The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-11-21
had observed tie department Of cultivated

,r and rcfncd as the best culture could NAL
them. The same dreams Of love and hal
II piness passed through her girlish imagiu,
d tion, and warmed her heart, that cheer an
% soften the hearts Of all her ser. Aud the
she marricd-maried the lover Of her yout
and Of her choice-and loved him moro In
]. tensely than shs loved her own life. II
i wasa FREQ man, mechanic, industriou
and sober, and they both hoped that, b
, his industry, shc would soon become frec
!, Children clustered around their bumbl
! hearth, and the footsteps Of their little fec
as they followed her, made music to he
, heart. They threw their arms around he
neck, and she half forgot in their carcsse
that shs was slave. The little boy, Will
his rich clusters Of hair shading his bronze,
fochcadswas dearer to her, because hc Dor
the manly image Of This father. Her li.tl
prattling girl, wiped with her soft hand
the tears from her face and soothed be-
with kind and comforting words while sh'
wcpt from tho fear of separation. Th,
smiles of her infant wcro dear, as such
smiles always are, to tho mothers heart
And then came gloomy forcbodinss Of her
sale to the tradcrs-not the most aLjcct sub
ject submission that slave can oier, trcnl.
bling as no does 40, to cold aud hcartless
mistress the frown that gathered there
when Patsy approached. And then her
husband mcckly offered to purchase her (;
but the whole purchase.rnoney was demand
cd in one payment, and in cash; and he
hal no power to mako it. lie offered to
labor for years on years, till he should be
come an old man: but that Offer was TT
jccted. Then followed nervous appreheI-
sions Of sllc; 80 that Patsy started and
trcmbed at the sound Of every approaching
footstep. And then came the hour 50 long
delayed, so greatly dreaded, when the tn-
der and his gang sprang upon her in her lis
tic home, and tore her from the arms Of her
children the last look-the last embrace Of
her little Harry and her girl, and her babe.
Can you wonder that she died broken-hcart-
ed, far away from all she lovei-with no
kind hand to soothc the anguish Of her dy.
ing hour, and that u drop of blood rested
upon her face i! s.. -.ruf --. ..'
The traveller went on his journey, but
that drop of blood on that pale face OF that
poor slave, as she sat cold In death, made
deep impression upon him. Perhaps the
optic nerve was decc.sed. In after years, he
saw it in places where it, presence was least
looked for. lie saw it on balls OF cotton,
hogshcads of ,ugar on ncwspapers-cven
religious papers were spotted with it; on
books of science and Of ethics; on records OF
courts hc saw it spread, mil they were, in
places covered with crimson. He saw 1t on
the ballot, and In the right hand Of the vot.
er, till tho palm Of that right hand was rcd
with blood.
lie saw It beneath the blaze OF gas.lishts,
where long rows Of silver and cit-slass or.
nalncn,cd tho table, and beautiful women
and brave and learned men sat joyously at
the feast and there, in moment Of rcyc-
ric that drop Of blood oozed out upon each
plate, and spotted each glass, until his soul
sickcned at tho sight. ..r.. .......r.
\ beautiful young bride, dcckcd in white
robes, with orange flowers upon her head
and surrounded by groups OF laughing girls
was arranging her hair before sue went
down to her marriage, cast glance at the
diamond ring which the bridegroom had
Just placed upon hor finger, and turned
white Us l,aliOn marble, and slluddcrcd in
every limb. The traveller ut her sille Raw
in tina, diamond the drop of blood, fresh
and crimson. Was the vision Of tho bride
made .unnaturally acute by her excitement,
and did sllesec it too? In moment il was
gone-the diamond shonc in its bright
splcndor the bride became composed, and in
few moments was--wiic. , l.a... .
A young minister charmed ~ the ferror
of his eloquence and hi. piety oil who heard
him-thc traveller sat IN his pew and saw
that drop OF blool spread itself all over hi.
manuscript, as it lay upon the Bible, till ii
covered every page. ... .H.i.
He saw Christians meet together, to com.
menorate the love of Him who died for
them; and that drop of blood Coated like
oil upon the wine, and spotted all the bread,
as these Christians pressed them to their
lips aud prayed to be forgiven.
But he did not SEQ it on the works Of na.
turc. The deep blue sky was stainless, as
when it bent over Eden before the sin Of
man. The white lily bloomed radiant and
clistoned in its unsullicd purity. Tho rose,
seated in moss and dripping with dew, was
immaculate in her qucenly beauty, and the
plumagc Of the dove. was all unsaincd.
He opened the book Of God-and It's cy-
cry page and line were "purc as the spirit
that made It," There was no spot there
Oh no all that his eye rested upon in IL,
was f &c from every stain and trace Of blood.
lie consulted the learned DR.. Stebbins,
who told him that the optic nerve was dis
eased and that the diagnosis indicated am.
aurosls, and made long prescription
which did the traveller no good.
lie consulted his beloved pastor, the vcner-
able Doctor Of Divinity-thc Rev. Thomas
Slowsec, who told him that his imagination
was diseased, and tendcrly and aasctionatc-
ly talked In mild and gentle tone, and terms
Of flnacticism, and the danger OF losing
ones influence, and Of organic law, and Of
the difference between religious and politi.
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