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

professed to have avery low opinion Of man
kind, possibly because they had proved 81
blind to her varied attractioDs. confess
was surprised TO see Miss Charity in such
place, as IsUpPosed that the pomP and yani
ties of this world, including Of course filth,
lucre, were as nothing 10 her sight. How
\ ever. Appearances are dsceiiful. r'y Il.
I "Your number, ma'sml" inquired the rea
dy clerk. aas @i = w@ai Y o.! av
"6.67s," primly pronounced Miss Char.
Iity. "a .l5 tas 5,-.t3 ssf 1o.s,s5g.
7 The clerk consulted his lists When H'
looked up, bis face violently struggled to re
) gain gravity. 'a'' s7S'1aq5 ''@.I ''s ~ VI.
i "You have drawn, ma'am," said he, "al
elegant rosewood cradle ~ s .a.a.G g .
Miss Charity's face turned all colors, AM
her embarrassment was considerably in
creased by suppressed laugh, which hel
quick ears did MT fail to CATH. s-,.
"Where shall T send it'" inquired the
clerk. 'o t@cI 5eg; h.H F.ssrU 1.f'
Miss Charity looked undecided, but fortun.
ately personswith speculation 10 his eye,
stepped up and offered to take 1t off her
hands at a reasonable rate. .a. .-y
Miss Billings at once recovered her COM
posure, and prepared herself for making the
most Of her prize, which she eventually sold
| to the man. -.,. ! '.H- p ..I .-
"Number 1869 !" repeated I. taking my
place. ~ i'a @e.'. VIII a.$.~
The clerk, after brief examination, SELF
ed my hand with warmth. sl r.. 49, a-ya.
"Sir, I congratulate you ~ he exclaimed.
"You are the f5rtunate winner Of our first
prize !" 's "'
went home on my head or heels-I am
not quite sure which-not, however, until |
had ascertained that the name OF the young
lady, whose hand had won, was Ethelinda
Blackstone, and that she lived in Coventry,
q town in Western New York. .e@ ts@s
When sober second thought came to my
assistance, could not help regretting the
conditions on which was to become the en-.
yiable possessor OF twenty thousand dollars
reflected with sihkihg heart that the Ia
dy might be as ugly as Gorgon, in which
else, she would Of course, insist upon my
performing my part Of the contract. d:
/ at once petitioned Messrs. Haberdashet
4 Co., for months yocaliohI merely ulleg.
ing that important business called HE B@aj.
I cotild. not help bltShfng, when / proEefed
the request which led to meaning looks be-
ING. exchanged by the other clerks. None
of them however were in my secret:
Cae pleass,nt morning in 0ctoSssr, found
myseif at Oswego, purchasing a ticket for
Coventry, whicR; as I was told, was distant
some twenty miles from that dourshing city.
The stage went farther. but Coventry was
one u The Places en the route. Opposite to
he, III the stage sat voting rosy, checked
msidgh bfSet3 attractive appearance. She
was sot,eShus .dsut!uiire withal. and only cast
stolen glauces dt HE Which | pretended not
to see, " hie /, in iirh; looked IL her when.
ever | could get chance. Whenever otr
eyes chanced to meet, they were Instantly
withdrawn. e7s raG #.r-5| - <,.. ~
All this was very foolish, OF course, but |
may allese in my own defence, that my OPP
posite reishbor, besides being exceedingly
pretty, was the only presentabIe female in
the coach. Close beside her was spnster,
Of forty.fve or thereabouts, with pnrsed up
mouth, and two fiat sections of yellowish
hair plastered to each cheek. He nose was
long and thin, while she herself was lank-
ness personifed Add 10 this pair Of blue
spectacles, and you will readily imagine that
the beauty beside her was heightened BY the
There appeared how ever, to be some ac-
qaintance. between them, as I observed the
young lady speaking familiarly with her less
prepossessng companion. ~. ""s7"
The road over which we were riding was
rough and hubby, In parts inclined to one
side, SO that one part Of the coach was lifted
higher than the other. On one ofthese oc.
cusions the inc quality was further increased
by the wheels at the upper end passing over
d STONE. The jolt was such that passen-
gers were all yiolently precipisated to one
side OF the coach, and /, much to my sur
prise. but not at all to my disple sure. found
my pretty neighbor opposite seated in my
llap.sas titv ysal u. ss3teo4 - @'as sa 7
I, | made not the least effort to relieve my
self Of my, unexpected burden. but the young
lady. half hlushing, hali laughing, withdrew
as quickly as possible from her embatrass-
| ing predieameht. On looking about, OBJ
served that Q gentleman At my side, q bluff,
stout gentleman, was in o state Of ludicrous
perplexity.gs Thevspinster,o whom ] have
mentioned, had been thrown forward at the
same time, and opening his arms ID the vain
endeayor 70, save herself. she inyoluntarily
clasped her opposite neighbor around the
neck. In her bewildermeat ,she did not i'm
| medistely release, her. hold, but u.tering q
succession, Of piercing shrieks, which fret
slasmed. and finally convplsea with secret
| laughter al the passengers. .,s !, xa.f
Fortunately for o., we were near the end
Of our journey, NY opposite neighbof and
her companion got out It neat two stery
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