The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-09-13

Out sui ne ttb0ugns " DO nafh 20 speak,
andrso with bright smile, Ne bsde the 9th.
nef agoOd- d-moFning!s !s'sfi % nc ,ns,ir2"'aa
a5 tStOp you; amOment," !" uttered young Lam
down, turning red In the face. d Jared stop
ped, and set,down the bucket. ..d.''isa ''fsg
grisNow look ye," continued Landown, "this
makes the third or fourth time you have spo-
ken to me- since T1entered college, andaI
wAntne more oft. isthought my silence
might have given you thehint; but IL seems
you ase too dull to take,a hint Now don't
eyou dare recognize me again, for don't
choose to be on terms Of intimacy with ev-
perry floor sweeper who happens to- know me
byinams!'' yiassm s7oiih5 sdT .r';Ilhgs
Jared did not dare to trust himself o make
a reply, Tor he was touched 10 the quick, and
ihe knew il he gave liberty to his tongue he
might say too much, SO he picked up his pail
and started on his wsy. Perhaps it wac we'll
for Jared that this affair happened, for from
that moment he resolved that Albert Lam
down should not be the best scholar. sssi7g
l"' Times passed "on, and Jared won more
and, more upon the respect and love ofthe
professors, and they showed their love by
rendering him every assistance in their pow
teEs rRvery' Sunday morning he passed be-
neatDthe door of Mr. Atkins, and that kind
old man. was highly gratifed to find how rap
id was the advance which the youth made.
But he knew notall---he didnot know all to-
wards whitha Jared'si mind was gtasping.
Sometimes, Jared slr and conversed with
Laura, and he was surprised to indhow deep
and cleariwasl her Understanding re-, >faJ
aa"HaVe you studied, French yetE' SHE ask
ed one Sabbathghternoon; as they sat to-
getherI sIt-y JJ5(5eha 10 s.G t,,g sd has
l. SHOT yet, ,"returncd Jared, shut am 60
ing to study t"ii as aNi 0ass .t,3t u s,asg
t'"That's right, ,"continued the fair girl. ''for
going'to study it, sand twill be so pleas
ant to have someone to converse with. ."r4g
YJ"WiIfnot Mr. Landown study the Ian
guager JaredSskeds 80 aYsh sw ss.tra
so--he says he shall, ,'rrepiied
Laura. 10 But he sdoes mot seem to make
mulch of bis studies.n e'e5jbaa2'.stn rsqing.
tiuThetwo' 'hadbeen conversing together for
some time, .buf the introductionof Landown's
name seemed to strike chill to the moods
Of both, and shortly after they separated.-
But it was not ttheir last conversation, for
they conyersed often, ahdaaith matual profit,
too Sometimes Mrs. Atkins sat by and
heard them, md he never failed OH such oc-
casionstt to show by his manner that he en-
joyed it much. Yet, Mr. Albert Landown
was regular in his visit, and once'he had
asksd9ir. Atkins for Luurat hand, but the
old man htds him wait until he had gradual
ed from college before he thought of such
Years are not long in passing away, and
the'cdllege term at length expired, Four
years had gone by since Jared Walker first
became q servant in the tbllege, and 'heihad
now come forth with q we'll earned diploma.
Even the professors were astonished at the
amount of learning he had managed to amass
to HIMSELF and when he received his degree
Of Master Of Arts, those who bestowed knew
that it was given to one we'll qualified to
claim it. .seeurs-gs 40 ,,a,rg.a2 1,,, t5gaJ'-is
Mr.. Atkins was not great party politi-
clan, but he was. nevertheless. a warm ad.
hefent to bis political party, and one, more
OVEN who welded vast dealiRauence. .The
presidential chair of'the hasioh had just bsen
filled by'a new incumbent, and new appoint
ments were being made. Mr., Atkins was
selecledsso GIL the important post Of a for
eign minister. h II was Vnors. thanh he had cx-
,pscted-more than he would have dared to
hope for-but it was no more than he de-
served, and his superior knowledge we'll fit
ted him for the place. ESQ agaua %. ayga
"Well, Abert,' said Mr.. Atkins, as the
young man was at the house 'ohe evening,
4 "how. stands your education nowl' .,.n-
90 HOC-about, right" returned the young
man, with light laugh. 81 got through,
but twas atedious job ftbankr heaven we
go through college but once in a lifetime" !,
"EYou studied French, Il Think" the old
man continued, not seeming to have relished
the presiaus answer much tlSqs 1ni.as7@a
'sKes-P studied II twas fashionable, you
know and | had to study IT,, ,.,a I'D i,s
81 suppose you can speak the language,