Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-08-26

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Eat home again, John, we wartne more but
Gods blessing, and that ys may have for
askingi but ye may as well take mine, too
= Godbless ye, and good bye to ye.,', "
Eaa he hlassins sPS 1}sasfiil Bchoed by
kind partner md lhis cbi ldren, and whistlifIg
as he went with his boat hook on his shoul-
der, his. dog Neptune before, and his boy
following, he trudged along to the beach.
With the earliest dawn of the morning.
the fisherman's family were astir; the eldest
girl was busily, arranging their little parlor,
while the younger was preparing the break
fast table, and the mother spreading before
the fire the clothes Of her husband and her
boy. An hour passed and she grew some-
what eneasy that he had remained abroad
beyond the usual period of his return. An
other hour had elapsed, when she said to
her father, "Father, go out to the hillock
and try if you can see his sail upon the wa
ter-he seldom stays out so long when the
sea is calm and the weather fair; my little
boy was not quite well last night, and this
alone should have fastened him home."
The old man went forth, and one by one
his grandchildren followed him, until the
mother was left alone, rocking the cradle
Of her unconscious babe. After the lapse
of another hour, her daughter entered with
the news that a neighbor had spoken to her
father in the night, and that he would GER
tainly be soon home.
"God grant i'll" said she, and she spoke
in tone ofdeep anxiety, che never was
away so long but once, that was when he
saved the crew Of the ship Mary; and then
the whirl Of the sinking vessel we'll nigh
made his grave"
Again she stirred the fire, again arrang-
ed the clothes before it, and poured some
bot water into the teacups. Still the break
fast remained untouched.
| The sun was now sinking to its meridian
height when once more tho family assem-
! bled iii their humble dwelling; the prop Of
| the whole was yet wanting, They sat
down to cherries meal, the seats at either
| side of the wife remained vacant. The old
man was the only individual who appeared
to anticipate no evil; but he hastily finished
his breakfast and went forth.
The noon was rapidly passing, and the
sun had already given tokens Of the glory
| Of his departure, when, the fisherman's
| wife lulled her infant to sleep, and went
herself to the hill that commanded an ex-
tensiye view Of the widespread ocean. All
the little household soon assembled on the
spot, but no boat was seen upon the waters
nothing that could give hope except thu
aspect Of the waves, which looked too pla.
cid to be dangerous!
Their deep! dread was no longer to be
concealed, and while the old man paced t.
and fro, looking earnestly at brief interval
over the lonely sea, the mother and daugh
> ter were sobbing audibly. s
"Fearless let him Be whose trust is il
God!n exclaimed the father. The sent
ence was uttered involuntarily but it ha,
: its effect. @
|. sAy," said the mother, he always trustee
? in his God, and God will not forsake hin
!, now"
''Do you remember, Jane,' continued tn
!, Iold man, show often Providence was will
. me, mid the storm and the wreck, whel
Q help from man was afar of, and woul
Q have been useless if near?" And they en-
n lcouraged one another to hope for the bes
Q e--but to submit to the decree of HEAVIER
g. whether itcame as the gentle dew to nourisi
q Tor as the heavy rain to oppress. Fror
]. that hillock which overlooked the ocean al
i cended their mingled prayers that Go
y would not leave them desolate
= The fisherman, the object Of their hope
+ and fears, had been very successful durin
/. the night, when at daybreak, as he wa
3 preparing to return home, he remembere
i his promise to bring with him some SEQ
# weed to manure the petatoe plot behind sth
IS cottage. He was nov close to rocks whic
of were only discernible at low water; h
g pulled for them, jumped on shore, fastene
u. the painter Of his boat to jutting part Of
id cliff, and took his boat-hook with him.
mi He collected a sufficient quantity Of th
ID weed, but in his eagerness to obtain it h
ldl had wandered from the landing, when b
y. heard his boy following and exclaimin
,h1 that the painter was loose. He rushed il
y stantly towards the boat, which was the
g several yards off; the boy was vainly e.
y deayoring to use both oars, and NePtun
9, the faithful dog, was running backward
ntI and forwards, bowling fearfully, as if col
" sclous OF his masters danger, and ut OF
vi moment about to plunge intol the waves al
e-l join him, and the next licking the face al
isl hands Of tho child, as il he foresaw that f
lgI him his protection would DO most needed.
ldI The fisherman perceived at once the de
leI perate nature ofihis situation, the tide |