The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-01-25
for tie Yon,e GirtIe.
PRIDE AND PRINCIPLE.
BIZ B. sIMEoN BARRETT.

was returning home after an absence of
eight years returning to the home of nv child.
hood, The numbering coach that bore me
rapidly along, was already entering the village
where ] was born. where I had the first i'm.
portant principles of an educatior, where I
had sported many happy childhood's hour,
AID where had irst learned to love.
Yes, to love the prettiest, merriest, and
proudest maiden in all the village. not wise.
ly, but too WE'LL She rejected my suit-she
had higher aspirations. It was true. she liked
me very well-it might be, loved mel was
not rich, and she was proud and naughty, as
well as beautiful. Yet she was indeed. kind
and charitable; she did not reject my offer
disdainfuly, hut seemed to study some method
oy which her irrevecable reply might give me
no pain.
+ ! did not question her motives. / knew
them too well. and then and there resolved,
that If health should be spared me, would
depart at once from my native village, and
some day return a wealthy man-not again to
urge my suit, not even to claim her as friend
or acquaintance, unless it should be her ex-
press desire. for TOO had proud spirit, and
could never condescsnd to plead with wo-
man.
All these thoughts passed rapidly through
my mind as neared my fathers cottage; and
l rejoiced to think that, in pant, my purpose
had been accomplished. 1 was rich-rich
even beyond the fastidious acquisitions of Is
abel Hayne, richer than her father had ever
been. and yet my stern resolve had seen no
change. n i-s zt
met my father, now ailver-haired with age.
My mother had been lying in her narrow, ST.
lent home for nearly two years. NY sister.
my only sister. whom 1 fondly hoped to meet,
was married, and had gone to distant place
to dwell. The spirit Of change had breathed
upon every dear and familiar object. The
houses, the fences, were moulderine away.
met the companions of my youth, who well
coined me back with smiles which seemed the
distorted mockery of the smiles that lit up D
their happy faces in my boyhood's days. They
were growing DID, s go
Yet some seemed apparently ne older than
when had seen them eight years before. -
Idid not meet Miss Hayne, nor did / even
inquire about her. She had probably gone
away, or what was quite as probable, her faith.
er might have become so wealthy that she no O.
longer moved in the village society. Perhaps
she was married. and was living in some other
place. What was she to me that 1 should
spend thought in speculation as to the cause
OF her invsibilityi And yet could not efface
her image from my mind. If ever in distant
lands had succeeded in my efforts to bauish
her from my memory, could not do go now.
The associations of home and familiar scenes
brought back the reeollections of happy days
land her name, her form, just as she appear
ed to me then, was indispensably necessary to
complete the picture which fancy painted me-
There was social gathering at friends,
but she was not there. Why should look so
anxieusiy about,hoping yet fearing to encoun
ter her beautiful facet Why could not for.
get her at once and forever? y e@ 81 z
Some one mentioned her name. why was
she not therel' sif G! asz ees s481
She does not go now, since their misfor-
tune 81 '7 III
What pity Poor Haynel They say
that she supports him by teaching female
school, = '-' -. : "
Yes she is engaged in the district Just be-
yond the village. It will be very severe and
lesson to her; she was very proud.
must confess ] waa interested. and desired
TO know more, much more, but asked no
questiens. Il could not forget the past.
Not long after this learned that the Hsyne
estate, which had passed into the hands OF
some Eastern speculator. was again for sale.
purchased it, having no definite purpose in
'lew' unless it was the thought tha. it would
make comfortable residence for nv father
IN his declining years, since his own cottage
was last, going to decay. at once set abopt