, 1865-12-26
DICKENS. CuRlSTEAS STORY.

4touHd, 1or 1uls year, Is called s'Dr. Mnrigufd'e
prescriptions" " and seldom has aIr. DIckens'
humor beeu more effectively put forth than In
Ills description Of his hero. Here II Is:
uIn Chap jack, md rn5 own fathcr's
neroa M was Wiilum Marieold. Il vas in his
William but .uy own father always consistent
" said, No, II was Wil!um. On which poiut
lconient myself with looking at the argument
IN this way: II mnn is not allowed 10 know
luis own name In free country, how much Is
he allowed to know In lnnd 81 slnrerys Al
10 looking at the argument through ihc nc
tlium Of the register, WilIum Marirold come
luto tho world before registers come IN much
and wcIs out of II, too. They wouldn't
hayc been grcntly in his line neither, II thcy
had chanccd to come up before him.
Was born On the Qnccu's highway, but it
was the Kings at that time. A doctor was
fetched to my own mother, by my own father,
when It took place on common, 4nnd In CON
sequence Of lis being rery Kind gentleman,
and accepting no fec hut a tca-tray, 1was
MariEold.
am at present mlddle-ased man, OF q
lroadish build, In cords, lcygings, aud a
sleevea waistcont, the strings or which is a1-
SaYs Si,' gone gone behind Ind Gepair them how you
been TO the theatre, md ynn haze seen one Of
Ihe violin players screw up his violin, after
listening to 1t rs If 1t had been whispering tie
secret 70 him TINT It feared It vas. out Of Or
der. and thcn you have heard IL snap. That's
as exactly similnr to my wa{stcoat as 4 wajst-
coat and violin can be like ono snother.
am partial to white hat, md like
Hnawl round my neck wore loose and easy.
Sitting down Is my fayorilc posture, I'll
have taste in point Of personal jewelry, 1t
Is inothcg-ofpcati buttons. There you Iaye
me again, as large ns life.
DR.. Marigold has wife who Is o viraso,
and beats their child, a sweet little girl, who
catches q low fever md dies. Mr.. Dickens
las seldom e1ccllcd this picture Of the father
with the Jest on bis lip, and the dead, dull
pain Ut his heart.
Couldn't get the dear child to lie down or
leave 70 Of mc, md, indeed, / hadn't the
heart to try, 50 stepped ont on the toot-
board With her holding round my neck. They
all set up laugh wlcn they SEE us, and ono
made The bidding "tuppcncc for her."
Now, yon country boobies says1. feeling
Is II my heart was heavy weight at the end
OF broken sash-lIne, II Eirc you notice that
! nm going to chatm the money ont Of your
pockets, and TO give you 50 much more than
yourselves 10 draw your Saturday nights
Wnges ovor again afterwards, by the hopes OF
meeting NE TO lay 'en ont with, which yoa
never will, and why not? Dccause I'vc made
my fortune bJ selling my goods On large
scale for seventy five per cent less thnn +
elevated 10 tie House OF Peers, next week, by
the title Of the Duke Of Cheap and Markis
Jacka1oorul.'
"Now, let's know whit yon want To-
night and you shall have II. But, first Of all,
shall tell you why have got this little girl
round my neck? YOU don'i want to know
Then you shall. She belongs 10 the fairies.
She's fortuneteler. She can tell me eli
about yon in whisper, and can put me NJ. to
whether you're A:gosng to buy lot OF leave
you don't, because you're too clumsy to use
one. Else here's saw which would be life.
long blessing to handy man, nj four hhIl-
lings, II three and SIX, at three, at two and
Eix, nt two, ut eighteen pence. But none of
5on shall have it ut my price, on account Of
your well known awkwaEdness, which would
make 1t manslaughter. The same objection
applies to this set Of thrco planes which
won't Let you have neither, 50 don't bid
for EN-. Now am going to ask her what
head burns 50 that am nfTnid It hurts you
bad, my pct,' and she answered without OPEN
ing her eyes, 'Just q little, father.J sOhi
1his little tortune-tcller says it's q 1nemoran-
dun book you want. Then why didn't you
hundred supertne hot-prcsscd wire-wose
paees-if you don't believe me, count 'cm-
ready ruled for your expenses, and cvcrlast-
tngly pointed pencil 10 put 'em down with,
double-bladcd pen-knffe to sctntch 'em ont
with, . book OF printed tables TO calculate
your income with, and u camp-stool to sit
down upon while you give your mind to it !!
