Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-06-29

.Ilgiyen to Henry's rather dreamy propositions
thought she never had heard him build any cas-
ties in the air out Of such materials sss
Henry came with his usual pleasant huinor,and
Esat down by Mary, and, after a few words, hi
perceived that something was wrong. 4a
MARY said he, "have you been reading the
sorrows of Werter!" s1s's $3.50 sdz ii<z ssgsassz
/ "No, Henry, but have been listening to moth.
er's sorrows-her lamentations over YOU She
Says is,@.a2s e 1ss5ifis'.zs 2a.sa zs's3, -
! "Never mind what she says. Mary, as / per.
eeiye it is not very good; just listen to what
have to tell" ~ Y sz'
''Well, what is it, Henry. I hope it is good. -
"Exceiient, capital; it will be delightful. 2@25
Do, then, tell me what it is 'ssS-s7 s.s
"Why, last Sunday night, dreamed that D5
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orous sigh. so - zsszsss.s .e2 =
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II dreamed that had drawn ten thousand DOL
lors in the Plymouth Beach Lottery"
"Well, what then.'' a@s.''s- f@ -s.>a =
"Why, 1 dreamed the same on Monday night,
and on Tuesday night, and the number was S, 4.
81. Well,sI sent right to Boston on Wednes-
day, and purchased the ticket and here it is; you
shall keep it, Mary and when I 60 up to Boston
for the prize you shall be with me-" S =.
Poor Mary smiled mournfully and reproaching-
ly. Henry left the house, and went home satis-
fed that he had made fright disposition of the
ticket. .- % :'-5z
Day after day did Henry watch at the post off
ce, to read the first report of the drawings but day
after day passed without the desired information.
4 At length one ofthe young men was heard to
remark, that Henry Bradford had shot out of the
post Office, as if he had received some strange in
teligence. - .., .-.sz....s -. -
"Mary," said Henry, sshere is your fathers pa
per, and look at the returns, No. 5, 4, 3, 2-rEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS
Mary turn pale---the news was unexpected.
aasLet's go to Boston," said Henry, sand get the
money! 4.e So sas..z.=ase.z5 z -e5
"The prizes are payable thirty days after draw
ing" said Mary, looking at the bottom of the
ticket. - l=.i7!. stsszz-,1az.s- s.s. (
That night Mary told her mother of Henry's
luck. n Esi=z ,at.s.t 4..rg Eg.z-s-st s.-:-----z
Mrs. Carver seemed rather startled. - s=
"Are you not pleased, mother!'' asked Mary;
s'do You wish to Oppose other obstacles to our
union!''. @fs as. =et- g sszs3 z5sfs-s-1 - u
Mary said Mrs. Carver,z.sdo. you recollect
the most uncompromising hostility which your
father has to lottsries---his utter abomnation of
money thus distributed? This prize will be worse
to him than poverty. Ever since they refused
to make him manager in Plymouth Beach Lot
terry, heshas set down the whole as gambling, and
every prize as the DEVILS gift for mischief; and,
to say the truth, most people begin to hold opin-
ions with him." T. sa.sf y .. as.s
"Why," mother, every body did not ask to be
made a manager in the lottery =
No, no; but the people may, like your father,
arrive at correct conclusions from selfish consid-
eratons, and good opinions may become general
without any special motive for change"
The next day Mary gave back to Henry his
ticket. with an account the conversation with
Henry was mortified at the result; he under
stooe and appreciated the feelings of the "old
folks" and, in any other PERSONS case, he might
have approved oft.
"But what does your father want!" said Hen
ry. "Does he suppose that the mode adopted to
build churches, endow schools, and finish public
works, is too impure to supply the needy purse
of one who wishes to be his son-in-law! He is
more nice than wise." ~
=sMy, father, said Mary, ssmay not think him
self called upon to be as particular about what
concerns the public charities, corporations, in
different individuals as he is, and is, bound to be,
in wh at concerns the respectablity of his own
family el zna5~s s. t.ss G
{; ssBut if I acquire wealth by lawful means
"Henry, father never asked that you should be
wealthy; he thought it proper, and he makes it a
condition of our marriage, that you should have
some respectable business, since you have not
wealth." ? st II. ' ass
ssAnd your father is right" said Henry, "but
how I am to get clear of the odium of my lottery
prize, / can neither see nor guess
aPerhaps you will dream it, thought said Mary
arehly. 75sssse ,f.aeazeae=
| 81 can dream Of nothing but schooners, brigs
and ships,n said Henry. sa
eOh, If You only owned a good yessel,' said
Mary, 81 do not know but father would almost
forgive its coming as'a PRICE" see1zz 81
"a prize to a priuateer," said Henry, but not in
"a lottery" s2Sfg4cs -eszas Il sz4a. 7s5
Henry wandered down toward the wharves and
unoccupied ship yards. The war allowed of lit
tie or no work among the ship builders. The
hull of a fine brig lay at the wharf. She hae
been launched a year, and there was none to pur
! chase her. She was too clumsy for a privateer
g Mr.. Holiness said Henry, "what is that yes
|lsel worth!" % 50 ~ zzsfzs aag
i ~" She is worth twenty thousand dollars" salt