Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-11-29
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From the Token for 1891
THE EMIGRANT.

~ y utchcu w u EHtch 81 WHhu,
Like u gravestone seen la the pale moonlight.
And she spake In n low, uneartlly tone-
The sound from mine ear hath reveT gUne!
81 had last night the ioveliest dream
Mine own land siione IN the sumner beam,
SAW tie fields Of The golden grain,
heard the reapris harvest strain
There stood ON the hills the green pine tree,
And the thrush aud the lark sang meniiy;
A long and "A weary way had come,
But 1 stopped, me'hou. h by M, own loved home 4"
Miss LAsDoN.
MAY I inquire, Sir. il you aro from New
England ," sald the l~andlady Of the Pittsburg
hotel To a gentleman who was quietly taking
his tea in u small psi4ors- sshse.sy st-4S-tsg@++t
request to BIZ alone, had been prepared for
him.
He was not quite alone, however. The
house was filled with company. THIS was in
the autumn Of 1918, when the tide Of emigra-
ton rolled SO rapidly from the Eastern States
TO the West, as almost to cause 4 returning
current but the landlord, a true Boniface,
was fertile in expedlents. There was a small
parlor, occupied Ov an artist who was engaged
in sketching vie VS. of the surrounding scenery
an odd genius, the landlord called him e. GER
tainly he was a very ~obliging man, for he con-
senled that the table for the stranger should be
laid IN his apartment.
sit will be all the same as if the gentleman
were alone," said the landlord to his wife.
=" You know that odd follow never speaks un-
iCoS ~ - " ho PcuCu. ic may tahC u "au
face of, TO be sure, but he never troubles him
with questions about his business. II. exon he
is not a Yankee. though | never found out cx-
actly where he was born"
MAY | inquire, Sir, # you are from New
England :" said the landlady to the stranger.
81 am, Madam" replied he, raising his
keen, dark eyes from his plate, and fixing them
on her face with a look o; true Yankee InquisI-
tiveness, but yet blended with an air Of perfect
good breeding.
The landlady hcsitated, as il between her
wish to make further inquiries, and the fear of
offending a gentleman and a guest.
He saw her embarrassment, and to relieye II,
carelessly inquired if sho had any friends in
New-England.
"Oh no, Sir, no." she eagerly replied;
90 but here is a poor family from that part of
the country a distressed family, Sir and
though my husband tells me never 10 be troub-
ling our company with such stuff, yet, Sir, the
poor woman begged ne so earnestly, if l saw
an person from N~ew-England, | would let her
know it. And l thought, 100, you looked like
a clergyman"
"And a Yankee, Of course said the gen.
tleman, smiling, and glanciog his eye on his
black coat. lis well brushed appearance and
the desire of its wearer to be alone, had been,
in the mind Of the landlady, proof positive Of
TUG uOiy CulliuS " uCI Sucot. u ihueo u
small mistake. 1t was not the spiritual, but
tho civil law that Arthur Erskine vas commits
stoned 20 expound and defend. But humanity
is no, professional, nor generosity and a benev-
client mind always put on with the cassoc. Ar
thur Erskinc had a heart Of flesh, and he never
sad to the child Of misfortune, Depart in
peace" when he was neither warmed nor fed.
lie performed his duties cheerfully, and never
boosted of the performance. A Christian he
was, but more IN practice than profession.
He did pot, however, uDdeceive the Iandlady
respecting his function. He listened 10 her re-
cital of a tale of sorrows with earnest attcn-
ton, and then with the promptness that should
always characterize willing charity, said 81
will visit this family Immediately, if you, Mad
am, will apprise them ofmy intention, aid they
are prepared to admit me-"
The laudlady departed to ascertain.
Arthur Erskine had stipulated to be alone.
He was seated with his back towards the ar
list, and forgetting that he was not alone, he
said, with a deep sigh, "How many poor emil
grants to this boundless West are now yearning
for the quiet homes thsy left in our peaceful
New England"
"Yoar Yankees are too sanguine Of success,
and too eager TO obtain riches.' SAID the ar
,is,. Erskine turned round. The man had laid
down his pencil, and it was evident he W shed
| 10 CONVERSE. lnc OFOWH btuuJ III WHICH Els
| kline had been intend ING to indulge through tho
evening, had interrupted by the ~iandlady in a
manner that entirely dissipated its pleasing H.
lusions He no logger wished for solitude, but
esteemed the presence Of the artist as a very
lucky incident. When two persons are mu'u-
ally dc irous Of enicrinJ into conversation an
acquaintance may easily be commenced.
81 think, SIR said the artist, "that the
| New England people are naturally of a cool
temperament, sensible, wary and calculating;
but when once their ina ginations or passions
are thoroughly excited, you cannot turn them
from the bent Of their humor, or convince
| them they have mistaken their own interest.
You may as easily direct the whiriwind, or
stay the course OF a torrent with the rushcs on
its bank.'
1--WE are rather obstinate, l confess, when
| our resolution is fofned,' said Erskine.
eyes, and You think nothing you determine
| on impossible in performance or attainment"
replied the artist. 81 have seen many of your
Yankees who come here with their families,
almost as destitute as Adam when he was
banished from Eden, and yet they were ex-
| pecting TO amass the wealth of princes, and
! attain The highest honors Of the state. This
enthusiasm is shared, too, by the women, and
even little children. | never saw a finer Illus
tration Of the "Plcasurcs OF Hope" than |
Witnessed a Few wecKs slhce' spent u hiohth
last summer wandering over the Allegheny
hills, and during my ramblcs. | foil in with a
family who we're removing from Connecticut
TO Ohio. saw them first at MONDAY, as they
were about to rest for an honr or two. The
horses were loosed from the wagons; but here
II can show you a sketch Of the scene; | took
it at the time, and have since bestowed some
pains TO retouch and finish il. Indeed, ] think
| succeeded tolsrably well in giving the spirit,
the peculiar character Of the individuals TO
their respective pictures, and that is the per-
lection Of our art.
"Yes. but 10 impart the character of a per-