The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-01-29

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let us have no more words about it. Where
is the skslll will purchase it, If yop will
pam with IL, Ss fiehento Of to hight
There's my card; LET me see you tc.morow
A freak--ah, hs!--bring skull to hear Ru.
'biai! A skull with hole in the back of it
too! All, Aai i',7.s 70 rhrt.l l:s'
There was something not altogether pleas.
ing in this return to self possession and sud
den outbhrst OF hilarity, ltrequired but liz
tie penetration to trace beneath the super
fetal cheerfulness, an under current of fur.
ried anxiety and disquiet. He shook Sain,
Aubyn's hand nearly all the while he was
speaking to him, with degree Of warmth
and heurtiness which appeared unreasoBa
bic, and when he had finished, turning to
his wife and daughter, said, "After all, why
should we go7 1t was only the fancy ol
the moment that overpowered me; am
quite we'll again now. Let US return and
see the ballet" ,.t...g.
Accordingl ly the coach was counter.order
ed, and the whole party took their places in
the box again the skull being now secure.
fy crammed into the tail pocket Of Saint Au.
byn's coat, by no means to the improvement,
of his figure when he stood or walked. Mr..
Berrill was extremely companionable during
the remainder the performance, and chat
ted and laughed with our friends, as if he
were well pleased to be acquainted with
them, and rather the more than the less from
the singular manner in which the acqrain.
tanceship was commenced. A general in.
terchange of cards took place. Mr.. BerriIl
seemed to recognize, with respect, the gen
tlemaniy manners and indubitable signs oi
education and breeding in the behavior oI
the friends, and, with show Of FRANK care.
lessness, as of one desiring to enter into the
feelings and fashions of young nen, invite d
them to accompany him home and take sup.
per with him. Observing an expression Of
cold surprise depicted upon the face Of Mrs.
Berrill, however, they declined the invita-.
ton, on the score that the pleasure would
be purchased by too much Inconvenience at
so late an hour, and after an evening of SO
much excitement.
"Come, come; don't tell mel" cried Mr..
Berrill, with roguish laugh. "1nconve-
nence, eh! Whose convenience did you ey.
,er study, Mr.. Saint Aubyn, with your pet
skull at the opera! From that trait Judge
you, young frend-er pede Hercuiem. You
shall come home with me, say. demand
compliance, in return for the trick you have
played me-" .....r ....,.-. .... ..... D.
In the end Mr.. Berrll triumphed.
"But where's that SKULL" asked he, MS
they were about leaving the opera. "You
have that, hope; don't leave !, behind, on
any account" ~f.a r-.t' ha#
Saint Aubyn told him he had it sa ELY en-.
econced in has Socket; and assured him so
again and again, in reply to his repeated
remark, that she hoped it was not left be.
hind" The ladies proceeded home in the
carriage; the gentlemen followed en foot
Vivian and Burgess walking together, and
Mt. Berrill, Saint Aubyn and Coleraine form
ing the extreme rear Of the thrice divided
party. MIR. Berrill talked necessarily; iok-
ed, laughed, and appeared in the best posi-
Bile spirits. He detailed the on dts and COS.
sips of the political and fashionable worlds;
criticised Rubni, the music of the opera
the dancing; rccounted the people Of rank
he had recognized in the house; and for a
while, by his animation and eagarness in
talking, rendered the conversation little more
than a contiia aous monologpe. While
Saint AubyD and Coleraine were amused,
they could not resist the impression that there
was something unreasonable in this exces
sive gaiety; especially considering the brevi
ty of their acquaintance. Tae humor o
their new companion appeared forced; his
laughter Aollow and unreal. Saint Aubyn
to whom the study Of character was naturally
attractive, observed this behavior with in.
terest and curiosity. Though Coleraine
saw nothing very extraordinary in the rat
Ting talk and continuous bursts Of laughter
deeming them merely such as might be al
fected by one who was desireus of making
himself sociable, and Of destroying any i'm
preston likely to arise from such an exhi
bition of nervousness as that caused by til
sight OF the skull, STINT Aubyn's keenel
penetration and more speculative mind ir,
vested them with deeper Specification. A.
he replied briefly TO the remarks addressed
to him, and smiled with every fresh outbreal
ofmerriment, he noted each lock, word an
tone; aud ruminated busily over the variou
tokens Of ag tation and secret per urbatiol
be had remarked since the accident Of III,
skull f-st directed his ait 'ntion to the ir
dividual who waiked with so CHEEKY al
air by his side. The deep groan; TIL
real oyerpoweriug horror of the first shock
the covering and shuddering upon recoy
ery--so excessive. and SO unlike the, Of
fects of any merely transient emotion; ,h
defiant manaer,in wh 'ch he afterwards look
ed around, and angiiiy ordered his carriage
the remarkable relief manifested when tn
apology accounted for the affair as an entir
accident, in (which there couldnOt, by an
! possibfli,y,be q precepct rted object; theim
i mediate change ofdemeanor; the iaughts