Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-12-11
NEW SERIES,---No. "a

Some honest act of Richards may have aided
the effect. but he did look down and held bis
peace. As his sister hid behind her nurse. ho
| followed her with his eyes ; and when she peop-
e ont ih IN rry cry to him, he spranr IN an 1
crowed ustilv-laughinr outright when she ran
in upon him, and seeming to font1, her cnrls with
his tiny hands, while she smothercd him with
kisses.
Was Mr.. Dombev pleased TO see this7 ia
testified no pleasure by the relaxation of a nerve:
but outward tokens Of any kind of feeling were
unusual to him II any sunbeam stole into tn,
room 10 light the children at their play. it never
reached his face. He looked On so fxedly and
coldly. that the warm light vanished even from
the laughing eyes of little Florence, when, at
last, they happened 10 meet his
1t was dull. gray. autumn day indeed and in
minute pause and silence that took place. the
leaves fell sorrowf,llv.
'Mr. John sail Mr.. Dombey, referring TO his
watch, and assuming his hat and gloves Take
my sister. it you please my arm to-day is Miss
Tox's. You had better 70 first with Master
Paul, Richards. Be very CAREFUL
In Mr.. Domheys carriage, ronhev and Son.
Miss Tox, Mrs. Chick, Richards and Florence.
In a little carriage following it. Susan Ninper
and the owner, Mr.. Chick. Susan looking ont
ofthe window, without intcrmission, as a relief
from the e'nrlrra Ssnen' OF confronting the arye
face OF that gentleman. and thinking whonovcr
any thing ratified that he was putting up in papcr
an appropriate pecunary compliment for her
self
Il Orco r,o, tbo rooJ % ,b,,.o1
claimed his hands far the onusa,n,, e. Dn;u'loey
/ A,y,b;oL ;,,s..,,o { -. ~ ~ u MS SON
Tov w. a,,'.,,.,i Il '-''' - '''. MISS
cJo,,t ,ia nl;ord;t,, ~ "'l'e OF lhs IN
ing party and party in mourning coach. COLI
sisted in the color OF the carriage and horses.
Arrived at the church steps, they were re-
Jis,no,niin,, Grst ~ ho,n 'e, ,L MI Dombeyy
STANDING no9r him =, tbo co,sI, J"an out' ana
another ho,dle 4 boaJla l,', iouNeu lhe
more dreadful. ,bo booIIo IS so.suous out
h,oiio Wv, VI private lie tho
Ms nav. b,nI ,rn,,iI 5,i o''onls' -.
,brorrh Mr. D,,Io,,.. .,r,,, a.,I '.e sl'pPeu "
corte5 nm tho st.,s nrocoinl i',,, 's' H,5ell es
Babylonian collar. II seemed f,r ' . ~. a.,
El,o ,b,t o.bor soIor,n ~; .;. 49, W. moment
have this man Incrct, p; i''' lyon WI thou
"ploaso 70 brine tln cbiI1 j., ~ l. WIN
air there w,i&nered tlo hoalla h, I;'s Vi 'io
the inner door of tho church ''''''''S upon
Little paul micit bovo osLoJ ;,, HI.
..into NV gr,ve ~ 80 cLili al In iIa'ie'
place. THE tall shrondod nT,ni. was tie
desk. the dre,rv norsnoc,;,,a &c a"u iedu'l's
stretching away under the g,Ilario, pums
benches monuting r. tbo rnof ~ , "''a t'ipy
shadow Of the great rrr, ".' iIsl III the
tnr and cold stone sah.. ,Sa "ir uHs.y mat
in the aises and the damn 800 . ,b, I hsii
rome. where the bacl, trossaIs ,'s., tu g. ri
were, slowed away alon,, ,.i,h - ".
h, stct. and coil or t,,. V'e anu
the straprp. unusual rnco,,f,r,;bia I'll 'oPs !
the cadaycrous Erbt v,oro oil j.; ,.H "'i.
was a cold and dismal zone -
: There's n v1addinr inst -, S;.:i.
de but it I'll be over directly. if vouu walk int,
{ the we.trv hero " ''" " vain ''''o
Il Before he turned ar,i, 70 load ,,,, l..
/ cave Mr. Donhnvo h9,,.,,I k,r ''.u ""l no
ornition importinr tina, no I,La haiIaH ~
! bared to have had The nlnasnre f ii.ne,'..
II him when he bnried his u,ifa anJ ioaaI vi
cnjoyed himself since "''i''" ''' ''"u
n ri, ,or,, ,,.'.ii''',, L.,I.,I ,I;.,
e sed in front of the altar Tbe hriio my pa,
u, and the BRIDEGROOM foo vounr anJ s Wv u'u
a ated beau with one eve and an o,.s LIZ s,.i.
r in its blank comnaniop u.as .'. 49,.
: ladv. while the frianJ. v.ora Ma,'5 ava! the
vestry the fire was smoking: and an over.,oed
g and ovcr-worked and undar-pa;d attorneys clerk
~ milking search. was runninu his forafnrcr
down the parchment pages of an immense rae5is.
= ter Zone ola long series of similar volumasl Tnr
gel with buriaIS Over the 6re-,lare was a
grounl-pan of the vaults underneath the church.
:. and Mr.. Chick skimninr the literary norton of
II it aloud. by way of enysniDr the coin5,uv read
u the reference to Mrs. Dombey's tomb in I'M be.
1t fore he could stop himself
r After another cold interval wheezv little
= pcw-opcner afflicted with the asthma. appropri-
ate TO the churchyard. if not to the church. sum
- inoned them 10 the font Here they waited some
" little time while the marriage party enrolled
; themselves and meanwhile the wheezv little
-, opener-parily in consequence of her mfr
- nifty and partly that the marriage party might
not forget hcr-wcut about the building cough
= ing like a grampus.
n Presently the clerk [the only chnerful-ookinr
II object there and he was an undertqker) came uD
- with JUG OF warm water, aud sad something,
as he poured 1t into the font. about taking the
. chill oil; which millions OF gallons boiling hot
, could not have done for the OCCASION Then the
clergyman, an amable ami mild-looking young
cgrdte' but obviously afraid OF the baby. appeared
q hke the principal character in aho,f-story, n
r. tail figure all IN white : at sight Of whom Paul
r, rent the AR VITA ms cries, and never left oil
. again I'LL he was taken ont black in the face.
J.. Even when that event had happened. to the
great relief of everybody, he was heard under
hn fb, ,F