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EBEMSBURG, PA. WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1860.
VOL. 7 X0. 35.
POLITICAL.
Viic President's Endorsement or
Brccfeenrldgre and lane.
Uis Address at the Serenade.
The Washington Coast it at ion, contains Mr
;, L;inan"s endorsement of the Rreckenridge
et at the serenade given him on Monday
b2, rficr the ratification meeting in Wash
ton. It is as follows:
f-i nas and Frlloto Citizens: I thank you
ni ny heart for the . honor of this viit. I
-BHy congratulate yon on the preference
: hire expressed for Majr Ereckcnridgc
;Gc-a Lane as candidates for the Presi
,cy and --Vies Presidency of the United
.f over all competitors. App?atio.
.- :;ri man who.s names an kuo-.v.i t- the
; jTv; thAy nee J no eulogy froiu me. Tliey
served their country in peace an J in war.
4 7 arc ?tit-?-.'ie:i 33 well as soldiers, an I in
uy an l nnr m danger will ever Iw at
i-r "vjfi. Tia-v arc conservative men; an!
:,'je course ui'iLeir administration they will
r j-nlly jut to the North and to the South
::j LVt to the West. Applause.
.va!!. and St st of ail, they are friends of
CsMtution and of the Union, elteers,
i they will simd Ly them to the death.
-uweJ cheers.
we ought not to forget that they are
) friends to the equality of the sover-.-igu
I:,- t:f this Union i the common territories
leeountrv. (Cries of Good.") Thev
L; rr.:nraiu tint principle, which should re-
ve tie coruial approbation of us all. ivpu.il
Lt !'i!ty- Every citizen of the United
lvi equal Lcfore the Constitution and
iw.; and why should not the equality of
-ov. reign States composing this Union be
i in like reverence? This is good Demo
Jictrine Liberty and equality are the
Lrite of every American citizen; and just
tr'ainly as the day uccccd. the night, so
'n will this principle of Democratic jus
tventually prevail over all opposition
r) lut before I ppeak further on this
;. n -and shall not detain you very long
1 w'ih to remove oue stumbling-block out
I linv.: ev r been tlie friend of regu'ar norn
1 have never struck a political tick
i my life. Now, was there anything
e at lialtimore to bind the political con
r.cecf any sound Democrat, or to prevent
i frniu sapportin Iircckenridge and Linv?
.V ! no!"J . 1 wa cotenjpirary with the
S'l-TTiM-iit of the old Congrepsional Con-
i tKa cr taucus. Inis occurred a Ions
2v, vry fw, if any, of you remember
l u icr the old Congressional Convention
.'in m person was admitted to a scat cx-
the IVmi'cratic members of the Senate
f Ileuse of Keprescntativcs. This rule
'to-! it absolutely certain that the noini
, whoever Le might be would be sustamc I
lo tl- ctiin by the Democratic States of
U .; c. ly this means it was rendered
: .-ri'j'ie that those States which would not
intlcctoral vote for the candidate when
:i!ii'-.d, should control the nomination,
idic'ate to the Democratic States who
ill be their nominee.
Lis system was abandoned whether wise
r not, I shall express no opinion. The
iir.i viilwuiium naa puorni.ii..:u 111 Its i
All the States, whethor Democratic I
: t, were equally to send delegates to sthis
.T-.ntion, according to tne number of their
pilars and llepreaiitatives ia Codtcss.
L. iY.Sc city at once arose which never could
e rvon under the Coneressional Cnven-
?;-; m. If a bare majority of the Na
1 Ld vent ion thus composed, could nom
? a candidate, he might bo nominated
'y ly the anti-Democratic State3. ninst
of a large majority of the D-. uiocrat
Thus the nominating power would
-;v.:iied from the electing power, which
n 't fail to bo destructive toth? strength
r-...)y r;f t f to )cTiiocratic party.
