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Laa diagrammas suivants illuatrent la mithoda. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 MrrlBr ■t(|^J(^^W*^* lyUA liAMPBIilil. OP. BY MRB. ,IUll,iN H. HOW¥ By iheii works ye shall know ihem. MONTH EAL : ,\. Chaflea!' & Son, Prjktebs an!) Boqf !f« f II /^ .lULIA CAMPBELL, OB THE f ENLIGHTMENT OF A MIND. 1 't^^tmsii^simis^rm < T JULIA CAMPBELL, OR THE ENLIGHTMENT OF A MIND, BY I^PS JOHN H. ROWELL. " 3y their works ye shall know them. MONTREAL: ^. Chapleau & Son, Printers and Bookbinders, 10, ST. CHAIILES BORRCMEE STREET. 1876 "* I PREFACE. Witlioiil liis kind peniiission 1 r«>speclfLilly dedioaU^ this little vol u mo !(» my rovprod STEP FATHEH IN LAW Mr. WILLIAM WILTON IloNOHED Sir, — In presenting you with this Utile luork I beg to draw your particular attention to events which are evovj day passing under our notice and which I have endeavoured to portray exactly as they came under mine. Truth, 5/r, plain, unvarnished Truth, is all the merit I claim for this my first production, and upon the same basis^ I faithfully promise to lay the foundation of the succeeding volumes of my " Series of true Stortes^ To you^ 5ir, ivho like myself, are actuat- ed by a sincere desire for the public weal, I have but one appeal to make ; viz, that you go hand in hand with me, in my humble efforts to upset a '■^ System'^ which has alas ! been only too long allowed to exercise Its pernicious influence over all classes of society. That the scales may ere long be removed from the eyes of Its deluded followe 'S, even as they have been from his, is the earnest prayer of your dear Step-Son, as well as of her who enjoys the delightful privelege of subscribing herself , Your a/ft. Step-daughter in Law, JULIA ROWELL. *-a^ -4/N s JULIA CAMPBELL, OR THE ENLIGHTMENT OF A MIND. CHAPTER I. Iw the year of grace 1872, tidings of the Great Peace Jub'I&v. reached the quiet little town of St. John, Newfoundland, the adopted land of my parents, the native land of their children, and where I, with my father, mother and one brother, then resided. Being myself of a naturally excitable and pleasure loving dis^ -> sition, it will be small matter of surprise that the glowing accounts copied in oi^r local journals of the grand doings of our American neighbours, preparatory to this grand celebration hlled me, wUhan irresistible desire to be an eye-witness of the thrilling scenes about to be enacted in tha^ most gigantic of modern cons- tractions, the Coliseum. Being " sole daughter of their house and heart," this project, as might reasonably be expected, met at first with no small amount of opposition from my affectionate parents, their objections, I, however, managed to overrule in a maimer somewhat cou mon to my sex, and one which I had ever found so successfid from my * ^- 8 JULIA (JAMPBKLL. earliest experience, that I never attempted to vary it. This mode of over persuasion consisted in gaining over my mother, which j5tep heing accomplished, the conr iest of mon pere was seldom attempted with much difPr^ulty, as he, poor dear old soul, had quietly and resignedly taken the oath of allegiance to petticoat government upon the accession of her Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria when he philosophically decided that it was " no go " to <^ontend against the powers feminimethat he and acted with truly .'idmirahle consistency on this highly commendable principle for the remainder of his natural life. M? ly and varied were the opinions of the friends w^iom we consulted upon the most safe and expedient means of packing away the crude materials intended for my wardrobe, that most important appendage of fashionable young ladyism, for allow me to observe that I had no idea of figuring in the primitive cuts of one British Magasim dc Mode^ but entertained a strong desire to behold myself arrayed in that delicious style, which I had ever regarded as the ne plus idtra of good taste, and which I had heard styled A rAmcricaine.—Miev due consideration, it was unanimously decided that the best plan to combine economy and fashion would be to cut up breadths of silk, stuff, &.C., &c., and baste them together with white thread, so as to effectually deceive the sharp eyes of the Custom House detectives, those betes-noires of amateur provincial travellers. All necessary preliminaries being completed, it now remained but to make my last adieux and embark on board the steamer destined to convey me to that land of Music, Love, and Flowers, upon which my eyes, (wtary of the continued sight of snow, ice, ind fug) thirsted to rest their gaze. T i ,s ^ • •*r JULIA CAMPBELL. 9 4 -^ I shall not stop to detail the mingled emotions of gladness and sorrow, which at the last moment, however hard 1 might endeavor to banish the latter, stuiggled within me for the mastery, sorrow nearly gained the victory when abont to quit the fond shelter of the paternal roof, especially as I gazed upon the saddened counte- nances of those two dear ones whom I well know were smothering within their aching hearts the tears that must not fall lo throw a damper on their darling's joyous anticipations. 1 feel even now the fervent mother's kiss upon my lips, the blessing of my aged father is ringing in my ears, as Imightly and daily return thanks to the Giver of aU good that he has so far mercifully preserved me from forfeiting those best of earthly blessings — the affection and respect of my beloved parents. I must not here omit lo pay a fond tribute to my dear old Jim, my faithful friend and co- adjutor, who, in company with another gentlemen friend^ accom- panied me as far seaward as the limits of the Tug in which they returned to land would permit, suffice it to spy th?t I there bade farewell to one of the kindest, best, and truest hearts that ever beat within a brother's breast. ' . J^ .- CHAPTER II. On June the 6th, I find myself within the hallowed precincts Oi the grand old city of the Puritans, fairly launched upon the ocear of independance both individual and national, an element vastly suited to my taste, and one which I had firmly resolved to revel in with all the delight and almost all the presumption of a thorough bred Yankee, for I had deemed it part of my travelling policy to stow away a good share of the latter to be used in sea- sonable self-defence against the shafts of enquiry peculiar to the polite inhabitants of the Hub. It is not my intention to dwell at any length upon the proceedings of the Peace Jubilee nor do I mean to enlarge on the merits of the wonderful anvil choruses, as performed upon a hundred anvils by a hundred able bodied musical heroes, those details I leave to the memories of those who either had the good fortune of hearing them or of hearing of them through the medium of the daily papers, but shall request my readers to accompany me to the domestic circle of which I found myself a member through the kind hospitality of my father's sister, who had been married and residing in Boston for upwards of twenty years ; her union had not been blessed with oifspring. a circuiiis- • 1 JULIA CAMPBELL. '^ tarxce which neither she nor her husband seeired at all to regret, as like the generality of Americans they appeared to regard the baby species more in the light of plagues than profits. My aunt I had known intimately in childhood, but Mr. Bright I had seen only once before when very young, and had received a most favorable impression of him, engraved on my youthfuU mind, in fact I had regarded him as a kind of hero of romance, so versatile were his accomphshments, both literary and musical, and so excessively amusing were his rare powers of mimicry, whether exercised on the comic or sentimental sides of character, in each of which he appeared equally at home. I need not say how pleasantly the time passed away amidst the gay round of pleasure so lavishly provided for their welcome guests by these kind relatives, all things seemed to my inexpe- rienced vision to wear the brilliant tints of joy and gladness nor did 1 dream of thorns amid the roses ; though no longer dans la premiere jeunesse, for I had reached the mature age of twenty- eight, 1 had about as much real knowledge of the world and its deceptions as might have been expected from any girl brought up amidst my surroundings which had always been of the most vir- tuous and proper description. Of vice I know Uttle beyond the name, never having been brought personally in contact with it in any shape or form. In order that this assertion may not appear -exaggerated to a certain class of those readers who may do my pages the honor of a perusal, I shall retrograde a little and give a short sketch of my antecedents ^^oth domestic and social. My father and mother were both Irish by birth and Catholic by creed, our name Campbell, a somewhat unusual one for such ?. nationality and such a crecQ to wear, but thisls easily expiam- '^ iVU\ CAMPBELL. ed from the fact of my father's family having been originally Scotch and Presbyterian, my Grandfather having renounced the tenets of John Knox to embrace those of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the latter of which were far more in keeping with the natural mildness, benevolence, and whole-souled charity of my own fa- ther's disposition than were those of the stern old Reformer, hence it came to pass that we, the descendants of this converted stock w^ere brought up, in the strictest sense of tiie word. Good Catholics, a <'.ognomen alas ! but little appreciated or understood in this age of progressive irreligion, so little that its application in many f-ases is regarded more as a stigma than an honor more wel- '^ome, I verily believe to many outside our venerable pale would be the title of Mormon, Turk, or Pagan than this dear old name once so highly prized, so deeply reverenced, and so fondly cher- ished by our common British ancestors. Brought up then, as I have before stated, upon principles most pure in their unalloyed Christianity and ever exemplified before our eyes by the most scrupulous observance of tliera in all the ordinary affairs of every day life, we, from our earliest intelligence, learned to regard our father as the embodiment of all that an earthly shrine could con- tain of purest, best, and holiest, an opinion which we constantly heard 'indorsed even by those who ditfered most widely from him either in political or religious belief, for good Catholic that ho wrs, he never stopped to enquire the creed of his neighbour be- fore extending to him the right hand of fellowship and good will; no, my friends and bigots on the other side, it was never the custom of this truly Christian gentleman to search the advertising columns of a party paper to find an orthodox housemaid,coSk, or butler ; the things of mortality were with him made subservient to and never JDLIA CAMPB£LI. 13 permitted to clash with those af immortality ; his cook had no power over his soul, why then should he select her but for her fitting ministry ? Which question 1 >ave to be replied to by our wortly journalists of theological renown ! ! ! As a professor of Languages and Astronomy, my father gained an independant living, out of a family of six, but three of his children survived their infancy, consequently our household ex- penses rarely equalled his income, a circumstance which enabled him to lay aside sufficient provision for his old age ; for myself and brothers he had little anxiety, as he had taken care to render us independant of pecuniary reverses by training us as early as possible to a life of useful industry. My eldest brother, Tom, was decidedly the star of our domestic horizon, from a mere baby he had given most extraordinary evi- dences of precocious ability, infantile promises that were amply fulfilled as he grew to boyhood ; wonderfully accomplished ere he reached the threshold of manhood, for he was called to join the chosen land " whom the gods love " before completing his twenty- sixth year. As I am writing a true story, and poor Newfoundland needs a hero, T think it not out of place to give extracts from the obituary encomimus passed upon my brother by his fellow citi- zens and brother members of the California Legislature at the period of his demise, they will prove more convincingly than my poor pen has power to do. the estimation in which my father's son was held by his honorable colleagues in office. Should these pages chance to come under the notice of these gentlemen, they will readily recognise the boy member whose untimely death they so deeply lamented 14 JULIA CAMPBELL. Proceedings of the California Legislature in reference to THE DEATH OF ThOMAS CaMPBELL. The IIouso took up as the special oider the resolutions in rela- tion to the death of Thomas Campbell of Calaveras, which were read as follows : Whereas. It has pleased almighty God to call from among uf our beloved friend and colaborer, Thomas Campbell, member of assembly from the County of Calaveras ; and whereas, the said Thomas Campbell had endeared himself not only to us, his im- mediate friends, but also to the entire State of California, by his unwavering fidelity and justice, by his love of truth, and his holy Zeal in the sacred cause of the Union, therefore be it Resolved, That in the late Thomas Campbell we recognize one of liberty's most eloquent and earnest champions, whose honesty was never questioned, and whose character was without a blemish or a stain. Resolved, That we mourn his loss as one which cannot be supplied, and we tender our sympathies to his relatives in this sad honor of their affliction. Resolved, That in honor of his memory which shall be to us an illustrious pattern and example, the members of Assembly will wear the usual badge of mouming. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forvv-ardei to the nearest relatives of the deceased. Mr. Warwich— Mr. Speaker : Sadness oppresses me as I rise to address you, and I feel the fountains swelUng to my eyes as I attempt to speak of the honored dead. In the bloom of youth, . % JULIA CAMPBELL, 15 in the season of lifes joy— in that period when a golden halo lin- gers round all the memories of life — one beloved and honored, and cherished by ns all, has suddenly been summoned away. Not unprepared has our colleague been stricken dov/n ; not surprised was the sentinel at his post— for a warning voice was ringing in his heart, and day by day for more than two years he felt that his life was hastening to a close. Louder than even the warning . oice of death sounded the trumpet notes of duty in his soul, and the cry of dishonored justice reached him by his couch of pain, where this young wanderer in a far off land had lain him down to die. He had heard that justice had been outraged ; he had heard that the ermine had been sullied. He had heard that the judgment seat had been disgraced by a faithless and un- worthy minister. Forgetful of self, regardless of the agony which racked him night and day, he resolved to vindicate the right— and the gentle, kindly affectionate boy, whose heart was over- flowing with goodness to all, was suddenly transformed to an avenging Nemesis, before whom corruption fled and treason trembled in its citadel. Neither the anguished cry of disease, the threats of trembling foes, the inevitable destroyer's fell decree, nor the lonely shadow of the tomb, for a moment appalled him or turned him aside from the ijurpose which he pursued with the steadiness 6f destiny. Long and painful months he toiled with an energy no task could weary — with a constancy no obstacle could shake. His life was hourly in danger. No ordinary terrors beset his hath. Leagued against him were wealth, power, crime without, and corruntion within, to deter him from the promised investigation. All circumstances considered, I think I am borne out in saying 16 JULIA CAMPBELL that there is no more noble example in the history of our Slate, of pure, calm, undaunted courage than that exhibited by Thomas Campbell before and during the Thirteenth Legislature of Cali- fornia. A high power in the State was to be attacked, one of its highest officers was to be brought to the judgment seat to be tried for a henions ofTence. Before him was a powerful combination of foes, behind him were friends few and {lowerless, with fear and trembling awaiting the result. Depending solely on a righteous cause, trusting to Heaven and that frail accuser, he knelt before the Immaculate Figure of Justice, and silently invoking her holy aid, went steadily onward with his work. Long after others were wrapt in slumber, Thomas Campbell might be seen at his toil, painfully preparing for the coming trial ; the wear^ hours of the night were passed, and the rising sim often warned him awa;^ from his labors. When you alluded to the task he had undertaken, his pale face became radiant with joy and his eye lit up with an unearthly fire as he spoke of the vindication of that sacred justice whose honor had been sullied and whose throne had been disgraced, as the only desire of his life. On the 10th of April, just as the sliadows of evening were fall ing, a scone took place in the Assembly Chamber which can never bo forgotten by those who were there to witness it. It had been rumored that, before the session should close, a high officer of the Government would be impeached and hurled from the proud position in which he hud hitherto occupied before the peo- ple. On the eventful evening of which I speak, Mr. Campbell, whose modesty was only equalled by his worth, slowly arose in his place and though his voice awakened no echo in the vaulted .ILLIA CAMPBELL. 