The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-04-08
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forward, and called to his aid the Hon
Simon Emmut, the husband Of th'
President Of the Association, who re
sided in Denton, away down east, own
cd an extensive mill property in Arabs
Petrea, and had recently been elected
to Congress. The, gentleman from
Denton put his shoulder 70 the wheel
with a right good will. He had put
his hand in his pocket, contributed lib.
orally to the support of the Institution,
and believed it to be model for all
benevolent Institutions. In assailing
it one assailed the reputation Of his wife,
most amiatle lady, and Of her two
aunts, whose purity Of purpose and
goodness Of heart none dared dispute.
The incompatible teacher who was
made the target for the arrows aimed
in reality at the lady managers, was
was-was! Well, language always
failed in giving an inventory cf ber
virtues, and SO they were summed up
in that one comprehensive sentence, "a
niece Of the Hon. Augustus Ironton." i"
The "person" who assailed her was a
low adventures who had come to Ara
bia Petrea in search of a situation as
teacher, had been brought to The
Home under very suspicious circum-
stances, had been laid under unheard
Of obligation by the kindness Of Miss
Ironton and the managers, and now
sought to obtain tho situation adorned
BY Miss Ironton, and to this end was
making all this trouble: =. -" W.. - 1870 -
The Hon. Simon Eumut and other
honorable titled and distinguished
friends Of the deceased Hon: Augustus,
laid their honest, honorable, heads, to-
gether and under {. thorough conyic.
ton Of the justice Of the cause they
esponsed, and an. indomitable Yankee
energy, brought such an influences: to
bear upon Mr.: Grey, an, ambitious, ,po,-
itician, that he promised quietude up;
til the annual election should. set the
matter all right. 81:
. Margaret began to realize the, cor.
rectness Of Judge Knox's opinion:
There was great danger of the Associa-
tion ra]lying to the defense of Miss
1ronton, as the only way to preserve the:
Association. She was getting into deep
waters, and beginning in some sense
to feel alone. Many who were most en-
thusiastic in their desires to have The
Home remoddled, were earnest. in their
condemnation Of her accomplishing that
end. The good to be done, to be good,
must be done in their way; and it mat
tered not that that way had signally
failed, again and again, and gave no
evidence of increased efficiency. The
Mildmay party looked upon her and
Miss lronton, as the two: enemies of
The Institution, and of the two she
the most dangerous. They did: every
thing to keep her quiet, and used, to
others, every effort to put a good face
on it, so that the outsiders who had
come to know anything Of the dia6cul.
ty were hopelessly bewildered. Mr..
and Mrs. Granger thought her right
but rash ; but all those in favor of.
change of managers we're glad Of her
aid in procuring votes and influence.
During this time the accounts from
The Home were full of fast-thickening
horrors; and even Margaret saw that
vision of the end-that calm face which
bent over Peter as be took his flight
and unconsciously she was living out
the resolve Of the old Reformer who
declared:
"God and are a majority against
the worldv'
With head and heart full Of this
subject, shortly before the time for the
annual meeting, she encountered Mr..
Windermere on the street, and almost
sprang forward to accost him, saying:
"Oh, I am so glad to see youw
He looked puzzled, surprised and al.
most stern, as he answered 80: "
Gone would not think you were very
anxious to find your friends from the
pains you take to hide from them. ~ -
"To hide from them ?" she said In
surprise. + : >'.:" ~: :
$50 it appears to me" he'sanswered:'
III took it for granted that if you had
cot wished to avoid me, you would not
have left Mr.. Walters without leaving
your address, especially as yoq expected
me to bring you news from home."': 49,
Her face ,paled as she looked into his
and read the serious displeasure, Of his
voice and manner, and her voice, was
unsteady as she inquired: =" =.
"Did you ask for me. at Mr.. WAL
ters' 2"
"Of course, I called there to see you
after my return from the East" a..
"And what account did you re-
ceive?" :.,... ...
ri saw both Mr.. aud Mrs. Walters
and neither knew where you had
gone" :: .<.,:
She could not altogether surmount
the human weakness which :esteems
poverty and misfortune as crimes. :: She
therefore hesitated, after feeling that
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