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...r . J. I A M 'A A ' - ' . . ,mml- . ' 6 THE NEW NORTHWEST, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1881. TH E - RECTOR'S. DAUGHTER. BY EDITH O. BXTTHIBFOBD. ' ; It.waa a mild October day In the little New England village of Deerford. A gentle.breeze was blowing, which occasionally wafted down the red and yellow leave : which) atiir clung to the " brancbe. The Tillage clock had just struck "five a a trim little figure,: robed In white came- trip ping down the path which led from the rectory to the gate. Bhe was rather, short, with golden brown hair atid large hazel eyesHer rosy Hps were parted; disclosing two rows of snow-white teeth.' This was Dora Miller, the rector's da ugh ter. At the gate she paused and looked up and down theroad, as If expecting some one. Pres ently a glad smile lighted her face) ft a manly form came In sight.. ; ' : Dick Palmer was twenty-three years of age, tall, broad-shouldered and handsome." His hair was dark, as were also his large and handsome eyes. He and Dora-were engaged, with her parent' un willing consent; for theyknew that Dick wis not ' able to support their daughter. Being left ah '-vrphan when but a child, his home, since then, had been with his uncle at Deerford. He had re ceived an excellent education and had passed through college. It had, always been his cher ished plan to become a lawyer, and he had decided, after much deliberation, to go to New York and study for that purpose. : As he reached the gate where Dora stood, she extended her hand,. saying : . . , A. . 1 ' "I knew you would -come, Dick. I am so glad . to see you ut sorry we must part so soon." J'Never mindDoIly,'J he answered. "I hope It will not be long before I shall .be able to come back and take you to the city as'my wife.,. I wish you were going with me now." - "O Dick," said Dora, her eyes filling with tears, V "you don't know how I shall miss you 1 And I fear that when you get to New York you will for- get Vour poor little Dora." "Dora," answered the young man, Indignantly, ' "how can you doubt me 7 I have given you my whole heart, and I shall never love another." 'Thank you, dear, for saying that," she replied, fjxjietiyr" 'My darllnir. I must leave you now." said he. "I have barely time to catch the six o'clock train. I will write often and tell vou what I am doing.. Now, promise me. Dolly; before I go, that you will not forget me.". . A-. "In the sight of heaven, Dick, I promise to re main true to you and. to wait, till you return, though it be not for years," answered she, sol emnly. . ' A "God bless you. my darling 1" said thffyoyng man, as he pressed his Hps to hers. The next moment he was gone, and Dora was ack to the house. ays later, lsnrTeceivea her nrst letter from Dick, saying that be had arrived safely and mmenced his studies. All through the" Winter hich followed she received h letters regularly twice each week; in the spring jame one ben ring br to forgive him If he wrote-but one eac week, for, he said, he bad very little spare time. "Poor fellow I" thought Dora. "I rear he studies .walkli "Will -. .... you not too hard: It will certainly affect his health." Alas for poor, little Dora I How little was. -her sympathy needed l Dick studied, it Is true, but with moderation. He was seen at balls, parties, and all adml red -nd courted th-handorae and rising young lawyer ; . - Poor little Dora 1 As time passed on, Dick's let ters were becoming short and far between, and were losing much of their former tenderness." At last they teased altogether. It waa Autumn again, another mild October day, and Dora stood once more at the rectory gate. All around was the same, but alas I how changed was the little white-robed figure standing there I The roses had fled from her cheeks, and there was a dull, vacant look In her eyes. A pony-carriage, drawn by two neat little black horses, and driven by a stout, sun-burnt young man, appeared ever the hill and came In thedlrec--tlon of. the rectoryrAt the gate it stopped, and the young man alighted and tied the ponies. He then approached Dora, and extending, his hand, said - - -1 ' - '- . "Well, how do-you' tlo,-DoraT-rI camever to see if you would not' like to go for a drive." "Thank you very much, Joe," 'she answered, "but I have a bad headache." "Well, I know you would feel better for the drive," said Joe. "No wonder you have head aches ; you never go out to any place. Now run and put on your intngs." "Well, I will go," she said, -come nn to the house 7" . "No, I will wait here." . i : V-Joe Leslie was the son of a neighbor, and, had been Dora's playmate In childhood. They had been taught by