Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-10-27

those his mother called him, by, but the
'entrea,ies of shat mother prevailed, and, as
Charles NJ Brooks, he has .beeh introduced
to the world. Two wears have hardly 81
iapsed since he came thither, when 9 yaFabs7
CIV was occasioned by the sudden death Of
one of the ridges, and strong influence be-
ing exerted in his favor, CHARLES, 81. ali dgk
almost unprecedented, was elevated to the
Bench. And they do soy, that the Judge
was foolish enough to take the estate With On
incumbrance:" The feadef may imagine
the commingled rage and achargrin which
Melville s,noihered in his bosom, during
EsGs lnsse recitais Again the widows son
lad crossed lis path, and aihs sh6 efe9eds
[the VOW tbat had been Pens like vess!ylan
FIRE, fdr ten gears, iff his breast! I'd Das
he NOT d very slayef I; - ts.5s s4gs u 8 .s
- There they wess. thes two; Graded in
the same Valleys md surrounded by tHei
same scenes, they had received the ele'
menfs of education within the same watls.
The boys had now attufffed - manhood;
they had chosen the same professi6hS ana
had finally met in the same city, and yer
how unlike in heart; mind and feature.
Shades of Thought and Care had stolen ever
the courtsnarice of Charles, and if there
vas any thing Of the sternness of reflection
there; Il was SO softened by the pleasant
| expression playing like ray of stray sun.
light about his mouth, that one quite tofgot
every thing elsS as he looked at It. The.
face Of Harry was n:ofe eGSetnihatei erd
when excited assumed an expression. that
won the heart Of the beholder, but IN re-
pose, there was a want Of heart thnt ,repelt-
ed, and q sefvifity fhat disgusted Some
months elapsed, and Melville. had never
encountered Mfller3 indeed; he, had studl-
ously avoided him, but meanwhile; he was
no: idle. Having formed many acquarn-
tances among the rfeRhbefs OF the bar, oo-
tained their confidence; and ascertnlned me
disufected, he formed party, who urged
| by various motives Of selfishness, mallce'
and sheer wantonness, were bound to effece
the political, if not the utter rurn Of Brooks:
Melville debased as lie Vas, yer sistHnsts!sf ~
ed between being slave and Tie 1901 Of a
slave, and while he despised the man that
would lend himself to crafty the bnse pas
sions Of another yet he eagerly sought and
h found him in the person Of George Rex ford,
a student in the Office of Judge Brooks.
A smooth. faced, characteriess rascal; ore Of
), Shakespeare's vei.nble men, who can "smite
and smile and be villain," one of those
4 who have no confidence in human nature,
+. because they have sometimes cnughf a
/ glimpse or two of their own. Loving the
approval Of others more than he loved rim.
ciple, he was plastic as clay, in the hands
Of any who might deign to use him. Nell
vile speedily diseovere in Rexford pres
cisely what he, sought, and. Cautiously
sounded him relative to Brooks. AS he
had anticipated, he found that the integrity
and friendship Of the Judge, had awakened
no echo in the heart Of the student, on2
then, without reservation communicated to
him his wishes; and his plans for their AT
tainment.--. a.. l..s t.. --.,..s. !. e..
One dark, tempestuous night just after
the ear of sleepless want had counted the
twelfth chime, two figures issued from ar
Office in M.-Plaee; and stole down the
street, apparently regardless Of the ram th*,
fell in torrents, so deeply were they ehgaSs6
; in conversation. "The thing will work like
charm said one, whose exultant tones
could be no other than Melvilles. Will
take this letter from Miss Brooks, and draft
reply; you, shall copy it in the handwrit'
ting of Brooks, subscribe his nane, and for
ward j, to her address. OIL! il will be-
grand; this is feuthering shaft that will
strike to the heart" and the monster chuck
led with i'll suppressed merriment' "bus
this-this forgery," Rexford heshated ere
he replied. ''this forgery is dangerous busl-
ness, to say nothing Of opening his private
secretary with q Skeleton key rs we hive
done to night'-"we!'' interrupted Melville,
! tive! didn't t do it; you procured the key.
YOU selected the let er-it is no time to hesl-
lite: if YOU refuse to carry out my views
and''-Melvills spoke so low that the words
wefs lost; but he quickly added in louder
tone, ''bui if ihe thing works, you VIII
be the better off by thousand dollars, AZ
the moment, and then after all, it is nothlnSc
but d Joke, on innocent little stratagem be.
tween old friends and school rnates," and
Mslville laughed again ns he thought ofthe
probable success Of ",he innocent, lilrie
s,ratagem." "This letter must be returned
by six o'clock to morrow morning, before
Brooks can possible detect its abstraction; ;
call for it, will you?" and separating, they
wEre soon lost in the darkness. t.
The stage, the railroad and the telegraph
are making sad inroads upon the primitive
simplicity and quiet Of the elder tins.
i Little villages that used to nestle iii soms
beautiful valley, like a maiden at the fees
of her mother; are now nf6anced to tne
great registering world, the pulses Of the
distant mart are now transmitted each Gay
to the far hamlet Of the mountain, filed
with the fevgf tthd the pride Of life. The
day of which we write, was long ago, ere
i the rumbling wheels of the huge rocking
yellow stage with its reeking "four in
hand' had ratified up with startling abrupt
ness upon the patch Of pavement before ihs
j little inn Of the village OIL. Once week,
the pess,boy's coming washeralded by the
notes Of the tin horn that swung ut his side,
] and as he, checked his jaded pony, in front
/, Eof the post office, the village squire. the 9
, bustling little tfadesu1an. ''she minister
, and two or three politicians whose glory
!, had faded. ou.t OF gone to seed, mglh oe ,.
! seen vending their way to the office o
Q lsheir fespsc.ivs rates Of motion, J" se'