Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-10-01

for she had not sought the light; and was
happy with her own sweet thoughts.
Sarah Matilda felt she had made a con-
quest. That Doctor jackson had surren.
dered at once And she did not wonder
that such should have been the case, all
things taken into the account. Attractions
such as she presented, were not to. be met
with every day. r.
For half an houreshe held the Doctor by
the very force of her conversational abili.l
ty, and then let him go, feeling that loves
silk III cords were around hito 6ssSt.
) Lswas pot very long. atlerwnsd that,
While sifsiifg hear the ifyding doors of the
sparIos, she heard voice, the sound of
which her ear we'll rornembered, say E
''For Heavens sake, Williams, tell me
vino that lady is with the head dress and
necklace? i don't see her just now. But
you know who meant"
"Ihe milIiner's show igure?"
"Yes. The girl dressed like an opera
dancer; who talks like book, though a
shocking bad one!''
THAI lady is the fascinating Miss Sarah
Matilda Ellen Jones. The belle Of Flow
erdale Is possible you haven't met her
before?' -'
"Never had that Pleasure" - ?
''She's a character"
$50 find; though, mus, say. not one
particularly suited to my fancy. But there
is one here who pleases ne wonderfully
we'll
s.Ah! Who is she!'-
"rhat modest flower dropping over the
book on the contre-table.'
Florence Wilber.''
Eyes -
''Florence is charming girl. Though
rather retiring have sometimes thought.
Ii she ever wins heart, it will not be ihro'
design. She is innoceAt of that
Il can we'll believe you. Though
would hardly like to say as much for the
fascinating Sarah Matilda Ellen, what do
you call her?' a.
Sarah Matilda heard no more. for lhs
conversation between the two young men
ceased al that point -.a.
Cotilions were formed soon after; but
Sarah Matilda was not 10 be found when
the SETS were to be made up. She had re-
tired in confusion, and at the moment when
The dancers formed themselves on the floor,
she was in her chamber at home, with her
inery scattered in disorder around her, land
herself drowned IN tears.
Nothing could have more astounded her
than the words of the young men. The
sneering remarks of The elegant Decor
seemed, for a few ploments, asIf' they
would drive her mad. How she got out OF
the brilliantly lighted parlors; or how she
found her way home, she could scarcely tell.
But, Sarah Matilda Ellen Jones was an al
tered girl from that time. Scales had fall
en- from her eyes; and she saw every OBJ
iect around her in new light. She had
sought to make an impressions and had
succeeded; but it was shocking bad impress
sion; and this she was too full ly. sensible
10 permit feeling Of vanity or even self.
compacency to take possession oil her mind.
She did not meet the Doctor again for about
two months; and then so changed was she
in her whole exterior and manner that he
did not lanow her. In the meantime, he
commenced paying marked attention to
Florence, but Il hint from friend that she
was engaged, and the wedding day already
appointed, caused him to abandon all de-
signs in that quarter. On his second NEE
ting with Sarah Matilda, he found her real
lv an interesting and rather intelligent
girl; and, ere he guessed who she really
was. permitted himself to feel an interest
in her favor. .-
'.Who is that young lady with whom |
have been chatting?" he inquired OF a
friend.
"Fhat is Miss Jones.''
"What Miss Jones?'
''The daughter Of old Jeremiah Jones,
the saddle and harness maker. llave you
forgotten the gay belle Of the party?"
''What! Mass Sarah Matilda Ellen
Jones?"
sit can't be possible!''
"The young lady HERSELF, though, from
some cause, wonderfully changed Tor the
better" .
$50 much changed that | didn't know
her, Why. as she shows herself now, she
is quite clever girl, :, ----
s:Her father and mother are sensible peo-
p1a a,end she ough therefore 10 have ground.
work Of good sense in her character
They spoiled her by sending her off to a
fashionable boarding school,
ga great many girls are spoiled in that
way.' --.
ssYou may well say that. But 1'n' glad
this young dansel has seen her folly-if
such be really the case"
Is spite of the half contempt Doctor
Jackson had felt for Miss Sarah Matilda,
he now found himself really interested in
her; and as Sarah Matilda had received a
hint in regard to his views and feelings not
soon to be forgotten, she permitted herself
to net out herself naturally, and did not 60
lot beyond this. The consequence was,
that after meeting her few times in COM
pany. the Doctor made bold to call, on
which occasion he was more than ever
pleased with the plain, sensible old gen.
tleman her father.
F! The more Sarah Matilda saw of Doctor
Jackson, the more fully did she compre.
hend her mistake at the party. He was
a clear-seeing, common sense Kind OF
man, who read character at glance, ano
no more wanted a fine artificial lady for Q
wife, than he did fiery young colt to carry
him about on his professional visits.
In acting out just what she was, ant
letting her true character be seen, Sarah
Matilda made another Kind oc iponreSsior