New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-17

No." shook her head, and proceeded 70 get ,l-
ow into it, case.
How did it hsppen'
why, Jeremiah, o course, said Aaery, with
an end Of the pillow case between her teeth.
"Of course be proposed it, bat how did i ~
come sbouti should have thought that neithe,
of YOU would Rave married; least Of all should
have thought of Jour marp ing each other
"No more should /" said Mrs Flintwineh, TYNE
the pillow tightly in its case
That's what mean. When did yoa eesir TO
think otherwise"
Never begun to think other wise at all sXd
Mrs. Flintwinch.
Seeing. as she pstted the pillow into ts place co
the bolster that he wa. still loosing o. her, IS
waiting for the rest of her reply, she gave Is
great poke in the middle and asked, How eoudf
help myself"
How could YOU help yourself from being mar.
riedi
90 course" ,aid Mrs Flintwinch. "Itws No
doing o nine. I'd never thought Of il. I'd get
something TO do without thinking, indeed She
kept me to it when she could 20 about, and Gle
could 90 about then"
Well
We'll I" echoed Mrs. Flntwinch. That's what
said my self Well What's the use Of consider.
iDgl If them two clever ones has made up their
minds TO it, what's left for me to do Nothing
Was il any mothers project, them"
The Lord bless you, Arthur and forgive ne
the wish cried Artery, speaking always IN low
tone. d" If they hadn't been both of q mind in it,
how could il ever have been Jeremiah reyer
cOurted me t'ant likely that he would after liy-
ing in the house with me and ordering me about
for ss many years as he'd done. He said to ne
one day, be said, 'AGery. he said now am going
to tell GU something What do you think of the
name of Fliptwinchr What do / think oft
saws. Yes he said because you're going to
take it, he sad. Take it, l says. Jere~s-
abr oh, he's clever one
Mrs. FlntwiDch went ON to spread the upper
sheet over the bed, and the blanket over that, and
the counterpsne over that, as if she had quite coz
cluded her story.
well ?" said Arthur again.
"Welli" echoed Mrs. Flin.winch again. How
could help myself He said to me- Adery, yea
and me must be married, and III tell you Why.
She's failing in health, and she'll want pretty co.,
slant attendance up in her room. and we shall
have to be much with her, and tberell be nobody
about now but Ourselves when we're away from
Der, and altogether it will be more convenient
She's Of my opinion, he said, so if you'll put your
bonnet on, next Monday morning at eight, well get
it over" Mrs. Flintwirch tucked up the bed.
Welt"
Well 7" repeated Mrs Flintginch. think
so sits me down and says it. Well l-Jere
miah then says 10 me, AS to banns next Sunday
being the third time Of asking (tor I've put 'em up
fortnight), is my reason for naming Monday.
She Il speak to you about it herself, aud nov shel
End you prepared Artery That same day she
spoke to me, and she said, So, Artery under.
stand that you and Jeremiah are going 20 be mar.
RED am glad o. it, and 80 are you, with reason.
II is very good thing for you, and very welcome
under the circumstances to me. He is sensibls
man, and trustworthy msn, and persegeriR
man. and piOus man What could say WHEN
it had come to that Why, il it had been-s
Smotherng instead Of q Wedding" Mrs flmt
winch cast about in her mind with great pains br
this form of expression, :" couldn't have said Q
word upon il, sgainst them two clever once
In good faith. believe So"
And go you may, Arthur"
Artery, what girl was that in my mothers
room just nowl'
Girl" said Mrs. Ffintwich in a rather sharp
key.
1t was girl, surely, whom saw near you
ain Ost hidden in the dark corner !"
ooh She, Little Dorrit' SE's nothing;
! she's within Others" Ii was Q peculiarly OIL
! Artery Fntwnch that sic never spoke OF MIS-
ClenDam by name. But there's another sort 4
girls than that about. Have you forgot your ea
sweetheart Long and lorg ago, IN be bound.
! Il suffered enough from my mothers sepsratl
ing us, to remember her. l recollect her ven |
we'll"
Have you got another
"NO"
Here's news for you then. She's well 70 b
now, and widow. And if you like to have her |
why you can"
And how do you know that Artery"
Them two clever ones have been speaking about
it, There's Jeremiah On the stairs she was
! gone in moment
Mrs. Flintwnch had introduced into the We' |
that his mind was busily weaving in that cid wOrE |
shop where the loom of his youth had stood, th |
last thread wanting to the pattern. The airy folly
of boys love had found its way even into ths
house, and he had been as wretched under iss hopt
lessness as if the house had been castle Of ~
nance. Little more than week ago, at Ma
seles, the face of the pretty girl from whom
had parted with regret, had had an unusual insres
for him, and tender hold upon him, becaa'e
some resemblance, real or imagined to this I'M
face that had scared out of his gloomy life into ~
bright glOries of fancy. He leaned upon the 81
of the long low window, and looking out upon 10
blsckened forest of chimneys again, begsn
dream For, it had been the uniform tendency
this mans life-so much was wanting in IL 70 tlbs
ABOUT, omuch that ight have been better difecNa
and happier to speculate upon-tO make hln
dreamer, after all.