Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-08-27

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ness-she uttered the name OF Henry
Leslie-and then ran-not out of the
door, but smack into the young stran-
gers arms. What an extraordinary
act--in-fat-u-a-tion. She let him-let
him-kiss her, too; and listened to his
impassioned language-why what did
the glrl mean7 Their conversation
will, perhaps, suffice to explain.
"Clarisse," said the stranger. aCIar.
isse, my beautiful idol, have come to
claim you as my ,own." ~
..Oh, Henry, | fear our hopes will
never Grange io. realities. l love you;
very, very much, but my father dislikes
you because you are a Yankee Lawyer.
He is obstinate and will not consent"
And the rosy flush fed from the lady's
cheek 81 ,3ei1aaa,f eEas5a', a',3g y ggasSzs.
DO not fear, Clarisse," ," said Henry
Leslie. !s"I can and will remove his
prejudice. l know how to work on a
farm; and as he does not know me, |
will hire to. him under an assumed
name, and by the merit of honest worth
and virtue, win place iE his affec-
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Their hopes excited, and subsequent
ly their anxieties lulled by the reasona-
bleness Of this plan, the two seated
themselves, or. the sofa and enjoyed
those bright angel plumed delights which
a currency ofloye gives yo ung hearts.
When Gorden returned, however, he
found the young stranger alone. Clar-
issa having deemed it prudent to retire
at the sound of her fathers footsteps.
Gordon was glad that the stranger had
tarried; he wished to give him :'peel
ing;" for he had searched the field over
and found no horse. @ '%
"Now don't blame me, old man." said
the Yankee" for surer than my name is
Dick Quirk. have seen a athoss, dead
one, in that are very wheat as kun
along" ae}if7& so&s'i tass7a &y.is's egiis,,ls
on, but old Gordon waxed wroth al
thus learning that he had been sent to
drive mere skeleton from his field
vet the Yankee contrived to calm his
Erufflcd feelings, and hire himself to the
sucker to "dew things" closing the
bargain with the impartial agreement
that they might ''hocus pocus'' one an
other as much as they pleased; where
upon Gordon tickled his inner self with
the conceit of all that he had enduret
from Yankee trickery, even from the
time Of his buying clock from the
Connecticut pedlar, which he said KEEP
time backward, down, to the period
when the New York pettifogger wan
ted to marry Clarisse. .....,,,-. ....>
Respecting Henry, Leslie, he hae
been in early manhood an enterprisiDs
young farmer, endowed with broad
and beautiful domain; but being more
over gifted with an excellent smack 0
intellectual powers, he had been in
duced to forsake the natural avocation
for one, perhaps better beftting his am
bltion, taste and ability law. In the
village where he studied and practised
he first became acquainted with Clar
.Iissa Gordon, who had accompanied ar
aunt from the West, withthe desigr
of completing her education at one ol
those;meritorlous institutions for female
instruction, with which the Eastern
States abound. They loved. The
aunt wrote to her brother, old Gordon
soliciting his consent for Clarisse te
marry, explaining affairs, sc. Gordor
answered stating that he should evel
negative his daughters wish to marry
a Yankee who. it appeared, was ,te
lazy to work, and hence had resortee
to pettifogging. He also instructed
Clarisse to come home Immediately
under the protection Of an elderly lady
and gentleman, friends ofhis about tor
return from the east. Clarisse was
obedient--wept and obeyed her father
Love, we all know, ia like wine, &
mocker, and sometimes prostrates it
victim by mysterious intoxication
Something to this effect befell Leslie
His noble upheaviags Of desire--hi'
unrest of ambition, were stayed. The
excitement OF business--of practical
life became harmless. And within
the lapse of a twelvemonth, we behole
him at first presented TO the reader
disguised under an assumed name
language and .demeanor, entering upor
a plan 70 win his lady ove,by the swea
4 Of his brow. Herein was centred the
ordeal testing the purity Of his affection
and proving il as clear, pure and un-
tainted, as | the waters Of mountain
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