Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-23

that cleaned ahead He smiled upon the
suit 81 the sbaf6onet; and, when his hand was
formally refused by Ka:e'the squire vowed
he would bring her to her senses and make
her accept him, after all. - And the squire
tried e be as good as his word, asWe have
already seen. :sh!HfeSlel afif a8as III 9,
When 1t was.rumored through the neigh
boFhoed that Kate was about to be sacrificed
BY hersrelentless parent, everybody was
indignant; the women, gave vent 10 ex-
pressions Of pity and sympathy, and the men
clenebeds stheina fists ,1and shoWered fearful |
mprecations upon theIheads of .she squire
and the abaronet. ..ssse al sssissg Q. sNsz6cce1
The servant at the Hall locked upon Sir
Harry as a monster in human form, who
had come to drag their young mistress into
q captivity which they could not contemplate
without horror. Some of them thought
their master must have been insane, tor
they could not understand why man in
his senses desired to marry his only daugh--
ter to a person she detested. Master
i does not see Sir Harry in hsjtaue ugllness,"
] said another. .g'.Ever since his last sickness
he has been near-sighted. That's the
reason he can't see like Miss Kate -.
Kate Darlington never suffered herself to
/ be-, made miserable by: brooding over the
idea;of, wedding Sir Harry. In obedience.
/ to her fathers commands, she rode to town,
and ordered her dresses; and yielded to all
his. suggestions, in arranging the prelimina-
! ries of the nuptials.. The squire delighted
with the unlocked for docility of his daugh-
ter, recovered his habitual good humor, and
|congmtulated himself upon the Promlsln
aspect of his cherished plans.
| The day appointed for the solemnizatlon
of the nuptials at length arrived. The
squire, as was his custom, rose early, and
was about to take his morning ride, when
Ihe was startled with the intelligence that
Kate was missing. A grand council ii OF f the ,s
household was ordered, but no one couid
lteH what had become Of the young lady.
81 ventrue to say" observed Sir Harry,
E'sthat. Miss Darlington has gone to some
Gretna over the border. - .- -,
4 eTo Gretna With whom 2" thundered
1.-THE squire -..-.-
every probably with Captain Rodney
her favorite.'" !" : ~ ..z. 81 ,.s-.ysz /,
."What with that Popinjay, who turned
Eher head at bennington I'll disinherlt
Eher, as sure as my name is Ralph Darling
ttonP ser-t 81 q, -z-ssl. 80. s. .lss u
4sIIe Shasahe bride-now-fortune or no
fortune" ~. 80 s...,,-rz - sz -.
/ ssSir Harry, we will make instant pursuit!
Jarvis, order four of the primest horses TO
Ebe saddled, and direct two of the grooms to
. Eprepare to go with us.'
sit would be well for us to go well arm
C;r Harry Ss1 know X O0
Z Iney; be is an active fellow, and brave as
4 tlion."o.d e.7g94,1 ! - -.eg. ...g-,5 1.re. ;,
/, ,.aWere he brave astwenty lions, | vii
= make him lick, the dust, and beg for mercy
!. Come, Sir Harry; we have no time to lose
: Let US be on the wing y 4,q=s
In five minutes the squire, and the baro
: net, attended by two stout men, leaped int
!. their saddles, and hastily rode off on tn
!: great northern road. The servants .wh
: witnessed their departure, somehow forg(
: to, wish their enterprise success. .,sas
Il The sun had descended low in the hor
:, lion. when a carriage, with two outrlder
5 arrived at cottage inn. ON the hlgnwa5 va;
in the northern part Of Cumberland, IN :
y wayfarers entered the. house, and ordered
er repast, durin g the preparation OF which the
= occupied a neat little drawing,room, iron
= ing upon the road. This travelling par1
is consisted ofCaptain Charles Rodney, MI
= Kate Darlington, two Misses Rodney, al
20 CAPTAIN Grant,-the latter warm trlei
he of Rodney's. The ladies occupied Il
% coach in travelling; and the two gentlem'
g e accompanied it on horseback. ,zg
i, The Misses Rodney--two lovely sslste
: of the eaptain-were equipped n in. nrl.t!es !ellega
= travelling dresses, of fashionable make; b
1T Kate, as well as the two gentlemen, 1e was
= disguise.Iea sis CHS st3zua43 EiE4l .aTe
ofI Miss Darlington was dressed in male
~ pareIs dShewore a suit Of fine black elo
ILL made strictly in the mode. .As,slta ava
e that ,hertall, majestic figure, waswellada
,asl ted to such O costume, she Ventured upoI
81 On close-bodied, or dfesss coat; an& the ne
sfiti ness of itsif iftomight well have excited t
,iill envy of the bhaux. Her hair was lnge
ously dressed, and glossy black .bea1
n lsurmounted hefhead The clerical so1em
nix tv7of her dress was judiciously relieved
s. O aswaistcoat of delicate buff cashmere, ma
81. :. single breasted, with a standing collar, q
assill decorated dwithaan ample row 1ef Ifiat, m
!; & !, like, gilt buttons "A neat diamond
ck- ;gHtlefeQ among 'tilo- % mp Se~''o
RI. breasts, andla rich gold safety cham hu
S suspended across her waisteoat. soE1er
an .suises was, So complete, ii that)ia stran
n. llWeuld not have dreamed sbeswas WON
- Her 4dress, in IFS minutestI detail, was
"a no excellenttaste; throughit must becomes
owl. iii would haveasuiteds a. groom better ina
to bride@@o sEseasi xiaaesas Ea2 - IS :
and, 3" Captain Rodney @as.dressed like an
ore, man. His silvery wig denoted an age,
In less than sixty years, and h his .h'o broad
:. snuff.colored coat, Of iiranense proportlf
nan diinity small clothes, and white waistc
His with furnished buttons, seemed to belon,
'ities a generation past and gone. His frie
per- Captain Grant, wore a common lively dr.
con- Such was the eloping party. The
enry gulises were assumed to facilitate the csc,
we're aud So. far, each had acted his part vel
aac. They had overcome, already. a listane
the sixty si,xfty miles, and entertained q strong /
h Of Of Teaching the border in two hours .trs
,.t rt.ts ,,o1eos ,l1 in high spirits: and