Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-03-22

young people. It was quite as well, per-
hans, for Charlotte learned oil his pecuS
Iiarites from her husband, add was there
fore. bet,er abfefo nuke iiershouse attrac.
| tive when his first pleasure was over II e|
made his appearances one afternoon early
/ in September. No. he could not think OF
I stopping, he was in a great hurry, great
hurry busines pressing, yery But some.
how, M rs. Merton .contrised 70 hide bis
hat and cane where sllc asserted he could
not find them In week. henshe drew
an ARMCHAIR, o particularly easy one, into
the little porch opening from kilchen,
and sealed him so tsIdk lie co. enioy the
westeinsbreeze,a and al tahe sd tsaile, wa1cll5
her light labors With a tolerable grace,
Alr Grey accepted the attention, and then
though he pretended to be absorbed in his
newspapers, half dozen Of which he had
taken from the parlor, he lost not a single
tootstep of his new niece. Perfectly uncon-
scious ofobservation Charlotte moved about,
now. and then, forgetting the presence of
her guest, SO far is to break into fragments
of tunes, which abade the old gentleman,
tns"sn hssr ne%s. "s grey lover " Of music long to
She lighted FIRE. and brushed away the
litter which fell on the-6por in the opera.
ton, sifted some f1onr, mixed some cakes,
and put them in the oven to bake. Then
she drew out a table in little eating room
which like the purlor, had its flower vases,
its plants, its vines, climbing over the win.
dow, and making q soft green shade.
'Here, there, every where, with the trend
Of a fairy" thought Mr.. Grey .as he caught
the sound Of her voice, now from The cellar
below, now from the hall above, now the
parlor, and again from the we'll appointed
store house. -, ,. 4---
just as the last buiscuit was done, Sidney
came up the avenue, and the crimson noun.
ted to the brow OF his wife, at the lover
look he bestowed upon her, when he saw
his uncle following her 10 the supper room
gently rubbing his hands, and nodding re-
peaiedly as was his custom when more
than usually pleased. Mr.. Grey was
bit Of an epicure. He particularly delight.
ed in snowy table cloth, dishes glossy to
the eye and smooth to the touch, bright
knives and spoons and these he did not al
ways obtain at the hotel; So when he sat
down at Mrs. Merton's, and tasted her ex-
quisite imperial, hot buiscuits, with just the
sottest brown upon them, the large sweet
blackberries, and tastefully moulded blanc
mango, he began to nod. and nod, quite un-
consciously, thereby giving his nephew
s.he+aestentire asatstaeiie,s AZ hiie he wns
examining the house, which, in spite of his
business, be did, very carefully from attic
to cellar, mentally commenting upon the
neatness of the whole, Charlotte slipped
out, and persuaded her aunt to spend the
evening with her. Mrs. Eston was u
sprightly, we'll informed woman, and so
interested Mr. Grey in dispute abeut man.
ufactures, that eleven O'Clock came before
he had once thought of going. 1t was
quite too late fer him to retire to his lod-
gings, and he was at length persuaded to
remain.
Everything pleased him. Stairs were
his aversion, aud he could not admire sui.
fclent the little bed room attached to the
parlor. Besides, no beds were so light, no
linen SO smooth, no coffee SO fragrant, and
no steaks so tender, as those Of Mrs. Mer-
ton Afer having enjoyed those luxuries
a few times, his commentators became SO
pointed, that the young couple invited him
to make their hous e his home; wherein pom
he began TO nod vigorously, rubbed his
hands, and that very day completely chang
ed the aspect of his tayorite bed room, with
an extraordinary collection OF fishing and
hunting gear, odd volumes upon a variety
.oi strange topics. boots slippers, cigar box
es, riding whips and fancy lamps.
fair, good tempered baby reigns su-
preme in the little eating room, now con-
verted into nursery, and a bright eyed,
light footed girl OF thirteen, assist Mrs.
Merton. AS Tor Mr. Grey, all his vexa-
tions have vanished. His neart had long
ed Tor just such Il home. |. is surprising
how busy he contrves to be, frequently
declaring that ''that niece and nevy cannot
possibly get along without them," to which
they snilingiy assent. He has added two
wings to the house, ola dark coiored stone,
to match the centre; the one for himself,
the other as he says, for the cradle maiden.
Beneath each niche in the parIor, he has
placed shelves Of rosewood. the ends in.
laid with Ivory threads; and no soonsr does
Mrs Merton mention q book with unusual
animation than 1t appears.
Ho osuSI udJ was SltLtDS IN an I'M
mense high backed chair, which concealed
my person from those passing IN the hail.
was quite absorbed in contemplating q
print from Hogarth, when was startled
by repeated bursts of laughter. Presently
MIR. Grey issued from ihe nursery, ,nodding
and rubbing his hands. "Charnning wom-
on'' said he, charming woman! On the
whole Pm glad he didn't take Sally Simp-
son. Nevy was right! There's some
thing besides eating and drinking, baking
and brewing, after all
SHOT IN THE REAR.-The wings of
Green county, short time since, at n
meeting, thus notice the late Wing State
Convention Of Ohio;
"Resolved, That the late Whig Conven-
ton of Ohio, in failing to express prefer
ence for candidate for President, not on
ly acted contrary to the usage Of the party
IN Ohio and the union,' but disappointed
the wing people Of the State, and material
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