The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-02-10
WASHINGTON. d. G.
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For the National Era.
HERMAN;
OR.
YOUNG KNIGHTH HOOD.
BY E. FoxToS,
Author Of" Premices."
CHAPTER XvHI-con,inued.

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srepdiaglv, "Rafe, if you can leave your work,
10, NAV as we'll follow us. may want some
thing more" Then she sang, and then she
snokr again: " Does my cousin Constance
scar boomer?
why, no. said Herman, as well as he could,
N its of laughter at the question, " What
co,ld make YOU think of that?"
~ thought all the women did at the North"
.sWby. Rosebud" expostulated the hitherto
silent Alice don't you remember Mrs. Tow
die and Miss Fybbes, who were here last win
Ter from the North? Did not they dress like
any other ladies'?
:. do not know, I'm sure. i was too much
taken up with their hypocrisy to notice their
clothes.
. Have you learned already how to tell hypo-
cities from other people, Miss Rose? Howl"
..Oh." said she, shaking her curly head orac
ullrly. A." ! know a way"
Won't YOU teach it to me? Do"
why, papa SAYS" said this enfaa terrible,
xith the solemn and confidential air of one
ob6rinrly initiating proselyte into a mystery,
" that everybody north of Mason and Dixon's
line Is either a rank abolitionist or a hypocrite,
and will come here-if they're hypocrites, /
neap-and tell us that our institutions are all
night and beautiful, and then when they go back
10 the North, if they want to be sent to Congress
or ANYTHING they'll tell the ignorant common
ueople that they nate Slavery, and mean to put
a stop to it if only they can get to Washington ;
and when they get there, they let the Southern
gentlemen twist them round their fingers, and
30 Just as they like with them, till it's election
time again, and then they go home and abuse
Is once more. Or if they go abroad, and
want the English aristocracy to take notice of
them and nyite them about, they'll talk as
a. thnf fhar
of lies himself, papa said; but when they want
as. the aristocracy of our country, to attend to
them. they'll talk for it, Now, those Yankee
ladies we're all the time fawning, and wheedling,
aud mincng, to mamma, in their little pinched
voices, from the first day they came, about our
servants being so happy, and our being so
good to them So they are happy, and so we
are good to them, to be sure but what should
strangers know about that? 'Tisn't very likely
We should cuff them about in the parlor before
people, at any rate, unless we wanted to have
eladi-gladiatorious combats for the amusement
OF our guests, as they used to in my Roman his
tory. So know they are hypocrites-dough-
faces. Harry calls them; and that's a great
deal worse than being an abolitionist even /;
and that's the reason we like you so much
better than we did them"
The boy was still following close behind them,
Ike dog, unnoticed and apparently forgotten !;
but not, Herman believed, unobservant; for at
ribs time he began to remark that he breathed
quick and hard, though they we've walking
slowly.
"You are q natural enemy" continued the
little speaker, her discourse taking new turn
and vet you see how generously We trust you
and treat you. We receive you in Christian
spirit and heap Goals of fire on your head, -
Roderick Dhu did King James. Papa even
told me not to tell that you were an Abolition
LIST, for fear of your getting into some trouble,
like Mr.. Hoar did, while you were under our
protection. But there would be no use in your
asking our people TO cut our throats; for they d
never think of such thing for moment; ioould
you, Rafe? ,"
I'D cut nv own throat sooner than yours.
Miss Rose" said the page.
I Rosy, Rosy " cried Alice, her pale face
7 growing paler and her wild eyes wilder, " don't
talk of such things!"
No, no pray do not Never do !" said
Herman and you are altogether mistaken ia
thinking me your enemy. 1 am your natural
I friend, if you will allow me to call myself So
Do not you know that / am going to be your
cousin? And so YOU thought that all the women
at the North wore boomers continued he,
eager TO change the subject.
then, she knew, when she had her clothes made
that she was coming down here among ladies
and gentlemen--I beg your pardon-Southern
ladies' and gentlemen, mean. l always wanted
10 ask her what she wore at home but l was
afraid it might hurt her feelings and we are
always taught to be very careful not to hurt the
feelings OF our interiors;
Is Miss Swayshon your inferior, Miss
Rose?r
"0h, yes! Don't you know She's the govern
ess. A bloomer mightn't be bad thing
70 climb trees in. Perhaps, when am grown
up | shall set the fashion of wearing them
among ladies"
why, you will not wish to climb trees, then
shall YOU ,"
oh yes; all my life shall go on as I've
begun With perfect consistency. II do break
my neck when / get awkward and tall, | shall
have short life and merry one. Papa said
something about you to-day. Do you want to
hear what it was ?" +.
No, Miss Rose; not from you. Listening
70 Papas talk from papa's little daughter would
be like listening to it through papas little key
hole, would it not? Don't you know the old
saving about listeners? I'm afraid to hear. ]
shall have TO stop my ears"
No, no! Pooh, pooh = cried Rose in a
zone adapted TO make any such precaution quite
haItless. . 1t was not anything bad. As if /
would tell it, if it was. He only said you were
gentiemGnly enough to do credit to any part
OF the cOus,try. He was glad, if Cousin Con
stance must marry Northern man, that she
mad the good taste, at least, to pick out a gen
Seman SO there are really gentlemen at the
North %
a few" said Herman, smiling. " Oh, yes
a good many En-
We'll, but-yon won't be offended"
Indeed. l hope not l am sure you are toe
generous to affront an unarmed man, at youl
mercy"
Certainly" said she, solemnly; but, oh
and her whole countenance changed to joyous
sparkle, " Ill tell you what You sha'n't be un
armed! You shall have a popgun! Oh, car
YOU shoot with pop-gun? on, What fun it vii
De L can shoot with a pop-gunl Rafe, pop
gun, directly, for DR.. Arden-two pop-guns-
and one for me. Oh, we'll fight duel instant
F-how glorious-and / will be the champion
OF The South, and you shall fight for the honor
ci the North; and the one that gets popped the
ifst snail serve the other forever and we'll set
ne the whole difficulty on the spot, in five
minutes
herman made a very long face. ~ hope
you Will excuse me, and not consider me def
Gent IN courage, Miss Rose" said he " but in
TIuer 10 make the settlement final, it strikes me
,u4' We ought TO get the North and the South
~ agree to the arrangement, before we peril our
IVES IN such a conflict; l should not wish to
rurow away mine in vain; and, the fact is, that
ny principles are altogether opposed to duel
ing and-and l think by the time we have
seen mat mocking-birds nest, Colonel Roche
-laonce will be waiting for me-"
..W i.ose pouted, and turned down another walk
"eEe gone the wrong way" said she, recov
lug herself presently. g forgot about the
something else We have have forgotten