17 arch of that great hall, the Congregated Assembly was hushed into silence as deep, unbroken and profound, as if the Angel of Death had passed over it. With difficulty Mr. Campbell began, and for a few raoipents naught but the moving lips indicated that he was speaking ; the waning light of the departing day reflected from the lofty dome on his pale and careworn face, made it more resemble a figure of marble than the living countenance of a hu- man being. One by one, with cautions step and uoisless tread, the mei i':'' rn left their seats and clustered round him. Old men were there. Men whose age and e.\pcrience entitled them to reverence and respect. Young men were there, whose positions were among the most, exalted in the State. But there was not one of that assembled multitude that did not experience a feeling of awe as he gazed upon the youthful orator, on whose wan brow Death seemed already to have placed his eternal seal. In hoarse whispers scarcely au- dible within twenty feet of the speaker, he proceeded to recount the wrongs and outrages which the accused had inflicted on his countrymen. He seemed to gather strength from the occasion, which he seemed to look upon as the great hour of his life. His face, usually careworn and pale, suddenly became almost radiant with light, till every feature of his countenance stood out in clear and bold reUef in the falling shadows of the coming night. The thickening gloom— the inspired orator— the anxious attitudes of the listening members— the death-like stillness of the assembled multitudes— and above all, the imposing interest of the occasion, taken together, formed a picture su'.*h as few of usj^iay ever look upon again. B 18 JULIA CAMPliELL. It was a great occasion, and nobly had he used it. At last, in a burst of eloquence which electrified the House and left a lasting impression on the members, he closed the articles of impeach- ment, and, overcome by the severity of his task, he sank exhaust- ed to his seat. Few of us who witnessed that extraordinary scene will ever forget that night The articles of impeachment were carried to the bar of the Se- nate, and there day^after day during that long and exciting trial, might be seen, deeply absorbed in the event, the pale face and emaciated figure of the member from Calaveras. From the '28th day of April to the 15th of May he had attended, from the opening to the very close of the proceedings. Nor was one spare moment wasted. Every hour that intervened between the pauses of the trial, he worked earnestly and faith- fully for the formation of the great union party which carried the State so triumphantly in the election of 1862. Those who looked upon his pale face and attenuated form little dreamt of the latent power and slumbering energy which they scarcely served to conceal. Between the adjournment of the Legislature and the meeting of the State Convention, he scarcely allowed him- self time to rest. The idea of a combination of the Union sentiment of the State had absorbed every other consideration ; and when the State Convention met, there was no one there who did not feel that to no single member was that body more indebted than it was to Thomas Campbell. He entered into the Fall Campaign with all the energy of his nature. A lucrative appointment was tendered him by the gene- ral Government ; yet so little did he care for personal gain, that he resigned his position to accept the unprohtable one of a State JULIA CAMPnULL 19 I .) representative. In a most exciting campaign, opposed by the friends of the man whom he had been instrumental in bringing to the bar of justice, he carried his country by a most triumphant majority, and was returned to the Legislature of California. But his earthly career was drawing to a close. The death knell was sounding in his heart, and the angel was knocking at the door. Like the sanguine youth who sought the glacier's height, he had engraved on his banner the mystic word " Excelsior. " Like him he feared neither danger nor death. Like him, neither the shouts of friendly warning, nor the seductive voice of pleasure could lure him for a moment, or turn him aside. He looked upward and onward, and saw but in the grave the narrow gulf that stood between him and his great rewird. The silver cord was loosed ; the golden bowl was broken ; an laving accomplished all the good that was in his power, full of hope for the future, without a regret for the past, he laid him down to die. He had prayed for months that his life might he spared to see the assembling of the present Legislature, but the inevitable decree had gone forth, and after a struggle of a few brief weeks, his noble and gentle spirit passed away. Not on the bloody field— nor amidst the thunders of war and the shock of battle, fell the honored dead of whom I speak, but like the Roman Sentmel, when the lava's burning wave was roll ing its lurid tide over the palaces and princely domes of the proud Vesuvian City, the fiery flood encompassed him on every side— the red flames with their Briarian arms were reaching upwards to the sky ; the affrighted screams of Hying thousands sought to lure him from his post. Yet unmoved he stood till the molten "'^ 20 Jl^i'IA CAMPBKU.. «ea liad closed upon his lorm forever. I will not hece attempt lO' speak of those qualities which endeared him to the circle of hi^ friends. I will not attempt to describle that gentle, uncomplain- ing spirit that stifled the anguished promptings of pain, and borff without a murmur ttie most acute and intolerable agony. Far away from his childhood's home, far away from the car- tosses oi" the mother who loved him— from brothers and sisters who adored him, but not from friends, the young wanderer laid him down to die. He looked back upon the record of his life, and he saw there was nothing to recall ; he looked to the future, and his spiritual vision saw countless Angels calling the wanderer awav. The dying moans of the departing year echoed in his heart with a deep mournful cadence. He longed to live one more day to witness the great Penticost of liberty ; but the toiler had reached his journey's end, and on the 30th of December, 1862, surrounded by sorrowing friends, like the weary traveller, he wrapped his cloak around him and sank into quiet dreams. To you. Sir, who knew him and loved him, I have no appeal to make. He was your friend. Sir; your kind and loving, your unshaken friend. You stood by his couch, where day by day you saw his young life wither. You grasped his hand at his latest hour, uiid received his dying charge. He has gone from our midst, but his memory remains rich in example, sweetened and perfumed with the fragrance of worthy and virtuous deeds. May his sterling integrity, his pure faith, his stainless charactf his unblemished honor, be a guide, a pattern, and an incentive, to those who shall follow him ; and my only prayer to the Almignty is, that when the recording «ngel shall sum up my account it my be found as even and as just L Mil I I JIU.U flAMl'HKi.l.. «1 fu his \vhos«' proud epitaph shall he forever — here lies an honest man. Mr. Barclay— Mr. Speaker : In rising to second llie resolutions <:ommemorative of the decease of my friend and (colleague, Hon- orable Thomas Campbell, it is proper that I should say a few words upon the melancholy occasion, and tliey shall be but few. It has not been my good fortune to have been personally acquaint- ed with him for any great length of time. Indeed, I had not known him as long or as intimately, porhajt^ as some of the members upon this floor who were associated with him In the performance of legislative duties last year. But from the hour of my first acquaintance with him till the last farewel', the ac- quaintance was of the mosi pleasant and agreeable character. He was ever warm in his feelings, but tender and gentle in his nature. Though yoi.ng in years, and suffering under the blight of a fell disease which deprived him of physical strength, he has, nevertheless, shewn himself possessed of a keen and vigorous intellect, of fine literary tastes, and attainments, of a discriminat- ing judgment and indomptablo will. From these qualifications he was well calculated to atti-act attention, and form friends in whatever society he might chance to move, lie was elected to this Assembly last year, and represented his constituents and dis- charged all his duties faithfully and well. But few that knew him ever expected to see him return. Yet while suffer) ,, under that afflicting d'jease and fell des- troyer of human life, consumption, by his energy and force of will, he achieved important results and obtained a well earned and enviable reputation as an energetic, able, faithful and fearless representative of the people. His contituents recognizing his 22 JULIA CAMPBELL. ability and worth, returned him as one of their representatives to this Assembly, but ere he could enter upon the discharge of the duties to which again the people had called him, the Great Ruler of worlds and of events in His wisdom called him from earth. We can only regret that one so young and full of promise should have been stricken from our midst. Death, whenever it comes, whether amid the shock of the battle field or on the bed of wasting disease, is sad and melancholy. But in a'distant land^ far from the scenes of childhood, far from the home of early asso- ciations, far from those who have watched ovei^ our infancy with tender care, have cared for our youth, and have prayed for our prosperous manhood, death is attended with more than usual sadness and melancholy. And so died our lamented friend. No i lother':) hand was there to smooth his pillow, no sister's gentle voice, but he died among strangers, far from friends and home. That, Sir, is death indeed. But few in the enjoyment of health and hope of life can understand the sad and appalling me- lancholy of such a death. But, while our friend died thus, in a strange land, far removed from friends, it is a satisfaction to know that kind hands and sympathizing hearts comforted his last moments ere he departed " to that undiscovered Country from whose bourne no traveller returns." Mr. Fitch— if glory be the reward of the soldier who dies sword in hand, fighting for a just cause, not less honored should be the name of him who with his feet hard upon the brink of the shore- less river, yet stood firm to the purpose of his life, bequeathing a portion of those hours already numbered to the advocacy of a great principle. The life of Thomas Campbell was a glowing m^ JULIA CAMPBELL. 23 m^ comment upon human energy and human zeal, his latter mo- ments an eloquent example of self immolation and self-forge tful- ness. There have been few endings of life more heroic than that presented by the young man to whose bright earnest spirit we this day pay this poor tribute of respect. For months before his decease, he was conscious that the great shadow through which all must pass to reach the sunlight lay first in his path, and that the dark horse and the long sleep were very nearj and yet he resolutely devoted the few days left him to the propagation of the great idea that country and freedom are greater than the behests of party and stronger than the prejudices of years. Surely it was a high, a noble, and inspiring purpose, and though shaken and shattered by physical suffering, he yet found consolation in the triumph of Patriotism over Party which he had aided to achieve. He paced the broad aisles of the temple of his faith and his fame, and looked upon the fair fields and the green hills which he might nover visit, but which he had aided in wresting from the foe. He exulted in the thought that though he would soon be quiet, the priucixjle he died in advocating would live and grow. It was thi*^ idea that mingled with the dark browed legion of stem clouds above his head and fashioned them into tri- umphant pageants. It was this idea which sent him forth, unpanopUed with the vigor of manhood, to meet the comba- tant host forever arrayed against an honest opinion. His mail liangs in the armory above. His great principle will march on- ward with conquering tread, and on its banners no prouder name than his will ever be inscribed. But he is dead. The morning of •24 JULIA «:ampbeli.. his life flushed high with the promise of an effulgent day, sud- denly put on his sable robes, and mantled together in their dark folds the promise and the prophecy. Alas ! for the young life so high with hope, so early gone hence. Alas lor the mysterious workings of fate ! Myriads of souls to day bewail the messenger of death, while youth and talent go reluctant to the grave. Many a gallant ship goes down with her burthen of precious treasure, while " ihe rotten hulk hes rocking in the sunlight by the beach. '' The winter winds wdll sing among the fir trees of his home a dirge for their lost son — the Sierras put on their firiestly robt2 as before, and spring will come again — but we shall long remember how bright a star went out at twihght, and how great a hope was riven bv one blow of Ihe Hand Divine. F «v^^ CHAPTER HI. Of all things in this world 1 detest attempting a description of myself, only that the character of my tale, being essentially an autobiography, demands the recital, I would gladly rest in the shade of my illustrious young brother's posthumous fame, but noblesse oblige, or how^ should I attempt to paint a picture which alas ! I have not the gift to see as others see it ; my earliest recol- lections of myself are invariably connected with this same young hero, to whom I came next in succession, he it was who was never willing to accept of my company in his hours of boyieh pleasure and recreation, even though I screamed out intones of heart-rending anguish my one mode of supplication "Tommy, wait till I get my bonnet," but never a wait, off he flew as though no screams from a forsaken damsel rent the air, yet there were occasions (oases in the desert of my existence) when he did toler- ate my society, those were usually when he went on errands, and then how I rejoiced, for I was permitted to carry the little potent- ate's hoop and stick, a post of honor over which I exulted exceed- dingly. In this school then did I acquire my first lesson of humility, les- sors which 1 trust were not lost upon me in after years, one thing « If JU1.1A CAMPBELL. ^^ ,„ffprt«allY and thai was how lightly ^ ,,eyass„rea.ytaughtme.o^e— ^^ ,,entiou ot ou. gentle ^'^^ ^-^^"^"■''ttrrr lul teIhythe.selves;aractwMch ,ex,wheu«nsoughtfox or mhey value their owa I .vould tain impress on n>y a ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^._ aignity or saccesstul -"^'^'"^"' '"*;„„,,, „„ the period of onr aays of childhood my memory ^S^" J^"; „, , ,p„,an, he I „ -.vUh a stoicism V* 01 111 J' ^ 1^ mutual studies, when wun .^^ Grammar, resisted all my entreaties to ass.st n . * J ^^^^ ^^^^ . ,001. the hare -"-;-'-;;Xr litres ol perple.ty I causes me to shudder when «o ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^ „„„„, passed '^>-^'^'-— t; :: in themost .oH,s M«s man- and pronouns rmxed up as ttt > ^^^^^^^^^ gg„,^i„g , „er, often with the hrst word nu^^^^^.