New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-23


and promise Of better things that life had quite as
much % 90 with his complanngs as death One
child was gone, and one child left WHY was the
object Of his hope removed instead OF herr
The sweet, calm. gentle presence in bis fancy
moved han 10 no reflection but that, She had been
unwelcome 70 him from the srst she was an az
eravatica Of his bitterness now II his ,on had
been his only child and the same blow had fallen
on him il vOad have been heavy 70 bear. bot il.
anltely lighter than low. when il might have fallen
or her whom ne could have lost or he believed IT,
without pangl and had not Her loving and 10.
recent face rislEg before him. had 10 softeaiag or
winning influence. He rejected the angel aad
took up with the tormentng spirit crouehing IL ais
bosom. Her patience, goodness. youth. 4, vo,iou
love were 50 many atoms in the ashes upon
which he SCI his heel. He saw her image In the
blight and backness al around him not irradiating
bat deepening the gloom More than once upon
this journey and now again as he stcld bordering
at this journeys end, tracing figures IN the dust
with bis stick, the thought came lnto bis mind
what was there be could interpose between him.
self and u =
The Major who had been blowing aud painting
all the way down, like another engine and whose
eve nd often wandered from his newspaper TO leer
at the prospect as if there were great procession
OF discounted Miss foxes pouring out in the smoke
Of the tram and flying away over the fields to hide
themselves IA any place Of refuge, aroused his
friend by informing him that the posthorses We're
harnessed and toe carriage ready.
DOmbey, said the Major, rapping him on the
ann with his cane don { be thoughtful Isa
bad habit Old Joe Sir, woudn be as tough as
you see him. If he had ever encouraged il. Yoa are
too great man. Dombey, to be thoughtful. Ia
your position, Sir. you re far above that kind OF
thing"
The Major even in his friendly remonstrances,
thus consulting the dignity and honor of Mr. Dom.
hey, and showing lively sense Of their import
ance, Mr. Dombey felt more than ever disposed TO
defer TO a gentleman possessing much good
sense and such a well regulated mind accordingly
be made effort to listen 10 the Majors stories
they trotted along the turnpike road and the Major,
finding both the pace and the road great deal bet
ter adapted 10 his conversational powers than the
mode Of travelling they had just relinquished came
out for his entertainment
In this flow OF spirits and conversation, only inter
rupted by his usual petLorc symptoms and by in
tervals Of lunch, and from time to time by some
violent assault upon the Native, who wore pair of
earrings in his dark brown ears and on whom his
European clothes sat with OutanGlsh impossi-
bllity of MISUNDERSTANDING, Of their own accord,
and without any reference to the taiors art, long
where they ought to be short, short where they
ought 10 be long tight where they ought to be loose,
and loose where they ought TO be highland TO
which he impaired new grace. whenever the
Major attacked him. by shrinking into them like
shriveled nutOr cold monkey-in this flow OF spirits
and conversation, the Major continued all day; SO
that when evening came on, and found them trot-
ting through the green and lesiy road near Lean
ington the Majors voice what with talking and
eating aud ohuckliug and choking, appeared to be
in the box under the rumble. or IN some neighbor-
ing hsy-stack. Nor did the Major improve It at the
Royal Hotel, where rooms aud dinner had been
ordered and where he so oppressed bis organs OF
speech by eating and drinking. that when he re-
tired to bed he had no voice ALL except to cough
with, and could only make himself Ineligible TO
the dark servant by gasping ut him.
II not only arose next morning. however. like
giant refreshed but conducted himself at break
fast like giant refreshing. At this meal they ar.
ranged their daily habits. The Major was TO take
the responsibility OF ordering everything to eat and
drink and they were to have late breakfast TO-
gether every morning, and late dinner together
cry day. Mr. Dombey would prefer remaining in his
own room, or walking in the country by himself on
that first ayoftheirsoiourn at eamington; but next
morning he would be happy 10 accompany the Ma.
ior 20 the Pumproon. and about the town. So they
parted until dinnertime Mr. Dombey retired TO
nurse his wholesome thoughts IN his own way.
The Major, attended by the Native carrying a
camp stool, great coat and an umbrella, swas
gered up and down through all the public places
looking into subscription books 10 md out who was
there, looking up old adde's by whom he was much
admired, reporting j. b tougher than ever, aud
putting his rich friend Dombey wherever he went.
lnere never was man VINO stOol Dy friend
more stsunchly than the Major. when in pulling
him. be pulled himself
II was surprising how much new conversation
the Major had to let off at dnnert time, and what
occasion he gave Mr. Dombey 10 admire his social
qualities. At breakfas, next morning. he knew
the contents Of the latest newspapers received;
and mentioned several subjects in connection with
them, on which his opinion had recently been
sought by persons Of such power and might, that
they were only 10 be obsourely bn;ed at Mr.
Dombey. who had been 30 long shut up within
himself. and who had rarely. at any time. over
stepped the enchanted circle within which the
operations OF Dombey and Son were conducted
began 10 think this improvement on his solitary
life and 10 place Of excusng himself for another
day. as he had thought OF doing when alone, walk.
ed out with the Major arm.in. arm