the same masters, and had grown up together as brother and sister. Dora did not keep the young man waiting long. Heftsslstedher to a seat in the carriage, and then '"Jumped in beside her. As' they drove along the - pleasant country road, he remarked : . "How fast time files. Here It is October : Just think It will soon be Christmas. Doyouknw, Dora, it is two years this month since Dick ralmer went away 7" "" "Is It 7" she asked, In a tone of unconcern, al though she had changed color. "Just look at that tnaple tree ; are not the leaves a lovely color 7" Yes. they are," answered Joe. "Oh, by the way, I have something to show you. I believe you used to be interested In Dick" r . And taking a newspaper from his pocket, he pointed to a certain paragraph. Dora took the paper and read . J Makried At Grace thnrrh, on ThuradayJ-Ortober IS, Richard O. Palmer,-of IWrford. M., to HylTla, only daughter of Howard J. Stone, of Ibis cliy. -. ""Dora read and returned the paper.. "It is a lovely day, Isn't It 7" asked blundering Joe Leslie. ". a anwer.Dara had fainted. When she returned to consciousness she was lying n the grass by the roadside, and Joe's frightened "face was bcirdlng-ever her, In his handle held a wet handkerchief, with which he had beenbjstMng herface. As she opened her "A you natter, j.otih 7 Toumgntenea me so i A moment aaro you looked as If you wipTe-dead.il. "Yes, I feel better now," she answemli'jsnili her li you win neip me, l uiink l can get back to tne carriage." - "No, you must not try to walk,? said Joe, as he lifted her slight form In his arms. "Dora," he continued, as tbey drove slowly along, "I must tell you at last I canndt keep it any longer! I love you with my whole heart. WJll you be my wife? . ; - . "f ' - "Joe," slowly answered ihi girl, "I am sorry you have told me thh ; I am sorry you love me. for I can never return your a fleet lo a as you would wish. 1 love you as a dear brother, out I can never be your wife.", " ' "O Dora," he said, turning his pale, despairing face to her, "can you never learn to love me? . I will wait If you will only give me hope." , 'No. Joe, I cannot: it Is useless. I can never bayour wife." ... - .. '-l..,.. ! - A "Dora," said Joe, hoarsely, "I see It all. now. What a fool I have been f .You love Dick raimer. Answer, me, Dora; Is it not so?" Bhe did not speak, but inner face he-read her answer, and knew that ! his fond hopes and cher ished plans were never to be realized. ' They drove home in silence, but as Joe, assisted Dora from the carriage, he said : - - - "Good-bye, Dora ; I leave here to-morrow. We may never meet agalrt, and when I am gone think kindly of me If you can. If you are ever in trou ble and need a friend, remember that I shall always be glad to be of any service to you. ..Now good-bye, and God blew you.?. ;..,r ,.; , CHAPTER II. - Thirteen years -had passed away since Dora Miller and.Dick Palmer bade one another farewell at the rectory gate. They had been long, weary years for .Dora. 8he and Dick rhad never met, and "he had only heard of him through strangers. ; Bhe knew that he had married an nelress, and that his married life had not been happy. - The good rector and his wife bad been laid In their last resting-place in the quiet churchyard several years before. ! - t ; "r Dora was still Dora Miller, now thirty-three years old, and people had begun to call her an old maid. She still occupied her little room at the rectory, for the new. rector and his wife had no -family, and were therefore willing to take the friendless girl to board. r It was a cold Winter day, and Dora, wrapped in, furs, was walking rapidly down the rwdf phe saw the man approaching wltlv the mall; and as they met ho banded her a letter addressed to herself. It was. postmarked New York. From whhm-could It be? Bhe correspondetl with no one but two cousins and a friend in Boston. She tore open the envelopemid read : MUi Dora Mitlrr . Itli-Unrd ralmer J ytbf horo t th )OMiit1,n(t denlmilose you. IMriweeo'liVe immediately, for lt cannot lat long. Your obeliat rvant, . TU9MAS C. JoIck. f Dora turned pale and clung to the fence for sup- Eort Dick Palmer friendless, alone, dying in a osnltal? What could it mean? . , ' : - . "I yili go at once," she said, aloud, as she turned Again in the direction of the rectory. j Bhe was soon ready for her Journey, and having bade the kind rector and his wife ..adieu, she started for the station. When she arrived In New York it was midnight, but. regardless of the time, she summoned a cab and was conveyed to the hospital. She asked for Richard Palmer, and was conveyed to one of the cots at the end of the long room. ; There lay a man, pale and ghastly: his cheeks were shrunken, and his .eyes burned like 4 live coals. A , tone, of the man woo preceded Dora. . '', "Yes," he answered, "she Is here." -, Dora came and stood1 beside the bed d looked ron tne wreck of, that once nandHomer stalwart man. He stretched out his thin haud and took hers. ' ' ' - - reahTTyoirior co'mTng, DoraTio said; ' 'It was kind of you to -gratify my wish. - You have changed since the last time I saw-you, but there is still a resemblance to the little Dora with whom I played when a child."