'iviato this serious diiTlcuity in th.i r.r-
rii-n ff the Xational Convention, and
j-'iv,.' tiriie to leave ail the States their
T' the two-thirds rule was ad pted
-:'- :i -ve l that ucder this rule no can li
- "a.l ever bj nominated without cibra-
- T".t!.i3 th two-thirds the votes of a dc-
'( J 'iiry of Democratic States. TLis
-e sulstitute adopted to retain, at K-at
1 c, the power to the Democratic
'wu;ch they would have lost by aban-
' ?'".; Congrcs.-ional Convention system,
rale was a mai rillar in the edifice of
-"al Ljnvrniior.3. Kcmove it and. the
tausl become a ruin. This susiaming
- W!i5 broken to pieces at IJ.iltimore bv
l-'jnvoEtioa which nominated Douglas,
i'r this body was no lr-nger a National
uunr,-. 8nl no Democrat, however devo
5 f gn'ar nominations, was bound to rrivc
tcjnisce Lis support; ho was left free to
ri.rg t0 tIlG Jic(atc3 0f ns 0WEI judge
...a luascince. And here in passing,
os:rve that tLo wislom of lh tn.
rale is lust: fif1 lm (tin vant Ttise'ttyn
13. Had it hvn faitlifnllo-
5-'ilJ3te could havfi 'hflpn nnTninnf.l
the will and the wishes of almost everv
tnocratic State io the Union, again't
7 u the Democratic actors and more
:rec-fourth3 of the Democratic rcpre-
.Pposely avoid entering upon any dis-
respect'mz the exclusion from th
t;joq of regularly elected delegates
Tfa.lOn Which nominate TTr ' T.imr,1.a
?f "guJar Democratic Convention, it
confessed that Kreckcnridge is in the
.1. 7 m tnat respect. The Con
J taatnoBiJnt .i.i. u
of pearly all the Democratic States
uiamthetwo-thirda; and therefore
. pmocrat is at perfect liberty to vote
Mavis nror,er
regular nomination of the party. (Ap-
asa cries of "three cheers for Brcck-
enridgo and Lane.") IToIding this position
I shall presr-nt some of the reasons why I pre
fer Mr. Drcckcnridgc to Mr. Douglas. Thi3
I shall do without attempting to interfere with
any individual Democrat or any State Demo
cratic organization holding different opinions
trom raysca. The mam object of alL go
Democrats, whether belonging to the one cr
the other wing of our unfortunate division, is
to defeat the election of the Ilcpublican can
didates: and I shall cover oppose any honest
and honorable courso calculated to accomplish
tins object.
To return to the point from which. I have
disgressed, I am in favor of Mr. IJreckcnridge
because he sanctions and sustains the perfect
equality of all the States within their common
territories, ' and Yuc opinion "of the "Supremo
Court of the United States establishing this
equality. The sovereign States of this Union
are one va.t partnership. Tho Territories
were acquired by the common blood and com
mon treasure of them all. Each State, and
each citizen of each State, has the same right
in tho Territories as any other State possess.
Now what is sought for at present is, that a
portion of these States should turn around to
their sister States and say "We are hollier
thau you are, and while we will take our prop
crty to the-Territories and have it protected
there, you shall not placo your property in
the same position."
That is precisely what is contended for.
What the Democratic party maintain, and
wLat is the true principle of Democracy is,
thpt all shall enjoy the same rights, and that
all shall be subject to the same duties. Prop
erty this Government was framed for the
protection of lifo, liberty and property. They
arc the objects for the protection of which all
enlightened Governments were stablisacd.
Dut it is sought now to place the property of
the citizen under what is called the principle
of squatter sovereignty, in the power of the
Territorial Legislature to confiscate it at their
will and pleasure. That is the principle
sought to be established at present; and there
sircois to bo an entire mistake and misunder
standing among a portion of the public upon
this subject. When was property ever sub
mil ted to the will of tho majority? ("Never-")
If you hold the property as an individual,
you hold it independent of Congress or of the
State Legislature, or of the Territorial Legis
Uture it is yours, and your Constitution was
made to protect 3-our private property against
the assaults of legislative power, (Cheers.)
Well, now, any set of principles which will
deptive you of your property is against the
very essence of republican government, and
to that extent makes you a slave; for the man
who has power over your property to confis
cate, it has power over your means of subsis
tence; and yet it is contended that although
the Constitution of the United States confers
no" Fuch power although no State Legislature
has any such power yet a Territorial Legis
lature, in the remote extremeties of the coun
try, can confiscate your property.
