Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-03-21

Leave US alone" said he 10 the Keeper
Perhaps she will speak 10 me, if there is none
10 hear" When they were alone together, he
put back the hair from her temples, laid hi.
hand kindly ON her beautiful head, and said r
soothing tones. my child consider me as thy
father. Tell me all thou hast done If thou
hast taken This silk, lei me Know all about it
will do for thee as would for daughter
and doubt mol iha. can help thee oui Of this
difficulty"
After long lime spen, in aliectionaie en-
treaty, she leaned her Young head on his friend.
iy shoulder, and sohhed OUT, ooh wish was
dead. Wha, will my poor mother say, when
she knows OF MY disgrace 2"
:" Perhaps we can manage iha, she never
shall know ii" replied he and allurng her by
this hope, he gradually obtained from her the
whole story of her acquaintance with he no
bleman. He bade her 10 be comforled, and
take nourishmenr; for he would see that the
silk was paid for, aud the prosecution with
drawn. lie wen; Immediately TO her employ
sr. and told him the story. This is her frs,
offence" said he; the girl is young, and the
only child Of poor widow Give her chance
TO retrieve this one false step, and she NAV be
restored to society, a useful and hnnored wo-
man. will see that thou art paid Tor tho silk. "
he man readily agreed to Withdraw the pros
ecullon, and said he would have dealt other
wise by The girl, had he known all the circum-
stances. "Thou shouIdst have inquired into
the merits of the case. my friend, replied Isaac
"By this kind of thoue ueh'lessness, many young
creature ls driven into the dowRward paIh, who
might easily have been saved"
The good old man then wen, TO the hotel
and inquired for Henry Stuart The servant
said his lordship had not We! risen. "Tell him
my business is of Importance" said Friend
Hopper. The servant soon returned and con-
ducled him 10 the chamber The nohlemar
appeared surprised that plain old Quaker
should thus lnrude upon his luxurious privacy ;
but when he heard his errand, he blushed deep
ly and frankly admitted the truth of the girls
statement. His bensrolen, yisi,er took the op-
por'uny 10 bear testimony" as the Friends
say, agsnst the sin and sefishness of profiea-
cy. He did il in such kind end faherly man
ner, tha, the Young mans hear, was touched
He excused himself, by saying tha; he would
not have tampercd with the girl, if he had
known her to he vr,uous 81 have done many
wrong things" said he, q" but thank God, no
betrayal of cnnfdng innocence rests on my
conscience. have always esteemed ii the
bases' Of which man is capable" The impris-
ormen! Of the poo: gil, aud the fororn situa-
ton in which she had been found, distressed
him greatly And when Isaac represented that
he silk had been stolen for his sake that The
cir! bad ihereby los. profitable employment, ana
Iya pI,lT n rafs bor
avoid the danger of cxpossre, he took GU, a
fifty dollar note, and offered il pay her ex-
penses Nay" said Isaac, Thou art a very
rich man; see in thy hand a large roll Of such
notes. She Is lhu daughter Of poor widow,
and thou hast been the means Of doing her great
injury. Give me anoher.'
Lord Henry handed him another fifty dollar
note, and smiled, as he said, " You understand
your business we'll But you have acted no.
bly,, and reyereice YOU for il. If you ever
visit England. come 20 see me. | will give
you cordial welcome, and lrea, you like no.
bleman.'
Farewell, friend replied Isaac; though
much ln blame III MS affair, thou, too, hast be.
haved nobly. AIayst thou be blessed in DO
nestle i!fe aad trille 40 more with the feelings
OF poor girls; not even with those whom others
have betrayed and deserted
Luckily. The girl had suflicien, presence Of
mind Ia assume false name when arrested
by which means her true name was kept out Of
The newspapers - did this" said she, for
my poor mothers sake" With The money Civ
en- by Lord Henry, The silk was paid for, and
she was sent home 10 her molher we'll proyi-
ded with clothing. Her name and place 0! res
ilence remain to this day secret in the breast
Dl her beneiaclor.
Several years after the incidents have re-
aied a lady called al Friend Iiopper's house
and ASKED 10 see him Whea !e entered the
room, he found handsomely dressed young
natren. with booninc hoy oI five or six years
oId She rose 10 meet him. and her voice
:hoked, as she said, Friend Hopper, DO you
know mel" He replied that he did mol. She
ixed her fearful eyes earnestly upon him, and
'aId, You once helped me, 81 hen in great dis
res," Bur ihe good missionary of humanity
,ad helped TOO many in distress, TO be able to
ecollect her. without more precise information.
With lremuious voice, she bade her son go
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