New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-18
WHOLE NO. I,a6.


smoking snd an oyerssed and overworAed and
under.paid attorneys clerk. making sesrch,
was running his forehnSer down the parchment pa
ees OF an immense register one OF long series Of
similar volumes gorSeJ with bcriss. Over the hse-
plsce wss ground plan OF the vaults underneath
the church. and Mr.. Chick skimming the literary
portion OF II aloud. BY way OF enhvening the COM
psny, read the reference 10 Mrs Donlbey tomb IN
full. before he could stop himself
After another cold interval. wheezv little pew.
opener afflicted with an asthma appropriate to the
churrhvard. if not TO the church summoned them
the font Here they waited some little time while
the marriage party enrolled themselves ana mean,
while the wheezy little pewopener-partiy IN con
sequence of her ntrrnitv sud partly that tie mar
rage party might not forget her-went about the
building coughing ike granpus
Presently the clerk ,Ac only cheertul-iooSInc OBJ
iact there and H. wss m undertaken came up with
8 ius OF warm wafer and said somethins as he
poured it into the font shout taking the chill on
which millions Of gallons boiling hot could not hsve
done for the occasion. Then the clergyman an
anliabe and Inild-ooking Young curste, but OBJ
viouslv afraid OF the baby, appeared like the prin-
clpal character III ghost story, tail inquire a IN
white a. sight OF whom Paul rent the air with
his CRIES and never left of sgsin til he was taken
out black in the face.
Even when that event had happened 10 the great
relief OF everybody he was heard under the por'
tco during the rest OF the ceremony, now fainter.
now louder. now hushed, now bursting forth sgsin
with an lrrepresslble sense Ci MS wrongs lHls ST
distracted the attention OF the two ladies' thai Mrs
Chick was constantly deployinG into the center
aisle 10 send out messages by the pew.opensr.
while Miss Tox kept her Prayerb book open at the
Gunpowder Plot and occasionally read responses
from that service.
During the whole OF these proceedings, Mr.. Dom
bev remained as npassive and sentlcmanly as
ever and perhaps assisted in making 1t cold that
the Young curate smoked the mouth as he read
The only time thst he unbent his visage IN the
least when the clergyman, IN delivering very
unattectedy and simply the closing eNhortation,
relative to the future examination OF the child by
the sponsors happened TO rest his eye on Mr. Chick
and then Mr. Dombev might have been seen to ex-
press by majestic look, that he would hike 10
catch him at II.
1t might have been well for Mr.. Dombey. ne
had thought OF his own dignity little less and
had thought OF the great origin and purpose OF the
ceremony. Ill which he took SO formal and so stt
part a little more. His arrogance contrssted
strangely with its history.
When it was all over he again gave his arm to
Miss Tox and conducted her to the vestry, where
he informed the clergyman how much pleasure 1t
would have given him TO have solicited the honor
of his company ut dinner. but for the unfortunate
state of his household affairs The register signed
and the fees paid, and the pew-opener whose
cough was very bad again remembered and the
beadls erated and the sexton who was acct
IDENTIFY on the door steps. looking with great inter
est at the weather. not forgotten they got into the
carriages again and drove home IN the same bleak
fellowship.
There they found Mr. Pitt turning up his nose at
cold COLLATION.. SET forth in cold pomp OF glass
and silver looking more like dead dinner lying in
state than social reshment. On their arrival
/, Miss Tox produced mug for her godson and Mr.
! Chick knife and fork and spoon in case Mr.
! Dombey also produced bracelet for Miss ToN ;
and on the receipt of this token Miss Tox was ten
, derby affected
Mr. John, said Mr. Dombey will you take
the bottom OF the table il you please What have
you got there Mr.. John z
81 have got cold hlet OF veal here, SIR, replied
Mr. Chick rubbing his numbed hands hard togeth-
err wha, have yoH got there, Sir
, This returned Mr. Dombey e. is some cold pre-
paration OF calls head, think see cold fowls
ham-patties-s alad-lobster Miss Tox will do
me the honor OF taking some wine Champagne
! TO Miss Tox.
, There was toothache in everything The VINE
was so bitter cold that it forced little scream from
Miss Tox which she had great difficulty in turning
, into a Z" Hem The veal had come from such an
airy pantry that the first taste OF 1t struck sen
saton as of cold lead 10 Mr. Chicks eXtremtles
Mr. Dombey alone remained unmoved He might
have been hung up tor sale at Russian fair as
specimen OF frozen gentleman
The prevailing influence too much even tor
his sister She made no effort at fattery small
talk and directed all her efforts TO looking az warm
4 as she could
/ Well. Sir. said Mr. Chick making desperate
plunge after long silence, and filling glass OF
sherry shall drink this, il you Il allow me, Sir,
to little Paul
Bless him . murmured Miss ToX, taking sip
ot wine.
Dear little Dombey munnured Mrs Chick
Mr. John said Mr. Dombey with severe grav-
ity my son would feel and express himself obi
ged to YOU have no doubt If he could appreciate
the favor you have done HIM He will prove IN
time to come trust equal to any responsibility
ltu raIaf tsanG md
friends in private or the onerous nature oil our po
stiou. in public, may impose upon him
The tone ia which this was said admitting OF
nothing more Mr. Chick relapsed into low spirits
and silence Not so Miss Tox who having listened
10 Mr. Dombey with even more emphatic atten
ton than usual and with more expressive ten
dency of her head to side. now leant across the
table and said to Mrs. Chick softly
Louisa.
Ny dear said Mrs. Chick.
Oaerous nature ofour position in public, may
| have forgotten the exact term
Expose him TO, SAID Mrs. Chick
Pardon me my dear returned Miss Tox, e
think not II more rounded and howing.
Obging disposition Of relations and friends IN pm
vatc or onerous nature OF position III publlc--may
impose upon him =
Impose upon him TO be sure said Mrs. Chick.
Miss Tox struck her delicate hands together
lightly in triumph and added casting up her eyes,
=" eloquence indeed =
Mr. Dombey, In the meanwhile had ISSUED or
ders for the attendance OF Richards, who now en-
tered curtseying but without the baby Paul being
asleep after the atigues OF the morning. Mr. Dom
bey having delivered glass OF WINE to this vas
sal addressed her in the following words Bliss
Tox previously settling her head on one SIDE, ana
making other little arrangements for engraving
them on her heart II
During the SIX months or Richards "hlch
have seen you an inmate OF this hoase, you nave
done your duty Desiring to connect some Lltle
service to you with this occasion considered no"
could best effect that object. and also ADVISED
with my sister Mrs. -
Chick interposed the gentlemen OF that name
oh hush il you pleas> - said Miss Tox
i was about 10 say 70 you. Richards, resumed
Mr.. Dombey, with an appalling glance at Mr. John.
thar was farther assisted il my decision, by the
recollection Of conversation held with your nus
band in this room, on the occasion of your being
hired when he disclosed 10 the melancholy fact
that your family, himself at their head were sunk
and stepped in ignorance.
Richards qGailed under the magniicence Of the
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