(A voice. "They dan't do it; they ain't
going to do it )
There is but one mode, and one alone, to
abolish slavery in the Territories That mode
is pointed out in the Cincinnati platform,
which h as been as much misrepresented as
anything I have ever known. That platform
declares that a majority of the actual residents
in a Territory, whenever their number is suf
ficient to entitle them to admission as a State
possess the power "to form a constitution with
or without domestic slavery, to be admitted
into the Union upon terms of perfect equality
with the other States." If there be squatter
sovereignty in this rcpolution, I have never
been able to perceive it. If there be any ref
erence in it to a Territorial Legislature it ha3
entirely escaped rny notice. It presents the
clear principle that at the time tho people
form thoir constitution, thoy shall then decide
whether they will have slavery or not.
Ard yet it his been str.tcd over and over
rgain that, in accepting the nomination under
that platform, I endorse the doctrine of suat
ter sovereignty. I suppose you have all heard
this repented a thousand times.
(A voice, "Vv'e all knew it was a lie ")
Well, I am glad you did.
IIow beautiful this plr.m principle of con
stitutional law corresponds with the best in
teresty cf the people! Under it, emigrants
from the North and the South, from the East
and the West, proceed, to tW? Territories.
They carry with them that property which
they suppose will best promote their material
interests; they live together in pcr.ca and har
mony. The question of slavery will be a
foregone conclusion before Ihey have inhabi
tants enough to enter the Union as a State.
There will then be no "bleeding Kansas" in
tho Territories; they will ail live together in
peace and harmony, promoting the prosper
ity of the Territory and their own prosperity,
until the time shall arrive when it becomes
necessary to frame a Constitution.
Then the whole question will be decided to
the general satisfaction. Dat, upon the op
posite principla, what will you find in the
Territories? Why, there will be strife and
contention all the time. One Territorial
Legislature may establish slavery, and another
Territorial Legislature may abolish it, and so
the struggle will bo continued throughout the
territorial existence. The people, instead of
devoting their energies and industry to pro
mote their own prosperity, will be in a state
of constant strife and turmoil, just a? we have
witnessed in Kansas. Therefore, there is no
possible principlo that can be 60 injurious to
the best interests of a Territory, as what has
been called squatter sovereignty.
Now let me place the subject before you in
another point of view. The people of the
Southern States can never abandon this great
principle of State equality in the Union with
out self-degradation. "Never!" Never
without an acknowledgment that they arc in
ferior in this respect to their sister . States
Whilst it is vital to thcin to preserve their
equality, the Northern States surrender noth
ing by admitting this principle. In doing
this they only yield obedience to the Consti
tution of their country as expounded by the
Supreme Court of the United States. While
for the North it is comparatively a mere ab
straction, with the South it is a question of
co-cqnal State sovereignty in the Union.
If the decrees of the high tribunal estab
lished by the Constitution for the very pur
pose are set at naught and disregarded, it will
tend to render all property of every descrip
tion insecure. What, then, Lave tho North
to do? Merely to say that, as good citizens,
they will yield obedience to the decision of
the Supreme Court, and admit the right of, a
Southern man to take his property into the
Territories, and bold it there, just &3 a North
crn man may do; acd it is to me the most ex
traordinary thing in the world that this coun
try should, now be distracted and divided be
cause certain persons at tho North will not
agree that their brethren at the South shall
have the same rights in the Territories which
they enjoy.
What would I, as a Pcnnsylvanian, say or
do. supposing any body was to contend that
the Legislature cf any Territory could outlaw
iron and coal within the ierritoryl QLiauga
tcr and chcer3.) The principle is precisely
the same. The Supremo Court of the United
States have decided what was known to all
to have been the existing state of affairs for
fifty years that slaves are property. Admit
that fact and you admit everything. Then
that property in the Territories must be pro
tected precisely in the same manner with any
other property. If it be not so protected in
the Territories, the holders of it are degraded
before the world.
