Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-10-05

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.You can take this case,.' said the forem an
"here is stick- there is some copy; andifyou
would like asquiet and steady partner, iyotr will
find this gentleman still enough in all con-
science .aerElfhlt
The :"partner'' merely looked and family smil-
ed in acknowledgements ofthe foremanss comPli-
ment, and kept on with his work; while the fore
man turned away to attend to something. else. Z
I'VE worked steadily until dinner, as we were
in hurry to get the paper up, without, exchang-
ing word or even look. Tn the afternoon
h4d more leisure to study the physiognomy of
my neighbor. He was young man Of about
three or afeur-and-t with handsome features
and rather intellectual cast Of countenance.
His face was quite pales and the raven darkness
of.his hair, eyebrows and eyes, made me imme-
diatelyseeme to the conclusion, after thoroughly
studying his physiognomy, that he was a hard
studentdurng llissleisure hours, or that deprivng
himself of the recreation efbooks, or other
of enjoyments he spent all his waking hours at
the8case. The latter suppostion in time proved
correctJ8 Tga #t3s &ss1 ~ ffzF4ttt -S8
As day after day passed by became more ac
suainted with him.; and found him to be a sin
gular character Beneath his stand he had con-
structed kind. of a. closet, which contained a
spirit lamp, amattress with bedding few cook
ingutensils. and a. small stock of the plainest
kindo food When the hours for meals arrived,
he would light his lamp, and putting some food
over it to cook, would work until the hands had
left the oicesNlen heWoald sit down to- shis fru-
gal repast. He worked incessanty during work
hours, hardly leaving the Office, e,aunless to pur-
chase food or upon some errand Of that kind
Morning, noon and night, when returned from
my vmeals,e Iinvariably found him at the case,
working away with all his might as if some great
issue depended upon the improvement 7ofaegery
minute, s. Isupposeshe slept upon the cot which
he kept in his closet; but as he was, always at
work when / left atgnight, and when 1 returned
in the morning, could not positively assert that
he did So. 3sI am not livery garruous especially
when at the case, and as he would not first address
me, would not speak ito ehinl=so' while the fun
and joke, were passing round the other cases, we
were. silent as the grave, ~ was not long in dis
covering that there was some mystery connected
with hi4 and that his intense application to labor
!. was not prompted merely by desire to make
money, for if there is snything in, sphrenology
Judging from the formation of his head he was
the very onel lwhem Iswould have selected from a
score for. spendthriii Occasionally his cheek
would fushy hisEeyenlight UP, and nafpp smile
oyerspread his countenance; then the smiieiwoHld
go away his eyes would fill with tears and an ex,
preston of sadness-almost despair--would seal
itseH upon his conntenance.asl / have been tempt
ed thousand times to ask him the cause Of this
but as he appeared cold and is isolated refrain
ed from doing as it is not pleasant pEofferins
sympathy m munashsfd, aaasl a1os o1s7s esg. vsstE
"Wsll. how Dc yoauh you'll like your neighbour aske'
one Of the jorfneymen Of me, as we were descend
ing the stairs one evening.
ST can hardly make him out, said /; she ap
pears to be strange sort Of being. You are = bet
ter acquainted with him than /; how do you lik
him2,,.'
.For. my part, hate him., and what is more
he has not single friend ip il, the whole Office
That fellow has been here for for three months, an
has hardly spok en- TO any one, a man who make
such bills as he does, and hordes up his none
like mise, 4 S have very Little friendship for
We wouldn't any sof uacare 50 much if he won
pc little sociable and spend dollar, or even
dine occasionally; bnt no-evey Eve ecent pie