The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-07-11
RAVENNA, WEDNESDAY, JULY IL, 1860.

0uty 10 0dmonlsn the young damseI on the |
imprOprety Of the step, to draw an affecting
picture Of her family, to make her weep bit.
ter tears, and end by persunding her to take
q first class ticket on the up train. This
would be the grand parento.moral line, and
| shame to confess it, it was never my forte.
Secondly, I might pursue the inquiry sug-
gested by myself, and ascertain her real
sentiments. This might be called the ami
auxiliary line. Or, lastly, l might try o
little what might be done on my own score
and not see 100000 and Gl,7OO a year
squandered by cigar smoking lieutenant
in the Bluffs. As there may be different
opinions about this line. shall not give it
name. Suffice it TO say, that, notwthstand-
ing sly peep at as pretty throat and as
we'll rounded and instep as ever tempted a
"Government Mercury,"I l was true to my
trust, and opened the negotiation on the
honest footing.
"Do you love him my little darling :"
| said /; for somehow consolation always
struck me as own brother to love- max ing.
1t is like endorsing a bill for friend, which,
though he tells you he II meet, you always
feel responsible for the mo1oy.
She turned upon me an arch look. By
st. Potrick, l half regretted had not tri ed
number three, as, in the sweet imaginable
voice she said !:
"Do you doubt it %
wish could, thought to myself. No
matter, it was too late for regrets, and SO
ascertained, in very few minutes, that she
corroborated every portion of the statement,
and wss as deeply interested in the success
of the adventure as himself.
"That will do," said I. "He is lucky
fellow; | always heard the Bluffs were;" and
with that | descended to the coffee room,
, where the young man awaited me with the
greatest anxiety.
"Are you satisfied 2 cried he, us | entered
the room.
"Perfe city," was my answer. "And now
let US lose no more time; it wants but o
quarter of 7, and we must be on board in
ten minutes"
AS have already remarked, my fellow
travellers were not burdened with luggage,
so there was little difficulty in expediting
their departures; and in half an hou, from
| that time we were gliding down the Mersey
? and gezng on the epangled lamps which
d glittered over the great city Of soap, sugar
= sassafras, trpin.oil, timber and tallow. Th,
! young lady soon went below, as the nigh
f was chilly; but B'unden and myself wnlket
: the deck until Lear twelve o'clock, chatting
, over whatever came uppermost, and giving
] me an opportunity to perceive that, withou
: possessing any remarkable ability or clever
. ness, he was one of those off hand, candid
e clear headed young fellows, who, wh9r
=, trained in the admirable discipline OF ths
5 mess, become excellent specimens of we'll
conducted, well hammered gentlemen.
We arrived, in due course, in Dublin.
took my friends up to Morrson's, drove witt
them, after breakfast, to fashionable mil
liners, where the yourg lady, with an admi
rable taste, selected such articles of dres
+ as she cared for, and then saw them du
married. | do not mean 10 say that the Ger
n emony was performed by q Bishop, or tha
royal duke gave her away; neither cen
q state that the train of carriages comprise
ha nf ho loo
only vouch for the fact that little mar
> with black eye and sinister countenance
= read ceremony Of his own composing, an
u made them right their names in great bool
!! and pay thirty shIlings for his services; o.
5 ter which put ESQ note into Blunden'
e hand, saluted the bride, and, wishing lhel
health and hnppness, took my leave.
j." They started at once with four posters ft
il the ncrth, intending to cross over to $50
land. My engagements induced me to leay
!; town for Cork, and in less than fortnight
!, found at my club letter from Blunden, il
'e closing the ESQ, with thousand thanks fo
nv prompt kindness, and innumerable afec
r. tionate "reminiscences from Madame. The
were as happy-confound it, every one is a
I, happy for week or a fortnight; SO crush
ly ed the letter-pitched it into the fire-wa
n. rather pleased with myself for what ha
u done, and thought no more Of the Who'll
er transaction.
Sc Here, then, my tale should have an ent
and the moral is obvious. Indeed, am nc
l. certain but some may prefer it to that whic
n the succeeding portion conveys, thinkin
}, that the codicil revokes the body of the te:
!, lament. However that msy be, here goe
p for it. ... ...
1t was about year after this adventure
'r that made one of party of six, travellin
e up to London by the Grand Junction. >
The company were chatty, pleasant folk
d and the conversation, as often happet
rs among utter strangers, became anecdot
y many good stories were told in turn, al
y many pleasant comments made on ther
ID when at length it occurred to me to menlic
or the somewhat singular rencontre have o
ready narrated, as having happened to N
to self. . .....
r, "Slrange enough" said I, "the last tin
in I journeyed along this line, nearly this tin
last year, very remarkable occurren'
is took place. l happened to fall in with
F. young officer OF the Bluffs, eloping with o
ou exceedingly pretty girl; she had large 70