New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-23

IN tnelr tcLoLaelc 70 nave Inc leASi
I idea Of what was in the wind
J PAal thanked Mr.. Feeder for these hints. and
pocketi1g bis invitation. sat down on stool by the
side Of Mr. Toois. IS usual But Pauls head
| which had lOn- been aIiiaz more or less and was
sometimes very heavy and painful. felt so uneasy
that night that be obliged 10 support il on his
hand. And yet It dropped so, that by little and
little it sunk on Mr. TOots knee, and rested there
I IS If It had no care to be ever lifted up again.
That was nc reason why he should be deaf; but
he must have been. he thought, for. by and by, he
heard Mr. Feeder calling in his ear. and gently
shaking him to ro1se bis attention And when he
raised bis head. quite scared and looked about him
he found that Doctor Blimber had come into the
nom; and that the window was open. and that his
| fIrehead was wet with sprinkled water though
bow all this had been done without his know edge,
was very curious indeed.
"Ahl Come. GOMEZ That well How Is my
little friend now = said Doctor Bhmber. sncour.
agingly.
On, quite well, thank you Sir" said Paul
But there seemed to be something the matter
With the floor for he could mt stand upon n stead
y and with the walls too, for they were inclined
TO turn round and round. and could only be stopped
By being looked at very hard indeed Mr. Toots 5
head bad the appearance OF being al once bigger
and farther off than was quite natural aud when
he took Paul in his arms. to carry him up stairs
Paul observed with establishment that the door was
in quite a different place from that IN which he had
expected 70 ind II, and almost thought AT first that
MIR. Too,s going TO walk straight up the chin
ney.
II was very kind OF Mr. ToOts to carry him to the
top Of the house tenderly and Paul told him that
It was. Bat Mr.. Toots said he would do great deal
more than that II he could and indeed he did more
as il was for he helped Paul to undress and helped
him 70 bed IA the kindest manner possible, and
then sat down by the bedside and chuckled very
much while Mr.. Feeder. B.A. leaning over the
bottom of the bedstesd set all the little brstles on
his head bolt upright with his bony hands and then
made believe 10 spar az Paul with great science,
on account OF his being all right again. which was
80 unc0mmony acetious. and kind too in Mr. Feed
err that Paul not being able TO make up his mind
whether il was best to laugh cry AZ him. did both
at once.
How Mr. Toots melted away, and Mr.. Feeder
changed into Mrs Pipchin, Paul never thought Of
asking: neither was he at all curious 10 know but
when he saw Mrs Pipchm standing at the bottom
of the bed instead of Mr.. Feeder, he cried out,
Mrs Pipchin. don't tell Florence
" Don't tell Florence what. my little Paul 2 said
Mrs Pipchin coming round TO the bedside and
sitting down in the chair.
" About me said Paul.
mo. no" said Mrs Pipchin.
What do you think | mean TO do when grow
up, Mrs Pipchin p inquired Paul turning his face
toward her on his pillow, and resting his chin
Mrs Pipchin couldn't guess
al mean said Paul. Ito put my money all to-
gether in one Bank. never try to get any more,
90 away into the country with my darling Flor
ence. have a beautiful garden. fields and woods
and live there with her all my life '
Indeed ?" cried Mrs. Ppchin.
Yes" said Paul That's what mean TO 10,
! when l." He stopped, and pondered for mo-
ment.
Mrs Pipchin's gray eye scanned his thoughtful
face
III grow up" said Paul. Then he went on in
mediatelv 10 tell Mr. Ppchin all about the party
about Florences invention. about the pride nc
would have in the admiration that would be iel'
for her by all the boys about their being so kind tc
him and fond of him, about his being so fond o.
them. and about his being so glad Of IL. Then he
told Mrs Pipchin about the analysis and about III.
being certainly old fashioned. and took Mrs. Pip
chin's opiniOn on that point and whether she knew
/ why il was. and what It meant Mrs Pipchin de
MED the fact altogether. the shortest way OF get
ting out Of the diculty bat Paul was TAR from sat
shed with that reply. and looked 50 searchingly
/ Mrs Pipchin for n truer answer, that she wa
obliged to get up and look out OF the window L
avoid his eyes.
There was certain calm Apothecary, who at
/ tended at the establishment when any OF the
Young gentlemen were ill., and somehow he gotintc
the noon and appeared at the bedside with Mrs
Blimber. How they came there or how long they
/ had been there. Paul did MT know but when he
saw them he sat up in bed, and answered all the
Apothecarys questions at full length, and whisper
ed TO him that Florence was not TO know anything
about it. If he pleased and that he had set his mind
upon her coming 10 the party. He was very chatty
with the ApOthecary, and they parted excellent
friends. Lying down again with his eyes smut ne
heard the Apothecary say, out OF the room ana
quite a long way ofl-or he dreamed it-thai
Il. ,rapt ~ vital uotVer ltVhqt was that
Paul wondered and great constitutional weak
ness That as the little fellow had set his heart on
parting with his schoolmates on the seventeenth II
would be better 20 indulge the fancy II he grew no
worse That he glad TO hear from Mrs. ZIP
chin that the little fellow would go to ms lrends
in London on the eighteenth. That he would write
10 Mr. Dombey. when he should have gained bet
ter knowledge OF the case and before that day
That there was no immediate cause ior-what
Paul lost that word And that the little ielo" mao
a fne mind but was an oidfashioned boy
What old fashion could that be. Psul wondered
with a palpitatng heart that was so yisioly ex
pressed in him so plainly seen by so many people
He could neither make II out, nor trouble hiInseN
long with the effort Mrs Pipchin was again be
sde him. ii she had ever been away he thought she
had zone out with the Doctor but u was all dream
perhaps and presently bottle and glass got INC
herhands magicaly. and she poured 0utthe cohtenIs
for him. After that he had some real good )eiiy'
which Mrs Bimber brought 70 him nefsen
and then he was so well, that Mrs PiPchin
went home. AZ his urgent solicitation. and
Briggs and Tozer came TO bed. Poor brss'
rrunbled terribly about bis own Analysis, whien
could hardly have dscomposed him more II II naa
been chemical process but be was yery good .
Pau. and so was Tozer and sowere all the rest
for they every one looked in before gong 70 ped
and said. How are you now, Dombey Cheei
40. little Donbey % and soforth. After Briggs had
got into bed he lay awake tor long time, stlii De
moanining bis analysis and saying he knew u was
all wrong, and they couldn't have analysed Inur
derer worse and-bOw would Doctor blrnoer
ike il If bis pocket, money depended on 10 IL was
very easy, Briggs said, 10 make gahsy'saVe Of
boy ali the halt ) ear, and then score him up ole
and % crib two dinners a-week out Of ns ooar1'
and then score him up greedy; but that WASH
going to be submitted TO- he believed. was 1T On
All
Before the weakeyed young man performed on
the gong next morning. he came up stars 70 faal
and tod him he was 10 lie sill which Paul very
gladly did Mrs Pipchin reaPpeared little De
fore the Apothecary and a littie after the good
Young woman whom Paul had seen cleaning the
stove on that first morning how long ago Il seemed
now n had brought him bis breakfast There was
another CONSTITUTION long way Oh, or else Pau
dreamed it again; and then the Apotnecny coming
bscL with Doctor and Mrs. Blimber, said
YES. think Doctor Blimber, we may release
,bis voung gentleman from bis books just Low hie
v.ration being 50 very near az hand