The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-11-13
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Ti.o Young Soldiers story.

"Generaly spesking," began the youth,
"stories have what is called moral in them;
and il you don't knew what that means |
shall not stop to tell you" .....
at matters very little who or what am"
he continued. 81 have lain in silks and
purple, and grew up as one born to com.
mand. | went to college, and very likely
you think was a harum scarum devil OF
fellow-boasting, hunting, driving, indulg-
ing in wine, cards, and go on. Well, if you
think so, you are mistaken. | was a quiet,
studious young man, and | might add moral,
and it would have been perfectly true.
loved books, study and peace; was a good
scholar, liked the arts, and was quiet Us an
infant. But still I had fiery devil in me.
~ fell in love with little doll of girl
about my own age, that was seventeen, and
for whom would have taken my heart out
OF my bosom, could have put her in my
breast 10 shelter her as one would little
bird; and she loved me with such strength
offaith, that had been Don Juan himself,
had such lavish trust in her that would
have been converted from a debauchee into
an honest man.
"She is still now as frozen rill--sleep
ing like the streams Of winter-she will new
er waken again!
ayes, she was a lovely little trusting flow.
er, the daughter of wealthy tradesman,
who loved her as the apple of his eye! but
she was worthy of throne, and | would
have given her one if could. She is poor
now and SO be I.
."Our dream Of love was delicious but brief.
She eloped with me; she became my vile.
my parents heard that had eloped with
the daughter of tradesman, and threatened
the poor fellow with ruin and annhilation
1t would not have taken much to have bro
ken his heart, for it was half gone already;
but what was done could not be undone, and
/ thought my father and mother, loved me
too we'll to thwart me, and had only to
bring her home and give her another rother
and mother, who would love her like her
own. Imeant to have put her back into his
bosom and said embrace your daughter, but
also embrace my wife, and you can love her
still! but that day never came. Ibelieyed,
however, firmly in it, and was happy, lv |
ing in little Eden Of my own, far from the
turmoil OF life, und expecting my little baby
hourly.
"My parents prevented this. Yes, they
hindered all. We lived in Wales at this
period, and when my baby was born, and
she put it in my bosom and laid her own
sweet little head beside it, prayed Tor her,
for both, and loved them more and more
Then made up my mind to return to my
fathers home. e.
"One day went to my little home, after
walking, and found that she was gone!-
Then the sleeping devil within me awoke
up. Illearned from the people Of the house
that stern man, and pale proud woman,
richly dressed, drove ZIP in splendid chari-
5ot, drawn by four horses, and carried off, rob
bed me, of my wife and child. travelled
day and night, and arrived at their home in
town. s. ..s
~ demanded my wife; they called her
designing, cunning girl; and they said some /
thing worse Of her than ! could bear, and
silenced them, and made them turn pale and
tremble, demanded my child, They de-
MED any knowledge of either. ! cursed
them both, and left the house never to re-
turn again. ,...r.s ~, ,t.a-.4.,.
II need not tell by what means / traced
my Alice through stages of wretchedness
and penury, till found them both, mother
and child, dying on mean pallet in a pa
hSh work house. 81 4 sts5atsaa als.a Ma
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