Stop aud an umbrella to keep the moon of
when yon give your mind to 1t On a pitch
AEoR. I won't ask yon how mnoh for the
lot, but low little. How little are youth1nk-
inr Of Don't be ashamed to mention It, be-
cnuse my fortune teller knows atready."
tIhcn, making believe to whisper, Kissed
her and she kissed me Why" she aays,
pence! ! couldn't have believed 1t, eren Of
sou, unless sue told me- Three and three
PENCE And set Of printed tables In the lot
ihtt'u calculate your income up TO forty
thousand year1 With nn Income Of forty
y sgS m ie an,es
/ SO dcspise The threepeuce that l'llsooner take
tho three shillipgssl Gone. Hand 'em over
10 the lucky mail.'
As there had been no bid at al, everybody
looked about and rrfnned ut everybody, while
] touched ltt!e sophy's tace and asked her i
will eoop bc over" Tleu turning from the
pretty patient eyes, which were opened now,
and seeing nothing but gTi0s ncros8 my Light
Cd greasepo1, went on again In my Cheap
Jack style.
Ind just caught sight Of lat young butcher
eo eood III iuck Is the &C. batehers @ ne.e i
Everybody handed on tho bsushins butcher to
t1e front, and there Was roar, and the butch
cr ielt Obliged 70 put bis hand Ia l,is pocket
.ud take tie lot. The party go picked out In
general does fec, obliged 10 1ake the lot-good
four times out OF SIX.
Then NC ihnd tanothes lot, The counterpart
OF that one, and sold 1t sixpence cheaper,
which is always very much enjoyed. Then
We had the spectacles. 1t mint very profit
able lot, but | Put 'en on, and see what the
Chancellor Of The Exehcques is going TO take
Oft the taxes, hud see Hlat the swecthesst OF
tho youug woman In The shawl is doing at
honac. end I sec whit the Bishops has got for
dinner, and deal more that seldom fails to
fetch 'em up In their spirits : and the better
ttteir spirits the better their lids.
ThcYi vt had the ladies' lot-shc teapot,
teacaddy. elass suse- basin half q dozen
spoous, and caudlc cup-and all The time
NAs milking sln1itar excuses TO give a look OF
two or say q word or two TO my poor child
II was while the second ladies' LOT was hold
lug 'em cnclained TINT felt her LIT herself fa
Street *'Whnt troubles you darling.'' *'Noth-
ing troubles me, father. ] am mol ut NIL
t1onblcd. But don't I see pretty church"
ward over there: ~ "fcs my dear" "kiss me
npon that cturchyard grass 50 soft and
green" staggered back into tue cart With
Ter head dropped on my shoulder, and I says
70 her mother, Quick. shut the dee5: ,, Don't !;
let thoss laughing pconlS see,' a 'What's ths !.
tells her, "you'll never catch my little sophy
by her hair nSaln, for she has flown AWAY
The child dies and the wife browns herself
and Dr.. Mazlgold is very lonely. At length
il conversation With giant, T. who was .
laneuid Young man, which attribute to tht
distance betwixt his cxtrcmities," and whe
s.was called Rinaldo de Velasco, his uams
being Pickleson, -, lie learns Of another Child
a deaf and dumb girl, who is isiEl-treatcd by th.
proprietor Of show. This child Dr.. Narisoli
lakes oG the showman,s hands, and how III
educates her, snd what prescriptions - b.
gives her, and what becomes Of her In The end
arc all told.
ExteuAive SWind}inE Sc1.cssac Ia West.
Cru Ncu York Dy Bogus Drafts.
lFrom The BnGalo Express, ao1h.l
On tie 18th OF November, man na1net
Chas. E. Clarke went to Sage Sons s. Co.
lithorraphe.r, in this city, and ordered 50,
blank drafts, certificates, DC, for the "can
top N. ~ baaking House." stating that I
banking house at Canton was about 10 b
starred. Tic order was promptly filed, ant
the nccouut settled. A few days aftct y lette
Tas received by the Mcssrs. Sag, ordering
come other Nttle "neccssartes," and this tim
q draft for u drawn by the Canton Banktn::
Uousa on the Second National Bank, New
York, slgDed by "Chas. E. Clarke, !" was 70
celyed instead of cash. The draft was for
whrded 10 the Sational Dank ut New Iorl
and paid. Nothing more vas heard Of tn
matter until Monday last, when draft
xlrnwn by the Canton banking House,
or Tue Second National bank al New
York 10 the s1nount, We believe, Of $500
were passed ut The banks In Batavia
by Young men. Nothing was suspected until
tt,oe. f3rr{3s },nA taE.u rNGhRd yr1 ~.