The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-12-04
WASHINGTON, ID. c.
For the National Era.
rcoPYRrGHr SECURED ACCORDING TO LAw'l
UNCLE TOMS CABIN:
OR,
LIFE AMONG THE LOWLY.
CHAPTER XXV.-Continued.
BY MRS. H. B. STOWE.

10 them n last VI hCi iVNS' NN~ -
their knees, they sobbed and prayed and kissed
the hem of her garment, and the elder one
noured forth words of endearment, mingled II
prayers and blessings after the manner OF then
susceptible race
AS each one took their gift, Miss Ophelia
who was apprehensive for the effect OF all TIM
excitement on heb little patient signed to-eaci
one to pass out of the apartment.
At last all were gone but Tom and Nanny
Here Uncle Tom" said Eva, is beauti.
full one for you. Oh, am so happy, Uncle
Tom. to think shall see You in heaven for I'm
s..-e sL~u, ~,,a. Msr,~Tr~---s'~ ~ wood kind
NANNY she said fondly i!s,v+1ffs her arms
SSo. '' H - ~
ooh. Miss Eva. don't see how | can live
without We. no how f" said the faithful creature
G'Pears like it's just taking everything off the
place to oncet; )" and Nanny gave way to q
passion of grief
Miss Ophelia pushed her and Tom gently
from the apartment, and thought they were all
gone, but as she turned, Topsy was standing
there"
"Where did you start up from she said
suddenly.
81 was here" said Topsy, wiping the tears
from her eyes "Oh, Miss Eva, I've been a bad
girl, but won't you give me one tool"
"Yes, poor Topsy; to be sure will. There
every time YOU look at that, think that | love
YOU. and wanted you to be good girl"
..Oh. Miss Eva, IS tryin; but, Lor, it's SC
hard to he rood Pears like amt used to il
no ways"
Jesus knows it, 1opsy; he is sorry for you
he will help you"
silently passed from the apartment by Mis-
Ophelia, but as she went she hid the precious
curl in her bosom.
All being gone Miss Ophelia shut the door
That worthy lady had wiped away many tear
of her own during the scene, but concern To-
the consequence of such an excitement to he
young charge was uppermost in her mind.
St Clare he'd been sitting during the who'll
time, with his hand shading his eyes, in tn
same attitude. When they were all gone. HI
AT 80 still
"Rpa!" said Eva gently, laying her ham
H. ave o sudden start and shiver, butmad
no answer.
Dear papa!n said Eva
:" cannot" said ST. Clare, rising, ~ cdnnG
have it so !! The Almighty hath dealt very Bal
terly with me-" and St. Clare pronounce
these words with bitter emphasis indeed.
Augustine! has not God right to do whs
he will with his own ?n said Miss Ophelia.
Perhaps SO but that doesn't make it an
easier to bear,'' said he, with dry, hard, tear
less manner, as he turned away.
Papa, you break my heart said Eva, RI
sing and throwing herself into his arms; "yo
must not feel so y and the child sobbed an,
wept with violence which alarmed them all
and turned her fathers thoughts at once t
another channel.
There, Eva there, dearest Hush hush
was wrong; was wicked | will feel an,
way, do any way-only don't distress yourself
don't sob so. will be resigned Twas wicke,
to speak as did"
Eva soon lay like a wearied dove in her ia
theirs arms and he, bending over her, soothet
her by every tender word he could think Of
Marie rose and threw herself out of the apart
ment into her own, when she fell into violent
Mysteries
You didn't give me curl, Eva" said hel
father, smiling sadly.
They are all yours, papa" said She sm
lng-"yours and mammals; and you must
give dear aunty as many as she wants. only
gave them to our poor people myself, because
you know, papa. they might be forgotten when
am gone and because hoped it might hell
them remember. You are CHRISTIAN
are you not papa?" said Eva, doubtfully.
"Why do you ask me
Z" / don't know You are so good, don't se'
how you can help it."
What is being Christian, Eya?"
Loving Christ most of all . said Eva.
"Do YOU Eva?n
Certainly do"
you never saw him, said st. Clare
THAT makes no difference" said Eva :"
believe him. and in a few days shall see him
and the young face grew fervent, radiant witt
JOY
st. Clare said no more 1t was feeling
which he had seen before in his mother bu
no chord within vibrated to it.
Eva after this declined rapidly; there wa
no more any doubt of the event the fondes
hope could not be blinded Her beautiful
room was avowedly sick room; and Mis-
Ophea day and night performed the duties q
nurse-and never did her friends appreciat
her value more than in that capacity Wit
so well-trained hand and eye, such perfec
adrotness and practice in every art while
could promote neatness and comfort, and kee
out of sight every disagrecabe incident Of sick
ness--with such a perfect sense Of time, such
clear, untroubled head, such exact accuracy i
remembering every prescription and directio
of the Doctors--she was everything to then
They who had shrugged their shoulders at he
little peculiarities and setnesses, so unlike I'll
careless freedom Of Southern manners q,
knowIedgcd that now she was the exact perso
that was wanted.
Uncle Tom was much in Eva's room tn
child suffered much from nervous restessnes
and il was a relief to her to be carried. and
was Toms greatest delight to carry her lttl
frail form in his arms, resting on a pillow
now up and down her room, now out into th
Nyerandah and when the fresh sea breeze
blew from the lakeland the child felt freshes
~ The morning-he would sometimes wal
WIN her under the orange trees in the gardcr
or sitting down in some of their old seats, sin
her their favorite old hymns
Her father often did the same thing, but hi
frame rme was slighter and when he was wear,
Eva would say to him
On, papa, let Tom take me poor fellow,
P'eases h'm; and you know it's all he can d
now, and ne wants 10 do something!n
10 do !, Eva ~ said her father
Well, papa, you can do everything. An
e everything to me- You read 70 ps--yo
up nights-and Tom has only this on
1ning, and his singing; and know, too, h
S'rs II easier than you can. lie carries me 8
Inc desire to do something was not confine
rom Every servant in the establishment
showed the same feeling, and in their way d
hhat they could
foor Mammys heart warmed tow.rds hs