New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-21

You hatch nice little plots. and hold nice little
councils and make nice little appointments and
receive nice little visitors too, Captain, hey sAll
Carker bending his brOws upon hun, without show
ing his teeth any the less but Il bold measure
TO come here sfterward Not like your discretion
You cons pirsfors, and hiders, and runnersswsy
should know better than that VIII you oblige me
by going !"
NY lad" gasped the Captain, in chOsed and
trembling voice and with curious action gong OF
in the ponderous fist there 4 a many words
could wish to say to you, but don't nightly kno"
where they re slowed just at present. Ny yoane
friend Wal'r was drowned only VAST night, accord
ing 10 my reckoning. and il puts no cot you see
Bot YOU and me will come alongside o one another
again, my lad" said the Csptain, holding up hls
hook. If we live
Il will be anything but shrewd IN You my good
fellow, if we DO" returned the Manager, with the
same frankness " for you may relF, give you iau
warning upon my detecting and exposing you
don't pretend 10 be more mora man than my
neighbors my good Captain but he confidence o.
this house OF any member OF thisr 49, Is not e
be abused and undermined while have ives and
ears. Good day said Mr.. Carker' noddSss his
head. y
Captain Cutie, looking at him steadily Ms Car
ker looked full as steadily at the Cap ain wet oui
of the office and left him standing astride be pre- The
fire. as calm and pleasant as II there were 70 more
spots upon his soul than on his pure white 1iinen
and his smooth sleek skin.
The Captain glanced. in passing through thsso0ter
counting house, at the desk where he kneS poor
Waiter had been used to sit, now occupied oy
another young boy, with face almost as fresA and
hopeful as bis on the day when they tsppe< the
famous last bottle but of the old Madeira q the
little back parIor. The association OF ideas Nus
awakened did the Captain great deal OF good al
softened him in the very hight of his anger, and
brought the tears into his eyes
Arrived at the Wooden Midshipmsn's again, and
sitting down in corner OF the dark shop. the Cap
tans indignation, strong as II was, could make N
head against his grief Passion seemed not only :.
do wrong and violence 10 the memory OF the dead
bnt to be infected by death, and to droop aud de
cline beside it, All the living knayes aud liars II
the world, were nothing to the honesty and truth
of one dead friend
The only thing the honest Captain made oai
clearly, in this state of mind, beside the loss Of
Walter, was, that with him almost the whole world
of Captain Cutie had been drowned. II be re
/ preached himself sometimes. and keenly too for
/ having ever connived at Walters innocent deceit,
he thought at least as often of the Mr.. Carker whom
/ no sea could ever render up and the MIR. Dombey
/ whom he now began 70 perceive was as lar beyond
human recall and the ." Hearts Delight witt
whom ne must never foregather again; aud tho
Lovely Peg that teak built and trim ballad, tha
| had gone ashore upon a rock, and split into mer'
planks and beams OF rhyme. The Captain sat II
the dark shop, thinking Of these things to the en-
tire exclusion of bis own injury and looking witt
as sad an eye upon the ground, as If in contempa
ton Of their actual fragments as they ioated pas
! him.
Bot the Captain was not unmindful. for all that
Of such decent and respectful observances in memo
nv of poor Walter as he felt within his power
| Rousing himself and rousing Rob the Grinder VIII
in the unnatural twilight fast asleep the Cap
tain sailed forth with his attendant at his heels
and the door key in his pocket and repairing t
| one of those convenient slopselng establishment
o. which there is abundant choice at the easter
end of London, purchased ON the spp. two suits o
mourning-one for Rob the Grinder. wrbich wa
| immensely too small and one for himself which
was immensely too large He also provided Rot
with a species OF hat greatly to be admired for ii
symmetry and usefulness. well as for happy
blending Of the mariner with the coal heaver which
| is usually termed a souwester; and which wa
something OF novelty in connexion with the IN
strument business. In their several garments
which the vendor declared to be such miracle II
point OF fit as nothing but rare combination o
fortuitous circumstances ever brought about an
the fashion OF which was unparalleled within tb'
memory Of the Oldest inhabtsnt the Captain ant
Grinder Immediately Jed themselves pre-
sentng a spectacle iraught with wonder to all wh'
/ behed IT,
In this altered form, the Captain received Mr.
| Toots -" m took aback. my lGd. at present" saiC
the Captain, and will only confirm that there IL
| news. Tell the young woman % break u gentle u
the young lady and for neither OF EN- never TO thinl
Of me no more special, mind you, that is-thougf
/ | will think of them when night comes on a hurri
cane and seas is mountains rowling for which over
haul your Doctor Watts, brother, and when founC
make a note on
The Captain reserved unit some filter time, the
consideration OF Mr. Toots's offer OF friendship an'
thus dismissed him. Captain Cuttes spirits wer'
so low in truth, that be half determined that day
to take no farther precautions against surprise iron
Mrs. Mac Singer but 70 abandon himself reckless
ly to chance aud be Indifferent 10 what might hap
pen. As evening came on he fell into bette
frame of mind however. and spoke much Of w alte
TO Rob the Grinder, whose attention and fidelity b.
likewise incidentally commended. Rob did no
blush to hear the Captain earnest in his praises
but sat staring at him, and affecting to SWIVEL will
sympathy and making seint Of being yIrtuous
and measuring up every word he said like yount
spy as he was with very promising deceit
When Rob had turned In. and was fast asleep
the Captain trimmed the candle, put on his specta
cles-he had felt it appropriate TO take tospectacle
on entering into the Instrument Trade, though hi
eyes were like a hawks-and opened the prayer
book AZ the Burial Service. And reading softly 4
himself n the little back parlor. and stopping nov
and then to wipe his eyes, the Captain. IN tru'
and simple spirit, committed Walters body TO th'
deep. RemdlndeT 10 morroN'