Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-11-12

motion OF hllal regard. Year after yea
went by, and no notice whatever wa
taken of Charles and his wife by Mrs
Linden; they did not again venture
near her, nor take any steps to concili
ate her favor. Her treatment of Ell
len had SO outraged her son, that he tri
ed TO forget that he had mother; fol
he could not think of her without bit
terness that lie did not wish to feel
The only means of knowing what tool
place at home was through his sister
between whom and himself had alway,
existed warm affection. She wrote tt
him frequently, and he, as well as hi!
wife, wrote to her often. Their letter.
to her were. at her request, sent under
cover to a friend, to prevent the un-
pleasant consequences that would en-.
sue,should the proud overbearing moth.
er, become aware of the correspond
ence.
From his sister, who had something
OF his own independence OF feeling,
Charles learned that his brother Will.
lam, at his mothers instance, was a.
bout to marry Antoinette Billings. And
also, that an application had been made
to the legislature 10 have his name
changed to Beauchamp, his mothers
family name. As an inducement for
him to crafty her pride in this thing,
Mrs. Linden had promised William
that, on the day the legislature granted
the petition, she should transfer to him
the whole amount Of her properly,with
the exception Of about twenty thousand
dollars. Subsequently Charles learned
that the name of his brother had been
changed; that the marriage had taken
place; and that his mother had rel:n-
quished all her property, with small
reservation, into the hands of her son.
A II this took place within three years
alter his own marriage.
The next intelligence was, of an at
tempt being made to force Florence,
his sister, into marriage most repug-
nant TO his feelings. This aroused his
indignation afresh. He wrote to her
strongly; and conjured her by every
high and holy consideration not to per-
NIT the sacrifice to take place. Flor.
ence possessed too much of his own
spirit tame y to yield IN a matter like
this. His frequent letters strengthened
her TO resist all the efforts of both moth.
er and brother to induce her to yield
TO their mercenary wishes. Finding
that she was finn, system of perse.
cution, in the hope of forcing her to as
sent, was commenced against her. As
soon as Charles learned this, he went
Immediately to P, and saw Flor.
ence at the home OF a mutual friend.
He had little difficulty IN persuading
her to return home with him. Neither
her mother nor William showed her
any real affection, and they were both
plotting against her happiness for life.
On the other hand between her and
Charles there had always been a deep
attachment. She not only loved him,
but confided in him. She had never
seen his wife: but Charles had written
so much about her, and Ellen's letters
had pictured mind so gentle, so good,
that Florence loved her only less than
she loved her brother. And there was
another there to love, of whom she had
heard much--a fair child named Flor.
ence. Is tia subject of wonder that
she fled from her mother, to find a
paradise in com parison to what she
had left, in the home Of Charles and his
pure'hearted companion? We think
not.
The meeting between her and Ellen
was one in which both their hearts o.
verflowed; in which affections mingle;
in which two loving spirits became u
nited in bonds that nothing could break.
We turn now 10 the disappointed
Mrs. Linden. Knowing that TO inform
her mother of the step she intended TO
take would do no good, but only cause
her to endure storm of passion, Flor.
ence left home without the slightest in.
timation Of her purpose.
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.
MANS LlFE.-There are two lives