- Oh, those happy days at Deerford'T THey nave been the happiest of my life. I am dying: I feel hat I cannot live many hours longer, and I have many things which I must say to you while I have the strength. First, Dora, say you forgive me for having wronged you. I was tempted; it was Sylvia's cursed money which tempted me. I toever loved my wife. I say now, Dora, as I am dying, you are the only woman I have ever loved. Say, dearest,. I. be seech you, that you forgive me VL 7 . "Yes, Dick," answered Dora, "1 forgave you longalro." .(-: "Heaven bless you for that, my darling I "Now When I was taken ill,. the woman with whom we boarded offered to.kecr Daist till I should be well again. . I know now that I shall never be." . He stopped, for his strength was falling fast. "Dora," he said, at last, "will you grant a dying man's request? I know I have no right to ak It of you, but it Is for Daisy's sake, not mine. Will Iou take my friendless little girl and care for her 7 know you would le kind to her. I have no one In the world to whom I could trust her but you. Only say you will take her, and I shall die happy." "Dick," -answered Dora, solemnly, ."I promise you ; I vow in thellght of heaven to love end pro lectyour friendless little, child." f . ". r "Thank you, my dearent I I did not think you would refuse, although I do not deserve such kind ness from you.AVou are a gooii, kind woman, Dora." .A .' He stopped as a ghastly paleness came over his face, and the hand which clasped Dora's fell pow erless on the counterpane. v JnIora,M he gasped, "kiss me before I dle.Ju Hha bent over and imprinted a kiss o'ii the cold Hps. 'Good-bye, mydarllng," he : whispered. "God bless you 1" v . A moment later, Dora raised her tear-stained I xsaxul J aJULocr-liand jialiie . co 1 d b ro v lx f o churchyard, and then she sought out his child. Daisy was trlght little girl of five, -with her father'slirgelark eyes and her mother's golden hair.' v . . - . , k Dora left Deerford, and she and plck'ahild went td live-In- a quiet little Massachusetts vll- Jage where she was not known; Here sne was, much beloved, lor sne was aina aim gracious w all, though Intimate with none. Many wondered why she had never married. Village gossips talked, and lively Imaginations pictured romances In which Dora was the heroine; but none ever knew the true history of the rector's daughter. WORTHY SON OF A NOBLE SIRE.7 ADDRESS OFTWMLWyD OARRISOK, JUXIQBpSE- t'ORE ' THEr ORCOOK StXtE -WOMAJ . . buffraoe association. - ' A notable feature of the W'oinan Suffrage Con vention was- the appearance on .the- platform of" William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., who was Introduced by Rev. Mr. Eliot as a member of a similar assc--elation In New, England. M&jGarrlson p6ke; as follows: A .'-rtpi A : Ladiet and Gentlemen.- I esteem It a privilege to be with you this evening.. -Holding both by inheritance and conviction the belief that human f rights and responsibilities-are not-limited by the accident or sex, I belong upon your piatiorm. 10 a Bostonian, finding himself 4000 miles away from home, on "what he nas been accustomed to-con-sider the outskirt of civilization, your city is a perpetual surprise. He finds here the same kind of people, the same books, the same homes he has left behind, and it is lmnosaiUlft to realize that Portland is not a city of New England. If any thing more were needed. to preserve the illusion, here is the familiar and time-honored Woman Suffrage Convention. How well I know It I Year in and year out, through discouragement and ridicule and apathydoomed to repeat the old arguments, to answer for the thousandth time the objections raised by timidity and prejudice, the. weary and yet unwearied advocates of simple jus tice compel the attention of the public. How many times, with exhaustive eloquence and unanswerable reasons, these stale objections have been demolished! There was a time that when the brains were out the man would die, and there an -end, but now they rlse agalnand we are forced again and again to "slay tne slain." But tiresome as It is to continually repeat "line upon Une and .precept upon Jyecept," andjto