We have been told that non-intervention on
the part of Congress with slavery in the Ter
ritories is the true policy. Very well. I
most cheerfully admit that Congress has no
right to pass any law to establish, impair, or
abolish slavery in the Territories. Let this
principle of non-intervention be extended to
the Tcriitorial Legislatures and let it be de
clared that they in liko manner have no pow
er to establish, impair, or destroy slavery,
and then the controversy is in effect ended.
This is all that i3 required at present, and I
verily believe all that will ever be required.
Hands ofT by Congress and hands off by the
Territorial legislature. fLoud applause.
With the Supreme Court of the United States
hold that neither Congress nor the Territo
rial Legislature has any power to establish,
impair, or abolish slavery in the Territories.
13ut if, in the face of this positive prohibition,
the 1 err ltorial Legislature should exercise the
power of intervening, then this would be a
mere transfer of the Wilmot Proviso and the
Buffalo platform from Congress, to be carried
into execution in the Territories to the des
truction of all property in slaves. Renewed
applause.
An attempt of this kind made m Congress,
would be resisted by able men on the floor of
both bouses, and probably defeated. Not so
in a remote Territory. To every new Terri
tory there will be a rush of free eoilcrs from
the Northern States. They would elect the
first Territorial Legislature before the people
of the South could arrive with thoir property,
and this Legislature would probably settle for
ever the question of slavery according to their
own will.
And shall we, for the sake of squatter sov
ereignty, which, from its nature, can only con
tinue during the brief period of Territorial
existence, incur the risk of dividing the great
Democratic party of tho country into two sec
tional parties, the one North and the other
South? Shall this great party which basgo?
crned tho country in peace and, war, which
has raised it from humble beginnings to bo
one of the most prosperous and powerful na
tions in the world shall this party be broken
up for such a cause? That is the question.
Tho numerous, powerful, pious and respec
taMo Methodist Church has been thus divi
ded. The division was a severe shock to the
Union. A similar division of the great Dem
ocratic party, should it continue, would rend
asunder one of the most powerful links which
binds tho Union together.
I entertain no such fearful apprehensions.
The present issue 13 transitory, aud will spee
dily pass away. In the nature of things it
cannot continue. There is but one possible
contingency which can endanger tho Union;
and against this all Democrats, whether sqat
ter sovereigns or popular sovereigns, will pre
ecna united resistance. Should the time
ever arrive when Northern agitation and fa
naticism shall proceed so far a3 to render tho
domestic firesides of the South insecure, then
and not until then, will the Union be in dan
ger. A united Northern Democracy will pre
sent a wall of fire against such a catastrophe!
There arc in our midst numerous persons
who predict the dissolution of the great Dem
ocratic party, and others who contend that it
has alrcaly been dissolved. Tho wish is fath
er to Ihe thought. It has been heretofore in
great peril; bat when divided for the moment
it has always closed up its ranks and become
more powerful, even from defeat. It will
never die whilst tho Constitution and' the
Union survive.
It will live to protect and defend both. It
has. its roots in the very vitals of the Consti
tution, and, like one of the ancient cedars of
Lebanon, it will flourish to afford shelter and
protection to that sacred instrument, and to
shield it against every storm of faction. (Re
newed applause.)
Now, friends and fellow-citizen?, it is pro
bable that tliis is the last political speech that
I shall ever make. A voice "We hope
not!" It is now nearly forty years since I
first came to Washington as a member of
Congress, and I wish to say this night that,
during that whole period, I have received
nothing but kindness and attention.
Washington was then comparatively a
small town; now ithaa grown to be a great
and beautiful city; and tho first wish of my
heart is, that Its citizens may enjoy uninter
rupted health and prosperity. I thank you
for the kind attention you have
and now bid you all gool night,
ed cheering.
paid to me,
Prolong-
MISCELLANEOUS.
31 IX X ICS lFATCfl.
Y MISS LUCY A. RANDALL.
