The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-04-28
WASHINGTON. ID. G..
For the National Era.
IooPYRIeHT SECURED BY THE AUTHoR.l
MARX SUTHERLAND:
OR,
row ER All d PRINCIPLB.
BY EMMA D. Z. N. soUTHwoRTH.

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BY EMMA D. T. N. soUTHwoRTH.
CHAP X.
Imagine something purer far,
More free from stain OF clay,
Than friendship, love, or passion are
Yet human still as they.
And if thy lip for love like this
No mortal word can frame,
Go ask of angels what 1t is,
And call it by that name.
Moore.
Posalie Vivian and Robert Bloomfield reach
al home Just as the carriage containing Col.
Abbey rolled into the yard. The old gentle.
nan alighted, greeted the young people with
most cheerful and kindly smile, and with un-
ANAL yigor and lightness tripped up stairs into
the house. His servant, laden with packets of
rewspapers and letters, followed.
Yon may take my word for it, Rosalie, that
,As Colonel has received some excellent news
Nv this mornings mail And now just observe
t!s mower of the soul over the body Joyful
news will so reuvenate infrm old age, that it
Will skip about, elastic as youth Witness
COL Ashley who stepped up those stairs more
lightly than | ever saw him move in my life
while disappointment and sorrow will so en-
teeble youth that it will move about dropping
like psralytic age. Witness me ready to drop
from nv saddle with exhaustion-from your
unkindness, Rosalie!"
II am not unkind, nor do you look very much
Frustrated, let me say, Robert But will you
not come in!"
"NoD mournfully replied the young man,
assisting her to alight
"You had better-we have Strawberries for
the first time this spring"
NONSENSE" exclaimed Robert with an
offended air.
Strawberries from uncles premium con-
seryatory, and cream from my own premium
dairy you had better think it over ~
"Fiddlestcks," exclaimed Robert, contempt
uOusly.
ooh then there's no more to be said, of
cOurseln
Good morning, Rosalie."
Good morning Robert; but won't you shake
hands with mes0 she asked, offering her hand.
He seized that little hand, and squeezed it and
pressed it to his lips, and with an expression of
curiously- blended depreciation and reproach,
dropped it, mounted his horse and gallopped
away.
Mrs Vivian was standing dawdling with a
white rose in the piazza. She came forward,
with tender care, to meet Rosale. "Did you
ride far-are you tired, lOveW
"Not very"
"But you look pale and wearied"
"A moments rest will restore me, dear
mamma np , :. l.,
things" said the kind little lady, leading her
step-child into the parlor She sat her down
in deep-cushiOned chair, rang the bell, order
ed a cordial, and then removed her hat and
riding skirt When she had made Resale take
cracker and little glass of anise-seed cor
dial, and when the salver was removed, and
they were left alone Rosale reclining upon
the sofa, Valera sitting in the easy-chair near
her, the lady inquired
"Why did not Robert come in p
a do not know, unless it was because he
did not wish to do So"
Have you quarrelled 2"
"Quarrelledl Dear mamma, never had
quarrel with any one in all my life and never
expect to have one, with anybody-lcast of all
with Bobn
That is no reason you should not have
lovers quarrel-they befall the most amiable
pair Is it so?"
"What mamma ~
Have you and Robert had 'lover's quar-
rel !iD
"No, indeed assure YOU"
90 Yet Robert went away otfended-'in dud-
geon' as uncle would sayo
Rosalie looked distressed The lady eyed
her searchingly.
"ROsalie, will you let me speak to you frank
" and ask you few questions 2"
Certainly, dear mamma | would turn my
heart inside Out, and show you its most hidden
secret if it had any secretso
We'll, then, are you and Robert engaged"
No, mamma"
He has not yet proposed, then"
81 scarcely know mamma whether ought
to reveal poor Roberts confdences-yet-
he has proposed"
"Wel?D
Well, mammal
You did not reject him."
Yes madam
been 90
Dear mamma, twelve months ago Robert
hrst ana me the honor of Offering his hand and
gratefully declined it,"
Yet continued to keep his company. Oh,
hosalle; Well, has he ever renewed his pro.
pOsals y
ies, mamma several tines
And you have continued to reject them y
Of course, mamma
., And yet you still accept his attentions.
Oh, Rosalie!"
Was Am ! wrong, mamma ~ asked
hoSahI, looking up from where che reclined
upon the sofa
Inc lady sat with her hands clasped upon
nef knees, IN simple, earnest attitude. with
ner eyes liked in sorrowful doubt upon her
10 you ever mean to review your decision,
ana accept him, Rosalie?n
Never, mamma assure youn
are you very certain Resale?
ty of doubt '''0"u ." p'S''''N-
az could believe itp--
WI ear mamma you may rest assured of it !!
~ u ! thought It was TO be NV fate to
th;nLy hooert Bloomfield, well a. ike him,
', na. should die of grief and terrorlD
sslo "%u yet you keep his company! Oh T! Ro-
sane am surprisedo
., - ~ not right, mammal
wo, '' simple question Oh, child il it
V'e not you, should say it il unprincipled! %
r,.. sanma, you distress and alarm mel WHY
,uua not keep poor Roberts companv. when
nc mke5 50 much comfort in my societyfp
Comfort Docs he take comfort-do Won
eali 1t comfort, No, Resale, it is a feyerisb
oOn'umlng hope that keeps him at your side
wasting baleful hope, which, since you do
~. intend to realize to him, it is your boanden
1u'y 70 extinguish foreverp
Mamma ! do not quite understand you
po In sorry, very sorry, that ] cannot return
"ooerts regardp-
b., On exclaimed the lady, interrupting
ysr ! am not sorry for that as to that, am
g,Ad you are not engaged to him. nor ever
"Aey to be; but -
ht,. Dus why add to the grief of rejection the
a Tn oil ingratitude and cOldnessi o
conr ure'use his attentions, 10 deny him your
otbar would not be either the one or the
''He r,, and il is your daty.p
Tia , mhen poor Robert has no consolation in
'Of'a but my company"-