New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-25

stones where he had struck her 10 mis- 10 adness-and
keeping close TO him. with hef eyes upon his face
and bis arm about her led him out 10 a coach that
was waiting at the door, and carried him away.
| Then Miss Tox and Polly came out OF their con
| ceament. and exulted tesrfuly. And then they
packed his clothes and books and 90 forth, with
great care and consigned them IN due course 10
certain persons sent by Florence, In the evening,
to fetch them. And then they TOOK last cup OF
tea in the lonely house.
And 90 Dombey and Son, as observed upon
certain sad occasion" said Miss Tox, winding up
host of recollections, lis indeed daughter, Polly
| after all"
And a good one !" exclaimed Polly
lyon are right said Miss Tox; - and II Q
credi, 10 you Polly that you were always her rleno
| when she was little child You were her ireno
| long before / was. Polly, SAID MISS Iox sho
YOU re a good creature. Room
Miss Tox addressed herself TO a bulletbeaded
Young man. who appeared 10 be in but Indifferent
circumstances, and IN depressed spirits and VINO
was sitting in a remote Rising, he disclosed
10 view the form and features OF the Grinder
Robin, said Miss TOx, " have JOst observed
TO your mother, you may have heard, that she 10
| q good creature
" And so she is, Miss" quo,h the Grinder with
some feeling.
very well, Robin" said Miss Tox, " ! am glad
70 hear you say Now, Robin as am gong 70
give you trial, at yoor urgent request az my
domestic,
ability will take this impressive occasion OF re-
marking that hope you will never forget that you
have and have always had, good mother ana
that you will endeavor so 70 conduct yourse az 70
| be comfort TO her.
nT-pon NV soul | will. Miss" returned the Grin
der III have come through good deal and my
intentions 10 DOW straight Tor arc, MISS as
! coves-
II must get you TO break yourself Of that word,
Robin. if you please interposed Miss Tox po lite
ryou please. Miss ass chaps
| "Thsnkee Robin, no. returned Miss Iox 90
should prefer individual
| As ind widde's' said the Grinder.
Much better" remarked Mss Tox, comps-
Gently Infinitely more expressive
| can be.V pursued Rob. If ! hadn't been and
| got made a Grinder on, Miss and mother which
| was a most unfortunate circumstance for young
| cO--iodiwidde.'
Very good indeed" observed Miss Tox approx
ingly.
! and if had been led away by birds, and then
| fallen into bad service said the Grinder " /
! hope might have done better Bot it'snever too
late for "a"
Indi--" suggested Miss Tox
| "widdle," said the Grinder. to mend and
hope 10 mend, Miss. with your kind trial and
wishing, mother, my love to father, and brothers
and sisters. and saying oft.
90 am very glad indeed to hear IT, observed Miss
| Tox. VIII you take a little bread and butter ana
| q cup Of tea, before we go, Robin r
| 'ThaDkee, Miss" returned the Grinder. who
| Immediately began 10 use his own personal grlnd
ers in most remsrkabl o Manner Rs il be had been
| on very short allowance fora considerable period.
| Miss Tox being, ia good time, bonneted and
shawled aud Polly too, Rob Rugged his mother, and
| followed his new mistress away so much to the
hopeful admiration of Polly, that something 10 her
| eyes made luminous rings round the gas lamps IS
she looked after him Polly then put out her light
| l,cL al fba hons delivered
agents hard by and went hone as fast as she could
| 20; rejoicing in the shrill delight that her unex
| pected arrival would occasion there The great
! house dumb as to all that had been suffered IN H.
and the changes it had witnessed, stood frownios
| like dark mute on the street; banking any near
er injuries with the staring announcement thst the
lease of this desirable Family Mansion was 10 be
disposed OF.
| CHAPTER LX... .Chitfy Matrimonial
| THE grand half.yearly festival holden by Doctor
| and Mrs. Blimber, which occasion they request
1 ed the pleasure of the company OF every young
gentleman pursuing his studies IN that genteel es
tablisbment, at early party. when the hour was
halt past seven O'Clock, and when the object was
quadriles, had duly taken place about this time ;
and the young gentlemen with no unbecomnN de
monstratons of evity, had betaken themseves ' 10
a state Of scholastic repeton, to their own homes
Mr.. Skettles had repaired abroad, permanently 10
grace the establishment OF his father Sir Barnet
Skettes whose popular manners had obtained him
a diplomatic appointment, the bopors of which were
discharged by himself aud Lady Skettles, TO the
! satisfaction even OF their own cOuntrymen and
countrywomen; which WAS considered almost mi
rsculous Mr.. Tozer now young man of lofty
stature. in Wellington boots was so extremely foil
! of antiquity, to be nearly par with genu
inc ancient Roman in his know ledge OF English
a triumph that affected his good parents with the
tenderest emotions, and caused the father and
mother of Mr.. Briggs whose learning, like illar
| AA Nrrktl.v aehA cd fkof h.
could MT get at anything he wanted to hide their
diminished heads. The fruit laborousy gath cred
from the tree of knowledge by this latter young
gentleman, 10 fact, had been subjected TO so m uch
pressure that 1t had become kind of intellectual
Norfolk Bltln and had nothing of it's original rm
or flavor remaining. Master Bitherstone, now on
whom the forcing system had the happier and not
uncommon effect OF leaving no impression what
ever. when the forcing apparatus ceased 10 work,
was in n much more comfortable plight; and being
then on shpboard, bound for Bengal found himself
forgetting with such admirable rapidlty that 1t was
doubtful whether his declensiOns OF noun ubstan
tives would hold out 10 the end Of the voyage.
When Doctor Blimber in pursuance of the usual
| course. would have said TO the young gentlemen,
on the morning of the party Gentlemen we Will
| resume our studies the twenty fifth OF next
month" he departed from the usual course and
said, " Gentlemen, when our friend Cincinnstus
tired to his farm he did not present to the Senate
any Roman whom he sought 10 nominate as his sue
| cessor But there IL a Roman here, said Doctor
Biimber laying his hand on the shoulder Of Mr..
Feeder, A. adolescens impriHis grapis et docius
gentlemen, whom |, retiring Cincinnatus, wish
to present to my little Senate, as their future Die
| tstor. Gentlemen, we will resume our studies
the twenty fifth Of next month under the auspices
of Mr.. Feeder, B.A." At this (which Doctor Blim-
Der had previously called upon all the parents and
urbsnely explanedl the young gentlemen cheered
aud MIR. Tozer behalf of the rest, instantly pre-
sented the Doctor with n silver insstand, in
speech containing very little of the mother tongue,
but fifteen quotations from the Latin and seven
| from the Greek, which moved the younger of the
young gentlemen to discomfort aud envy they re-
marking Oh alb II was all very well for old TOzer
bot they didn't subscribe money for old rozer to
show off with, they supposed; did they Ii
was MT has inkstand Why could Mt he leave the
boys property alone :" and murmurng other ex.
pressions OF their dissatisfaction, which seemed To
find greater relief in calling him old Tozer, than
Y in any other available vent.
Not word had been said to the young gentle
men, nor hint dropped, OF anything like con
| templsted marriage between MIR. Feeder A. H. and
the fair CoTnelis Blimber Doctor Bhmber, espe-
elaly, seemed TO take pains 70 look as If nothing
would surprise him more but II WAS perfectly well
known to all the young gentlemen nevertheless.
and when they departed for the society of their re