Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1857-07-25
rFram The Manchester Examiner.
4 Story Of the Palace.


A Story OF the Palace.
r,ader of Dickens's veracious narrative OF
1'. ,Ir.ntures of Martin Chuzzewit'' will
81 s.r.ss remember that impressive episode in
18th Pecksniff,' Esq, arrives in a cab
=, tbs second floor residence of - Mrs. Sarah
~" midwife, High Holhorn. Perkins or
r;'.s1 Who could it be! At all events, it was
81 mar Benedict in distress, pushed off pell-mell
81 "a eleventh hour, with heart palpitating be-
~, ,,piural solicitude and parental anticipa-
n, So at least, the matronly gossips who
gIr conrrecated under the windows of the
-r5Ir official aforesaid settled among themselves,
Ii rsbbv's whip was put into requisition to
i p stir among the fOwer-pots, and wake the
81 -aHsring handmaid of LucIna to a sense of her
.btv duties.
i h this pleasing delineation Of frequent dilem-
ybo does not recognize touch of nature which
81 yas If not all men, at least the better portion
s. them. KIM We say no more, but pass on to
u marathon of an incident which comes home to
ry Briton. whether Colebs or Benedict, maid
mother. A few minutes before o'clock on the
i min. Of Tuesday yesterday week gentleman,
lpDt!v in distress, was seen running In eager
Sc IN the vicinity of the Horse Guards, making
neChborng cab stand. Whether 1T Was
3 iIks himself, or some friendly deputy, is not
& ted; but of the urgency of his mission who
+ 1t SAW him could entertain the slightest doubt
81 lbby" is at that hour of the morning doubt
pers5nage What if, after waiting for hours
$i.h1ut call. he should have betaken himself to
4 sIIlow! The case, like every other case of the
s I'd. depends on speed. If no " Cabby' can be
s md, VINO knows but that an inquest must be held
the curse of the next twenty-tour hours! For
3 re however, for once pities misfortune. One
+ iary cab is on the stand, surely kept there by
B q. kind angel \ word and wink are enough.
he poor hack looks tired to death, and the wheels
\ the vehicle seem meditating some centrifugal
Il not at all favorable to locomotiOn but man
s -s be reft Of humanity, horsefesh must renOunce
4 Fstention to creature sympathy. and even mat
must be preternaturally inert, if such look OF
stress as that poor gentleman wore did not send
three careering along the Strand like young
m engine and appurtenances. The case was
! lel and pressing. Two doctors had to be sum-
ned. The creaky vehicle had to be driven first
dart!Ordstreet and back, then To Sackvlle-street
back Thanks to your Selectest influences, ye
! '-4. stars the work was done, and IN few
lrS It Was announced to the world that 'mother
enid are doing we'll
Now. who was this matrOn whom, in the dead
u Of night, - Cabby" 50 oppOrtunely befriend-
i We renounce a climax, and tell our readers
olce. 1t was that Most Gracious Sovereign who
! ,ns IN the affections of 100000 of British
ectS, and on whose dominiOns the sun never
Is. Far be from US the slightest wish to squeeze
thing melOdramatic out Of the incident we have
,aiuly recorded. The Queen of England Is
Iher more nor less than woman not whit
'er or brighter for the diadem she wears than she
I'd be If those domestic virtues which, IN her
] @' adOrn the highest rank had beer destined to
@ Ihe lowest. Still, we do not set SO lightly by
overeign as to be able to regard the affair with
/ fect good humor. We pay handsomely for the
lalenance Of a retenue ct servants to wait upon
On On all occasions. Only small portion OF the
Al1cent sum which is set apart for the Queens
osehold goes into her private purse. The re-
Under is for the most part divided among crowd
splendid retainers There are masters of the
ne, grOOms in waiting, equerries, gold sticks
silver sticks, and goodness knows what not;
|"ythng, in fact, but one or two sensible, ser
'sa0le attendants, who know how to provide for
cOmmOnest emergency. One is reminded of the
|l'arfassed old woman's petition, GOOD stick
Al e9g, dog won't bite pig, pig won't get over
sue, &C., save that, in this case, the stick or
KS; ior there were plenty of them, both gold
ssllVer, did not begin to beat the dog, and that
lOF poor, unsalaried ' cabby,' with his four
'uss rSs OF well-used whipcord, the poor woman
ua not have got home that night The trite
'"Faton, that the wealthiest people are the