The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-01-01
For the National Era.
For the National Era.
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UNCLE TOMS CABIN:
OR,
LIFE AMONG THE LOWLY.
CHAPTER XXyU-Continucd.
BY MRS. II. b. STOWE.

uDu OILY knOWS tit Sliu ~.
Clare. 81 am Drawer than | was because
have lost all and he who has nothing to lose
can afford all risks"
"And what are you going to dO?'
"My duty, | hope to the poor and lowly, as
fast as find it OUT said st Clare begin
ming with nv own servants, for whom have
yet done nothing and perhaps at some future
day it may appear that can do something for
a whole class-something to save my country
from the disgrace of that false position in
which she now stands betere all civilized ma
| tons"
DO you suppose It r. ~ible that nation
ever will voluntarily emancipate said Miss
| Ophelia.
81 don't know said ST. Clare This is a
day of great deeds Heroism and disnterest-
edness are rising up here and there in the
earth The Hungarian mobiles set free millions
of serfs, at an immense pecuniary loss and
perhaps among us may be found generous
spirits who do not estimate honor and Justice
by dollars and cents
." hardly think so, )" said Miss 0phelia
" But suppose we should rise up tomorrow
and emancipate, who would educate these mil
lions and teach them how TO use their freedom
They never would rise to do much among US
! The fact is we are too lazy and impractical
ourselves ever to give them much of an ideal
Of that industry and energy which is necessary
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Christian philanthropy among your Northern
States to bear with the process Of their educa-
ton and elevation You send thousands of
dollars TO foreign missions but could you en-
dure to have the heather sent into your towns
and villages, and give your time and thoughts
and money TO raise them to the Christian
standard That's what want to know If
we emancipate are you willing to educate
How many families in your town would take
in a negro man and woman, teach them bear
with them and seek to make them Christians?
How many merchants would take Adolph if
wanted to make him clerk-or mechanics, if
wanted him taught trade II | wanted to
put Jane and Maria to q school, how many
schools are there in Northern States that would
take them in how many families that would
board them and yet they are as white as
many woman, North or South You see,
cousin, want justice done us We are in a
bad position We are the more Obvious OPP
pressors of the negro, but the unchristan pre-
JUDGES of the North is an oppressor almost
equally severe"
"Well, cousin know it is So" said Miss
Ophela-"I know it was so with me till saw
that il was my duty to overcome it but !
trust have overcome it and | know there are
many good people AZ the North who in this
matter need only to be Taught what their duty
is to do it, It would certainly be greater
self-denial to receive heather among us than
to send missionaries to them but ! think we
would do it -
You would, know said St Clare. "Pd
like to see anything you wouldn't do if you
| thought it your duty"
"Well. Pm. not pm,o,uusarlv goodp said
Miss Ophelia "Otherss would if they saw
things as do intend to take Topsy home
when 60 suppose our folks will wonder at
first, but think they will be brought to see as
| do Besides know there are many people
at the North who do exactly what you said"
ayes, but they are a minority; and if we
should begin to emancipaie TO any extent we
should soon hear from YOU
Miss Ophea did not reply. There was
pause of some moments; and st. Clares
countenance was overcast by a sad, dreamy
expression
:" don't know what makes me think of my
mother so much tonight" he said. 8" have a
strange kind of feeling rs if she were near me-
keep thinking of things she used TO say
Strange what brings these past things so vivid
ly back to us sometimes"
St Clare walked up and down the room for
some minutes more, and then said
81 believe III 20 down street few moments
and hear the news tonight"
He took his hat and passed out
Tom followed him to the passage. out of the
court. and asked if he should attend him
a. A. ..,,, toyv caid St CIa,a ,kau L.
back in an hour"
Tom sat down in the verandah 1t was a
beautiful moonlight evening and he sat watch |
ing the rising and falling spray of the fountain
and listening to its murmur Tom thought of
his home, and that he should soon be a free |
man, and able to return to it at will He |
thought how he should work to buy his wife |
and boys He felt the muscles of his brawny |
arms with sort Of joy, as he thought they
would soon belong TO himself, and how much
they could do to work out the freedom of his
family. Then he thought of his noble young
master, and ever second to that came the ha-
bitual prayer that he had always offered for
him and then his thoughts passed on to the
beautiful Eva whom he now thought of among
the angels; and he thought till he almost fan
cied that that bright face and golden hair
were looking upon him, out Of the spray Of
the fountain And 40 musing, he fell asleep,
and dreamed he saw her coming bounding
towards him, just AZ she used to come, with "a
wreath of jessaminc in her hair, her cheeks
bright and her eyes radiant with delight but,
M he looked, she seemed TO rise from the
ground-ber cheeks wore paler hue--her
eyes had deep, divine radiance--a golden
halo seemed around her head--and she vanish
ed from his sight; and Tom was Weakened by
a loud knocking, and sound Of many voices
at the gate
He fastened TO undo il and with smothered
voices and heavy tread came several men,
bringing u body, wrapped in a cloak and lying
On shutter The light Of the lamp fell full
on the face, and Tom gave wild cry Of
and despair that rung through oil
the galleries, as the men advanced with their
burden 10 the open parlor door, where Miss
Ophelia still sat knitting
st. Clare had turned into cafe to look over
m evening paper. As he was reading, an af- {
ray arose between two gentlemen in the room,
who were both partially intoxicated. st. Clare
md one or two others made an effort to sepa-
rate them, and ST. Clare received fatal stab {
N the side with the bowie-knife which he was
attempting TO wrest from one OF them.
The house was full Of cries and lamenta- !
ions, shricks and screams-servants frAntically
earring their hair, throwing themselves on the
ground, or running dintractedly about lament
ng Tom and Miss Opbelia alone seemed TO
have any presence Of mind for Marie was in
strong hyaeric commissions At Miss Ophc-
las direction, one Of the lounges in the parlor
was hastily prepared, and the bleeding form
aid upon it. st. Clare had tainted through
pain aud loss Of blood but rs Miss Ophelia
applied rcstorativcs he revived, opened his eyes
ookcd fxedy on them, looked earnestly around
he room, his eyes travelling wistfully over
very object and finally they rested ON his
nothev,a p;cfure