The advocate., 1895-04-17


This is more of the kind Of talk with which you
offended me yesterday. Let me hear no more of it"
Nathaniel, said Mrs. Stone, I dislike to say it
while you are SO circumstanced but il seems to me
you speak fOolishly. Iagree with Sydney 1t would
be right for you to escape by any means whatever.
Why should you have so much respect for such
wretch as StilWel that you wouldn't get away from
him if you could?"
care you, also, infected with these French notions
of disoyaltyH No. Were that door torn down this
minute and the way made clear and safe, would
not leave shall 90 out lawfully and honorsbly, or
I shall go out to be buried"
The latter suggestion Of too obvious possibility,
made Mrs. Stone shudder and burst into tears. But
Sydney said with fierce determination:
Ether you will leave this jail or it will leave you.
There are others in here besides you. There are
plenty of men outside possessed Of the courage and
the love Of liberty you once possessed sndit USE
less to Chide me- my resolution is taken. If you are
determined to desert your family out Of respect for
set of contemplate oppressors calling themselves the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,, there are others
who are cast in different mould tell you plainly,
if you are going to stay in JAIL you had better
range for another Jail to stay in This shall come
down, or am no son Of a Revolutionary SIRE"
"Sydney, cease such remarks about the grand Com
mOnWealth of Massachusetts,. I would shed the last
drop of my blood in her Defense"
"To perdition with the Commonwealth of Msssa
chusetts Shed your blood in defense Of the gang of
cOnspirators who first make it impossible for men to
pay their debts and then bury them in prisons for
not payingH Shed your blood in defence Of the ins
tuition that takes your home and all you have In the
world, and then throws you in here to rot? You as
tound me. have never spoken SO to you BEFORE
but your uttsrances, coming from a ReVOlutionist
sound pusillanimous to me. 1t is your former self
that asserts itself in me- Again say, to perdition
with your Commonwealth Of Massachusetts. 1t shall
be obliterated or some Of us will die in the attempt
and we shall first defy It's infamous impotence by
rszng one of It's faVorite alters to llbertythiS JAIL
with which it has kindly furnished YOU"
Nathaniel Stone became almost uncontrollaDly
angry at this, and Sydney retired. He was followed
soon by his mother who had tried to pacfy, but only
further exasperated her husband who only softened
at last and embraced her when the aor come to put
an end to her visit.
Mother and son returned to the grove Mrs. Stone
in Sadness which would despite all her efforts to the
contrary, betrsy itself now and then by tricklng
tear Sydney resoute, but with unsl disgust at his
fathers sentiments disgust the son tried hard to
keep away When they reached the grove, the per-
Torrance was about to begin, and they witnessed
it ALL
In point of attendance, as well as Of enthusiasm,
the success of the celebration was very gratifying to
its projectors, who had arranged to make it profit
able for political purposes. Isaac Stilwel presided
in gorgeous raiment, which included the whitest
kind Of white stockings and highly ornate silver
knee buckles and shoe buckles, lowery vest and
rich purple velvet coat. For the fashionable men of
that period wore grand opera cothes and dressed in
as brilliant and as varied hues as are to be seen in
the fashionable evening dress Of fine ladies now.
chronicer tells us that in those old times in Amer
lea, 'if gentleman went abroad he appeared in his
wig, white stock, white satin embroidered vest,
black satin small clothes, with white silk stockings
and fine broadcloth or velvet coat; if at home,
velvet cap sometimes with fine linen one under