The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-09-08


J share in the work of emancipation already,
Ballou. Had,you not better get Maria clear
also?" .s-t... ,
g Yes" said Ballou. rising suddenly from
his seat, 'they both ought to be free
would rnn them off if could"
J BE cautious, young man, how you talk.
You may get yourself into trouble."
" Aha!,' said Balou, with much energy,
sthis is the land of the free and the home of
the brave is it where beautiful women are
slaves, and the chivalry cover at the thought
} of reseuing themI' r .s -aa. a-a
why, you had better turn knight errant,
and like Don Quixotte against the windmill,
7 try your lance against the walls of Waters
t slave -prison.'' ~. s5i 2slr7'9
J The gentlemen evidently were becoming
excited, when Mrs. johnson entered, saying,
: ''Mr. BalIou, Diana says that the girl that
} young man set in gold aud pearls, and that
: it looks exactly like you.'' =#
"a fine jokes" said Mr.. Johnson; {. no won
der. James. you are SO earnest about that girl;
, she is no stranger to you.''
Ballon's face colored highly. The thought
) flashed across his mind, that the girl might
, have been a chambermaid at some house
! where Amanda staid, and had stolen it.
, Mr.. anil Mrs. Johnson laughed heartily at
, his blushiug, and the latter said. very pleas
, an,ly- -.et
Truly, Mr.. Ballou, you blush as though
there might be some truth in it,
Weli,'' said Ballou, Il know nothing
more about the girl than you do; but from
: the description of that miniature, fear it is
mine, and suspect she did not come by very
honestly.' -.-
, Indeed. James," said Mr.. Johnson, I" a
moment ago you wefe all chivalry, and now
j you are suspecting the beautiful girl, in whose
g behalf you were going to take tilt, of steal
a ing picture; fine knight you are! ;"
g Ballou joined in the general laugh that fol-
: lowed, and said, half seriously. half jocosely,
: Il must End out that vixen, and see whether
Q she really has my miniature left with Aman-
9 da Simpson, or not
: Diana was again called in, and more closely
o questioned. She had never heard the name
1t Of the person whose likeness it was, but she
1t had often seen " Martha " take it out Of her
bosom, and look at it and Sigh, and sometimes
8 weep. She gave such description of the
p framework, that Baliou was fully satisfied il
o was his-pieture. He did not think to ask
VI description of the girls person who had it.
n 1t was at once arranged that they would
Iuio, nd ,,,F-,,
10 nation about the girl, and how she obtained
10 the picture. When they arrived at the house
y Mr. johnson inquired of Waters, whether
" they could see his girls he had tor sale. Moth
is ing was said about the miniature, because
le Diana had suggested to them that Marthi
D. might be hurt with her for telling them abou
s. it; and Mr.. johnson himself reminded Bal
a. lou that Waters might claim the picture a
ID his own, on account of the gold and jewels il
which it was encased. &
n, Il have only one at present, gentlemen
a. The one, Mr.. johnson, who kicked up such
ht caper this morning at the auction. But sha
by make the huzzy smart for it, with her pre-
ch tended virtue. You can have her, however
les at the bd-twelve hundred"
ed But" said Mr.. johnson, {" the girl pun
,n chased tuld me you had another there, whor
nd you intended to offer, but did not"
re 80. yes but she has just been sold. Sh
nd was a beauty, that's fact docking at Ba
lou, for whom he supposed the inquiry ws
Ter made,) she would have been a nice piec
for you, sir, tell you. But got rour
al price for her-three thousand dollars.''
WHO purchased her!" asked Ballou.
lone you can't get her from, can assur
I'VE you. Money is no object with Jack Dunda
Ballou at once recognised the name of
on class mate. But he thought it advisable NJ
to intimate that he knew him, and turning
2" Mr.. johnson, he said, "As the girl is gon
vas we may as well take our departure"
he "Why did you not" asked MIR. Johnso
as they turned off, Enquire where this Du
ou- das lives?"
be because" replied Ballou, she was
class-mate of mine; and know, if he hea
ust of my inquiriug for her, he will suspect n
motives, and especially if he should discoy
ned she has my miniature. must find some wa
me however, to regain possession of it."
Mr.. Johnson here turned corner to go
,,,. his counting room, and Ballou stepped into
-. book store, and, inquring for a Directory, 9
,L certained the residences of the various Du
cd dases in the city. By this means, in 6
course ofthe afternoon, he found out the hou
=. of John Dunda's father. In the evening
sent Diana to the house, as if to visit Martf
r.. and ask her to sell the miniature to her. 1
,ent thought it likely she would be willing to ia
- a moderate sum for it. Diana soon return
with the answer that Martha had been Sc
Bal early in the afternoon, to Mr.. Dunda's Pla
into alton that young Dundas was still in
city; and that the plantation was six miles
iqht the river. o. .sE.-,
Eaily in the morning, Ballou started
o;rl with Mr.. Johnson's dog ana gun, to spend
day sporting. By 8 o'clock he was siz mi
Mr.. out. and Mr.. Dunda's country seat was poi
ed out to him. II walked about the groui
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