Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-08-04

many countenances, and griefs and cares
have followed their rosy cheeks, and
dimmed their merry eyes. The voices Of
those days are pleasant only in memory.
Sometimes, indeed, child, (the, child of
one once young and lovely5 will waro,e a
note from an old song that with magical
effect recalls ther hushed melodies of our
childhood. But look, thought, aheart
pang, teaches US that we are changed; and
then, eht how we !ong for the lime when
there. shall be, nc. more changes.... ss-..
She was young and beautiful. What
need TO add that she was. loved. Surely |
need not add that she loved, for, such rs
she live on affection, and die for lack oft.
Her father devoted his fortune and his life
70 hers and she was heress TO a large es-
tate. As might be expected, she had num-
beriess sai:ors OF evefy rank and variety.
| cannot now remember all of them, al.
though then kept the run Of them, tolera-
| bly, well. .Butiof all, there were only. two
that appeared TO, have any prospect Of sues
cess; and the village gossips were occupied
in discussing their relative chances. ~,
Frank R was the gayest, best heart.
ed fellow in the world, and had you seen
him on his horse by the side OF Sarah D.,
you would have said he was made. for her,
so wild was his laugh, and so joyous her
response Yet, had you been behind the
closed shutter Of the window in the front of
The large white house on the hill, as they
rode BY, and had you there watched the
compressed lip, the broad, calm forehead.
the pale face and the speaking eye Of Jo-
seph S., as he saw them passing, you
would have prayed TO God that that fair
girl might belong TO that noble man, even
as /, boy, then prayed. ..s..s..--j7 Z
God has answered my prayers W hen
the long way was travelled over, and the
rugged and difficult steep surmounted-
when her fairy foot was pressed on the
rock at The summit ofdhe hill Of life, and
her eyes gazed into the blue, deep sky,
with longing gaze, there, even there, be-
yond the blue, his onistretched arms re-
ceived her, and his embrace was Heaven!
Go preach 70 blocks and stones, ye who
believe that love is Of the clay! Go preach
10 the dead, ye who deny the Immortality
of the affections. Go reason with trees,
or hills, Or images of wood, or with your
own motioniess, lifeless, cy souls, ye who
believe that, because there is no marrying
yonder, there shall be no embracing, or
because we may not use the gentle words
..my wife, we may not clasp these sancti>
fled forms in our own holy arms! I tell
you, man, that Immortality would be glo.
rious chent, If with our clay died oil our
frs. affections. / tell you that annihila>
tion would be heaven, if | believed that
when my head at length rests on lis coffin
pillow, and my lips sink 10 the silence and
repose Of death, these loving eyes will new
er- look into mine again, this pure clasp
never be around my neck, this holy caress
Aneverbless me -moret = :. 90
She loved Joe. His calm and earnest
way Of loving her, won her whole SOUL
lie did mol say much 10 her in company,
nor d. her, but when they were alone, or
only some Of the children near, his low
voice would be. musical, ard she sat en-
tranced with his eloquence. have seen
them seated on the bench by the side Of the
stream, and have. heard him lead her gem
tie soul step by step with him from earth
to stars, and then from star to star, until
she seemed to be in heay en- with him, and
listening to tho praises Of the angels. q.
am unable 10 tell you how it happened
that Joseph S. left his profession, which
had been law, and entered the ministry,
nor am able TO stale, though might guess
at, the causes operating in his own mind.
The father Of Sarah D. was not a re-
|figlous man, and arn.sorry to say, was
one OF a small class Of men, who not only
deny the truths of our most holy creed, but
lake every opportunity to cast ridicule on
its teachers, 1t was, therefore, with great
pain that his daughter observed his GOODNESS
and rudeness to Joseph s., and she was
moi surprised, however much she, was
grfeyed, when an open rupture rendered
The suspension Of his. visits at the house
abso olutely necessary. -, ~ t.
They had never spoken Of love. Each
knew The secret of the others perfect al.
fection, and what need then Of words TO
tell it. II would have been but the repeti.
tion CT fhackneyed phrases. And yet there
is no music in the world so sweet as those
thFee Wo[uS, - S10F g you,s run lilo lips
we love TO kiss But the 'falher of our
gentesiriend had feared the existence ol
some bond between them, and peremptori
lly required his daughter 10! break tiff il
did exist .gsa'9 9Sf6i; s ~ tse'tis sa5 aaf5ia
iFosShereplied to him, relating the simple
truth, and he desired her Fthencelorward tc
refuse to see or speak 10 Joseph.
E&a A month of deeper pain than can vel
be Imagined, succeeded this command
during which they did not meet. 10 SE
aIt,was on a moony nightiin August thai
she watkedou with me, then boy three
| y ears erjunior, and sat down on the
bench by the side the stream. The air
Twas clear, the. sky serene, and no sound
disturbedusj but the softvoi oftthe winds
among the tree-tops made pleasant music,
lsund we listened and were silent. The still.
ness was broken by the voice of Joseph
aa You will pardon me if fapass over thai
scene. ssl dare not attempt description o