Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-10-20

by neat looking girl attired in close fitting dress
of black silk, with linen apron and collar, and
most timid air. - 4.stE =tzr .zs5
'Let's see, what's your name, miss?" asked the
good lady, as the young girl smoothed down her
curling hair. .r-ez
W "Lizzie Holmes, ma'am; she answered with a
sweet simplicity. -. E
sLzzy-Lizzy Holmes-yes; come from the
country, suppose; well, heard of you through
my friend Mrs. Eden, and asI've got any quantity
Of sewing, thought would patronize you."
"Thank you;" said Lizzie humbly. ss|s=s5
s"Now hope you sew fast, as well as nice; Pm
willing to pay good price-I suppose you don't
charge more than dollar day-and it's my way
to invite company when I want good batch of
work done for my friends think so much of me that
they will always take hold and help, whether I
want them or not, SO | humor them. You will
please commence on these plaid pants, and the
table yonder with the red cloth it, you can have
undisturbed; I suppose you would prefer 40 sit
alone" fs5 .a<s=f -. sf.s -
: Lizzie seemed satisfied, took her seat, and piled
her needle rapidlp, that even Mrs. Jones, she
came and examined her work once in while, (be-
cause she looked so young and inexperienced was
perfectly delighted. Friends dropped in one by
one until there was quite a room full, and such q
clatter of tongues as might have been heard that
day in the cosy parlor of the would be leading lady
Of the village, Mrs. Septimus Jones. Most of the
good company preferred to keep the seamstress at
a proper distance; but two or three of those rare
people, who by some mistake find their way into
gossipipg villages, and almost redeem them, took
no more notice of our lonely Lizzie on that very
account. They afterwards said they found won
derfu beauty in that quiet blue eye, and her tones
and words were as sweet and well chosen as those
of any lady to whom they had ever listened. .I
p We should do wrong, if we were to deny that
there was some scandal afoat that afternoon; be-
cause Mrs. Jones narrated her opinion of Mrs. Ell
den's-her new neighbor's-parsimony at long
detail, and the ladies cried .mean!" and "scandu-
lous! and then, after they had thought on every
thing they could say about her appearance, man.
ner, &C., conversation turned on young Mr.. Haze
we'll, the son of their old pastor, who had lately
returned from abroad such gentleman, and was
at present stopping at his fathers. They expat.-
ated on his extraordinary manly beauty; his prince
ly form, his graceful carriage one and all
united in considering him but little less than a
divinity, and wondered tswho he would have...'T
At dinner and at supper there was unfortunately
room for all but one; every body looked signif-
cantly at Lizzie, who declared that she would
rather wait thannot, SO ON both occasions she ate
with the children, who were SO much occupied in
staring at her, that they neglected to act in their
usual boisterous manner. -gc
In the evening after lamp light, those who had
good eye-sight sat down again to sewing, and sew.
eraI old ladies' took out their knitting work Our
heroine, the seamstress, turned her chair back to-
wards the door, that she might devote her atten-
ton more entirely to her task; with swiftly flying
fingers she had contriyed stealthily to embroidsr
tiny pink rose, with two little green leaves on the
waist of a little white froek, but those she kept
hidden from the light. She looked someWhat pale
and tired, but no one asked her to rest for while
why would she!'' @@ . sai'i 40 ~ @'.s -
The party had gone right merry, when all al
once the door opened, and Amy, the stout domestic
came tramping into the room, her arms spread wide
| apart and between them large basket heaped to
the full, literally running over, with glossy, us.
trous grapes, in great rich clusters,
Mrs. Elden's compliments, marm, and would
you accept a few grages from her choice vine!
They were picked off to-day. . ~ =
Mrs. Jones rose, her face and neck scarlet; never
was there a more self-accusing being than She al
that moment. Some of the prudent guests smiled
and many of them looked as conscious as herself
but therewas long silence broken only by some
apo1ogsing remark: so the feast of grapes was no
altogether q merry one. 1t was observed thai
when the seamstress took a few, as they, were
passed towards her, she gave peculiar arch smile
Mrs. Jones noticed it, and curled her Lip, but pr
IDENTIFY said nothing .5,4sss l..,,.ssr ii =,
Z There would have been general and early
| break up, but for the appearance of new conner
and that parsonage no other than the youthful Mr.
Hazewell himself The ladies' were astonished
the three or four young maidens grew less stately
and more interesting; Lizzie alone. did not ever
| turn her head; but smile and blush spread ovel
her delicate face. ,..,- ~ 5. 49,.
| Young HazeweH apologized for; his intr usior
(the ladies cried out that he intruded abit
but said that his father had not been able to accep
their kind invitation and SO he had availed hmsel
Of the opportunity to get more acquainted. A doz
en-, "Im very glad's,". and sswe are delighted t
see yous,'' &C., &C., followed this little speech
and they all grew quite chatty again .,..b zta,s
The young man was delightful talker, and afte
awhile, conversation turned upon the old squire
with whom none present were exactly on intimacy
but then they professed to be well acquainted witt
him,-oh! yes! He spoke of the squre's family
and particularly about a Miss Ainsly, his gran
daughter, an heiress from the South, who had rec
/ emily arrived in this village. He said he had me