Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-09-01

some one 3 have great Interest ins and and
would mt like, to subiectfo your vengeance. .
ssCome, he continued, with something of
impotence, ssdont triae so-if you know,
tell mo-" 4ss9fE .~...... .....-.......
Suppose that | tell you then all your
anger will vanish when announce the
name?'' So.
81. don't care what you tell me about my
anger if you tell me the name''
''Well, then, Patty Cary'' :
"Patty Cary! Pshaw.! don't quibble;
do not believe you know more about it than
l do .. .. ....
81 have told you truly, and you don't
believe me-" s-.--. .
"Why she could'n have broken sleigh
alone; she must have had assistants and
instigators." - -.... .'-
Then Susan was obliged to recount the
whole history Of the sewing bee and the
frolic, and when she had concluded, she
asked mischeviously-ssWh here now is your
promised vengeance?" e. -. -
''Not abated a whit; still swear to have
my revenge" H..
After all was told, Susan tired to enioin
secrecy on him as to the source of his
knowledge, and even promised to give up
the reward if he would not betray her.
Ned was in deep meditation all the rest of
the evening; very likely he was plan ming
some mode of revenge; for, finding it wo-
man, anything he had proposed to himself
before, would likely fail him in the present
emergency.
At any rate he didn't seem to finch in
his stern resolutions, for the next morning
Patty received letter, requesting her
presence at the house Of Ned Bailey, to
answer to q charge Of wilfully breaking q
sleigh belonging to said Edward Bailey,
Poor Patty trembled when she read the
first sentence, and ran to her chamber and
wept bitterly, before she could go any
farther. There was not much though. It
barely said it was thought better that the
examination should be private, to save both
her and her fathers feelings; indeed, it was
not necessary that the subject should be
mentioned to her father at all at present
Patty prepared their dinner with heavy
heart through she tried to appear cheerful.
After it was through, she prepared for her
walk without mentioning its object to any
one. When she arrived Ned received her
with great dignity, and showed her into a
room, in the center of which stood table
very imposingly covered with papers.
He requested her to be seated, and not
withstanding he preserved the utmost re-
serve and composure of manner, yet some
how Patty felt at ease as soon as she enter
ed his presence.
care you to examine me!" she said with
something of the former twinkle in her eye.
Ned answered without losing his gravity,
and then he handed her paper, which he
said would explain to her his wishes in
respect TO the subject.
Pattey's little hand trembled as she took
it up but as her eyes passed down its page,
the color came rapidly to her cheeks, and
ere she was quite through, she covered her
face as nearly as she could with her hands,
and half crying, half laughing, sunk-I
was going to say into chair-but she
didn't, though she fully intended to. A
stout pair of hands encircled her little waist,
and bore her to seat on the sofa, and then
took her hand in his-and-a and-I don't
know--but should say, revenge was sweet
that time any way. And | believe Susan
Davis and several more girls thought it
queer vengeance.
But we are quite sure parties interested
in the affair were satisfied with it, so it's
no further business Of ours.