labor to prove tuaVtwo ahd 'two lnake'lourK8uch'"lsil'Bd' always must be the work of the reformer. In. Massachusetts our cause moves upward and onward, steadily and surely, AVVe have attained the partial school suffrage for women.and;.eveiy year petition the Legislature to submit the ques tion of full suffrage to the people's vote. V It Is customary now. when the question comes up In the Legislature for discussion, for the oppo nents to raise no objections, but simply vote It down. The report of the committees and the weighty speeches are on the side of woman's en franchisement ; but with a dogged persistence the majority continues tn the negative! although with diminishing preponderance. This year, for the first time In our history, a woman was admitted as a delegate to the Repub lican State Convention in the person of the elo quent and gifted Mrs. Mary A Livermpre. , It Is a warfare, however, where no retreat can be sounded, and until the right is conceded the yearly appeal and agitation are as certain as the seasons. - . ' ., Inpasslng through Wyoming Territory cently.lt was gratifying ta hear from Governor Hoy t testimony Jo the .beneficent effect of Wom.anSuflrage therein the Interest of morality and good government. The Governor mentioned as a surprise the fact that no woman had yet made application to him for any office. Not that any reason exists why competent women should not hold office, but it shows how little personal ambi tion has been stimulated by the attainment of the right to vote . A . " A, few Hays ago at Olympia, In Washington Territory, where it was my privilege to mingle with the members of the Legislature In a social way, I expressed my hope that before the Terri tory was ready to be admitted as a State, the' Constitution fwould provide for equal suffrage, and thereby avoid the agitation its omission was sure to entail. 7 When we remember hpw difficult it is t6 eradicate a wrong once crystallized in organic law; and how absurdly binding bad precedents ftrei we :-cannotoverratethe importance of a young State's guarding In the beginning against such manifest Injustice. But for the shortsighted ness and) unwillingness to compromise principle shown by the framers of the United States Con stitution, In allowing a recognition and protection of 'Slavery In its famous obnoxious clauses, the long degradation of our politics and the incalcula ble sufferings of our civil war would have been averted. ;, 'A4t refuge of many i Intelligent people, who are too enlightened to repeat the old objections, and yet not ready to accept impartial suffrage, Js the plea that the franchise Ubo broadly exercised already and should be limited. Although this Is the essence of toryism and a distrust of the great principle that a republic Is "of the people, by the pies' enunciated In the Declaration of Inde pendence and applying tbem Impartially without: distinction of sex or race, the declaration will last for all time because it Is as broad aa human ity.. Partially as the experiment has been applied, -and although Europerhas poured into our midst hordes of ignorance, povertv.nd criminality to be assimilated, the ..nation has stood the, strain marvellously.- Wisdom is justified -rA her children. -We have undergone commotions that would wreck 'monarchies, and In every great great crisis what has saved us ? Not presidents, nor capitalists, nor scholars, but It Is the uprising of the whole people the ground-swell of popular, feeling thatalways . decides the issue Jj the Interest of. right and safety. Talk as we may of the Irish or colored vote, each class has the right to represent Itself, ho matter If Its representatives are unsavory or bad. Nor can the virtue aid In telligence of the country! afford not to have ignorance and poverty send their representatives to speak for them. . - ' .( , - .i They are the warning dials that Indicate to all . eyes the magnitude of the degradation. In our. midst. We cannot afford to overlook or: forget .them. Inasmuch as the dial's hand shows' their increase, so much more has the alarm to be sounded and regenerating influences set to work to "rescue: society," which "otherwise lulled In a fancied security might awake too late. Upon the walls of " our representatl ve government let'the whole nation's figure be thrown and the shadows as prominent - as thelights. Republicanism cannot only bear tlte trial but cannot spare it. ' We are too far on the" voyage to put back. The ship has incurred its chief est dangers because too many of its crew are kept under the hatches. Lefthem up into the day. Welcome woman to the rights and responsibilities of an untrammeled ballot. ?; ' -;;.TTvi: ' .. .