Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-12-24

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all saw that the - Asylum IS }the II
only place for her. lthas cost my mast 20 4 +!
ter many thousands, and Pm sure IN sheli St
would not mind as many, more ceuid Ei
Miss Lucy-Ime Mrs. Ventner-Ef M
. @Mrs. Nentnor!' Iexclairhed; "surelyE
she is not married, so young, too, poor o'l3
girl!" G,1 - !; ~ S.r7s,. ~ !, .,
rery young hardly nineteen; and sheE d
was not eighteea when she she was as. mafss rs
III i;sl :8sreW i saas ahis dFsaalaI cals5
4 ty to befall her?" asked; mot i'll treat.
ment hope!"
"Oh, no, doctor, for he loved the very
ground she walked on; but he died sud-
denly the day they were married, and
her brain has been turned ever since.
Here our conversation was inter
rupted by the frequent repetition oil
nv name, and fastened TO return to
the room which Iquitted. 1t was the
old mans voice which | heard, and
soon perceived the cause OF the sum-
mons In the altered appearance OF my
!, patient. A slight flush tlnged her
!, cheek, and she sighed heavily; and
$ though no ray of intelligence bsamed
from the half open eye, still any change
q was better than the letherglc state In
), which she had so long lain.
,. "She lives! she breathes!" exclaimed
: the doting father. "Lucy, my hope,
= nv pride, the soIace Of my old age.
:. sneak to me, only one word, only one,
q TO bless and cheer me" and the old
v man sank upon his knees and sobbed
V. like child. >,
=, After short interval considered it
to advisable that the invalid should reach
id her resting place as soon as possible
I'd and accordingly we commenced our
Journey homewards. Plying the dis
tress Of Mr.. Beverton, requested him
N, to become my guest for few days, un
n. til he had, in some little measure, over
as come his reluctance to leave his daugh
e: Ter with strangers. For the first te"
70. days Lucy lay in an unconscious state
,sse needing nothing, and seemingly igno'
IRE rant OF any change in the persons an
ne: things around her; but by degrees he
M accustomed wildness Of manner return
or ed, and on paying my usual morning
inn visit. one day found her arrayed ex
,ed actIy as described in this portrait, wit
'ch cheek as hueIess as the flowers tina
7 hound her hair. A white satin rob
- fell in massy folds around her per'ee
;tv figure. 1t was her bridal dress; an
vsr s vet. as if. even in her madness, gleal
ses' w Of the sad truth had burst forth, she ha
ces thrown a widows veil over her wrea
hey OF orange flowers.
flor "Sec, seew she whispered, in my
,,lN terious manner, "this is my weddlr
, , - dav, and this" extending her delica
hev finger on which she wore plain we
The ding ring, "is his gift; my own Charl
,he placed it there" and kissing it fond
lent she murmured, "we will never nev
nv part. Is not this beautiful?' she &C
oon y iinued drawing from her bosom 81
the en- bag which contained small pie
,ose of PAPER, from which she read in sic
;oht sweet lone, the following lines:--
we're "There's not word thy lip hath breath'd,
A look thine eye hath given,
ID I" That is not shrned within my hearth
with Like to dream of heaven.
ard, There's not spot "her0 ~e '''' A''
row A fuv'rite flower or tlee;
,oro There's not q scene by thee beoV'd,
, .s That is not priced by me.
''l.ck Whene'or I hear the linnet's song.
,sion Or the blithe woodlark's lay,
lined Or mark upon the golden west'
nal. The rosy clouds delay;
nver Whenever catch the breath ofhowers,
mass Or music ION the tree,
F Thought wings her way to distant bowers
.dI And memory clings to thee"
will AS she conc'uueu ''eee Ioa -
' her impassoned manner, she pau'
,nna. and a shade OF sadness fitted over
nv lovely face; then ut,ering Tea
en- N shrek, which the lapse of years has
Al effaced from my recollection, she sci
nted, my arm anu SoA o"'"o0 '0'''
n re. OF terror. c.,
,med "lhey shall no' 'eaL ;''oo IIon ao.
An Will cinS 10 'hee wn'ast "a ,
piled Charles! Onarles' ao yoI ha neaI eai,s % on
great Lucy'tny own M n.' 10y, " So, SseI
mined and olas t"ec ssa eoaIs oe dov;Is
sign mock al my oespa.'I af T,i aar,h 0' shail
had les, all Tie powers Vi od E.,hon, T e.,
u oh sbe father! help for Gods sake. help"
~ ,ha, For hours after this sad scene,
,cted t., unfortunate girl lay in the same S
" she as when llts' %" "s;hIa Ill., ,o,,orat;ye
olicit, resort 10 ever! PoSs'V'I ,S". ,he hrn;sed
ea, iha, wounded spirit had quilted It's cal
wv abode. hnt il was not so. Slowly