Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1845-05-08
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eo Will II not sleep hrst.'
li"mph' said FIamingo, 'and how d,
now know that the proDerty will he
sa'eF FATTY spoke not word; but she
looked in the face of FIamingo--in his
hard swollen, prosperous iace-ard the
look made his eye blink and his lip works
he violently rubbed his chin, and said
hnrriJIy, We'll, well, | hope after all,
you are honest; and so, under the CIR
cu'n''ances-Pve no doubt I'm setting a
bad exAmp!e-still under the circumstan-
ces.' ut was thus dcIcatey Flamingo
touched upon the death of Patty's moth
err 1ll bring myself to trust you. Now
90 nome; say your prayers, be a good
gIr', and particularly mind that | have
the feathers tomorrow, Luke, | want
you-quick.'
Saying this, Mr. Flamingo walked tow.
ards his western habtation. Now, the
ieather-merchant was, when all is said
not really so coarse and selfish as his
words and manner seemingly proclaimed
him lie did not credit all the story told
or rather cunningy hinted, by CurIwelI,
o! Patty; nevertheless, he would not
tTuS, hlmselrto disbelieve Lord Hunting
toppcr's valet: he was so respectable, 50
well placed, and more, he was in the es-
adjustment Of q noblemsn, whose lady
had such Iaudable love Of feathers
Therefore, Flamngo suffered his belief
to be nicely balanced between the valet
and the girl; both might be right-both
might be wrong. Flamingo, was howcv-
err one Of those polite folks, who think
The surest way to make people depending
upon them, better than they are, is to
reat them as if they we're infinitely
worse, A workman had only to COMM.
some heinous fault, and 50 entirely for
cit the confidence Of his master, to
earn for the first time what an estim0ble
person the leaiher-merchant had once
bought him. A man had only to turn
hiefto make Flamingo earnestly declare
hat he would have trusted that man with
Untold gold Such trust, however, it
lad never really been his weakness to
ut in the human animal.
Knuclile, having said a few hurried
lords Of comfort to Patty, followed his
1astcr, Patty, then, with quickened
tops turned towards home. Yes, with
ghtened heart, she almost ran along tie
trcet, gliding and shrinking from every
asser-by, as though dreading some new
npediment, some terrible delay, to keep
er from hearth where death alone re-
lainea to get her, So happy, so strange
: happy was she at her escape from the
en- she had quilted, so relieved from tho
dread that the last, last con-
1iation would have been denied her, as
trance of liberty, she seems to lose
onviction oflhat irreparablc misery at
Dme; she ran once more to find her
other, hardly for the time remembering,
at that mother had passed away for
icr.
The bell Of St. Martins tolls two, and
atty, with swollen eyes and anxious
goddess face, is working alone. She is
wing some piece of dress, mourning
lrment, piece Of decent outside black
by the sacrifice Of almost all
,cessary aPparel-olthe very bed-coy-
ing, for which in the coming winter
ghts she may starvc with winter cold;
G is working, mechanically working,
r face dead, blank with misery-heg
lgers only moving.
(What hideous vanity may leer from
It the ornamental mourning Of the rich
lat elaborate mockery ofwoc in gauze
ID hounce, bought over fashions coun-
r!-but what a misery on the misery of
ath--what sacrifice upon suffering in
C black of the poor. bought with money
is, soEd-by the money bro
,r!)
CHAPTER VIII.
FUNERAL--sT. JAMES PALAcE.-TuA
PRINCE OF WALES.
owe give Thee hearty thanks for tina,
hath pleased Thee to deliver this our
,ter out of the miseries Of this sinful
orld-"
Thus, in measured metallic notes, spoke
e curate of st. Martin sin tho Fields
Ilst the daughter Patty could have
reamed in anguish at the thanksgvings.
few more words-another and anoth.
look-yct another-now the pill
Q earth has hidden all-and the lorlorn
eature stands alone in the world. Tho
at few moments have struck apart tho
st link that still held her to beloved