- , There Is great need of constant agitation in this young State of Oregon until your object is attained. And it not only benefits .womp. AIL moral effort based on fundamental principles ele vates the entire community.' " '- New England owes Its preeminent intellectual, and moral position ' to the constant conflict of Ideas.,, While, unfortunately, the church so largely reflects the average public sentiment and too often finds little, difficulty, in being at peace In the presence of sin, provided the sin is popular, the true spirit of the gospel Is to be found in the various humanitarian reforms of the day. In a new and growing country like this, where ' the wonderful resources of nature are developing . .so- -rapidlyand wealth .comes -easily, -there-is. danger that the material may overshadow the 'moral progress.' -. Professor Bryce, the English Member of Parlia ment,' who has been traveling with our party a most acute and sympathetic observer was much impressed by this tendency. " ' A .Suchassociations as yours and other kindred f Purposes have therefore a regenerating and up iftlng influence. Unfortunate is the community Where there are no isms. Because of the crudities and extravagancies of well-meaning but over zealous friends, who attach themselves to. every reform,' do not, allow timid consciences to excuse . themselves from their share In the work. When the sole objection to a movement is alleged per sonal dislike forits advocates be sure that the objectors have no. answer for your' arguments. -Hold them to a discussion of principles,-and do not be drawn aslde-hypersonal criticism, the shelter of apathy and opposition. The great work is to touch conscience by care fully considered and Just appeals to the best senti ments of human nature.; The statute book'will surely second your progress. In days of discour agement, which always come, certain that the cause Is nearlng-U-iU-irlwnphr-wecan comfort ourselves witn. wnittier's lines: -r-,Thn, wh ioniewhat of the ser ' Mutt'the mnral plonrf r from Ihm futura JxrroW Mil you hear mv story?" "es, Dlck," she answered, assheknelfTesIde the bed. . " ' - A . "I'left you ancrcame to New York," 4egan-4 Dick. "The city with its many temptations ruins many a young and inexperienced roan. I was young and foolish, and went heedlessly Into soci ety. I met Sylvia Storie. She was young, beau tiful, an heiress, and as heartless as she was beautiful.- I was fascinated, for the time by her pretty face, and her cursed gold tempted me. I will not ent$r into particulars. Suffice It to say that I married her, and then, when It was too late, I learned her heartless nature. Three years ago she died, leaving our one little girl, then two years old. Sylvia's family never cared for the child, and since her mother's death Daisy and I have lived alonerI havrtostll thrmoneyl ever hadrl"peoplendfot7thepeople,JitHs-t he-fashion -of many to proclaim it when the claims of woman are urged. , - . , . In the. first place, if It were true that suffrage should be limited, the" answer Is, that when the same Limits apply to men and women alike there will be no ground for complaint on the score of injustice to women. At present the objection Is Irrelevant and lmpertlnent,not touching the question at issue. In the second place, is the objection to universal suffrage a sound one ? ' . . - A 4. The underlying principle of our great experi ment of elf-gevernment is that "government deriveslts Just power from the consent of the governed,' which Includes the humblest member of society. Not from the consent of the rich, of the educated, of , the strongest, .but of the Coverned. It was momentous experiment ased upon an abiding faith in human nature, a conviction that tJie average wisdom 0 all Is safer than that of any portion, however favored. It took into consideration poverty and Ignorance, trustlng'to the innate desire of humanity for order and good government.- It was assumed that although the principle mlghtbg evervly" tested: as enlightenment Increased, fostered by popular education, government would Improve and the responsibilities of the ballot have an elevating 1 1 t"V u She haThI inlaidTa the gtTTTarTtoirrfwwfK. 1 .. 1 s ffrln nt limtlrr, nml iklfh.nn.rh I the framers of the Government were inconsistent in not embodying In the Constitution the prlnci- Clothe the with dresfhn of grain And on mldnlKhl't aky at rain ... Paint the golden morrow." -. The President of Amherest College has offered to the students the privilege of electing represen tatives in whose hands will be left certain matters of college administration now undertaken by the faculty. 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