The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-03-09
RAvENNA, WEDNESDAY MARCH D. 1853.

childish word Is a precious treasure, ana every
beaming glance haunting delight in your inmos
heart. Suppose you should hear before night thai
she had been seized and sold by a heartless specu
Iatof. Imagine her standing as Angelique stands
with white bloodIess lips, mute with horror, trem-
bling in every limb, and the soul driver regarding
her with his coyetous glances. Can you shuddel
at such picture and yet feel no pity FOR the thous
ands as young, as innocent, as dearly beloved-ay
as aohite perckance, as your own darling, who are
yearly sacrificed the affairs of an Institution per-
mitted and protected by laws which you have help
ed to perpetuate. if not TO frame
Mr. Herbert observed Angeliques rigid features
and horror-struck expression without any remark;
but he turned to the trader, and his manner was
little less composed than usual, as he requested
him TO make all expedition. Take her down to
The little gate-house," said he there is no one
there. will tell Bill to get your wagon ready and
take it there and there need be noise about it..
Mooney took out his pocket-book, opened it
when suddenly like white dove cleaving its way
through the branches, little futtering snowy 6g-
ure darted in between them. 1t was Constance,
who finding the vases already filed, had returned
to the arbor, and being arrested by her fathers
voice had stopped to listen. She watched their
faces breathlessiy moment and then satisfied that
her suspicious correct, gded up TO her favor
rite, and planting herself firmly before her. fixed
her large eyes flashing and defiant, upon the aston
rapid, so unexpected. that Mr.. Herbert was for a
moment at loss what course to take but seeing
him about to move, the child with quick motion
laid her hand upon the arm of the slave girl. "Pa-
pa said she,whiie the rich crimson tides rushed
to her forehead, and every little sken curl quver-
ed with the emotion which shook her slight francs;
Papa you were going to sell her! know ell
about it-bu, if you do. papa, I'll go right away
and drown myself in the river. l sriH! And
you'll have TO take all the money you get for An
gelique to buy me beautiful white grave stone
like the one over my little sister. May be you
don't believe me, papa, but will do it! You'll
see, papa !! -
"The d d-l!" muttered Mooney, "there's
blood for you; why the gal looks like young tiger
Come here Con- said the planter little soft
ened in spite of himself you are silly child !:
take Angelque and go the house, and see that you
put such ridiculous notions out of your head.'
Auu COuSlduC0, T6dsSulou III q ulcdSuEos lUOh iu0
hand of her companion and did as she directed.
i" We can manage this best by little stratagem, %
continued Mr.. Herbert to Mooney who had been
relieving the excitement of his mind by catalogue
ofchoice phrases, which in consideration of '' ears
polite - we shall not repeat ''you will pass the
night here, and Tomorrow, before day, we must
slip the girl out of the house quietly, her room is
separate from Constancess; thereneed be no alarm;
have your light wagon at the door-and when it is
discovered, must trust to expedients for paciy ing
Constance.
This method of arranging the difficulty seemed
quite satisfactory 10 the trader and the subject
for time dismissed.
Meanwhile the two little girls sought shelter in
Mrs. Herbert's room from the I" horrid wretch
as Constance vehemently called him, and were
discussing in dubious whispers, the strange occur
| renee. Mrs. Fl. had been an invalid for years
and the smallest excitement frequently brought on
distressing nervous attacks, SO Constance know
ing that this great.new sorrow must not be impair.
: ted to her, did what she thought the next best
thing and set about comforting her companion in
her own way.
Indeed pet, papa must have been in joke
| tuOuSu W 10 sul0 10 6oIuOm JOhCSs DuG IL uOcs
seem as if he couldn't be really in earnest: but al
all events, YOU never shall be sold. That creature
buy you, indeed !' And the affectionate child ig
norant of the necessity of observing the distinc-
tions of society, thew her arms about the neck o.
the quadroon girl and kissed her again and again.
"But you don't appear pleased at all, Angy
you don't even smile when am so glad-what i:
the matter 2"
"Oh, Miss Constance" exclaimed the Child
passionately 81 do love you dearly; but there's
pain here" laying her hand on her heart, " ane
something chokes me so I can't talk, please
desr."
Here the invalid upon the couch moved unea
silly, and they remained silent.
/ Next morning little before day, although tht
moon shone brightly, the light wagon of the trade
was drawn up near the house. To do our plante
further justice it must be stated that he could no
reflect upon the deed he was about consummating
without feelings very like compunction His hear
inaccessible as it usually was, except by the ties
kindred, would acknowledge an interest in th
winning little being who for eight years, hand il
hand with his own beloved child, had fitted lik
bird about his pathway. But infiexibility @
purpo.e was an attribute upon which Ralph Her
bert especially prided himself in fact it is to b
doubted if he ever up TO this period Ofhs life ha
} receded from determination. Yet in spite c
these considerations it was with some decide
misgivngs that he unlatched The glass door b
: which Angelique's apartment communicated wit
the yerandah, and followed by Mooney, slept soft
Iy to the bedside. Stopping moment to liste
I they drew aside the curtain Of the window, an
the full moon shone in, calmly, purely rs the ey
of protecting spirit, uPon-not one, but two lit
|, tie sleepers. There they lay. the daughter an
The bond slave-the child of luxury, heiress c
wealth, honor and a lofty name, side by side wit
the nameless, dowerless orphan of poverty an
wrong;-their jetty curls minglng on one pillo'
and arms nerlocked lovingly together.
l Mooney stood nghast. vague, superstition
fear.-that frequent scourge of an untaught an