Come, be a practical emancipationist to the extent of
your ability; set the South an example; break every yoke." "They are
better off with me," said I; "the hawks or cats would catch them, or
they would die from exposure." "Expediency!" said one of them; "do
justice, if the heavens fall." "Fye at _justitia_!" said one, who
pretended to take my part. "_Ruat coelum_, Let them rush to heaven,"
replied the other. "Parse _coelum_, please, sir," said my boy in the
Academy. "Yes, past the ceiling," said the lawyer, pretending to
misunderstand him; "that's right, my son;"--and more wretched punning of
the same sort. Hence Mrs. North's pretended supplication about the
window-sashes. She has been in excellent spirits ever since I stopped
the papers. She says that she wonders at herself so calm and happy. I
heard her yesterday calling at the stairs to a little lisping English
waiting-maid, who cannot pronounce _s_: "Judith," said she, "did you not
hear the parlor-bell?" Judith walked up, and said, "Mitthith North,
lately you've rung tho eathy, that motht of the time I thought it mutht
be a acthident, and didn't come up at futht. I thpect the wireth ith got
ruthty.
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