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


! bear n be oxri1ded from my share IN t7isi May
not urge a claim 70 bs nay bro.her's partner snd
companion 10 the last
Heaven forbid that should dispute it, be re-
piled
We may rely on your friendly help 2 she said.
| knew We might
e should be a worse man thsn.-tb,n hope |
am or would Willingly believe myself # J ooaid not
aivs YOU that assurance from my heart and 'ooL-
You may, ioyhctiy. Upon my honor VII keep
yOnr secret And il il should BE- found that No
Dombey 10 90 reduced as fear he vii BE- acting
on determination that there seem 10 be 40 means
of influencing. will assist You 70 sccomphsn me
dssigD, on witch you and Joha are iolntly re-
sClsrd
s1s gave him her hand and thanked him with a
c0tdsi happy face
Hsrrie,' he said, OBTAINING Il IN tis. To
speak y you Of the worth Of any sacrifice that you
can MAKE uo~-ab0ve all, Of any stcrhce Of mere
mon.y-would be idle and presumptoous 10 Pst
osflra You arg appeal 10 reconsidsr your purpose
or u set narrow limits u IT, would De, 1 iee not
l.ssso have 10 right 10 mar the great end oil a
great history by any obtrusi0u of my own weak
set have avery right TO bend my head before
what YOU canfds 10 me satisfied that !. cones from
a hishsr and better source Of Inspiration man
nov poor worldly knowledge. will say only tnls
am your faithful steward and would rather DC
50 and your chosen friend. than would De any,!
body in the world. except yourself
Soc thanked him sgsin cordially ana ~isheu
him good night.
Are you going home ?" he said Let me go
with you
No: to night am no, going home now
hava a visit % make alone. Viii yoa come to
morrown
well. vel" said he, I'm come 20 morrow.
Ia the meantime, u think Of this, and how we
can best proceed. And perhaps yOH " think OF H.
dear Harriet snd-and-think OF me- little ~ con
ncctOn with It.
He handed her down 20 a coach she had IN WAT
ing NJ the door; snd II his isndlsdy had not been
deaf abe would have heard him mutteriDg rs ne
went pack up stairs, when the coach had crven or
that we were creatures Of habit, and u Sss s0r-
row fol habit t. be an old bachelor
The vigloDcelo lying on the sofa between the
two chairs be took up. without putting away the
vacant chair. for long time. Inc expression he
communicated 70 the instrument AZ first though
mou,trou.ly pathetic and bland was nothing 70 thu
EXPRESSION be communicated 10 his own tace, and
bestowed upon the empty chair; which was so
sincere that he was obliged % have recourse 10
Captain Cu,tles remedy more than once and to
rub his face with his sleeve. BY degrees, hONev-
err the voloncells in unison with his own frame OF
mind. glided meod.oUsly into the Harmonious
3 acksmith. which he ptyed over and over again,
Until his rudy aud serene face cleaned Ike true
metal on the anvil of n veritsbe blacksmith. In
fine the viOoncelo and the empty chair were the
aBI0ng OF hts b6CneiOrnOOd until nearly ntl-
night; and when he took his supper the vloioucei-
10 set 10 on end in the sofa corner biz with the
latent harmony of whole foundry full Of hsrmo.
hioUs blacksmlths. seemed TO oge the empty char
out of is crooked eyes, with unut,erabe intelli.
geBee.
When Harriet left the house, the driver Of her
hired c ach, taking cOIrse that was evidently no
new one t. hun, went In and out By byevays
through that part of the suburbs until he arrived
ut some open ground, where there were a few
quiet iitJle old houses standing among gardens
AT tse gardens gate Of one Of these be stopped,
and Harriet allghted.
Her gentle rigging ct the bell was responded to
by doloroos looking woman, Of light complexion,
with raised eyebrows and head dropping on one
sde, VINO cuttseyed at sight OF her, md conducied
her across the garden TO the house.
How is your patient, nurse 70 night" sad
Harriet
"In poor way, Miss, | am afraid. On, how she
do remind ne, sometimes, Of my uncles Betsey
JsDel" returned 'he womanOftbe light complexion,
IA q sort oi doieul rapture.
in what respect asked Harriet.
"Miss, IN oil respects" replied the other, " ex'
cept that she's grown up, aud Betsey Jane, when
at deaths door. was bnts child
But you have told me she recovered, observed
Harriet mildly; $50 there is the more reason for
hope. Mira Wckam."
"Ah Mss, hope is an excellent thing for such a.
haa the spirits 70 bear 1t T. said Mrs. Wickam.
shaking her bead My own spirits is 10, equal
to Il bot don't owe it any grudge. ! envys them
that il SO blest'
you should try to be more cheerful" remarked
Harriet
Thank you Miss, m sure" said Mrs. Wickam
grimly. IF was so inclined. the loneliness OF
this situaton-you u excuse my speaking 50 Tree
would put 1t out OF my power IN iogr and tweniy
hours bat | ant At AL ! Il rather not. Tue
h,tlr spirits that / ever had, was hereaved at 1T
urt. "a and | think | feel
Jhe better for IT,"
In truth this was the very Mrs. Wickham VINO
aad superseded Mrs. Richards as The nurse of ntte
Paul sni who considered herself 70 have gained
the loss In question under the roOl OF the amlabie
Pipcbin. The excellent aud thou shtiul old system
hallowed by long prescription which has usually
picked out from the rest OF mankind the most dreary
ADD uncom rshle people that could possibly he lad
hold If 10 act instructors Of youth tngerposs q
the virtues matrOus monitors attendants on sicA
beds and the like, had established Mrs Wickham
in very good business az nurse, and had led 70 her
serious qualities being particularly commended by
an sdmifiug aud numerous connection
Mrs Wickham, with her eyebrows elevated,
and her head on one side. lighted tho way upstairs
To a clean. neat chamber, opening on another
chamber dmly lighted, where there was PED.
I'm The fret room. an old woman sat mechanically
staring ont at the open window. ON the darkhess'
I'm the second. stretched upon the bed, lay the
Swallow OF n uEurt hll1N uhN rfuthch N"S Ns"' '.A'
rain. one wintry night, hardly 10 be recognized
now. bat by the long black hair that showed go
verv black gajnst the colorless face, and al the
white things about It.
On the strong ewes, and the weak frame The
ewes tina. turned so eagerly and brightly to the
door when Harriet came 10 the ieeble head that
could not raise itself, and moved so slowly rodnn
upon its pillow
Alice - said the visters mild voice " am
late tonight
"Ycu always seem late. but are always esrly.
Harriet had sat down by the bedside now, and
put her hand upon the thin hand lying there.
You are better
Mr, Wicksm. standing at the foot Of the bed,
Ike q dsconsolate spectre. most decidedly ard
iorcibly shook her head to negative this question
1T matters very little SAID Alice. with iant
smile Better or worse, TO day, Is bat adsys dii-
f,rence-perhsps not 40 much
Mrs Wicksm as serious character, expressed
her approval with groan and having made some
cold dsbs at the bottom OF the bed.clothes as ieel-
ing for the patient feet and expecting 10 ind them
stony went clinkiDg among the medicine bottles
90 Tue table, as who should say while We are
here let rs repest the mixture as before
"No" said Alice whispering 20 her visitsr' "evll
coarsss and rencrse, travel, wasn't, and weatner
.t,rru within and storm without have worn my HE
.,..v 7, x,ll MOI inst much longer"