Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-10-26

little master workman at her needle, new |
er had match for her since began business;
but (you know there is always a b,d in this
life,) she gave me a great offence. she
crossed me where l could least bear to he
crossed
Not intentionally, ! am sure, Mr.. Ross.
'You shall hear, ma'am. | have an only
son-John Ross, fine, fresh-loolSing, good
natured, industrious lad. set my heart on
his marrying bis cousin Amy Bruce. She Is
the daughter of my youngest sister, and had a
pretty fortune in hand, enough to set John up
in any business he fancied. There was no
reason in the world why he should not like
Amy. had kept my wishes TO my self be-
cause knew thut young folks love is like
an unbroken colt that will not mind spur
nor Bit | never mistrusted that anything
was going wrong, till one day / heard the
girls making great wonderment about ca
nary bird they found when they went in the
morning into the workshop, in cage hang
ing over Lucy's seat and then remembered
that John had asked me for five dollars the
day before, aud when asked him what he
wanted it for, be looked sheepish and made
no answer. thought it prudent before mat
ters went any further TO tell John my wishes
about his cousin Amy. My wishes, ma'am.
| have always made law TO my children,
To be sure, buve taken care, for the most,
that they should be reasonable. | am little
willul, own il; but is young folks business
TO mind; and children obey your parents
Is the law both of Scripture aud OF nature.
So / told John--I did not mint my suspicious
about Lucy, but ! told him this marriage
with bis cousin he could have no objection
to, what had long set my heart upon, and
that lie must be about it without delay on
peril of my dspeasure. lie was silent and
looked downcast; but saw that was deter
uined and believed he would not disobey
me. A few evenings after / saw light in the
workshop after the usual time. | went to
inquire into il. ! had on my slippers, and
my steps made little or no sound. The up
per part of the door was set with glass.
saw Lucy finishing off pair of gloves-my
son was standing by her. ii appears that
they were for him, and he insisted upon her
trying them on his hand Hers, poor thing,
seemed to tremble. The glove would not
20 OH, but il came of, and their hands met
without gioueS, and nice fit they were.
Il burst in upon them. ] asked John if
this was his obedience to me, and told Lu-
cy to quit my service Immediately. Now the
whole matter is past, i must do John the
justice to say he stood by her like man. lie
had given her his heart and promised his
hand TO Lucy, and she owned she loved him
him who was not worthy of her love. lie
said, too, something of my being kind faith
er and kind man; and he would not be-
! lieve that first case of my doing wrong
would be to the orphan girl whom Provi-
dence had placed under our roof. Ma'am,
you will wonder that hardened my heart to
I all this, but you know that anger is a short
! nI Il ;e, lar .o
nothing makes us SO deaf to reason and true
feeling, as the strong sense we are wilfuly
doing wrong. / was harsh and John lost
his temper, aud poor Lucy cried and was
too frightened to speak il ended by my tell
ing Lucy she could not stay another day in
my house, and John, that il he did not obey
me, my curse should be upon him.
'Ihe next morning they had both cleared
out, and everybody thought they had gone
OIL TO get married, and so / believed till
night, when John came in like distracted
man, and said he had been all day seeking
Lucy in vain-that the only friend she had
in the city knew nothing of her--and when
answered so much the BETTER he accused
me of cruelty, and then followed high words,
such as never should pass between father and
son and It ended in my turning him from
my door. do not wonder you turn away
but hear me. Saturday night, three days af-
ter, John came home an altered man. He
was as humble as if he only had been wrong.
lie begged pardon, and promised to obey me
IN all things except marrying Amy Bruce
Il give up Lucy, father said he but can.
not marry anybody else.' l forgave him
from the bottom of my heart | iorgave him
and longed to ask him to forgive me-but
have not come TO to that yet. asked him
what had brought him back to duty. He put
into my hands letter he had received from
Lucy: She had persevered in not seeing him
but such letter. ladies' If ministers
could so speak to the heart, there would be
no sin in the world. She said she deserved
TO suffer for carrying matters so far without
my knowledge. She spoke of me as the
kindest OF fathers, and the kindest of mas
ters. Then she spoke OF the duty child
owed parent-sad she should never have
any peace of mind till she heard we were
reconciled; and told him it would be in vain
Tor hinl to seek her, for she had solemnly
resoved never to sec him again. The paper
was blistered with tears from the top to the
bottom; but saving and excepting that lna'am,
there was nothing from which you could
guess what II cost her TO write the letter.
could not stand il my heart melted
within me; found her that very nigbt. and
without loss OF time brought her back to my
house, and there he added, walking hastily
to the farther end of the shop, and throwing
open door that led into the back parlor
there, ma'am, is the long and short of H.
And there was one of the most touching
scenes of human life. My pretty, dutiful
friend become wife and mother, her infant
IN her arms, and her husband sitting beside
her, watching the first intinations Of intelIi-
gence and love in its bright little face. Such
should be The summer Of happiness, when
tue spring IS consecrated to virtue.
a BOAT CLOAK, AN UMBRELLA, AND
MALKINGsTIcK.-At recent meeting of the
Humane Society, Mr.. Oliveira called the AT.