The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-03-31
For the National Era.
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MARX SUTHERLAND:
OR,
POWER AND PRINCIPLE
BY EMMA D. +. n, soUTHwoRrH,
CHAP. XII-Continued.

BY EMMA D. L. n. soUTHwoRTH.
CHAP. vII-Continusd.
There is something awful in the just anger |
Of undetermined, pure-hearted, high spirited
man; and thrice awful is it to the woman who |
loves him. when that righteous anger falls upon
herself
India received this letter and as she read il,
bitter and scalding tears fell upon it. He had
surmised the truth-she did love him now with
ten-fold strength and fervor now that she had
tried and proved his strength. There was
something in him to love, to lean upon, to wor-
ship-something far more reliable, more attract
i've, and more binding than mere masculine |
beauty-than the stately form, the dark, spir-
tied countenance, and the fascinating gaiety
that had pleased Der childish fancy. There |
was frmpess, courage fortitude, moral strength; |
something that a true woman loves TO rest up |
on, serve, adore. A wild and passionate long |
ing seized her heart-to go and stand by him
in his emergency-to help sustain him, 1T 1t
were ever SO slight help in this storm of per-
secution.
While the soul of India was convulsed in
the terrible struggle between her strong and
passionate affection and her invincible spirit
of worldliness, Mark Sutherland fingered at
Cashmere. The habit of considering himself
a son of the house could not easily be uproot-
ed and the absorption of all his thoughts and
feelings in the subject of his broken relations
with India, prevented him for time from per-
ceiving thGp)d and scornful demeanor of the
master OF I'd house. Had he not been totally
distracted in mind, he would not for an hour
have borne the insuferable arrogance of the
man, which neither age nor relationship justi-
fed.
Let us be just to Clement Sutherland-ludi-
crous misnomer and try to speak of him
with something like calmness, if we can He
| was grim, sallow, emaciated, hypochondria-
cal monomaniac, with one idea-a vast one
too vast for his capacities, for it was destroy
| ing him-the arortd He was pervaded through
and through, and eaten in and out with world
illness, which had grown in him until it had
crowded out every other human feeling opposed
to itself every virtue, every vice, every weak
ness and every affection, that could not become
the ally of this principle, was expelled He
was narrow, sour, egotistical person, feared
and deceived by the most cowardly Of his de-
pendents, defed by the others, and hated by
all. He thought himself proud and firm
man. Pleasant selfdelusion! He was only
firm among the weak, aud proud among the
humble. To his master-ths ioorid-he was
the most meek and submissive Of slaves. IL
the world had bid him do il, he would have let
an aged mother perish in his garnet Of neg
lect, or turned young daughter out into the
street. And the world treated him as il treats all
its slaves-with contempt-not with open CON
tempt" conventiOnalism Ike charity, covers
multitude OF sins but it would smile ap-
prevail before his face, and laugh its scorn be-
hind his back drop an ironcal word of fattery
into his ear, and let fly a scathing sarcasm
after him He had no religion Of his own, and
| no faith in the religion of others. He had no
conscience of his own and sneered when peo-
pie mentioned theirs. And yet he would, when
he thought the world required il, sentimental
ize like the veriest Joseph Surface alive. There
! sent abroad an idea that he thought himself
a hDv svun.us uaiuIy, nIDuD U,Un-
sions OF state pageantry, such as a great re-
view, great funeral, or a great parade Of any
kind at ALL he was fond of placing himself
rather conspcuously and Electrically en- scene
and at such times was rather apt to overstep
the fine line that separates the ridiculous from
tho sublime and then his selfdclusiOn was 80
complete and in comparison with all the rest
of his acts so innocent 40 complacent, and 30
natural, that one. half liked him for it, and
would not have undeceved him for the world
Indeed his self-conceit was the only naive
thing about him. Ia all other respects he was
deeply artful. He had gained the ascendency
over all the members of his family connection
not by superior goodness or intelligence, but
by superior guile
His manner and department towards his
nephew and his guest grew every hour more
insulting and insuferablc and still Mark, by
reason of his pre.occupation, did not perceive
il, and Lincoln, vexed and embarrassed as he
was, for Marks sake, toud not see ii.
Miss Sutherland had perseveringly absented
herself from the drawing-room and from the
table-confining herself to her own room, and
taking her meals there At length one day,
the family, as usual, with the exception Of In
din, sat down to dinner. There were present |
Clement and Paul Sutherland, Mrs Vivian |
Miss Vivian, Mr. Boiling, Mark, and Lincoln
party Of seven persons, claiming to be re-
fined women or honorable men, in word, |
ladies and gentlemen-enough under any
emergency to preserve the deoencies Of n fam
lily dinner-table. Clement Sutherland, the host,
sat with the usual cloud upon his brow When
the waiter was about to lift the cover from the |
dish before him, he arrested his act, by say.
ing-"Stop sir where is Miss Sutherland |
Go and let her know that dinner waits"
The man bowed, and left the room. An |
embarrassing pause and silence cnsued, during |
which Clement Sutherland sat back in his |
chair, with q scowl upon his yellow forehead
with an expression and an attitude that he |
doubtless supposed to be awfully tragic and |
imposing and which, in truth, was inexpressi- |
bly, disagreeabe, and even alarming for all |
present felt that under all that ridiculous dra-
matte acting there was some real offence |
meant-some mean, unmanly, inhospitable nc, |
10 ka cd In fap mo h.
servant returned. Entering, and stepping |
lightly, he went up to his masters side, bowed,
and in low voice said" Miss Sutherland,
sir has ordered mo to say that she desires to
be excused And with another bow this very
superfne waiter retired, and stood behind his
masters chair. Clement Sutherland started
up with an angry gesture, pushed his chair
violently behind him, To the risk of upsetting |
my gentleman waiter, and exclaimed-"S irs |
! have to ask you if the laws Of hospitality are |
TO be 80 abused as to exile my daughter from |
the head of the table, and how long it is your
pleasure that this state of things shall con-
tinus
This explosion was just as shocking as
though something like it had not been expect. |
cd. Mark Sutherland, with crimsoned brow, |
sprang from his chair Lincoln, with perfect |
lf-possession, deliberately arose, walked into |
the hall, took down his hat, returned, and
standing before Clement Sutherland delibe-
rateiy said" Mr.. Sutherland, permit me to |
make due acknowledgment Of the hospital
ity you have extended me- and also to express
my regret that it has been NJ uapardonably |
trespassed against. shall be most happy II |
you will afford me the opportunity to recipro-
cate the hospitality, aud atone for tho trespass.
Good day, sir."
ooh, young man, you have nothing 10 thank
me for. IL have been sometimes civil 10 you,
j. was u piece Of id hypocrisy upon my
part, forced upon me ~ your host by your
friend there. | lad AS willingly receive a
house breaker as an Abolitionistb Bowling 10
the ladies present, Lincoln withdrew. Mark
Sutherland matched his hat, and, without .