Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-16

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exhaling from the Jaws ofstha Anaconda, /,
which had penetrated into ISeaGelas close
and sultry prison; and whose brcesconcen-
trated and increase edsby confinement, had
fallen upon. bis constitution like banesid
mildsw aud plantedSsahe seeds ofed ssolu.
ton in the cry marrow of@his-ife.aa z
What Louisa and myself endured, while
watching his slow progressive journey. to
the tomb no words can utter. He gave
Z,di and his three sons their freedom, and
made over to him small estate near Co'
Jumbo, fnliye fficient ,o secure the com
for, of the good old man the Remainder oi
his exis,eaces During the latter days ys..oi o.
his i.luess he frequently reminded me OF
,hs letter he had written in the pavilion,
and which Zldi had obtained possession azt ol
at such great lisk. The Paper. ne freq g q !
charged me toconsider as his, dying tesla.
mens, he was frequently repeating the same me
thing rto. his wife, while she ,weptby his bee bed
sids His last words were like his letter.
aforsake not my poor Louisa !" His, last
act was to place her hand in mine-he
sank back a,corpse on his pillow, and ldI' Lou
isa fell lifeless at my feet. fq93 za8 l, 9...
Yetsshe saw him once more; she insist
ed in pressing her lips once again te bus,
| trembleda for the convulsive agonies which
her delicate frame would undergo, during
this last and painful scene: yet was ! still
more alarmed, when | witnessed the com com.
. posures of her afhiction., She held his hand
in hers; she spoke nota word: she heaYed
not QUE sigh; not a single tear escaped from
her burning eyes. She stood motionless by
his bed side; she. bent down. and pressed
her celorless lips upon his closed lids; a and
then slowly and silently she withdrew to
her widowed chamber. ri. > !fa,o; ,..e.s "a.
Iichese for Seafeld' sepulchre the place,
which he had always loved best, and where
he had suffered the most: his tomb was
raised in the fatal pavilion. Zadi and my !.
self laid our friend in the earth: we should
have thought his coffin profaned, had we
suffered any other hands to touch it. Sea-
field and his sufferings slept in the grave
his less fortunate friends still lived to la
ment.Ain. S, Hs;tr.4, 9. s.e.za fs~;,-,. s,,.>.
Ny beaefactor had left his property joint
ly to- Louisa and myself; and wishes res
pecting US had been expressed too clearly to
be misu understood. Louisa was among the
loyeliest of her sex; bat l should have
couatsd it PROCLAMATION, had my, heart asuf-,
fered itself to harbers one thought Of her less
pure, than is offered at the shrine of some,
enfranchised saint. Il loved not Louisa no
I aaorsd her.a Alas! it was not long be-
fore she became saint indeed. a..esres 3
She complained not, but she ,sorrowed !;
she suffered, but it. was in silence. In vain
did she forbid her lips to confess the pro.
gressi which grief had made in her consti-
tutiea her lamanciated form sufficiently
be::ayed it, aAfew;melancholy weeks had
elapsed siace the deatta Of my friend, when
one morning her terrified -wunen Informed med
me, that she was not in her apartment; ,tl nor
neithsrappa tently had, been inbed all night.
My heart instructed me VI ell, here to seek
the unfortunate. Iaew TO the pavilion, she
was stretched on the marble stone which
covered her husband In the agony Of her.
griefs she had burst a blood vessel, and her
limbs were already cold-her countenance
was calm, nd faint smile seemed TO play
round herlips; twas the only smile which
| had seen there since SeaGeld's death
Sheewas deposited in the same grave with
her husband; for myself, was una BILE to
sustain the weight Of grief imposed upon,
ne byahis second calamity, and. long and
dangerousliAnessy wasylhs consequence, Of
my smental sufferings. .7admst9 etas 81 +
The skill ofmy physician. savedimy life;
aad no sooner was able to quit the house,
i:lans iresolved to withdraw, from a land,
rendered hateful 10 me7by such bitter recol-
lectiens. "a In consequence of Louisa S de-
e..assJthea wholeaof Seafeld,s property by !
his swil! idssolved on me.iaI en- deayored to
prevail on Zadi' to accept some part fit,
but he declared, that his masters hberality
hadsgoas hey ord lis utmost wishes: e51-
aYet one request" p said he, II will ven-
tureito 'make.s. My two; eldest sons are
grown upgand are able to take care Of Them
selves: butthe third is young, and 1 feel,
thai my death is at nogreat distance. E. His
brothers may treat him i'll, or at least may
neglect him; but condescend to take him in
TO your care, let him be your servant, and
l shall mot have wish in this, world left
unaceomplished. Under the protection of
an -honestgman, my boy cannot fail TO be-
come an honest ma himself" .zss..bs4t
Mira (fur that was the lads name was
AZ toSioonHs dhu Joiiieu ptst tehtteades Will
bis sfather's with such earestness.~ that 1.
cou]dznot refuse their resuest., / soon af-
rslefti Cey lon by Zadi's blessings, the good
old man is still alive, and by a third hand
1 hear from him frequently but the Letters
which ahesdictates, embraee but two topics,
anxietyfor tbe welfare. Of his son, and re
gret for the loss Of bis beloved master. s,,a
"You are now informed" continued Ev-
rards after moments pause, addressing
himself to the whole society, "you are now,
informed by what means acquired my for
tuaess AtsWassthea gift of gratitude: but
never can IeFecoilect the dreadful service
which / rendered Seafeld (and alas! which
| rendred him in vain y without feeling my
frame convulsed with horror, and my mind
tortured byf,the most painful recollections. 4
1t issthis which has ever made me unwil-
ngztoHdiscourse on. the means by which /
became: possessed of my wealth. Yet /
cannot but think it somewhat hard, that
mere silence should be construed into posi-
five ol1iIt. q nd thu .cbo,,ld ba t-oxt.d ~, ;r