^^ somew-hereinthetai^eudot|e ^^^^^^^^^^^,1^^ "^'•' ^^^^'"™C' of SvL, these were alUhe help your dictionary and th lul , . ,ri„„phanay con- 1 ever received, and looU at me nou^ - ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^,, aude, giving his Virgil a pa^on.-^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^,^,,^ S„„.etimes my mother. ^^'^ , .^om could resist even tor me, hut unlike tire ^^^ ^^^^,^ ,,„„gh he gen- der tender i"!^---" '"^^° " ' ^Lt „L humor, saying, evally denied her requests - '^ J ^ „,, considered u N., Sirree, not it I know tt, o. som ^^^^^^_^ ^^ ^.^ oqnally fashionahlo and witty among ^oun. lime of lite. „ ^.^,, ^,,^1, am also, in a great TO him, therefore, w.U ' ^ ^ ,^„^,, , ,ait which I am measure indebted for my hah>t se ^^^^^^^^ ._^ ^^^^ ^^^^_ •»>^^^-n''t::l:r;r:«yIultimatelyatlained,hy acter, likewise formiuli 01 uieL- ■ s J- X J> "-•I ARD Mrs. JOHN H. RO WELL^respectfully begs lo inform htrfri^n.dH and pair otis, tlvit she will he prepared toresunu her Courses of Literary Instruction, on the Ist of May, at her n£iv resldeure '• Lorne Terrace," No. 6!4, St. Lawrence Main Street. Those desirous of partaking of the rare advantage uoio afforded' them, are adviserl to Jose no time in a^'ailing them- selves of this Opening Course, as Mrs. R. will suspend, huslneAis for (tu hide/ijute penod after the Ibth of June. Course of Twelve Lessons, Single or Private Leeson, - - $10.00 1.00 f A J N.B. — Piano- Forte Lessons may he had, on the same te-nis. Hours of Attendance from 10 A.T^.. to 6 P.M. ineluske. PEES STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. ^ /I i JULIA CAMPBELL. 27 -4^^ l! ^P s\ < < dint of hard labor and early lising, in my classical studies, and so well impressed were they upon my mind, that even now after the lapse of several years' release from anything like com- pulsory application to study, I flatter myself I still retain a suffi- cient share of knowledge to turn out more creditable specimens of Orthography than I had the distress of seeing reported in the Montreal press of the past year. To our father we were jointly indebted for all we ever attained either scientifically or morally, but I shall refrain from further paternal eulogiums, and leave it to my tale to show forth my fa- ther's virtues, whether in his own personality or reflected in his children and pupils. 1 shall finish this family picture with a slight sketch of my dear mother and youngest brother Jim, whom I have already alluded to in the first chapter. Those two very nearly resembled each other both in appear- ance and disposition, each being of dark complexion, whilst my eldest brother and I nearly resembling our father inclined more to the blonde. Jim and his mother were also eery fondly attached to each other and when her other children were lost to her, one by death .and the other by marriage, he still remained and testified his filial love and duty by proving himself the staff of his parents' old age. CHAPTER IV. T V V t Having thi'own this much Ught upon mv early history and having thereby shown that my education was entirely conduct- vA by my father, my chief school companions and playmates, up to the age of nature girlhood, being my two brothers, it will be more easily understood how it came to pass that I reached such an unsophisticated womanhood, possessing a stock of knowledge more in keeping with the character of a theological student than that of "a girl of the period.'' Hoping that my readers may not be v/earied by this digression, I shall now resume the thread of my story, and go back to my first acquaintance with fashionable life in America. From the first week of my arrival at my uncle's house, I noticed his very rare visits to his home, and the very short time he spent there even on those few occasions, this, I at first attributed to the nature of his profession and varied literary duties, but as we frequently met him apparently idling about town, it began to appear more strange to me that he passed so little time either in his own house or with his own wife ; 'tis true, he provided amply for all our household necessities, never forgetting jl T V V irLlA CAMPBELL. •M* t i jl either tha delicacies of the season, or omitting to supply us with tickets for the different places of amusement which my aunl and I attended with great regularity. At length the real state (»t affairs began to dawn upon me, when, on one of his lite nocturnal returns he addressed me as MissGilmoui^ instead of using my own name. '^ Who is Miss Gilmore, aunt Kate," J enquired next morn- ing, but regretted the question an instant after, as T snw an ex- pression of sorrow pass over her sad, sweet face, as she replied, " A former friend of mine, but why do you ask, you have nevet met her, nor do I remember to have spoken of her to you.' " No aunt," said I, but as Mr. Bright called me by that nam.- last night, I wondered why he made such a mistake.' My aunt having paused a moment apparently in deep reflexion then said, " Well, I suppose 1 may as well tell you what you will surely be made acquainted with sooner or later from stran- ger lips; 'tis a very common story here, she continued, and if plenty companions in misery are any consolation to me, I have them by the score. This Miss Gilmore is, or rather was, one of my most intimate young lady friends, until she succeeded in supplant- ing me in the affections of my husband, and (seeing my look of amazement) not only takes no pains to conceal the fact, but on the contrary actually appears to glory in the conquest." " But, said I, what object can she have in thus parading her own wickedness and shame, for surely, the attentions or affections or whatever you may choose to style them, of a married man can only bring disgrace on any girl who is silly enough to accept them." " Yes, replied my poor aunt, such v)ere the consequences you represent in former days, but unhappily '' Old times are changed, old manners gone," and Divorce, my dear, is now the ^ JULIA CAMPBELL reigning Sovereign of Society, American Society especially ; this land of liberty, she continued bitterly, could not brook the shackles of matrimonial restraint, but in bold defiance of God's immutable laws, dares to put asunder those whom He has joined together. But why should 1 lay the blame at their door, she pur- sued, has not England, most Christian Ei^ gland given her sanction to this vile abuse ; even wliile parading her Bible before the eyes of the victims she has helped to make from the days of the unfor- tunate Callierine of ArragOi. to our, to my (1 suppose 1 must say the word sooner or later) to my own day, for I cannot wear this mask much longer, and she burst into a violent fit of weeping. Only yesterday, she continued, I had the mortification of seeing her occupy my rightful place at his side, me, his lawful wife to whom he had pledged eternal constancy, but this is partly the consequence of mixed marriages, had I married a man of my own faiih, I could have sought redress from the Church in such a rase as this, but, h^, Anglican Catholic that he styles Himself, owes no allegiance to any power but Cesar's. Caesar, the prince of this world, the ally of Satan, the patron of his own ; every facility, she went on, is afforded for the legalization of this horrid crime ; incompatibility of temper, want of affinity, anv cause, however trivial, is sufficient in this land of liberty, to warrant the untying of this holy knot. God and His Mouth-piece The Church alike proclaim with trumpet sound the same old mandate thundered forth so many thousand years ago from the Almighty lips upon the ancient heights of Sinai, and millions of so-called priest-ridden, :ignorant, super- stitious CathoUcs, like you and me, listen to the voice, but the State, the New Lawgiver of the grand and glorious Reformation and Its .k JULIA CAMPBELL. 31 < |N ^ Ab followers alone are deaf to the sound, and yet as I observed be- fore, tliey add supremest insult to their injuries by parading the Holy Scriptures before our wronged, and insulted vision, and accuse us with unparrelled audacity of ignorance of Its holy pages. "Oh, why do not such outrages call to Heaven for vengeance ?" she exclaimed ; I could well cry out with the prophet, " How long, Oh Lord, how long canst thou endure the iniquities of Thy people ? " Then, exhausted by a transport of suffering which her words had roused from their accustomed lethargy, she sank al- most fainting on the couch. Not the least part of her torture lay in the affection siie si-ill bore her husband, an affection so deep, so loyal, and so true, as to outlive her cruel wrongs. I did all I could to console her, but as may be presumed with little success ; for who can minister to a heart diseased ? After this disclosure of do- mestic affairs so painful in their own n..ture, and so revolting to all my principles of social, as well as, religious propriety, I entered with little of my former zest into the pleasures which had hitherto so delighted me, but which now seemed to be all tainted with the pestilential atmosphere of fashionable vice wherever we went couples could be pointed out to me by my aunt w4th tales attached to them only too similar to her own ; her mind was naturally ever dwelling on her sorrows, and the ice being broken, she seemed to obtain a little relief by confiding each fresh proof that came under her notice, either of he- husband's infidelity, or of the violated principle itself to my sympathetic ear. CHAPTER V Onk oveniug, Mr. IJhoht and I, happening to be U'te ii uHc toge- ther, ( took what I considered a favorable opportunity of remons- trating with bini 0.1 his apparent indifference to his wife. Hr looked at nie wilh -ather a surprised manner and remaiked that lie thought with al! due deference to my fair ladyship, that it would be in much better taste if I paid less attention to other peo- ple's business ; then seeing my look of offended dignity ho relaxed his stiff manner a little and began to inform me that his ',/iie was so confoundedly jealous of him that he had no pleasire in her so- ciety. '^ But," said 1, "is this jealousy quite without foundation ?'' If public report .peak truly you give her ample cause, and you must remember, I continued, warming with my subject, that jea- lousy, in smiP cases, that is legitimate jealousy of our own rights cannot fie regarded either as a weakness, or delect of character, but is, on the contrary, an acknowledged attribuic of the Deity himself, as expressed in the first commandn.ent of the Decalogue. • '* Indeed;' he replied, then T presume you entertain a very pro- found reverence for that jld code of laws, most of the ibilowei's of J. C do, b:it for my own part, said he, taking n prolonged star.- h JULIA CAMPBELL. ;i:i t I at the ceiling, I've loufi a^^o lost failh in a work so anciciil as iUv one you quote from, and wliich, to my thinking, had just as w.«ll never have been wril'en at all for all the good it has done. Thai Book, he continued meditatively, with all the contradictory rnh- bish it contains, has done more mischief, created more discord, gown more dissensions, (both social, politif-al and domestic) and oaused more bloodshed than all the most wdilious writings of all the demagogues and infidels put together have had power to do from the days of Jnlius Geasar to the present day. " No," my dear young lady," said he, in a mocking, sneering tone, dont try thai little game with me, if you hope to render your eloquence either impressive or successful, Vm too old a bird to be caught with Evangelical chaff; but there's one piece of advice I've got to giw you, as we arc on the subject, and that is never to marry a man younger than yourself, never, never, never, he rept^aU^d impress- ively, not if he should go down on his knees a hundred times t«t besc^^ch you to, dont do it, if you value you own happiness." " Oh then," said I. that's the cause, is it, of your estrangement Ironi your wife,' and the best apology you have to offer for your dishonoi-- able conduct towards her, I'm right glad to hear the implied ac- knowledgment from your own lips, for I really did fear that she had given you graver cause of dissatisfaction to justify a man of your apparent souu^n^ss of judgment in such unwarantable neg- lect of your wife ; as for myself, I remarked indifferently, your advice comes a little too iate to be of much avail to me i)ersonally , as I have already selected a gentleman several years ir - Senior to bestow the favor of my hand on." " Oh, then you re engaged, - said he, did'nt r^me to these parts in search of a husband as I at first imagined might be the case ; having passed seventeen, you 34 JULIA CAMPBELL know, he addrd, nodding significantly ; of course intending the latter portion of the speech as a dig at me for my impudence in presuming to interfere with his affairs, but the shaft proveil harm- less, as the subject of age had never been a sore one to me, so I answered wntli perfect composure : " No, not exactly engaged, but ixt iihe-.ty to accept an offer of marriage, if I feel so disposed, on /jiv return home." This answer seemed to put an end to what- ever little interest he appeared to feel before in our conversation, and my one little trick having failed, I had no more, like the fox in the fable, to fall back on in cases of cnergency, so wisely con- cluded to hold my peace, and allow a gentleman so immensely superior to myself in all literary and scientific attainments, Jvuow- ledge of the world &.c., and withal holding the Decalogue in such supreuK! contempt, not to speak of his being on such free and easy terms of familiarity with Our Saviour, as to allude to him as a sort of college chum, to settle his aflairs as seemed best to his enlightened and independent mind, a kingdom not likely to be invaded by feelings of remorse somewhat common to gentle- men not so entirely emancipated from moral and religious thral- dom as he had the good fortune to be. On her return I reported the preceding conversation to my aunt at tl same time expressing my snrprise that a Protestant should speak so slightingly of the Holy Scriptures, for I was always un- der the impression, said T, that no matter how widely they might differ from each other in their various interpretations of Its sacred texts, they yet retained the most profound reverence for the " Book," itself as taken in the abstract. '• Ah," said my aunt, with the accustomed tone of bitterness peculiar to her, when touching on this subject, ''you show your in- ( JULIA CAMPBELL. 