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


porary weakness IN ms system and does occasion.
ally seem about to lose. Tor The moment the Use oi
his
Mrs. Chick was afraid 70 say limbs ate. NJ.
Dombey's recent objection 70 bones ana therefore
waited FOR suggestion from Miss Ioz who true
70 her Office. hazsrded members
Members" repeated NJ. Dombey
,hIak the medical gentleman mentioned legs
this morning. M dear Louisa, did he not SAID
WI. @. course ne lid, my love, retorted Mrs.
Chick Iaidiy reprDachiul. Ho1s can You ask
me Yoa heard him. ! say il our dear Pau. should
lose for the momsnt tie o; his legs. these are
casualties common to many children al this time OF
lie. AID not to be prevented by any care or caution
The sooner you understand that Paul aud admit
that the better.
Surely you mus. know, Louisa, Observed Mr.
Dornbcy. tha: do n; question your natural ceyo-
ton D. and natural regard :or she future head OF
nv house Mr.. Pilkius saw Paul tEis morning
believe said llr. Dombey.
Yes he did returned his sister Miss Tox
and myself were present. Miss ToS aad myself
are always present We make point o; It. NJ.
P!lkius has seen him for some days past and very
clever man believe him to be he says II IS no.
thing TO speak Of which can confirm, if that IS
any consolation; but he recommended. to-day, sea
NJ Very wisely, Paul feel convinced.
Sea cir, repeated Mr. Dombcy. looking al his
sister
3. There is nothing to be made uneasy by in
that, SAID Mrs Chick My George and Freder
lex were both ordered air, when they were
about his age and have been ordered 1t my self
great many times quite agree with you, Paul,
that perhaps topics may be incautiously mentioned
M stairs before him which Il would be rs Well for
his little mind not to expatIate upon. but really
don't see hpr that IS to he helped in the case oil
child o. his quickness II he we're a common child.
there would be nothing IN 1t must say think.
a. g-y,r,,
the air OF Brighton. and the bodily and mental
training oil SO judicious Il person as Mrs Pipchn
FOR instance
who is Mrs Pipchn Louisa :" asked Mr. Dom
hey a.hast at this familiar introduction OF a name
he had never heard before.
Mrs Pjpchin my dear Paul returned his SIS.
ter is an elderly lady-Miss Tox knows her whole
history-who has for some time devoted all the en-
ereics OF her mind, with the greatest success, to
the study and treatment OF infancy, and who has
been extremely well connected Her husband
broke lis heart in-how did you say her husband
broke his heart my dear! forget the precise cir
cumstances.
la pumping water out OF the Peruvian Mines
replied Miss roX
No, being Pumper himself of course" said
Mrs Chick elancing ut her brother and 1t really
did seem necessary a. offer the explanation for
Miss lox had spoken ii him as II he had died at
the handle: hut having invested money m,the
~
chins management of children is quite astonishing
haze heard it commended in private circles ever
Since was--dcar mellow high, Mrs. Chick :
eve wandered round the book case near the bust o
Mr Fit, which about ten feet from the ground
Perhaps should say OF Mrs. Pipchin my dear
Sin" obsery ed Miss Tox. with ingenious blush
having been so pointedly referred to- that the Ell
co!nium which has been passed upon her by your
sweet sister is well merlted. Many ladies and gen
tlcmcu, now grown up 10 be interesting members OF
society, have been indebted 10 her care The hum
bic individual who addresses You was once under
her charge. believe juvenile nobility itself IS no
stranger to her establishment
Do understand that this respectable matrcn
kecps an establishment Miss Tox inquired Mr.
Dombey condescendinCly.
why, really don I know. rejoined that lady.
whether nm justified IN calling 1t so. 1t IS not
a Preparatory School By any means. Should eX
press ms meaning SAID Miss Tox, with peculiar
inc House Of a very select description
On an exceedingly limited and particular
scale, suggested Mrs. Chick, with a glance at her
brother.
oh Exclusion itself said Miss Tox.
There was something in this Mrs Pipchin
husband having broken his heart OF the Peruvian
mines was good. it had rich sound Beside
Mr. Dombey was IN a state almost amounting to
CONSERVATION at the idea of Paul remaining where
he was one hour after his removal had been recon-
mended BY the medical practitioner II was
stoppage and delay upon the road the child must
traverse, slowly at the best. before the goal was
rcnched Their recommendation OF Mrs. PIP
chin had great weight with him for he knew that
they Were jealous OF any interference with their
charge, and he never Tor moment took 1t INTO ac-
count that they might be solicitors to divide are
sponsibility, OF which be had. as shown Just now
his own established views. Broke his heart OF the
Peruvian mines, unused Mr.. Dombey. W ell
very resDcCtAb.c of tOn-
Surprising VIC should decide, on tomorrow IN
luries to send Paul down to Brighton to this lady,
who would 60 with him. inquired Mr. Dombey,
after some reflection.
81 don't think you could send the child anywhere
at present without Florence. my dear Paul. re-
turned his sister hcsitating. 1t quite an ntat
uaton with him He S very young, You know.
aud has his tancies
Mr. Dombcy turned his head away, and going
slowly to the bookcase, aud unlocking IT, brought
back book to read
Anybody else, Louisa, he said. without look
ing M, and turning over the leaves.
.Wickam OF course Wicksm would be quite
sufficient should say, returned his sister. Paul
being in such hands Mrs. Pipchins, you could
hardly send anybody who would be a farther check
upon her You would so down yourself once
week at least, OF course
OF course, said Mr.. Dombey and sat looking
at one page for an hour altcrward, without reading
one word
This celebrated Mrs. Pipchin was a marvellous
ill-layored Unconditional old lady, OF stoopin.
figure with mottled face. like bad marble a hook
nose and hard grey eye. that looked as lit mi :ht
have been hammered at on an anvil without sustain.
ing any injury. Forty years atleasthad elapsed since
the Peruvian mines had been the death OF Mr Pip.
chin but his relict sui worc black bombazne, such
a lustrccss deep dead, sombrc shade, that gas IL
self could nj light her up after dark, and her pres
ence was quencher to any number OF candles =
She was generally spoken OF as great manager
Of children; and the secret OF her management was
to give them everything that they did Mt like, and
nothing tina, they did-which was found 10 sweeten
their dispositions very much. She was such bit
ter old lady, that tempted to be,ieve there
had been some mistake in the application ol the
Peruvian machinery and that all her waters Of
yladness and milk Of human kindness had been
pumped GU; dry, instead Of the mines.
The Castle oi this osress and chHd-queller was
in steep bye.street at Brighton where the soil
more than usually chslhy, iiuty. and sterile
and the houses were more than usually brittle and
thin where the small front gardens had the unac-
countable property Q: producing nothing but mari
colds. whatever was sown 10 them and where
snas were constantly discovered holding on 10 the