The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1854-12-01

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and incorporate manner, complained Of
the conduct Of Marx, s Y
seTogether alone IN the woods " sex-i
claimed the old gentleman, greatly excil
ted. What does the girl mesn?"
What does be mean, thus 10 entice
away my innocent child?" said Mrs. lee,
equallyexcited "0b, Mr.. Lefenl for good.
ness sake, send him back to New York!
1.-The remain here day longer, all may
be lost Jenny is bewi.ched with him.
She cried as if her heart would break when
took her back home, and said Ihad done
wrong to Mark in what / had saidto him."
oaWeak and foolish childl How little
docs she know of the world--how little of
Ithc subtle human heart! Yes--ycs Mrs.
lee, Mark shall 60 back at once. He
shall not remain hear day longer. to
breathe his blighting breath on SO sweet
I a flower. Jenny is.to good a girl to be
Exposed to such an influence"
! The mind of Mr.. Loften remained excl
tied for hours after this interview; and
when Mark appeared, he met him as has
already been seen. The mannerin which
the young man received the angry words
Eof his grandfather, was little different
from what had been Anticipated. Mr..
Lotion expected some explanation by
which he could understand more clearly
what was in the young mans thoughts
When, therefore, Mark abruptly turned
from him with such strange language on
his tongue, Mr.. Lotions anger cooled, and
he felt that he had suffered himself to be
misled by a hasty judgment That no
evil had been in the young mans mind
be was sure. TWAS this change that had
iprompted him to make an effort to recall
Ihim. But, the effort was fruitless.
On Jenny's return home, after her last
Interview with Mark, she found a servant
there with a summons from Mr.. Lotion
With much reluctance she repaired to the
mansion house. On meeting with the old
gentleman he received her in a kind but
subdued manner; but, as for Jenny her.
sell, she s,ood in his presence weeping and
trembling.
i "Jenny,' said Mr., Lotion, after the girl
had grown more composed, ''when did
you first meet my 'grandson?' eg
! Jenny mentioned the accidental meeting
on the day before, and the call at the cot
tage in the morning.
4 "Andyou saw him firstonly Yesterday
4 o"Yes.' a
U"What did lie say when he called this
morAing?' POS
,:Me asked for my mother,
II A" Your mother?'
WYys.F I told him thatmy mother wa
deadsand that Ilived with Mrs. Lee. H,
i then wanted to see her; but l said tina
/, she had gone over to your house II I
|. What did he say then2 s
ELF 1fespoke Of you, and said You we're
I Igocd man, arc tfsit sH>.ns q foIr7,
! you good landlord. ] had mentione
j chat you owned our cottage i6
Mr.. Lotion appeared affected at this.
II What then? he continued.
Gle .old me who be was and then ask
me my name. When / told him that
was Jenny, he said it was good name
: and that he always liked the sound of il
for his mothers name was Jenny. TheI
he asked me if l had known his mother
and when said yes, he wanted to know j
| loved her. Then he covered bis faci
with his hands, and saw the tears coming
through his fingers. Because you knew
lmy mother, and loved her Jenny, said h,
we will be friends Afterwards he ask
led me great many questions about hel
and listened with the tears in his eyes
when told him of many things she had
said and done the last time she was up here
We were talking together about lis moth
er when Mrs. Lee came in. She spoke
cross to him, and threatened to complain
to you, if be came there any more. II,
went away angry. But I'm sure he mean
nothing wrong, sir. How could he, anC
talk as he did about hismother in heaven?
"But how came you to meet him in thu
woods, Jenny?' said Mr.. Lotion. "Dit
The tell you he would wait for you?'
"oh, no, sir. The. meeting was acci
dental. / was sent over to Mrs. Jasper
on an errand, and in passing through th'
woods, saw him sitting alone and looking
very unhappy. Twas frightened but h'
told me that he wouldn't hurt hair of m,
head. Then he made me sit down upol
!, the grass beside him, and talk to him abou
his mother. He asked me great man,
questions, and l told him all | could re
member about her. Sometimes the tear
! would steal over his cheeks; and sometime
! he would say--"Ah!ifmy mother had no
, died. Her death was great loss 10 me
{ Jenny-ag greatloss--and Ihave beenwors
: for it. 81
"And was this all you talked about
Jenny asked Mr.. Lotion, who was mucl
4 Affected BY the artless narrative of the girl
r sIt was all about his mother replie'
Jenny. "He said that not only bor
her name, but that / looked like her, an,
/ that it seemed TO him, while with me, tha
: she was present
D "He said that, did hel' Mr.. Lotto
spoke more earnestly, aud looked intentt
5 upon Jenny's face. "Yes--yes--it is SC
| She does look like dear Jenny, be nun
]. INJURED to himself II never saw this be
I fore. Dear boyl We hare done 'hir
, wrong. These hasy conclusions--af
/ mel To how much evil do they lead.
\ "And youwere talking thus, when Mrs
r Lee found you? sa y
< eyes, SIR
What did she saya'
siI ann barsilv telI' what she said I wa