The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-01-28

va itollli'tf, uCli
of the house of Dombey & Son
who is exulting In the birth of "lttle
Paul" heir to his name and wealth.
This great event is followed by the
death of Mrs. Dombey, who brcathes
her last, clasping her little daughter.
Florence, to her heart This child.
neglected by her proud, cold father,
tries vainly to win his love, but he,
with all his hopes and his affection
centered unon his son. finds no place
In his heart for Florence.
All the advantages that wealth can
offer are beaped on little Paul, who is
a delicate child, old far beyond his
years, and Totally untitled to fulfil his
fathers expectations While gentle
and loving to those about him, Paul's
alteration for his sister. Florence, sur
passes all his other interests, a fact
which rankles in the breast Of his
father who would be first In the az
lection Of his son.
Wishing to hasten Paul's education,
Mr.. Dombey sends him to DR.. Blm-
her's school, famed for it's method of
crushing out each boyish trait and
making learned prigs of all its pu-
pills. Here the boy finds a friend and
champion in Toots, the head boy of
the school, who falls victim to the
charms of Florence, but in the end
consoles himself by marrying her
faithful naid, the sprightly Susan
Nipper.
The story of Paul's life at DR.. Blim-
hers, where his weak frame Is tried
beyond endurance, and finally breaks
down, Is pathetic one, although 1t
Is enlivened by much that is anus
Ing and absurd In the descriptions of
the school and Of the Blimber fam
fly.
Fatally III, the boy is carried home
to the big house, where all the skill
IN London, coupled with his sisters
devotion, cannot save him, and after
lingering awhile, he slips away from
the grand future his father has so
carefully arranged. The deathbed
scene where little Paul leaves the big
house forever, is one of the most ia
nous in fiction.
Clasped in his sisters arms, the dy-
ing boy murmurs: GLOW fast the
river runs it's very near the
sea. | hear the waves" "And
now there was shore before him
Who stood on the bank" He sees his
mother there awaiting him and whis-
pers: THE light about her head is
shining on me as GO"
The bereaved father. in an agony of
grief and blasted hopes, turns coldIy
from the heart-breaking appeal of his
Borrowing daughter, who pleads for
some response in this dark hour. Bid
ding her seek her own apartments, he
shuts himself up In his rooms alone.
Beside the dark threads In this
story. are woven many bright cnes
which center In the humble dwelling
of old Solomon ellis, maker of ships
n instruments, and his devoted nephew
Walter Gay, who with their good
friend. Captain Cutie. form delight.
full trio. The captain, who wears q
hook In place Of his right hand. and
suffers patiently under the insults and
abuses Of his landlady, the terrible
Mrs. MacSfingcr, is one of Dickens
best beloved characters.
Walter, who has a modest position
In the great house of Dombey, watch
es with sympathy and admiration tn,
career of the neglected daughter O.
his employer. and upon one oecasio;
has the Joy of rescuing her whe.. sh,
IL lost In London. From the nigh
when the frightened child is warmed
and c0mforted at the sign of tn,
"Wooden Midshipman," Florence hold
Uncle Sol anH Walter in warmest re
gard. When later, during Paul's I'll
ness, Walter comes to plead for n LOAF
to save his uncle's property, the sym
pathetic boy mt once becomes his cham
pion and secures the money from hi.
father. From this time on Paul take.
a special interest in Walter and or
his death-bed begs that he shall be re
membered. This message Florencs
brings to Walter, pledging to, hin
thenceforth her sisterly affection.
The fortunes Of the house of Dom
bey are guided principally by the clev
" ane "eat-Iike" manager, James Car