune., 1841-12-09

worth; 10 De something better than was - ~
,nars deserving Of veur true and manly nature IL
years 70 come. dear Joe, you snai4 Emo ...''
b,v. done so: for viii b., not o''it '''" -
We are you.g and full Of hope but "hen We ~,
crown old and weary, your patt"i' =s-''-
,;r,,r wife. wlll aeger know WISH 0, ca ~
IL ,,,- ,on,e asd YOU and always study how to
,lease YOU with ny be.f affection and M most as-
,,,o,.d love will: indeed will
Joe could ouly repeat Ms former eloquence-
bat it was very much TO the purpose
- They know Of tn. at home said Dolly. For
YOUR sake. would eage even them; but they
know it. a.l are glad Of 1t, and arr proud OF YOU,
"A am. and full OF erattude.-You u not core
and see me- as a poor friend who knew NE wnen l
was eirl, viii you -
Well well Il don't matter what Joe said IN
answer but he said grea, deal and Dolly sad
great deal too and ne folded Dolly il n one arm
petty tight, considering thar it vas hut ore; and
Dol.y made no resistance: and II ever two peopie
we're happy in this yvorld--which Is not an u-ery
rni.erabIs one. with all Its iaulls-we may wlih
some appearance OF certainty, conclude that tney
were.
Now. to say that during these proceedings Mr.
Wiet the elder underwent the greatest enouonS
Of as,onishment of which our cannon nature Is
.usceptible-to say ;ha: he Was in perfect para
ly=is OF surprise, and that he wandered lato the
most stupendous and therefore snattainabe hishis
of compiicnred srnazement-woulA be TO shadow
forth his STATE Of mind in the ieebiest and afnest
terms II roc, an eagle, grim, lying Gle
phant or winged s-a-horse, naa suddenly appear
ed and taking him on It's back carried INN Dodiy
iuro he very heart Of TIC " Sal"anaers, 1t would
have been 10 him everyday occurrence IN
COR carson with what he now bched. To be -l'-
ting quietly by, seeing and hearing these thlng 10
be completely overlooked, unn7ticed and disre-
garded, while his son and young lady we're talK'
ing II each other in the most impassioRed manner.
kissing each other, and making themselves IN all
respects perfectly at home was position 80 tre-
,ncndous 20 incxplicablc so utterly beyond the
widest range OF hi. capacity Of comprehension.
,ha, he fell into leihargy Of wonder, and could
no more rouse himself than an enchanted sleeper
in the first year of his fairy lease, century long
Father" said Joe, presenting Dolly, you
know who this l.,
Mr.. Wllct looked first at her then At his son,
then back again at Dolly, and then made an IN
eiiec,ual effort ts extract Whit from ms pipe
which had gone out long ago.
Sag "A word, father. if it's only how dye
do, urged Joe.
,certsny. JOSEPH" answered Mr. w'lIei.
% Oh yes Why not y
"To be sure said Joe. Why not
"Ah," replied his father. Why not2 and
with ihis remark, which he uttered in low voice,
a. though he were discussing some grave qaesrion
with himself, lie used the little fnger-if any OF
hi4 fingers can be laid to hnve come under that
denominatien-of his right hand, as Il tobacco
stopper, and vas silent again
And so he sat ior hall an hour at least, although
Dolly, in the most cndenring Of manners hoped he
was not angry with her, and kissed him; 50 'e
SAT for half an hour, quite mo,onless, and looking
nh the time Ike noihing so much as a grca; Dutch
Pin or Skittle At the expiration Of that period,
he suddenly, and without the iea.t notice, burst,
10 ,h. great CONSERVATION Of the young people,
into a very loud and very short laugh and re.
peatiug, Cec,ainly. Joseph. On yes. Nny not q
,cnt nni for walk.