Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-10-18

j. tly G1Stant III Dooai soof slS4ces Efe-4fst3A
truth, often. tboit of iwrHasg to,a secon
!, cousin, of whom he htd acsadentallv hear,
i Eravora ble accounts, nnd Ko lie Knew b,,
; several dap ghtsr with alaw .of fetor1,s.s,
: ing,Iiim 10 send oI1es''fo E8e care ~ Ii
household, and lainisterlosbis craving in
!, firmi,ies. II is often thus islah man. m,
t hardened unbeliepsT bredsh youth m,
manhood ,fregYsns Sses&bring
t,ighefEto dread Gbss 6sch is & ds.
eide the gHaat question sa exiinction O,
Immortality, crouches a.the shrine of III
Being he has hitherto deftsaa; and SO, too
does the sturdy old bachelor when his in
frmities thickly beset him, when hireline
services become irksome, solitude misery,
!. and affection, n want Of the heart, calls tc
his aid some gentle spirit Of love, and in
: stall her in his house as n benifcent diyini
ty he has hitherto neglected or despised.
Il The squire had, however, put off his let
ter to-day because he could write it to-nor
row, and it is somewhat questionable
whether it would have been written hac
not some occasion arisen to call him to q
visit at some little distance, where resided
worthy old man, a martyr to the rhenma.
tism. iiere he beheld the beautiful and
affecting relation between father md daugh
ter exenplified in manner that deeply
| touched mis- heart. The mother had been
long dead, but The daughter more than sup
piled her loss, Tor the tie between husband
and wile.i but artificial. while that which
unites parent and child, not only springs
from the living fountain Of nature, but is
riveted by thousand recollections of kind
ness on one hard, gratitude Oh the other
Flllal and pare Dtal love are the fruit of the
natural tree on which conjugal affection is
only c. grated No parent can ever re.
place lost child but there are millions of
proofs how easy it is 10 forget deceased
wife or husband. There is less of selfish
ness in ilial and parental love, than in a.
ny other feeling of the human heart, no,
excepting that of pity. When the squire
saw with what tender, duteous devotion
this amiable daughter administered to the
lnfirmities and suffering OF her parent, and
with what submissive patience, what gentle
lorbearance she bore the occasional ex-
pressions of Impotence or dissatisfaction
wrung from him by his agony, he could
not help contrasting the spectacle with his
own frc-sde, where no ministering angels
ever soothed his pains, and he determined
at once to send for his relative that very
day. When, however, pc got home. he
felt SO fa,igued, that upon the whole, he
concluded to put it off till tomorrow.
Shortly Afterwards, he me. his friend
Solomon, who seemed in great dudgeon,
having just had his head combed bv his
wife. He was in that state Instrumentation
when the feelings require vent.and when.
if the bung hole is not freed the barrel must
explode. He accordingly opened his heart
to the squire, lamented the perverse ill na-
ture of his helpmate, and concluded by ex-
claiming
|'Ah! squire, wish had followed your
maxim ofpu,tng off things till to morrow.
and not married in such a hurry
The squire who 10 tell the truth was SO
taken up with the thought of the kind
hearted daughter ministeringto TO the mfr
mites Of her parent, and his own forlorn
state, that he paid little attention to the
complaint of his friend, answered him ac-
cordingly-
yes-you are quite right, my
friend; | wish had taken time by the
torelock, and not considered SO very long
about choosing wife,
Solomon was. so lickled with this unex-
pected acknowledgement, that he forgot
his own private grle!s, and exclaimed with
great glee- s-
"W ell | am glad you have come round
10 my maxim at last.''
mot l!'' said the squire-'you have
come round TO mine.''
''No such thing, sir, you have come
round TO mine. Didn't you jus. now ac-
knowledge your regrets that you had not
taken time by the torelock, and not con-
sidered so long about getting married.
Answer me that, sir"
''And didn't you just now express your
sorrow that you had not followed my ex-
ample, and not married in such q hurry?
Answer me that, sir.'' ...-..
Neither. could deny the assertions Of the
other, nor was either inclined to give up a
long cherished opinion on subject they
had been discussing for the last thirty
years. The consequence was, the first
coincidence produced an arguanent which
ended in each one retracting his concess-
ion, and they parted worse friends than
they ever had been before, one grumblipg
out ... ....f :
"What an obstinate old blockhead!"
I be other
"What conceited, superanuated lool!"
In good time the damsel the squire had
sent for, to minister to his growing infirmi-
ties, arrived. Her name was Fanny Holi-
day. She was about seventeen, with hazel
eyes, pretty figure, and mild, agreeable
countenance. In short, though not bea uti-
full, she was altogether pleasing subject for
contemplation for young man who had
nothing else to think about The squire re-
ceived her graciously, but was rather affront-
ed at seeing that for the last few day she
seemed rather melancholy, and her eyes
were sometimes red with weeping. This he
thought very ungrateful in one whom he
intended for his heiress; and upon the
whole, he wished he had considered little
longer before he took such decisive STEP
which he considered almost marrying out
right In the course of month, however
Fanny got over her fit of home-sickness and
and resumed her natural cheerfulness. She
grew accustomed to look up to the squire as
her protector and parent, and by degrees be.
came easy and familiar in his company