Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-06-29
Luck IssEvERY THING.
BY JosErH R. CHANDLER.

The course OF true love, It is said did never yet
run smooth; and those who have had experience
on that turnpke of the affections, or rather rail-
road, as il Is soon run over, bear testimony to the
joits, ssrunnings off, and hastings up alive, of
which the poets speak. We have no great taste,
m this time of politics and perplexties, to dab
BE IN afancy stocks.a andrisk our reputation for
gravity; yet the illustrato Of an aphorism of ad
1nitted truth, may be considered seasonable, and
the moral deduced from the illustration may
compensate some for the time of reading it:
IN the year Isl4-we remember the time well,
because part of the incidents of the story were
connected with d great event, an event not like
I IL 10 be forgotten well. in the year. 1914, a
yo,Ins man, who to visionary mind, and conse-
!, auent wan. of employment, added q most desper-
ate affection for young lady, quite TOO good for
hi,if lisbusiness pursuits were alone considered,
but lust his match, if con6ding affection. purity
ofmind, and innocence Of purpose, are the re-
ward of llaege endowments strict integrity, and
desire for honest competence, without the means
aof,obtaining It. &. jss.l.s;1.ssg gz.z5 e:s
Ell There was no more pleasing young man in the
}thriying village than Henry Bradford; and every
body agreed with his neighbors, that ne was the
most agreeable person, and the best educated
about. But he did not study law, he despised
medicine, and did not taketo tho church; he had
often thought of merchandise" but that requir-
led acapital, which he could not raise, and SO he
.dd not get ahead, though be was foi ever on the
brink Of some wonderful success, which he GER
tainly would have secured, if he had only entered
upon the enterprise.
Mary Carver evidently loved Henry Bradford;
for knowing that excepting his handsome person.
pleasing manners, and good character, he had
nothing to offer, she would not otherwise have
been deaf to the offers Of SO many young men,
whose character and positions rendered them de-
s;rable to the family. These offers were repeat
cd too often, and hints SO strong were given to
Mfr. and Mrs. Carver, that it was deemed proper,
after serious deiibera ton in cabinet council, to
admonish their daughter that Henry was in no
business, and was not likely to be in way to
Smaintain family. ~
Mrs. Carver opened the diplomacy with her
daughter, and, after two or three conferences re-
treated understhe laugh Of Mary, who declared
chat she did not doubt that Henry would one day
hesr;eh enough to take care Of both, for he had
t;ha.l dream that he should be-. Mrs. Carver had
nm disposition to laugh in such serious mis- IN,
and no desire to be angry with her daughter.
Mary, however, knew that when her father
came to- negotiate, she would have to use other
aarauuients than laughter, and therefore she ad-
: .,aeuished Henry of the approaching storm
Henry thought of il two or three days, an unusu
sa,fme for him to devote to anything like his per
i soma. affairs. s5s.sa.,st.s : Asz1s5zsssEy..
sa sAt length the family was shonored BY q forma ~
o.adiar from Clergyman in a neighboring town
sHeswas learned, pious, rich, and respected, ant
s,ci, an offer was not to be sighted It was moi
.sliatted, Old Mr.. Carver took the subject t,
near. and Mrs. Carver gave her sheer muslin cal
double clear starching upon the very idea OF pc
.seominp mother-in-law to a minister. Mary pom
sdered these things in her heart. She saw thu
fsimpFebahility of Henry,s every attaining sltua
lion that would warrant matrimony. She wa
fastening TO her mothers account of his want 0
application to business, his apPasent disregard o
81 Mi the ordinary means of attaining competence
and of his utter lack of what is called common
sense: and the old lady cencludedher homiy witt
a .remark, that she believed Henry Bradford wo'
b tlink more of dream Of wealth twice repeate'
than of the best prospects that ever presente
Jabnsiness preferment.s s. 81 za4 sezH ~ !
Mother said Mary e Henry is not a fool"
No. :, said Mrs. Gavers hesitatingly. che
q not asfaol, certainly" sssas s5ss.
.sss5sstWhy, then, do yeu-talk SO Of hint aske ash
Mary. ssBut here he is coming now contlnue
sesthe girl 81 .sses sssal5e
espeak to him plainly, my child said a. Nj
Carver --s'z~s's4
sS Mary made no answer, for she was little mo
t;6ed At the ludicreus turn which her mother b