35 w» iiocoiice of goiiuiuo Protestantism when you speak tlius, poor child, you are not yet sufficiently acquainted with its workings to know as I do, that tis only when it serves a purpose they make a show of respecting the Word of God ; like their leader, Satan, they can quote Scripture for their own ends, are even capable of trans- forming themselves, like him, into angels of light, when the occasion requires the illusion, but, my dearest child, their pretend- ed righteousness is but a mask, which, vhen you apply the faintest tests of Christianity to it betrays itself in all its naked deformity and hideous distortion. Like you, she continued sadly, I, too, . once gave them full credit for at least the virtue of sincerity in their fallacious creeds, and imagined that their well known hatred of and widely circulated slanders upon Our Holy Faith, were the results of their genuine detestation of an Institution which they considered it their duty upon principle to condemn, but my eyes have been opened since my unfortunate connection with a her- etic husband ; oh ! she continued vehemently, Julia, as you prize your own happiness, never allow yourself to be made the victim ^f a mixed marriage; people may say what they please to persuade you that Protestants make good husbands, but turn a fleaf ear to such counsellors, and profit by the lesson you have to- day received from the lips of one who is aks ! but too common a type of their arch hypocrisy." '' Strange," '^ said I, Iha* this is the second piece of advice I have received to-day npon the same sub- ject, but, happily, my dear aunt, I am not likely to be exposed to any siu'h temptation, my matrimonial destiny, as you are aware, being to all intents and purposes pretty well settled in the other direction ; but pardon me, 1 continued, if I observe that you seem a little too severe upon Protestants ; you must know that it is not ;}ft .IM.IA CAMPBELL. . lair tg I'egaid a whole (community of our fellow citizens, not. omitting a great number of our most intimate friends and acquaint- ances, with such jaundiced eyes , the majority of my own most cherished friends and companions have ever been Protestants and! ! tliink it only simple justice, (leaving the charily due to our neighbour entirely out of tlie question,) to take up the cudgels in their defence, why, my dear aunt, I am even now upon the point of paying a visit to a lady in Montreal, one of the bf st and truest friends I've ever had ; my father and mother also entertain the 'vroatest affection for her and her family, indeed, T really believe Papa thought as much of her husband as if he had been his own brother, a friendship which I am certain was fully reciprocated by Mr. U — up to the time of his death which took place about two years ago, six mouths or so after they left St. John's." '• That may be, returned my aunt, but you must j'emember that your ac- quaintance with this gentleman and his family was entirely of a so<'ial character ; how their friendship would bear to have the touch-stone of Christianity i.'pplied to it, is quite another affair and remains to be prov(Ml." " Oh Aunt, said 1, I am quit^ certain theirs at least would well stand any such test, you have no idea what good people they are, true Christians in every sense of the word, just, honest and charitable, charitable not only to their own sect, but to all who need their assistance ; for instance there was a poor old Irishwoman, and a Catholic to boot, who used to wash for them in St. John's, and I cannot begin to tell you how kind they all were to her, even the boys she has told me herself, would leave their lunch with her on their way to school, fearing lest she should be hungry during the day; if you dont not call that CJu-istian charity. T n. d warmly, I dont know what it is." *>"*' JULIA CAMPBELL. )\1 «t» '• Well, replied iny aunt, I believe all that you stale, and givt^ you credit for your warm defence of your friends, Imt, my dear failed to make the least impres- sion even upon you whose mind T shuuld have expected to find sufflcienlv enliditenod to receive the impression I desire to make." " Oh," aunt, said I, rather nettled al what 1 considered a, slur upon my mental capacity and intellectual attainments, I under- stand fullv the idea that you intend to convey, but 1 assure you, with all due respect for your superior knowledge and experience, that I have no desire to be false to the liberal teachings of my dear father, or .o allow myself to become that most detestable of .■haracters — a bigot ; as far as condemning the principles of lier- osy in any shape or form is concerned, I am quite as orthodox a Catholic as yourself, but no amount uf eloquence, either private or public, can convince me that Protestants entertain any feelinga of disUke to us as Catholics any more than we do to them. They believe, as toe do of them, that we are not following tho \^ . 38 JULIA CAMPBELL. true maxims taught by ir Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and consequently they show their disapproval of our doctrines when the occasion, according to their consciences, demands it, and here I cannot omit to observe that I think many of ourCatl.olic friends might benefit greatly by following their example, which you, as well as I, are well aware, they very frequently do not, but on the contrary seem either afraid or ashamed to defend their religious opinions, when attacked or insulted ; I have often felt indignant at what I could not help considering the meanuf^ss of such people whom T well know, would not, even it they could, say one word in season, calculated to defend their Faith or to enlighten their Protestant neighbours, through the fear of thereby forfeiting some trifling worldly advantage ; and this is the class of Christians, I suppose, continued I, satirically, who show forth by their lives whose disciples they are, by thus doing the work of their Master right faithfully." " No," responded my aunt, you are very much mistaken in such a supposition, +,he class of Catholics you describe I regard as Ju- dases, certainly gifted by Almighty God with the light of Faith, even as he was, but like him also, ready to sell their Master for a few pieces of silver, still Catholics, none the less, as I fear they will find out to their sorrow when on the last great day of reckoning, an account of the one talent entrusted to their keeping will be demanded." " Well," said I, willing to bring the discus- sion already sufficiently lenghy for my taste to a graceful and amicable close, I am glad to find we think alike on one subject at least, for I had almost feared that although both Catholics in name we different sadly in our opinions on religious subject, how- ever well we might agree upon the more essential Dogmas of Faith. T J ^ -> -. ^ JLLIA CAMPBELL. 39 " I had no such apprehensions, "replied my aunt, our entire want of agreement on all such subjects I attribute to the difierent circumstances in which we are placed, should a change in yours ever occur to render them similar to mine, (which may God for- bid) I have not the least doubt that you will see with my spec- tacles." " Amen," I responded, with great fervor as a meet conclusion to our conversation. -> TH AFTER VJ. ■*»► " I As 1 stated to my auiil in the last (.•liapter, I ivas on llie Eve of carrying out a project previously agreed upon between my pa- rents and myself before leaving home, viz, that of returning to St. John's via Montreal, direct Steam conmiunication being at that lime in existence between the two places ; it was also arranged between us that I should embrace the occasion to accept an invita- tion which 1 had received from Mrs. R— to spend a short tune with her in Canada, should I <'ver get a chance of travelling so far. This visit 1 looked forward to .with great pleasure, as I had ever (Mifertaiued the greatest affection for the whole family, Mrs. R— < 'specially 1 was most warmly attached to, my aunt occupying a very secondary place in my affections compared with what I felt for her. Although many years older than myself, having been married and the mother of two or three children, when I, a chdd (if about eleven or twelve years old, had first formed iier acquaint- ance, I had, nevertheless, always found her thoroughly compan- ionable, and as I grew to maidenhood had made her the recipient of all my girlish conhdences ; I cannot tell how much I missed her when they left our little town, my regret amounted to positive grief snch as I might have been expected to feel for the loss of a beloved sister had I possessed one ; in all my small troubles, wlie- Iher real or imaginary, T had ever found her so kind, so soothing, -*i^ I JIJLSA CAMPBELL 41 i i s 11 > and so sympathetic that I could fmd no one to supply her place, added to this, she possessed such strict notions of i*if,4it and wrong, always adhering so steadfastly to whatever she considered her duty, that I had learned to respect as much as 1 loved her. This feeling was no doubt much strengthened from the fact of my knowing that my father and mother were as much attached to the whole family as I was myself ; their two boys (their sole sur- viving children) Papa was extremity fond of, having chiefly educ- ated them. John, the elder, especially was a prime favorite of his, he was such a kind, steady, sensible boy, and such an extremely docile pupil. The younger boy, George, was as diflerent as possible from his brother, being of a gay, laughter loving, careljss dispo- sition, taking no thought of the morrow, but ever making life, if possible, like a long summer day. Neither of them were, however, of an age to interest me very much, being both considerably younger than I was, besides, John had left home to take a situation at some distance from the capi- tal, when scarcely more than fourteen years old, and I had seen nothing of him from that time, nor did I expect to see him on my arrival in Canada, as I knew that he had not left Newfoundland up to the date of my own departure, therefore it will be plainly seen that I had no other object in visiting Canada, beyond the pleasure of seeing my dear old friend once more, a pleasure which I felt quite sure she would appreciate as much as myself, as we had corresponded regularly during our separation, when her letters had ever been expressive of the deepest regret at the loss of her little favorite ; especially at the period of her dear husband's death, she had written to inform us of her sad loss, and had deeply regretted the loss of her St. John's friends. y ,.. I CHAPTER VII. The fourteenth of July being now arrived and the public festi- vities of Boston fast drawing to a close, I thought it high time to resume my travels and make the most of the remaining six weeks of my leave of absence, for my holidays had been limited to three months, and I knew I should be expected home again about the Arst week of September, to resume the charge of a young ladies' school which I had been conducting, and from which I derived a handsome little income amounting to nearly one thousand dollars a year. This salary rendered me independent pecuniarily of my father, and I had saved sufTicient money, not only to defray the expenses of a short trip such as I had contemplated when leaving home, but sufTicient also to enable me to prolong my stay as long as might be agreeable to my inclination. Thus I was at liberty from every T)oint of view to regard myself as a young lady at large in the fullest sense of thie word, my position rendering me indepen- dent both of men and money, moreover, I possessed the immense advantage of being perfectly heart-whole, together with a pro- found conviction that I was utterly incapable of falling in love, as > JULIA CAMPBELL. 43 I ', «> I had passed what I considered the Rubicon of maiden existence without having experienced any such soft emotion, nevertheless T fully intended, upon principle to get married, whenever I could do so conveniently, as I highly disapproved, in the abstract, of the genus^ old maid, and invariably took it /or granted that the majo- rity, at least, of that unfortunate class of females, were so only by compulsion, an opinion, which with many others I have seen fit to alter with maturer experience, for knowledge, as many of my rea- ders are no doubt aware, does not as a natural consequence come with age ; experience is the true school of learning, and I myself can safely say that I acquired more information on natural phi- losophy in a few of the succeeding months I passed in Canada than I should have done in as many editions of a life time passed as mine had previously been — but I must not anticipate, let it be the work of -y story to show forth in detail the events which ulti mately led to the " Enlightment of my mind." ' 4 I 4* CHAPTER VIII. On the morning tlion of the fifteenth of July, behold me once more stepping on board the Steam Gars at the Pi-ovidence Depot, accompanied by my aunt, who liad placed no obstacles in the way ' of my departure, probably regarding it as a relief to be free to spend a lew weeks away from the scene of her sorrows and hu- miliation, for she was a- very proud woman and felt^the degrada- tion of her position most keenly. Many American women, situa- ted as she was, would very speedily have found both the means of consoling themselves, as well as of retaliating on their r'^creant- lords, but such a mode of consolation was bevond her reach, her views were loo narrow, and her mind too much under the domi- nion of priestly influence to allow of her entering their ranks, the principles of Catholicity which she had propounded so eloquently, most likely for my especial edification, had taken such firm root in her own heart, that they necessr.rily limited her sphere of ac- tion, rendering her, in fact, perfectly passive, for she was not even at liberty to take the initiative step in a case of Divorce, but must «iuietly await the will and pleasure of her lord and master to be freed from his marital control; in the mean time she was too straightlaced to indulge (like a lady whom I saw noticed in the . N ' A y^ -^i|ig(jp^p;,; I JULIA CAMPBELL. 4.J Montreal Papers lately as the virtuous Mrs McKonziei in the inno- cent recre:itioii of accepting a gentleman escort on her pleasur*- • trips, but preferred trudging alone to the Depots and Stations. valU'f in h:.nd, a solitary course which must hencefortli be hers unless some great change take place in her favor ; probably sonn- years may elapse before it will suit the interests ef her husband to release himself from her, as he is well aware that her higii character is well known in the City of Boston, and is also alive lo the fact that however much he may be a'lmired for his shining talents and social accomplishments, he owes much of his success and the respect in which he is held to his wife, whose reputation. " is not only p.^re, but far above suspicion, he also knows that she would have many sympathizers even among the most licentious of his own associ^'.es, who involuntarily render a certain tribute of respect to feminine virtue, and in their hearts often envy a man the possession of a wife such as I have described my aunt to be. Here I cannot help observing how amused I frequently am ai hearing geutlemen of this very stamp wisely descanting on the '' Social Fvil," and loudly condemning the abuses and indecent practices of the age, while they fight away, hammer and tongs, t(. uphold the very principles, laws, and institutions, which either directly or indirectly, openly or covertly, sanclion or tolerate those same proceedings by their advocacy of unrestrained religious h- berty, both individual andnaMonal, and make incessant, indefati- gible war upon the only Earthly Power which has p-er consis- tently raised Its voice against such disorders, and which has proved Itself competent to ch^ck the progress of such lamented evils by Its moral influence upon men. rendering them - obedient, to the law." ■»^l CHAPTER IX. As all tiavollers and tourists are aware, tho Boston Train, if in due time, arrives at Montreal at 8 P.M.-Tn order then to give my ' friend a pleasant snrprise by coming in upon lier suddenly and lanrxpectedly, I decided on taking advantage of the pleasant twilight hour this early arrival afforded me to drive straight to her residence bag and baggage; I was received at the door,hyi-v old friend and sometime private pupil, George, with all the coi^ diality I could have expected from his mother's son. Upon my inquiring for his mother he informed me that she was not then in town, having gone to spend a few months at the country residen- ce of one of their fashionable friends ; her servant maid he inform- ed me had also accompanied her, otherwise he should have summoned her to conduct me at once to a room, where I could change my dusty travelling dress, and make an otherwise com- fortable toilette, but in the absence of the feminine eh>ment, allow me, he added, to act the part of lady's maid for this occa- sion. At first I made some slight objection to this proposal and sug- gested the propriety of his conducting me instead to a quiet hotel JULIA CAMPBELL 47 1 ■wluM'e I miglit Inko upmy (luarlers till Hit* dcparlunM)!" llu; Steam- er, whon I should oithtu- decide on returning liouie directly or proceed to New York on a visit to some of our friends there, hut George would hearken to rothing of the kind, insisting in the most decisive manner on my remaining where I was, let my stay be long or short in Montreal ; besides, he explained to me that he was not entirely alone in the house, as I had at first imagined, but that they had ([uite an extensive establishment, consisting of his brother John, who had arrived in the city just two weeks before, and two gentlemen and a young lady who were boarding with them, the lady, sister to one of the gentlemen ; consequently he added laughingly, you wiii not be without the proleclion of female societv. This portion of the household is at present out enjoying the coolness of the evenin."