The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-08-27
From Bullou's Dollar Monthly
HOPE CLIFTON, THE QUAKER.
AN HISTORICAL TALE.
TT Rkv. WILLARD CHASE.

The morning sun had not yet riscn.-
The mists still lay upon the three hills,
and the fog rested get upon the waters Of
Boston harbor, hiding all its beautiful
islands from view. As it gently began
to clear away, the white sails Of ship
were seen quite near the land and just
as the sun began to gid the hilltops,
she lay NJ anchor, her sails down and
her deck thronged with hasy sailors, who
were getting ont boats, in order T. at the
cagar passengers might come en- shore.
1t was the ll,h June, 1865. The
ship proved to be the Swallow, from Eng
land, but last from Ia BADGES. She
was Boston vessel, aud commanded by
Captain Simon kempthorn, of Charles
town. There were English passengers
on board and some of them were impa-
tient to be the first in the boats. There
were glad and joyful meetings on the
wharf; parents and children, husbands
and wives, brothers and sisters. Amid
the happy tears and animated exclama-
tions OF delight, two Of the passengers,
who had fingered on board until the boat
returned for tho last time, were unno-
ticea. No one awaited their arrival and
no demonstration was made when they
look their quiet station on the wharf.
Iaey we're two young girls, their pure
nd ursullied compIexions denoting,
svc,. .fter sea voyage from West In
t;.n o,;n. ;. the remarkable qualities of a
@ haan,n ,h., an and wind could not spoil.
Tbey were dressed in the Quaker Garo
and their garments wee OF a oe'icae5
and purity that denied all c.a'ac, ~ Ha.n
the sea stains SO plentiful in the I'esscs
of the other passengers. The pale dra>'
silks were spotless aud immaculate, the
whito lawn Landkerchiefs were folded
smoothly over the bosom, and the quaint,
fat bonnets deeply shaded the beautiful
faces.
There they stood-no one asking them
if they needed help or protection, until
the captains son, bright handsome
youth, who had stepped ashore to see his
mother and little brother, az they came
to the wharf in carriage, returned 10
cce What had become of the two unat-
tended Quaker girls. All the voyage,
tbcv had been wonder aud admiration
Of the young sailor Never lad he be-
fore encountered such beauty and such
s;molicity combined; aud Abel Kemp
thorn thought he never should be able 70
stand the sight ofgay and haunting eolors
in lady's garments again
All his attentions on the voyage nad
been devoted to the two, ia preference 10
other passengers; and in the quiet even ven,
inc watches, he delighted IN hndlng
them on deck-gazing at the stars or
watching the white track 'eit by the snip
beneath the moonlight. Shy and tim,d
as they were, they seemed perfectly al
ease with Abel, while they shrunk pam,
fully from being noticed BY others. A"o
during the long voyage from Ensland,
and the tedious stay at Barbadoes' none
h., .he captain aud his son had been aa- !
1us 1.. !. ! s. 3 the soft voices which made
..l.s" a,t.,y' and ,sou" seem the most &c,
,iahtful words in the la1,esunse ,ho vo,,c
But notwithstanding that wv , .nns.
sailor made no difference n ms ;iad n,s.
toward them, there was still o. se,asi s;,e p he
feren &C, Of one over tho other. W. al,
reyereseed Mary Fisher, he pos'tlss.
loved Hope cHf'or, oTron the mo"'"'