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

' FA"o weeks rolieo into the silent past
and received letter from him, such {
heart warming letter Ss only be coald write
h, lwePt over thut letter--wept forjoy thai
$ l,poor, Pluin and inferior, had won the love
d and became the object of interest to one Sc
] noble, So excellent us Howard MontcaIm.-
Four days after the reception Of that bles.
. sed letter, at the hour Of midnight, there
came a messenger to Blackwater. He
brought note which contained these words
. -"Genie, am III, come to me-" q-
II was enough. threw on my clothes,
end scarcely explaining anything to my aunt,
, f,set forth with the messenger. The nigh,
was dark and gloomy, and the wind moaned
$ titfully in the, black forest. 1 asked NO
questions; my companion gave no cxplana.
tions. 2 Arrives as the railroad depot, we
stepped en- board the night train which was
on the point Of leaving! and for the space OF
; ten hours we Travelled without intermissiod.
1t was nearly noon, and we were in the
midst OF great city. My companion hand
ed me into carriage and we were driven
rapidly alvhg. The streets through which
we passed were silent and deserted. No
Carriage passing save black, gloomy hearses,
and the ghnstlY dead carts, and felt at ono e
that was in city Of pestilence.
Our carriage stopped in front Of an impos.
ing stone cd6ce. was assisted to alight,
and with feeling of sulfocation / followed
my guide up the marble steps to the great
gilded door. He turned the handle without
ringing, and entered. Gorgeousy carpeted
steps led upwards; my guide motioned me
to follow him, and passed noiselessly up
We arrived at the last landing, he pushed
open the mahogany door and said, gently,
"Sho has comes" then turning he left me
in large apartment furnished in a style of
Oriental splendor. In gorgeously cur
tanned alcove there was low couch.
sprang towurds it. Great God! there he
lay; SO fffghtfully changed that ON indif.
ferent person would not have recognized
him-my hearts Idol! he whom loved bet
ter than all the world. With q scream [
caught him in my arms. pressed my lips
TO his cheek. ! kissed the dump sweat from
from bis forehead, and laid my face on his.
sob, Genie! poor, dear, lost Geniep was
all that he said. r,rgl len .i,pss~ "a. 4s
4 Then when he was more composed, he
said, "Why did you come, Genie! was
mad to send for you, it ia death for you to
!! 4!-stEys herey bur, OH Genie! so longed to
feel your dear hand upon my hot brow once
more! You will die if you stay here darling.
with tins fearful pesiilence here where
had arranged everything for you-no, Genie.
4 IL is hard to leuve You just us lite's sweet
dream Of love was over you'll This was to
have been our home, | had chosen every.
thing for you-ard now, must be laid in the
cold grave mould! Oh, God! Oh, God!" He
I drew down my head to bis bosom, and said
N faint viii. per, "GeDevieve, if it had
been His will to have permitted me to live.
would have Plucked everything from your
d pathway. But it was not to be so, dearest,
God never DEGREES tinjustGy. Promise me,
Genie, Tint you will bow submissiyely to
His great willY' ...aaas-..--..
Howard talked to me much more until bis
strength was wearied, and the black pesti.
lentiaf shadow drew closer around him. AS
the fnoonrose in the East. he put his arms
sround me, and murmareds ''in Heaven
Genie!' Then cold calm settled over Ills
face, the light went out Of his eyes, his arms
lay like lead around mel fell on his dead
bosom, and for many years was as one un.
I. Born! S''' '3@1t .@'9 '2"' '.a!a" g 5e'3'3 r3
! am old, now. My once ietty hair i. as
white as December snow. My limbs are
palsied by age, my voice is feeble and bro
ken. nrf callednn old maid. The young
gIlsi in their rosy bloom, ask me why I nev.
er married! and smile at my lonely eccen-
trio life. And live here alone in my grand
gloomy house, at Blackwater as}a a., ~
| j, God has taught me to look to him, alone
for happiness. He took away my idol, but
twas all right u .safzsaM s,rai 81.
4 feel that my earthly pilgrimage is almos
over; that ] shall soon pass through ths
Valley Of Gloom into the, Sunshine. o
Heaven. Howard awaits me there, and
look forward with blissfui anticipation, te
the time when shall look into his eyes by
the calnr, pure light Of Heaven. 10 s ae,3e
Once COlOred always COIOred.
:, Maa' gSi@HaMs II ----s 9d 3tQg1 4Gigur8E
A negro woman, was relating her expert
ence at a gaping congregation Of color, ant
among other things said she had been il
af L. L. Il.