New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-21
|,ktu!uork DAILY Gribnatt
LITTLE DORRIT.
IN TWO BOOKS.
BY CHARLES DICKENS.
LcoSTEUED.
lcoSTISUED.l
IN TWO BOOKS
CHAPTER VII.
TUY rUIID OF THE EARsHALSEA.


rred with DIR. Haggage's brandy, was handed down
uOng the generations of colegians, like the tradition
III their common parent. In the earlier stages OF her
Iuence abe was handed down in literal and prosaic
stse il being almost part of the entrance footing of
very new collegian to nurse the child who had been
bern in the college.
{" By rights" remarked the turnkey, when she was
fit shown TO him. " / ought to be her godfather
The debtor irresolutey thought of it for minute
md said :, Perhaps you wouldn't object to really be-
Il Oh don't object" replied the turnkey, "ifyOu
ant"
Thus II came to pass that she was christened one
sunday afternoon, when the turnkey being relieved,
ss off the lock- that the turnkey went up to the font
IfSant Georges Church, and promised and vowed, as
\ himself related when he came back, " like good
/ This invested the turnkey with a new proprietary
dare in the child over and above his official one.
When she began to walk and talk, he became fond OF
er; bought little armchair and stood 1t by the high
lender Of the lodge fireplace; liked to have her
company when be on the lock; and used to bIl6e
lawth cheap toys to come and talk to him. The
dld for her part soon grew so fond OF the turnkey
bat .he would come climbing up the lodge-steps of
her own accord at all hours of the day. When she fe
aesp in the little armchair by the high fender the
turnkey would cover her with his pocket handkerchief
and when she sat in it dressing and undressing doll
which soon came to be unlike dolls on the other side OF
tie lock and to bear q horrible family resemblance
Mn Bangham-he would contemplate her from IN
fop Of his stool with exceeding gentleness. Witness
these things, the COUeSldnS WOulu
kh that the turnkey, who was bachelor had been
LIT ost by nature for family man. but the turnkey
banked them, and said "No, on the whole IL wa
'rsueh for him to see other peoples children there.
Al what period of her early life, the htt!e creatur
bgan 10 perceive that it was not the habit Of all the
wrld 10 1--WE locked up in narrow yards surrounded
b high walls with spikes at the top, would be diti-
o question to settle. But she was avery, very little
feature indeed when she had somehow gained the
lowedge that her clasp of her fathers hand YVES to
lkalways loosened at the door which the great key
qned; and that while her own light steps Were iree
tpass beyond it, his feet must never cross that nne'
A1inful and paintive look, with which she had begun
tOregard him when she was still extremely young,
W. perhaps part of this discovery.
With a ptiful and plaintive look for everything in-
id.d, but something in IT for only HIM that wa
se protection this Child of the Marshalsea and child
tt Father OF the harshalse0, sat by her fnend the
trkoy in he lodge, kept the family ROOM or wan.
or,d about the prsonyald, for the inst eight years OF
Pa life. VIII pitnul and pIantlvs LOOK ior ne, net
snyvard ss,er; for her idle brother; for the high
ik walls; for the faded crowd they shut IN for the
emes oi tue prison children they whooped and ram
rd PLAYED at hide and seek, and made the iron bars
q ne inner gateway Home
I Nistinl and wondering, she would ait IN summer
Natler hy the high fender in the Ledge, looking up
a tie sky through the barred window until bars of
hit would arise, when she turned her eyes away be-
been her and. her friend, and she would see him
Thinking Of the fields" the turnkey said once,
tier watching her, "ain't youI
"Where are they 7" she inquired.
"Wby. they're-over there, my dear" said the
tSnkey with vague flourish OF his Key "duH
aOut there
Docs anybody open them, and shut them' Are
tley locked b"
The turnkey was discounted. "Welr' be said,
"Are they very pretty, Bob ?" She called him Bob,
b. his own particular request and instruction.
LOVELY Full of flowers. There's buttercups,
Al there's daisies, and there's the turnkey hes-
fs.A - NJ q A
esdehons, and all manner Of games.
SIS it very pleasant to be there, Bob y
Prime" said the turnkey.
"Was father ever there 7"
Hem" coughed the turnkey. "Oh yes, lie was
tsds, sOmetimes."
"ls be sorry not to be there now p
sN-Dot particular" said the turnkey.
Nor any Of the people ~ she asked, gancing at
eststless crowd within. go are you gate ssre and
s1Ain, Bob 2"
Al this difficult pom, Of the conversation Bob gave
Ind changed the subject TO hard-bake: always his
asnsource when he found his little i1end getting
&c INTO political, social, or theological corner. But
!tsvas the origin of series of Sunday excursions
Ns; these two curious companions made together.
They used to issue from the Lodge alternate Sun
fyaftemoOns with great gravity bound for some
rtsdows or green lanes that hsd been deliberately ap
ta1ted by the turnkey in the course OF the week;
&c there she picked grass aud flowers TO bring home
tle be smoked his pipe. Afterward there were tea
0sns, shrimps, ale, and other deheacies and then
s!NVtlu come Ddck hdnu IN manu-, un'ee' oNe "e'
~ than usually tired and had fallen asleep on his
scsder
those early DAYS the turnkey first began pro-
'ady TO consider question which cost him 80 much
"a labor, that it remained undetermined on the
k!N his death. He decided to viii and bequeathe
, tue property of savings TO his godchld, and the
- arose bow could II be so tiled up as that only
should have the benefit Of il His experience
e.. se IOek gave him such an acute perception of the
ors q. thcuty of tying up money with any ep-
MT WIS.,
N'n which II got loose, that through series OF
es ne regularly propounded this knotty point to
pew nsolvent agent and other professional gen.
assn who passed IN and out,
Spposing" he would saw. stating the case with his
On the professional genteman's waistooat; sup
Ar man wanted to leave his property to young
1d wanted TO tie it up 20 that nobody else