The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-09-25

hear you talk
"A professor" said st Clare
"ies--a professor Of religion
Not at all-not a professor, as your town
folks have it--and what is worse, I'm afraid not
a PracticeT either
What makes you talk so, them
Nothing is easier than talking said St
Clare :" believe Shakespeare makes somebody
say, i could sooner show ten the way to
Heaven than be one of the ten TO follow my own
showing Nothing like division of labor My
forte lies in talking and yours, Cousin, lies in
doing
In Toms external situation at this time, there
was, az the world says nothing to complain of
Little Eva's fancy for him - the instructive
gratitude and loneliness of n noble nature--had
led him to petition her father that he might be
her especial attendant whenever she needed the
escort of servant in her walks or rides; and
Tom had general orders 10 let everything else
60, and attend to Miss Eva whenever she want
ed him-Orders which our readers may fancy
were far from disagreeahle to him. He was
kept we'll dressed, for ST. Clare was lastidiOusly
particular ON this point His stable services
were merely snecure, and consisted simply
in daily care and inspection, and directing an
ufiltf htfNhnb III Ills NuLlth--lNf hlhit llNiN
| declared that she could not have any smell Of
the horses about him when he cdine near her,
and that he must positively not be put TO any
service that would make him unpleasant to her,
"a her nervous system was entirely inadequate
to any trial of that natre-one snuff of any
thing dsagreeabe being, according to her ac,
count quite sufficient To close the scene and
pnt an end to all her earthly trials at once
| Tom, therefore in his well-brushed broadcloth
suit smooth beaver, glossy boots, fautless
wristbands and collar, with his grave, good
natured black face, looked respectable enough
TO be a Bishop Of Carthage az men Of his color
were in other ages
Then, too, lac was in n beautiful place.
| consideration TO which his sensitive race are
never Indifferent and he did enjoy with quiet
| Joy the birds the flowers the fountains tho
perfume and light and beauty Of the court tho
silken hangings and pictures and lustres and
statuettes and gliding, that made the parlors
within kind Of Aladdin's palace TO him.
II ever Africa shall show an elevated and
cultivated race-and come it must some time
her turn 10 figure in the great drama of human
! improvement - life will awake there with "a
gorgeousness and splendor of which our cold
Western tribes family have conceived In that
iui-oh ihHh va EOiu HcihS uaiu hllCtH
and waving palms and wmdrous flowers and
miraculous fertility will awake new forms of
art, new styles of splendor and the negro race.
no longer despised and trodden down, will per
haps show forth some Of the latest and most
magnificent revelations of human life. Ger
tainly they will in their gentleness, their lowly
docility of mind their aptitude 10 repose on IA
superior mind and rest ON a higher power their
childlike simplicity of affection and facility of
forgiveness. In all these they will exhibit the
highest form of the peculiarly Christian life
and perhaps as God ehasteneth whom no
loveth, he hath chosen poor Africa, in the fur
mace of afiliction, 10 make her the highest and
n0blest i'm that kingdom which no will set up
when every other kingdom has been tried, and
faed~-for the first shall be last, and the last
first
Was this what Marie St Clare was thinking
Of rs she stood gorgeously dressed, ON the We
randall, ON Sunday morning, clasping da-
m0nd bracelet on her slender wrist Most
likely it was. Or if II wasn't that Il was rome
thing else; for Marie patronized good things,
and she was going now, in full force, diamonds,
silk, and lace, and Jewels, and all, TO n fashion
able church, to BIO very religious Marie al
ways made II point 30 be very pious on Sun
days There she stood 40 slender, NO elegant,
10 airy and undulating in all her motions her
lace scarf enveloping her like n mist She
looked u graceful creature, and she felt very
good and very elegant indeed. Miss Ophelia
stood at her side u perfect contrast IL was
not that she had not as handsome silk dress
and shawl, and AZ fine pocket handkerchief,
but stiffness and sqlareness and bolt upright
ness, envoloped her with as indefinite yet ap-
preciable presence as did grace her elegant
neighbor; not the grace Of God, however, that
Is quite another thing
"Whcres Eyal7 said Marie
"Ihe child stopped on the stairs, TO say some
thing 20 Nanny
And what was Eva saying 10 NANNY on
the stairsi Listen, reader, and you will hear,
though Marie does not
Dear Nanny, know your head IL aching
drcadfullyn
Lord bless you Miss Eva, my head alters
aches lately You don't need to worry"
Well, Pm glad you're going out; and here, .
and the little girl threw her arms around her,
Nanny, you shall take my yinaigette,"
"What your beautiful gold thing thar,
with them diamonds Lor, miss 'twouldnt DO
proper, no waysD
',sWby not You need H. and don't.
Mamma always uses IL for headache, and tll
make you feel better. No you shall take IT. to
please me now"
DO hear the darlin talk y said Nanny, az
Eva thrust il into her bosom and kissing her,
ran down stairs 10 her mother.
"What were you stopping for ~
al was just stopping 10 give Nanny my
vinaigrette, 10 take 10 church with her. -
Eva 20 said Marie, stamping impatiently,
Il n n ~