Up and down up and down through the
quiet paths of th 3 old garden, unconsciously
crushing the white, creeping stars cf tho tan
gled strawberry. vines under his feet, and deaf
to the soft undertone of the plashing fountain,
whose silvery shiifor gleamed faintly through
the uncertain trriii fcW-the young man paced,
with tho abslrzcici, uneasy footstep of one
who b ia doubt and perplexity, while tha red,
fiery dot of light that marked the locality of
the half-smoked cigar that faithful friend
that never forsakes mankind in trouble shone
ruddily through the gathering dusk And
the myriad sounds and murmurs cf tho city
came softened and subdued to his car, as if
the dense hedge of tho blue plumed lilacs
were a magic well to shut out all discord to
tumult; and the fire-Cics flashing through tho
haze of purple gloom, and the strange, indis
cribablc sweetness Coating up from borders of
magtonette and clustering heliotrope, wove
themselves into one soft atmosphere of enchan
tea silence.
As Walter Redcsdalo pursued his lonely
walk, the flutter of a light dress came down
the graveled path, and almost, ere he was
awaro of the vicinity of any one but the mo
ving branches, a rosy little hand was slipped
under his arm and his sister looked anxiously
up into his eyes. "
Still thinking, Walter? And what is it
about?'
That's a curious question to ask said Red
csdalo. tossing his cigar into the very center
of a knot of crimson pinks, and making a do
lorous attempt at a smile. Jast as though
you women didn't know beforehand everything
that passes through a man's mind, when he is
once within the power of your race! Why,
about Minnie, of course.'
'Dear little Minnie said the girl, earnest
ly. 'And how soon shall you put the event
ful question, Walter? Come, you may as
well tell me all about it at once, for you see I
am determined to know. I am sure she loves
you. Those shy glances from under her eye
lids, and the blushes that flit across her cheek
like clouds over a Summer meadow, at the
sound of your voice or tho echo of your foot
step, have long ago revealed the secret to me,
and I don't suppose you have been absolutely
blind to them. Tell me, now how soon I
am to have a precious little sister-in-law?'
Susy,' said Walter, with an expression of
doubt and perplexity that was comical enough
the truth is, I'm afraid to do it!'
'Afraid! That's rather a new sensation for
you isn't it?'
'Not afraid in your acceptation of the term
but afraid of venturing all my heart's love
in the keeping of one woman, who may be
what I fancy her, or may not. Sometimes I
fear she is too light too frivolous too vain,
to make me happy. Did you ever notice how
delightful she U with trifling articles of dress,
jewels, and such Knick-knacks? I don't like
to sec her so taken up with mere outside
show!'
Oh, nonsenser said Susy, putting her hand
laughing over her brother's mouth. 'Why.
it's just as natural for a prcity woman to be
happy over trinkets as it ia for a bird to get
into the sunshine, or a flower to blosom!
You wouldn't be such a savage as to cbject
to that!'
?Now, this morning,' went on Walter,
scarcely heeding his sister's interruption;
You remember how overjoyed she was in
showing as that new watch. Just like a
child with its latest toy! Upon niy word, I
expected every moment to see her hug and
kiss it!'
I shouldn't have been a lit surprised and
where would have been tho harm?' interjected
Susy.
A woman of intellect and soul shoull Le
above such childish delight in a jeweled toy;
and I am afraid, Susy, that the girl who is so
devoted to worldly decorations and show, can
not be what I want sal expect ia a wife.
And yet, it is hard to think di.Tercntly cf
that sunny, bright-haired little creature. Oh,
Susy, if it had not been for that watch"
Walter, I'm perfectly as'.oniibed at you!'
exclaimed his sister, indignantly. I never
saw such creatures as men are! To make
such a goose of yourself for tho merest trifle
ia the world when,
There somebody is calling jou,' said
Welter, as a voice came through the bushes.
'Itun along, Susy, and don't scold any more!'
And he lighted another cigar, and, watch
ing its glowing tip, determined to forget Min
nie Seluyn,' while, strangely enough, all that
he saw in tho still twilight wa3 the shadowy
outline of a pure, oval face, with laughiog
eyes, and brown, bhining hair, very like MLss
Minnie herself.
The odd, capricious fellow' thought Susy,
as sho went up toward tho house, "to make
such a time, when ho knows very well that
Minnie's father is poor, and she has been sa
ving up all her money this; long time to buy
that watch. Who'd blame the dear little
thing for being hsppy in the possession of it
at last? Not. I, certainly nor Walter cither i
if he wasn't the most unaccountable creature
living. I'd like to box his cars for him!
