New-York tribune., 1868-12-23

his rong ont on the pronsed expedition And at last ne
found it under thick black silk which ne hao Drought
from China for his mother and alongside Deautliul
OF rosecoored satin he had fetched from Japan FOR
Polly and thre out the floor with such bang that
the string that held IL broke and sent the gold bits it
coptafned-au shapes and sizes-rolling all over the
| chamber floor. And there was a chase TO catch the
prettv sinners glad enough were Tommy aud Cary
70 share the fun At length they had them all IN prison
again and Charley, giving Cary piece and Tom piece
and Polly double handful, and Adolphus the same and
stung wallet with the pretty dross till he could
hardly persuade it TO go into his fob, of they started
this time in real earnest. But Mr.. Dashaway met
them at the door, and insisted on their
taking one Of the carriages (Which shall 1t
be, my dears" said he take either you Ike
the new barouche from ADAMS d CONE, No 6Si BROAD
Way and stop my dear Polly at Mr.. Cones and ask him
TO oblge Inc by letting Tommy get astradde OF that
beautiful grey horse IN the window or shall II be the
wagonet, with seats for seven Tommy may sit with
William Coachman on the box, which ! bought
last month at BREWSTER d BALDwIN's, (No 7s6 BROAD
wAY) 1t is most delightful vehicle, and makes those who
occupy think they in omnibus which Is so de-
ghtful, especially nowadays when ladies and gentle
men make no bones OF standing up in them as II they
horsecars stay there's tho landau from john
HAMS No. l03 FoURTH-sT that is delightfully."- confor
table, and rather think you had better conclude
that As for me and your mother of for little
run in the Park in that new buggy I have
just had made by Witty, Witty what the Saints alive,
Witty's number-Oh, by George have IT, C. Witty j. is
C. WITTY No G36 BROADWAY" But the young folks didn't
be grand that morning they bound have
a good time, and Charley had promised Tommy TO wear
his sailor rig and how would that look IN Of these
stylish eGulpages which Americans take the shine
off the world!
CHAPTER VIII
or they sailed as pretty flock Of young things
were launched Oh the New.YOrk sea. How everybody
turned look EN- to he sure Charley first with his
ghtlyroling sailors step"s gentle SWELL" as pretty
girl who glanced at him in passing with an admirng eye
whispered to her quite as pretty companion. Charley
first with Polly by his side clad in the jauntest dress
that lovely girl, who also lady, wore Then
Adolphus first with Polly, and then with Cary and
Tommy who had both Of them an uncomfortable desire
TO rush up every shopwindow they came TO and play
at full length the delightful old game Of Now
you choose what you want, and III
choose what l want" Adolphus himself was in
twitter OF delight the b0okshops and the print
shops Indeed at least IN the course OF the morn
ing the whole party very near being hopeiessly
separated They had stored safely by GOUPLs No 772
BROADWAY, CORNER OF TENTH-sT. and his wonderful
window. with its steel eugravings, oipaintings photo
graphs colorod engayngs chromos knick knacks. and
had nearly got by RANDOLPHs on the opposite corner
NO. 40 BROADwAY) whom Cary saw one OF her school
mates turning in at the door. Of the little round
thing bounded, aud before you could wink she
was inside the delightful shop and lost
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space. In dived Tommy after her and after tbcm
dashed Adophus and Just then Polly and Charley miss
ing little orments and seeing that they must have
gone in at Randophs whisked IL after them out TOO
late to get immediate sight OF them. And no wonder
For never was there crowd in any book shop
as in Randoph's Christmas week! No use IN trying
to get more than word a time ont o. any Of the
coodnaured clerks and partners And the buyers are
ss silent too for either side. II s felt 10 be serious
business The public has determined 10 empty MI Ran
dolph's shelves and Mr.. Randolph quietly determined
that the shelves shall show unbrOken front VI rush
a heroic band OF ladies and devoted men, and with
gallant charge sweep of every copy Of Roy and Poly
that can be found With eyes OF calm determination
they request the obginr clerks and partners % have
Miss Curss pretty little bOOk-hrst she wrote f'oy
and Poly" and then she made the pictures for itdone
up neatly IN brown paper and sent % Impossible numbers
in inaccessible parts ~ the city OF goes the deach
ment OF porters with the purchases and up comes
new charge Of devoted men and women, with
an air OF polite derisiOn, asking Tor more Roy
and Poly" And 10 tholr astonishmont there
appears be just much IN stock az there ever was
III other parts OF the other books swept away
with the same results. on goes Mlcheiets Bird T.
