The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-07-07

For moment we were petrified upon the
spot; thought l should fall to the ground.
What should we do-run, faint, die, evapo'
rate or 90 mad While we stood undeci-
ded two huge mattresses fell at our feet from
the window, followed at once by sheets, pill
low cases, table cloths and sundry other art-
cles necessary to the sitting up of a resPec-
table house. keeping establishment.
"Mother, mother, don't one Of these new
feather beds belong to Janet :" called Char
lie Stoddard, from one part Of the house.
eyes, yes, and bolster, and a pair OF
nice pillows, too. Garry 'em right out Of
the front door," was the answer.
"Whose horse have you, Jason 7" asked
the doctor pushing up the blind, "your faith
erE's %
"Y.e-e.s. sir" l stammered.
"Humph didn't you know better than
that, that old gray isn't worth button to 60.
Why didn't you come up to my barn and
get my black mare? Sam, Sam, hurry away,
straight 10 the barn and harness black Molly
for Juson. Ifyou'll believe it, he was going
to start off with his fathers old horse Be
quick, Sam-work lively-they're in hur.
ry it's time they were off,"
"Have you anything with you, Janet, to
eat on the road!" put in Mrs. Stoddard, pok-
ing her head out of the window.
"No ma'am," faltered Janet, moving a
step or two from me.
"Well, that's good forethought. And as
live, there isn't bit of cake cooked in the
house, either! Can you make some white
bread and bacon, and some brown bread and
cheese do, Jason! It's all we have"
eyes, ms'am," said meekly, stepping as
easily as l could little further from Janet.
"Look, father and mother, quick, now the
moon is out, and see Jason's new coat and
hat!' called Fan, from the window, her mer.
ry voice trembling with suppressed laughter!
"Isn't that splendid one, father!-just look
at the length of its tails"
"Just give me my glasses, wife," suid the
doctor. SIS it new one, Jason?"
eyes, sir, rather new," said, giving an
enger look in the direction OF the lane.
SWELL" drawled the doctor, eyeing me
slyly, "that coat is handsome"
"And his hat, father!' cried the wicked
littlet Fan.
81 de-clare!" exclaimed the DOCTOR
"Wife wife, look here and see Jason's coui
and hat"
What should do--stand there till morning
before that incessant fire of words!-Shoult
| sneak off slowly as Janet was doing? Wha
oh! what should do?
"DoE't they look nice, mother!" asked
the doctor, putting one broad hand over his
mouth and doubling his gray head almos
down to his knees. "He haw, he haw hi
he.haw! Mother--he haw!-'-don't they lool
NICE" roared the doctor.
couldn't stand it any longer. The doc
tors laughter was signal! it was echoed
from all parts of the house. Fan cacklec
from the chamber window; Sam shouted
from the barn Mrs. Stoddurd he-he ho'd
from the kitchen; while Charlie threw him
self down in the doorway and screamed like
wild Indian; gave a leap across the gar
den. Every Stoddard called after me.
am wrong; every Stoddard but Janet; she
remained silent. One told me to come bacl
for the bread and cheese; another that ha'
forgotten my bundle and bride; another badt
me wait for black Molly and the new bug
gy; Fan bade me hold up my coat tails, or
/ should get them druggled. I didn't hee'
any Of these requests; went directly TO
home, feeling sheepish-no sheepish is
weak word for i'll can't express to you hov
I felt. l had great idea of hanging myself
thought had better be dead than alive
that had made an idiot Of myself. 1t was
all plain ; Fan had betrayed US. vowe'
, vengeance upon her until daylight, thel
, sneaked out to the barn and hid in the hay
stack. l staid there until Charlie Stoddar
J brought my fathers horse.
The old gentleman was frightened; want
} ed to know how he came by the horse. H
was told to ask me; he did ask me, and
made clenn breast OF it. didn't promis
him not to repeat the offence; there was n
need of it, but am sure of this; did no
, look at a girl for seven years-no, not 70
| seven years. When the eighth year cam
round remembered we'll my old vow agains
/ Fanny Stoddard. Well, to make a lon
, story short, married Fanny. Janet be
came parsons wife.
! And here let me tell you in confidence
: reader, that really think little Fanny Stod
I dard had very deep motive in her heat
} when she betrayed Janet and me, though en-
} was but child. She liked me, even ther
? | believe. Well at any rate she declare
every time that the affair is mentioned, tina
I had my revenge upon her. Bless he
r faithful heart, it has been indeed swee
q one.
--s&Nba-----. - -
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