And with this sicterly ebulition of wrath,
Susy, went in.
Our scene changes to a quieter and more
obscure part of the city away from tho splcn
did home of the young Redesdales to the less
pretentious residence of Mr. Seluyn, the bank
clerk, where Minnie is arranging 6orae flowers
singing softly to herself the while. She is
not exactly pretty, this brown-haired rosc
chcckcd little lady, but a more sunny, fascin
ating personage never walked tho earth in tho
very smallest eizo coquettish 'slippen, and
ever a:i-I anon, as tho remembrance of some
word or look of Walter Redes lale's came
I promised not to say a word, but then as you
t r
ecra to know the watch there can be no harm
t vou what a sweet Llt'e angel that
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1
r.croes her heart tho ra Jioccebriihtenrn over t in u,i
fiowcry t S .
.1 v ...n r l.il- '. Airi he related mc waiC ""
uw, - '"V - J . v I . 1 . 1 u v. ' " o
L r sweet free like; runshine in some
lad grew Ijw with the intense depths of an
unbrjathed Lspj.iness.
Miss Minnie,' sail a servant, opening the
door, 'here's the seamstress come to see about
that dress you want made cp for Miss Rc-dcs-dale's
party.'
Very well, tell her to ccmc ia, Jane,' and
3Iinnie put her vase on the ruartl, and
brushed r.wsy the fallen rose-leaves and Sower
stalks that strewed her lap, as a pale, hag
gard woman with that constant shadow of care
hovering around her forehead that is so un
inLiakable a badge cf strg;liag poverty,
came modestly it.
Minnie greeted her with that bright kind
ness that was a part cf Lcr pure and innocent
nature.
You are tired, Mrs. Evans sit down and
rest yourself for a little while, while I show
you the beautiful Cowers Susy Redcsdalo has
just sent me. There don t you tains that
cameKa 13 pcrfecuy beautiful!
Ycs, but I like the fragrant tuVrcses best.
Ycu arc very fortunate in havirg pretty things
Miss Minnie some cue was telling me you
had a splendid new watch.'
J, J. CD Itfc JJtl ill J1 JVM IU UtlliiUL,
said the young girl, joyously springing to her
bureau drawer far the small white velvet cas
ket; 'Isn't it a perfect little rem?
Mrs. Evans lacked first at the tiny lijoy
with its case of deep blue enamel, bedropped
with lustrous pearls, and its exquisite delicacy
of workmanship, and then at the bright, up
turned face of tne eager fairy who was kneel
ing beside, looking eagerly into her counte
nance for the expected approbation and she
scarcely knew which was the prettiest.
Isn't it lovely, Mrs. Evans?
I never saw anything half so beautiful,
Miss Minnie,' returned the scamatrtss. 'How
much did you pay for ltr
been cocfi-icctially
tam. ?s a reason
uLich Lai
iir.partea by liimie to
requesting him to taka
Fifty dollars now don't you think me
extravagant. If you only knew how long this
watch has been the object of my ambition,
and how fearfully economical I have been to
purchase it, you wouldn't blame me!'
Mrs. iVaDs smiled, and yet there was a sad
lousing at the heart. Fifty dollars! It see
med lik a mine of wealth to the struggling.
hard working creature, whosa consumptive
husband and helpless little ones, barely sub
sisted on the wages of a constant and unre
mitting toil, and she could not repress a sigh
as she unfolded tho light rose colored tarla
tan, and began to discuss the important ques
tion whether it should be" trimmed with rib
bon or puffs.
At length, when the matter was dcnn tcly
settled, and the 'cutting and fitting' over,
Mrs. Evans rose to go, and tied on her worn
bonnet with the same eofi, deep sign.
'Oh, by tho way,' sail Minnie, as they
stood together at tho door. 'I forgot to ask
vou about your husband. Is he any better?'
No, Miss Minnie, said tho seamstress sad
ly, 'his cough is very much worse, and I am
sometimes afraid ho never will be any better.
