Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-11-24

the park was crowded with vehicles, through which
the equestrians threaded their way with no little
skill.
Our sprightly friend Kate attracted no small
degree of attention; and many pair of fine,
manly eyes rested on her charming countenance
in admiration. Her presence created quite SEN
sation, and numberless were the conjectures haz-
arded as to her name and rank. The young and
handsome men, mounted ON remarkable fine steeds,
had the audacity to follow the carriage, but all the
inquiries they made on the road were fruitless.--
Nobody knew the lovely star that had occasioned
all this commotion.
| "Who the duce can she be!'' remarked one OF
the young men to the other.
81 cannot divine. The carriage is the Castelar,
den's, but they are all out of town"
care there many daughters in the famiy!"
'sHalf Dozen"
s'Then this peerless girl may be one of them. -
every likely; and now think about it, heard
the eldest had been left in town.
eNow, the latter individual was struck with our
friend Kate. and he determined to ascertain who
and what she was, not doubling for moment, but
that her birth was distinguished as her appear
ance. To carry into effect this intention, Lord
Percy followed the carriage with the pertinacity
of hound, and finally traced it to the well known
mansion of Lord Castlearden.
''My surmise was correct" thought he; 'sshe is
Russels sister. have been introduced, but it
would not be etiquette to call when my lord and
lady are out of town.
Later in the evening, he came on foot into the
neighborhood to make inquiries; finding commu-
NEGATIVE lady in contiguous circulating library,
he described the fair unknown, and to his delight,
was assured she could be none other than the
Honorable Cornda Estella, the gem of the family,
and belle whom he had heard toasted at college.
The next day he went again, encountered her in
the park, and their eyes met. Kate colored deep
ly, as she felt, more than saw, that two large,
bright dark eyes, were fixed intently on her face,
and that their owner had almost ventured to salute
her. On the following day she saw him parading
in front of the house; and, as she could observe
him without being seen herself, she experienced
strange thrill, sort of excessive joy she
ned his whole face and figure. Lord Percy was
tall and dark, with profusion Of jet black hair.
He was the beau ideal of a handsome man. Kate,
we should have Observed was also tall for her SEX
with masses of wavy auburn hair, and figure
faultless in its we'll defined outline She had the
finest face imaginable; it was sodelieate, pure,
classicaly regular without any of the hard lines
that accompany what are called model eounten-
ances. Her eyes were bewilderingly beautiful
onss. They were Of that deep blue class which
are found to be so capable of beamng with love,
Or firing with anger. But her contour, altogether,
was superb, and it was not surprising that warm
hearted and romantic man like Lord Percy, should
have fallen desperately in love with her at tirs@
sight But how to obtain an introduction puzzled
him good deal. Love, however, is fertile in ex-
pedients and the coveted opportunity soon arrived
On the fourth day of her appearance in the park,
Percy boldly rode up to the carriage door and with
the ease and graceful sauvity of well-bred man,
accosted her, and announced himself as her broth
er's intimate friend.
"My brother.' exclaimed Kate, looking with the
surprise she felt
"Russel Castlearden and myself were college
chums,'' said he.
A smile broke over Katc's fine features, and
made her look so enchanting that Percy almost
reeled in his saddle.
"Indeed!' she slowly uttered; and even while
he chatted about her supposed family, she began
to think She saw in an instant that the chance
had presented itself of realizing the daring scheme
she had formed Being naturally of an impetuous
temperament, she did not pause to weigh the con-
sequences and the gallant Percy after trivial
conversation, rode off undeceiyed, and as madly
in love as it is possible for a man to be. Kate,
too, was sensibly impressed strange futtering
about the heart, and a meaning sparkle in her
splendid eyes, told of the frstlings of wild wor
ship, which neither time nor circumstances could
destroy. Percy followed up the advantage he had
so easily gained, and, to the great scandal of the
house, became constant visitor at Castlearden
House His intentions could not be mistaken,
but they were misinterpreted
But Kate although she noticed the altered de-
meanor of the servants, needed it not. A spell
more potent than any ever conjured from the nee
romancer's storehouses of horrors was upon her,
she yielded to the wild delirum the terrible mutt
nv it had created in her nature. Percy-her
Reginald, the handsome, the brave, the noble
Reginald, had declared his passions; she had al
most dviven him crazy by the confession that he
was lord of her heart On the tenth day of their
courtship, the enamored pair stole to a quiet
little church in the western suburbs, and were
married. The bold signature of Reginald Percy
was traced in the Register book, while under the
trembling hand of Kate recorded the name of
ssCorinda Estella Castlearden. As she did so, the
blood rushed upon her heart, and she half repent
ed, but glance at Reginald, and the memory Of
the slight she had endured at the hands of the said
Corinda, re-assumed her. Her purpose became
as inhexible as marble. - -,.ttzszs