Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-08-25
RYsAmUEL ID. HARRIS, Jr.

FROM the Home journal. fsz
J. J. SCENES I'm REAL LIFE,
Wondsrful case Of Circamsfanfiai EV-
idence in Ohio. -
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By MRS. BELL SMITH. as -
One Saturday afternoon some years
since. about The bar oe the only public
hoose in the little village Of s--, on
Lake Erie, were gathered "a number OF
gossipping oilers, seafaring men and lar,
mers. Although early in the afternoon
the heavy clouds Of an approaching Storm
go darkened the shore that candles were
:lie, and ingthedim light the gathering crowd
listencd to the beating waves; upon the
beach, and the distant roll Of thunder that
anr,eunsed the coming strife. u was one
ofthose. scenes TINT occur when a mighty
tennpest comes down on Erle's inland sea,
and thodullesi seemed struck with ITS lm-
pressiye grandeur. The sailors drank
from, their-poisonedc cups witrless noise -
Politicians were less absorbed in the Presl-
denti1t election. One of their number
seemed more uneasy than the rest. 81 A
young mon Of mild and Irepossesslng aap-
paarance, with q rife in ono hand, and q
powderhofn slung over his shenlder, Tor be
had .buta few minutes before come in from
cunning, paced TO and fro at t7be doof, look.
ed at the troubled bay and clouded sky,
and dsfrequent.y asked an old schooner cap
tain when be would be able to sal.-to-
night
.,..fo night No sir!' he responded TO one
ofsihose enquiries, NOR tosmorrow, nor
next day sexpect. s This 'ere storm looks
as. il il were goin' To- lead off q dance efor.
maEy Airsin' ones, and don't belies eiln
putin out in such company; It 3. corrnpts
good manners as tha sayin is. Yoaseem
in 4 great hurry comrade.' '" - 2,
q On. The sea-gulls brought me "
news from home this merning, and ] will
deable .yoar, passage if you run me down.
10 c.. to night. & s4sssssss sssss ss2sss ssssf
ssNet I.asI weuldn'thunder;ake II Tor
fixeaimes the money as, -
Silenced by this reply the young man
returned sadly into the house, and thrust
f,is hands iato bis pockets, with q dogged
air ois one who makes up his mind to be
content with positive evil as s
M- had heenzi in but
a few weeks, and although a stranger,shad
hnoressed its inhabitants fayorably-so
ouie,, retiring, and. as all thought, kindiw
he in manner and disposition. I he. busi-
ness lha, brough. himsto the place was by
no means settled, and the inteliigense he
Ind received must have been OF "a very
pressing nature TO make one naturally 50
fituid arixieus. to brave storm that made
,ha hardest sailor shrink from duty. He.
odbeen si.lipg with o gloomy look Of dis
ces,:eni blif q snoft time. when the, CHATTER
of horses, feet awere heard i'm the street,.
and s maj, pale and stremblng stood 10 the
door way. His first discordant sptterancei
wasahe word 6 aturde derer e expression
Of pain OF terror can send the same death
lyschilI 10 the heart as that ope word OF
terrible import; and paralyzed with stupid
surprise, he gaihered cregds enquiringly
oazed At The breathless messenger of evil.
Before he, could relate gwha, seemed TO.
choke his .utterance thessherifof the coun'
tys hastily entered and arrested M 7 a.:
VS. ~ ii q ssss.s-.s gf3,g.ss@Sssls ~
eI7sr wllh,2il.falered the young ps mar man .;gs4
uFofsa1e murder of Millie Woods, " was,
shesierp reply ~ u s:: ssfsgf ssss .s.zs :.
fManted only this 10 swell the horrible
safsxa ION 4hnt tsbad fal Hen upon the crowd. !.
Millis Nv oods; aslittle agirlaonly ten. 7or-
twslyss sSals. .ofsag sassshe enly child Of,