The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-02-07

the family. .siF1anmeG
bufmmediatelyn ritter supper, she fcGlledTsn
elderly gentleman, d member Of The Codn.
oil, in whom she was accustomed 70 con-
ide, 20 another room complained bitterly ol
the rudeness of .thelstrangeF, told thshnan-
ner of bis introduction to the house, observI
dthst he seemed liEe, an outla1dlsb sort ol
a man; She thought he had something very
suspicious in his appearance, and she CON,
elhdedsby Sd inciting her friends adyics Eas
to the way in whiehsshe could most easily
rid herself Or his presence. The Gid GET.
tlemsp assured her that, the, stranger va.
surely-a young man Of good edusstion4ttha
perhaPsy ydbeing innagreeablei company, he
paid no,attention to the iateness ofthe hour.
He advised her 70 call the stranger aside
and repeat her inabilityIto lodge him; She
accordingly sent her maid to him. andIwith
rs much scomplacehey as she could com.
nnqnd, she recaPitnlated the situation OF her
family, observed that it grew late, and mild
~ intimate that he would do we'll to seek
lodgings! SIT .aiai49o 1s3ai lpo 10 no.J
GnThe Doctor replied that he would by no
means tnomcmode her family, but with her
leave be oIwoSlldd smoke one more pipe with
her boarderss and then retire. e.asra7au IA
= He returnedto the company, filed his pipe,
and with the first Whit his conversational
powers returned with double force. He re-
counted the hardships endured by their an-
cestors; he extolled their qpiety, virtue, and
devotion to religious freedom The subject
Of the days debate in the House Of Repre-
sentatiyesj was mentioned by one of the
members. IA bill had been introduced to
extend the prerogatves of the royal'gover-
nor The Doctor Immediately Joined in the
discussion, supportedthe colonial rights with
new and forcible arguments, was familiar
with the names Of the infuentiaLmen in the
House when ODDLY was governor; recited
their Speeches, and upplauded their noble
defense Of the charter Of rights. ,.,-, ,.l, f.,
During discourse SO appropriately inter-
estiDg to the delighted company, no wonder
the clock struck eleven unperceived by
them. Nor was it wonder that the pa
tience of Mrs. franklin became, exhausted.
She now entered -the-room and addressed
the Doctor before the whole company Witii
a warmth glowing with a. determination to
be her own protectress. She told him plain
ly that she thought herself imposed on, but
that she had friends who would defend her,
and insisted that he should Immediately
leave the house. '0 1.'' '- '..' '''',
+ The Doctor made 9 slight apology and
deliberatelyput on his great coat and hat;
took polite leave of the company, and ap.
proached' the street door, attended by the
mistress and lighted by tbs, maid, I,r ,@5,l ba
While the Doctorl7and his companions
had been enjoying themselves within, most
tremendous stortn ofwind and rain had oc-
cured without, and no sooner had the maid
lifted the latch, than a roaring northeaster
forged open the door, extinguishing the light,
and almost filed the entry with drittedlsnow
and hail. AS soon as the candle was re-:
lighted. the doctor cast awoful look, and
thus addressed his mother;fooh 9fi aI rsnop
SHY dearlmaddm. can you turn me out i'm
this stofme / am stranger in this town,
and will perish in the street You look like
q charitable ladyf-777I. should not think 4 you
could turn dog from your house thisfeeld
ahdsstonny mi sht.sa has talool sIeg7,G 80
'7"Don't talk k9of charity, replied his moth.
q; iifckarity begins athome.e it your, own
fault not mines that you have tarried $50
long, ITO be plain with you, sir,gI do not
like either your looks or your conduct, and
fear you have some bad design in thus ii, IL
truding yourself into my family Ha lsn7sl
10 The warmth ofIthis lparley had drawn the
company from the parlers and by ,theiF uni
ted interference the stranger was permitted
to lodge IN the, house; and as no bed could
be had he consented to rest in, the easy
chairibe fore the parlor fire.i e!assiodW atdi
Though the boarders appeared to cohfae
Il the strangers hohesty,,,it was not 50 with
Mrs Franklin, With suspicious caution
she scollectedherlsilse spoons, pepper box
andlpcrringer from her closet, and afterfs BE.
curing her parIor doSt 'by sticking = fork .oy-
er the latch. Carried the Yaluahles to. hsI
charging, the negro man to sleep
with his,elotlies On. to takelthe great ccleav-
cr-te ,bed.with him aud to waken and seize
the vagraut Al Tie tifst noiso be should make
in attempting to- plunder.l ''.I .W : '
Al Mrs. Franklia rose before sun, o,lrsOdus ,,rOus-
ID her donestics, and was qlite agfeesbly
surprised to, find her terrific guest quietly
sleeping IN the chair. She awoke him with
\ cheerful good morning; inquired how he
rested, and 'fiVitsd him u palritake Of her
breakfast, which was always served pre- l,,s
ViOus to that of her boarders. . au
"And pray, sir,'p said; Mrs. Frank in, "as
you appear to be stranger in Boston, to
what distant country DO you bslongss'sagf afsa "a,
so.I ,. belong, madam, 70 the colony of Penn
'ylvauia, and drsside in Philadelphia." 1,elsl
Al AAtheiasntion Of .Philadelphia, tho Doe
tor declared he for the tifst time perceived
something Hike emotion HI iihef..Sf
! ! Philadelphia" said She. While The ssaattn,
sst anxiety Of a mother suffnsed her, eye:
why, if you, live, in Philadelphia, perhaps