Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-16

IN lmc OImmADUS-A SkACGC1Asef
.ooA mighty woman with bundle cross
" snan with a baby an uncomfortable
woman with dog, an old gentleman with
an ear-trumpet, a beamfng young lady
with an expansive crinoline, and the usual
complement of neutrality-suspicious. people,
ineludingn myself John Hays, gentleman
at large. i would not been inside IF i
could have helped it; and, judging from
the surrounding faces, we were all in the
same plight. We were all hot, and we all
hated one another. When a fellow crea-
ture is yisiblY radiating the. caloric one
already has In excess, hatred for him, or
even her, follows; in logical sequence, and
we were waiting for more passengers. asqf
sttPlease help me in-Fm blind - 1t was
the tiniest, sweetest voice; we all turned to
see little girl lay her hand confidingly on
the conductors arm. took her from him
as carefully as if she had been in truth
what she looked hke-mY parian Clytie-
thesame sweet face, with the delicate fea-
lures and dropping white eyelids; but the
sadness of her palTor was relieved by the
vivid dark gold of her hair, which fell in
soft thick rolls upon her neck. 80. hlos
lg.sIs'nt there a dog here % said she pres
- Yes, ~ darling, & said the dogs owner, as
she handed it to the child, looking uncoma
fOrfabie 40 longer; the blind face turned
to hers seemed to charm away its nervous
ness. a
"What a dear little fellow" said Clytie,
and the rough terrier grew popular.
do they let you go far alone 2" said the
cross woman - a@ea = a '-iAS''1 - "
sOh, yes.o The little creature gave allow
glad laugh of triumph. rIve been to the
blisd dschool; lean do everything for my
self now"
dear?3 I'm very deaf.n said the old gentle
man. She repeated her sentence, adding
with an old wonlanish pity, 'sIt must be sad
tobe deaf.p 8 kA . A>& i -
said involuntarily, "You don't look as
though you were ever sad."
81! o. no. / neveraI now Emyis WE'LL"
'Who is Envy P"
daTiiDgi butshe was i'll for long time
SO long,"
Clytie's voice faltered, as though she
were living over again great sorrow.
sBut she is well now,'aI said.
20, yes, quite strong and it's so NICE"
"Have you many sisters and brothers ?"
asked the young lady.
mo, only Envy, and one brother, baby
Tom; he's sHchs great tat fellow and he
laUgtis-you can't think how he laughs. ~,
Ii it was anything like the musical rill
his sister sent ripping through the air; i
should like to have heard that baby laugh.
''What does he laugh at?" said the cross
woman.
''Oh, everything; at Envy and me. when
we play Punch and Judy; and at dinner
when there's dumplings; and somBtimes he
lies on the floor and laughs at himself; and
we laugh, too,s it's SO tunny.n The little
ones 1nirth was Infectious; we all Joined
in, with various mOdulations of the roar
of the deaf gentleman, who couldn't stop
himselfp and ssetting us off again, little
Clytie, clapping her soft gloved hand till
she made the dog bark, and the conductor
locked, in to say Well, if ever saw such
ar0W'1 fsBs n sB-af8@ SO fts~
Euston road, please" said Clytie, turn
ing into business woman all at once.
Ehe unweleome place seemed to come
directly; as / turned from helping the
child out, saw the cross woman's face
breaking up into tears. .r .-ti
q = It's queer,v she said, 6 but feel like to
cry to see her so merry. bas s.lS'.a1 = q
was uhpleasaDtly conscious of what my
dear mother used to call the apple in my
throat, so i was grateful to the deaf gentle
man for saying .Eb ~ and saving the effort
of replying, We all fell into quietness
but it was curious to notice how fOFbearine Q
we grew to another; the child,s great loss.
worn. like q flower crown on the head OF
some pictured saint, made our petty dis.
comfitures all melt away. The young lady
began toplay with the baby, the old gen.
tleman with the dog, and 1, who object tC
all gratuities, on the principle of not hav-
ing any money to spare, was absolutely
pleased when the mighty woman handed
back her change to her vanquished foe
saying: 81 -
'.Never mind the penny, Conductor"
Even the cross woman grew quite inter
esting over. a "Reminiscences of youth she
had known when she was girl, who re-
covered his sight after being blind year.
I think, if, instead of being a plucked
civil service candidate, Ieould be a woman
with mission, would choose that of my
unconscious little Clytie.
Pertinent Questions Answered.
The Neu Orleans Times contains the fol-
loving yertinent, bit of catechisnl, which
will puzzle some of our Radical friends to
confnte: a's@i-.eeL - :. -
DID the Northern States ever havethe in-
stitution of slavery?d Yes.
Did they free their slaves?s No. vrag-
How did they get rid of the aecursed
thingP They sold their slaves to the peo-
ple of the South. rst .e5s has lh5 ~
Why did they discontinue slavery in their
midst? Because it paid better to sell their
slaves than to keep them. asB,s- gsi3l
Did they make any provision for the fu-
tur6 free1om Of their slaves when they sold
them? No.
What States were chiefly engaged in the
slave trade? The Northern States.
Did they continue the trade aftersslayery
was abolished in their midst ?I5 Yes. They
continued it until the commencement of the
war..8saE .k74fFA 4 ~ ssE Ee2 gssbagEg
Which of the Northeru States had the