Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-07-24
Volume L

The young man approached Squire
crosby, whom even a stranger could
distinguish among Them, and anxiously
enquired for a house where he could
be accommodated; saying that he was
extremely in, and felt all the symptoms
Of an approaching fever. :
Crosby eyed him keenly and suspi-
lciously for a moment, without uttering
a word. Knaves and swindiers had
been recently abroad, and the language
Of the youth betrayed that he was 4
l.Yankes.n q name at that time associ-
ated I'D The minds Of the igHoraDt, with
every thing that II base. = disIdking
| the silence and hesitation of Crosby for
fear Of his inabihty to pay, the stran>
ger sm:ledland said, II am not with
out money! and putting his hnnd j to
his pocket to give ocular proof Of the
assertion, he was horror, struck to find
that his pocket-book was gone. Ncon-
tanned every cent ofhis money, besides
papers Of great value to him. ,ra
| Without a Iarthing without even a
single letter or paper to attest that his
character was honorable lin a strange
land and sickness rapidly coming upon
1him-these feelings nearly drove him
Ito despair. The Squire who prided
himself on his sagacity in detecting vii
llains, now found the use Of his tongue.
With a loud and sneering laugh he
said: stranger, you are barking upthe
wrong tree If you think TO catch me
with that are Yankee trick Of yourn."
He proceeded in that inhunan strain
seconded BY nearly every one pres
lent, for the 'Sqaasv" was powerful and
few dared displease him. The youth
Slielt keenly his disconsolate situation
and casting his eyes over the group, in
! la tone Of deep and despairing anxiety
The enquired, us there none who vii
receive me?"aYes. / will, J" cried a mar
among the crowd; ''yes, poor sick stran'
lger | will shelter you." Then in &
. lower tone, be added, al know no
whether you are deserving, but / know
THAT you are a fellow being, and il
4 sickness and want, and for the sake Q
Him who died for the guilty, if not FOL
1 your sake, will be kindste you poo
young stranger" -3 .,@rs u, ,,,. ~. i'','.
The man who stepped forth and prof
fered home to the youth in the hol
of suffering was Simon Davis, an el-
derly man, who resided near Crosby
and TO whom the latter was deadly
enemy. Uncle Simon, as be was call.
: ed, never retaliated, and bore the per-
. secutions of his vindictive neighbor
4 without complaint. His family con-
sisted Of himself and daughter, his only
child, an affectionate girl Of seventeen
The youth heard no more, for, over
come by his feelings and extreme i'll
ness, he fell insensible to the earth
], He was conveyed to the house Of hi
T benefactor and q physician called
Long was the, struggle between life
and death. Though unconscious ht
called upon his mother aud sister al
!, most necessarily to aid him. When
1.-The youth was laid upon his bed, ane
J. she heard him calling for his sister
!. Lucy Davis wept, and said to him
[sspoor sick young man, your sister !:
: Efar distant and cannot hear you, but !
. will be to you a sister," Well die
this dark eyed maiden keep her prom.
i. ise. Day and night did she watch ovel
him, except during the short intervals
{ when she yielded her post at his bet
!, side to her father. b s.5 I. i'a y
/, At length the crisis Of his disorde
arrived, the day that was to decide tn
tauestion Of life or death. q Lucy ben
+ over him with intense anxiety, watch
-[ing every expression Of his features
] hardy daring tosbreathe. SO fearfnl wa
she ofwaking him from the only sount
D sleep he had enjoyed for nine lonl
3 days and nights. At length he awok
4 and gazed up into the face Of Lucy pa
I Wis and enquired, a,ohers am ~" Their
> was intelligence in that look. Yontl
J, and good constitution had obtainedth til
], mastery. Lucy felt that he wa
W g -
Espared, and bursted into a food Of If
9 repressible, grateful tears, rushed s,''l or
Y of the room. Il e4s ais,, i ssss.i
i II was two weeks more before b
II could situp, even for a short time. 4 /
It had already acquainted them with hl
$ name and residence, but they had 2
II curiosity to learn any thing turthe
ISL and forbid his giving his story till b
-lbecarne stronger. His name wa
al Charles Wilson, and his paternal hom'
,ft A few days afterwards, when M
K Davis was absent from home, and III
ley engaged about her household affair
saw, at the head of his bed. HI
Isl pack, and recollecting something ths
e he wanted, opened II. The fast thin
The saw was ihe identical pocket-bool
u v,,l,oso loeS had y Stnd ~, - aysy hisfn