Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-01-07
verge, she saw the dark waters close over

'fseFSes sne saw Inc Qark waters close owe
him. 81 s4s!s3 5 t.fss =
Il She ran shrieking down the bill FOE as
: sis,ance, thatsalas! vas not a, hand. Sh
Preached Mr. Areher's residence, when sh
isaw that gentleman ira versipg the gsrdei
.4walks. She hurried up 10 him, and will
d Ibloodless bps related the scene she 4ha,
Il just witnessed. Then thai unhapy sparen
8 was saw akened 10 an almost overwhelming
!. sense Of his loss. Rousing his servants
ithey hurried TO the stream, and som.
'tplunged in at once. while Others ran along
4 the bank. Poor Mary ran 10 and fro, hel
i Ehair fontipg wild y in The Wind, and ring
ling her hands in sore anguish; for though
scarcely sixteen, she had cherished more
than sisterly regard for the unfortunate
boy. Her father had suspected the u,,ncb'
rnent and strongly forbade it; Tor they were
bu. little more Than children. and he wa.
determined to check it in the bud, for he
saw an alliance with Archer would bring
nothing but sorrow and misery upon hi:
child. sf..s, a. .Fs5al 70 = es.s.. 81.
i But with that perverseness said TO be g
characteristic of her sex. she had fns;ered
an attachment for him and had even gone
60 far as'to secretly plight him her trotbi
ito her untutored imaginations wild follies
i appeared as rnlher credlable, and she
sagely told an elder sister tha, the most dis
:Eipa,ed young men frequently became The
very best old men. f-''.,--, =
! But now she thought of nothing bu,
Charles perishing in The dangerous ele
meni. She could not see HIM, neither
could the men. They swan, about the
stream till almost exhausted, in search oI
the body, but it could not be found, and il
was supposed that the rapid current had
Carried ii down the river. at
/ II was searched for day after day by
Mr.. Archer, who bitterly lnourned the IN.
timely death OF his child. AS SOON as he
was beyond his rencb, he saw how he
might have managed 10 refarm him; but il
was now too late, and al the close OF the
tenth day he returned home, accompanied
by his neighbours who had manfully aided
in the search, and gave up all hopes of re-
covering the body He entered the room
where his wife was daily wasting awny.
She raised her eyes to his weary, .haggard
face, with m eager look. D. .s....-....t:--..s
"No success, Margaret, our poor boy
can never he permitted Christian burial. y
Mrs. Archer made no reply, but turned
! her weary lace TO The wall and tears rolled
| down her sunken cheeks like rain -S+7
"May Sod forgive. me for every harsh
word ever give thnffest thi4d;" cried tie
wretched man dropping upon his knees.
A low, soft voice responded iervant
amen. sg.laesz l. ..Szzs 81 s-zy az#-s.z
L, was Mrs. Archer, who could not con.
ceal from herself the truth. She felt that
her husband wss in measure the cause
Of their chilu's fearful end, though she
knew not of that last meeting in the libra
ry, or how her son plead in vain 10 see her
once more, and ii was we'll that she did
not-s she could not nave survived The
knowledge. s-S s&' 7s9s' e s5.al a.. q
Mr.. Archer did not forget ii; the still,
small voice goaded him on almost to mad
ness, and wrought a great change. in his
hard heart. He was no longer that impe.
rious, exacting man Of Iorn,er lines, but
mild and caring. He had ever been a
money making man; but now that objec,
was forgotten, and impelled by his new.
ly waking spirit, he s,rove 10 lay up treas
ures in Heaven. He prayed earnestly that
his gentle companion might be spared to
him yet a little longer, and aEmerciful Fa-
thef heeded The petition. "s' as-.a 20
Ten years passed away, and the memo
ry Of Charles Archer was like dream Of
the past. with all save his fnther ana moth
er and Mary Grey. She had never Tor
gollen him and had never married. There
are many who denounce nh womankind as
false and chnngeful creatures, they are
most sincere in their denunciations and
doubtless think them richly meri,ed; but
these persons look no deeper than the sur.
face, and do moi even know that they are
so unjust as to condemn the whole, for the
short comings Of the few. Our Mary
Grey did not belong TO the changenble class.
She still cherished the remembrance OF
her lost love, ,bu, it was enshrined in her
henrt Of hearts, and none, not even her
own family, suspected its existence. She
had given a true account to Mr.. Archer Of
her last interview with Charles, md the
attachment of the son to the sweet girl was
perpe,ua.ed by the iather, who loved her as
his own child. III
| These Ten years had wrought many
changes. Mrs. Grey had died, and her
husband had placed s,ep-mother over
the children; the eldest daughter had mnr'
ried, and the youngest had been laid in n
lowly grave by the side of its mother, and
Mary WINS tho only remaining child al
home. Mr.. Archer had long wished to
adopt her. and now for The first time MIR.
Grey consented 10 go with her to him, ano
Mary wentto cheer the home Of her child
less friends SIS aE~-i i,.as= Sd. 2
She wns now twenty-six, and possessed q
cultivated intellect and well balanced
mind. She had always paid her new
mother much respect, but Mrs. Grey ole
not love Mary. for hers was narrow soul
and she looked upon her step.daughtel
with her superior mind and judgement will
a jealous eye, and was secretly glad ~hel
she went nwny Mary had been muci
persecuied since the death Of Charles
She had received several very eligible OF
} fers of marriage; and her father. insliga
ted by his wife, had insisted upon her nc
cepting each one as it was proposed; bu
she remained steadfast in ber refusals, de
termined that her hand should never b.
given without her heart.
Weeks, months, and years rolled on
and Mary Grey was ,hirly-an old maid
81 as the world calls those. who. from choici