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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
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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
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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. This body will probably be composed of
four seniors, three juniors, two sophomores, and
one freshman, with a member of the faculty as
presiding officer, If the classes accept the proposal,
which seems doubtful. - -
A Neapolitan gardener, .after vears of ex Deri
ment, has. produced a camelia with a delicate per-.
fume, ana minics 11 proDanie these nowers may in
the near future b so cultivated as to rival the
rose in fragrance.- '-
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toajnan. Kites rise" igainst and not with- the
wind. Even a head-wind Is better than none.
No man ever worked his passage anywhere in a
dead calm." " "
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