Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-11-24
s. --7sOf = -. buried hopes,
And prospects faded ~

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|1 And prospects faded.'' -. ess
Would to God that were alli-that any
sacrifice on my part could pay the debts
my poor father, IN his honest, but wild
,sPeculations incurred; and then could re-.
turn thes naughty stare. of those who swor.
shipped, it appears. not our prosperity, and
now scorn the kdaHghtersspfa q ruined house.
Caicralts ia Lincoln! but they are every.
where. could i'll have borne a scornful
look from one Of them.s s>ssrn rst.'sz=a
sThey are the friends of Ernest Heath
wood-are they notlp -.-,~.sss "a s,7
A deep and glowing crimson, which
luckily the obscurity of the night preserv-
led from observation, mantled the cheeks OF
Margaret Sunderland, while she replied
eyes, j believe SO; but, dear Rose, you
might have spared me the mention of his
name."
"You will be more angry with me, when
you know that this morning also saw
Ernest; and he requested-preva1led on
me to- - isay-.z s.ss e.. s-.s.:
ssTo what?" ...-,. .-.g...,- ,-,...* -
sseTe take a letter to you.'' -.
And again the tell-tale blood rushed to
the maiden's face, and as quickly receded,
leaving her fine features pale and rigid as
chisselled alabaster. 1t wes long ere she
recovered herself sufficiently to form any
determination, much less to arrange her
words for utterance; but the only manifes-
tation Of displeasnre she evinced toward
her thoughtless sister, was by withdrawing
her arm and walking aresolutely forward,
unaided and alone. 80. .o..-..-.... :.
Enough has been, doubtless, gathered
from this conversation, to show that Mar
garet and Rose were the daughters of 6
ruined merchant-of one, indeed, who hae
been prince yesterday, and a beggar TO-
day-of one whose argosies had gone forth
/ but returned no more-whose name one
year would have guaranteed millions-ye
who died the next, wanting shilling
Maurice Sunderland had cheerfully sur.
rendered all to his creditors, yet that all
was insufficient to satisfy the claims made
and justly made, upon him. House, plate
Jewels, servants, had all been sacrificed.
Not vestige Of their former prosperity
fingered; and they who had reyeled in .su
lperfnities, now wanted the most common
YHecsssiiies uf life. 4 small iiointure alone
Remained, and in that his wife had only ,
life interest Margaret was many year.
older than her sister; and in his agony, he
father wished that the grave had closes
over them, as it had over his other children
before this great sorrow had come upol
them. So '5.' = '7>~,s. 80
/ His wife was vain, weak, selfish; wo
man who knew not what it was to grow
old gracefully, and who hunted youthful
pleasures with wrinkled brow, a flaxel
wig, and painted cheek. Her mind wa
incorc eivably small; she wept more 70
the loss of her diamonds and dresses tha
for her husband s.misfortunes; and mourne
necessarily that her Mino, her darling, he
exquisite poodle, was Of necessity deprive
OF his chicken panada! Being man c
no ordinary intellectual powers, Mr.. Sur
derland had chosen her-no one knew why
from the love of contrast, perhaps; Q
the then, as well as now, prevailing opir
ion, that silly women make the most tende
: wives; or, perhaps smitten with her prett
face-time out Of mind the matrimoni,
bait for wise men as we'll as foolsi Bt
certainly no one could have imagined he
: to have been the mother of such a: being g
: Margaret Sunderland. One little ane
It dote will serve to show the nature of Ma
1garet's prineiples-sand ii is ito be hopet
= act as a lesson. to many similarly circur
! stanced, who seem not aware that honest
/ demands the sacrifice Of all; so that, in IL
emphatic words Of Scripture, we may Gov
g no man anything, but to love one another.
d When her father was making cut an il
9 ventory of his personal property for Il
2 benefit Of his creditors. Margaret enter,
9 the room with noiseless step, and place
$ before him a large casket, containing G
/ the Jewels she possessed. The old n,
% laid down the pen, and looked into b,
9 sweet face, without word. .ze 1s's.z. z.e7
aThese were only valuable, dear fathe
q because you. gave them, and loved to s
T me wear such finery; in our future dwe
ing they would be worse than useless; tai
! them, and let them, for my sake, be appr
J, priated to the payment ofour debts.',2 21e
Q e"Not SO, my child, you have nothing
Ir do with's----e ff--a1sl@ sssI q 3
II She prevented the sentences being finis
% ed by, an afectionate kiss. sr4 ...t.
r 81 will not suffer you to say so, becau
it makes me as if not one with you.
you do not take them, will sell them m
sell. and rend the money where It may
) required. = =, .-ss-E-.-. -s-sg .,.5.
ls M oorfion