New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-25
NO. XIV.

.osbbv vampires JrS sni Christian. ovcrru1 n,
house soq1ding the plste glass mirrors with ,hsi
krncklss striking disc'r an, Cctsves on the Gran
! Plane drswing wet iarefngers over the pictures
b.estfing o. the blades OF tue Dest dinner knives
p1acr.ne the squads # chsir. sud sofas win ,hei
| rirtv ass toaz,ing the feather beds opening an,
! shutting al the drawers. balancing the suye
SPOONS snd forks looking i1so the very threads o
me cfsuery and linen. and di,psrsging everything
! There Is not secret place in the whole hc0se -
/ Fluffy end snuiy strangers stare into the kitchen
range curiogsy as into the attic cl0thesp-ess -
Stout men with napless bat. on. look cot o. the bed
! pom Windows. and cat jokes with friends IN the
/ street Quiet ca'cl'a'ing spirits withdraw ist1
/ rae dressing. rooms with catslo CUES ard make mar
| sinsI notes thereon. with s'umgs ~ pencils. Two
/ brokers invade the very ire escape, and take 9
panoramic survey OF the neishborhood from the top
OF the house. Inc swarm aud buzz ard going mp
! ard down. endure for DAYS The Capital Modern
/ Household Furniture. &c IS on view
/ Then there is paissde Of tables made in the
best drawing room; and on the ctpitsl French.
1 polished. extending telescope range OF Spanish
mahogany dining tables with turned legs. the pul.
Di: Of the Auctioneer is erected and the herds of
shsbby vampires Jew and Christian, the strangers
Aoiiy and sn1Ty, sod the stout men with the nsp-
le.s hats cOngregate about It and sit upon every.
thing within reach. msntel pieces included and be.
Gin 70 bid Hot. humming and dusty, are the
rloms al day; snf-high above the heat hum and
dust-ihe head and shoulders, voice and hsmmer,
81 the AuctODeer, are ever NJ work. The men in
he csrpet bags get clustered sud vicious with tgm.
bling the lots about ami still the lots going. GO
ing. gone; sifl coming on. Sometimes there Is
joking aud general roar. This ls-ts AL day and
three DAY 5 following. The Capital Modern House
hold Furniture &c. is on sale.
Tlcn the moldy gigs and chsisecsrts redppesr;
add with them come -pringvsns and wagons snd
an army OF porters with knots. All day long. the
men with csrpetcsps are screwing 1t screw drlv
ers and bed WinChts or staggering by the dOz en-
together on the staircase under heavy burdens, or
uQnesyiny perfect rocks Of Spanish mahogany, best
rosewood. or place ass into the gigs snd chsise
carts. vans and wagons. All sorts Of vehicles OF
burden are in attendance. from tl.ted wagon 20
wheeibsrro. Poor Pauls littls beds,ea1 IS car.
rled Oh 10 a donkey tandem. For nearly whole
week. the Capital Modern Household Furniture,
< - u ia course a removal.
Al last il is all gone. Nothing is left about the
house but scattered leaves of catalogues. Uttered
scraps of straw and hay, and battery Of pewter
pots behind the ball door. the men with tue car.
petcaps gather up their scr-~-drivers and bed
sinch $ into bags, shoulder them, aud walk Oh
One of the pen and ink gentlemen goe, over the
house as last attention; sticking up bills in the
windows respecting the rase ofthis desirable iami-
~ mansion .nd shutting the shutters. Al length he
the men with the ca pet caps None Of the follows
invaders remain The house ia ruin, and the rats
q y from IT,
Mrs Pipchin's apartments, together with those
locked rooms on the ground jor whore the window
blinds are drawn down close have been spared the
general devastation Mrs Pipchin mas remained
.ustere snd stony during the proceedings, ia her
own room or has occasionally looked In NJ The sale
o. gee whatthe goods are fetching aud TO bid for one
cart cular essy chair. Mrs. Pipchin has been the
slightest bidder for the easy chair sud sits upon her
property when Mrs. Chick comes To see heg.
How is my brother Mrs. Pipchin r. says Mrs.
