Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-07-28

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IalsA character, Who same
hive her u ise, we're ili6ft
. no virtue which IS more worthy
tofculdyation than that of fortitude. A prin-
Iciple which rests upon the consciousness of
right within, and retains peaceful tran
guilty of mind amid the most distrous mis-
fortunes of life, and buffets, unmoved by the
cold breath of persecution.
Pauline Murray s education, by the death
of her parents, was left to the superintend-
ance of her widowed aunt. Mrs Godfrey,
though an Intellectual and most excellent
woman, had some defects of character
which were unhappily, early infused into
the flexible spirit of her niece. She had
passed through many changes Of fortune,
and in her contact with mankind, she had
discovered the unevenness of human nature,
and though she did not assume the emf
nence of a critic, yet she became distrust-
er Of the human family.
CHAPTER II.
'To stand in fear of peoples censure, or
common talk, may argue a peacable and
harmless mind-but never q brave, and
truly heroic. soul.'
who in creation could endure such clan
ishPeople as they are exclaimed Lady
Scone with countenance of affected dis
dain. 'They would for all the world do in
the Highlands of Scotland
NO one could like them indeed,' return
ed her companion with a contemptuous curl
of the lip, 'and am truly glad they know
how unpopular they are. AS for Mrs
Godfrey, she thinks my niece possesses
the province of learning and common
sense--in fact she thinks Pauline the tabled
Phoenix of the learned world
'Oh, yes, and | extremely regret she is
misled by an ignis fatuus of the brain. But
Jane, between you and me, Mrs. Godfreys
is a very ignorant woman
Lucy, you have seen Theresa Roberts,
since she got married. really dislike that
girl very much, Frank Archer was prais-
ing her to the skies the other evening, and
you know Mr.. Soss takes up all our dislkes,
and he commenced mimicking her affected
manner, until had to leave the room in
fit of laughter.'
'Well, Jane, never prophecy evil, and
may never live to see it, but | think there
will be a change in their circumstances.
Pride will have fall
well, can't say dislike them ether
retracted Jane, 'but shall not core great
deal if they are brought down. Theresa
is so conceited and consequential and her
bonnet strings are always quarter of a
yard. longer than any one else's, and be-
sides do not think she has the least pre-
tension to beauty
Her sister and L. returned Lucy, 'have
not spoken for a year, tried to catch her
eye in the fair to give her black look,
but | suppose she anticipated me and kept
aloof'
4 wonder if that preamble Lucy, about
the blue beans and tooth-mug has ever got
out | will make my business to tell MIR.
Soss, for do want the Murray's exposed.
Long ago!' returned Lucy with an en-
phasis, 'and the most fashionable topic fo1
conversation now is Mrs. Godfrey's new
scratch! tell it not in Gath !! an old wo.
man of the winters of-72 and IS wearing
false curls :! =
"A poisonous morsel in her mouth she chewed,
And gorged the flesh of vipers for her food,
Minerva, loathing, turned away her eye,
The hideous monster, raising heavily,
Came stalking forth with a sullen pace,
And left her mangled offal on the place.
Soon she saw the GODDESS gay and bright,
She fetched groan at such cheerful sight,
Livid and meagre were her looks, her eye
In foul distorted glances turned away:
A hoarde of gall her inward parts possessed,
And spread a greenness DER her cankered breast
Her teeth were brown with rust, and from he
tongue,
In dangling drops the stringly poison hung;
She never smiles but when the wreathed weep
Nor lull the malice with moments sleep,
Restless in spirit while watchful to destroy
She pines and sickens at anothers joy.
For to herself distressing or distressed
She bears her own tormentor in her breast'
There is not, perhaps, vice in the whole
catalogue, more heinous, or more truly ;
tormentor to its possessor, than that so hap
PLY pourtrayed in the lines quoted. If w
trace the defamatory breath, which grow
more and more loathsome in its atmospher
ical circulation, back to its origin, we fin'
5 upon analysis that it owes its exist
ence, to no other source but the ever activ
powers of that principle styled in metaphys
;, les, envy. But happily for those who's
S name has been tarnished by the defamer'
: voice. that the eternal God takes cogniz
l. ance' not only of every daring action G
e man but the very secret motives and aspi
it rations OF his heart. Do we not see th
l. wicked, once in the possession of wealt
s. and power, brought by chain of chanpe
e full and complicated events, to a. depth
If degradation and misery from which human
u ity shrinks while pity weeps. Let tn
i skulking assassin, like a hungry vultul
Y preying upon his fellows name, paus
ere he draws the thunderbolt that sinks
y. woes interlninable, Daily with the forke