Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-06-10

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melancholy after he found that it did not ,
rise from theianxiety tosee'Kis friends, "a
Ifehad supposed. One evening as the
Iwere returning from a z party which the
'1 had attended, alfred, afterA having rod
fnsarly5ohe RaIf The way home Withou
!, speak ing tnrned to Edwai saiid thus ue
dressed him!A sslaa's 'f'fN- -earF'
}, =" have long known, Edward, that -yo,
felt an anxiety to be acquainted with tn
cause of my melancholy turn of mind o
late, and it was not because did not wisl
to unbosom to you, that did not. No, Ed
ward, Ihave long wished to tell you all
but it is a hard task to perform; had it beel
any one besides your - besides her,
mean, should have long since told yo,
my whole heart; but am resolved now, a.
| it is, to tell you all. love-yes | adore
49, Liona. know he continued, that
have not that fortune to present which she
deserves, and, perhaps, expects he added
with deep drawn sigh, but more truly
devoted heart can never be offered than tha
which now agitates this BOSOM" ri.
Edward embraced him with all the fond
ness Of a brother, and assured him that he
would, for one, be proud of such an alliance
and that he had no suspicious, that his sis
ter would entertain the least objection or
account Of property, and, he added, 81 dc
not believe that she would object at all; for
ifone may judge from appearance, she will
not forget you very soon, for she was well
pleased with your company, | should sup.
I pose, by her preferring it to that of others
with whom she was better acquainted than
with you.'' 'n
"My heart often argues the same, Ed.
ward, but you know that was received
into the castle by your means, and as a
matter ofcourse, received attention for your
sake. | therefore cannot safely venture to
hope, though hope is all that can afford me
comfort must say omlort, for even
hope does not afford me relief, not even fol
q moment"
They had by this time arrived at theil
boarding house and the subject was dropt
and Alfred again was silent and thoughtful
They soon retired to bed, Alfred, perchance
to dream of Liona, and in fancy to view
her sylph-hke form, in which pleasant oc.
cupation we will leave him, while we re.
turn to Castle Delarrop to view, not in fam
cy, but in reality the little fairy, whom AL.
fred sees only in imagination. Still we be.
lieve better seen in imagination than not
at all; for, although he will undoubtedly be
out Of humor with her when he awakes, fol
flying off with happiness, when he is ex
pecting to see her when the dreamy spell
is broken, yet he is doubtless enjoying
comfort sufficient to restore hin in the NOR
ming to good humor, and we will leave him
while we in person visit Liona.
Delarron Castle was still visited daily
by beaus and bellies, and it would seem thai
joy and gayety were the only guests which
could reside under its roof with its present
occupants. Among the many who visited
the castle, there was one who will take SO
conspicuous part in this narrative that il
becomes necessary to mention his name; il
was Devender; he was the only son of So
lus Devender, aged about thirty five years
very wealthy, and resided at his castle, no
many miles distant. Young Devender was
considered as wealthy as any young mar
in the neighborhood of the castle, and De
larron, though fondly attached to his daugh
} ter, was such lover of money that hi
would sooner sacrafice her happiness thar
suffer his own ambitious plans to be pros
trated. 1t was evident, from the not only
kind, but courteous reception, which younl
Devender received from Liona's father
that the latter had his minds eye fixed up
on the gold and silver which he believed t
be safely locked within the walls of De
vender castle, there to remain until calle
to be Of use when young Devender should
by the death Of his father, come into full
possession of all the boasted wealth of tn
great Solus Devender.i He was man Q
the grosest habits, and spent most Of hi
time in the play houses, often losing larg
sums of money; though this fact was nc
generally known, or Delarron would no
& so often have represented him to Liona a
! fine, intelligent young man, and tellin
+ her, at the same time, that he should b
i proud to bestow her hand upon one SO wol
y
4 thy. +s9ls, 9iGf .t-1.. ...... y la..ur,
One day just as Delarron arose to depar
: afler, one Of his usual visits to, Liona, t
whom he had been descanting on tn
good qualities Of young Devender, a servan
entered with letter, which he gave to hi
l iaaster and rthen7left the room. Delarrol
a first perused it in silence, and then, afte
-ltelline aLiona from whom 1t came, he rea
lit to her. The letter was from solus d.
& yender, and ran as follows: 1q.9r
"Mons. Delarron, Sir: take this oppol
4 tunity of conveying to you some ideas whic
q i have long entertained though kept a secr'
!, from you, and, in fact, from every one els'
!, We, you well know, have long lived in tn
d same neighborhood, and have always bee
: on friendly terms; our children have grow
$ up together, and it has long appeared to m
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