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

\ |'sl's sElsDA II, Y, JUNE 10, I84e,
4 times when even friends may be intrusiev.
& DO not understand you; at leastI car
J nof mprehend, your meaning said Lie
4 nas addressing me in this, manner
Il zen YOU must !. Knowledge the ju'
~ do not said ,she, although { mus
confess that you have some hipg Ia excus
your present suspicions but believe me
Alfred, company today was accidental.'' 4
Although accidental at this time,' sale
Alfred, sis he not paying his addresses to
you?"
"That is as may be- said she, sif he does
his addresses are not received by me. be.
lieve he has said something to my father
but has not insulted me by offering his hand.
He often comes to the castle and he may
suppose that he is paying me his addresses,
and perhaps thinks he has made a Sabbath
days journey in advance with his cause;
he has never spoken to me on the subject;
if he had, T should long since have unde-
ceived him." ...-
"You have taken burthen off my mind,
said Alfred, which was pressing heavily
upon me. | was informed that you was
receiving visits from Devender, and came
very near turning back to Lyons and nev-
er seeing you more; for | knew that he had
the advantage in regard to property; at
least, | was told that he was very wealthy
Property said Liona, could never
make me happy ifit was not attended with
love; though some prefer the former to the
latter"
Their conversation was here interrupted
by the entrance of Delarron. He saluted
Alfred in a friendly manner, and they en-
tered into Along conversation. They spoke
of the Senate which was soon to set in Ly-
ons Alfred being acquainted with the
cause of the special settingof the Senate,
which was soon to take place, related to
Delarron6n brief manner the whole story.
And now, reader having our hero, and
heroine under the same roof, and with the
advantage Of being in the same room where
their eyes can do errands for their hearts,
we hope we shall not incur your displeas.
ure by depressing from our story, sufficient
ly to give that of Alfred in its own words,
which is as follows:
IL presume, you are not Ignorant, Mon.
sieur Delarron, that the trial which is to
be determined, is that Of young man
charged with numbering a young lady Of
great responsibility to whom he had been
paying his addresses. He has been exam
ined, before the Chief Justice and is now
waiting to hear his final doom pronounced
by the high Senators of the State. He
expects no mercy, indeed, he does not ask
it. He acknowledges that he did the deed,
and that his life is justly forfeited. | visit
ed him in the prison few days since and
he told me the story of his whole life, but
it is unnecessary for me to speak of the
first of his life; | will commence with his
first acquaintance with the young lady
whose name was Leoline Carvanal. Miss
Carvanal was Venetian belle, and 1t is
said very beautiful. Her parents still reside
in Venice. She had an uncle in Lyons
with whom she was living at the time the
prisoner first became acquainted with her
and continued her residence there until she
was ruthlessly murdered by the hand ofthe
man she loved, and she was truly loved in
return, if I may judge from the appearance
or trust in the avowal of the young man;
they were to have been married in about
three weeks from the time of the dreadful
catastrophe, and brother Of Miss Carva-
nails had already arrived to be present at
their nuptials. This was the sole cause of
the death of the young lady, and the ruin
of this before respected young man. One
afternoon, as he was going as usual, to in
quire after her health, and dmake her short
visit, he saw in the garden of her uncle,
seated side by side, gentleman and lady:
the former was aperfect stranger, but in
the latter he recognized his own Leoline
gaily conversing with man, he we'll knew
by his dress and manners to be Venitian
and he doubted not but that he was some
former suitor of his intended bride, come to
renew his offers of marriage, and he be-
lieved them accepted, for he could plainly
perceive that she addressed him with the
soft accents oflove. Jealousy had already
fired his brain, and striking his clenchec
hand against his forehead, he turned away
from the spot. Had he then gone to Leo
line, he would have been presented, not tc
rival, but to kind, and only brother oI
his blushing Leoline. But he pursued Q
different course, and we have seen the ef:
feet. He Immediately returned home and
entered his room-he soon reappeared
holding in one hand fine silver mounted
pistol, and the other grasped the hilt of q
dagger. He passed swiftly on until he
came to piece of woods which lay neal
the palace of Miss Carvanaps uncle, here
he waited till nearly sunset when he knew
that she would soon be in the garden to take
her usual walks. When he arrived she
was already there, but unattended he quick
ened his pace and was soon at her side.
"You are lonely this evening Miss Car