New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-22

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seated round the elittering table. busy with their
-litterng spoons and knives and forks. ana plates,
might have been taken for a grOyn-up exposition
Of Tor Tiddlers groI3d, where children pick up
gold and silver Mr.. Dombey. as fiddler. looked
bis character % admiration and the long plateau OF
precious metal frosted. separating him from Mrs.
Dlmhey, vhercOn frosted Cupids offered scentless
flowers 20 each o; them alegoical to see.
Cousin Feenix was in great force and looked as.
tsnisaingiy young. But be was sometimes thought
Iess In his good humOr-hIs memory occasionally
wandering ike his lees-and on this occasion
caused the company 10 shudder. Ii happened thus
The young lady with the back who regarded Cousin
Feeuix with sentiments OF tenderness, had en-
trapped the last India Director into leading her 10
the cnair next 70 him in retu Tor which good office
she Immediately abandoned the Director who be
ing shaded on the other side by gloomy black
velvet hat sarm0untiDs a bony and speeches. ie
male with ian. yielded % a depression OF spirits
aud withdrew into himself Cousin Feenix and
the Young lady were very lively and humorous
and The Young lady laughed so much NJ something
Cousin Feenix related 10 her that Major Bagstock
begged leave 10 inquire on behalf of Mrs Skevtou
they We're sitting opposite, n little lower down.
whether that misht not be considered public prop
erty
Why, upon my life" said Cousin Feenix
there s nothing IN It II really is not worth re-
peating in point Of TACT il 3 merely an anecdote
OF Htth huhlAs A1r SAY NY NAtAA DNh''s
for the general attention wss concentrated ca Cousin
Feenix may remember Jack Adams, Jack
Adams not Joe that was bis brother. Jsck-little
Jack-man with o cast IN his eye, and slight I'M
pediment in his speech-man who sat tor some
bodys borough. We used TO call him in my parlia-
mentary time w P Adams, in consequence Of his
being Warming Pan for young fellow who was in
his minority. Perhaps my friend Dombey may
have known the man p
Mr. Dombey who was as likely TO have know
Guy Fawkes. replied IN the negative But one OF
the seven mild men unexpectedly leaped into dis
tinction, by saying he had known him. and adding
-" always wore Hessian boots 70
Exactly" said Cousin Feenix. bending forward
10 see the mild man. and smile encouragement at
him down the table. " That was Jack Joe wore
Tops" cried the mild man. risiag in public es
timaton every instant
Of course" said Cousin Feenix, you were
intimate with EN- p
Il knew them both.' said the mild man. With
whom Mr.. DOmbey Immediately took wine.
"Deviish good fellow. Jack p said Cousin Fee
nix again bending forward and smiling.
Excellent" returned the mild man becoming
bold on his success "One of the best fellows
ever knew.
No doubt you have heard the story said
Cousin F eenix.
Il shall know replied the bold mild man.
90 when | have heard your Ludship tell it With
ceiling, as knowing il by heart, and being already
ticked.
In point OF fact, II nothing OF a story In itself,
said Cousin Feenix, addressing the table with n
smile and gay shake of his head, and not worth
word of preface. But it Illustrative OF the neat
ness Of Jacks humor. The fact is, that Jack was
invited down n a marriage-whch think took
Shropshire, said the bold mild man, finding
himself appealed to.
Was IT. well Ia point OF fact it might have
been in any shire. said Cousin FeeniX. So my
friend being invited down 10 this marriage IN Any.
shire, with pleasant sense OF the readiness Of
this Joke. goes. Just as some Oi US, having had
the honor of being invited to the marriage Of my
lovely aud accomplished relative with my friend
Donibey. didn't require to be asked twice, and
devilish glad 10 be present on so interesting
An occasOn.-GOes--Iack cncs. Now this mar
riage was in point OF fact. the marriage OF an I'M
commonly fine girl with man for whom sue didn
care a button bat whom she accepted on account
OF his property which was immense When JACK
returned to town. after the nuptials a man he
knew. meeting him in the lobby oithe House OF Com.
mons says Well Jack, how are the Unmatched
couple 2 Unmatched says Jack. Not at all
It's perfectly fair and equal transaction. 81 IS
regularly bought, and you may take your oath he IS
a. regularly sold 2"
Ia his fall enjoyment Of this eliminating point
OF his story, the shudder which had gone all round
the table like an electric spark. struck Cousin Fee
nix ali he stopped Not a smile occasioned BY
the only general topic Of conversation broached
that day. appeared on any face Il profound 81
cncs ensued and the wretched nId man, who
had been as innocent OF am real foreknowledse OF
the story as the child unborn. had the exquisite
misery OF reading in every eye that he was regard
ed as the prime mover OF the mischief
Mr. Dombeys face was not a changeiul one, and
being cast Ia its mould OF state tina, day, showed
little other apprehension Of the story, n any than
that which he expressed when he said solemniy
amid the silence that Il was Very good. There
wasArapid glance from Edith yard Florence. but
otherwise she remained, externally impassive aud
unconscious
Through the various stages OF rich meats and
wines, continual gold and silver dainties Of earth
air ire and water, heaped ap fruits and that unne-
cessary article in Mr.. Dombeys banquets-lce-
the dinner slowly made its way the later stages
being achieved b the sOnorous music OF lncessant
double knocks announcing the arrival OF visiters
whose portion of the feast was limited to the smell
thereof When Mrs Dombey rose, 1t was sght
TO see her lord. with stiff throat and erect mead
hold the door open for the Withdrawal OF the ladies'
aud To see how she swept past him with his dangh
ter on her arm.
Mr. Dombey was grave sight behind the de-
canters Ia a state Of dignity; and the East India
Director was iOrlOrn sight near the unoccuPied
end OF the table in state OF solitude and the Ma
ior was military sight. relating stories OF the
Dake Of York u six of the seven mid men lthe
ambitious one was utterly quenchedi and the
Bank Director wasa lowy sight, making plan OF
his little attempt at pinery, with dessert knives
for a group Of admirers and Cousin Feenix was a
thoughtful sight as he smO0thed his long wrist
bands and steslthily adjusted his wig. Bat
all these sights were OF short duration, being
speedily broken up by coffee, and the desertion oil
the room.
There was a throng in the state rooms upstairs
increasing every minute bat still Mr.. Domoeys
list OF visiters appeared ~ have some native imp0s
sibility OF ANA gama;ion with Mrs. Dombeys list
and no one could have doubted which was which
The single exception this rule, perhaps was Mr.
Carker who now smiled among the company, and
who. az he stood ia the circle that was gathered
about Mrs Dombey-watchful Of her, OF them, his
chief, Cleopatra and the Major, Florence, and eve
rything around appeared at ease with both divi-
sions Of guests and not marked as exclusively be-
longing 70 either.
Florence had dread OF him, which made his
presence in the room a nightmare to her she
could not avoid the recollection Of 1t, for her eyes
were drawn toward him every now and then, by
an attraction Of DISLIKE and distrust that she could
not resist Yet her thoughts were busy with
other things: for as she SAT apart-not unadmired
or unsought bat in the genileness Of her quiet
spirit-she felt how little part her father had IN
,Thst Xas going on and saw. with pain how III