Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-01-07

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insult to your other sins, vile reprobate!
mu,tered the father, ,jin deep Kissing tones
land he. regarded the boy with an expires
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aAgainthesyeutl,.s manner changed, am
his face beeame paierF;and paler; q smoun
| ful hlook snbdued the glare of defiance
which had but just gieamed from his eyes
and TWO bright tearadrops, fell upon III,
crushed has. "God knowsI waited no, TO
that, but sir, I--i--wish 10 see my mothe
once before Isgo," saldhe, raising his fac,
with ansimploring look. s a.j Is sa.sS.gsa
t.ss ar. Arcbers usased q moment and s.heI
said, in half relenting tones. Cit is but nat
dral, boy, that ysu should wish to see her
though grief for your misdemeanors ha.
laid her upon her death.bed. The door. O
her roomsis slightly MAR; you may lonl
IN, but don't presume. to speak TO her Of
let her sec you; she is now sleeping"
"Oh iather----'' 8"
"Call me not by that name! you have
forfeited alright TO address the by So ell
dearingsa ti,le!" was the fierce interrup
tion. S
&"May not jus, speak. to her, and ask
her forgiveness and bIessingF' hu.nbly
pleaded tho youth. vsiss..-.. 3. u. ~ ::
mo, BY the Rood! You shall no more
wriug her poor heart, Go, now, from this
house, and carry with you the thought thai
you have broug..t your Tother IN sorrow
to the grave, s&5 ,as -. s. 81
CHARLES ;leoked into the wrethful face
darken,ng upon him, and again the daring
all.detying spiri. bruke bounds, and cast
ing a look Of terrible meaning Mt his "a
thor, turned upon his heel and left the
room, determined never again to enter it.
Was not that unhappy parent wrong in
the course he pursued towards; his erring
chiid3 Surely he was, andgthe time was al
hand when he would bewa,l his hastiness
in sackcloth and ashes. i l. as.s.
Mr.. Archer was wealthy and educa.
ted man. He possessed a strong sense oi
honor, which, however, was often clouded
by his fiery overbeoring spirit, that could
not brook the least opposition. He was "a
man that would not throw the mantle ot
charity over the deviations of his fellow
beings from the path of recli,ude, though
he WINS himself frequently led into error BY
his passionate, misguided temper. 4at'z
His wife was the gentlest and most yield.
ing creature tha, ever blossomed in this
world; his will was her law, and she was
much attached 10 him, indeed, she hnd nev
7cr been The object OF bis asigTy, fis beenuse
she had never thwnrted him. She loved
her child tenderly, though she was often
grieved by his wayward course; still the
tr,her took the arrangement of the lad into
his own hands and she had but liule influ-
ence, though Charles entertained for his
quiet mother deep affection, which, sas
we have seen. did not deter him from the
Of many misdeeds. He pos.
sessed much of his fathers impesuous ma.
lure, though ii was sef ened by some of
his mothers more gentle qualities. II the
boy had been properly managed, he would
have made fine, high-minded fellow; but,
here was tie fault; his impulses had not
been trained to take q correct course. and
in childhood he vas perpetually erring,
aud perpetually repenting. till the harden.
ing process his father adopted for his re-.
formation made him thoroughly reckless.
He wasssent to college, and at ,hssage of
eighteen expelled, and given over as utter.
ly incorrigible. We have introduced him
at the time of his return home after his col.
lege disgrace. & s.7ys}5sza
This would seem small circumstance
to change parents love to bitter hate,
but it wns the crown Of q mountain of Of.
fences, and touched the pride of his father
in tender spot, and really almost broke
his mothers heart. 1t was the spring Of
the year, and near the sunset hour
Charles rushed down the broad stairs, out
of the open door, and paused not until he
found himself beneath a favorite old tree,
and free from observation. He flung him.
self upon the green sward, and for time
terrible thoughts and resolves held tumul.
tuous dotnuin over his mind. He locke d
nj the beautifully tinted clouds that were
furled in tine west like thousands OF ban.
ners, but their beauties made him more
desperate. A river wound thruugif the
fields short distance from him, and as the
sound Of the murmuring waters fell softly
upon his ear, an evil prompter whispered
him 10 go and finish his miserable exis.
tence. He started up, and strode to the
rivers bank, there was precipisous, rocky
bank, the sides of which were overgrown
with dwartish shrubs and moss, al little dis
tance from him, and ut the foet of that,
the water flowed fifteen or twenty fee,
deep. ~ - - sls @.,I
"a fine place to plunge in,"' thought he,
and he climbed the steep hill side AS his
head cau,e above the hill, fair face rose
up on the opposite side. as
MARY Grey!" exclaimed he, lowering
his eyes in deep Adjustment; for he thought
how unworthy he was even to speak her
name, and she, too. was embarrassed, bu
they were old acquaintances, and Mary
smiled, and greeted him with a cordiaiity
which evidently 10 his sensitive spirit wa.
forced. She had heard Of his college dis.
grace, but she knew not that he was nov
All outcast. With sorrowlul smile hs
extended his hand and said,
Mary, good bye, forever and ever."
"Ah, where are you going, Charles Ar
cher?" she inquired, with no small degre,
OF interest. 9s''s.' a''i so essss5-'.i ~ Sc
81 know not. but you are here in sea
son TO see me take pnssage for that myste