The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-12-31

In the education of these children, he vas
exceedingly careful; and, indeed, this seem
ed to be the single purpose and aim of his
life. All the enthusiasm Of his nature
seemed to have been pressed into the ser.
vice of this end, and all the affections Of bis
heart centred in these two objects of his
care. Early in the morning, he might have
been seen busiy at work cnltivating his lii.
tie patch OF land, so that thc',remaihder' Of
the day might be spent with his children;
while, during the day, sitting under! the
wide. spreading oak that stretched its crms
pretectingly over his humble cottage, he
taught them in their various studies more
BY his own words than from books; or, TAX
ing them to the banks Of the river, or into
the woods, he joined with them in sports,
teaching them to guide the light canoe, or
use the rifle without fear; and, in the even
ing, taught them to read the golden lines
upon the sky, calling the stars by name; or
repeated to their attentive ears wild legends
OF Germanic lore, and tholce morseaus
from those olden bards whose songs come
floating down to us upon the billows of
time, until the hour for'them to part came,
when song of, prayer was said, and the
three, in one embrace, 'bade each other
"Good.night." ~. -
-Four years, passed thus peacefully and
happily in their humble home, had attached
these two children to their father, qnd him
to them, so strongly and SO closelyj that
their lives, as it were, beat in one pulse
their hearts flowed back and forth into each
other; while their neighbors, few i'm nun
Der, loved and respected them, regarding the
father with a certain awe which the mystery
of his former rank and station inspired.
Emile Granger was: now seventeen years
old, and her brother Adolphe thirteen. The
education they had received placed them
far above others OF their own age, and un
fitted them for companionship with those
amor whom they were thrown; and thi
caused them to seclude themselves in I
measure, and to be almost constantly to
pether. The taste of Emile led her t
seek its qualification in the wild beauties 0
scenery about her home; and her lively i'm
sgination turned every rock into ca stle
every bird into fairy, and made the wind
sing serenades and dirges at pleasure He
physical training had been such that sh
knew not fear; and she piled the paddle, o
pointed the rife, with skflh. and pleasure
and when, in her wanderings in the thic
woods, she met any of the dusky sons o
the: forest, whose friendly footsteps not On
frequently brought them even to her father
door, she delighted to sound their un
tutored minds, and unlock the secrets Q
their simple hearts. ?
One day, she had wandered further the
usual, having padded up the river alone i
her canoe, and, leaving it, strayed into tn
woods u search of wild flowers. when th
low mutterrgs OF thucdcr announced the VI
preach of storm. Hastily springing fror
the mossy seat where she had been arrape
ing her flowers, she fastened to regain he
canoe, and paddle down the stream to he
home. But the clouds gathered quickly
and hardly had she pushed from the shor
when the tornado fell across her path wit
terrific force. The frogile canoe was LITE
on the swollen tide, and the next instaE
, dashed against the limb Of tree which hi
been whirlea into the river and split asul
der; while the paddle, which she held W,
snatched from her hands by the violence {
the wind, aud she herself hurled into tn
I water, Stunned by the shock, the pot
: girl would, have sunk, when dark for
darted through the trees that overhung I'll
D banks of the river, and plunged into Il
r foamy waves with wild yell that outspat
8 the storm. He, grasps the sinking mai
: and, throwing her senseless form across h
s shoulderS bufFets the risiug g tide, and, stra
If ing every nerve, reaches the opposite bal
n in safety with his precious burden. Pla
IF ing her upon the ground, he susthins HI
|. still senseless, with one arm, and 'shiel
u her from the storm with his own body.
!. Half terrified by her pale beauty, he dar
=. not speak to her. or even remove the h
i that partly wells her face; but. fnotionleI
u and breathing subduedly, through his diiat
nostrils, his black eyes gro,o upon her ttar
d, parent lids until they part, with sigh, a
IT the lustrous monitors beneath return
D. gaze. Once more they close, as if 6
IS would return to the dream Of her hap
n. Ehome from which she walked; and b
q. strange presavnr waits1 breathless, dll tn
n; open again. This time, she RECEIVERS
s, senses, and starts back as she meets
I'd half ayerted look Of the timid savage, whit
ID arm still supports her. And now
70 young warrior stands up, raising his
k form erect, and, folding his arms across
he breast, waits for the maiden to speak, for
,g storm has pulsed. ~ t's.s ,,'s -
ed Her scattered thoughts returning, Em
a. thanks her preserver with tears Of gratftu
- and, taking from her own neck chain
at cross, bids him stoop while she puts it up
be his. \, The young brave kneels Of ber,f
at to receive the gift. b Alas, for the"arfft
er happiness, the unconscious girl has;~o
simple heart, and, with broken utterance,
lays it at her feet! y,
Il fb;s mon,anf that Emilie's 80