The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-02-01

'Oh, fe, Walter : Now l think you were
so frightened that you could not speak,
Il shall know better than to intrust him
10 your care again. said the indignant man.
ma, as one who withdrew blessed priVi'
lege.
'Dont say that, mother; it would be
punishment too severe said the mischievous
little pale sister, in tones of pity, and her
face beaming with mirth.
Everybody laughed, and peace was restor-
ed.
On the third evening misery came to me
in an envelope. post-marked New York:
my DEAR PLov1Ns-I shall be with you
the night after you receive this. Engage
room for me. Have you seen anything OF
Miss Tur!ingford, where you are staying =
You should know her. She is very brilliOnt
and accomplished, but is retiring. am
willing to tell you. but it must 60 no further,
that we are beuothed. Yours, in hurry,
.. FRANK LILLIvAN.'
NV heart was at the mercury OF ther-
mometer which is plunged into ice; bat |
preserved an outward cOmposure. Turning
over the pile of letters awaiting owners, /
came upon one directed in LiIIivan's hand.
writing to Miss A. Tarlingford, etc., etc.
I o think that paltry superscription should
carry such weight of tribulation with it
discovered that my lines had not fallen
in pleasant places. was fishing in pre-
occupied stream, and had got my lines en-.
tangled.
avoided the public table, and shrunk from
society. During the whole of the nex
morning, kept aloof from the temptations
Of Tarlinsford, and took 10 billiards.
In the afternoon, as sat eloomily in my
room, with feet protruding from the window
and body inclined rearword, (the American
attitude of despar,) the piano tinkled. |
was the same melody which had attracted
me few days before. Strengthening my
self with powerful resoluli II to extricot
myself xom the bewi,ching Influence wiic
had surr ounded me, l arose, and wen
stra ghtwuy to the parlor Could it be tina
a flush pleasure beamed on Miss Tarllng
lords lace =? or was a deluded goslng J.
The latter suggestion seemed the more cred
ble, so ] most cheeriuIIy adopted it.
'We have missed you, Mr.. Plovins,' sal
the fnir ensIaver ;; Il hops you have not bee
unwel! !!
'Unwell-oh, no, no =
you have net been near me-us, to-day
(reprovingly) mot even at dinner; and tn
trout were superb
A sudden hope mounted within me.
Miss Tarlingford, pray excuse me-yor
first name. may I ask what it is?'
'Arabella is my name, and (whispering
you may use it, if you like
sOh, hideous horror And this is VIII
. they call flirtation,' thought. And the HOP
8 which had risen blozing, like rocket, wei
down fuliginous, like the stick. ..
), 'Mr. Plovins, will say you are very
very inconstant, to be absent oil day' thus
J, Miss Tarlingord, it is no nconstancy-
v is billiards =
n Billiards = .,
It Billiards. | adore them. You kno
J. nothing of billiards /; women never do
= They are my jov. Pardon me- (with su
ID den uprising Of the moral sense) Il have
1 engagement at the billiard-room, and
should be there
idf sDear me should like to do billiard
Heaven forbid =
ut 'Why so, cir =
mo, | do not mean that but ladies' ne'
in play billiards.
g. Il suppose there is no reason why tn
or should not 2
,ir "A thousand
'Wby, what harm =
he My dear Miss Tnringford, if your f
er name were not Arabe lla-alas, s!-th
an would be none ...
Nonsense Now you are laughing at
,rd Come, you shall teach me billiards.
, 1T cannot be, Miss Tarlingford.' G.
ce, tragedy tolesJ
u why not 2
Mt Because your name is Arabella.'
,al 'Very WE'LL sir-if you do not like
lg, name, you need not repeat it,
nd Il adore it /; it is not that. Forgive m
Then I will get my hat ) and her Il
wy footsteps tapped upon the stairs.
ity Here was state of things! WI
On, was my firmness and my resolution now
OK Where was the Pythian probity for VIII
les according 10 my expectations, LiIIi
TX, was to have poured Damoniun grotit
ZEN upon me Was l, OF was not, rapidly
generating into yilainy? l felt that / v
at and blusbed Tor my family. ..
to IT her name had been anything but
ION bella anything the initial OF which was
lis A, then l could have justified myself
nd, now-and l was about to teach her billia
ro. To what depth Of depravity had l com
orn last! 81
'ci- She rejoined me, beaming with antic
be tion, and radiant with the exercise of rum