- air, but will very shortly be at home, when I shall have the pleasure of introducing you to Miss Well- done. AH obstacl^'5 and scruples being now removed, I freely and thankfully accepted all George's kind offers of assistance and hospitality, after which I sat down and calmly awaited the arrival of the rest of the inmates, George, in the mean time, entertaining me withhumorous descriptions of past and passing events, and pro- mised that I should be driven out as early^ as possible next morn- ing to see his mother, who will be delighted, said he, at the glad surprise. Thus the time slii)ped aw.?.y most agreeably, George and I hav- ing leisure to renew our former acquaintance which I felt sure would soon ripen into a warm friendship, on my part of least, so pleased was I with the great change for the better which had taken place in him since I had last seen him, then he was but a 48 .IIJLIA CAMPBELL. small boy, now ho was be«.'ome a fine dashing young fellow, very pre^, jssessing in appearance, with just snch easy style, and jolly manners as take a maiden's taste before she has had time to reflect upon the imprudence of exposing herself to the \langer of such manifohl attractions. The first arrival appeared in the siiape of Mr. Well-done, a neat dapper looking little gentleman of the blond stamp, who after he (•t;remony of introduction had been performed, expressed gieat ' pleasure at making my acquainta;:ce, informing me that he had often heard Mrs. R — sperflv of me, and always in the most flatter- ing terms ; he also expressed a hope that I would make myself perfectly at home there during her absence, he would feel so phrased to have another young lady in the house to keep company with his sister. These words were scarcely uttered before the subject of them, hersell, appt^ared on the scene, accompanied by another yonng lady and Mr. R— senior. If I was surprised at the improvement in Mr. George, how shall 1 attempt to describe my sensations of admiration at the first sight of him who is now my Lord and master, and who, by the way, has stationed|himseU" at my ellow, beseeching me to draw it nnld in consideration of his exceeding great modesty, which causes him to shrink from ex- posure to the vulgar gaze; assuring me that in his wildest dreams of ambition lu» never aspired to the honor of being made the hero t3ven of a I\?uny Story book, not to mention"a fashionable nov(d. illustrative of the manners and customs of Canadian Society Still, as in my own case, the voice of duty demands the sacrifice, fur the public must have some value in return for their money, of which I expect to realize a pretty round sum by the sale of this Httlf^ W(»rk whirli 1 hei-c respectfully solicit the admirers of my |> JULIA CAMPBELL. 49 simple style to favor with their patronage. But to return 'o my subject, or rather to my Sovereign^ for my sovereign he became, in very truth, from that first hour, in which my lips upturned to his in the attitude which I had impulsively assumed to offer him the kiss of greeting,drank in that sweet myterious draught called" love at first sight," and which had the instantaneous effect of produc- ing within me a feeling of such unaccountable shyness, nangled with shame, that I turned with an apologetic tone to the ladies standing by, and remarked that I was such an old frieiid of John's, that I supposed it was no breach of decorum to kiss him, an apo- logy which, five minutes earlier, I should have considered as ri- diculous in its nature as the withholding of the friendly tribute itself, as I had always been accustomed to regard it as a mere matter of course transaction thus to salute my brothers friends whenever the occasions of meeting or parting required it. Even now, after the lapse of more than three years of sober married life, I am unable to define the particular source from which this sudden surrender of my affections sprung, but am obliged to accept the new-fangled idea of mutual mesmeric attrac- tion, since I ascertained from my better half that he also became somewhat similarly affected (barring the shyness) in or about the very same hour; an attraction which I rejoice to say has nobly and bravely resisted the many counter imluences of repulsion, brought to bear so severely, aye, so cruelly against il ; but I must repress the tears which always have risen, and I fear will ever rise unbidden to iny eyes, now grown used to weeping, at the re- .•ollection of the sorrows I have passed through, since that sweet- est, saddest hour of my existence, an lour which transformed me from a happy, careless, merry girl, into a woman capable of D ■ 50 JULIA CAMPBELL. loving Willi all the intensity of devotion matured, though untouch- ed by the finger of time ; a woman capable also of suffering', even atv she suffered the — women of women — whose pure and tender heart the sword of sorrow rent in twain. Oh mother of Sorrows ! com- forter of the afflicted, how should I have lived throughout those- dreary hours of misery, which no eye save your and your Divine Son's have witnessed, without the gracious assistance never with- held from those who seek your timely aid. 1 I - ^'f' ,-..v ♦.;. CHAPTER X. m T AM almost tempted to insert a liill length portrait of my belov- ed spouse, so inadequate do I feel to tbe task of presenting him to the reader in all the adolescent freshness of masculine beauty with which he was clothed on that fair summer s eve, before the scorching heats, and blinding dusts of Common Street life had time to begin their work upon him. Those baneful influences have since succeeded in materially injuring his fine complexion, but they have not had power to diminish his six feet of manly height, nor could they take from the serene dignity of his grave young face, true index of as noble an English heart as ever beat beneath the breast of a True-born Briton who would never be a slave. Last, but not least, comes the fair Miss Well-done, and 1 have introduced all the dramatis persons that I met on that my first eventful night on Canadian Soil. Fair this young lady deci- dedly was, being like her brother a pure blonde, with a profusion of light flaxen hair and soft blue eyes to match ; rather short of stature, and slightly inclining to embonpoint, she presented a pic- ture oi youthful, Hebe like loveliness which impressed me most favorably at the first glance. 52 JULIA CAMPBELL As T became more intimately acquainted with her, I discovered in her many natural good qualities, which under more favorable circumstances, might have developed into graceful feminine vir- tues, but which alas ! were suffered to grow up so wild and un- cultivated that I feared from my experience as a trainer of female youth, they would ultimately be either entirely trodden under foot, or choked up by the weeds which sooner or later come to flourish in such fallow soil. With the good nature which, in my opinion, ever particularly distinguished her, she invited me to share her room for that night, and before we went to sleep rather startled me with the information that the young gentleman, her brother, whom I had presinned to be somewhere about my own age, was engaged to be married to my friend Mrs R — which, she added, was partly the cause of her absence from her home, assh(; was unwilling to remain under the same roof with her affianced until they should be made one in the holy bonds of matrimony. I was so overcome with astonishment on first hearing this wonder- ful piece of news that I could scarcely credit, the evidence of my waking senses, but fancied for a moment that I must be dreaming, I however, soon began to take in the reality of the strange disclo- sure, as Miss W — proceeded to give me all the details connected with the time and place arranged for the wedding which she said was to come off as soon as possible. '' And," said I, how do you regard this somewhat unusual proceeding on the part of your brother, are you pleased at his marrying a woman so much older than himself? " For her manner whilst she was communicating the coming event, betrayed no perceptible shadow of regret, such as should most assuredly have been cast over mine, had I been in her place. " Oh," said she, I'm very fond of Mrs R — and quite satis- i i ' JULIA CAMPBELL. 53 4h #»» fied with any match likely to make Willie happy, besides, she con- tinued naively^ every body says she has sent for John on purpose to marry me. I could hardly repress a smile at the simple candor of this announcement, as I expressed my approbation at an arran- gement so equitable, and at the same time so convenient, for I pre- sume, aid T, you will both the married on the same day, and shall, most probably occupy the same dwelling, whicii will be very nice indeed, as you will still have the pleasure of residing with your brother, and Mrs R — with her son. This speech I de- livered in quite a cheerful, matter of fact tone, for however little my new born experience of the tender passion, (embryro blossom as it still was) might make me relish this new piece of intelligence, I valued my dignity as a woman much too highly to betray, by word or look, the slightest symptom of the state of my affec- tions, either to their object, or to stranger eyes ; moreove", I was not yet so hopelessly stricken by the blind god's dart, as to be incapable of extracting the poisoned arrow from a wound so fresh- ly made. With a slight assent to my last observation, Miss W — and I, both too tired and sleepy to indulge in a very prolonged conversation, even on such deeply interesting subjects, dropped off into a profound slumber, from dch I awoke to hear the wel- come news that the carriage was at the door to convev me to mv friend's suburban residence. Only allowmg myself time for a very hasty toilet and a mouth- ful of breakfasi I stepped eagerly into the carriage which, by the way, belonged to Mr. Minor, Mrs. R's host, and was driven by an extremely old fashioned looking boy, dressed in what appeared to me like the cast off clothes of a grown up coachman, so loosely diti they sit upon liis r;nv-ltoned skin- oi .U LIA CAMPBELL. nv form. His cuuuleaance, almost entirely hidden behind a multitude of large yellow freckles might, with most harmonious natural i)ropriety have also once belonged to the same above men- tioned individual so faded, so wrinkled, and so aged, did it appear in comparison with the slender, youthful, and agile proportions of his boyish trunk. This anomalous looking young Phaeton seemed to be in total ignorance of the conventionaUties of good society, and without the slightest regard to the distinctions of rank or sex, entered at once into an animated discussion of his own personal affairs, to which I listened with so much apparent urbanity that he soon began to grow more confidential, and at length assured^me if I had any desire to r(>main and settle down in Montreal, he could easily get a situation for me from the master. Upon my enquiring what post of honor would be open to me in the establislmient he infor- med me that the cook's place was empty, that functionary having been recently discharged for her habits of intoxication. I had barely time to express a doubt as to my competency to fill so im- portant and trust-worthy a position before we drove up to the entrance of the cottage when my kind patron politely assisted me to alight, and ushered me into the immediate presence of that dear old friend whose look of undisguiso*^ wonder, affection, and delight rises up before my mental vision, even as I now write, even through the mist of accumulated insults, injuries, and injustice which I have since experienced at her hands. Great God ! that a nature so intrinsically noble, a heart so naturally soft and tender could be(H)me transformed as hers have been through the sole in- tluence of her religious priiniples, to wliich she still adheres with all the firmness of a Juggernant victim crushed beneath the pitiless wheels of his Pagan sacrificer. \ l^ I r,>TTri-iSPEE*SS*?8»r-' JULIA UAMPBELI.. 55 '' Clusped in her arms in n loving embrace,' she wel. omed me. with a trvily maternal care .s as slie poured forth her expressions of astonishment at my most unexpected arrival '-Who would have thought of seeing you here, Julia ? " she said, and in such excellent season, for I assure you I was never more in need of vour services than at the present moment." With my recent piece of information for a key, I readily understood the meaning of the latter portion of her speech, and replied to it accordingly by congratulating her upon her coming nuptials. •^ What do you think of my choice? " she then enquired, with a slightly perceptible shade of what ml^hi be termed semi-bashful- ness of manner, a species of modesty well adapted, no doubt, to widow ladies of her time of life, when alluding to such a delicate subject. '^ Well,'* said T, feeUng a certain amount of reserve, and yet unwilling to throw a damper so quickly over her bright pros- pects of nuptial felicity, by giving her an account of my late Bos- ton experience at once, I am hardly prepared to give aiiy decided opinion on that matter just yet, but shall do so most willingly when I have had time to become better acquainted with Mr. Well-done's disposition and cHaractei'. Apparently satisfied with the justness of this observation she dropped the subject and pro- ceeded to inquire about particulars connected with myself, when I arrived of Mon.'.real &c., adding that she could not imagine who the strange lady in the cnrriage could be till I stood right before her. "Am I so much changed then ?" said 1, since we parted that you failed to recognize me, even though you sent the carriage for me, and should have known from that who was the occupant of it ? " ^' Oh no,'" said she, '^ 1 did not send the carriage for you, fori was .-^frf 56 JL'LIA CAMPBELL. not aware of your being in the City, but I suppos(> Willie must have told Mr. Minor of your arrival, and he with his usual thoughtfulness directed Albert to call for you on his way back." "Oh then,' said I, " he knows of my existence already does he, that's one step gained towards my situation." " What situation,' said she, enquiringly ? " The cook's," I replied, Albert as you style him informed me on the road that she has just been sacked, and is of opinion that I shall stand a good cliance of getting her place." '' The impudent fellow, said Mrs. R— angrily, that's just like him, but you may be sure Mr. Minor will pay him off for his insolence when he hears of it." Having a keen sense of the ridi- culous not to mention a becoming sense of gratitude for the young gentleman's interest hi me, I begged her not to mention the matter to his master, assuring her that Td much rather lose the situation altogether than get the poor kind fellow into trouble ; which last remark not only caused a good laugh from Mrs. R — , but gained me a really warm future friend in master Albert. This little matter being amicatly settled we chatted away inde- fatigably till lunch was announced, when I had the pleasure of renewing another old acquaintance in the shape of Mary Ann, the pretty maid servant, whom Mrs. R— had imported from St. John's and whom she had had in her service before leaving there ; in fact she had known her well from her earliest childhood and had always highly esteemed the girl for the many sterling qua- lities with which her character abounded, her chief trouble on leaving St. John's, I was informed by herself, being her inability to take her with her, however, said she, at that time, 1 shall su- rely send for her as soon as I am settled in my new Canadian home, Mary Anne will be such company for me in a strange ', V J JULIA CAMPBELL. 