Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-09-01
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IT, VIENNA, OHIO 7NEpgn SEPT 1917 8

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house, stlll3as mice. A damper hi had been
put upon their mirth. .5sl 1f5 s;,.,.a >
Very soon the company dispersed, ano
with many promises of secrecy exacted ol
each other at parting. zsl
Patty trembling 9lesA sshe should sho"
signs OF guilt when she should near OF 4,
but she resolved Tor once to try to conceal @
her rl knowtedge OF tnesctrcumstance. t.ss,
1, eneh sir. oary;lcame IN 70 Pre- 4leaK1as' ,,A
the loiioWsiHB morning, he saloT-7IS el,
pretty scfepe some ct ear rude ooys .l shao g
last nignl fsed hailegss new slsig was
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ta'lief guess ne Il 'lnd e'h OUT oorry
'lfnes loi EN- II ne ooes' 3, ~ -
raHy,s up qulVereo llttle' ano her heart
wen. Pit-a' pat out her tather never notlc-
eo any caange IN ner oemeanor.
For the next tew days nothing was talk
ed of but this daring outrage. 1t was re-
ported Ned had sworn if he did find it out,
to be pretty well reyenged. saze =
But yet the secret was well kept notwith-
standing all the ISLANDERS put upon the fair
sex about secret keeping Now | want to
ask It this is not an unanswerable argument
IN favor OF their caution and reserve? Here
were at least twenty maldens, all Juggling
a pretty important secret. Not lisp could
Ned hear. ...f i
Patty could not act herself, though, when
she saw him, and soon began to fancy he
was not quite as attentive as ne had-tormer-
ly BEEN. Whether 1t was Tor this cause or
not could not tell, but surely she had lost
some OF her vlvaclty ana didn't seem quite
SO happy as formerly her father was
constantly pralslng N ed Bailey for his in.
dustry and enterprise, and ne would add
with SLY look at Patty, 81 used to think
he had an eye on some of my property
once, but maybe he has concluded it would
be q poor investment"
Patty always turned away her head and
busted herself about something else, to hide
her confusion, tor confused she always was.
fatty used 10 oe somewhat Piqoeo 100, to
Sc, see MN gong 70 helghoor laws SO olten'
ohe coulont see any pecuiiar aHractlon IN
she; perhaps ne coulo hough.
mary lawson was gong 10 nave par
y anu ol COURSE al III 'n,c' Sec'lon were
ihVlleo. ra!ty thought ols lHee Dolley,s
', "ah9efi'g a,'el'.iol's "neli sue afungeu
tier oress anu i'a'r' ahu reai'y sue oia iooA
lar prettler tnan any other girl' " what
a merry tltne 'ney hao was 'llle sleign-
ing, anu seVeral young men Pioposea 10 tne
resi- ee''lns up d reeuiar sielel rue ,or 'ne
ne1. "eHA 81 aoous 49, .s'ea ,,hn. es'ana ,r
naso u''hoS anu suPpel' @ "as @nas ney
ProPoseu. NeVer was q Det.er opportunity
CHOSEN 70 propose q sh'hs ol ''''s sof'' All
were on the GU v'ue. ~
q Mo ,s sooner ahe, lau 'hey a,l 90, then pans
" Wen nanageo, l1an y eo Dalley stepped 10
the sloe OF riatty cary, resolved 10 secure
her r lor partner ior nlmseiI. e
la..y was noI ~ JUST .he r'gn1 nooo =, 10
leceise MS al'eii'io,'s fely cofoiaiiy' Sne
,osseu nor heao anu fepiieu very scornlui-
~ 70 seyeral remarks maoe' and as soon as
q favorable opportunity occurred, turned to
chat IN her most fascinating manner with
o one VINO hao iong oeeh q rival OF Ned with
the merry glri. :,
Neo lnuterea as ne turned on MS heel
she neeo!i,t lhlnk 70 come any OF her
!r,;hs i, Oil me- lor she S got the
wrong man.
AS soon as NED was beyond the reach OF
her voice. her ylVacity 1orsook her, and
she barely sustained ner part IN the con-
Versatlon. But Neo never looked back to
see what efect ms absence hao Proouceo'
ne sought out susan DAVIS ana oHerea ner
t,ie same lnPllatlon ne mao resolved giving
fatty, though not with quite so much pleas
ure. 1t was readily accepted, and very
soon was nolsed about the room. Whether
FATTY was made unhappy by it we know
not, but she slipped quietly out, and found
her way home at an hour much earlier
than would have been anticipated. She
steadily refused all invitations to the ride,
and she had many. Ned didn't venture to
enquire until they got ready to start, wheth-
er she was going Or not; but when he saw
the party all assembled, and no Patty, he
felt really disappointed. He ventured to
ask II she hao been forgotten:
.Nforgotten! no, echoed many voices,
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