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


EIf be had expcrienced any doubts they
would dhaFe beeA quir klyremoyed. .sislas1
s.Markl' tsaid Tie old, gentleman, sternly,
almost the, mVihent the grandson came
Into his presenee, II wish you 10 60 back
Ito New York to-morrow 1pNst1me /
lneed hardly explain my reason for this
wish, Rhead tdiE yo,t that / have just had
La visitfrom old Mrs. Lee. ;b .e -
i The fiery spirit Of Mark was stung into
madness BY alEs fufther reaction on him
lin matter that involved nothing Of Grim
Iinal intent 1mpulsive in his feelings,
land quick tataet from them, he replied
with calmness AVID even sadness in his
voice that NE Lotion did not expect-the
calmness was fiom a strong effort the sad.
J ness express ls real feelings "
Twin mott fiouble yon with my. presence
an hour longer. H.eyil arise from this
ltramplingefgoad impulse out Of my hear,
the sin reston Eourown head. never was
land ncser can be patientnndar a false judg-
,tments Farewell, Grandfather /; We may
Enever meet aghin. If you hear Of evil be-
falling me, tlhs oft as having some con-
tnec,ion Widths hour" .,
4 With these words Mark turned away and
left the house. The old man, in grief and
alarm atthe eject of his words, called af-
ter him but 10 needed him not.
I Run after him, and tell him to come
| back" cried R to aseryantwho stood neal
and had listened towhatbad passed between
them. The trder was obeyed, but it was
of no avail Marx returned a bitter answer
to themessage he brought him, and he con
1tinuel on his way As he was hurrying a.
tllong, suddenly he encountered Jenny, !,
4 was strange hat he should meet her so Of
ten. phere WAS something in itmore than
Incident, aud he felt that It wasso. rh.'
j "God blsts you, jenny he exclaimed
ttwifh much feeling, catching hold Of hel
hand and kissing it. "We may nevermcet
fagain. Tbg thought I ment you harm
and have dlgen me away. But Heaven
KNOWS how little Of evil purpose was in my
ihesrtl Fafewelll Sometimes, when you
Hare kneelingto say your nightly prayers
? think of me, and breathe my name in youl
petition. Ilwill need the prayers Of tht
innoeent.---Balewell I" ia,A
: And under the impulse Of the moment
Mark bent toward and pressed his lips fer
vontly uponber pure forehead then, spriu.
/, fling away, left her bewildered and il
Ftears. f%E Ea''si4 Fs 'E
- Mark hurried on towards the neares
landing plaeeon the river, some three mile
distant, which be reached Just as a steam
: boat was passing. Waveing his hankerchie
as a signal, the boat rounded to, and touch
!. ling at the rude pier, took him on board
Q He arfiyedi il New York that evening, an
: on the nexttmorning, started for Washing
s btop to see Ser his application for a mit
! shipmans appointment In tlso navy q.
it was on this occas ion that the young, ma
nlbecame awara oil the secret influence Of nj
Q father against the application which ha
J, been made. His mind, already feverishl
g excited, lost its balance underthis new dis
0 turbing cause. .Eit' 4'-
!. He will repent of this?' said he, bitter
; ly, as he left the room Of the Secretary q
the Navy, and repent ituntil tha day Q
!, his death. Make a iixtureof me in a coun
ing rooml Shutme up in a lawyers ofic
! Lock medown ina medicine chest Mar
: I Clifford never win submit! IfIcannot en-
: ter the service in one way l will in anoth
cr."
Without pausing to weigh the conse
J. quences of his act, Mark, in spirit Of re
venge towards his father, went, while th'
fever was on him, to The Navy Yard, and
there entered the United States service as
J common sailor, under the name Edwart
! James On the day following, the ship OIL
board ofwhieh he had enlisted was gliding
!. down the Potomac, and in a week af,e
! left Hampton Roads and went to sea. =
From Norfolk, Mr.. Clifford received
: brief note written by his son, npbraidinl
: him for having defeated the APPLICATION t
! the department., and avowing the fact tina
he had gone to sea in the government ser
; vice, as o common sailor.
d cBAPTSR u, t
u twas impossible forsuch passionate in
! lteryiews, biief though they were, to tax
Y place without leaving on the heart of
simple minded girl like Jenny Lawson,
II deep impression. New impulses were Civ
n ent to her feelings, and a new direction +
% her thoughts. Nature told her that Mar
Clifford loved her; and nothing but hi
II cold disayowelof the fact could possib'
affected this belief. He had met her,
1t was true, only threeo fourtimes; butthei
l. interviews during these meetings had bee
Of character to leave no ordinary effeC
behind. $50 long as her eyes dimned b.
n overhowing tears, could follow Marks re
l- firing form, she gased eagerly after him
70 and when he was at length hidden frol
d his view, she sat down to pour out he
= heart 10 passionate weeping.
ell Old Mrs. Lee, while she tenderly love
!, the sweet flower that had grown up unde
e care, was not in all things, sywise and dis
& fcreet women; nor deeply yersed in tn
b workings Of the human heart
Il Rumor Of Marks wildness had found il
III way tothe neighborhood Of Faifkicw, an
o made an unfayoiable impression. Mrs
& Lee firmly believed that ho was moyin
( with swift feet in the way to destruction
|. land rolling evil underhis tongue as a swec
~ Imorscl. When she heard Of his arrival q
IS his grandfathcr's, fear came upon he