New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-01
DOMBEY AND SON.
PART XVIII.

CHAPTER LyI-Coneiuded
"Sssau," said Mr. Toots am drawn toward
the tsdng. The words which cut me oil from
Miss Domoey forever, will strike upon my ears
like knell you know, but upon my word and
honor. feel that must hear them. Therefore,
said Mr.. Toois, "will you accompany me to NOR
row, TO the sacred edlfce!"
Miss Nipper expressed her readiness to do so, il
that would be any satisfaction to Mr.. Toos, but be-
sought him to abandon bis idea OF going.
"Susan" returned MIR Toots, with much solem-
nifty, before my whiskers began to be observed
by anybody bat myself. | adored Miss Dombey.
While yet o victim TO the thraldom Of Bmber, !
adored Miss Dombey. When could no longer be
kept out of my property, In legal point OF view,
and-and accordingly came into I'll adored Miss
Dombey. The banns which consgn her to Lieu
tenant w alters, and me too Gloom. you know,
said Mr. Toois, after besiiating for a strong expres
sion, may be dreadful, wW be dreadful; bat
feel that should wish to hear them spoken. feel
that | should wish % know that the ground was
certainly cut from under me. aud that | had mt a
hope 10 cherish, or a--Or leg in short Toto 90
upon"
Susan Nipper could only commiserate Mr.. Toots s
unfortunate condition, and agree, under these cir
cumstances to accompany him which she did
next morning
The church Walter bad chosen for the purpose,
was a moldy old church in q yard, hemmed In by
a labyrinth Of back streets and courts, with little
buryiDg ground round it, and itsel, buried In kind
of vault, formed by the neighboring houses, and
paved with echoing stones Ii was great dim,
shabby pile with high old oakeD pews, among
which about score OF people lost themselves every
Sunday while the clergymans voice drowsily re-
sounded through the emptiness, and the organ rum
bed and rolled if the church had got the cohc,
for want of congregation to keep the wind and
damp out But so far was this city church from
languishing for the company OF other churches that
q mi 10 n n
ping cluster on the river 1t would have been hard
TO count them from its steepletop, they were so
many. In almost every yard and blind place near,
there was church. The confusion OF bells when
Susan and Mr. Toots betook themselves toward 1t
on the Sunday morning, was deaiening. There
were twenty churches close together, camoring
for people to come In.
The two stray sheep in question were penned by
a eadle in a commodious pew, and, being early,
sat for some time counting the congregation, listen
ing to the disappointed bell high up in the tower,
or looking at shabby little old man in the porch
behind the screen. who was ringing the same. like
the Bull in Cock Robin. with his foot in a stirrup.
Mr. Toots, after a heightened survey OF the large
books on the reading desk, whispered Miss Nipper
that he wondered where the banns were kept, bot
that young lady merely shook her head and frowned
repelling for the time all approaches OF temporal
nature.
Mr.. Toots, however, appearing unable to keep
his thoughts from tue Wh5 cNlNcHI1
looking out for them during the whole pre-
liminsry portion of the service As the time
for reading them approached, the poor young
gentleman manifested great anxiety and trep
idation which was not diminished by the unex
pected apparition of the Captain the front row OF
the gallery When the clerk handed up list to
the clergyman Mr.. ToOts, being then seated, held
ON to the seat of the pew, but when the names Of
Walter Cav and Florence DOmbey were read
aloud az being the third and last stage OF that
ISOLATION he was entirey conquered by his feel
ings as 10 rom the church without his nst fOl-
lowed by the beadle aud pew-opener, and two gen.
tlemen OF the medical profession, who happened to
be present; of whom the first named presently re-
turned for that article, informing Miss Nipper IN
whisper that abe was not " make herself uneasy
about the gentleman as the gentleman said bis in
disposition was of no consequence.
Miss Nioper feeling that the eyes OF that inte-
grail portion of Europe which Lost itself weekly
among the high backed Pews, were upon her, would
have been sufficiently embarrassed BY this incident,
though il had terminated here the more SO, as the
Captsin in the front row Of the gallery vas In a
state OF unmitigated consciousness which could
hardly fail to express 10 the congregation that he
had some mysterious connection with II. butthe
extre ne restlessness Of MIR. Toos painfully IN
crea sed and protracted the dehcacy oil her situa
ton That young gentleman, incapable, in his state
of mind of remaining alone in the charchy ard, a
prey to solitary meditation, and also DESTROYS, no
doubt Of estiying his respect for the offices he bad
in some measure interrupted, suddenly returned
no, com ipg back TO the pew, but ststionng himself
on free seat 10 the aisle between two elderly To-
males who were ia the habit Of receiving W. por.
ton Of a weekly dole Of bread then set forth on a
shelf in the porch In this CONJUNCTION Mr. Toots re
NAMED, greatly disturbing the congregation who
felt il possible to avoid looking at him, until his
feelings overoame him again, when he departed 81
len,ly and suddenly. Not ven,uring to trust hin
self ia the church any more, and yet wishing TO
have some social participation IN what was going
IN there Mr. Toois wAs. after this, seen from time
IN time looking IN, with & lorn aspect, at one or
other Of the windows and as there were several
windows accessible To him from without aud a. his
,e.te,stess was very great. u not Only became Oh
6cul, 10 conceive at which wipdowhc would appear
ocYt bat likewise became necessary ash wsro'
n, the whole congregation 10 speculate upon tho
.h.nces Of the different Windows during tho com
,s,a,,ve leisure afforded them by tho sermon MI
t,,,.'s movements In the ohorchysfd were so ec
sn,,,o that hs seemed generally ~ deisst oil cal
als,ion, and 10 appear. Iike the eoniaf" .ss's;
s,s,s no was least expected and the elect .,
tkss mystsrioas presentations was much inoi eassa
bjiss being difAoalt 10 him W see w. ana easy"