New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-19

between friends like ourselves. any approach 10
ceremony would be out Of the question There.
lore Therefore Miss Tox finished the sentence.
not IN words but action aud putting on her gloves
again, which she had taken 0ft and arming herself
once more with her scissors began 10 snip aud clip
among the leaves with microscopic industry.
Florence has returned home also said Mrs.
Chick after sitting silent for some time, with her
head on one side and her paraso sketchiDg on the
floor and really Florence is great deal too old
now, to continue TO lead that solitary life to which
she has been accustomed OF course she II. There
can be no doubt about it. should have very little
respect indeed, for any body who could advocate
different opinion. Whatever my wishes might be,
could not respect them. We cannot command
our feelings TO such extent as that.
Miss Tox sssented without being particular as
10 the intelligibIllty OF the proposition.
II she S strange girl said Mrs Chick, land
If my brother Paul cannot feel perfectly comiorta
bic in her society after all the sad things that have
happened and all the terrible disappOintments that
have been undergone, then, what IS the reply
That be must make an effort. That he is bound %
make an effort We have always been family
remarkable for effort. Paul is at the head OF the
family almost the only representative OF It LETT
for what am / am Of no Consequence
Ny dearest love- demonstrated Miss TOx.
Mrs. Chick dried her eyes, which were, for the
moment, oyerlowiDg and proceeded
And consequently he is more than ever bound
10 make an effort. And though his having done
comes upon me with sort OF shOck-iOr mine is
very weak and foolish nature which is anything but
a blessing am ! often wish my heart was
marble slab or a paving stone
My sweet Louisa demonstrated Miss Tox'
again.
Still, it is a triumph to me 10 know that he is
50 true 10 himself, and to his name OF Dombey al
though Of course, I always knew he would be.
only hope said Mrs. Chick, after pause that
she may be worthy OF the name too"
Miss Tox filed a little green watering pot from
Jug, and happening TO look up when she had done
SO, was so surprised by the amount Of expression
Mrs Chick had convey ed into her face, and was
bestowing upon her, that she put the little water
ing-pot the table for the present, and sat down
near it.
My dear Louisa, said Miss Tox, will it be
the East satisfaction 70 you, if venture TO observe
in reference 10 that remark, that J. as humble i'll
dividual, think your sweet niece IN every way
most prOmisingF
What do you mean. Lucretal" returned Mrs.
Chick with increased stateliness OF manner. " To
what remark Of mine my dear, do you refer =
Her being worthy Of her name, my love- re-
piled Miss TOx.
"If" said Mrs. Chick with solemn patience. " |
have not expressed myself with clearness, Lucre-
tia, the fault of course is mine There is, perhaps,
no reason why | should express myself at all, ex-
cept the intimacy that has subsisted between us,
and which livery much hope, Lucretia-confdent-
" hOpe--nothing will occur 10 disturb. Because,
why should do anything else 2 There is no rea
son it would be absurd. But wish to express
myself clearly Lucretia: and therefore to go back
to that remark must beg to say that II was notln-
tended to relate to Florence, IN any way.
Indeed" returned Miss TOX.
No" said Mrs. Chick, shortly and decslvely
Pardon me, my dear, rejolned her meek
friend but cannot have understood it. fear
am dull
Mrs Chick looked round the room, and over the
way; at the plants at the bird, at the watering
pot at almost everything in view. except Miss
ToX; and finally dropping her glance upon Miss
Tox, for a moment, its way to the ground, said,
looking meanwhile with elevated eyebrows at the
carpet
"When speak Lueretia of her being worthy
Of the name, speak Of my brother Paurs second
wife. Ibelieye have already said, in effect il not
in the very words now use, that il is his inten-
ton 10 marry second wife.
Miss Tox left her seat in hurry and returned to
her plants clipping among the stems aud leaves.
with little favor as barber working at so many
pauper heads of hair.
Whether she will be fully sensible of the dis
tincton conferred upon her said Mrs. Chick in
lofty tone, is quite another question. | hope she
may be. We are bound 70 think well OF one an
other in this world. and hope she may be. | have
not been advised with myself. If had been al
vised with have no doubt my advice would have
nitely better as il is. | much prefer 1t as 1t IS
Miss Tox, with head bent down, still clipped
among the plants Mrs. Chick, with energetic
shakings of her own head from time to time, con
tinued to hold forth, as in defiance Of somebody.
If my brother Paul had consulted with me,
which he sometimes does-or rather, sometimes
used TO do, for he will naturally do that no more
now, and this is a circumstance which ! regard as
a relief from responsibility, said Mrs Chick, by
terically for l thank Heaven | am not jealous
here Mrs Chick again shed tears: " If my brother
Paul had come to me, and had said, Louisa, what
kind of qualities would you advise me TO look out
for in a wife 2 | should certainly have answered,
Paul you must have family, you must have beauty
YOU must have dignity, you must have conneXlon.
Those are the words / should have used You
might have led me 20 the block Immediately after.
ward said Mrs. Chick, as If that consequence
were highly probable. but | should have used
them. should have said, Paul You to marry a
second time without family You to marry with
| out beauty You 10 marry without dignity You
/ To marry without cOnnexion There is nobody in
the world not mad, who could dream OF daring to
/ entertain such preposterous idea
Miss ToX stopped clipping and with her head
among the plants listened attentlvey Perhaps
/ Miss T0X thought there was hope IN this exordum,
| aud the warmth Of Mrs Chick
D." / should have adopted this course OF argument,
pursued the discreet lady because l trust ! am
not fool. make no claim 10 be considered per
son of superior nteect-thOugh | believe some
| people have been extraordinary enough to consider
| me so; one so little humOred as | am would very
soon be disabused OF any such notion but trust
am not a downright fool And to tell NE, said Mrs
Chick with inetiable disdain. " that my brother
Paul Dombey could ever contemplate the possibility
of uniting himself to Anybody don't care who
she was more sharp and emphatic in that short
clause than in any other part OF her discourse
not possessing these requisites would be 10 insult
what understanding hare got, as much as If | was
TO be told that was born and bred al elephant,
which ndy be told next" said Mrs Chick, with
resignation. 1t wouldn't surprise me at all /
eXpectt
In the moments silence that ensued, Miss Tox s
scissors gave feeble clip or two, but Miss ToX :
face was still invisible and Miss Toxs morning
gown was agitated Mrs Chick looked sideways
at her, through the intervening plants and went
on to say ia tone Of bland conviction, and as one
dwelling point OF fact that hardly required 70
be stated:
Therefore, Of course my brother Paul has done
what was 70 be expected Of him, and what any
body might have iorseen he would do, If he entered
the MARI state again. ! confess it takes me
rather by Irpuse, however gratifying; because
when Paul went out of town had no idea at all
that he uould form any attachment out of town.