NELSON son publish IT, on goes faster than II cGu
be supplied OF goes Mr. PalCaves /" Five Days En-
tertainnent at Wentworth Grange RoBEEIs N BRos,
Boston book pretty 70 look ar as a. IA gOoc 70 read
And of 20 such shoals Of books that pen and memory
fail us 10 record their iInumberabe names Pain would
I
with the search for the lost children Now he catches
sight Of Carys pretty eurls al IN breeze over the table
heaped with juveniles and now he catches glimpse oi
Tommy in scrimmage with the crowd Of small boys Who
for this occasion only duty III all pare o. the busy
Randolph.hlve al once And first he has 70 let CARY
go in order 10 Tommy, and then be drops
Tommy 10 make sure OF Cary. and 'is hour by bis
wALTHAM WATCH before the whole party had managed
TO unto and make their from the peasantest
bookshop in New-York But this - only the beginning
OF Adolphuss trouble. lie was beset on az sides by
the hadn't the courage 70 keep out Of one
OF them d. APPLETON a Co.'S, COR GRLiNE ANb GRAND
srs.; CHARLES scRIBSER & Co, No. G5f BEoADwAY-
Oh how Adolphuss ewes did he went IL there
and ran over the tes OF the beautiful Englsh booH
What man that Mr. Wexford must be- whom we al hear
OF as in London sending % scibner such books a.
It is wonder the English Will let go And there II Mr.
KerBot who knows all about the books INSIDE ana out
that there is 20 know what tempting dazzling, bo-
widering place Scrbners and What happy eow was
Adolphus when he found that Charities gold would secure
him dozen books or 40 tha: he had dreamed oi
| being able possess. Then came HURb q Hou7HioN
| NO 45s BRooNE.sr and FOWLER d WELLS, No 3ss
ADV Az DICK & FITZGEBALD, No. i ANSsI., Pom
| AMERY, NO - COOPER UNIoN, & II. DIfs"N' No III
! BROADWAY. f. BLUsB. No. 1925 BROADWAY. DENHAH
| 4 Co. LONDON Books, No. ~ BtECLAYsI., just read
their tempting column IN every dave TRIBUNE J. '"
sTEARSs No l72 willism-st. VI. DEWITT No l3 Frank
! fortst. IvIsOS PHINSLY d Co., SCHOOL Books. Whai
sight that store is Win ls coHteDSs h'IV '"- ~ Wv
material our schools fed wthal! BY this time poor
Adolphus was pretty well tuckered ont bat he stuck
| IN tt bravely andlweut AZ j. W. sScHEESi RHokN'
corner BROOME and Crosby al ROBERT CAEIEHs NO $50
RRoApyAY AZ BoOsEY & CO.. No. CA Broadway Then
came MCFARLAND, corner BROADWAY AND IWESrf'
| TuIRp.sr; j. W BoUroS, No. A6 BRooME-sT.; BuRNfoS
| a. COREY, No. 40 sixth.aye And there Was FIELDS
OsGoop's pleasant retreat in BLRECKEtsT No 49, where
one puts his ear the very hnn OF the lnteueetuAi
| world and hears the hum and GRO. y PUTNAM
! ,p,r~.N,s M.cAz1NE IRyING's WORKS. and everybody