Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-11-18
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came at length. 8 Our visitors, after spend
ing few hours, and being served with ten
took their departure, assuring US, as they
did so, tina. they had spent delightful
afternoon, and would be certain to come
again soon. 1870 asSse'a s.ss eaE .nsa!
In ten minutes after they left the house
was in bed. yes sEs r --- .sa41gs.E- sgsa.t.s
| Two whole weeks elapsed before l. sue
ceeded in getting n girl; and six time,
during that period, we had frierds oul
from the city to take tea with US; and one
young lady spent three whole days! 5set
When the season of fruits came as we
had a few apple and penr trees, besides a
strawberry bed, and fine row ofraspberry
bushes, our city friends, especially those
who had children, were even more pnrtic.
ulari in their attentions. Our own children
we could make =understand the proprie,y
of leaving the small fruit 10 be picked for
table use, so that all could share in It's en-.
joyment. But, visitors children compre.
hended nothing Of this, and rifled our beds
and bushes 50 constantly that, although they
would have given our table u fair supply
of berries, in the season, we never once
could get enough to be worth using. and, SO
were forced to purchase our, fruit in the
city. - -. .....-. s-.,.......-. =
After destructive visitation Of this ma.
ture, during strawberry time, | said to Mr..
Smith, as he was leaving for the city one
morning. -.-.s.'
II wish you would take small basket
with you, and bring out two or three quarts
of strawberries for tea. I've only tasted
them once or twice, and its hopeless to
to think Of getting any from our garden"
Well, when Mr.. Smith came home with
his two or three quarts Of starwberries, we
had six women and children visitors from
the city to pnrtake of them. Of course
our own children, who had been promised
strawberries ut tea-time, and who had
been looking for them, didn't get a taste.
And thus il happened over and over
again. zs5E p a5. g5 #srad,t.z =. s--s-E
As the weather grew warmer and warm
er, particular friends whom we were glad
10 see, and friends, SO called, into whose
houses we had rarely, sif ever ventured,
came out to get q .'lnouihful Of fresh Dir, "
and 10 .ssee some thing green," We liv-
ed at ''such convenient distance" that it
was no trouble at all TO run out and look at
US. @.'1 N''1 ~N7 .A'
la Twice again during the summer, I was
left without single domestic. Girls didn't
like TO leave the city, where they had been
used TO meeting their acquaintances every
few days; and, therefore, it was hard to
retaini them. Soft went on. $ S955i5ss. 81,
/ had poor help, and was overrun with
company at such a rate that ! was CON-
pleteiy worn out. | rarely heard the rum
BILE Of the approaching stage that did not
get nervous.
Early in August, Mr.. Smith said to me,
one evening, after returning from the city
-en tha. very morning, a family Of four
had left me, after staying three days -
81 met Mr.. Gray this afternoon, and he
told me that they we're coming out TO see
you to morrow That he was going away
for awhile, and his wife thought it would
be such pleasant time 10 redeem her
promise Of making you visit" =
''Oh dear! What next" | exclaimed,
ir distressed voice. as there to be no
end TO this2n E.zs1' sf5 5Eg44as rs 1ssa
mot before frost, presume,'' retu rned
Mr.. Smith, meaningly. ~.z ss.rzss- a..
81 wish frost would come along quickly,
them" was my response. "But, how long
is Mr.. Gray going to be absent from
homel''
"He didn'. say.p 'sstss1ss
sand we're to have his whole family, l
suppose, during his absence. a 81. 81
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t"W ell, i. call that taxing hospitality and
good feeling little too far. don't want
them hereI I've no room for them with
out Inconvenience to ourselves. Besides,
my help is poor" 'a.
But, all my feelings of repugnance were
Of no avail. As! was sitting, on the ne x,
day, by window, that overlooked the
road, saw the stage draw up, and issue
therefrom Mr.. Jones, Mrs. Jones, servant
and FIVE children--two ofthe latter twin.
babies. They had boxes, carpet bags, bun.
dies, &C., indicating prolonged sojourn,
and one little boy dragged after him pet
dog, that came also to honor us with a
visit. z a. 4 5za Gsa@ = .Gag .l.se d
Down to meet them at the door, with as
good a grace as possible, hurried
Words Of welcome and pleasure were on
my tongue, though am not sure that my
face did not belle my utterance. But,they
were all 10 pleased too get into our snug
country quarters, TO petceive- any draw
back in their reception. ass. 7a Is
Il will not describe for the reader my ex.
perience for the next three weeks-for, Mr..
Gray took the tour Of the Lakes before
returning, and was gone full three weeks,
leaving his family to our care for the whole
time. 7g ,..... ,..-. .-......,,-vs-. .....zx
.Heaven be praised, that is overn wac
my exclamation, when / saw the stage
move off that bore them from our door.
Frost at length came, and with it expir-
ed the visiting season., We were still at q
convenient distance from the city; but, our
friends, oil at once, seemed to have forgot
ten US. s,..,-.-.. -. s..,;-.-. Z. ...s-.t
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