The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-02-05
NEW SERIES. .---VOL. 3, NO. 26.

ed al the result OF his innocent communlca-
tiveness; and his embarrassment was by no
means diminished as the whole company,
with the exception of Miss Louisa Borrntt,
who had hastened Oitet her sister, gathered
around him, and questioned him Os to the
cause Of the lady's agitation. All he could
do was to relate the anecdote which had ex.
cited SO vived an exhibition Of emotion, en-.
deavoring to account for Miss Barratt's alarm
by supposng she was extremely nervous
and sensitive, and expressing much regret
that he should unwi,tingly have disturbed
her equanmity, and interrupted the enjoy
ment of the company. 1t was many min
utes before Miss Louisa returned to the salon.
When che did so, her face ives pale, and
bore on anxious perturbed expression,
extremely painful TO Coleruipe, and BY
no means re.assuring to the rest OF the
guests. Her sister, she said, was habit
ually nervous, and had been so strongly and
strangely affected by al incident Mr.. Cole
raine had narrated to her, that she begged
her friends would excuse her for the remain.
der of the evening, or for some time, at least,
for perhaps she might soon recover herself.
1 Miss Louisa then, utter receiving poor Cole.
ruine's apology, and endeOvoring to comfort
him, tried to rully herself and her friends; to
laugh, talk, play, and sing, as they bad done
during the early portion of the evening"
For time, there was some show of revi.
4 val OF animation, but there was something
\ hollow about the sociulity and enjoyment
now; il had but sort of unreal, gavanic
| life; the wreath Of comfort, ease, and dbdn
dan had been broken, and there was no
mending it for the present. Matters became
duller and duller, the anxious shade settled
down upon Lmisa's brow, the friends began
to talk in low tones, and upon serious sub.
iects, and one after the other departed
Presently the two sisters were by themselves
in their dpartcmente, and Burgess and Cole
rane by themselves in theirs. All this was
very strange; our friends coUld not tell what
to make oft. For the second time Saint
| Au byn's skull had placed a number Of indi.
viduuls, assembled for pleasure and enjoy
ment, in most extraordinary predcament
A couple OF days after this, they were in
formed by the concierge, that Monsieur Bar
ratt had arrivcd early in the morning from
England to see his relatives--his sisters Of
daughters, he did not know how the rela
tionship stood--and was at present in tn,
house, He was in the habit of coming once
or twice every year. Half an hour afte
this communication was mades howeveT, they
/ came into collision with the gentleman de
scribed as "Monseur Barratt." He was in
quiring for letters in the conci"gerie; ant
what was the am1Zement Of the two friends
at recognizing, in their newly arrived fellow
u country men, their old acquaintance, Mr.
Berrll. 't a.
4 "Ah" exclaimed he, without any appear
J ance of astonishment, as he advanced AM
shoek hands with them, Il huye heard from
the ladies' up stairs, thut a..coupe Of English
men were sojourning in the house, nnswer
ing to your names, and | knew at once the!
must be yourselves. Heartily glad to se
you!" h0
4. ave were not aware you had relative
here !" said Burgess, with a laugh, thei
! salutations and variops inquiries concluded
"Monsear Alexis has christenedyou Barrati
and dubs you as either father and brother Q
the ladies Of that name here" .
"Pooh y calculated Mr.. Berrill. quickly
~he mistakes the name. There are a
and couple RS in both Barratt and Berril
) and he is not particular does not stick I
: the letter of the text. All, ha! They ar
no relatives of mine; am merely their ma
Il Of business. having TO superintend the at
j ministration of their property bare thre
4. hundred year for each Of them, poor girls
e | wish it were more. Well, what do 20
n mean to do with yourselves! lam off
!, Switzerland tomorrow. Will you come!
# The invitation was declined; they had a
$ ready made their tour thi!her; in fact had M
$ returned long from Chamouni. a,.a
/, "Ah! to be sure; heard Of it," said M
d Berrill. "Sorry was not with you. 1t
I possible, however, may meet Vivian an
: my daughter at Lausanne; SO shall not
J, altogether alone. How is it our crust
e friend, Saint Aubyn, is not here!--a fiji
n place for morali list--plenty Of food-all Il
vanities rampant--excellen pasture for tt
:. cynical rascal, Ah, hn! he is the queere
/. character have ever met with" ,sy
u They walked out together; alter spendir
e an hour in the Bois de Boulogae, shaking
n descent into the streets Of Paris, which hos
], ever, attractive as was the display of,lif
], hustle and gaiety there, they speedily left,
T. therequest of Mr.. BerriH, VINO did not wis
g to move about amongst the multitude, b
e preferred to be in the open country, "nh
q, the air ,oas fresh md free, and one jeh on
i; self at hbersy,' as he said. Itis to be Q
toll sery ed that MrsBerrll received his acquai
r tances with the snme boisterons good hum
n and cordiality which he had displayedon
h memorable occasion some years before; II
It, gaiety. however, was soon exhausted on h
in present occasion; bis laughter gradual
an hecamt, leEa henry. nnd less freuuent: