Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-04-01

friend and school fellow, Clarence, happy,'
and he presented her with package con.
taining ten thousand dollars, while his
cheeks were glowing and his eyes flashing
with love and pride and happiness. Just
then another flashing eye and flushed face
peered in. at the window. He saw Rnper,
kiss Ella, in transport of feeling; saw
him place around her. neck miniature Of
himself, attached to asmassive gold chain,
and he supposed he vas lover Of Elias,
ard successful one. 700, for he had seen
Rupert Garry the heaRg saddle-bags in, and
Ireeched lha door ..s tinse~tc hear bis
expression. He staggered from the win
dow; he had seen enough; for an instant
he seemed rooted to the SPOT then he rush
ed round to the back Of the house into The
kitchen, seized large carving knife that
lying on the table, and pressing the blade
to his white lips, he uttered low, deep
moan, as though relieved OF weight Of
distress. He then pressed his while teeth
closely together. and rushed out into the
open air. Just at this moment Rupert
placed his saddle bags on his horse, stopped
to say some pleasant adieus to Ella, "1ood
night, dear Ella, you will be there early?"
''Yes, yes!'' and he was gone. Like a
wounded wild beast, the man who had
looked in at the window, sprang back,
darted down by path, across a field or
two; on, on he went towards the inn, and
stopped behind clump Of trees, crowded
closely together. 1t was la.e twilight, and
us our horseman was absorbed amid his
pleasant thoughts he did not see the mans
singular movements, or notice that he
was watched by him.
On came our horseman with a pleasant
smile lighting up his face, talking low to
himself, seemingly 10 add to his happiness.
Eyes, yes; fifty thousand will Go; it will
make US all very comfortable, aud shall
resume my profession after few months
of real transports of JOY and gay revel, for
| mean to make the old folks happy, the
old house like palace, and dear, sweet,
gentle Ella, shall be the queen of domestic
bliss!''
Oh, if he had but said ''sister," "dear,
sweet, gentle, sister''-chonged only one
little word. But ere the Kissing sound OF
$50 had died upon the solemn stiffness OF
evening, Ruperl's head was nearly severed
from his body, and his ifeless corpse drag
ged into the ,hicket, which was situated
about three furlongs from the inn.
Clarence buried the body with his own
blood-s:ained hands; and late, very late, in
thai dark and horrid place, goaded the
poor horse 10 madness, and sent him adrifl
with all, save the gold.
The next morning, the clear, bright sun
light had scarcely tinted the tops of the
gorgeous foliage of Autumn, when Ella
sprang with light bound from the door
step, bounded over the stile near the cottage
gate, in such happy haste that her feet
scarcely seemed to touch the earth over
which she glided; the mile seemed endless.
she had never such ecstacy before, and well
Clarence who was watching for her, mark
ed the glowing cheek and bounding step of
the once quiet, digni6ed Ella, and he at
tributed it to a far different cause. These
too people loved each other. But how
different the hearts, one was dark and
troubled, the other like sunshine She had
not noticed him before but just as she laid
her hand upon the door Of her own home,
he gsasped it-she started. "Oh, Clarence,
good morning; how is it that you are here
so early this morning? hope nothing
wrong has happened, for am so happy
You look sad; come in, come in, you shall
be happy with US you shall soon see why
Elias heart .hutters like a frightened
birds" And she, for the first time, passed
her hand lovingly thro' his arm.
Her parents met her at the door, glad
that she had returned, though they could
not understand why she came so early.
'Well,' said she, after looking anxiously
about the room, swell, father, who had you
here last nighl?" and she smiled.
"No one, my child.'
"Had you not man here last night,
tall and she went on describing Rupert
so eloquently, that her parents gazed in
her excited face in silent wonder trying to
cypher out the cause Of all this animation
in one usually mild and quiet. But the
eyes Of Clarence glared like demon when
the old man turned to him, shaking his
hand warmly.
"Why, Ella, is wild do think. No,
no, my daughter; no traveller was here las1
night"
''Not here! not stop here!'' and Ella
suddenly thinking they were playing g
ruse off on her, put out both her hands to
Clarence; and turning partly away from
her parents, said, laughing, "Why, that is
my brother! that is Rupert! Mother, it is
it is your long-lost son!"
"Great God!' screamed Clarence
throwing his arms ond hands upward
"Great God! have murdered Ruper
Ellsworth, my Elias brother-my first
, best, and kindest friendp' and he rushed
, out toward the fatal clump of trees, followed
by the now wretched family. When they
reached him, he had already, in his frenzy
dragged the body Of Rupert to the light
and was peering into his face. | canno
, picture this dreadful scene, so will hasten t
, a close.
! The poor death-stricken parents recog
| nized their son at once, for the eye of low
is keen: Clarence sat weeping like chile
over the corpse of his once beloved friend
and Ella, who had not spoke since she CAV
=, that one low shrek of despair and anguish
. stood apart, gazing with vacant stare
5 and with cheeks paler than her dead broth
] er's, was hopeless maniac!
: Clarence after having given himself VI
! freely to the hands Of justice. contrived t
$ place the fatal cord around his own neck
q and thus avoid the ignominy Of publ