The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-07-07
NEW SERIES.- VOL. 5, NO. As.

than have"
/ sat down in chair and sobbed outright.
| looked around for something to take with
me that my mothers hand had blessed with
her touch. There was spinning wheel in
the room where l slept; at the end of the
spindle hung woolen roll. With my knife
l half cut and tore it of, pressed it fervent-
ly 10 my lips, and then placed it tenderly in
my vest pockets; had not time to do more;
the old clock in the kitchen warned me SOL
emnly that my appointed time had arrived;
and with a slow, sad, yet noiseless step
left the house.
Once out in the open air, my wonted light.
ness of spirits returned. l consoled myself
with the thought that in few years I should
return again, strong, healthy, wealthy, re-
spected and influential man, an honor to my
parents, . blessing to my friends and the hus.
band OF Janet.
have often wondered since, how sue.
ceeded in getting away from home with my
horse and cart without arousing any one
But as good luck would have it, made a
triumphant exit from the old place, and in a
few moments was jogging fearlessly along
towards the home Of Janet. My only dread
was Of the little sprte, Fan; II, after all,
she should betray US, what dreadful, direful,
desperate mischief j; would be what a
wretched predicament affairs would be in
| groaned aloud at the thought ; yet put a
brave face upon the matter said that if it
was right that we should go; if it wasn't
right, in all probability we should stay at
home yet right or not right, if that misera-
BILE little Ian did betray us, I'd spend all my
days in avenging the wrong, that was cer-
tain. Was in earnest did mean it 3
But we shall see.
How earnestly and anxiously l gazed to-
wards the chamber window of Janet as, after
fastening my horse by the roadside, l walked
cautiously up the long lane that led to the
Doctors house. o joy inexpressible the
waving of white handkerchief in the moon
light told me that everything was right, that
in few moments should clasp Janet fond
ly to my breast, mine, mine forever All
how happy was $50 happy, indeed, that
stood there in the moonlight, with my two
hands pressed firmly 10 my left side, for feal
my overloaded heart would burst from me
entirely. What figure must have cut
then ! What an Appolo must have look.
ed, with my fine proportions wrapped up in
my wedding suit ! was slender; was
tall I was gaunt; am sure l was ugly
looking at that moment.
What possessed me l cannot tell, but from
an old chest | had taken blue broad clott
,, swallow tail coat that had belonged to my
grandfather in the time of the wars, and ir
the pride of my youth had found my way in
to it. The tails came nearly to my heels
while the waist was nearly to my arm pits.
The sleeves reached to the tips of my fingers
hiding entirely from view the luxuriant pail
of white silk gloves, which had allowed
myself for the important occasion. Above
this uncouih pile of blue broad cloth was
perched hat, O.! ye stars and moon tha
looked upon it, testify with me that it was
hat Ia hat and not stove pipe, hat ant
not boot leg That hat Hooking bach
at it through the mist Of twenty-five years
, it seems to have arisen to the stature of tw'
full feet, while its brim appears little wide
than my thumb nail. My eyesight ism
quite as perfect as it used to be, and SO
may not quite see rightly. Make all due al
lowances dear reader.
say that must have looked ugly at thai
moment. Be that as it may, thought tha
' was looking splenddly; that the figure
cut was an honor to the name of Brown, an
was proud of it proud as l stalked up II
= Janet's window, and placed carefully th'
ladder that was to bear her to my side
Everything was silent about the house. Fat'
was surely with US. Fanny had been bribe'
into service. AS stood there, l could SCI
her figure fit noiselessly to and fro by th'
y window, and how l blessed her-blesse'
her from the very bottom of my heart, 70
her kindness.
At last Janet commenced descending th
:, :, ladder, and as she did so the moon crowded
in out of sight under huge black cloud
The heavens favored US our success nigh
be looked upon os fixed. Three steps NOR
upon the ladders rounds, and Janet's daint
. little feet would stand upon terra frma witt
y my own. The steps were taken, and sh
held for a moment fondly by the sleeves
my blue broad cloth, before we looked up t
the window, both with upraised hands t
= catch small bundle Of clothing that Fam
> was to throw down to US, and which we ha
) no other means to carry with us.
"Be quiet, Fam" whispered Janet, as he
sister appeared at the window and poised tn
bundle above our heads. "Be quiet, Far
for heavens sake, and drop it quickly"
" But Fanny stood still there, swiDgin
e backward and forward the huge bundle
II without needing Janet's earnest entreaty.
r "Do, do throw it, Fanny, dear! DO hav
1t some mercy on me! What If father shoul
e know of this ? What if he should be ava
s kened ?"
!. "La, give it TO her, Fan; don't plagu
IT YOUR sister, she's in hurry ~ called vote
a at that moment from the closed blinds OF tn
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