Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-10-28

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c>Qfch, Well, Ecanimagine how he looks,
IHaE 4he image Of my husband, I've NO
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fanny next called upon the second d.
|'rectfess Of tho Anti Matrimonial Society, a
dnng lady Of an upcemain age, and + in
2orfned her that for private reasons she
Eesigp her own Office, begging her
Iifien6 to make this resolution known t0the
society at their next meeting. .vf2so9ll,
Meanwhile the four sisters ran to tell the
news. Each had her own particular friend
who must not be forgotten, and in the course
Of two days it was known to all of Fanny's
acquaintances that the fair damsel had been
wooed and won. ,.,,.. ', ,,,oS ,,,d ! ,,.r,s
The third day passed, and there had
come no letter from the impatient lover.
Fanny resolved not to sleep o wink that
night. what will become of me?' thought
she. In the midst Of her despair, she fell
asleep. ~. E.l's.i s4, ~. II. A., - -,.,
The next morning little note, sealed
Forgive and forget was.brought from the
office. Fanny ran to her own room to
read it at her ease, pressing it to her lips
all the way up stairs. Behold the note O.
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Dear Fanny-('w how bold thought
she I'VE have been amusing ourselves at
your expense by writing you letter sign
ee Thomas Somerby.'', We are afraid we
have carried the matter too far, and we
must now beg you to think Of this imagin-
ary person no longer. Now, don't be, an
cry, Fanny, dear, for we are both quite sor-
ry, and are ready to hunt up for you re-
al Mr.. S., who will write better letters
than the pretended one. 4, -. .,.,. q. -
Affectionately, JULIA & GEORGE.
Fanny sat like one petrifed. ., At last
she slowly rose, looked in the glass to see
if she was pale, tried to faint away, and
called her mamma. Mrs. Harper s indig'
nation knew no bounds, ,.,.t.,I 1.4q -, ,,.;a.
And, 50 we shall have no wedding, after
all, said Ann. -~.r ,s~ rg ,,C, ,.....,
And we shan't have our new dresses
sighed Matilda. fai ,s.se,
NJ And there'll be no wedding cake scream
ed Tom. s-, a..
Nor no uncles and aunts, added Sammy
1t was that horrid George Thorn ton,
suggested Fanny. y <. -',-sf ,-,'
Why, what an impertinent fellow, cried
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And every body, yexed and disappointed
turned away to fret, to wonder and TO ,scold.
Ann and Lucy ran to burn up the verses
which they had written about welded bliss;
Kate descended to the kitchen to tell the
story there, and Sam and Tom, having
vented their disappointment by bestowing
upon Mr.. George Thornton the name Of
"a weak sister, departed for school. a'9
= thought it was a hoax all the time, said
Fanny, the next time she met Julia.
g'Oh, did you? Well, | am glad Of it. We
were afraid that you did not suspect it, s
La! as if 4 should ever marry! returned
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IMPoRTANT.-We understand from 9
source entitled to credit that patent skirts
and bustles, a Ia take up the whole side
walk, are doomed, and that the other ex.
treme of an attenuated form is henceforlt
to be made in the female fashionable world
until the tickle goddess takes a different
freak and orders another change. We
saw lady yesterday, who had just return.
4 ed from N. " She looked like d shadow
!, Of the past-strangely in contrast with the
round figures we have been wont to NEE
1 for the past year or two. We do not like
tthe extreme ofthe metamorphose. " There
4 is a common sense medium, which SOM
ladies have the strength Of mind and indie
!. pendence of character, to adopt, notwith
standing the silly behests Of fashion, which
!, are unexceptionable and becoming - dis
playing taste, neatness and appropriateness
and free from those objectionable feature
!, which justly and naturally call forth 2ridi
Guile and contempt. We soon expect tt
see, however, our streets perambulated witt
, 'spectres gaunt,' for fashion has spoken,ant
wosto her silly votaries, If they, obey ne
the command. Buffalo Pilot. a.H sgS'
1 TaxAs, RANGERS. There is prohabl
no set Of men on earth reader for a fgh
a chase,a fandango, or anything else whic
may SoAp9.teps Lu1A tiAS0 AfSAsa--s AN"tlaS5SAs
Z There is devil-may care, confident, col
tented look about this. class which ind
Gates prompt readiness to meet any eme
gency. He is at home every where. |
the prairie, Or the timbered bottom, in ii
3 fastness Of the mountain, The rwigwam, th
I lparlor, the boudoir, he isat ease, aHungr
or full, clothed genteelly Or in rags, with
; full pocket or an empty one, he is the sam san
, brave, pr, generous fellow. He can rig
like q. Mexican, trail like an Indian, sho'
s like q Tennesseean, and fight like 2 yer
deyil, ,--strictly in subordination when thei
8 is danger, but hard to keep within bounss b
] when there is nothing to. do. The Range
is kind Of fanomalo lous creature, an uncout
t but active soldier, always on the alert; h
Q motto seems 70 be ssready aye ready
i Tssas Dem.