New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-21
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
DOuBEY AND SON
PART M coaciuie9 from F.r.t Page.

taloons at once the tghtess and the ootea' o. .c1
order, hanging up outside. These were sIe5r,a
by anchor and chain-c2b!e forges' VIZ a.. -,
hammers were dingipg upon IRON 81. e. ~ .,
Then came rows Of houses, svith nL's
,,o,,D.od rras.s nurearing Themselves l'oui ainoHS
the scarle, beans Then, ditches; ineh Pohaio
,,,ie9o,Y. Then more ditcies' ihei, u4!s~c"ei's-
He untches OF dirty water hardy 70 DE 0escfeo,
for the SHIPS that covered t9emi cen, sIe a., as
,a-fn,oed with chips; and a.! otAer traces were
pay,n,vsd IN Ia mast oar and block making, and
-, IniEd;ng Then. the ground grew mar5hy and
,,Tsct.led Then there was nothing 70 DC smeit
hat rum and sugar Then, Captain Cuttles lodg
iogs--a. once first floor and top story IN Brig
place-were close before you
The Captain was one Of those tnoefioohiDS
men suits Of oak as well hearts whom u Is al
most impossible for the 70 sepa
rate from any part of their dress, however
can't. Accordingly wien Walter EnoGEeq a. the
door and the Captain instantly pokea us nsaI o'
az one of his little front windows and haued MN
,,;,h the hard glazed hat already on 1t aud tt'e
ehyt collar Ike sal; and the vide suit OF blue al
stpndinr as usual Walter was as fully persuaded
mai he was always in that state, as II the Captain
had been bird and those had been his feathers
Wal nv ladr said Captain Cutie Stand
by aud knock again. Hard 1t washing day
Walter, in his impotence, gave q pronisloos
thump with the knochcr
Hard il is - said Captain Cutie and immedi
ateIy drew in his head, as II he expected s9uaA
Nor was he mistaken for widow lady with her
,Ieayes rolled up 10 her shoulders and her arms
I,o.hy with soap suds and Smoking with hot water
replied 10 the summons with startling rapidly be
fore she looked at w alter she looked at the knock
CT. and then measuring hun With her eyes rom
head 10 foot said she wondered ne had iei' any
of il. .,u-i.
Captain Cuttles at home know saiu " a'''''
with conciliatory smile
is he replied the widow lady :. in ,Ieo1.
He has iustbeen speaking TO me- said " after
In breathless explanation
,:Has he J" replied the widow lady Jhen
and Saw that the next time he lowers himself and
his lodgings By talking out OF winder she II thank
him 10 come down and open tue door too. Mrs
Mncstnger spoke loud, and listened for any cbser
vstions that might be oFercd from the frst floor
an menton it said Walter II you II have
the goodness 70 let me in, ma am
For he was repealed by wooden fort ifcation e1
tending across the doorway. and Put there to pre-
vent the little MacSinGcrs in their moments Of re-
creation from tumbing down the steps
boy that can knock my door down SAID
Mrs. Macstipger. con,eInptuously, can go over
~, 7 should hone But Walter, taking this
nern,ission 10 enter aud getting over It, Mrs Mac
Singer Immediately demanded whether an Eng
Itch wotnans house was her castle or not and
whether she was to be broke IN upon BY ran On
,h.ae subjects her thirst for information was stll
,,ary mnortuoate when Walter, having made his
uay up the little staircase through an artificial log
accustomed by the washing which covered the ban
nisters with cammy persPiratlon. entered Cap
tain Cuttle's room, and louno that gentleman IN
ambush behind the door
Never owed her penny Walr." said Captain
Cutie in low voice and with visible marks OF
,.epidation on his counteDancc. Done her world
of good turns and the children too Vixen at times.
though. Whew!
II should go away Captain Cutie said Wal
ter.
burst n t do it, w air returned the Captain.
"She d find me out wherever l went. Sit down
How s ellis T.
The Captain was dining lin his hat of cold loln
ofmutton porter, and some smoking hot potatoes,
which he had cooked himself and took out OF
little saucepan before tire fire MS he wanted them
He unscrewcd his hook at dinner-tmc, and screwed
a knife into its wooden socket, instead with which
he had already begun to peel one OF these potatoes
for W. alter. His rooms were very small! and strong
" impregna.cd with tobacco smoke, but snug
enough everything being slowed away !, as II there
were an earthquake regularly every hall hour
How IS ellis" inquired the Captain
Walter, who hud by this time recovered his
breath. and lost his spglts-or such temporary
spirits as his rapid journey had given hm-ooked
Mt his questioncr for moment said on Captain
Cutie" and burst into tears.
No words can describe the Captains consterna
ton at this sight Mrs. MacStinger faded into
nothing before it. He dropped the potato and the
icrk--and would have dropped the knife too il he
could-and sat gazing at the boy rs II he expected
to hear next moment that gull had opened in the
city, which had swallowed up his old friend, coffee
colored suit buttons chronometer, specacles and all
But when Walter told him what was really the
matter Captain Cutie, after moments reflection
started up into full activity. He empticd out OF a
little tim canister the top shell OF the cupboard,
his whole stock Of ready money amounting to thr,
teen pounds and halta.crown.) winch he transferred
10 one OF the pockets o his square blue coat farther
nal hat with the contents OF his
plate chest consisting OF two withercd atomles OF
teaspoons and an obsolete pair OF knock knecd
sugar tongs pulled up his immense double cased
silver watch from the depths in which repuscd to
assure himself that that valuable was sound and
whole reettsshcd the hook TO bis right wrist and
sezing the slick covered over with knobs, babe
Walter come along
Remembering, however, IN the midst OF his viz
tucus excitement that Mrs. MacStineer might be
lying in wait below Captain Cutie hcsitatcd at
last not without elancinS at the window. rs II he
had some thoueht OF escaping by that unusual
means OF egress rather than encounter his terrible
enemy. He decided however, IN favor OF strata
gem.
(" Walr' said the Captain, with timid wink,
go aiore, my lad. sing ont good bye Captain
Cutie, when You re in the passage, and shut the
door Then wait at the corner Of the street till you
me-
These directions were not issued without n pre-
vious knowledge OF the enemy's tactics for when
Walter got down stairs, Mrs. MacStincer slided
GU, OF the little back Kitchen like an avensiuS
spirit But not gliding out upon the Captain, as
she had expected, she merely made a farther allu
sion 10 the kncckcr and gided in again.
Some five minutes elapsed before Captain Cutie
could summon courage to attempt his escape for
Walter waited SO lpnS al the street corner looking
back at the house before there were any symptoms
OF the hard glazed hat Atlensth the Captain burst
out Of the door with the sudenness Of an explosion
and coming toward him at great pace, and never
once looking over his shoulder, pretended as soon
as they were we'll out of the street, to whistle
tune.
)" Uncle much hove down: walrl z inquired the
Captain, as they Were walking along
/" am afraid So. Iyou had seen HIM tins NOM,
ing, you would never have forgotten it..
w ak fast w air, my lad returned the Cap
tain, mendins his pace; and walk the same all
the days ofyour lite Overhaul the cstechism for
that advice, aud keep it,
The Captain was too busy with his own thoughts
O, Solomon ellis mingled perhaps with some re-
aections on his late escape irom Mrs. MacStinser
To offer any farther quotations n the way .or w al
rer's moral Improvement They in,erchansed no
other word nntil they arrived at old Sells doog
where the unfortunate wooden midshpmaa with