The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-04-22

ly and not dollar Of tho esntnbs-
ton sent from that fair hao e.e7 7eo
reached the treasury Of ?ho dons.
1t was sent to the teacher 10 b ased al
her discretion, and the eb1drsn, train
e1 to paupsrism in making it, hara re-
cel'ed no benefit from their own degre-
dation. There, I have done p she
said ic answer to DR.. DreaminR's call
! Of "orderw -
Mr.. Vanderbilt w recalled q to
the amount and value Of fruit which
had rotted at The Home last cutsm,.
| He thought it might have been 1orth
one hundred dollars in market; be or
the matron could have saved aud dried
it with the aid Of the children All
those points were strengthened b. 9TH
or e7idence. OF Miss I,onton's refusal
to permit the: children to have sny re-
iigious instruction, the testimony vas
very conclusive. One witness, Nancy,
the quadroon cook, teetided thif :she
vas a member Of the: Presbyterian
church, and was in the habit of reading
chapter in the Bible before going to
bed. Miss lronton sometimes came in
to her room, had found her reading and
they had frequently talked on the sub
ject ot religion. During these talks
Miss Ironton had said that the more
SHE knew of Ged the less she thought
OF Hin, and that if He had made her
cotored she would never have forgiven
Him.
"Nancy! do you: expect US to be-
lieye such story as that!" inquired
the Rev. DR.: in his eoldost sneer.
Naneys black eyes blazed, ss she
| gathered her shawl closely around her,
! and, repled: s-; -
"I expected, as :celored woman, to
| be insulted when I came. before this
! Committee, and have not. been disap-
pointed but if God has made my skin
darker than yours, ! hope He~ilf make
my soul better eolor =" s:,.:
| There was i sensation: Tie DR..
| was prominent abolitionist, and to be
| suspected of disrespect to co]orw not
toll be borne. He explained and apollo
gized. The other members cross ques-
| toned, and Nancy repeated her ssser-
ticns, giving every minutis Of time and
place, and when led ~~sy from the sub
ject and suddenly recalled; nsds no
variation. Margaret sat hy the lzge
centre tsble, about one-fourth its eir-
conference from Mr.. Twinsy :; and in
the altitude Of writing, wss jottiDg
down and boxing over her notes.
There was one subject on which she
wished to question Nancy, ind greatly
feared the badgering to- which she vas
now subjected would put her 80 ont Of
temper that she would follow the ex-
ample Of DR.. Dresden. and leave. Nh
TwinzY had been uneasy for some time
at his own want of prominence, and
thinking this good time to recon-
mend himself to DR.. Dreaming, ioquir-
ed in bis most insinuating style:
| ais it customary, Nancy, for ladies
to talk On these subjects to servants!"
Margaret was deeply absorbed in tie
questions she wished to ask; and in a
semi-unconscious manner, waved her
left hand without Looking up, and while
he spoke, said:
"Johnny, be STILL"
There was a simultaneous movement
throughout the room and a; disposition
| to cough, as Mr.. Twinzy got to hrs
feet in such haste as to jostle the table,
and with blazing face, passed his hand
over his top-knot, saying:
II appea! to this honorable court and
company if I nave not conducted my
self in a manner becoming \ gentle
man? and fl"
Without giving him time to finish
or change his position, Margaret look
ed up, and rcgaining her consciousness,
! motioned him to sit down, saying:
"Oh, Imcant no offense! No ofsnee!
You are a nice little fellow-a very
nice little fellow. We can all see that;
but It is not your business to ask qucs-
tions at present: Just sit down there,
and go on with your photography"
The laugh which followed this v.s
only restrained from being audible by
the habitual good manners of those
who resorted to various ezpedients to
suppress it.; Mr.: Goodrich rubbed his
chin vigorously while he assured Mr..
Twinzy that the lady: wss correct ; aud
that he, as Secretary, had no right to
question witnesses. Every member Of
the Committee united in motioning him
to bis seat; and. dropping into it he
sat add .wigglsa, vent through oil hfs
accustomed motions, mechanically turn-
ed and returned his piper, lost and
found his pencil, and strove violently
before he could get that label sot "pr'-
pnety' aeross his hps. Margaret vas
impatient Of the interruption, md 70
her anything like mirth thae US .
inappropriate As at a funeisl It W
vet donhtfnl vhether Miss 1nouton