The doctor says his only chance is ia being
moved out into the country. A few weeks of
country air and change of scene, might per
haps revive his siuking strength. Rut it's no
use thinking about it, I suppose, she added,
with a world of unspoken anguish iu her
too cs.
You will make tha trial, at least? ques
tioned Minnie, the tears coming into her eyes,
with loving sympathy.
Ob, Miss Minnie!' returned the woman
with a grief that went to the girl's heart, 'we
cannot! Wc are too pcor. . lean scarcely
supoly my babies with bread from day today,
anl eo I must sec him dying for lack of the
healing Laha that is utterly beyond my reach
as if it were in another world, loans yen
f jr Your kind svmratbv. Miss Sduvn,' the
added, r.s Minnio pressed blh the ran ban
in Lcr own: 'I can cnlr tray that this litter
cup nay never conic to your sweet lip:!'
She went away wilh weary step and down
ck?t heal, down to the darkenier street, while
Minnie returned fo her room with a shadow
of thought deepening through the cashed
tears that glittered in her soft hazel eyes.
She took up the tiny jeweled watch and
mechanically counted the pearls that dotted
its azure surface sho remembered hew h ag
she had been laying aside her small savings
for its acqnh-itk.n, and her innocent, harmless
pride in its possession and then she thought
of poor Mr. Evaa, dying in the narrow crow
ded court, where no sunshine ever came and
even the soft winds of heaven were ladea with
pestilential vapors!
It was the severest struggle through which
Minnie Seluyn had ever p-irscd.
But tin next morning the little watch lay
in its old bed of velvet and patio, ia the gor
geous show case on Ikcadway.
'Why. Walter!' said Miss EcdesJale, who
happened ta Le looking for a watch for a fair
friend from the rural district, who Lai com
missioned her with several jewelry orders,
while Walter, at the other end cf the store,
yawned over his newspaper, glanced towards
the impatient horses and secretly wondered
whether Susy meant to be all day about it!
Well?
Here i3 a watch exactly liko Minnie Scla
yn's. " Do come and look at it.
Walter started up to the magic name, of
Minnie, dashed his newspaper upon the
ground, and came to his sister's side.
What a singular coincidence, 6aid he turn
ing the pretty trinket round and round.
Not so strange, after all,' said the jeweler,
adjusting his spectacles. 'Miss Seluyn sent
it back this morning it is tho very ono sho
had.
Sent it back? questioned Susy, in per
plexity. Well, I may is well tell you just how it
was, said the old gentleman, wij.iug his glas
ses, for he had kuovju Minuiu from a child
and was very fend of her. 'To be sure I
lack the watch at its forirer valuation how
the iunccent girl Lad given up her trcasur- ia
order that poor Mrs Evans might have the
means to remove Lcr sick Lusland to the
country, and Lew her gentle, wc-iuaiily nature
had triuaiphed over all childish vacity. It
was a simple recital ana jet it cncciea
Walter Redcda!c to the Lcart, llew Le had
luisjucgcl Minnie Seluyn!
You are not going to buy that wstch. Wad
tcr'f exc!iluied his sisttr in astonishment, as
Le fpeko earnestly to the jeweler.
Certainly I am. Why not?
'Nothing returned Susy, with ihc least
perceptible spice cf satire in her tcne, 'only I
thought you disapproved cf such trinkets.
Walter was silent; ho smiled quietly, and
assisted his sister into the carriage without a
word of cxcu.re: but as they
homeward, he said after a long pause:
The old man was riht, Susy. She is an
angel"
He took the watch hlm?elf to Minnie Sclu
yns that ve-ry evening, but scmehow the in
terview proved so engrossing, and they Lad
so many interesting things to say to one
another, that the whiie velvet casket was en
tirely forgotten until the very last taenjcnt.
And even then, Minnie Lad scarcely a thought
for the enameled contents and only saw thcra
through a bright mist of happy tears. Iler
loving heart was so full of the consciousness
that Walter itcdesdale loved her Letter thaa
the whole world beside!
At least he said so, and if lrt wasn't good
authority, we'd like to know who on earth was.
were driving
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