The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-12-24
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CHAPfER VIII.

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Daught, in indubitable flesh and.
blood before me, as fshe had come
unannounced from the clouds instead
of the rather less celestial source, the
Reform School, was, to me, i kind ooif
prophecy of}some halff.e11pected an
nouncement of the fact that her
maligned character had been COM
pletely vindicated and that ho< IT.
.4faseee vas the consequence Of this hap,
py Vi eviiindication. :
; i soon, however, discovered my
error for the only account Daught
could give of thesmode Of her release
was, that the Superintendent had told
her she could 60.
"But how did you get here, my
child p said I. "Surely. you didn't
walk all this way
':No, ma'am; they gave me enough
money there to bring me by the
stage"
:. 81 &c sfoskng ineredu1ops, she: :r repeated.
her emrrnt empahatiicaf1y; and I r. r.
marked to Ware~that the superinten-
dent had 'become very kindhearted,
al we'll as generous, all at once" but
he was too busy with his Edingburg
Reyse,o to pay any attention to me,
and SO aid not repeat the question
I sounded the girl still further, but
could get nothing more out of her
than she had before deponed. She
was either truthful or had acquired
the art of dissimulation very aptly
since I had last known her. The
story, that she had not only been re-
leased, but furnished with money for
comfortable passage home, was 70
hard to realize, so. utterly opposed to
brutal MI: Covington'ss'~ usual treat
ment ESQ said rumor) Of his wards,
that I at last turned to Ware, and
right before the girl said, "Ware, do
you think Daurht ran. off offf7'' s~-~
"Better ask her," said he; eff any
body knows, she; ought to-. as he
turned. another leaf of his Repie,o., -
Now; JDaught," said I "say~ ~ths
ninth commandment She said it.
"What does false witness mean :"
She explained it inteltigendy.f. J - l.
"What became Of Ananias and
saphira ?" She told the whole story,
fusntly and accurately.
"Now, Daught, did you run off
from til; SCHOOL 81. not I? Remember r
said I.
"No, ma'am."
I turned to- ask Ware what he
thought of the ciedibility7of;t the Wit
ness, but he had tripped; out so gent
ly that I had not missed him ; and
so, sending Daug ght to her home,
promised myself to write at once to
the Superintendent about the matter.
Introducing Miss w addington and
the Rev. Mr.. Cleveland, who had come
in the, same stage with Daught, ], af:
ter q few minutes conversation in the
parlor, left the room to attend to those
extra little touches of table or sleep
ing apartments that the advent
of visitor for the night necessitates.
And here a>word Of the! aferesaid
Rev. Mr.. Cleveland. He was tall,
fine-looking, and IN his thirty first
year, and given, as I thought, to a
rather lavish use Of French exotics in
the bouquet of his conversation. This
was, however, the only afectation he
possessed; and Ifslt, ID consequence,
the moresready to overlook it. 'sAs
neat as pin in his dresd, fau]tlsas in
manners, and Of = sufficient dignity
of department, he usually won, hia
way rather by his social virtues than
by his pulpit ability Of course, 1
need hardl1say that he was IN :Ea.t.
ern MAJ, and # I be asked by, any
one If he were not out Of place in 4
Western missionsrys parish, : among
therude Ind the uncultivated, T an.
swer emphatically, mo r The rude
even have an inbotmn SENSE of1 what
is polished, thcdgh FteY 1reineapeblt
of reproducing it.saae m rAush I'M
tations, themselves and even tht
most uncultivated haye discrimination
enough to discern m between tie liz genu MI
ine.and the spurious gentleman. II
were Bishop, I should always sent
my most gen1tlle'm.nly 1tl' = II nento as = ng'7
! dest stat4aaaaee' I Esfxxt53oL,