The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-07-24

ded, and when Mrs. Hadden and others came
to take her hand, to ask her to sing one more
as good as that, if there was indeed another in
the world as good" James came up close to
Ada, facing his mother and the rest of the pc.
titioners, to say" No, my mother no, Mrs.
Stetson, she mustn't sing another. She isn't
strong enough. IT'S too bad" he added, speak
ing thoughtfully, when, as he was leading her
away to an easy-chair in the corner, he felt
how every muscle of her hand quivered. "'Tis
too bad that, Just as sure as one is really fit to
sing, and turn this poor old earth into heaven
with her voice, with-wth something, I'm sure
don't know what it is in her that isn't in any
of us grosser ones, she hasn't strength for it
Her voice would soon go wavering away up to
heaven from this mute earth, and her spirit
with it, if she hadn't somebody to take care OF
her-as | do of you" He smiled, moved 9
cushion up for his feet, told her to stay there
and rest, whoever came for her. As for him
he would go and make raise of some one
for the piano.
"a CHAPTER X.
Mrs. Hadden had her lips open to reply to
something Mr.. Merry was saying, upon some
new manufacturing operations and interests
when three or four rosy girls came up, hurry
ing and laughing, before her, and saying
"Mrs. Haddenl Oh, Mrs. Hadden, you cans
guess what we've donel"
"What is it?" Mrs. MADDEN asked, turning
her benevolent face full upon them.
ave came out here to tell you," laughed
one of them, going up on tptoe to get nearer
Mrs. Haddens ear.
"Were frightened half to death, though y
chimed in another, going up in the same man
ner on Mrs. Hsdden's other side. For we
don't know what he'll make of it, you see. Per
haps he will be mad as fire."
"Who, dear?" asked Mrs. Hadden, a light
shadow, answering to Jeanette's, stealing upon
her face.
"The old bachelor; Mrs. Col. CADETS broth
err; Mr.. Fletcher" replied Jeanette. "Don't
you think? We've pinned him fast to Susanna
Baker his coat-skirt to her gown"
"Oh, why, girlsl you ought not What
"He provoked us sol" interposed the first
speaker, Mary Tillotson. Mary, by the way, was
niece of Esq. Tillotson; was the daughter of q
large farmer, who lived back little on the hills
Brought up with the birds, the calves, and the
young lambs, she was as light, as merry, and
graceful, as they. He sad," added she, "ths
we women and girls don't know half as much
as the men! He said we just have nimble
tongues, so that we can talk fast, and long
time; and that this is all. think we served
him just right don't you, Nett? Aren't you
glad that we pinned him to Susanna, Caro-
line?"
The girls answered with their laughter, with
pouting little, as they said" Yes, | am
glad /!
"He's always curling his lip, and saying dis
paraging things about US women" resumed
Mary, again speaking to Mrs. MADDEN. AS
if we weren't the mothers of the men, and didnt
make them what they are when they're
what they ought to be, that ISL 1 should like
to know, and l told him just now l should
what the men would be, bat for all the taking
care Of all the advice, and all the boxed ears,
their mothers give them; wouldn't you like tc
know, Mrs. Hadden?"
Mrs. MADDEN laughingly suggested that he
was not, it might be, really sincere in what he
said against the women.
Then, if he wasn't, Mary said, she was glad
der than ever that they had pinned him to Su
sauna. He deserved it, if he said it on purpose
to tease them.
"Lets 60 and see how they managel" the
young girls said to each other, laughingly
And away they went after they had said to
Mrs. Haddea--" Well come back and tell you
Mrs. Hsdden, if it makes him jump up and
get hold of his hair, when he finds it out"