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

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o"Wilt thou be mine s., sc.aj ii ii ,s7sF!
Her lovely face, which had been Ssdiant
Tithi happiuets was ciouded now with doubt
and Perplexity. Annette saw and, asked
again I in deep. subdued tones ,'t o besu utiful
one wilt thou be minet"g 10 avad 'snsJ
The quesnly Girl covered her face With
her hands, and burst into fears. ~, i +
lJaleph that .memept came upon them,
holding in his hsndlana Offering, ofAowers.
He stopped nomentlih sorprise atthe dark
brow OF Annette, and the ,essrul distress Of
his beloved Tamar: He grew pale, as bis
heSSt told bim the decisive hour had come.
With frankness that belonged to the age
of heroic innocence-before centuries Of
selfshness, rapacity, poverty, and crime had
mared the bodies and deformed the souls Of
men-he held out one hand to his rival, and
the other to the beautiful one they both
! adored. 8'i' pa ~ '1''''e'
II too, love you. beautiful Tamar T. said
the youth with the blue eyes and golden
hair. "God Of our fathers, witness my deep
love! here we stand! Choose between
usi" l,.y .s. ~, =. -,..,..ga.- "a, -
A pong shot through the heart Of each |;
but they stood, each nobly resigned to the
fate that awaited him. 'I' '.''' O''.'- '7a
'Tamar looked on each. So long had she
loved both, with the pure love Of sanity
maidenhood, that the deeper love now prof.
fered only perplexed and distressed her. :
How could she take herself from either a..
How hurt one when both were so dear! e..
"Arnette! Jaleph why ask me to
choose y! Are we not happy! So let US re.
main." '.R. ''a -'' .l.'
The young men looked in each Others
ssddened eyes, and each one felt that i,
could be SO no longer. The happy time had
passed. ...........- -... ,..-..
As the group stood hand in hand, in the
glow CT the sunset, the mother of lamar
came, in her sweet, mutronly dignity, to
greet them. r. ..ga.
"Wbut is it, my children - she asked, in
alarm, and she saw their sorrowlul faces and
her daughters falling tears.
''Deor mother !" cried Tsmar, chow car
l. choose between those love !" .
The mother smiled; but the smile was
not free from sadness.
"My daughter" she replied, "there must
be one whom we love tboveeuef otherss s,'=7ss--77
"Mother, mother |" said the poor girl al
she, buried her fare in her bosom; "both have
been SO kind, so noble. SO loving to me al
my lie, how can hurt one or the other T.
Again the sad smile.
"Come with me, my daughter; you, my
children, go. Ia seven days Tamar shall
answer you" ri. ...- ....
They kissed the mothers hand held out tc
them. They looked tenderly at that weep
ing girl, and walked away, hand in hand :.
There wos no rancor or jealousy in their
noble hearts. 1t is trne that each one fell
that the happiness Of bis lie was at stake
To fight for the possession OF the object o
their love, however, was mode OF settling
their rival pretentions left TO the darkness
and ferociiy Of succeeding ages, when the
esrth should be stsined with crime ant
blood. ....t 49,.
Arnette and Jaleph were together, as ev'
err, in their light lsbors and their manly
paslmes. Two days had passed, and they
were swimming in the river. Whether ex
hausted by exercise or weakened by emo
tion, Jnleph could not swim with his usua
strength. Soon bis golden locks were seer
to sink beneath the waves. His sinewJ
arms grew powerless. A cry from the shore
q harmed Annette. He looked for his cousin
ard the next moment plunged beneath tn,
surface. In a few moments he bore him Il
the shore, where he soon recovered. ,nH
i Again they were hunting the leopard il
The mountains. J4leph fell. and the wilt
beast sprang upon him. The lance Of Ar
nette pierced the fierce animals heart, an
J, saved his rival from death. 1a l1s,'- =
The seventh day approached. Neiihe
had spoken to Tamar. They had but seel
her at q distance. Each had refrained lron
every Offering or sign of love. Their loya
hearts ould not permit them to take advan
tage Of each other. .. .-g .,.
On the eve OF the seventh day, they me
in the assembly that gathered to prepare u
morrow's festival. s1i "a a-! 'of5-"
Tanar had decided. Her heart, question
!, ed in solitude, declared for the golden .haire
musician. But hetlo and pity for Annette
her appreciation Of his noble qualities, an
her thanktuIness to him for twice saving th
life OF her chosen one, made her lookat hh
| with such d glow Of admiration and graft
tude, that Jsleph's heart sank within hinn.-'
8 He went forth and wept.,, or7, ,a,s,g Il,
r II seemed plain TO- him that the question
/. OF his life were decided. Hewouid not wei
4 for the morrsw. Revealing his plan to on
!. faithful friend be went forth into darkness
u and bsde adieu to the happy valley. ID ii a.
g q When the morrow came. Annette repaire
+ to the lovely cottage of Tamar. u She wa
pale, but more than ever beautiful. oAs sh
0 saw Annette, she looked around anxiousl
: for HE cousin. a She grew 3paler ss he cam
d not, and was nowhere TO be seen. 1t WI
e the appointed hour. Annette, too, locke
"a round, with viaibleI concern. s.,s sas ~
I'll "Arnette," said the mother, my sdaugbti