57 i V country, she added, where I shall be quite alone, at least until I get a little acquainted. That's the only thing I dread, she conti- nued, the extreme loneliness I shall at first experience ; how 1 shall miss all my old friends, and you especially, Julia, Oh how I wish you were coming with us, Richard (that was her husband's name) often says how much he would like to have you living with us. " But you will have the boys," said 1, consolingly, they will be company for you for a long time yet as they're too young to be enticed away by strange goddesses, for several years to come." " No," said she, sadly J shall not even have that consolation ; as they are both in good situations, wo think it a pity to inter- fere with their future prospects, and have decided on sacrificing our own feelings rather than run the risk of injuring them ; for John, she continued, I have little fear, he is so good, so steady and so firm in his principles, that I feel I could trust him any where, but poor dear George, and here she burst into a fit of weep- ing overcome by her feelings of maternal affection, kind tender mother that I always thought her in those by- gone days ; 'tis for him T fear, he is so young, so thoughless, and so volatile, but I must trust in God who knov/s the purity of my motives to watch over and guard him ; and here again she observed that she was afraid she would have some trouble to induce Marianne to leave her mother, as she was her only daughter and very fondly at- tached to her ; however when the summons came at length for the girl to join her mistress in a foreign land (as she styled it) her sympathy for the lady's lonely condition enabled her to overcome all her natural feelings of regret at leaving the land of her peo- ained tiie c«"nsent of her mother. pie mgg; ^ JI LIA CAMPBELL. she was soon installed in the home of her adoption. That she also was filled with rapture at beholding my old familiar face, I need scarcely inform any of my readers who have the pleasure of reckoning Terra Novians amongst their acquaintances. My own tribute to them, en passant^ will be rendered in the form of a quotation from a Chicago missionary who visited llieni when collecting for his Church after the great fire in that city, and on the Eve of his departure complimented them most gracefully by comparing their hearts to the roses that he had seen blooming amidst the Alpine Snows, emblems of Charity and Love, so laden with warmth as to withstand even the chilUng influence of their native clime. . 1 ^ l> ^ CHAPTER XI. Lunch being fiiiislied. and the lady within me suflicieiilly re- freshed, I began to brace myself up for the task which my sense of duty made me fancy lay before me ; viz, the recital of my Bos- tonian experience for the lienefit of my friend's private ear, never doubting for i moment, in my innocence, but that she would be must painfully affected by it. As a preparation for the unfolding of my tale, I enquired if Mrs. Minor was at home, not having yet seen or heard anything of that lady. " Oli no," said Mrs. R— she's far enough away just now, in England, she took advantage? of my being here to try what a trip across the Atlantic would do to restore her shattered health ; but you will see Mr. Minor when he returns from business in the evening to his six o'clock dinner Then, feeling that we had plenty time and opportunity for pri- vate conversation during the long sultry afternoon, I put off tell- ing my bad news till the latest moment, and gave myself up to the pleasure of a social chat about old times and old friends, the fore- most amongst whom my friend enquired for, being my own dear lather and mother. 00 JULIA CAMPBELL. *' Your mother must miss you sadly, I wonder she ever consent- ed -to let you come away at all, she fretted so much when you were away before," said she, (alluding to a previous trip I had taken to the United States some years ago; and when she had witnessed poor Mamma's grief at my absence. ^' Yes indeed," I repliBd, it was pretty hard for her to part with me, but I really think Papn felt even worse, he seemed so much afraid that he should never see me again, I shall never forget his sorrowful old face as he gave me his parting blessing. T suppose on account of poor Tom's dying away from them they are in dread of losing me also in the same manner, still more so, just at present, as they feared I was beginning to show symtoms of the disease whicli hastened his end. " Why, have you been sick then," said Mrs R— that they are so alarmed about your state of health ? " " Not exactly sick," I replied, but I have been extremely delicate for some months past and my nei-vous system especially had become so debilitated that they had serious fears of the danger of allow- ing me to travel alone ; yet these very fears acted to a great extent in favor of my carrying my point, as their very anxiety about me made them unwilling to offer opposition*to my slightest wishes ; however, change of air and scene have already done mt so much good that I hope they will have no reason to regret their kind indulgence. " T hope not indeed," responded my kind friend, and I'm sure, Julia, we shall do our best to make your stay in Canada as agreeable, as possible. ^ V 4 CHAPTER XII. in From this discussion of my affairs we gradually glided on to the subject uppermost in my mind and wliicli was decidedly fraught with most interest for me ; viz, the genuineness of Mr. John's being sent for expressly to marry Miss Well-done. Know- ing IhatMrs.R — could not possibly be • ware of my anxiety on this point I had no hesitation in putting tiie question to her point blank. She looked not only surprised but very much annoyed at the bare idea of such a notion being entertained by that young lady, and without the slightest hesitation assured me that she had never had the most distant intention of either countenancing or permitting such an alliance, no indeed, Julia, said she, I hope when John marries he will select a girl of more cultivation than Miss Well- done possesses, 1 have felt the want of a superior education sorely enough myself, and certainly do not wish to see John with a wife inferior to me. " Well," said T, inwardly greatly relieved at this most satisfactory assurance, yet hypocrite enough to appear out- wardly perfectly indifferent, what object had you in sending for him just at this time, was it merely to be present at your se- coud marriage, or was the term of his engagement in New^found- -Vi {j'2 JULIA CAMPBKLJ.. laud expired ? ' ■' Neither,' f he replied, the fact of the matter is that John, is sadly put out on every point, he resigned his situ-^- tion voluntarily on the death of his poor dear father for the sole purpose of coming to Canada to support and take care of me in my old ago ; when first poor dear Richard died, she continued, 1 was almost heside myself with grief and besought John to come to me as soon as possible ; the weight of w^oe and misery I endui-- ed being greaily increased by my unprotected condition, for I re- gret to say George shewed himself anything but an affectionate son during my lime of trial, indeed, she added sadly, I often had reason to deplore his unnatural conduct: instead of being always with me, he appeared to be ever against me on the many occasions that 1 was exposed to the rudest insolence from those young gen- tlemen whom 1 had boarding with me. Were it not the kindness of Well-done and another young man named Goldrick I am sure I dont know what I should have done. Poor Goldrick how I missed him when he died of small pox at the General Hospital There was no one left then to take my part except Well-done, and the debt of gratitude I owe to him 1 certainly never can repay, especially when I was leaving for England, about twelve months ago, he shew 1 me such extreme ivindness and attention that I felt I could never forget him. '• It was then he made such an impression on your heart, I re marked, that I suppose it ended by your falling in love with him, judging from the present issue of affairs." " Well, said she, as to falling in love with him, Julia, in the sense you allude to, I dont !?upposo 1 am capable of such a feeling at my time of life, the love of my hcaiH is betowed on John, dear John, how I do love that boy, and no wonder, he's so good, so gentle, and so kind hearted, '' In t JULIA CAMPBELL fia / it cut me to the soal, slie continued when I saw the effect produ- ced upon by the announcement of my coming marriage." " Why said I, wonderingly, was he not prepared for the news before ht? came here ? " No, said she, it was only last May that Weldone and 1 became engaged ; but John had already resigned his situation and left the place before that news arrived ; consequently he knew absolutely nothing about it till he heard the news from Well- done's own lips. '' And were you present when he told him ? " T enquired 'hat you witnessed the painful effect it had upon him. feelin' jusely interested in very item, no matter how small. connected with my beloved. " No, said she, I was not, but the Sunday following he came in here to see me, and when, upon asking me, I corroborated the truth of Welldone's statement, he never said one word, but his look I shall never forget to my dying day, nor the tears that fell upon the table like rain drops as he leant his head upon his hands, and wept as only men can weep. (Eveu as He, the Man of Sorrows wept, when he shed such bittei- tears over the fair City, which he would fain have gathered under- his wings, as the hen her chickens, but it /ould not, she might have aptly added, had she pursued the beautiful simile of the Holy One of Israel) but which she did not, being by her own sub- sequent confession not at all well posted up in Biblical phrase- ology, a deficiency which she attributed to two causes ; viz, the defects of her early education joined to an excessively bad memo- ry in after life, which latter caused her to forget even the sacred texts so often made use of in her Book of Common prayer. How Protestants laboring under such disadvantages ever find the road to heaven is a mystery which I am utterly unable to solve unless they are aware of some private route which leads there, and 64 JULIA CAMPBELL. which they're too selfish to inform us poor Papists of, seeing that they are perpetually dinning the " Way of the Cross " into our tortured ears, besides sticking up texts from the Holy Book all over the City, evidently intended to serve as " Lamns to Ow poor be- nighted feet," for surely, they who have such facilities afforded them "for its private study can have "o need of any such " remin- ders." ■A lA* at ur er )e- id n- ■-•*' CHAPTER XIII. -^ir To return once more to our mutual Sovereign, as 1 was now made aware by my friend thai John was as much the Supreme Ruler of her heart's best affections as I have already confessed that he was of mine. " Wept," did he, said 1, oh ! how much he must have fell it to make him weep; but I know John was al- ways exceedingly fond of his father, and I suppose he shrinks from the bare idea of having " another take his pillow , nd upon it lay his head," to quote further from the same beautiful dirge,! wonder, *' Do such earthly matters move him, who has passed from hence away Into larger joys and sorrows than belong to this our day ; Does he look down on the whirling of this world with calmer eyes Who has learned to bear the measure of eternity's surprise." "That's a riddle, is it not ?" I continued, "which none of us can solve." " Oh !" said she, by way of reply to this my mild little insinuation respecting the possible disapprobation of the dead, I am just as faithful as ever to the memory of his poor dear fa- ther, indeed she went on, 'twas that very sentiment of fidelity so prominent in my character which charmed Weldone so much, '■■Sij^iaM^Mi^--^ 66 JULIA CAMPBELL and which makes him so anxious to secure me. " Indeed," said I, struck with astonishment at the novelty of a gentleman being captivated by a lady whose chief attraction for him lay in her niulvinff affection for another man, and that his deceased rival, how strange thatMr.Welldone siiould be content with such a very small share of your being as you give me to understand that you have to bestow upon him, for having declared that your heart en- tirely belong to your son and your memory to your late husband, you have really nothing left for his acceptance but your handy " Well," she replied, laughingly, I can assure you he's anxious enough to possess that, he's as jealous as possible if any-one looks at me, and is in perpetual terror of losing me, that's why he's so fidgelty about the wedding, but he must wait patiently till Mrs. Minor returns from England, as 1 promised to take charge of the house and children during her absence. Only last night, she continued, he went to consult a fortune teller on St. George's Street, and 'lis actually amusing to see his distress at what he considered an unfavorable reading of his matrimonial stars, he's in actual torture lest it should turn out after all that has passed between us, that it's my destiny l,o marry an old stone cutter that owns a beautiful place on the Cute des Neiges road,and who's a great deal richer than himself, but he need fear nothing of the sort : as if I'd ever be induced to marry such an old jakes as that merely for his money, she added scornfully, oh no. Well- done may make his mind quite easy, for I've passed my word to him, and come what will, I'm fully determined to keep my pro- '/ Iv •* |> mise. CHAPTER XIV. '7 From the clearer unsight afforded me, by this conversation and exposition of my old friend's sentiments and intentions, I began to considerably alter my view of her affairs, and all iny previous scruples about interfering with her happiness by the recital of my poor Aunt's sad story vanished, as I now ijlainly perceived that their respective situations were by no means parallel ; circum- stances so materially alter cases, that my native astuteness tri- umphed over my inexperience, and took in at a glance the real merits of the one before me, enabling me to perceive that the baneful influences which bore so terribly on my Aunt's heart should they ever fall to the lot of my friend, w^ould merely affect her hand : a receptacle generally considered about as sensitive as a pocket ; both in their common similarity of nature, abhor- ring a vacuum— of wordly goods. While the above reflexions were passing through my rapidly enlightening mind, my friend was giving me the further in for malion, that she also had been to the same renowned Sybil of St. George's street a few nights previous to Mr, Well-done"s visit, and had gleaned from that Sapient Oracle a few glimpses into her gg ,IT LIA CAMPBELL. own future, wliich shewed her, among other small things, /ru> Uttle /m/>*>.s, hearing a most striking resemblance to the above mentioned gentleman, a vision upon which her fancy appeared to dwell with much pleasure, as she informed me that Mr. Well- done was inordinately fond of small children, a weakness whicii he then testified by a show of almost paternal aHectiou towards Mr. Minor's little ones, and which I am informed he now exhibits towards one little '^Willie Well-done More-fat,' in the protracted absence of the little shadows, whose sul)stances have not yet, il. seems, made their plump appearances ; a circumstance, whi-^h, .