The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-01-13
WASHINGTON. d. C..
-rrts7tehI ssciusd according 70 lato
For the National Era
HERMAN;
OR
YOUNG KEIGHTH00D
BY E. FOXTON, -
AatloT Of" Premices."
CHATTER XvI-Concluied.

CHATTER XvI-Concluied.
NH u., Romanism again, most indispu-
.aIr lavish. cruel, unreasoning Romanism.
r.-.. we're qiven her to trot about with on
salad Of mercy 1t was great and barba-
take 10 boil them. There is certain
.r,.,. .adruped. whose .jortissin,i pedals she
f.aye substituted as a sacrifice, if any
atle was required Of her, with tn
,rt r. advantage Of providing an excellent
idhltt her patients"
~6 &c. come. cone! Stop laughing at what
I.t4 ,,r sill Join the order Of Lo Trdppe. |
s.e q compromise with you, and own
r..- .,. e5ajains all truth or holiness, and
,i7, Roaish church may be no better than
n jts-.a4t bur will Won tell me, once for
81 lel earnest, how II Is that she seems
T. Et,ba5."
t7usa. vixen / was disposed to WOO her,
d u l.sr,l 20 me IN a vision. a glorifed Lie
~ I'D. corrupt ard mortal beauty, dead
ana rir.inr on the life Of Christen-
cas.- she seems l. me, like a heather
%, !. ,l cc'ieh' in the fortunes, bodily and
81, ami lie uv.iinelv death. Of the fair
.-1 d. g. y cause bat Yesterday, Constance
for l-lr .aov, ID tnis day-in her stronghold
q. T.. Because she seems 10 me, by her false
riatl4.. tg tim - d.scredit on the true Be-
a. BE- seems 20 me often to cheat the good,
al ,a.'is.4-'o make the good cheats Be-
I.v tol- for har
motto Nuer. her own interests are concerned,
tt- vsal Of one of her most distinguished
pet
M.ruau ga icrn-c lna quandn ii vero
q o ctr - po-sa 8 te pTepare''t
BeeAuse-i the head and front of her offending
.ast now / confess, in my eyes-she seems TO
ar 70 have obtained possession, by unfair man
a.,me.' and artifcc. OF my artless, true hearted
-nsu-F4 ctng iady lo7el
i.cc.sss to crinlel Management and arti
t. Herman. YOU shock and terrify me more
,tsu ! can tell are not YOU prejudiced ?
S.cl9 Bishop pevereux But You do not
saow Aim. or vou would know that he was above
U,ilci5n II cheating, or being cheated"
Il hase often heard Of him. | believe he is,
ia uipi' respects man of remarkable excel
l,.ee
H. most rssp ec,s. But YOU do not know
ala hose who 40, believe that he is, in all
ie- ed. SAINT.
] d. not dispute scarcely doubt-that he
my be 90 according to his conscience. But
&, Els fi:"a'eA 1T a Jesuits' college, was he
..'r Nav hot his conscience and understand
il. l.Ec been early tampered with -
D., conscience tempered with Oh, Her
tDla lou o.e prtiudiced now, and against the
b. hop nv dearest friend against him whom
thought ny truest.'
Perhaps so.
" by whom ?'
ltur.eli. ii BY any one"
b, me-
| mst you, after years OF separation, found
mg,ef separated from YOU still-at first,
feared, forever. Could not speak to you-coul6
not hear iron You the only words which | then
castd.to hear from mortal lips-could not tell
you, when YOU thought me dying, that l died,
a ! lad lived. your ownl"
OA. HERMAN. II was terrible, was il not
Ba', indeed. be was not to blame. told him
myself that you 'rere ua'cortby; and in pity tC
nc Ae asked no more
B.i NIGH. he not, ought he not, in pity tC
y9u. q have asked more? On other points he
did apt pare yoa. 1t strikes me that he should
ng' ave yolunteered to take off your hands the
maal -eueAt ~ yOar own affairs, unless he could
maulse lAen better for Won than YOU could fol
you.S-t. i hen YOU followed his leading with
Lelpt and trust, which ought to have
been SD touching to him, and placed YOU
For'l and IneXperience under his guardianship
mi- q he uol, with his knowledge of the world
SUD insight into character. have aScertained
81 Per Ia offences We're of too grave natur,
g eXplateo by the amount of punishment
WI / had already undergone? Might he no
Aa' Jric,i 10 hnd out whether the case was not
,Ae pa which reconciliation could be effected
d A.Itiie delicate paternal mediation on the
}ar u your adopted ,piritual father? If he
had '8en had the natural feelings of man. and
sn- detained any memory OF his own YOUTH he
mg b. knowing you, have guessed what | was
Suts.in-. Might he not, before shutting another
aop; between us, have inquired whether natura
eaI'L.y happiness was really impossible fol
YOUR
DO Lot Know wish he had. / never
Thought of that before. But indeed he meant
70 d all ,.r Tie best. he did not approve Of
maFlnouy. atd it was hardly 10 be expected
u-al BE- sneH.l take PAINS 10 lead me into il. l.
uA' al. Eiia: else have YOU heard, and from
"L9' >ptah out and let me know the
3D.. wor * nothing that need make YOU
"eK so I4ie al. ! .epcat. what | have heard
--insi him. IS / conceive, has been chiefly
p Yourself. The world SAYS OF him that he
= -'.a ane upright man IN all other respects
~ WIS a'. INSCRIPTIONS propagardst; wha
ga .ay secuIs ~ me 10 confirm that view o
" Goes ngt confirm my view Of him, then
u i"' '4e-.u To represent him So I
80. -iaie-t; you meant onls, as you al
c'.' lp. s-i5ak The truth; and the truth spok,
.ol t'U Dsa all through your simple story !
Seg'"r4 q, F,a As if through magic chant, tn,
I4l-' o. a L;cd but crafty priest, leading 70,
G,--ldio.d 4, q sort of spiritual magnetism int
"e Place which lie really thought the best 70
ivl eE o. -sast for the interests of his church
y, oil Tie while assuring YOU that your eye
"sFe open, and that you were going where yor
~ iAes' charges are very vague, Herman
a. l'n make none more specific ?"
Not ola single direct falsehood but truth
InsaipIedand exaggerated are often practical
worse than ialseboods. because more plausi
ana elective. He exaggerated and per
Y''ea truths, thought. in persuading you tina
;YGI really very hard case was hopeless in de
Ii!oiAg as he did the disadvantages unde
-;'. earning and genius labor in women
:: H. endeavcring to convince you that yo,
sn'' could. or should not prove yourself ,
I'-'aA OF genius. Whether you are one or not
~ hoi know or care, unless you do: because
H5'Gunt Of genius could make you more deal
uSilsAtiri to ne than you are already, o.
:, oui | do know that your having printed
!, n.'se days Of universal printing, few fugi
Fieces anonymously without bringing dowr
pm Yourself a yGlley Of criticism, is no proc
1,o a. either way. Ifyou had published a vol
sr me % two which passed unanswered and un
Ia; 1e'i' grant that his test might have bee,
- 1ec'sire. With your very uncommon ey,
co.oi- i5rm. and expression, am sure tina