The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-02-05

In1he month of August, in this same fourth
year into which this narrative has suddenly
advanced, Coleraine and Burgess, after q
summer tour in Switzerland, were making
brief soiourn amidst the pleasures OF Paris.
In preference to taking up their quarters at
hotel in the city, they hired an dpartemente
ina pleasantly situated house in the Champs
Elysees, near the Barriere de PEtoile.-
They had not been many days in these quar-
tiers before they discovered that couple OF
English ludies rented the premiere. One
Jay, some time after their arrival, when
few casual meetings had made the parties
aequainted, neat little note, addressed to
them in the pleasant freedom of Partisan
etiquette, apprieed them that the Misses
Barratt would be at home in the evening to
receive few friends, and would be much
pleased if Mr.. Coleraine and Mr.. Burgess
would join them-especially as the latter
were Of their own country. dear old England.
The invftation was readily accepted. In
the evening they found themselves in the
elegantly furnished salon premiere, in CON-
ssny with the Misses Barratt, and some six
or eight French ladies and gentlemen. A
couple of hours passed cheeriully away
Ladies sang and played; the piano and guitar
were III almost constant requisitiop; one or
two Of the gentlemen sang also, and not the
least successful effortwas rattling old Eng
lish ballad chanted by Burgess; and there was
ketVeen whiles, an abundance of animated
talking and gossip. Time proceeded very
pleasantly until so very trjfng cause as
the mention ola name, threw the whole par
ty into confusion. The sisters Bprratt, let
it be ,aaeasioned, appeared to be ladies Of
education and attainments, and to comaaaad
the sincere regard and esteem of the acquain,
tances around them. The elder, upon whose
not unhandsome face there seemed to reign
an expression of anxiety and gloom, which,
sa thoughtful moments, gave her an air OF
breeding aeiaachoiy, but when she was
cheerful and engaged in conversation, was
half.dispelled, or, Luvater might have said,
intensified or ethereaDizedi into apleasant and
warm warm smile, might have seen some FIVE OF
six,and- thirty, years., while the younger ap,
peared about twentyeight or twenty. y.nine,
was welI.looking and lady.like, and bore
something Of the sume peculiar expression
as her sister when thoughtful. 9rr
Ithappened that ayoung gentleman favor
ed the company by singing, in studied imita'
ton OF Rnbini, the famous "Ta ved, al. - -
Naturally enough, Burgess and Coleraine
inyoluntafily recalleda preceding occasior
on which they had heard the same strains
and, thinking the anecdote worth telling
the later proceeded to recount to Miss Bar
rat, the freak Of Saint aAubynin moralizinl
over skull at the opera just at the tint
when Rubiniwas singing his grand cavatiad
and the whole house was wraptin ecstacy
the, jerking il from his hand; it's rolling t,
sSe feet of the geatlewan in front; the hor
ror of the gentleman, and the constefnatiol
pfihe whole parry; the acquaintsnce whcl
had sprung up entirely through the incident
ending in the marriage Of his friend Viyial
to the daughter Of the gentleman who wa
alarmed III such whimsical manner, MI
Berrill. Miss Barratt listened to Colerain
with great attention as he related how ,th
gentleman in 'front.' anspectingly picked y
theskpll, and swooned,upon looking at it,
She raised her bands, as fin sympatheti
horror. also cruel Q surprise; but when,l
thsepd Of hisrecisal, he mentioned the pam