Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-05-31
A Rich Passage nom Little Dorrit.

A Rich Passage rom Little Dorrit. y
Elarpers Magazire for June com aims
four chapters of Dickens new r,vrI-
Little Dor:it.' ln order to Give al un
'ers,andlng of the annexed ra>>a.", We
ice; explain a l'stie. ir ii understood.
;l,a, Nj nhIv-r's son John is in love
with Lit,|e Dcrrit, and has r.crnt V heen
REJECTED by HAT slight female pcro"age.
who We suspect has Il slight affection for
Mr.. C!rnnan whose presence has been
begged BY Mrs. Cllvery i'll the hope that
IN l.,s wisdom would be found all and
.n,l,ior, for her son john. vino in the
iir>t words rf the dialogue fol'.'wing she
proposes to point out to her visitor
"lnu MA, ste him now,' sail she.
IT roali cetss.czcend III take a peep"
WI h these mysterious words. she pre-
c,d..,l the visitor into a little phrl"r be,
nlu.i the sIr +. with li,tb window i'll Ii
commanding very Iitle dull backyard.
in this yard. wash # sheets aud table
cloths ,,ied (n VAN for want Of al) to
get itself dried on line or two; and
among those Tapping articles WAS sitting
in = char. like tie last mariner left alive
nu HE deck of damp ship without the
power "f furiing ;he sails, little woes
btg'ne young man.
Our john" sad Mrs. Chivcry.
n, TO he deficient in interest, CIen-
nam asked what he might be doing
there.
ITS the change he takes" said Mrs.
Chivery, shaken her head airvsh. "He
wont 20 out, even in the back yard.
wheu li.cre's no linen; but when Tiers
,nvn t., keep Tie neighbor's eyes off,
nr'|l sit there hours. H"ur>. he will
SAYS he feels as if it WAS grovcs:' Mrs.
Chiverv shock her head again, put her
,,nnn in II motherly way TO her eyes,
md recomuclrd her visitor lnto the re
yir,is Of the BUSH
"P::e:.se to lake seat, sir" said Mrs.
Ch;v,ry. Miss Dorrit is the matter
with Our John, sir he's abreak'ny his
hear, Tor her, and ! would wish to take
,he liberty to ask how it's to be made
good 10 his parents when bust?
Mrs Chiy"ry, who WAS 4 comfortable
looking woman, much respected about
Horse n"nyer Lane for her feelings and
i,rr conversation. uttered this speech
with full c",npo>urr, AID immediately
,ti.rword, b.yau a.an to shake her
head aud dry her eyes
Sir" sand she, iii continuation, You
are acquainted with the family: an'
..:.vs.int.rested yourself with the family
md are influential will, the family, II
>"u can promote v'rws calculate" to
make two yo'n. people happy, let me-
i,r Oar John sake aud both their sakes.
:mp!"rr You so to DO.
II have been so I,.hi,uateI," returned
Arthur. at a loss, during the short time
hav. known her, to consider L'lt!t-1
| llave been so h'l,,,ua1ed to consider MISS
Dorri, III light t'gelher removed from
'hat in whic!. you present her TO me-
that YOU quite take me by surp'se.-
Does she know your soi?"
"Brou.ht up together, sir" said Mrs.
q. "Pia> ell together" !" :,
Does she know your son as her ia
m;rrr 2"
"Oh bless YOU. sir" sail Mrs, G, with
!, sort of triumphant shiyer. "she "eve,
rould mur seen him on Sunday ~1'a
out lno,oing thai. His cane atone ''ouI"
have told 1t kony 40, if "othine else had
| Young nan Tx John don't mks to woFg
hands p'ntin9, for noth'ny. H'u
did / frt k,ose :. n,yseyz Similar