Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-01-20

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n have long found it vain to cohten
against, at least whore elegance alone va
] concerned. .''sa p a
'indsedi ah, you need not speak III
. name, circumstances lead me to guess i
And SO the young lawyer would hay
: sou ght my treasure had he known il
, nominal value?' he continued, bnt rathe
; Ias ifspsaking to himself than TO the youn
! man by his side; and then turning /
Frank and taking his hand said in a trem
bling voice-sl yield her to you, Franz
Willard, as | would the dearest thing
possess on earth. She resembles he
sainled mother; but, oh, for your SAX
and mine, make her not an idol as I di,
that mother, lest like her she may b,
snatched away to show us the sin Of idol
iatry.'' ttsis EHae3.@a a = .g5 fseasisEz hss@
Ez sfhank you, thank y ou,' hereplied, re
turning the Pressuresof the hand that h,
held in his own, and then departed, leav
ing the kind old man to bis solitude, 70,
he well knew that he would be alone.
And who that mourn the loved and los
does not tell tha: such periods exert d
sofening influence upon the afTectionsd
As Imagination brings up the seeming
forms Of the loved onss now hidden for.
ever from our sight, the heart clings more
closely to our living loves, and We cherish
them with tenfold care, lest the hand el
,tbeis spoiler should be laid on them, and
our pathway be entirely desolate.. ...a..sg
> A few days passed, and wedding invi,
tations were issued, not from our humble
friends, but the reputed Miss Munsoh..
1t was splendid affair for this little Wess
tern village, although bu, few guests
were invited, and these only such as the
bride designated THE FIRST in the place.
Sand SO, my sly fox, you are the one
that is TO carry off the dove from the par.
sons devecot are yous' Welb | hope it
will turn out d better match than mine;
il not, you will hang yourself am sure,
in less than week from your wedding
day. " - -
4 apprehend no dissatisfaction on my
part, Mt least.' p -=v o@H = -
sNo; nor did !; bu. you are not mar.
rying an heiress; but here step, into my
Office, and will tell you how rascally |
have been treated. You thought my wife
held six thousand dollars in her own right,
did yons' Il os aa-za.;4 Es3 ssses ,.asz
-. i did, s.. .--. IS -.-,t..,.s .,.,- a.
Well, sir, she has just one handred
and fifty, aud no more!'
-a'sWhat?' *7&1 i''.3 ;s@zs3 9s35 20 as s9
a'One hundred and fifty dollars was the
portion Of the rich heiresss.' It. seems
thai when the father died, he Left six thou.
sand dollars and widow and eight chill.
dren TO share it. The widow third was
consumed before her death, and Sarah has
used three hundred and fifty Of her Eve
hundred since she came Of age, and let
me fall into, the trap that had been set to
catch rich husband. And when | re-
proach her with deception, she denied
havingsused'any, saying that neither she
MOI, tho aunt with whom she resided, had
stated that she had such property-elf
rumor had given it to her she was not to
blame, and that i'll married her for her
money it served me right AID now,
Frank, you see what predicament | am
in; instead Of having but myself to sup.
port by my precious profession. have
got an ex,ravagant wife in the bargain.
What would you do if you were in my
place7'asss 81 izss#} q =1-s1z3ssssssH s5SslsF :
What would lido? Why, 70 to work
like man, and if your profession will not
support you, buy or. rent some land and
turn farmer; farm is safe capital, ut
Ieast / have found it so; and then you
will have plenty Of time 10 attend to all
the suits you may have 'ssassj 81 - ge2
THAT is easier said than DONE; had
such a wife as Louisa lsosworth will make,
might as well think of teaching a pea
cock 10 knit stockings, as my lady wife,
with her lofty notions, the duties Of a far
mer's wife, provided farming was busi.
ness which understood myself. .s. ,-tT
Much more Of the same kind Of argumen.
was held on both sides, and they sparied
with the expressed determination Of Will
Jams to try his luck in California if Dame
Fortune did not besiir herself in his fa.
vor. before long. ,ez z.zs. s.,;..-..s9. .z.s...
A few Sabbaths after, Mr.. Fosworth,
al the close of Divine service, announced
the fact that marriage ceremony would
be performed at his house on the succeed
ing Wednesday, and cordially invited all
Of his congregation TO be present. 'My
house was donated by your kindness he
said, 'aHd seeming welcome should
breathe to all who design to visit it,
And they came, il not all, enough, so
that every. room was crowded. 1t is q
very common thing to cultivate the locus.
on our large prairies, for their use as well
as Beauty; and beautiful grove Of them
Aourished on plat ofground but few
rods from the house; and here beneath
the sky, in the shade OF the sheltering
trees, the solemn vows were spoken, and
the gentle Louisa returned 10 her fathers
house wife. The plain but bountiful
fare passed freely among the guests, If
the naughty Mrs. Williams did draw her.
self Up, as some plainly dressed farmers
wife or daughter brushed past her, her
rustling silk, no one needed it, unless to
smile at her folly. for it was now general
ly known that the Aimsy title of 'heiress,'
that had SO long supported her arrogance,