The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-08-03
DEALINGS
WITH THE FIRM OF
DOM BEI AND SO N.
DEALINGS
CHAPTER YXNL
The Wedding.
ny CHARLES DICKENS,
conTISUEp.

door Mr. Dombey, with his bride upon
his arm. conducts her through The twenty
families of little women who are on the
stems. and eyery ole OF whom remembers
the fashion and the color Q! her every article
of dress from that moment, and reproduces
il on her roll, who is for ever being mar
ried. Cleopatra and Cousin fcenlx enter
the same carriage. The Major hands into
a second carriage, tlorenne, and the brides
maid who SO narrowly escaped being given
away by mistake, aud then enters II himself,
and is followed by Mr.. Carker. Horses
prance and caper; coachmen and lootman
shine in fluttering favors, flowers, and new
made liveries. Away they dash and rattle
through the streets; and as they pass along,
a thousand heads are turned 10 look al
them, and thousand sober moraists re-
venge themselves for not being married too,
that morning, by rejecting that these peo-
pie little think such happiness can't last.
Miss Tox energies from behind the che
rubim's leg, when all is quiet, aud comes
slowly down from the gallery. Miss Tox's
eyes are red, and her pocket-handkerchief
is damp. She is wounied, but not exas-
peratei, and she hopes they my be happy.
She quite admits 10 herself the beauty Of
the bride, and her own comparatively fee
Bile and faded attractions but the stately
image Of Mr.. Dombey in his lilac waistcoat,
and his fawn.c olored pantaloons, is present
to her mind, and Miss Tox weeps afresh,
behind her veil, on her way home TO PIin-
cess Place. Captain Cutie, having joined
in all the amens and responses with de-
vout growl, feels much improved by his
religious exercises; and, in peaceful
frame of mind, pervades the body of the
church, glazed hat in hand, and reads the
tablet to, the memory Of little Paul. The
gallant Mr.. Toots, attended by the faithful
Chicken, leaves the building in torrents OF
love. The Chicken is as yet unable to
elaborate scheme for winning Florence,
but his first idea has gained possession OF
him, and he thinks The doubling up Of Mr..
Dombey would be move in the right
direction. Mr. Dombey's servants come
out OF their hiding places, and prepare to
rush to Brook Street. when they are delay
ed by symptoms of ndisposition on the
part Of Mrs. Perch, who entreats a glass oil
water, and becomes alarming; Mrs. Perch
gets better soon, however, and is borne
away and Mrs. Milf, and Mr.. Sownds, the
Beadle, sit upon the steps to count wha
they have gained by the affair, and talk il
over, while the sexton tolls funeral.
Now, the carriages arrive al the Brides
residence, and the players on ,he bells be
gin TO jingle, and the band strikes up, an,
Mr.. Punch, that model of connubial bliss
salutes his wife. Now, the people ruiz
and push, and press round 10 a gapin,
throng, while Mr. Dombey, leading Mrs
Dombey by the band, advances solemnly
into the Feenix Halls. Now, the rest o
the wedding-party aight, and enter aftel
them. And why does Mr.. Carker, passing
through the people TO the hall-door, thins
Of the old woman who called to him in thu
grove that morning? Or why does Flor
ence, as she passes, think, with tremble
of her childhood, when she was lost, and o
the visage Of good Mrs. Brown
Now, there are more congratulations or
this happiest of days, ard more company
though not much; and now they leave tile
drawing- room, and range themselves a
table in the dark brown dining room, W hicI
no confechoner can brighten up, let hin
garnish the exhausted negroes with as many
howersaud loye-knots as be viii.
The pasuy-cook has done his duty like {
man, though, and rich breakfast is Sc
FORTH Mr.. and Mis-. Chick have Joined
the party, among others. Mrs Chick adj
mires that Edith should be, b. nature, suci
a perfect Dombey; and is anable and con
fdential to Mrs. Skewton, whose mind i!
relieved of great load, and who takes hel
share of the champagne. Tue very tai
young man, who suffered from excitemen
early, is better but vague sentiment 0
repentance has seized upon him, and b,
hates the other very tall young man, ane
wrests dishes from him by violence, ane
takes grim delightin disobliging the com
pany. The company are cool and calm
and do not outrage the black hatchmenis 0
pictures looking down upon them, by an,
excess of mirlh. Cousin Feenix ard tn
Major are the gayes. there, but Mr.. Car
ker has a smile for the whole table. HI
has an especial smile for the Bride, VIII,
very, very seldom meets it.
Cousin Feenix rises, when the compan,
have breakfasted, aud the servants hav,
left the room; and wonderfully young h
looks, with his white wristbands almos
covering his hands otherwise rather bony,
and the bloom Of the champagne in hi
checks.
"Upon my honor says Consin FeeniS
although it's an unusual sort Of thing il
a private genileman's house, must be,
leave to call upon you to drink what j
usually called AIN fact toast.n
The Major very horsely indicates his ap
proval. MIR. Calker, bending his head for
ward over the table in the direction 3
Cousin Feenix, smiles aud mods grea
many times.
9A--in fact it's" not a Cousin Feeni
beginning again, thus, comes 10 dea
stop.
"Hcar, hearp' says the Major, in ton
Of conviction.
MIR. Carker softly claps his hands, an
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