The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-09-13

course oil a week that Mrs Punsul
would gladly take The child, could She
he sent 70 Troy. Communicated tht
TIcl TO the good blacksmith, whose eyes
sparkled with 10y.
Leave the resl'to me- said he, 81 u
maaage the thing. The stage goes to-
morrow morning at qSur o'clock'--sh'
.shril safely be drlvereiI1o your sIsle
Iha, evening. will dress her IN my
own daughters clothing, and take he'
toTroy myself.
| was TO do nothing moVeiO the atlslI
but must acknowledges lrembIed TO
the result. But I quieted my scrupl 81
by remembering the sbolilion doctrines
OF my hostess, who would have gladly
induced slave 20 run away from his
ymas,sr sud aid and sbel his escape.
Thepext morning there was great
noise iu The house, aud heard sundr,
punishment whenever the 'lllle huzzy'
should make her appearance. But day
after day passed and she did not come.
Finally Mrs Wilson's conscience btgau
TO trouble her, and | verify believe iesl'
ed that The child, driven 10 desperation
by harsh treatment, had made way with
herself
On going to the Post Office, one morn
ing, received the following Ieiler,s psrl
Of which will ,rsnscribe:--
My DEAR Miss MARsH;-Wilh your
sisters permission take liberty o! wrl
ting letter TO you. lhave always low
ed you, but did not know until | lef',
how much ! was indebted for your kind.
ness, Mr.. Krlbourne, too, how good h'
has been to me. There is nothing ln
the world remember with more pleas
ure than his face, smully and black as il
most always is. | canno, tell how hap
py am; you remember The little birds
aha, used TO initiate their notes, and
wish was free bird 100, but now /
would not change my situation for any
thing, and YET cry great deal loo. D."
moi blame me for it. am so uhaccus
toned TO kind words that when Mrs.
Putnam speaks to me just as if was q
child of her own, The tears will come
'hough do try TO push them back. j
hope Mrs. Wilson is no, very angry a,
bout my coming away. | do not lay ur
anything against her, for ! did not al
ways do right myself. 1t was very
wrong for me to touch the Piano when
she fo, bidden il, but | did love it so,
could 90, keep my hands from one u"'
when went TO shut i, up for The night.
pray for Mrs. Wilson every night
After have asked God 10 bless my
kind friends here, and you and Mr..
KiIbourne, lhen'a, The end Of my pray.
or. remember Mr.. Wilson too. We
start fer New York 10 morrow, wher
,he steam packet ie, 10 which passengers
60 10 Europe.
Mrs. Putnam takes me with her, and
i, seems TO me | shall be almost crazy
with Joy 10 see some Of those places 'ha
used to read about in The girI's geogrs
ply.
One thing more about Mrs. Wilson,
! did not take anything away from lhrr'
excepting my Bible nd'Arabian Nights
those are now in the bottom of my 1T.
lie trunk going with me 10 Europe.
Every thing Mrs. Wilson gave me is in
the Irle attic. shall think Of you &
NJ. K'lboar"e every night when an
saliog on the blue ocean.
Your grateful little friend
JANE HENRY.
! carried The letter and handed it t. |
Mrs. WIlson, 'xpecIlng some vioIen'
demonstrations of anger on her part. |
But to my aston shment she was per |
fec'ly calm. II seems that true 10 her
priNci pies she still Grequen'ed The meet.
ings Of lhe aboIitioni,rs. .4uolhef lee
turer had visited the place, one who
was mbued wI'h the spiri, of Jesu
Christ. lie had dwelt not only upor
the wrongs done 10 the coIored man ]
bn' upon the wroog aad Injury 0! whict
different members OF society are guilty 4
he rEpIa;ncd and Illustrated the grea;
law ol love. The heart which The black
smiths haniacr could not soften, wa>
touched b! the power of simple truth.
Not so with her husband His prdrl
was wounded, and he GtlD ind gnanl lhsr
Kllbourne, the blacksmith should hav'
i0l,I!tIcd ia his family concern. IIrE
pSed every effort in his power 10 cru>l
thc PGor man, and inlure his business
but in vain; Vie brave hearted workmar
was too much Beloved by tie villagers.
Ills business increased daily.
As Trustee ol the Academy, he cn
de8vored TO svenge himself upon th'
poor teacher, but before he could pu
his plans toto execution happy hom, |
had been provided for me, aud once
Installed mistress Of my own Greside, l.