•oupled with the subsequent realization of Mr. W's dreams of happiness, notwithstanding the gloomy prognostications of tht> Sybil to the contrary, should be sufficient to shake their Faith Ijj Pagan superstitions, so loudly condemned by ih.. new Dispenser of the Christian Law, as being totally at variance with the express command of His Almighty Father, to have no strange Gods before him, a divine prohibition against Idolatry apparently ignored by this worthy couple, who after tliis meet preparation, reverently, discreetly, advisely, soberly, and in the fear of God, entered (to the extreme edification of my popish mind,^ into the holy and honor- able estate of matrimony, in the priestly presence of the Reverend Canon Baldwin. Mrs. R's subjects of interest being now pretty well exhausted, a pause in the conversation ensued, of which I took advantage to introduce the Boston one ; I commenced by informing her that I had passed six weeks with my Aunt Kate whom she had frequent ly met at our hoase in St. John s on occasion of one of my Aunt's visits to us there, and whose exceedinglv lady like appearance and refined manners had pleased her very iaucli. ^' You will be JULIA CAMI'BKLL. 01) N il ^1 sorry to learn," saifl T, -• that her husband has turned out a lom plete fraud ; a discovery she has only recently made, after a uiosL bhssful union of nearly tweni y years; Mr. Bright having always been regarded hy her as the soul of honor up to the last few months. Circumstances, 1 regret to say, have since then come under her notice which have caused her to alter her good opinion of him very materially." Its a wretched piece of business," I r.ontinued, " and interfered greatly with my enjoyment whilst I was staying at their house ; you can well fancy what reason she lias to "reap in tears" when I inform you that another and a younger fair one has usurped her lawful ]>lai'e in her husband's affections, which throne she is said to fill with as much impudence as Miss Anna Boleyn, her famous predecessor in the business, is reported by her historians to have assumed on a somewhat similar occasion, probably regarding the mother of the Virgin Queen as a good historical model to shape her own conduct by : Anna. Boleyn, the progenitrix of the Immaculate Lady Elizabeth, patro- ness of a span-new Church, ]n/n', souiul^ and scriptund, isee Oxen- den's P;dliway of Safety), chaste otlspring of the white-robed monarch, — the ever renowned Henry, — the kingly founder of a revised and corrected Faith, — the self-chosen representative of the Rock of Ages, in defiance of the divine authority which gave to I^eter the keys of His eternal Kingdom — a realm beyond the skies. Oh! shade of the immortal Pontiff, why did you not rise fronr your dishonored grave to avenge the wrong which rent in twain the charter of your murdered God, and shook the hallowed earth wherein your martyred relics lav ? As might have been inferred from the fore-going conversation Mrs. R— - betrayed no more than the ordinary amount of emotion 70 JULIA CAMPBELL. which I had expected her to exhibit ; beyond a passing expression of sympathy with poor Mrs. Bright, and a loud svveephig condem- nation of such men and snch practices in general, she took no further notice of my communication, even upon my drawing her attention to the fact of the disparity in their ages and Mr.Bright's consequent un happiness therefrom (as expressed by himself) she never appeared to apply the moral of the story either to herself or to her own case, simply remarking, when I mildly alluded to it, that the principles of the two men were so radically unlike that she had no fears whatever of her husband's ever being anything but kind to her. '' It's not his nature^ Julia," she added, 1 dont believe Willie could find it in his heart to hurt a fly, an oijinion which I am certain you will readily endorse when you are better acquainted with him." With an assurance that T was even now .prepared to do so from the little I had already seen of him, w^e dropped the subject on the entrance of Marianne who came to inquire if we would like an early cup of tea before going to the City, which she observed we must get ready for at once, if we wished to be in time to accompany Albert who was then nearly ready, and would wait foi' no body. Mrs. R— gave a ready assent in favor of the tea, and told me to hurry up, as she had made arrangements to go to town this evening for the purpose of calling to see another old friend, Mrs. Williamson, from St. .lohns who had only arrived in Montreal a day or two before. The old lady will be as much surprised at seeing you as I was myself, she continued, and so will all the family, you must come to their house with me, said she, they will be so disappointed if you dont. Although not having been on terms of particular friendship with the Williamson family, our St. John's acquain- .^ y JULIA CAMPBELL, 71 tance being limiterl to a mere exrhange of civilities when we ca- sually met, cither on the Street or at the house of a mutual frieud, I, however acceded to my friend's i)roposal of paying them a visit, especially as I considered it a mark of courtesy to shew res- pect to the old lady, their mother ; whom I really had always regarded as a very excellent Christian, as well as a kind, good neighbour when the occasion recjuired it of her; especially in the case of a young lady friend of ours, Miss Anderson, who had died of consumption, I had an opportunity of witnessing her kindness of heart, a quality which I may here remark, en passant^ the poor girl herself did not credit either her or the family witli tu any great extent. During the few mouths preceding her death she was exposed to many and terrible hardships finding it so difficult to procure lodgings in her delicate state of health ; in this emergency she applied to Mrs. Williamson, with whom she had been boarding for some two or three years before her disease had set in, and besought her in the most earnest manner to take her again, but, the good old lady, grown weary of her young lady lodger's pre- vious trouble and inconvenience, Hatly, and uncompromisingly refused to give her a shelter. This fact she came to my mother to complain of, who, although differing from her in religious opinions, had always treated her Uke a mother since the time of her father s dt3ath, when she had come to reside with us till she could find some means of support- ing herself. Her mother having died when the poor girl was only sixteen it may well be imagined that she sorely felt the trial of being en- tirely orphaned at twenty three, which age she was at the period 72 J! I-IA CAMPBKM. of her father's demise. Strange to say, her father although pro- fessedly a Baptist, (according to the dictionary one who baptises) Jiad allowed his tUi!ijL,hter to reach this mature age vjilhout being baptised^ ab 'vsellas luiMng already allowed his two other children, her elder brother and younger sister, respectively of the ages (as nearly as I can remember) of twelve and eight, to die without receiving the sacred rite, although thoy were not afflicted with dumbness, an obstacle, I was informed by a lady a little while ago, to persons of that persuasion ever being baptised at all. As a case in point, this lady illustrated her own little boy who was born without the possession of any of his faculties, and who was at the time I saw him (about a month ago) past seven years old ; remarking that as he had not the gift of speech, he could never ;lns^ver for himself, consequently he was not a fit subject for the exercise of the sacrament, and must only do without it. My own private retkwions on this subject were anything but satisfactory, as no amount of reasoning within my mental limits rould enable me to discover what possible bearing a man's tongue could have on his soul, when in such a chained up condition as the unruly member happened to be in this particular instance ; a state of spiritual darkness in which I still remain and am likely to be in to the end of my days, unless some of my Baptist friends w ho may possibly hear of my perplexity come forward to throw more Uyht on my already F^nlightened Mind. The above mentioned lady gave me the benefit of all the light she possessed by explaining to me that as the poor little boy had ne- ver sinned, owing to the passive condition of his mind and body, never having been capable of one volountary physical or mental action, he could lie in no need of the regenerating waters ; a theory »i Iv V. ■II iv JLLIA C.V.MI'bi:LL 7H which involved iii«; in still moio inextritable contusion ot ideas, as it left me in doubt as to whether people of that particular way of thinking regarded our S/iviour as a " viait of sin,'' seeing that He saw fit to avail Himself of the cleansing inlluence, and upon this assumption of Divine peccability think themselves justified in disregarding the InfalUble mandate issued by the Almighty Voice, when on that great occasion, It cleft the heavens with Its power as It thundered forth the solemn declaration " This is my \vell be- loved son : hear ve him. " Aye, hear Him when he assures the Jewish ruler that '• unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost he cannot enter ihe kingdom of heaven. " Hear Him when He says a man^ not a lame man, nor a blind man, nor a deaf man, nor a dumb man; nor a w ise man, nor a foolish man, nor a big man, nor a small man, but simply a man^ a " man-child " if you will, but slilla ??m«, over whose fallen human nature the trail of the serpent has ton surely passed. Hear Him again when he still proclaims the same Eternal Truth through the medium of Ilis Infallible, though not Impeccable Vicar on Earth — the venerable Pontifl", Pope Pius the ninth. CHAPTER XV. Perhaps by some such mode of reasoning as the above, my friend Miss Anderson arrived at the Papistical conclusion that "■ baptism was absolutely necessary to salvation," at least to her ov/n sawation, for after having overcome a certain amount of re- pugnance, not to be Avondered at in a girl of her enormous stature, (being five feet eleven inches in height) she stood a!, the Baptismal font, and received the sacrament in the English Ciiurch, which communion she had previously joined in the absence of the Baptist Tabernacle, Papa facetiously remarkinr, as she took her seat in the carriage, all dressed in white and lilac for the performance of the ceremony which crowds had assembled at the Cathedral to behold, that she was the biggest baby he ever saw. It was upon occasion of this young lady's death, which occur- ed a very few yeart; later, that I had an opportunity of witnessing the kindness exhibited towards her by Mrs. Williamson and fa- .mly, which consisted in bringing her sundry little dainties now and then, as soon as they were perfectly sure that she was safely housed from under tlieir roof, a condition which she ultimately did •♦.I. JULIA. CAMPHELL. K> •iir» attain through the exertions of my mother, who managed to pro- cure her a very oomiortahle lodging with an Irish C4atholic family, wh'^ waite;. upon and tended her during six of seven months of severe illness with almost maternal tenderness and solicitude ; a sfjrvic" . hich they rendered almost gratuitously as the poor girl was r ' liCed to almost absolute penury before her demise. before calling on 'his worthy family, Mrs.R — suggested the idea of stepping into Scisson's to partake of an Ice cream, remarking that we would be very likely to meet Willie there, pertiaps wr- may also see Mr. Mustard, she added, Frank Mustard, one of my old rdmirers, whom 1 sacked in favor of Willie ; I hope we may> for he's always very kind and ready to give me a treat. "Hf^ bears no spitu then," said I, a little satirically, but wears the mit- ten cheerfully, somewhat amused at my friend's powers of fasci- nation. Arrived at Scisson's we had scarcely eaten a mouthful of cream before three gentlemen made their appearances on the scene al- most simultaneously, one of them I at once recognised as Willie, with whom I exchanged a very friendly salutation, after which f had the extreme felicity of adding two more gentlemen to my list of masculine acquaintances, viz : Messrs. Mustard and Peppersham, (the latter Mrs. R's other boarder), both of whom 1 shall do my best to place before the reader a= they then appeared to me. Age being honorable, Mr. Peppersham comes first. Cadaverous looking in the extreme, (he natural pallor of his countenance seemed immensly increased by the contrast it presented to an extremely ugly, coal black beard of almosi patriarchal length, and which appeared to serve the double purposes of necktie and shirt froiit ; he possessed a nose aquiline, and slightly inchning to the 7f> JULIA CAMPBELL. Hebrew in style, a feature which corresponded well with his Itlack, Lea.^like little eyes and jetty hair; his skin, worn out and jjpongolike in its texture, gave me the impression of having seen liard service, which impression his somewhat limp and ricketty deportment served strongly to confirm. Mr. Mustard I scp.i-cely bestowed a second glance on ; the first being amply sufficient to inform me that he was extremely hand- .^ome, extremely fat, and extremely brainles« ; his hat which he had removed to lacilitate the process of fanning himself, revealing a barren waste of cranium indicative of the vacuum beneath. This gentleman upon rising seemed to experience a great deal of .lifficuUy in the way of locomotion, probaldy caused by the imnatural obesity of his body which his somewhat short, stout legs appeared to be most unwilling to support; his annoyance at this ill-nature on ihc part of his lower iimbs found vent in a series of smothered sounds somewhat resembling the puffing of .1. too heavily freighted steam-engine. Of those gentlemen's con- versational powers I shall have more to say hereafter. Mr. Peppersham upon a first r -quaintance struck me as being gifted with extreme brevity of speech, coufining his remarks rhiefly to monosyllables varied occasionally by short grunts, while Mr. Mustard seemed lost in fits of abstraction, unless when he roused himself sufficiently to give utterance to an adjective indicative of the quality of men or things, which part of speech was usually of tbe sanguinary cbiss, not that I have any reason to believe that he ever drew much blood in single combat being anything bat a hero of the Roderick Dhu stamp. A very small Fitz James woubl be (luite equal to the task of depriving him, through the snatching process, not exactly of his l)ody. but of T| JULIA CAMPBELL. 7f things ueicssary for the sustenance of the bnrly matter thereof. Hoping that my readers are satisfied with this description of these two elegant, distinguished, and fascinating specimens of masculine perfection, whose society I had the supreme honor of being fa^'ored with during my sejourn at Mrs. R's neat dwelling in St. Catharine Street ; where I also enjoyed the privilege of a rare literary treat in listening to Mr. Welldone's flov^ of rhapso- dical encomiums on his fair mistress,*whom he confidentially informed me, he loved with more than the love of a man. How much love that meant I leave to the superior judgment of m^ readers (o decide, iiaving been myself quite unable to determine from the length, breadth and thickness of the individual before me, who soemed anything but adapted to the burthen which he claimed to carry. Having offered this ovation to Mr. Welldone's powers of conversation, I think it only justice to pay a parting tribute to his genius by inserting a little poem v.hich I also enjoyed the privilege of watching him compose, the reader will scarcely be surprised that he took at least two long hours at the task, as they can scarcely fail to be struck with its rare merit. It runs as follow >. " For Tea meetings, Sunday Schools, and Socials forsooth ! No cleverer joker than you my sweet youth, Each night you are off about one or thn f t!ier \nd ne'er give a thought to home or dear mother.' Which mellifluous words were afterwards arranged to the popular air of '' Biliy CTRourke" and presented as a tribute of friendi^hip to one of his young Methodist friends. This little ode he gazed upon with atfecticnate admiration probably regarding ifc as an offspring worthy of its paienl— a more than ordinary pdet — tlie natural sequence of a more than ordinary man. •'""'■* i" '-'■"■ ■"'■".'■ '"■ ' " ^' ■""""': ' --■'-'^:' '.-",•_-"■' ■-.^.■.- ■'->■--. --^a^*---. ■-'■-- , -..'...-,,|^ V, .;.-5..-^f:.: ^ . 78 JULIA CAMPBELL, With an apology for the above digression I shall proceed at once to Mr. George Williamson's residence which was situated in an upper tenement of an obscure street, called by the Corporation, Vallee, but styled Pio Lane by Mr. Peppersham, who delighted in complimenting an animal whose vocal abilities he considered so worthy of imitation, by dedicating a street so favored in its inhabitants to its honor. Upon our ringing, the door bell was answered by the gentleman proprietor in person, a post which his fair lady usually assigned him when the close of his day's labor enabled him to fill it, having been herself previous to her marriage a hard working girl, she, no doubt, considered it a duty she owed to herself to take things easy as soon as she got a matrimonial chance of doing so. Tliat she was actuated by any baser motive in thus comporting herself 1 think it almost a sacrilege to assei-t ; so pure, so holy, and so exalted were all the sentiments of her lofty mind, fashioned as they were by the edifving descriptions of that most pious bard of Anti-popish me- mory, the chaste, refined Montgomery, the learned author of the ''Jesuits,'' from which elegant poem, 1 have reason to believe^ she selected per ideal " Woman;'— ihe easy victim of their crafty wiles within whose ductile mould she modelled forth the ivife a man should choose, at least so I should say her husband thought iudging from my subsequent experience of thatgent^eman'3 taste, when I solicited his opinion as to what he tliought of John's choice in selecting my own unworthy self. "1 think it. most imprudent, he replied, for him to run the risk of marrying a Catholic." " Then, said I, you would approve of my jilting him, were I so disposed, by going off to Boston, for instance, without acquainting him with my intention." '• Certainly^'' he responded, .1 ' JwOi.'' i-.