The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-05-11

What will my poor mother say when {
she knows of my disgrace r. :
perhaps we can manage thatshe
never shall know it, replied he AL :,
Turing her by this hope, he gradalIy
obtained from her the whole sto-y of
her acquaintance with the noblemn.
He babe her be comforted, and taSe
nourishment, for he would see tha,he
silk was paid for, and the prosecutor
withdrawn. H.
He went Immediately to her empty.
er, and told HIM the story. "Thisi,
her first offence" said be. "The grll
is young, and she is the only child ola
poor widow. Give her chance to r.
trieve this one false step, and she ma,
be restored to society, useful, honor,
ed woman. l will see that thou art
paid for the silk. The man readily
agreed to withdraw the prosecution, and
said he would have dealt otherwise by
the girl if he had known all the circum-
stances. "Thou shouldst have inquir-
ed into the merits of the case" replied
Friend Hopper. BY this kind of
thoughtlessness, many young creature
Is driven into the downward path, who
might easily have been saved y.
The kind hearted man next proceed
ed to the hotel, and, with Quaker sim
plicity of speech, inquired for Henry
Stuart. The servant said his lordship
had not yet risen,- "Tell him my
business is of Importance" said Friend
Hopper The servant sooh returned
and conducted him to the chamber
The hobleinah appeared surprised that
a stranger in plain Quaker costume,
should thus intrude upon his luxurious
privacy.-When he heard his errand he
blushed deeply, and frankly admitted
the truth of the girls statement. His
benevolent visitor took the opportunity
4 to 'bear testimony against the sell
= fshness and sin of ptofigady. He did
7 it in such kind and fatherly
= manner that the young mans
heart was touched. He excused
y himself by saying that he would not
e have tempered with the girl, if he had
: known her to be virtuous. CT have
g done thahy wrong things" said he,
a "but, Thank God, no betrayal of con.
q tidlng innocence weighs on my con
science. 1 have always considered it
h the basest act of which man is capable. >
The Imprisonment of the poor girl, and
!. | oliC loiiclu Ill WHICH she mao
/, been found, distressed him greatly
!. When Friend Hopper represented
q that the silk had been stolen for his
a sake, that the girl had thereby lost
: profitable employment and was obliged
+ to return to her distant home to avoid
t the danger of exposure-he took out a
S fifty dollar note and offered it to pay
s her expenses.
D Nay" said Isaac ''Thou art a
: very rich man, [ presume. ] see in
thy hand q large roll of such notes.
She is the daughter of poor widow,
f and thou hast been the means of doing
her great injury. Give me another
Lord Henry handed him an other
A fifty dollar note, and smiled as he said
f ''1ou understand your business we'll.
: But you have acted nobly and | reyer
ence you for it. If you ever visit Eng
g land, come to see me. l wilt give you
cordial welcome, and treat you like a
: nobleman
l Farewell, friend,n replied the
e Quaker. =" Though much t, blame in
l this affair, thou too hast behaved mob
, ly. Mayest though be blest in don1es-
: tic life, and tritie no more with the feel
lngs OF poor girls not even with those
r whom others have betrayed and desert
g ell"
: wnen une gIrI WAS arrested she bod
: sufficient presence OF mind to assume
a false name, and by that means het
e true name had been kept out of the
1 newspapers. q did this" said she
Q for my poor mothers sake" With the
t money given by Lord Stuart> the silk
was paid for, and she was sent home to
t her mother well provided for with
, clothing. Her Mamie and place OF resi-
e dence forever remained a secret in the
e breast of her benefactor
e Years after these events transpired. a
a lady called at Friend Hopper's house,
and asked to see him. When lie enter
e ed the roGtn, he found handsomely
y dressed young matron, with blooming
= boy of five or SIX years old. She rose
4 quickly to meet him, and her voice
0 choked as she said "Friend Hopper,
: do you know metz He replied that he
e did not She fixed her fearful eyes up
g on him and said: You once helped me
e when in great Distress But the good
t missionary had hel ped too many in dis
+ tress to be able to recoilect her without
;, more precise information. With q
tremulOus voice she babe her son 90
: INTO the next room for few moments .
r then. dropping on her knees she hid
e her face in his lap and sobbed out
C 1 am the girl who stole the silk
q Oh, where should 1 now be, if it had
= not been for you2"
! When her emotion was somewhat
. Gained, she told him that she had mar
' ried a highly respectable man, ma
/ tive of his native State. Being on a
visit to Friend Hopper's vicinity, she
! had again and again passed his dwell
, ing, looking wistfully at the windows
to catch q sight of him, but when she
I. attempted to enter, her courage failed.
Yes, l must return home to-mor-
row" said she, and l could not 90
away without once more seeing and
thanking him who saved me from ruin, -
She recalled her little boy, and said to
him. "Look at that gentleman, and
, remember him well, for he was the best
friend your mother ever had With
an earnest invitation to visit her happy
home, and fervent God bless you,
she babe her benefactor farewell