The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-01-08

bosom, tho uncertain hopes which animated
IT, and the happy though humble lot which
might be- theirs IL she would consent 10 be-
come his Wife, ai -serietn177 f-ss
ID Kate, % we have before stated, loved him
truly and devotealy, and she frsbkly told
him thus, bu, so strongly was the senti.
msDt Of iilial veneralion and Obcdiencs i'm
bssd In her nature THAT she would not for 4
moment think Of merging him without the
consent Of her parents. Well did she know
with how much she would have to contend
TO gain that consent, and she kept nothing
from him; but hope encouraged and lured
Them on, andshe at length. sssented to his
heartfelt desire that she would one day be-
come the partner OF his name and fortunes.
The evening following the oHe ia which
occurred the conversati1n between the mo-
ther and daughter, which resulted so unsat-
isfaetorily, Kate met Albert Mann at quiet
party given by mutual friend. Albert
was in unusually hnc spirita-his merry,
care-free laugh and joyous hops-inspiring
song often ringing out upon the air, to the
pleasure and qualification of all present;
but Kate sat apart, silent, dispiri,ed, and
tears often filling her beautiful eyes. She
longed to have aquiet talk with her lover,
to tell him oil her SORROWS and fears, and TO
bid him 60 forget her, for she could never be
his. 4a' '' '- 81. p H.""
Albert soon noticed her sadness and des-
poEdencv, and from that moment the joy.
odsness of his spirits departed; md when
the party di.banded, ut an early hour, he
was almos. as deeply agitnted, from sympa.
thy and presentiment, as herself. v..s
1t isunnecessary to dwell upon the scene
which ensued between them; suffice it, that
Kate not only renounced his h1nd forever,
or a, least so long as her parents were op.
posed to him; but bade him forget her, and
to seek elsewhere for wife who could re-
ciprocate his attachment without filial disc.
bedience.,i ....r.s .a,,,,r..o DE- .,..r ,...
'And you, Kate!" urged the young man,
as he fonGly pressed the hand which he had
once hoped to lead TO the altar. S"Oh!' he
added, pussionately, "you will marry the
rich Augustus Seymour, and the name Of
the posr blacksmith, and your love for him,
will soon be remembered us the vagaries of
a youthful dream" h.. ..r.. ...,-g. ...
"Marry Augustus Seymour !" reiterated
Kate, Indignantly, and tone OF tender re-
proach in her voice; "that would be the i'm
notation Of my joys, my hopes and my youth
upon the shine of worldly ambition, and
every principle Of honor and affection within
me revolts ut the thought tell you SOL
emnly, Albert Mann, that ncyeF will be-
come his WIFE," .....,.-... ......H .......,.t|
t'Ka,e! dear, noble Kate !" cried Mann,
with sudden transport Of ofdclight, "you can
not immagine what load Of bitter despair
you have lifted from my heart! Never will
prove false to the love ! have Plighted
you, and time, am confident, will yet re-
ward us for out constahey, beyond our most
sanguine hopes" .s, ,.,. H.. a..t.......r
+"God bless you, Albert" murmured the
young girl earnestly, as her lover pressed
on her cheek the pledge Of sworn faith and
fidelity; end after a few tender, fearful fare
well words they purted.
The, following day, Albert Mann left the
scenes Of his curly and maturer years TO 60
forth into the world, and take an uctive part
in the great and ceaseIesS battle OF life, de.
termining to win fame and fortune; but
whittier bound, no one knew. Kate heard
OF his departure, aud bitterly wspt; but her
tears were not those of the utterly discon
solate, for she "mourned not ,us one bereft
Of hope" paB 9ah G'ra.f5 ,.3ts.s asn2s:
,naW,F sal! ~. 1H- .,a 5F -u4 sat,
Ten years of chance and change rolled
into eternity, and Rate Wellington sill re
sided 10 the home Of her childhood, Q lonely
though cheerful and. contented sold msil;'
for her parents had died during the interim
leaving Kate in the possession OF a moderate
competence. d ~ .s.,, Il ,,..r,..,,. ,,,,.,
Augustus Seymour, discouraged BY the
unrslsnting austeri,y oi Kate's mein towards
him, and her unqualified rejection Of his suit,
had finally married a lady who had long
been secretly attached TO him; and our he
reine, relieved from his opportunities, had
now ample time to Imagine the happiness
which might have been hers as the wife Of
him whose memory she still devotedly loved
and cherished. ress aaL 81 2r.iis ,air}
D. On her deAth-bed, Mrs. Worthington, self
rsproved fop her past injustice TO Kate.
whose pale, sad face mocked her as the
phantom Of denied happiness, had yoluntari..
ly given her consent to the uniun Of Kate
with Albert Mann. if circumstances should
ever so occur as to render it possible; and
that consent cheered and lightened her own
ihSary in the hom Of. DEATH and conveyed Urn.
speukable bliss to that OF her daughter. II
The grave closed over the form Of her dead
mother. and Kate il is needless 70 say, was
III dtterably wretehcdj and yet little while
longer, and her beloved, noble father slept
The slpmber Of death. and was laid BY the
side Of the partner Of his bosom,, ipgdream-
less rest.o Thus was Ksse left alone In the
3....Ia4 ..,;tl, NO . loeeIv rfee fed nffecti09s