New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-18

necessarily influenced by Pauls nurse. may re
main Have the goodness 10 direct that this We
mans coach Is paid to Mr.. Dombey stopped ana
winced-"to Stages Gardens
/ POLK moved toward the door with Florence
holding 10 her dress and crying to her IN the most
pathetic manner not To 90 away II was dagger
IN the naughty fathers heart an arrow IN his BRAIN
N see how the flesh and blood he could not disown
cluns to this obscure stranger and he sitting by
Not that he cared TO whom his dauEhterturned or
from whom turned away. The swift sharp agony
struck through him. as he thought of what his son
might do
His son cried Justify that night, a, all events -
Sooth 10 say poor Paul had better reason tor his
tears than sons OF that age often have. Tor Tie had
los, his second mother-hls first. so tar rs he knew
By stroke as sudden that natural atiilcton which
/ had darksned the beginning of his life. At the same
blow his sister too who cried herself to sleep So
mourntully had lost as good and true friend
Bot that is quite beside the question Let us waste
no words about II
CHAPTER VII.
4 bird. s,e .ymp.s OF Mss Tors frslg ptdc' rise 9
Tho 0t Mss T0rs aged'oas.
Miss TOy inhabited dark little house that had
been squeezed ut some remote period OF English
History into fashionable nei:hborhood Al the
west end OF the town, where u stood IN the shade
like poor relation of the great street round the
corner coldly looked down upon by mighty man
sions 1t was not exactly in n court. and II was not
exactly in yard but II was IN the ducst OF No
J Thoruush.ares rendered anxious and hasgard by
distant double knocks The name OF tins retire
ment where grass c,rew between the chinkS IN the
stone pavement, was Princess Place; and IN Prln
cess's Place was Princesss Chanel. with linking
bell where sometimes many as live and-twenty
people attended service n sunday. The Prn
cess Arms was also there and much rcsorted 10
by splendid iootmen sedan chair was kept IN
side the railing before the PrlnceSss Arms but 1t
had never come ont within the memory OF man
tl,.f ~ he
were eight and forty, as Miss Tox had often count
ed was decorated with pewter pot
There was another private house beside Miss
Toxs IN Princess Place not to mention nj I'M
nense pair of gates. with an immense pair OF non
headed knockers on them which We're never opened
by any chance and were supposed to constitute
dsused entrance 10 somebody stables Indeed
there was a smack OF stablins in the mir OF Prin
cess Place and Miss Toxs bedroom which was
at the back commanded a vista oil News, where
hostlers at whatever sort OF work engaged were
continually accompanying themselves with eer
yescent noises and where the most domestic and
confidential garments OF coachnen and their wives
and families usually hing. like Macbeth ; banners
the outward walls.
Al tins other private house IN Princesss Place,
tenanted by retired butlerSho had married house
keeper. apartments were let Furnished 10 a single
gentleman to vii a wooden featured. blue faced,
Major with his eyes starting out OF his head, IN
whom Miss Tox recognized rs she herself eH
/ pressed. something So truly military and be
/ tween whom and herself an occasional interchange
| of newspapers aud pamphlets and such Patonlc
dalliance. was effected through the medium OF 4
dark servant OF the Majors whom Miss loX was
/ quite content 10 classify native wlthOutcon
Meeting him with any geographical idea whatever
Perhaps there never smaller entry aud
staircase than the entry and staircase OF Miss
Toxs house Perhaps taken altogether, from
top 10 bottom il was the most inconyenlent
little house in England. and the crooketest
but then. Miss rox said. what a stuatonl-
There was very little daylight 10 b. cot there in the
winter no sun at the best OF times AR was ont OF
the question and traffic was walled out. still Miss
Tox SAID think OF the situation so SAID The blue
faced Major, whose eyes were starting out OF ms
head who sioricd Ia Princesss Place and VINO
delighted 10 turn the conversation at ms club when
ever he could 10 something connected with some oi
the great people IN the great stree round the corn
er that ne might have the satsisctcAO say they
were his ueighb0rs.
The dingy tenement inhabited by Miss Tox
her own having been devised and begueathed to
her By the deceased owner oil the tishy eve N the
lochct OF whom u miniature portrait. with pow
dered head aud e pistail balanced the kettehoder
on opposite sides OF the parlor replace The
greater par, OF the furniture OF the powdered
head and pig tai period comprising plate-warm
er always angulshlng and sprawlIng It's tour alien
uaied bow legs IN somebody's way and an Ooso
lete harpsichOr1, Illuminated round the makers
. name WIKI painted -dFldLG ~ Get peas
Although Major Ragstock had arrived at what Is
called in polite literature, the grand meridian OF
life and vas proceeding on his journey downhll!
with hardly any throat and very rlsld par oi
JAZZ bones and long tapped elephantine ears, and
eyes and complexion IN the state OF artificial tx
element already mentioned. he was nightly proud
OF awakening an interest In Miss Tox. and tckleG
his vaniry with the fiction that she was splendid
woman who had her eve on him. This he had sev
eral times limited at the club in connexlOn with
little joculanties, OF which old Joe Bagst0ck. old
joey BagstOck old J. Baystock, old Josh. Bagstock,
or so forth. vas the perpetual theme It being as
II were the Majors stronghold and donjon- keep OF
liyht huTnor &c be on the familiar terms with
/ MS own name.
Joey B Sir the MAJOR would say. with aour
ISL o. his walking stick. IS worth dozen OF you
! II you had few more oi the Bagstock breed
among you, SIR. you d be none the for IL Old
Joe, Sir. need mt look lar FOR wife If he
was on the ook-ou, but he 5 hsrdhearted. Sir IS
Ioe-he s tough. SIR tough. and de-vilish sly Al
ter such declaration. wheeling sounds would be
heard and the MAJORS blue would deepen into
purple while his eyes strained and started conyul
sivelv
Notwithstanding his very liberal iaudation OF
himself however. the MAJOR was selfish. Il may
be doubted whether there ever was more entirely
selfish person az heart at stomach IS perhaps
better expression seeing that he was more de
cidedly endowed with that latter organ than with
The former. he had no idea Of being overlooked
or sighted by anybody least OF all, mad he the re-
hottest comprehension OF being overlooked and
sighted by Miss Tox-
And yet Miss Tox as II appeared, forgot HIM
gradually forgot MN. She began 70 forget him soon
after her discovery OF the Toodle fanilv. She con-
timed 70 forget hin 70 the time Of the chrsten-
ing She went on forgetting him with compound
interest after that Something or somebody had
superseded hiH source Of interest.
=. Good morning Ma am. said the Major, meet
ing Mss Tox N Prncess's Place some weeks after
the changes chronicled in the last chapter
= Good morning. Sir said Miss Tox very coIdly.
= Joe Bsgstock, Ma an. observed the Major.
with his usual gaIantry. = has no, had the happi-
ness or bowling 10 you st your window, for CON
siderable period Joe has been hardly used Ms an
His sun has been behind cloud