New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-18

this sight, She no sooner saw it than u.tenng
hastv exclamation, and giving Master Doubey TO
the black eyed. she started 70 the rescue Of her IN
happy little son
The astonished Susan Eipper and her two young
charges were rescued BY the bystanders tr9Ln e I'M
der the very wheels OF q passing carriage oeose
they knew what had happened and al lass M
rent TX was market day numbering aiai+' -
Mad Bull - was raised .,o
With Wild confusion before her OF PeoP!e run
ming 10 and down, and shouting ahd mes run
,i-,g f,er them and boys fighting, and mao oui-s
r,;-, nr, and the nurse IN the MIDST o! al These
dangers being torn 70 pieces, flo.ence screamed
I'D ,sn she ran I'LL she was exhausted, urging
Snssn IN do the same, and then. stopping and
.,-;nang her hands as she remembered they had
eft the other nurse behind found. with sensation
of terror not 10 be- described, that she was quite
susan Susan 80 cried Florence. cIaPPing her
hands in the very ecstacy OF ber alarm " on where
are they where are they
Where are they said an old woman; coming
hobbling across as fast she could from the oppo
site side Of the way Why did you run away
Il was frightened answered Florence !
didn't know what did. thought they we're Win
me Where are they
The old woman took her b. the wrist and said
q | II show you.
She vas z very U@'lE Ou "o'iIo4'' $3.50
ronnd her ewes. and mouth that murnbied ana
chartered OF Itself when she was not speaking
She was miserably dresfed, and carried some SKIS
over her arm. She seemed to nave ioiio"ed iOf
ence some little way all events Tor she had lost he
brea,b and this made her ugier still, as she stood
tim tn regain it working her shriveled yellow
face and throat into oil sorts o: contortions-
Florence was afraid OF her, and looked. hestat.
ing up the street Of which she had almost reached
the bottom 1t was solitary place-rnore back
road than street-snd there was no one In 1t but
herself and the old woman.
q You needn', be frightened now SAID the old
woman still holding her tight. &" Come along with
il dom know you What : your name p
asked Florence
Mrs. Brown, said the old woman. " Good Mrs
Brown
ming TO be led away
Susan ant far Oh, said Good Mrs brown ana
the others are close to her.
70 Is ANYBODY hurt cried florence
Not bit OF it, said Good Mrs. Brown
The child shed tears OF delight on hearing this
and accompanied the old woman willingly; though
she could not help CHANGING nj hertace as they went
along-particuary at that industrious mouth-and
wondering whether B ad Mrs. Brown, II there were
such person, at all like her
They had Dot gone very far but had gone by
some very uncomfortable places such as brick fields
and tile wards when the old woman turned down a
dirtv lane where the mud lay in deep black ruts IN
the middle of the road She stopped before shah
BY little house MS closely shut as house that vas
! full OF cracks and crevccs could be Opening the
! door with key she took out OF her bonnet she
/ pushed the child before her into back room where
! there was great heap OF rags OF different colors
| living on the floor heap OF bones, and a heap oil
siited dust or cinders but there no furniture at
! ALL and the walls and ceiling were quite black
! The child became so terrified that she vas strck-
en- speechless md looked as though about to swoon
9. Now don't be young mule. SAID GOOD Mrs
! Brown revivng her with "a shake. q" IN not 20
| ing to hurt you. Sit upon the rags.
t Florence obeyed her holding out herolded hands
! in mute supplication.
Il m not going to keep you even above an
! hour said Mrs Brown. 'ye understand what
! say
The child answered with great difficulty. Yes
! Then" said Good Mrs. Brown taking her own
| seat on the bones don't vex me. ityou don't tel
| YOU won't hurt YOU. But ifyou do. Il kill you.
could have YOU killed at any timc-even II you was
| in your own bed at home. Now lets know who
YOU are and what you and all about IT.
! The old woman threats and promises the dread
of giving her offence and the habit unusual to q
child but almost natural to Florence now, OF being
quiet and depressing what she felt and feared, and
hoped enabled her to do this bidding and to tell
/ her little history, or what she knew OF 1t. Mrs
Brown listened attentivey until she had finished
20 your name : DoHlpt! ei sttu hlS' pi"" ~
/ 90 Ncs Ma am
Il went that pretty frock Miss Dombey, SAID
Good Mrs Brown and that little bonnet, and a
pettcoat or two aud anything else you can spare.
Come Take EN- of
Florence obeYed as fast as her trembling hands
would allow keeping, all the while lrishtcned
eve on Mrs Brown. When she had Invested her
self of all the articles Of apparel mentioned by that
lady Mrs b. examined them al leisure and seem.
ed toerably well satisfied with their quality and
value.
chld's SLIGHT figure =" don't see anything else
except the shoes must have the shoes. Miss
Dombcy.
Poor little Florence took them OFF with equal
alaclity only too glad to have any n;ore means OF
cancellation about her The old woman then pro.
duccd some wretchcd substitutes from the bottom
OF the heap Of rags which she turned up for that
purpose together with a girls cloak, quite worn
out and very old aud the crushed remains OF a
bonnet that had probably been picked up from some
ditch or dunghill. In tins dainty raiment she IN
sructcd Florence to dress herself and rs such
preparation seemed prelude 20 her release the
child complied with Increased readiness. If posi-
BILE
In hurriedly putting on the bonnet II that may
be called bonnet which more like pad to
carry loads on she caught it in her hair which grew
luxuriantly. and could not Immediately disentansle
it Good Mrs Brown whipped out large pair OF
SClSSpIs lSIi ttltp GA'NNSuh"VtS ~
element
Why couldn't YOU let me be y said Mrs.
Brown, when was contented You l,ttie fool
Il beg Your pardon don't know what have
done painted Florence L couldn helpit
4" Gould MT helpit" cried Mrs Brown How
do you expect | can help it Why Lord = SAID
the old woman. ruling her curls with q furious
pleasure, any body bat me would have had EN-
oft first Of ALL
Florence was So relieved to find that II only
her hair and not her head which Mrs. Brown covet-
ed that she offered no resistance or cntreay and
merely raised her mud eyes toward the face OF that
good soul.
If had nj once had gal OF my own-beyond
seas now-that was proud OF her hair said Mrs
Brown d have had every lock OF it. She S far
away she far away Ohio! Ohio
Mrs Browns was not melodious cry. but &C
comPanicd with wild tossing up OF her lean arms
it was tull OF passionate grief and thrilled to the
hear, OF Florence. whom II frightened more than
ever 1t had its part perhaps. in saving her cnrls
for Mrs. Brown after lowering about her with the
scissors tor some moments. like new kind OF but
tertiy bade her hide them under the bonnet and let
no trace of them escape to tempt her. Having ac-
complished this victory over herself Mrs. Brown
resumed her seat on the bones. and smoked q very
| short black pipe, moving and mumbng al the
time as II she eating the stem.
W hen rho OiDa kaS she thp