New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-28

y announce his departure and no servant
atteudsrce. He xent down quietly, opened
Or fo- himself glided cut, aud shu. u so'tiy
i'm.
invincibls repognSnce q this man. ana per
fbs stsslthv act OF watching aay one, which,
.och inoocent circumstances, IL ia manner
"a oonressve. made Florence shake from
f,.t Her blood seemed 10 run cod. A.
an, couid--sor az first abe felt sn iGsUr
I,able dread Of moving--she went qalckiy q
Va room and locked her door but even then,
"a with ner dog beside her, felt chill sensa
II horror. as II tney were danger bfooding
where near her.
,inysdei her dreams and disturbed the whole
Rising In the morning, unreireshed. an
heavy recollection Of the domestic OnhapPF
II the preceding day. she soDgb. Editn again
the rooms aud Gid 40 from time TO time "'
oorning. But she remained M her own cnsin
and florence saw nothing of her Leainlus'
ever that the PROJECTED dinner AZ poni l.''.1s
,f Florence thought it IKE 'n@s SIC 80.
4s,oksn Of. and resolved TO try and meet Der
( upon the staircase -, e-,,,
frhso the evening had set IN, she heard iroH
.xoom in which she sat on purpose. a ioo'step
& 10 .,sirs that she thought 10 be Ediths. Har-
Il out, spd up toward her rom florence met
4 ,mmedstely. coming down alone.
1ynst wa. Fioreoce's alright and wonder when
a., of her. with her fearful face snd out
t,Ssd arms Edith recoiled and shrieked
mont come near mel" she cried Keep
tayl Let me go by
4 Mamma" said Florence
I Don't call me by that name Don't speak 10
Don't look At me = Florence !" shrinking
TX AZ F Iorence moved step toward her, con
ch me
a. Florence stood trausfxed before the hsgesrd
V and staring eyes she noted. as In dream
4t Edith spread her hands over them. aud shnd
ling through all her form. and crouching down
faipst the wall, crawled by her like some lower
FINAL. spraog up and fed away.
FLORENCE dropped upon the stairs IN s"oon ;
"a was found there by Mrs. Pipcoin' sne sup
sed. She knew nothing more. until sue found
f,.eflyins on her own bed with Mrs Pipchn
Ia some servants standing round her
Il" Where 10 Mamma !" was her fret question.
+" Gone out to dinner" said Mrs. PIpchin.
/" And Papa1'
.Mr. Dombey s 10 bis own 70 IN, Miss Donnbey,
f,Id Mrs Pipcbin, aud the best thing you can DO
70 take off your things and go to bed THIS minute
4 his was the sagacious womsns remedy Tor al
,mplants. particularly lowpess OF spirits, and ioa
( ility 10 sleep for which od-nce', many young
icrns 10 the days ftbe Brighton Castle bad been
ommitted 10 bed at ten o'clock 10 the morning
Without promising obedience but on the plea oil
|,s.iring 10 be very quiet Florence disengsged her
ELI a. soon as she could, from the mIbistfauon Of
Mrs. Pipchin and her attendants Lett alone she
tbooehr Of what bad happened on the staircase 81
3rst in doabt of It's reality then with tears then
with an indescrbsble and terrible alarm, like that
she bad felt the night before.
She Determined not 10 go 20 bed until Edith re-
.uroed and ii she could not speak 20 her at least 10
be sure taat abe was safe at home. Whist indls'
Iinct and shadosy dread moved Tlorence TO thi-
resolution, she did not know. and did not dare t.
,h,nk She onl, knew that until Edith came back.
t. he's orhf haQ oil ar
hing heart
The evening dee pened into night; midngh came
no Edith.
Florence could not read, or rest a moment She
paced her own room. opened the door and paced the
outside, looked out Of the "indo"
,n the night, listened to the wind blowing and the
ain falling. sat down and watched the faces ia the
Ere got up aud watched the moon flying like
FORM driven ship thro igh sea of clouds.
All the house was gone to bed except two ser
ANTS who were waiting the return OF their mistress,
lown stairs. -,
Oue clock. The carriages that rumble1 In the
distance, turned away, or stopped short, or went
,ast; the silence gradually deepened. and was
more and more rarely broken, save by rush oil
Wind or swesp of rain. Two o'clock. No Edith
Florence. more ssitsted. paced her room; sud
,aced the gallery outside and looked out the night,
blurred and wavy with the rain drops on the glass,
urry 10 the sky so different from the repcse below,
nd vet 90 tranquil and solitary. Three O'Clock -
There was terror In every ash that dropped outoi
he fire. No Edith yet.
More and more agitated, Florence paced her
Dom, and paced the gallery, aud looked out at the
noon with new fancy OF her likeness to pale
fugitive hurrying away and hiding her guilty lace.
Four struck Five No Edith yet
But now there was some cautious stir Ia the
/ I'D fl.of ptnnhln had
been awakened by one Of those who sat up, had
isen and gone down TO her fathers door. Stealing
lower down the stairs aud observing what passed
uhe saw her father come out In his mc'niug go~1
and start when he was told his vile had not come
home. He dispatched messenger TO the stables
to inquire whether the coachman was there aud
while the mao was gone. dressed himself very hor.
riedly.
The man came back in great haste, bringing the
ooachman with him. who said he had been at home
and In bed since ten O'Clock. He had driven his
mistress to her old house IN Brook-st. where she
had been met by Mr.. Csrker-
Florence stood upon the very spot where she
had seen him coming down Again she shivered
with the nameess terror OF that sght, aud hac
hardly steadiness enough TO hear ana understand
what followed.
Who had told him. the man went on to say, that
his mistress would not want the carriage to 20
home in and had dismissed him.
She saw her father turn white in tue face ana
heard BIN ask in quick, trembling voice, for Mrs.
Dombey's maid. The whole house was reused
for she was there. In moment. very pale too and
speaking incoherently.
She said she had dressed her mistress early-tul
two hours before she went out-and had been TOLD,
a. she often was that she would not be wanted a.
night. She had just come from her mistress
rooms. but
Bat what what was 1t = Florence heard hei
father demand like mailman.
Bot the inner dressing room " as locked and the
key gone
Her father seized candle that was flaming O,
the Troublesome one had put II down there, acc
sorgotton it--and came running up stairs with sucs
fairy that Florence 10 her feas had hardly time Il
hy before him. She heard him striking Ia the 200
a. she ran on with her hands wildly spread aDs
her hair streaming. and her face like distracted
persons, back to her own room.
When the door yielded, and he rushed in, whsI
did be see there No knew But thro ~
down In a costly mass upon the ground, was ever
ornament she had had, since she had been his wiie
every dress she bad won; and everything she hUl
possessed. This was the room IN which he ha,
seen, in yoader mirror the proud face discard him
To,s was the room in which he had wondered
idly. bow these things would look when he shoul,
zee them next
Hsaping them back into the drawers and lockins
them no 10 a rage OF haste. he saw some papers o.
the table The deed OF settlement he had execGtes
on their marriage and a letter. He read that sh'