The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-07-15
.RAFENNA, THURSDAY. JULY Is, 1858.


ton, know; she is very charming women.
And Jessie Wsrd is very chsrmiDg girl
bnt ! must not say you will be pleased with
her, lest Offend"
| And Kate's merry blue eyes turned mis-.
chievously upon him.
"WherefOre that fearfb was the laughing
query.
"Like genuine Yankee, I shall answer
your question BY asking another. Are your
tastes and proclivi,ieS' sItogether Of On ar.
istocratic stamp! If,hey ere, you will be
shocked to learn that the bewitching Jessie
is the daughter of-prepare yourself for an
overwhelming revelation--the daughter Of
the village shoemaker I"
Alfred Ramsey wus much amused by his
companion's mock solemnity, and laughing.
ly assured her he was not altogether "Over.
whelmed" by her revelation"
"Ah then you are not so immensely ar.
istocratic as some Of our Mupleton grundees
who would think themselves disgraced for.
ever if they condescended to notice the
pleheian Jessie"
"Yourself and Mrs. Morton are not inclu.
ded in that class, Presunep
"Oh, l could never set up for on arsto.
crat, / have not statelness or dignity enough
for such character; and Mrs. Morton is
very independent in her way, and apt to do
things which her fashionable friends consid.
er 'shocking;' but she only laughs at their
CONSERVATION. So that, being very much
attached to Jessie Ward, she makes no se.
cret of her Partially. Besides, it is a sort
OF hereditary friendship, their mothers hav.
ing been schoolmates aud constant friends"
AT this moment they came In sight Of
Mrs. Morton and Jessie. The introductions
were given in duo form, aud coon the four
were chatting together as costly and pleas.
antly as possible. Jessie at first was rather
shy and backward in taking part in the con.
versation, but her timIdity once banished,
Alfred found that her mental charms were
quite in keeping with her personal ones.
Need / say that for the remainder of the day
he devoted himself to her and her generous
patroness.
"A(ter all l was right in my notions about
Southeners," said Kate Ogden, towards the
close Of that lovely day. "Mr. Ramsey has
fallen in love with Jessie Ward at FIRST sight,
and I do believe he will propose before they
leave the grove. How absorbed he seems
in what she is saying and that glance
'speuks Volumes as the novels say. All,
girls, none Of US ever brought that express.
ion to bis eyes; just lopk!"a
"How absurd you afer Kate Ogden !"
said Emily Lewis, uDgriIy, shaking off the
the hand Kate had laid on her arm to make
her "look." "Any one can see that he is
only making fun OF her,"
Can they, indeed! Funny eyes they
are that can see that" laughed Kate.
The Misses Lewis were in state Of tow.
ering Indignation, as may be supposed, and
they thought to punish the offender by &c.
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returning home, and giving . naughty refu.
sal to Mr.. Ramsey, when he felt conslrain-
ed, however unwillingly, to offer his servi.
ces. But to their dsimay, instead Of SEEM
ing hurt by their refusal, he turned away
with bow and smile, and in few min.
utes they saw him in Mrs. Morton's car
riage. with that lady and the despised
Jessie.
That the lover did not allow the acquan-
tance, thus happily begun, to drop, we may
be sure; and SOTO pass over tedious pre-
liminsries and come at once to the point
which my readers sagacity has already d.
vined-when the handsome Southerner left
Mapleton early in the Autumn, Jessie went
with him, loved and loving bride. Kate
Ogden acted as bridesmaid Oh the occasion,
thereby incurring the weighty disupproba-
ton of certain haus shty young ladies' for
whose "weighty displeasure," however, the
lively, independent Kate cared not Zone
particular straw"