The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-08-18


trivial affairs. You must apply TO the court
for the necessary authority, and take the con-
troll of his estate. | viii remain here few
weeks longer to aid you in obtaining it, and in
settling up the accounts. You will find many
Just debt which nevertheless cannot legally
be recovered of him. You must pay them all
without f1inching, though the settlement should
leave you penniless You must right every
wrong that he has done, or others suffered
through him. Moreover, in few years, at
farthest, the remnant of your fathers vast
landed estate, and ali his slaves, will come into
your possession. Meanwhile you must look
upon those slaves as destined for freedom, and
gradually prepare them for it! You must
emancipate them as soon as you have the pow
err ~
He had not taken the hand she had held out
TO him a few minutes before. 1t had fallen I'M
needed at her side Yet now she laid it in his
as she asked:
"And if | do all this that you demand then
will you give me back regards?"
He looked disappointed and annoyed, and
dropped her hand as he replied
"if the fountain be not sweet, how shall the
stream be- If the motive be not pure how
shall the act|be? India! do not seek to make
traders bargain with Heaven, or even with
me- | have not asked you to do this from the
fear of any punishment, or the hope of any re-
ward have not required it at your hands for
Gods sake, least of all for mine have sim
ply demanded it in the name of the RIGHT
India there is a sentiment expressed, a princ-
pie laid down, or prayer made, by one of our
poets which, for sublime simplicity, transcends
everything not written in the Holy Scriptures,
1t is contained in the lines of Pope's universal
prayer:
What conscience dictates to be DONE
Or warns me not to do
THIS teach me than he'll to shun,
That more than hearen pursue.
There is no clsp-trap there, India; it is a
sublime rule Lay it to heart"
He had arisen, and was about to leave the
ROOM but seeing her arms crossed upon the ia
BILE, and her head fallen upon them in an att.
tude of the most desolate grief, he turned back,
aud laying his hand kindly upon the bowed
head he said:
"Dear India, am writing to Rosalie; shall
I tell her to come down and remain with you
for few weeksa7
"No. no! not now! j could not bear her
presence here it would bring back the memory
of happier days, in too dreadful contrast with
these Not now Il is very dark, life is very
dark to me, and am very weak and misera-
ble!p
dearest India wish you would let her
come to you--would let her lead you to the
only true source of light, and strength, and
joy"
al cannot can die :"
"She would teach you to i've she would
teach her truth, that out of the heart are the
issues of life -
A. r ! lid in,
voice.
Then he could only press her hand, and leave
her.
Mark Sutherland remained three weeks
longer in the neighborhood of Cashmere. Du-
ring his stay he lodged at the village of C., be-
cause he found it impossible to remain at Cash
mere where the presence of India, in her grief
and desolation, seemed to scorch his very soul
like spiritual fire. He labored very indus
triously, and with the assistance of efficient law
yers and clerks, reduced the chaos Of the Cash.
mere accounts into something like order, and
made the way straight for the future course of
India and her attorney. At the end Of the
third week he completed his work, and bade
adeu to India and to Cashmere.
Aud in twelve days he was at home again.
He was met near the house by Billy, who with
two baskets upon his arms, was proceeding
upon some household Grand
"Well and 80 it's you, is it observed that
functionary setting down his baskets. "And
30 you've coined at last J"
Chow is your mistress, Billy" inquired Mr..
Sutherland
mot bein' of a niger, haint got no missus.
Ef you means her in yonder, now does you
'spects her to DO being, along o the school and
the head eat -orials and the clients You bet
ter 90 see how she isl Yes, and can tell you,
you better go see AFTER your paper, TOO or you
won't have any 'scribers left J"
"Why how so?n
"Humph, How sof Why, Mr.. Boiling he
took it into bis head as he'd write great head
eat-oral leader could o. done il as well myself
ef I'd had any body to take down my words in
writin'-'cause | used to be elass-lcader, or
leastway | used to belong to q class Well,
unbeknOwnest to Mrs. Sutherland, Mr. Boiling
he puts on his spectscles and sits down TO write
leader. Lord, it took him week and then
it took whole side Of the paper to print it !!
And when it come ont ugh! whew brikey
my eyes eff it didn't put the whole town and
county into hub bub. Everybody was mad,
and threatened 70 stop their paper--the Dim
ocrats said how you'd turned Wing; and the
Wings said you'd turned Dimocrat and the
Conservatives said you'd become revolutionizer
and a 'cendiary; and the Free S'ilers said how
you'd turned coat, and betrayed your PARTY
u you could get 'lected to lamp lighters place
his 20, I'm a Hunker - said Billy, hitchiDg up
his baskets, and trudging off towards the town.
Very much disturbed by what he had heard,
Mark Sutherland hastened on homeward That
his paper was injured, and bis income dimn-
ished, wore comparatively email matters; that
his election was lost was not very great one
but that pnblc confidence was shaken, and his
influence impaired, was a great misfortune.
Anathemstizing Mr.. Bolling's both. side isms,
which now seemed TO have reached all side-;sm
he passed through the green gate leading into
his own lawn.
Rosalie, who had seen his approach from
afar, came down from the house TO meet him
She looked smiling and happy as she gave him
both her hands Her cheerful confding raised
his hopes. He greeted her fondly, and then
drew her arm within his own. And ~ they
walked slowly back 10 the house
"Well, Rosalie ~ he said, what about this
COMPOUNDED editorial of Mr.. Bollingss IL 10
not enough, ID seems, that he should be kill
joy in the house and by the irsside, but he
mus be mar-plot abroad, and an evil genius
TO our busness!p
Rose laughed gaily
"0h, II is nothing she said il was just
one Of Mr. Bothsidess grand, broad, impartial
manifestoes Ii took our people, both friends
and opponents, very much by surprise, per-
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