New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-21

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is .sso-oa-h- going downright P.1ln- spoken 90
Tranp. Sir and Tso.h;ng more That coy oi..
.ai9 re stac- n lower tc-le, VII! I'VE II alsto
- That boy, Sir. Is not 4 ccGEoa p.ocscsio--.-
Take care Of hin, Mr. Donbey
M Don5ey seemed % Intimate max n "O4''
erdeayor 70 90 50 49,
confden+;sll,. and rl7inc him thrust F!t2 NJ
c.ra Son Of B!therstone of Bengal Bill b!'n,
e-.tnne formerly u ours. Thai boy i2theF a1o
roy.ai: Sir. were sworn trends. NnereTeF you
,rant YOU heard Of nothing bur ~ B!iae:s'oAs
and Joe Bagssock- AZ: bind to nat o' ae
sac-.f BvDo means Hes . fol Sl-
n, De-n5sy danced az the i;5eled Master bI:a-
s-s-oDe OF whom he knew q least IS lu1a as Inc
MAJOR did. and said in quite eonP.acsn' manner
that is what he is. Sir, said The MsioF " Hes De-
= fool. Joe Ba-s,ock never c1-nees matters Inc
son Of nv old friend Bill B!thcrs,one OF bengal IS
Amos. black Ny iit,ls friend is destined io5 &
public school presume. NJ Donbc: sad me
Mejo7 when he had recovered
4 an. not quite decided. returned u. Do-aoe.'.
think rot. H Is delicate.
+ he delicate Sir. sad the Major. you are
right None but he tolga fellows e0Ilu =.
through H. Sir. at SaEdhursi. We Pot eaca otns'
10 the torture there Cir. We roasted The ne" lei
lows a: slow FIRE and hun: en- ogt OF three
par Of stairs window with their heads down* a:d'
Tosepb Bacs.ock Sir was held out OF window 6y
the heels o. his boots FOX thirteen minutes oy the
college clock
The Naicr might have appealed 20 his counte-
nance in corroboration Of this story II certainly
looked as If he had hung GU: a little TOO long
tHnc /: made US what re were. Sir. SAD tne
Major. setting his shirt r.il- VI were iIon S.T
and it forged US Are you remaining mere M
Dombey -
! i. 9. ~. 10
u shall have the honor of calling ct the Bedford,
SIR. if YOU Il permit me. said the Major. joey
B Sir is not in general calling man ouE Nj
Dombey's is not common name. am much IN
debted TO my little friend sir Tor the homer OF this
introduction.
Mf Dombey made very gracious reply ana
Major BaEstock having paited Paul on the head
and said Of Florence that her eyes would play the
devil with tho Youngsters before Icag-1 end the
odsters too SIR If you come 20 that, aided the
Major chucklnc very mpch-stlrred up Master
Btherstone with his walking stick. and departed
with tbat younS gentleman at kiad Of nan trot
rolling lIIs head and coughing with great dignity
as he staggered away, with his legs very VIDE
asunder
In uflment his promise, the MAJOR aitcrwaTd
called on hir Dombey and Mr. Dombey, having
referred to the army list aiterward called on the
Major Then the Major called at Mr. Domhet
house in town and came down acaIn. IN the same
the Major rot on mconmonly well together, and
uncommonly fast and Mr. Dombey observed Of the
Major 10 his sister. that beside being quite mIil-
tary man he was really something more. as he had
a very admirable idea of the importance oi things
unconnccted with bis own profession.
At length Mr.. Dcmbcy. bringing down Miss Iox
md Mrs. Chick to see the children. and finding the
Major again Mt Brighton invited him 20 dinner ut
the Bedford and compllmentcd Miss Tox highly
beforehand, on her neIghbor and acquaintance
Eotwiths, andng the pa pitaiion oil the heart winch
these illusions occnsioned her they were anything
but disagrecable to Miss Tox as they enabled her
to be extremely interesting and to manifest an &C
casonal indifference and distraction which she was
not at all unwilling to display The Major gave
her abundant opportunities OF exhibiting this emo
ton being prclusc IN his complaints at dinner oi
her descrtion OF him and Princess's Place aud as
he appeared to derive great enjoyment rom max
nc them they all got on very well.
None the worse account OF the Majcr taking
charge of the whole conversation. and showing as
great appetite IN that respect as IN regard OF the
various daintes on the table, among which he may
be almost said to have wallOwed greatly to the
aGgravation Of bis nlsmmatory tendencies. Mr..
Dombev's habitual silence and reserve Welding
readily to this usurpaton, the Major felt that he
coming out and shining and IN the flow OF
spirits thus cngendered rang such an Infinite num-
Der Of new changes on his own name that he quite
astonshed himself In word. they were all very
well pleased The Major was considered 10 pos
sess an inexhaustible fund of conversation and
when he took late farewell, after long rubber,
Mr. Dombey again complimentcd the blushlng Miss
ToX on her neighbor and acquaintance.
But all the way home to his own hotel, the Ma
ior necessarily said to himself and OF himself Sly
Sir-sly, Sir-de.vil.ish sly =" And when he got
there, sat down in chair and Tel! into silent tit
of laughter with which he was sometimes seized,
and which was always particularly awful. 1t held
him long on this occasion that the dark servant
who stood watching him at distance, but dared
not for his life approach twice or thrice gave him
over for lost. His whole form but especially his
face and head, dilatcd beyond all former expert.
encc and presented to the dark mans view. moth
ing but hcaving mass OF indigo. At length he
burst into violent paroxysm o! coughing ana
when that was little better burst into such eacu-
atons as the following
Would you. Ma am would you Mrs. Dom
hey, ch Ma'am think not, Ma am. Not while
Joe B. can put spoke IN yoGr wheel Ma am. j.
BIS oven with you now. Ma am. He IS NJ alto
sether bowled out, yet, SIR, isn't baSstock she
deep Sir, deep, but Josh is deeper. Wide awake
is old Joe-brcad awake, and staring Sir! There
was no doubt OF this last assertion being true, and
to 4 very fearful extent; as 1t continued to be dur
ing the greater part OF that night, which the MAJOR
chiefly passed in similar EXPLANATIONS, diversified
with its oil coughing and choking that startled the
whole house.
twas on the day after this occasion being Sun
dayl whcn as Mr. Dombey, Mrs. Chick, and Miss
Tox. were sitting at breakfast still eulogzins the
Maic Florence came running in her face suttused
with bright color, and her eyes sparkling joyiully
and cried.
Papa! Papa! Here Walter! and h0 won t
Who" cried Mr. Dcmbcy. What does she
mean What is this :
w alter, Papa, said Florence timidly sensi-
bic Of having approached the presence with too
much familiarity. Who found me when | was
lost
Does she mean young Gay, Louisa inquired
Mr. Dombey knitting his brows. Really, tins
child's manners have become very bosterous. She
canno; mean young Gay. think. See what 1t IS,
Will YOU.
Ms Chick hurried INTO the passage, and re-
turned with the information that 1t was young Gay,
accompanied BY n very strange docking person, and
that Young Gay said he would not take the liberty
OF coming in. hearing Mr. poplbey was a, breakfast,
but would wait until Mr.. Donbey should signify
that he might approach
Tell the boy 10 CONC in now said Mr.. Dombey.
Now, Gay. what is the matter Who sent YOU
down here W as there nobody else 10 come
be- your pardon. Sir, returned Walter. 1
have not been sent | have been So bold as TO
COME on nv own account, which hope YOU Il par.