The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-12-17


d 81 am little in haste, !" said shc;"I thin
J won't this morning" .s9r1J sane
0 81 regret, exceedingly. Mrs. Campbell
that / am not. prepared to meet your demah
Ethis morning" gdi s'ss}5-q sezA ,}..f
:. s"Then," sad she. .her cyesi flashing, a
must request you to leave the room d O
/, once. 4 cannot afford to keep boa rders VIII
: do no, pay their board. give you iihmeSi
7 ate warning" * suss a5s q naqg slavs-
4 f"Beieve me-" sid |, SIT is with the mos
7 poignant pain that find myself unsble Z
d discharge my obligations, mud in leaving III
I house it will be my chief sorrow that shaI
3 be parted from you--frsm You, angelic Mrs
2 Campbell, whom, in the space of thre,
months and week that have boarded will
. you, have learned to admire, TO esteem, [,
to love !" fsy, 4.-.. .,f, t,.--g
These words were delivered with yolubili
y-the Latter with my handk' relief to m,
lace to Veil emotion. Mrs. Campbell seem
ed taken abock.; improved the opportuni
ty by adding i, s,hasg ~, sa.,sgs-
"Had fortune still fuvo,ca mo, twas m,
purpose to offer you all that have and am
but / feel that now it might be misconstruet.
Yet, is there no hopeW 5Ys51 .-a
' All women are pretty much alike when
they receive an uEtraar1 -.a6 ia oies.-
ss"Really," said Airs. Campbell, in a soft
eued tone,T never suspected, Mr.. Cantab
that you entertained sucllsregard for me-
El--realy it is SO sudden" a..sa{
"May hope that the knowledge, if un.
expected, is not entirely unwelcome--tba,
the deep, the uncomfortable impulses of nv
heart find alrrsponsive echo in your own
Tell me- adjure you, um utterly indiffer
cnt to you!' .r..ss. t.,@.t sEl af
"l confess, Mr.. Contub, that have always
felt an interest in youthful L." t7 sr
$50 on, | udjure you. Tell me that you
will take my proposal into consideration.
81 will, Mr.. Cantab."e r gugus hla
"And--and about this room!' I.7s
"Do not think of it. You will continue
to occupy it."- s.an.a =, aas aaa r1
Mrs. Campbell depart d. e,ft
swell, old fellow, you've gone and done
it, sOid /, "postrophising myself. g"You
passed the Rubicon. She is going. to ac.
c'pt you. Then, hurrah for six thousand
dollars. You've sold yourself, but think of
the consideration. Look at the bright side,
old fellow. You can afford to snap your
fingers at hard tines. You can get along
without sentiment but cash is ne Mus
ultra"
In day OF two it was all settled. Mrs.
Campbell had consented to change her
name in just three weeks, should have
chosen TO defer it, but | was hard up, and
couldn't move a step bey ond the front door
without meeting some creditor whose anxi.
Gus solicitude about his, "little biIl' was
plainly expressed on his countenance.
Two weeks had passed away, when one
day rec2ved letter, by post, to the fol.
lowing effect: ......t. .'......-s.
"MR. CANTAP: Dear Sir-As the legal
adviser Of your late aunt, Martha Ward, |
am authorized to announce to you that in
accordance with q provision of h.r will. | |
have in charge and will pay to your order
the sum Of one thousand dollars on demand.
You will find pe in my Office, No State
street, any ddy betv cen the hours of nine
and t~o. Aa7 s 1et, Pr. .5aia4s53 ~aH |
II have the honor to be, &C.,
"GAMALGEL SAvoRY, Atty at Law"
"Heaven bless my good aunt !" was NV
delighted ejaculation. Her considerate kind
ness could not have been better timed
7 ct. would that it had come fortnight ago.
Then should have been spared my hypo.
critical courtship. But now. alas, it is t,o
ate -
In fifteen minutes l worked myself into
ever OF disgust at the prospect OF my ap.
'roaching nuptials. Nevertheless | could
rot in honor retreat. q The refusal must
,ome from the other side. But could tbatI
'e brough about! A bright idea struck me.
drew sheet of paper towards me and
writing a letter as follows:.-
amy DEAR SMIru:-You will be surpris.
ID to learn that am to be married in week
still more when tell you that the lady is
red huired widow, ugly as sin. But what
an be my indbcement To telllhe truth,
am hard up, and she has got tHs tin |
hall have fine time scattering it for her.
10 on the whole you may congratulate me.
rhine ever CARL"
Leaving tie letter open, SO that Mrs.
who shared in the curiosity OF her
ex. would be sure to see and redd it, I left
he house and walked down to State street.
Vhere was soon put in possession Of nv
units legacy. tfi ," "sa'a' Z s9ilaH
On returning in the afternoon, / found a /
ote waiting for me. 1t was, as Iexpected,
rom Mrs. Campbell: In this epistle was
,formed that my mercenary motives were
svealed to her in all their blackiess, and
lat she mustbeg to decline the honor of my /
she had im6ieaiate eccusion
u my room. and would beobliged if 1 would
nd another boarding place immediatsly.-- I
he enclosed a bill for seven weeks board, h
hioh she trusted Iwo1la pay without com,