The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-01-22

Will you cast down my humble history
when tell you that in my youth, as we'll as
10 age, | was plain, hopelcssly plain! My
Profnse dork hair was my only charm. My
face was thin almost to emaciation, and of .
saliow unheaIthiness. My eyes were pn.
natuaily large, and my lips we're pale and
colorIess. ~. =. - ..- ,.'-
MY health was bad, and my mind was
always In low state. WIS senseless ul-
most to folly, aud shrank from strangers
with that instructive horror, which even
now thrills me at the touch Of an, unknown
hand. ID l.aF.s rs,to#p a qat..a VI
was un orphan. lonely and alone; 7 lived
with d maiden uunt, in the DARK depths of .
pine forest. near Dlackwater, .s,,,a ..g
The influences which surrounded my child
hood were cold and chilling, unfavorable to
the development Of my social or intellectual
faculties. My aunt was kind to me, that
is, she gave me food and clothes, and
carte blanche, sto the disposal Of my time,
The library at Pine Forest was very lin
tied, bible, prayer boon, a few ancient his.
tories, and an old romance, which i had
read and re-read until every word wus i'm
pressed upon my memory. Il told Of many
characters, bat passed, them oil over to
thipk Of one noble, digpi6ed and godlike.---
Il
l loved that character. worshiped an
idol. Il cared not whether the form and
face were handsome OF ugly; it was the no.
Bile attributes Of the soul which + loved.s at
OF mere social love / knew nothing, until
Lreached my eighteenth year. Ihad never
had even . boy play mate. To school I had
never been; my aunt bad taught me to read
and write,, and some Of the more ordinary
female accomplishments Aae.49bi a3j e
.Bue anew chinera entered my aunt's
BsaiA. ~ stray newspaper came to Pine
Forest. .nnf in its columns was the advertise
ment,of o female seminary, which wins to
be.epened. for young ladies, ut Landsdowne,
in short time, y. lt3aI p &5,''a2Hta ass.
Te this school my aunt was resolved to
send me. J. felt no delight at the intelli
genee. Study was distasteful to me. Fliked
better to 90 out ON the bare hills when the
storm demon was abroad III his raging, and
bearing my dark brow to the, " lid winds,
cast my restlesseye out into the deep gloom,
or, raising my face to heaven. gaze unshrink
ingly at the red lightaings which were vom
tied from the clouds black bosom.
Bat aunt said must 60 to school, and
when l openly de,nurred, she told me ofthe
wonderful things should learn, and the in.
tercstipg objects, would see, and sstrove ett
lcurba my wild will in obedience with hei
wish.a a2Ffnia<atAA1. aa' 1'.t''.S 2a. M.
Tive months passed rapidiy away in pre-
pars,ion; my clg,hes were rapidly, paeket
in cunts great black trunk. and. accompan
lied by one Of our farm servants, was sen
fo3Landsdewne; Jacob engaged a boarding
plsee for me, ina afaniilyi OF wealth, and re,
spesssbility, and then he retarnedto Black
4wster. stgs ,ssas sdi,G97alaa seA} Fsia
ad Words cannot describe to you the lone
someness Lfelts that first night Alone, ]
sat BY my little windcw.lwhiehs looked lod
upon 1thlls dark church. and . dismai grave
yard. with it's white tombstonee cleaning i
The moonlight. \ oyed The view, n wa
more insaccOriaaco,w with.n1y own darlAfeel