The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-03-27
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Rejected. by GeorgeP he mutiersd.--
But I must have her, howeyer,, be sOllIosnI.

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Rejected, by GeOrgeR he muttersd.--
But IImust have her, however, be soiiloquis
zed. -.a. ..--- '-.s -.
she is too lovely, too charming to be sac
rifced on proyintial-whata sensation she
would create at courtli Then she is heiress
to one Of the best properties in the colony,
and since my cousin has married again, there
is no telling how many new lives may come
in between Impoverished me and The earl
dom. By love! wish this Preston had
remained abroad a little longer. or that He
would get krocked over in some skirmish,
Lwoaldh't hesitate to give him the coup dc
grace myself il L had a chance. Bot be
shan't fool me. I'll have Kate in spite Of
him. What delicious creature she isls-zz
What eyes what an armr 80,
Major Lindsay met Kate the next day with
an unrufied brow and without embarrass-
ment. II there was any change in his dss
meanor, It was porceptible only in the
assumption Of greater difference towards her
than. before. Ts tgfsf.s nSI
Not Lord Orville himself, the preur cheva
lier of Elvina could rhave bestowed more
stact and delcacy in bestowing those thou
and little attentions which go far towards
winning the female heart. Kate was an
noyed, She. saw that Major Lindsay, In
spite Of her decided language still cherished
the hope Of winning her favor. but his con-
duct was SO guarded as to forbid maiden
modesty again from abiding to the subject.
She could only therefore, endeavor by cold
though polite behavior, to show that her sem
timents were unchanged, hoping thatin time
he would tire Of the pursuit. She knew lit.
tie ofthe pertinacity and unscrupulousness Of
the man with whom she had to deal. 9aP
| Kate dared not meanwhile, too closely ex-
amins her own heart. She could not forget
the exquisite pleasure which attended her
last tete.a tets with Preston, and her bosom
thrilled whenever she thought of what might
have been his words If Major Lindsay had
not come in. The subsequent coldness and
suspicion of Preston piqued her, and she res
solved to punish him for his jealousy BY q
little innocent coquetry with Major Liadsayi
in the evening. Fatal errort When she
heard of his speedy departure from his owl
lips for moment she regretted her revenge;
but her second feeling was that of anger al
his conduct, and hence her assumed indiffer-
ence. And yet after alapse of months, she
felt herself the aggrieveds party. Preston
ought not to have been jealous, He hadn
right to be offended at the show of only orr
binary courtesy TO visitor. # be chose ID
be supicious and proud he ought to be taught
better by neglect. He had triied with her;
else he had called again and sought an ex-
PLANTATION. But perhaps he did not love her
perhaps he meant nothing by his words. ~
She usually ended her reveries at this point
with sigh, anda naughty resolution to dis
card him from her heart. She would love
no one who did not love her. II sr ..s,
In . few days Col. Watson LEFT bis en-:
compment for Georgetown, where he arrived
harrassed by constant attacks, Major Lind
say accompanying him. s.- .,s7
[To BE CONTINUED. .,6sts