The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-10-28
VOL. Kill.

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but thought that had, fro thinRs you have
been letting fall incidentally yer sincs came
If you heartily believe upon God grounds tina
you are likely to be called OF here only to pro
tect good citizens. not to . rssc1te them, m,
structures upon ofensiUe TO- rriors don't apply
to you. Christianity has Z, do with genera
principles; individual Chris isrs with the par
ticular application Of them, Tadmif. Judge o
your own duty, then, on your iwn responsibility
but Judge impartially, for the sake Of your
mother and your old friend, or your RESPONSE
bility is an awful cue. Asst ,the example SCI
you by such men az Havelo X and the author
of Oakfslds, ell that we K ow of them var
rants US in behaving, that { they thought i
wrong for them 10 remain n the army, they
would not remain in the q my and you dt
think it wrong for you to re psin in the army
knew you formerly, and ! aow you now vel
enough to be sure that ,m not miataken
| AmT?" " t--
Well, it's pretty'hard 70 me to get out Of
"Pretty announcement taco what one think,
right pretty often. Yes. know that very
WE'LL"
81 tell you, Arden, you dent consider You
don't seem in the 3east to see how it is. j
should say you hadn't the |, .st feeling for me
if could say it, looking bseI over the last two
weeks, without being mc1e ungrateful and
paliry fellow even than you link me. 1t ISM
with me as it is with you. ou're rich enough
to afford to keep console; Je,' and yet live al
you please. You were Dor gentleman, and
I'm one only by virtue of nj commission. AL
the prospects in life of my. amily depend or
my wo, king my way up in TIE army II leave
it, must go back to drudge at clerks desk
and set my little sisters to keeping school if
stay in it, l can, with econo6 =, dress them we'll
introduce them we'll, and ms5ry them WE'LL Ny
| first duty 10 to them and ny mother. Pm Q
faithful son to her, if do Sc We her against hel
will. Don't you think, yourself that our circum
stances point ont to us our { aties in life?
mo doubt, to a certain extent; but some oil
them bid us to be led BY hem, and some to
struggle, that by wrestling We may wiring from
them the blessing which thsf we're sent to be-
stow upon as. As to posif ON in fashionable
society, Marshall, l can't b Up you much; for
with all the gsntility which iou give me credit
for, Pm in Coventry at prest 1t in Boston -
"You, Arden9"
81, Msrshall--theugh onsuo account which
need make me blush for my elf, or my friends
for me-but my sister is not and can answer
for her that she'll be very Apply to make Me
acquaintance of you're, and itroduce them. I
am in circumstances THANH Heaven--to help
friend to keep q consciens e, if pretty we'll.
filled purse can do it !; and must share mine
with your old school-fellow, only to prove to
him that he has not lost yok friendship by his
pertinacious harangues. With your abilities
and education, you'll soon a axe your way as
civil engineer; and then y, ur mother will no
longer sigh over your REMIT noes, as I've seen
her lately, regarding them a, the price of blood,
yours or your countrymen's.
"God bless YOU With all our cranks you're
the best-hearted fellow tina ever lived; but
there's tattoo les time r me to turn in.
Well talk about this, pc, ,aps, some other
time"
They had little more tms for talking for sew
eral days as the young Of Icer was now we'll
enough to resume his duty, md took an extra
share of it, on the plea ths,she must repay his
ness. Perhaps he was D { very sorry for
though Herman. in the fore oirg conversation,
had softened his 8. fortiter q re" with sua-
viter in mode IAN expression in tone and man
ser of cordial interest in his friend, and pain in
giving pain, which is quite lst in my report of
his words, they had struck home more than
once. Marshall vas kind.h, srted, affectionate,
and intelligent ;yout he wa, one of that more
pumero thar enviable ella of men who have
| mat conscieree enough to i ep them waverng
IN the vro.g-too little to Dep them unwaver.
inc in to right. A few day after, after an alb
ee1ce Il few hours, he re- jrned to his room,
Oh he had left Herman "keep house for
I'm" He babe him good, afternoon, with an
elaborate imitation of his aal manner, came
up to the table at which He man was reading,
brought down his fat upon with all his force,
swore, sat down, leaned his, rms and face upon
it, and burst into tears.
"My dear Marshall" CT ed Herman, (" n Y
dearest fellow What's the after? What has
happened to your"
"The matter u.s." said N rshall, bringing it
out as fast as he could betw en- oaths, and sobs,
and curses, that, as the d vii would have it,
Pve killed little Sophy's huJ .and-litte Sophy,
Arden-my own little cou jn--the best little
thing that ever was She married school
master, and came out here. So delighted she
was, too, when she found rss stationed here,
to think, as she said, thai, he would have
friend in the army, if worse, anne to worst. All
through my sickness, che we making little nice
things for me, and making i'm bring EN-"
well, but, Marshall, how did this hsppen?"
can't l telling you as fe as can 2 They
sent med 'em, too late TO do any good
down to Alganock precinct, % see to the voting.
The Border Ruffians came, i course and, be-
fore i could get there, the, and some of the
Free State men had got ito row. They
wouldn't dispense so l had to charge into 'em,
and when they did scatter, ,ere was his tallow
face looking up at me out q the dust, under my
horses hoets. backed CT of him, and picked
him up, coughing blood, a d groaning blood,
and breathing blood-he uldn't speak. A
pretty sight for her to see Fought homel and
she going to be confined, ,obody knows how
soon
Chow came he there 2"
"Don't tell you? BE VS. one of the Judges
and when the other two ca Yed in, and he saw
that all the Rufiaps wol d be let vote, he
took the ballot-box and rs! , the only thing be
could do to put stop to They ran after,
the Rufians and Pro Slave, es, and tried to get
the box. He stood to it lib pluckier fellow
than thought him-he all avs seemed one OF
your peaceable, scrupulous slow coaches-and
some of the other Free s, ,tes came to help
him; and twas free fight ,ll round. Oh, d.
It'll What's the use in tai ing? Such thin be
must happen, if the Aboliii onists will kick Up
o row. Twas no fault of ine." /
"Indeed, i hardly see tA i it was. It was
horrible accident; and you< aust feel it terribly
but you we're interfering prevent mischief,
not to make it. Thank Go for that Marshall /
Thank God for that"
Thank the devil do i thank God, and |
WON'T for anything about NJ Can't you visit
to hear the whole story bspre you begin With
your congratulations, if ] se got to tell it al
out, word for word, before ou can see through
| it?s' = 10y
thought you had 6ns he'd Let me hear. -
The first fight was bsfste came up. The
Rufians on the ground, th.a, were two or three
to the Free,Ststes' one. They knocked Rob-
bins down, knocked the kIllot.box out Of his
hand, got back to the p lis, crowded them,
chose Judges of their own and voted as fast az
| they could. He, thinking himself respopsible
for the integrity of the rot rallied his party in