The Iola register., 1890-11-07
"BY HIM KNELT STELLA"

cleTer-yes, they can play tricks and
know things you don't, and l am
cleverer than they, for have learnt
the wisdom of white people also, and 1
saysto you: Walk softly, Macumazahn,
or you will fall into pit" and with one
more look of malice she was gone.
I stood for amoment rejecting. Twas
afraid of this strange creature who
seemed to combine the cunning of the
great apes that had reared her with the
passion and skill of human kind. fore
beded evil at her hands. And yet there
was something almost touching in the
fierceness of her jealousy. 1t is gener-
ally supposed that this passion only ex-
lists in strength when the object loved is
of another sex from the lover, but con-
fess' that, both in this instance and in
some Others that have met with, this
has not been my experience. l have
known men, and especially uncivilized
men, who were as jealous of the affec-
tion of their friend or master as any low
er could be of that of his mistress; and
who has not seen cases of the same thing
where parents and their children were
concerned? But the lower one gets in
the scale of humanity the more readily
this passion thriyes; indeed, it may be
said to come to its intensest perfection
in brgtes. Women are more jealous than
men, small-hearted men are more jeal
Gus than those of larger mind and wider
sympathy, and animals are the most
Jealous of all. Now, Hendrika was in
some ways not far removed from animal,
which may perhaps account for the feroc-
ity of her jealousy of her mistress af-
fection.
Shaking of my presentiments of evil,
/ entered the center hut. Mr.. Carson
was resting on the sofa, and by him
knelt Stella holding his hand, and her
head resting on his breast. 1 saw at
once that she had been telling him of
what had come about between US; nor
was sorry, for it is a task that would
be son-in-law is generally glad to Go BY
deputy.
'SCome here, Allan Quaterman," he
said, almost sternly, and my heart gave
a Jump, for 1 feared lest he might be
about to require me to go about my
business. But l came.
'sStella tells me-" he went on, "that
you two have entered into a marriage
engagement. She tells me also that she
loves you, and that you say that you love
her"
sI do indeed, sir" broke in; 81 love
her truly; If ever a woman was loved in
this world, love her"
ST thank Heaven for it." said the old
man. Listen, my children. Many
years ago great sorrow and shame fell
sometimes think, it affected my brain.
Atany rate, / determined to do what
most men would have considered the
act Of q madman, to go far away into the
wilderness with my only child, there to
live remote from civilization and its
evils. / did so; found this place and
here we have lived for many years, hap
PLY enough, and perhaps not without
doing good In our generation, but still
In a way unnatural to our race and
status At first thought that would
letmy daughter grow up in state of
complete ignorance, that she should be
Natures child But as time went on
saw the folly and the wickedness of my
plan. had no right to degrade her to
the level Of the savsGes around me, for,
afthe fruit Of the tree of knowledge is a
bitter fruit, still it teaches good from
evil So educated her as well as was
able, till in the end ! knew that in mind,
as in body, she was in no way inferior to
her sisters, the children of the civilized
world. She grew up and entered into
womanhood, and then it came into my
mind that was .doing her a bitter
wrong, that 1 was separating her from
her kind and keeping her in wilder
ness where she could find neither mate
nor eempanion. But though knew
this. y could not yet make up my mind
TO return TO active life; had grown to
lovethzs place. i dreaded to return into
the world had abjured Again and
again put my resolutions aside. Then
at ths connencement of this year felt
ill For awhile waited, hoping that 1.
might get better, but 1T last realized