Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-11-04

happened to be at one end Of the stone
and Immediately opposite to him stood 'Xckc.
As usual, Quaker was the .obsrrvcd of all
Observers and sly whispers, which were
answered by litter or II nudge of the elbow
passed round the group.
AS the foreman paid Quaker the amount
due him, hc gave him new quarter dollar t.
make change. This did not escape Ickc's
eve, and he said, in IL tone loud enough to be
heard by all
: If that eagle on the quarter had life, and
! were II State prison convict. | wouldn
swap places with it for confinement would be
far more preferable than squeezed to death.
This was the hair that broke the camel :
back. With the exclamation You scoun-
drrl = he made one bound, and with stun
ming blow. lroug' Il lr to the floor. Then,
Jerking off his coat. and placing himself in II
lighting attitude. hV turned to tine astunshcd
grnnp with Come on now, cowardl rufians
Il You can Not let mc alone pcaccahlv, will
make you a, it hy force. have borne your
insults bog cAJugh and if You have any
moro 60 Jh r, COM. We. Nit. tn.u.
/ liz c!"i!n was sufficient. Coats c.tm.,.
off. du. S. ,-> were rolled up ina minute
| >..N 80. .,, li.ud would be apt to get the
wt.-. .. [, and, forcing him into 1t
,nr..'. ! ..,im.d~--
I . '''i'-ft'I.... blF NhTu, II YOU please, II
wouiu he .uoardIv for you all to attack tli5
man ; will not see it done; and if YOU will
Iattcmpt it, | have something here (tapping
my brcast significantly that will stop it.
lie is not to blame he ha, only resented an
insult, which amy Of Nou would have DONE
You have all insutcd him because he has
conducted himself strangely: let him explain
his conduct. and perhaps we can make up
our quarrel. He owes You an cXrlanation-
if not to you lac certainly does to me. And
now, sir, said |. turning to him, demand
it of You as Il right.
He hcSitatrd moment.
Come my lrirnd,' said |, let us have it.
whatever it is, and at once put an end to this
quarrel.
Well gentlemen, he said, am not dis
posed to lay my private affairs open to the
public gaze, but suppose | must do it for
once. You must know, then, that from my
earnings ! must not only support myself but
also my mother, two sisters, and three small
brothers, who reside in Il distant State. |
could earn enough at home to support them
we'll, but my reason for coming here is
his:-Onc of my sisters, who is now IL beau
tiiul girl Of sixteen, and the pet Of the family.
has been blind from birth. We had no hope
Of her acquiring the faculty Of sight. and
IL
dis}cn>ation of Prov lcncc.
But recently, case similar to hcr's-a
Young man, has been restored to sight by an
eminent physician of Paris | have cores
pondcd with that hysic;ln. and he has high
hopes that i'll my sister cisn he can effect IL
cure. This. gentlemen, is what have been
laborng for since have been hereto raise
funds sufficient to take her to Paris. love
that sister as do my own life have laborcd
day and night-huyc deprived myself of many
comforts, and borne your taunts and jcrrs for
her sake. But can bear it no longer If
YOU are men you will dcsist-if you are not
warm YOU Of the Consequences .
'/rkc had risen to his feet, and heard all
my friend had said. AS he listened to the
Quaker. | could see the moisture coming
into his eyes and when he had finished. he
stepped forth, and gra>pinr the Quakrr'S
hand. while the tears trlcklcd down his face.
he Naid III Il voice quiNrring with emotion.
My noble fellow. we have wrongcd YOU
deeply. and |, for one. ask your PARDON
Had YOU told us what Your object was. we
would not have placed Il single obstacle in
your way
forgive you freely, sir; forgive you all,
said the Quaker,
and how much have you to raise vet. : |
asked, before You have the requisite sum :
About one hundred and fifty dollars If
! have my health, and continue to make good
bills, | shall be ready to start for Europe i'll
about two months
You won't have to wait that long said
/rk", laying the money lac held in his hand on
the stone, il my weeks wages, every cent OF
which You are welcome to, will help YOU
along. Come, boys, he added, how many
Of you will follow suit =
Well, there's mine, said Jim, laying al
y upon the pile; and mine and mine,
land mine, said dozen voices, as each ha,
deposited an equal amount, until they hat
made quite pile Of bank bills
There stranger, take that, and may Gor
prosper you,' said Zckc, rendering him til,
money.
No, gentlemen, answered the Quaker,
thank You for your lihcrality. but | cannot
take your money. am no bcggar ali
ask is that | may he allowed to do my WORT
without being disturbrd'
= Bar You must tax" it, urged /rkr. crow
m@ warm; 'wruwr it t. You and YOU shall tax
. 1t. We've dom" NJu great wrong-wc'v
''us'd N"a-lnd we nave no other way o
"l..>iug mus. BESIDES if YOU don't tax,
i. 1t wli e spent before Monday morning
ana 80 '...t lor my part it will be mucl
p i!"AHal"rr t. cpu"""rr th" wood, With H.
,o"s|l ."'" oi uiN ing Appropriated ~! .",...
/" ..H ..' 49, way. t"An with the iog@y me-"
.,.. - .."'> and empty pocket, waich al
~~. . ... .4'e and easy
-...a& hrSirlted. Take it
;.- .f. .. .,.r sisters sake, said two o
.,tI.. ,u..,
'l~,,.p, II, gentlemen, said the Quaker
'as You say, Tor my sisters sake, and hop
| 10 he able some day to return it, princila
and interest
The Quaker left for Paris shortly after
and in a few months we had the satisfaction
, of hearing that his sister was completed Y res
tored to sight, and that they were on thci
| way home.
r have heard from him several times since
, His "lincS have been east in pleasant places,
and he is now II Judicial iunctionary III
= ncighhoring State Kentucky
t ENGMsn GIRLs.-At this ball there wcr
many blooming English girls, with count,
: nanccs giving assurance of good qualities thG
f will last long and wear well. As II clas
t they are less lovely and delicate than thc
American cousins. but they have more he'll