Chick
Il don't know Any more than tho delce' says
Mrs Pipchin. He never does me- the honor 10
speak To me. He has his meat s1d drink pat In
toe uext room 20 his own and what he takes, he
comes out aud takes when there's nobody there.
ia no use asking me. | know no more soouE him
than the man ia the South who burnt his mouth by
eating cold plum poulfgc
TINS the acrino NOUS p ipchln saws with d0unce.
Bot good yrscons mel' cries Mrs Chick
bsudiy, How long is tbis 10 last II my brother
will nor make effort, Mrs. p chin, wnst IL 10
become OF him am sure should have thought
he hal seen enough OF the consequences OF not
making an effort by this time, 10 10 warned against
that fatal error.
Hoity toty :" says Mrs. Pipchn, rubbing her
nose " There's great fuss. think. about it. IL
ant - wonderful a case. People have hsG misor
'ortunes before now and been obliged ~ part with
ther furniture. I'm sure bavei'
Ny BROTHER" pursues Mrs. Chick profoundly
.issD pecuar-sO strange a man. he Is the most
peculiar man ever saw. Would any one believe
thas when he received news of the marriage and
emigration of that unnatural cbid-ts a comfort
% me. now. 10 rememb { that | always said there
was something extraordinary about that child bat
noboty minds me-Vould anybody believe. say,
th4t be should then turn round upon me sndssy he
had supposed from 10Y manner. that she bad come
20 ms house Why, my gracious And would
ANYBODY believe that when | merely say To him,
Pau, m,y be very looish, and have no DOUBT
sm. bat cannot understand no your affairs can
have eot loo this state he should actually Hy ~
me aud request that Will come 10 see him 40 more
until ne ask. aie Why my goodness"
Abr ssys Mrs Pipchin. "Itsa pity be hadn't
iittle more % do with mnes Ihey nave trled
his temper Tor him
And Whist" resumes Mrs. Chick, quite regard.
less # Mrs Ppc1ns observations, Is It to cod
I'M That's what | want n know. What does
nv brother mean to do He must do something.
rs OF no use remaining shut up IN his own rooms.
lsioess won't come 10 him. No. lie must 90 70
IT, Then why don't he got DE knows where u
-. suppose, having been man Of business all his
NE Very good. Then why not 60 there
Mrs Chick. alter forging this powerful ehsin OF
reasoning remains silent for minute Il admHet
Be.ide" saws the discreet lady, with an argu
rnentative air. who ever heard of such oostinacy
A. lis staying shut up here through all these
dread al GlsaEfeedUirb ~ hob nv u b"tiO vas
no lace for hlm 10 go To- Oh course he could have
come 70 our house. tie knows bels az home there,
suyposef Mr. Chick has perfectly bored about
Il atd said With my own lips, Why surely,Psul
you don Z Imagine that because your affairs have
sot into this state, YOU are less az Oons To such
near relatives as oursevesi You don Z imagine
that We are ike the rest Of the world 7 Bat no
here be stsys all through, and here be IS. Why
god gracious me-, suppose the house Yves To be
let what would he do then ! he couldn't remain
here then Ii he attempted 10 do -, there would
be An eiecimsnt an action Tor Doe aud all sorts OF
.hirgs. and then he must CO. Then Vhy not go NJ
tir-t instead Of az last And that brings me BACK
- what said just now, and naturally Gsk Whist 10
20 be toe end ot H.
IL know what's 10 be the end Of It az far rs am
concerned" replies Mrs. Pipchin. and that
enough tor me- ~ going 70 take myself OH Ia
: =, Ia which, Mrs. Pipchin p says Mrs. Chick
oailiFy." retorts Mrs. Plpchn sharply.
Alb. well really | cant blame >on' MRS RIP
chin says Mrs Chick with frsnzness
Il. would be pretty much the same to me- II
YOU could." replies the ssrionic Plpchin a, any
rste m going. / can z stop here. / should be
lead ID week. had u cook my own pOrS chop
yesterday a0d N not used - Il. Ny c0nsiho'
non viii be giving 1ay next. Beside bad very
lair counexion a. Brighton when came here--ht
re Pankey's soiks sioae were worth good eisnsy
,ounssa wear 10 me-and cal Z Afford 20 tofo~