Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-04-19
HENRY AND CAROLINE;
Ia Or, Filial Love Rewarded. i
s;My tale is simple, and of'humble birth,
A tribute of respect to real worth.n
BY T. Q. ARTHUR.

i - my tate Is simple, anu OF humDte plrth,
A tribute of respect toreal worth"
| Is"You are too parsimonious, Henry
| said Air. D. to,one of his clerks, as the,
| were together in the counting>house on
morning; "give me leave to say you do no
dress sufficiently gen,eel, to appear as clerl
in a fashionable store. !. Henry's fac,
was suffused with deep blush, and in spit,
Of his endeayors to suppress ii, tear ,rem
bied on his manly cheek. "Did no
know that your salary was sufficient L
j provide more genteel habiliments," contn
ued Mr. ~, 81 would increase il 7"
My salary il sufficient, amply sufficient
/ sir, preplied Henry. in d voice chok ed viii
emotion, but with thai proud independence
Of feeling which poverty had not been able
to diyest him of. His employer noticed
his agitation and Immediately changed he
subject. - : : 81 s. -
and ample benevolence; he was widowei
and had but one child, daughter who was
the pride Of his declining years. She was
not as beautiful as an angel or as perfect
as Venus; but the goodness, the limo,
- ss4 - - - y
cence, the intelligence of her mind shone
in her countenance, and you had but to
become acquainted with. TO admire, TO love
her. Such was Caroline Delaney, when
Henry first became an inmate IN her IA
theirs house. No wonder he soon wor,
shipped at her shrine no wonder he soon
loved her with deep and devoted a,ten-
iion-and, reader, had you known him,
you would no. have wondered that that love
was soon returned, for their souls were
econgenial; they were cast in virtues puresl
mould-and although their tongues never
gave utterance 10 what their hearts felt.
yet The language of their eyes was TOO
plain to be misunderstood. Henry was
the very soul Of honor; and although he
perceived with pleasure that he was NOT al
together Indifferent 10 Caroline, he felt as
though he mist control the passions thu.
glow ed in his bosom. | must not endeav>
or TO win her young and urtless heart,
thought he-I am pennyless and cannot
expect that her father would consent to our
unlon-he has ever treated me with kinds
ness and Twill not be ungrateful. Thus
he reasoned, and thus heroically endeayor,
ed 10 snbdue what he considered an ill-fated
passion. Caroline had many suitors, and
some who were fully worthy of her, but she
refused all their. overtores with gentle
and decisive 6rmness. Her father won>
dered at her cenduc, yet could not thwart
her inclinalion.
He was in the decline OF life and wished
10 see her happily settled ere he quilted the
stage Of existence, Il was not long before
he suspected lint young Henry was the
cause Of her Indifference to others; the evil
dent pleasure she took in hearing him
praised;;5 The blush that oyerspread their
cheeks whenever their eyes mel, all served
TO convince the old gentleman, who had
not forgotten that he was once young him.
self, that they felt more than common inte-
rest in each others welfare. He forebore
making any remarks on the subject, but
was not as dispieased at the position, as
penniless Henry would have imagined.
Henry had been about year in his EN-,
oloy. Delaney knew nothing Of his fami.
"; but his strict integrity, his irreproacha-
BILE morals, his pleasing manners, all cons
spired TO make him esteem him highly -
He was proud Of Henry, and wished him
to appear IN dress, as well as manners as
respectable as any one. He had often
wondered at the scantiness Of his wardrobe,
tor although he dressed with the most
scrupulous regard 10 neatness his clothes
we're almost Ihreadbare. MIR. D., did not
wish 10 think that this proceeded from a
niggardly disposition, and he determined
10 biosch the subject, and if possible, ascer>
tain the real cause-this be did IN the man
ner before related ~ s Is
Soon after this conversation took plnce,
Mr.. b. left home on business. AS he was
returning, and riding through beautiful
little village, he alighted at the door Of n
little cottage and requested drink. The
mistress with an ease and politeness that
convinced him she had not always been
the humble cottager, invited him to enter.
He accepted her iilvitation-and here q
scene of poverty and neatIIess presented ii,
self such as he had never before witnessed.
The furniture, which consisted of nothing
more than was necessary, was exquisitely
clean SO that gave charms 10 poverty
and cast an air. of comfort ali around. A
venerable looking old man, who had moi
seemedto notice the entrance OF Mr.. ID.
sa, leaning on his staff. his clothes were
clean and whole, but so patched that you
could scarcely have told which had beer
the original piece. 7a1 '.t.ez i.t'}''a
s'Ptis is your father, Tpresume, said Mr.
D., addressing the mistress ofthe house.
sItis, sir.' '54 o5a 80 '5s.zz. = ''.s
stIeseems 10 be quite aged 1. :.
T sHe is in his eighty>third year; ne ha'
survived all his children except myself. .
you haye once seen better days.
E 4 haye-ny husband was wealthy; but
false friends ruined him-h he endorsed notes
10 large amount which stripped. US o
nearly all our property, and one misfortune
lfollowsd anolher until we were reduced te
complete poverty. Ny husband did no ,
long survive his losses, and two Of my chill
dren soon following him. ..5. ,..s9
Have you any remaining children!
+ 81 have one, and he is my only support
IMy health is SO feeble that ! cannot d
much, and my father being blind, need
great attention. Ny son conceals fron
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