Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-02-23

of his eye to see if 1 had observed the old
mans. Il saw it, said |, '''twas glance
worth guinea" .4H -.
In a moment Dinah stood before us with
a tray, on which were two plates, each con-
tanning six of the largest and finest oysters
l ever saw. A. little table was placed be-
! tween us, on which was a snow white cloth,
bread, pickles, mustard, pepper and salt. !,
! She turned aside to lcok at Cato; and oh
what delightful eye the affectionate hus--
band cast on her. He fairly rubbed his
hands with JOY, at this mark of'attention 70,
I II DinsR, dat st nov wlfy sia s Il
l tink of dis too? But she is always be-
forehand wild me, massa bachelor Andoyer. {
tnk woman, are always cutter dan men in
desc tings; but when it comes to open oys-
| tefs, den we beat 'em, Yah! yah!"
go never mind it, Dinah, woman" said
he, when the poor soul, in her haste to hand
nv uncle glass of water, knocked over
1.-THE mustard cup, the contents of which ran
on his boots 'Enever mind it old woman,
massa don't care, for | can soon polish him
up again, and I'll buy you another mustard
cup"
s'Here is dollar towards it." said my
uncle "and here are two" said l, "for not
casting angry lcok at your wife, when
she knocked the cup over.
CHE look mad at mep SAID honest Di-
nah; "why, Young massa, Cato never lock-
ed mad at me once in his life, as can re-
member"
"Wel, who would have thought it!" said
nv crest fallen uncle, as we lett tie cellar.
81 must own that tried hard, at the first
going off, to provoke his eyes to its accus-
toned duty. But look-lock there!
Little Davision came smiling along, with
Miss PARCELS hanging on his arm: when
lust as he approached us, her bonnet caught
in the Struggling branch of wild-plum
tree, which stocd in a group of trees near the
edge of the commons The ribband gave
way, and the bonnet was jerked from her
head. Oh how assiduous the fellow vas,
in extracting it from the branch! How de-
votedly he pinned the ribband last, and how
tenderly he tied the bonnet on again! Then
he laughed so good humoredly at the joke,
and at her embarrassment, and he drew her
arm into his SO gently, as they moved away!
"He is engaged to her-he has her p said
my uncle "but remember this scene, Leo,
and mark his behavior a twelve-month
{ hence. Here comes our little beauty.
1t was indeed my little Flora, beaming
! with goodness, health and 1oveliness.
forgot the whole world as sprang TO her
| side.- ,,...- ...
\ seShe is beautiful and lappy," said uncle
| Andover, as told him of my engagement,
which did as soon as we left the dear girl
at Oak Valley; "but put off your marriage
as long as you can. All! if you had told
me of your love for her should have tried
to persuade you to let her alone. She is too
good, too innocent for the married eye"
s'What do you think that my eye will
ever try to quail that bright, beaming glance
of hers"
eyes, Leo, that it will. Old Cato has
the only eye that does net carry savage au-
thority in it,
Well the short of the story is, that after
little coaxing, my dear aunt and uncle
, consented to cur marriage, and it SO hap
pened that few days after, as | was walk
ing one fine afternoon with my lovely COM
panion on my arm, and my uncle at Lec side
for he became very fond of her-we saw
, Dawson and his wife late Miss PARCELS, in
the very walk where we had encountered
him before. Instead Of her bonnet it was
5 his hat that was knocked off by the branch,
| dare say the same branch of the wild plum.
But the tone was altered now. s'You
would come this wayp' said he, looking
fercely at his wife, as he replaced his hat
on his head; "you are always doing some
thing or other to make me look ridiculous
Your own foolish hat was dragged from
your own foolish head in this very spot"
eDo YOU hear" said my uncle, "I do,'
said I. "Did you see the look he gave herw
: "To be sure l did; and how meekly she
e bore it.''
''Flora, my love, how you swing about"
, said I, not thinking that it was my attention
E to Davison's maneuvres, that prevented her
: from keeping the path. "Don't gaze on
t these people So" said l casting the married
, eve on poor Flora, who was only following
, my example My uncle who was little
in advance of us, turned his head in time to
| catch the look.
! cleo, write this all down." said bachelor
D Andover, "'for the good of the female SEX
,esI will" said l, looking abashed-'Flc-
1t was John Neal, we believe, who said
0 "We Yankees are born in haste; we marry
on the wing; make fortune at stroke
and lose it in the same manner, making ana
losing it in the twinkling of a bed.post.-
, Our Jody is locomotive, going at the rate
of frty miles an hour; our soul hlgh pres
sure engine; our life shooting star; and
death overtakes us ut last like a streak OF
E psdl' iish,ning!" There is more truth than po,
etry in this "go-ahead" life description Of
. us Americans NI5 rl.Eu-
r STANDING IN SOCIETY. is sub
lect that has long been considered one of
controversy. 1t should no longer be SO.
e We are an edifce, each stone ofwhich sus-
e tains the other. Why should the upper
: stope hold superiority over the lowers
let tn e lower remove himself, the upper
t stands but poor chance. Thus it is with
4 the orator, statesman, divine. W hat are
e they without the mechanic, artisan, laborerf
it What's building without foundation
|. as the man who built his house upon sand
e riches may be inherited-mind must be
r cultivated by close application, ard science