New-York tribune., 1868-12-22
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IN a bright December morning just q week
ssfore Christmas in tho year of Lord
fbopsand eight hundred and sixty eight. two per
,,ps might have been seen, and In point Of fact Vtrs
aeon standing upon the Battery and looking eagerly
down tho harbor II in search Of something Indeed
unless they ere search Of something there cond have
boen no legitimate for their looking as they ou'
nor can there DO any ndiscetou IN taking the Teauer
into our confidence at this point and assuring nun 'h"'
this ut least appearances we're not decepVe pu'
.st the two persons In question were straihlns Inen
eyes and shading them with their hands, ano steohhs
their neoks the eagerness OF their desire
tho arst sight OF the good ship "Tho Widow returning
rom her three years cruise or these two persons 'he
eldest was pOrty gentleman standing no less thah sA
eeo IN bis stoodngHere the author Is CONSCIOUS Iha
pair Of bright black eyes Is looking over DIS shouueH
aud heaps a soft little snicker accompanying tho f0ho"
ing query IN the shape Of cOnundrum, Why WAS 90
llat not much OF giant after ALI Now, stupid, do you
.ivo it upi Because he only stood two feet
10 his stockings, 10 be sure'1 The rortly
senteman question bad th!s advantage over
Goliath that his stocking having been bought Of UNION
AbAMss. No GS7 ROADwAY thoy were so much thicker
and WaTsr aud softer. than any OF the tuQpeuny things
,arufacured in Philistla that he Of once raised
ron the ground aud raised IN his own estimation, by
wearing them. Nor were the stockings OF this poruy
sentl0mau into speaking Of which We were unntentoh
sy led By the jocOse remark OF the mscheYous ltte
lrlypate at at our ebow-he only benefits conferred
upon by the old established house OF Union Adam"
gor the mpunity with which he braved the cold WIND
sbat lOunged along the Battery, whstng for want OF
thought shaking hands with every tree it passed. tipping
fe caps of the heads Of little boys Tapping the awnings
<yer Tie old women's appestands in way greatly to
lsconpOse the slumbers Of those excellent creatures
and In general making everybody Il met unc0mforaoy
yaro OF its existence entirely owing 20 the fact
chat 10 was clad from head 70 foot underneath the aror
OF coat vos trousers, and topcoat with which he had
-ieeuifurnishod by DRyLIN Co, CORNER OF BROADWAY
.yD WARREN. AND ALSO cORSER or BROADWAY
AND GRANpA IN complete suit Of undercloth-
sqg furnished him by the same establishment
~ Union Adams whose best work I'm this, as IN so maIg
cases was completely hid from the outside world In
his way Mr. Adams Is continually doing good by stealth
d even II he should blush to IND Il fame, as he WILL on
eadue this story he must net refuseus the pleasure o.
doing him Justice IDdeed Il It had not been for the re
narkabiy handsome nechte which the pory gentleman
1pored and the stylish dog skin gloves gloves not ne
oceestary made out Of the skin OF stylish dog for The
artist that Union Adams employs can work up the Yest
material into things beauty and the remarkably neat
dttiug shirtcOlar and the irreproachablo wrtbands
Fit had been for these external elegsnces how was
suyboty know that Mr Epenetus Dashavay for that
as tie name Of Our portly friend had been Gus
acmer Of Union Adams IT alli OF course single glance
az his hat would have told the most superficial person
hat he was 10 the habit Of dealing with tsaE prince o.
Lattefs and OF Wits KNOX No. 22 BROADWAY near tho
seow Bridge called by his crowd Of customers from hs
position near that architectural wonder, Ponex Maxi
mus Here curly yhead who ought 70 have been IN bed
snd asleep hour ago, breaks IN WITH Why Woulo
Dl. samuel johnson have liked Mr.. KnoXs Dc
Fcu give up stupid Because he said, he loved good
satterr" And II glance at tho elder Dashaway's hat
oud have betrayed his dealings with Knox downward
Glance his boots wond have revealed 70 tho most Or
snary Intelligence that no went 70 anybody but
fI5ET No. $50 BROADwAY to get himself furnished IN
nat important particular. ]. Hunt Is crack boot
akeT doubt but AZ the reader cares TO know H. he Is
st neg above our fortune, and should almost as
aeon think OF getting boots there a. az NAfhiAss
VINO puts gold between his soes, and stehes his Work
h gold thread at PAGALINs or indeed at az any Of
ose caterers for the nnbobs No; got our shoes OF
sd YERLR the Frenchman. I'm Wilamst, two coora above
roe who ats there on his bench from one years END
m the other cutting ont soles and uppers with his
own hands with his workmen IN front OF him. Sc wing
away lndusriously under his eye and makes as good
and handsome q shoe as plain man wants 20 put on
ls foot and tits Il after IL Is finished as no reay
cared little whether suited not OF cOurse, VIC
we're rich we might induced 10 study our pride and
7lve up yerle for Hunt, but It would DO with
struggle We doubt the eclat We should
4ain by the change would compensate US for
she loss OF the Old fellows unctuouH French,
% he buttons gaiters for Us.
NexttO Mr. Dashaway the elder, and no less intent
nan lac on the horizon, hoping every minute 70
40 that handsome craft. "1he Widow" push her
mats above the sky line, was Adolphw Dashaway
IA second sop Who IN the way OF his duty, should
room at Columbia COuege-we forget who fitted him
enter there whether il were Mr. GEORGE c. AsIHos
ho It's ali the boys who do not go TO Mr MACAULLESs
u the Rev HENRY b. CHAPIs IN. D., but. whoever IL
vas fitted he had been and most admirably; well,
1deed as he had been fitted By each Of these dlstin
glshed gentlemen in turn. There IN his classroom ne
should have been at that particular time. and would have
beeu for there punctual studious fel'
tow Il his father asked him 20 gve!up his books
for That day and 90 with him to tho Bat
sery 20 see the ship come In that. after q
three years cruise, 70 bring back the pet
q the wbolo family Charley DashaWay just IN time for
Ctristmaa For The Widow" had been spoken off sandy
Heck the night before and the telegraph had brought
no good news to the Dashaways just an they we're
making for their beds and there is no doubt they would
have been of 10 the Battery that very night their good
nsghor Dr. Wood who has all the ways Of the city at
m hnzers ends had not assured them that In such fog
there was night the ship would stay IN her berth
tlu morning. SO all the Dashaways went 20 bed with
one accord and in high state Of excItement for If there
vas thing that they wanted 70 make then
Christmas thoroughly Jolly 1t was ChaTley-aud here the
dear young fellow further OF than the other END
Of tho blessed telegraph wire. ..I-
CHAPTER
and al last the longing eyes Of Dhshsway father and
Daaway son rewarded for ell the stretching they
undergone the last hour by spying through the
excellent ned glasses which they had bought, as they
came along. Of MR GOLDBAcHER the OPIIcLAS' BROAD
WAY, OPPOSITE WALLACK's-the shop s 90 small that oil
eugly head once remarked whom she went there Will
Adolphus TO get his Garm-clock mended It takes Op
tcan to see tithe graceful" Widow" careerDs up the
harbor aud making for the wharf with a the speed the
most ObginR southwest wind that blew could give
hor Aud who should that be but Charley leaning
che rail aud who was, II but Charleyyspping over the
side, and down rope into lthe cockboat and now
o7en strong ipn bring him to the wharf, ana In ess