Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-11-04

foh her effand Of death. THE chase would
lcertainly have been short, liadnot the Cap.
tain determined TO wait until they had gain
Esd the epen SEQ, before they made the at
tack He accordingly gave orders, to'shift
ne helm two points, that the Brigantins
might pass within hail of the Stranger and
Thy 50 Doing he would be able t6 form d
tpretty correct idea Of the strength Of his op-
tpenent. AAt the rapid rate the Brigsntine
ran, she was soon within hail. ot 'f
"Whereare you from, and where bound"
said the pirate Captain, at the same time
giving orders to hoist English colors. The
answer was: a E0Hfls & ..s
@From Portsmouth, bound for Lisbon" :"
The next moment the Portuguese ensign
fiuttered from her mainpeak. The Cap
tain, during this short period, had seen 0.
rough Of the ST. Vincent, (for that was the
name Of the vessel, to convince him that
she would fall an easy prey; and to avoid
suspicion he determined to run his vessel
ahead, until they should loose sight of the
stranger, and then, after making the neces-
sary preparations for an attack, lay too and
await her approach.
We will now turn our attention to the
Ut. Vincent, and the many whom she gal
lantly bore over the proud waves of the At.
lantic. She was vessel of large dimen-
sions, and was at the time Of which we
write heavily laden, and had on board two
hundred and twenty, including passengers
and crew. Among the former was man
by the name Of Newberry, attended by his
daughter, a young lady Of seventeen, who
we shall introduce to the reader by the
name Of Ellen; and then proceed to give
you some idea Of her person. Ellen New
berry was, in every definition of the term,
beauty. Her fine auburn hair, served to
portray the more strongly, that noble and
interesting brow, while beneath their silken
lashes, were eyes, which if once seen, were
never to be forgotten, and those finely CHS.
eled lips would almost tempt an Abbot's
sub prior, Notwithstanding his sworn absti.
nance from such delicacies add these
charms TO a form Of the most exquisite beau
ty and you have Ellen Newberry before
you. But we pust not dwell too long on
this subject, for without doubt your curios-
ity is already inquiring why this beautiful
girl was thus leaving her home and coun-
try, for a land of strangers? We will,
therefore, proceed with all possible haste to
satisfy the inquring mind, and make. our
readers acquainted with Ellen's history for
the two years previous to her being intro
duced to them by their unworthy narrator.
Ellen was the only daughter of John
Newberry, Esq of Portsmouth, N. HI. and
he being man Of considerable repute
and, with all, possessing an immense prop
erty, us a matter of course, his daughter
helped TO form the highest circles Of the
day. Many there were who sought the
hand Of this young heiress, but their atten-
tons were alike fruitless, for Ellen waswell
aware that her father'slproperty served more
to attract their attention, than did her
charms of which they spoke so highly.
Among the many who sought her hand was
! q young man by the name of Deyolson,
who received the preference Of her father,
and consequently was more attentive than
his numerous ,riyals, whose love was moi
returned BY her, as sanctioned by her faith
or. But, Deyolson, although his enTeaties
were coupled with the commands Of her
/ father, made no impression on the heart oi
Ellen, nor could he, with oil his pretended
adoration, gain from her the least encour.
agement. But Ellen Newberry loved, al
4 though it would seem, from her cold indic
ference to. her many suitors, that her hear
was steeled against the shafts of Cupid
She loved, but her love was not excited by
wealth, Or gay appendage; she loved with
all the ardor Of woman's love, and her love
was reciprocated by the object Of her Of
fections, as true, love, alone deserves. Bu
who was the happy youth Tour reader viii
! without doubt inqaire) who has won ane
retained the affections ofthis pretty goddess
We will introduce to you, Henry Morton
who with regard to property, was poor
when compared with Deyolson, yet his
mind sonred as far above the narrow sphere
in which that Of Deyolson's wandered, a.
the moon in all her resplendent beauty
scars above and outshines the momentary
spark ofthe fire-Ay. Henry was not rict
as we before stated, yet possessed, wha
1--we would consider a handsome property
and enjoyed the comforts and some Of th'
luxuries Of life. 4; m ;ia~
Ellen had known him, in better days
and one short year before, he was not only
Iwelcomedto to their house; but had received
from her father d promise Of her hand. fo
Henry Morton was then considered hei
| to q great estate. But his father soon afte
, llcstsmost ofhis property by the failureso
some merchants, in New York, with whom
The was conneetedirf business, and Henfl
was then. told BY Mr.. Newberry, to thinl
4 no more of his daughter, for she shout
never be q "beggar's BRIDE" This OK
.lpresson stung our hero to the soul; an,