New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-23


have bad him stolen sr ten ahillines il they hsdn
given him up and would bat they were glad b
get rid OF him. think yoa d like 10 heve him.
he's a. the door. | brcaght him on purpose Tor
yoa. DE Amt lady's dog. you know said Mr.
Tooss, 81 but you wont mind that. VIII yoar
In isct Dlogenes Wa at thsx moment - they
presently ascertained IRON looking down INTO tho
street staring through the window Of q hackney
esbroleg into which. of conveyance 10 that ayot
he had been ensnared. ssiss prctence Of rsss
among the straw Soo,A 10 say. he was - unliks
a lsays dog a. dos might be and " hin srsf anx-
iery 70 get ous presented an appearance sa0eisaty
anpromising a. he gave shot yelPs eat Of one ssds
Of his mouth, and overbalansins himseh BY the in
tensity of every cue Of those edorss tamblcd down
into the straw. and then sprung painting up again,
putting out bis tongue a. il had come express to
bspensary 10 be examined for his health
But though Dlogenes was a. rsdicaioas dog -
one would meet with on q Summers day . blan
dering. ilfsvored clumsy, bullet headed dog con-
tinualy acting on a wrong idea thar there was an
enemy in the neighborhood, whom Il was merito
rious 70 bark at aud though be wa tar nom good
tempered and certainly was not clever and had
hair all over his eyes and = comic nose and an IN
consistent tail and q graf voice he vas dearsr
10 Florence, IN virtue OF that parting remembrance
Of HIM aud that request that he might be taken
care of. than the most valuable and beautiful Of
his kind. So dear. indeed. was this same ugly
Dogenes aud welcome 10 her. that she took the
jeweled hand OF Mr.. Toots and kissed t IN her
gratitude And when Dioseaes. released. came
tearing up the stairs and bouncing into the noon
such business - there wss, hrst 10 get him oss
Of the csbriolet Owed under ell the furnitars. and
wound long iron chain, that dangled from hia
neck Mound legs OF chairs and tables and thea
tugged at it until his eyes became unnafaraly visi
ble in consequence Of their nearly starting out ot
his head and when he srowlsd at Mr., Toots, Who
affected familiarity and went psllmen at Towlin-
son morally convinced that he was the enemy
whom he had barked At round the corner ~ his life
and had never seen yet Florence was a. pleased
with him as ii he had been q miracle OF discretion.
Mr. Toots was 50 overjoye ed by the success Of bic
present and was ~ delighted to see Florence
bending down over Diosenes, smoothing his eoarse
back with her little delicate hAnd-nogerss sra.
ciously allowing il from the FIRST moment OF ehsu
he felt it difficult TO take leave
and would NO doubt have been q much longer
time in making up his mind to do So II he had not
been assisted BY Diosenes himseh, who suddenly
took il into his head TO bay Mr.. Toots, and to make
short runs az him with his mouth open. Not sx-
scty seeing his way to the end OF these demon
strstioss and sensible that they PLACED the pauta
looms constructed BY the art VI Burgess 4 Co. IN
jeopardy, Mr. Toots, with chaekss lsPsed OUT q
the door by which. after looking in again two or
three times without any object st oil, and being Oh
mes. he finally took himself OF and got away.
Come. then, ID Dear Di Make friends
with your new Mistress Let us love each other,
Dir said Florence, fondlng his shaggy head
And Di the rough and sruf a. II his hairy hide
were pervious to the tear that dropped upon IT, and
his dogs heart melted a. IL fell. put his up TO her
face, and swore fidelity.
Diogenes the man did not speak palmer b Alsx.
ander the Great than Diogsnss the dog spoke to
Florence He subscribed to the oaer OF his little
mistress cheerfuly and devoted himself 10 her ser
vice A banquet was immediately provided ios
HIM in corner and when he had eaten and drank
his ill he went 10 the window where Florence was
sitting, looking on rose up on his hind legs. With
his awkward fore paws her shoulders, licked
her face and hands nestled his great head * anst
her heart, and wagged his tail till no was tired
Finally, Diogenes ooed himself up at her feet. and
went TO sleep
Although Miss Npper was nervous In regard Of
dogs, and felt it necessary to come into the room
with her skirts carefully collected about her, a. Il
she were crossing brook ON stepping stones also
20 utter little screams and stand up on chairs when
Diogenes stretched himself, she was in her own
manner affected by the kindness OF Mr.. Toots, and
could not Florence 90 alive % the attachment
and society Of this rude friend Of little Psus, with
out some mental comments thereupon that brought
the water TO her eyes Mr.. Dombey, a. part OF
her reflections. may have been, in the association
OF IDEAS connected with the dog but, at any rate,
after observing Dogenes and bis mistress al the
evening, and after exerting herself with much good
will TO provide Diogenes bed In an ante chamber
outside his MISTRESS door, shs said harnsdly ~
Florence before leaving her for the night
Your pas going OH Miss Foy. tomorow
morning
Tomorrow morning, Susan r.
yes, Miss that 3 the orders. EMly."
"Do you know" asked Florence, without look.
ing at her, where papa IL going Sussnf"
g Not exactly Misc He 9 going to meet thst
precious Major Grst, and must say IL ] was &C.
quainted with any Major myself (which Heavens
forbid. il should Mt be blue oneT
Hush SUSAN urged Florence gently.
Well, Miss Floy, returned Miss Nipper. who
was full OF burning Indignation. and minded her
stops even less than usual al can't help IL, blue
he is, and while was q Christian although hum.
Bile, | would have naturaIeslorsd friends or none"
IL appeared from what she added and had CLEAN
ed down stairs that Mrs. Chick had proposed the
MAJOR for Mr.. Dou,bey's companion and that Mr.
Dombey, after some hesitation. had invited him.
Talk Of HIM being a change, indeedr obsery.
ed Miss Nipper 10 herself with bousdlcss contempt
" II he 3 a change, give me constancy
" Good night Sssan," said Florence.
:: Good night, my darling dear Miss Toy."
Her tone OF commiserstion smots the chord ~
often roughly TOUCHED, but never listened 10 while
she or any looked on Floresce left alone, laid
her head upon her hand. and pressing the other
over her swelling heart, held Tree communication
with her sorows.
IL was wet night; and the melancholy rain fell
pattering and dropping with . weary sound. a
sugglish wind was blowing and went meaning
round the house. a. II IL were In pain grief 4
shrill noise quiversd through the trees While she
sat weeping. il grew late and drsary midnight
tolled out from the stseples.
Florence was little more than child In year,
not yet foutsen-snd the loneliness and gloom Of
such an hour In the great house where Death had
lstely made its own tremendous dsvastaton, might
have set an older fancy broodng on vague tsron.
Bot her innocent imagination was too foil OF oes
theme 10 admit them. Nothing wandered IN Der
thoughts but lovs-s wandering love, indeed and
tursing always 70 her father.
There was nothing IN the dropping OF the rein.
the moaning Of the wind. the shuddering Of the
trees the striking OF the solemn clocks that shock
this one thought or diminished ita interest Her
recolections Of the dear dead bey-and they were
never sbsent--wse Itself the same thing. And
oh 10 be shut out be 30 lost 70 have looked
into her fathers face or touched him, since that
hour
She could not go to bed poor child, and never bad
gone yet since then. without making her nighuy
pilgrimage 70 his door IL would have been strange
sad sigbt 10 see her now stealing lightly down the
stairs through the thick gloom, and stopping ct h
with beating heart, and blinded eyes, and hair
that fell down loosely and unthoaght Of and toach
ing il outside with her wet cheek. But the nighs