Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-09-30

-'"o oo"eu mice IN prayer, lmplolngly
petltloned the ear ofmercy to hear his last
cry, IN behalf of his deathless spirit: the
pious veteran thought that his hour was
come, and calmly awaited his flight to
heaven. Soon an electric glare disclosed
the horrid truth that we had come in collis-
ion with another vessel, and that in conse-
quence she was rapidly sinking. At the
command of the Captain the long boat was
instantly lowered, and such Of the passen-
gers taken on board as had not already
embarked in one Of their own. The crew
had scarcely left her when she sank into
the deep abyss, the waves closed over her,
and she was gone forever. But what was
my astonishment when beheId among the
rescued one whom never expected to meet
again-the exiled Greek. The Carolina
had been driven from her course by the
violence of the tempest; and amid the dark
ness she neither perceived u.s. nor we her
till after the shock. Our vessel received
no material injury, and it was evident that
the storm was now abating. Daylight be-
gan 10 illume the scattered clouds, which
appeared in the east. We received it as
the harbinger of our deliverance from an
untimely grave The foaming deep grad
ually resumed its wonted sobriety, and in a
few hours we were again on our course.
The remainder of my eventful voyage was
not marked by any incident worthy of re
cord. On arriving in port bade farewell
to the sea, and its many dangers, and pro-
ceeded by railway to Antiun. r.I
Your letter Of August 18th came with
last evenings mail. | thank you for your
promptitude, and hope that such favors will
no longer be like angels visits. 1t affords
me great pleasure to hear that Ashton
Grove is your present and perhaps your
future home. Think not by this remark
that l would not like to see you here. While
| value the loss your society, | still re-
member that Gin the void waste or in the
city fslp' where there is contenenent, there
is HOME. You love Antium because its
hills were the scene of your college days;
you love A shton Grove, for the enjoyment
it affords you in your ripper years. AS |
wrote in my first great changes have been
effected here; and many whom you once
knew have gone to the low and quiet grave,
to moulder, while the rank grass waves
above them. Long ago, when there was
no road through these wilds but the trail of
the Indian, no dwelling but the rude cabin
Of the pioneer, many directed their steps
here: but they are gone-gone never to re-
turn. You remark "what wandering Great
ures we are" This is most emphatically
true. The days of our boyhood, days long
since flown to eternity, came and vanished
| like golden dream: and now seemingly
without any predeternination on our part,
many hundred miles intervene between US.
I have lately wandered among the soil
|tary isles Of the Fairy Cave, Of which you
speak, and where we have spent 50 ! many rlF
hours. Though time sets his. seal of sue,
cessive change upon the moral, and political
world, his hand has not been felt in these
dark retreats. The same pyramidal col
ums meet the eys, the murmer ofthe sam same
rivulet falls upon the ear, and the same i'm
pressive solitude casts upon the intruder its
solemn spell. But must change this troir
of thought, and give you something in the
line, Of biography which | presume will be
extremely interesting. ! might have ex
pected that you would inquire for old aun
Nabby.& All; poor thing, she has lo'nnt
since, gone the way of all womens sh'
I married an English fiddler, and clock,-ped
el der Immediately after you left. ] do ,rn no
know ,hatyour leaving prompted her tt
; the-ac:! sInever thought however, that ne
} crusty, old heart was imperforableI 70 tn
darts ofICupid. oaShe used to pretend yo'
q know, that She never thought of such
> thing, and even predicted that she shoul
$ always enjoy thefelicity of single blessed
/ ness. But thut,2 like the predictions cor
l. sEl HH 4 r. 49,
b cerning yourself, come out at ''the littl
d end of the horn ."ti Ourmutual friend aur
It Peggy Simpson has ''shuffled off this mort,
& coll" But perceive that must close fc
" the present. / should like to continue th
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