The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-07-18


and furniture; they were once mine
let that pass
y am, sir, for the time being, your
landlord
Il understand you, sir. but will not
long remain your tenant. ] was going to
observe, however, that there are a few ar
,ices which ] am anxious to purchase
that sideboard, for instance, is family
relic; will give you fifty dollars, the
price you paid, and feel assured under
the circumstances, you will not refuse me
this favor
Il cannol take it, SIR
'Obdurate, ungra,eful man.
will you. not lei Pa bug my piano,
sir" humbly asked Ellen he will give
you the price at which it was sold.
Ii is painful for me, young lady, to
refuse even this. | will sell nothing
not even the wood-saw in the cellar!'
Then, Mr.. Clifford, said Mr.. s. we
have no further business here. Come,
my dear--Ellen get your bonnei--that's
your bandbox--letus quit the honse we
are not even free from insult. Where is
Mary!'
Il am here, sir; the key of my trunk
is lost, and am fastening j. with rope
Stop, my girl, me'hinks ! purchased
that trunk coolly observed the stranger.
'Mr. Clifford, am no: SO old but that
I can resent an insult-nay. will, if you
carry this arrogant and, to me, strange
conduct much fur,her.-That poor girl
has been to me and mine, the best and
may say the oldes. friend she has re-
NAMED with us in poverty, assisted us in
our distress, not only with her purse, but
her hands she is not to me as servant
but one of my family, for there is, thank
Heaven, no such base distinctions in po-
verify that exist in state ofblascd wealth
Here. here. with nothing but what we
have upon our backs, the master and SER
want are equal. She is part of my family
and | will protect her from insult. That
trunk is hers, and who dare take il from
her! Not you, sir
| Mr.. Clifford at that moment cast his
eyes upon Mary, who at that moment
arose from the floor; for moment they
gazed on each other in silence. And
she, you say, has been TO you friend 2
Indeed she has, kind and noble one.'
Mr.. Sutherland, stay one moment |;
my good girl, put down that trunk take
a seat, Madam; PERM, me, Miss, 10 hand
you a chair; Mr.. Sutherland, will you
be seated! l have yet something more
to say. When you requested me to yield
up the wish had TO purchase that side.
board. l told you that it was my determi
nation to buy it, and tell you now that
will not sell it,
This, Mr.. Clifford, needs no repeli-
tion.'
AYE, but it does and when that young
lady made the same request for her pi-
ano, my answer was The same. Stop,
sir, hear me out; no man would act so
wiihou, motive; no one, particularly a
stranger, would court the displeasures Of
} a crowded room, and bear up against the
frowns of many, without an object. Now
had an object, and that was--be seated,
sir; Madam, your attention-tha, object
was TO buy this houseand furniture, for
, the sole purpose of restoring TO you and
yours again !!
. Sir, is not this cruel jest!'
t is il possibe!' exclaimed The mother
and daughter.
; Amusement look possession Of Mary
r and her trunk fell to the floor with crash
causing her small stock of clothing to rol
OUT, which she eagerly gathered up ant
; thrust back, without any regard 10 the
manner in which it was done.
''rhe auc,ionecr,' continued Mr.. Cliff
! ford, has my instructions TO have the
D matter arranged by the morrow. In Tho
i meantime your at home, Mr.. Sutherland
you are in your own house and the
intruder
y Intruder, sir! Oh, say not that!
1 will not tell you wha, relief this knowl
| edge is 10 me. But l am yet TO know
how am to repay you for all this-ant
what could have induced you, tota
y stranger, thus TO step forward. All!
c thought strikes me--gracious heavens
Can il be! Look on me, Mr.. Clifford
!, nay, star, not The stranger actually re
# coiled from the glance Of Sutherland
eve. Iook on me, sir has that girl
d that innocent girl-who stands trembling
e there, any interest in this generous ac
Q Of yours! Speak, SIR. tina. may spur
your offer-resent the insult
!. Il will not deny, sir, but she has.
G Me, fa,her--dear father! never be
!. fore saw the gen,eman's face
j. Say not so, Miss -.
:, .Sir-I-indeed, father, l..
e Remember ten years back /; call 4
a mind 1igh. haired boy whom you call