New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-10-31
And pretty figure he cuts with il for his pains.

: 70 ne. Look On TIE nlsnte!-sheit
Why. wfo has cooked my silver mug up there
= have. said his uncle. No more mugs now.
We must begin to drink oct OF glasses 70 day,
Walter We are men O. business We belong
to the CITY We started II lie this morning
Well. Uncle. said the bor, III drink out Of
anything vou ike, 50 long as ! ran drink TO yoa.
Here's 20 you. Uncle Sol. and hur-ah for the -
Lord Mayor. interrupted The old man.
" For the Lord Mayor, Sher!is. Common Council
and LIve-v" said the boy. :. Long lie 70 en- -
The Uncle nodded ms head with great satisfac-
ton And now. he said, lets hear something
about the Firm
Firm. ncle said the boy, plying his knife and
rirk Its 2 precious dark OF Offices, and il
the room where | sit there 5 high fender, and an
iron safe and some cards about ships that are going
10 sail and almanac, ana some desks and stools
ard an inkbottle. snd some books and some boxes
and lot Of cobwebs and In one of EN-. Just over
ms head shriveledup blueb tina, looks as
II it had hung there ever so long
Nothing else p said the | nc.e.
~ No nothing else except an old bird-cage I
wonder how tint ever came there and coal
scuttle.
g No bankers books. or cheqge books or bills or
such tokens OF wealth rolling IN from day 70 day
said old Sol looking wstfuily nj his nephew OF
the ;os that always seemed TO hang about him, and
laying an unctuous emphasis upon the words
20 Oh yes, plenty OF that ! suppose, returned
his nephew carelessly but all tna- sort o. thing ;
IN Mr.. Ca-kcr's room. or ar. Morfin or Mr Dom
beys
Has Mr. Dombey been there to day % inquired
the Uncle.
"Oh yes la snd out all day.
He didn; take any notice OF you | suppose p
Yes, he did. He walked up to M seat wish
he WASH, so solemn and stiff Uncle-and said
oh YOU are the son OF Mr.. ellis, the Ships IN.
strument Maker Nephew. Sir l SAID i SAID
nephew, boy, said he. Bat could take my oath
he said Son, Uncle
you re mistaken. dare say. It's no matter
.. No II : no matter but ne needn have been so
sharp. thought There was no harm IN it though
he did say Son Then he told me that you had
spoken to him about and thar he had found ne
employment in the House accordingly, and that 1
was expected.to be attentive and punctual and
then he went away | thought he didnt seem to
like me much
cYou mean, l suppose. observed the Instru.
strument Maker that YOU didn't seem TO Ike him
much.
Well Uncle returned the boy laughing per
haps so never thought OF that.
solomon looked little graver a. he flashed his
dinner and glanced from time 10 time ut the boy 5
bright face w hen dinner was done, and the cloth
was cleared away, the entertainment had been
brought from neiChboring eating house, he light
ed & candle and went down below into little Gel
lar. while his nephew, standing the moaldy
staircase dutifully held the light After moment 5
cropping here and there he presently returned with
very ancient looking bottle covered with dust and
dirt
Why, Uncle Sol !" said the boy, what are yoa
about, that the wonderful Madeira there's only
one more bottle
Uncle Sol nodded his head, implying that he
knew very well what he was about; and having
drawn the cork in solemn silence filed two glasses,
and set the bottle and third clean glass on the
table.
You shall! drink the other bottle Wally he said,
when YOU have come 10 good fortune; when you
are thriving, respected happy man, when the
start in life YOU have made day shall have brought
YOU as | pray Heaven it may TO a smooth part
of the course YOU have to run my child My love to
you"
to have got into his throat tor he spoke husklly-
His hand shook, too. he cnked his glass against
his nephews. But having once got the wine to his
lips he tossed 1t of like man. and snacked them
aitcrward.
Dear Uncle, said the boy, affecting to make
ligh. OF it, while the stood IN his eyes tor the
honor you have done me ct cetera ct cetera shail
now beg to propose Mr.. Solomon ellis with three
times three and one cheer more. Hurrah. and
you'l return thanks Uncle, when We drink the last
bottle together won't you =
They clinkod their glasses again and Walter.
who was boarding his wine, took sip OF It and
held the glass up to his eye with as critical an air
as he could possibly assume.
His Uncle sat looking az him for some time IN
silence W hen their eyes at last met, he began at
once to pursue the theme that had occupied his
thoughts aloud. as he had been speaking all the
! time.
You see. Walter he said. in truth this bust
ness is merely a habit with NE. an, SO accus-
toned to the habit that ! could hardly live II re-
linduished it: but there's nothing doing. nothing
tu,rf, DIu : N
out toward the little midshipman, then, indeed,
fortunes were 10 be made, and were made But
competition, competition-new invention. new IN
yention-alteraton, alteration-the worlds gone
past me. hardly know where am myself much
less where my customers are
Never mind EN-, Uncle.
Since you came home from weekly boarding
school at Peckham for Instance-and that's ten
davs.n said Solomon don't remember more than
one person that has come into the shop
Two Uncle. don't you recolect' There was
the man who came to ask for change for sover-
eign-'
That the one said Solomon.
Why. Uncle, don't you call the woman anybody
who came to ask the way to Mile End Turnpike p
Oh its true said Solomon, Il forgot her Two
persons.
No They didn't buy anything. said solomon
quietly
Nor want any thing cried the boy
No, Il they had they d have gone 70 another
shop. said solomon in the same tone
Blu, there were two OF en-, Uncle cried the
boy as il that We're great triumph You sad
only one.
Well Waly resumed the old after a
short pause not being ike the Savages who
came on Robinson Crusoe's island we can't 1--we on
a man who asks for change for a sovereign. and d
woman who inquiries the way to Mile-End Turn
pike. As sad just now, the world has gone past
me don't blame It but 10 longer understand
It Tradesmeu are not the they used 10
BE-. apprentices not the same. business Is
not the same. business commodities are not the
same Seven-eighths OF my stock ls old-tash-
Toned am an old-fashioned man IN an old
fashioned shop. IN street that IS not the same
as remember II, have fallen behind the time
and am TOO old catch II again Even the noise II
makes long way ahead coutuses me.
Walter was gong = speak. nat his Uncle held
M his hand.
Therefore. Waily-thereiore It is tina, arr
anxious YOU should BE- early II The busy world and
on the worlds track. an only The ghost o. This
bgsness-its substance vanished long aga and
l.