^**'*'.'' MM.*- A. y^t^ >ii?^ , '■ ' JULIA CAMPBELL. 79 with the air of a man fully conscious of having acted towards his neighbour as a Christian man like him should act, that's the very course I loould approve of, under the present circumstances." The circumstances alluded to being our strong mutual attach- ment independant of the adverse accompaniin^iits of friendly and maternal opposition to our union, gloomy forebodings of our non-ability to exist on the limited salary then awarded to my lover, joined to a terrible, fierce, relentless hatred of my Popish principles, all of which objections put together proved insufTicient to render us of Mr. Williamson's godly way of thinking, as from our Scriptural point of view, our Blessed Saviour had made no provision for such exterior shortcomings as an absence of wordly goods, endow^menls, &c., when sanctioning the hallowed rite which makes two true hearts one, and which He has expressly forbidden any man, or woman, even a holy man like Mr. Wil- liamson, or a wise and prudent woman like Mr. R— , to put asunder. As I have before stated we were received on our euirance to his house by Mr. Williamson, who greeted us wdth great affability of manner, expressing his great pleasure at be Imlding me in Canada. He then ushered us into the drawing room, where he introduced me to his lady and presented nie to )iis mother, both -Uid'os testifying their delight at seeing me ii: .: - most approved of style of graceful cordiality; at the same dme congratulating Ml'. R— on my most opportune arrival. " Yes indeed," observed that lady, Julia could not have come in better time. John, you see, said she, is so lonely, just come amongst strangers, that it is a great satisfaction to me to have her, she will be such a nice compaiiioii for him especially whilst I am away in the country." .111.1 A CAMIMIELL. [ could sravcely lidi) ieoling more than usually important at hearing for the second lime in twenty-four hom's how highly my society was likely lo be appreciated by these kind Canadian friends, later I had reason lo swell still more at perceiving how extremely useful 1 was capable of being made under proper training, such as I had never hitherto been submitted to. It being so bite by the time our visit was concluded, I did'nt return w^ith Mrs. R— to the country, and consequently had not the pleasure of making Mr. Minors acquaintance that evening, but went straight to St. Catharine Street, where I was duly iustalled as companion in chief lo Miss Welldonc, and Mr. John , a rather pe(;uliar situation and one which required all the finesse I was mistress of to hll with the ease and dignity bi^fitting my rank and station ; especially difficult did it become when F fancied I perceived a very strong inclination on the part of Mr. Welldone to promote the alliance between those two yoiuig peopln whicli his aflianced wife so highly disapproved of. During the ensuing week I had leisure to form my own opinion of the respective merits, plans, and intentions of the different individuals whom it pleased Providence to place rae amongst for the furtheram-e, I humbly trust, of Its own wise designs, in thus furnishing me with the means of imparling to others less favored by circumstances than myself, the events which caused not only my own but the '• Enlightenment of my dear husband's mind." Al Vlr CHAPTER XVI. My time was now almost equally divided between the town and country houses, the carriage which conveyed Mr. Minor to his office usually stopping at St. Catherine Street to take me up on its return. 1 need not say how agreeably those pleasant summer days flew by, nor what quiet happiness I enjoyed, when on my return to town in the cool of the evening, at which time the car- riage again went there to bring Mr. Minor home, I discharged the most pleasing of my duties by accepting Mr. John's invitations either to accompany him for a walk or to the Viger Gardens, where, listening to the delicious strains of the Band I found my- self indeed located in that atmosphere of Music, Love, and Flow- ers, which my hungry soul had so often sighed for in the deso. late region I had quitted. nut I must here observe that as yet no outward manifestation of the love that burned within us was suffered to exhibit itself oven during our must private interviews, or amidst the most ro- mantic surroundings ; both of us possessing too much practicality of purpose and sentiment to yield without a severe struggle to the influence of a passion which we both so strongly disapproved of upon common grounds ; viz, the abstract principle of seniority to her husband on a wife's side ; the very cause which made his mother's approaching marriage so extremely distasteful to iier el- dest Son. '...■^i^^r.r ';}^-}^ .-'^j^^f^f^V :?^ -T^ T- ■'i^i'^-'Wf^ir.^*':^^: '-"■ X--:f3^;#^ CHAPTER XVn. Although neither officially appointed to the guardianship of Mr. George, nor particularly desirous myself of acting in that capacity, I nevertheless found the honor thrust upon me by that young gentleman himself, whose polite attentions I must here take occasion to gracefully acknowledge ; seeing that he never for the first few months of our temporary sejourn under the same roof, appeared to grow tired of my society. Even on occasion of paying visits to the lady of his love, he appeared equally desirous of it, a circumstance which at first struck me as somewhat peculiar, but Which I could very readily account for, when, upon a closer ac- quaintance with the state of affairs in that quarter, I discovered that master George was only a very minor luminary in the long train of the young lady's admirers, and consequently received but a very minor share of her much coveted attention ; to be sure, she allowed him the honor of spending a few dollars whenever he felt so disposed on costly presents for her, which she also con- descended to accept as the lawful homage of so mean a subject to his gracious Sovereign, as well as further stooping from her high V .)> JULIA CAMPBELL. 83 I estate to allow the poor boy (as she was accustomed to style him) the supreme felicity of occasionally breathing the same air with her without being tormented by the sight of half a dozen more favored rivals, by accompanying him on suburban drives of about four or five dollars length, a species of recreation which I felt al- most remorseful at being an occasiontil partaker of, when I heard the loud, constant, and bitter complaints made against him by his good mother for his extreme ill-nature to herself ; " he has never given me even a pair of gloves," she would say, since he came to Canada, although he lavishes his money so foolishly on those flirts of girls who are merely taking advantage of his boyish gul- libility to get all they can out of him. I ventured to remonstrate with him nsvv and then, on his want of wisdom, but to no pur- pose, it required a more severe lesson to open his eyes to the un- worthiness of such fair objects as Miss Julia Youngster, a lesson which a regret to say I had to come in for my own share of before he had it learnt by heart. 4^ (JHAPTER XVIIl. '^;cflPI 1 After this iirsl week of otium cum dignitate, 1 found every mo- ment of the long summer's dciy ouly too little for the performance of all the various duties which devolved upon me as confidential friend and manager-in-chief of all Mrs. R-'s nuptial arrangements ; letter-writting, lace-making, and embroidering from early morn till dewy eve, was now my portion ; varied by moon-light visits to the Milliners, Dress-Makers, &c., employed on the fabrication of Madame's trousseau, a most extensive, rich, and costly get up ; every stitch of her bridal costume being fresh from the mint. Upon this newness of apparel she laid particular stress, being de- termined that Mrs. Well-done on her bridal day should be in no wise indebted to Mrs. R's wardrobe. Among other beautiful arti- cles which she had ordered expressly for that auspicious occasion, I must not forget to mention a very magnificent bracelet made of her dear deceased husband's hair (a very exquisite piece of work- manship done by Mr. Mellor of Notre-Dame Street) and which she wore on her second wedding day as a neat and appropriate tri- bute of respect to tlie memory of the honored dead. On hearing that she would admit of no change in my quarters till I had also fulfilled the important duty of bridesmaid, I propo- sed making pecuniary arrangements for so long a stay, being un- willing to accept so much gratuitous hospitality, but my dear friend would listen to no such proposals, preferring the indemni- fication of my making her some very handsome, wedding pre- VJ ft.'*: -Si*- I M JULIA CAMPBELL. 85 sents, in the shape of Sofa-cushions, Tidies, &c., where v;ith to add to the embellishments of her already liandsomely furnished drawing room. • The additional labor entailed upon mo though the extreme liasto necessary for the timely completion of these adornments, made it necessary for me to rise at day-light and work away in- defatigably often till eleven or twelve P. M., during which period, my hours of pleasure and recreation were few and far between, my out-door excursions being now entirely confined to the changes of town and country residence requisite for the performance of my manifold duties ; amongst which, last, though not least, came that of interpretation ; my knowledge of the langue fmncaise now ser- ving my dear friends in very good stead. It will scarcely be wondered at when 1 say that during the two months which elapsed between the period of my arrival at Montreal, and the consummation of Mrs. R's second marriage, 1 had hardly time to breath freely; the suffocating heat of the weather just at that season, and in that especial year being in itself a sufficient preventative to free respiration ; only for the pure country air which I so constantly imbibed, I fear I should have fallen a victim to my overstrained efforts on behalf of those dear friends who so often and so pathetically promised (tears of friend- ship, gratitude, and tenderness glistening in their accomodated eyes the while) tl!at if ever it lay in their power to repay mo for my many kindnesses they should esteem it their greatest happi- ness to prove the sentiments they could only now profess^ How well and nobly those touching and beautiful promises have been carried into execution, my readers will have ample opportunity of judgirg for themselves if they continue to peruse the Autobiography of Julia Campbell. mm;^i 86 JULIA CAMPBELL. Among the incidents most worthy of notice which occurred during those sultry summer months comes foremost in impor tance the visit of Mrs. Gregg, Mr. Welldone's first cousin from Ottawa, not a coutry cousin, but a smart city lady, somewhat past the meridian of female life, fat, buxom, good natured, and jolly, with a fund of truly maternal interest in every thing however trifling connected with her " Cuzzin Wully" as she invariably styled Mr. Welldone, whether mentioning that individual in the second, or third person singular, a number which she took the trouble to travel all the way from her happy home and darling children to beseech him to preserve in all its primitive unity till he conld find some lady more fitted to make plurally happy than an old widow, like the one she had been informed he was going to throw himself away on, at the same time giving htm to un- derstand (in my presence) that she was only a deceitful thing like the rest of them who trapped poor unsuspecting young men in the snares they knew so well how to set for their unwary feet, in fact this good old lady went so far in her gross remarks that 1 could not restrain my feelings of indignation at hearing my friend so indelicately alluded to, but rose with flushed cheeks from my seat and standing fcofore her asked her if she considered it fair, just, or lady Hke to express herself in such a disrespectful manner of a person absent and therefore unable to defend her reputation-a part of championship which I Afondered extre- mely at Mr. Well-dones leaving so entirely in my hands. This rebuke of mine had however the desired effect of silencing 4he lady pro-tem, 1 need scarcely add, pro semper, in my hearing. During this lady's stay, I hud the mortification of wounded de- jjp^oy try sustain in my own person : the attack this time procee- ding from Mr. Peppersham whose powers of conversation I pro- mise to enlarge upon in due season. *S. m» JULIA CAMPBELL. 87 At the breakfast table when all the household were assembled, gentlemen and ladies to the number of seven in all ; this high minded gentleman threw me inio a perfect agony of outraged mo- desty by adroitly turning some innocent remark of mine into ;» double entendre^ the meaning of which although slightly masked was so plainly perceptible that no one could fail to see its drift ; so conscious was I oi this most disagreeable fact that I could not restrain a flood of passionate tears as I rusked tumultuously from the dining room whither I was quickly followed by Mr. Well- doiie who did his utmost to quell the angry tempest raging within my Irish Catholic heart at such an uncalled for, unmanly, piece of insolence, at the same time, giving me the very satisfactory piece of information ; by way of an apology for his trusty friend that it was only George's way of expressing himself, from which ^ infer- red that probably it was the only way George had of expressing himself, a deduction which made me declare there and then that he should never enjoy the privilege of expressing himself in my presence again, a declaration which earned for me from that day forth his most better enmity, and something more to fill up the measure of my wrongs of which anon. Oh, Spirit of Purity 1 presiding genius of our unsullied name, I invoke your Holy Aid, that my poor pen may serve to vindicate Our common cause, may serve to rescue from foullest, blackest calumny the fame transmitted from our Virgin Queen, the bright inheritance of a ransomed stock, whose proudest banner shall ever bear inscribed the sacred name of Mary — their Immaculate progenitrix. Incident No. 2. occurred in a more Incicrous but more unprofi- table form, being nothing more nor less than the sudden and /**. 88 JT'LIA CAMPBELL. mysteiious disappeyranro of my nevvost stockings which articles (lisappoarcd yiair hy pair from my tninli. Whatmomltor of our highly respectable household to suspocl of a thing so strange as this petty pilfering was a question most difiiculty to decide. The only lady besides myself being now in the house (Mrs. GreL':* having taken a hasty ;uid somewhal premature departure, ine result of a most alarming At of cholic which seized lier quite suddenly at the dead of night) therefore as 1 have just stated Miss Well-done was the only ladij in the house on wliom suspicion could possibly li;^^it, but as her feet were considerably larger than mine she of necessity required a considerably larger stocking, which fact was in itself amply sufficient to exonerate her. '• Who cfl« possibly be the offender?'' Tasked myself again Tiic aggin as each fresh raid upon my trunk suggested tue very -i.atiiral inquiry. This state of mind soon led me to take ijarticular notice of the (jcntkmcn's lower extremities and I beheld what had hitherto escaped my unobservant gaze : viz: the extreme smallness of Mr. Peppershams unde''standing ; wishing to ascertain for more rea- sons than one if Mr. Peppersham himself were aware of this little fact I departed from my now established cnstom of igoov'uji the gentleman's presence and with a great show of afifa^i-lliy remarked with rnich apparent admiialion the smallness of his feet — this observation had the desired effect, no sooner was it uttered than his usually calm, impassive countenance lighted up with sudden animation as he glanced approvingly at his tiny members, from the pleasing sight of which he raised 1 Is flashing eyes to mine as he slowly uttered the mystic words " no larger than your own "—to say thau my suspicions became changed to certainties would be too broad an assertion, that they certainly underwent a change will be more clearly proven in my next publication entitled " Who Stole the Stockings ? 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