The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-01
SRAYENNA, THURSDAY, APRIL /, 1858.

i "a TIVE story brick house, with lilac bush
es on either eide of the gate! i inquired.
! "Thst 10 the place." 81 p
! lat once jumped to the joyful conclusion
that my pretty stsge eomPanIOn was the ID
/ dy to whose hand I could urge so strong I
claim. r-ai.~i' 81 fs8''
4 dressed myself carefully. and about ter
O'Clock, armed with letter of introduction
| from the president Of the Gin enterprise
walked over to the bfick house.
| Ny modest knock called to the door mi
pretty stage tSGPsRion. A blash Of recog
nitiSH showed that I was not forgotten.
Stammering out something sbout tn
beauty Of the morning. delivered my letter
Eana accepted an invitation to take seat il
the parlor. My insmOrata LETT me, to rea
| the letter In private. %
| Meanwhile, Ibegsn to feel the embsrrass
tHeht Of my position. Nevertheless, de
terhined now thai / had taReh the arst step
not to faint or iaiter. with such prize ia
view. On the walls Of the little parIor wert
vsrious neat and tasteful drawings. sttestine
the skill Of my late companion. ...
While was busily engaged in examining
these, the door opened end admitted-the
spinster. l knew her instantly, by her long
nose and yellowish hair.
"Mr. Bugbeel" she said. ....
bowed. g ..
II am Miss Ethelinda Blackstone, B to whom
your letter was addressed" ..'.
/ was petrifed. 1t was the aunt, then,
and not the niece, whose virgin hand had
won. In my dismay and perplexity with
difficulty calculated that was glad to make
her acquaintance. @., ... ~. -.....s..
81 feel. Mr.. Bugbee," said the spius,cr,
casting down her eyes in modest confusion,
"that--thnt this meeting is on both sides an
embarrassing one. as we may both desire
to become better acquainted. may ask your
company TO tea this evening! Our hour is
six." -,- 80.
Hastily accepting the invitation, I seized
my hat. and in a very unhappy state Of mind
returned to the hotel. ,
"lf it. had only been the young lady,"
thought, 81 should have been delighted, but
J never never, can make up my mind to
wed this antiquated spinster. A, hundred
thousand dollars would not tempt me !"
- I took tea at the house OF Miss Ethelinda.
The young lady, Miss Carrie Blackstone,
who proved as suspected, to be the niece
Of the elder lady, was very delnaFe; and
could now and then, detect > mischievous
glance from her black eysc as they rested in
turn on her aunt dhd myself. She said lii.
tie, but left the burden of the conversation
to US. AS might be supposed, it was precise,
formal and heavy.
After tea we walked out. | was forced to
offer my arm to the spinster--while Miss
Carrie very demurely tripped behind.
"How long will this farce Bs kept upl"
thought I. sigbing. 81 am very much afraid
Miss E.helinda will throw the burden of re.
lection upon me. She appears to have
t4ken faacy to me already. Just MY luck T.
groaned in spirit, but had to. fersevers
an outward appearance of cheerfulness.
So it went on for fortnight. Miss Ethe
linda evidently looked upon me with favor.
while she became more and more distastefuI
to tile, more especially as was deep in love
with Her niece. Hitherto had no opportu
nifty to speak in private with the latter. II
SO happened that at this time, on one of my
daily calls, found the elder lady absens.-
Carrie assured me that she would be in soon.
Accordingly, nothing 10th, ! decided to wait
in her company the return of her atit:
Before the interview was over, so unusual.
ly bewitching proved my companion, blum
dered out my love. f ...s .o4. or.
~ thought" said she blushing, "that it
was my aunt that-tbat you--
Iearnestly assured her that although had
the highest esteem for her aunt. loved only
her-that was perfectly willing to resign
all claim to the twenty thousand dollars
that no amount OF money, however large.
could satisfy the beart-that love outweigh
ed every other consideration-and much
more to the same effect.
"Since you get so high value upon this
hand" said she, frankly placing It in mine.
n yield 1t to you freely; the more freely that
you will not be compelled to make the sac.
rifce you ANTICIPATED in claiming it. 1t is
myself, and not my aunt to whom your let.
ter was addressed. -. ... ... ....
"But your name is Carrie," said l. bewil.
dered.. e.s.'I ..' t@ass }7aat @, g
"My full name il Carrie Ethel;nda," !" was
her reply, '.alshough to distinguish me from
my aunt. am usually called the frst."
"But was led to suppose that your aunt"
"Will you pardon the deception!" said
Carrie smiling. II feared that |. was my
money, and not myself, which would prove
the greateat attraction, and persuaded my
aunt to personats the heiress. Here she
comes."
The spinster, WHO spPesred in q more
amiable light, now that was satisfied eh6
had no designs upon my hand, very cheer.
fully gave her consent TO my engagement
with her niece. A month afterwards we
we're married.
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