The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-10-24
RAvENNA. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER "a, 1860.
nothing !" inquired Joe ;"nOr Margaret nei.

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"Nothing, Joe. nothing" and the sweet
lady looked up affectionately, as if she had
spoken to father.
"Thats enough, that is all want" NUT.
tered Joe, and then he went back into the
depths OF his quiet meditation, watching the
lady's face, and every now and then glanciDg
round the room, as if to see that oil was
right, and to find out where he could alter
and improve. After this had gone on for a
short time, Joe Mappin asked for Margaret
in sn uncOuth way, strangely soltened, like
o mastif partly mesmerised.
The lady rang the bell and Margaret came.
1t seemed to be the usual way in which she
was summoned when the broker was there,
for she came at once, without giving the
servant time to call her. She also showed
the most Unaffected gratitude and love for
the old man, running up'to him and taking
his hand calling him "Dear Joe" as if she
meant it.
"And is there nothing that the little lady
wants T. said Joe, patting her head and rub
bing down her curls. "Has she gowns and
bonnets enough, lady! for you know she
hes but to ask and have"
"Why Joe, don't wear out such frock in
q week." said Margaret, laughing ; sand it
was only last Tuesday that you gave me that
beauty, though hadn't yet half worn my
blue silk" :.
Joe Mappin drew her between his kneesS
and held her face in bis hands. "SilvetNnd
gold isn't good enough for you both he
said with almost passiJn of fervor in his
voice never stint yourself for fear of me-"
But they both said again that they had all
they could require, seven if they were prin.
re6ses in fairy tower" MarguIe ct ADDED |;
and when this assurance had been repe ated
10 alm2st wearisome number of times, Joe
M6pPn wss content, and go relapsed into
silence agOn. And there hesat till the last
/ rays of the sun had gone, and candles had
been brought-they were of the finest wax,
you may be sute-a peculiar expression of
tenderness on his mastif face, as he was
reading sweet chapter loving listening
to noble song admirngIy. '.And then
when he was quite mutfle1 up in his greasy
old CLOAK, as he had come, end hobblcd
rheumuticaly when he came near his own
quarters.
This then, was the brokers secret, and
Ihlhiaswss in hlstsrs \ -
k1at Teen ysafs ] y
lSA'ost an> old man even then. WI d 70
seize the goods of certain Coptall Ihorn
ton living a, The West Eud. The. captain
was one Of those gay, reckless, 'loVeatle
men, who, by dint' of sheer onimaI magne.
lism, lived for years on credit, and are only
NERugbt TO account when it becomes mat
B. Lille and death to soI o the poorer.
cfedhors; these creditors az sorry for their
debtor as If it were themselves going to the
Queens Bench, IND accusing themselves
bitter Iy-the tender hsal'i at eas,-lOr the
trouble they are bringing on him. Joe Map.
pin. the hardesslak hjd profsssioa, the iron
hearted, grasping broker, who was believed
not TO hsvea single hum1i feeling, evep be
was touched BY the gallant frnnkness and
gracious manner OF his victim, and as for
hiaNRife THAT noble, patentaglorious woman,
F|IA ksE, little one in 'hsrGSIms -sometA
., bissheart for her whicHhe b.
"a IA life before.
~ il hiinte yearning worship, such
as be bad read Of iaetRe aovels of the Iibr
fies he had. seized but which he always
thought trash, md tn hierem mou,hngs of
author fools. HefsltsnowgfaE the first time,
that lhefa wss suehaalh F the human
heart asI.oSs- the 6eeuly, the Il
of virlue, for pilg's j
Captain Thornton WA1 carried off tosthe
l Queens Bench, and Sfter short term of
Imprisonment died suddenIy,of apoplexy =
He had liyedto Aeely and slaken tcoslittis
exercise shd being one fair hsirea
men of soneuinstemf ho require
abstinence spdSnaa no DSe: sleness and
yiuxury, he hOd met .aiSaapy medical man
would have predicted. ii wife and child
were thus left alone in. he@orld and penni
less. The broker had never lost sight Of
Them. GIFTS from IN no known hand. me-
pey, clothing, andaeven fOod, rad Kept Mrs.
Thornton from want-@all The more welcome.
asshFs her mari she had displensedher
tslAlises, wi ho sse perhaps not sorry now
pf this excuse to avoid maintaining her
When the CApsain died. then Joe Muppiu
S0me forward openly. He told her he had
Ilived an Ishmueite life, without pity and
without love he told her how she had rous-
ed5eelings in him feelings Of reverence
for humanity, such asahe had never known
before !; and the old man bowed himself be.
fore her as to a superior being, and besought
of her the privilege Of maintaining her and
her child.
He want t1d plhing, he said, but to know
that they We ppy, and sometimes to hear
them saysso. He had not q ,relDtion in the
world to wh1n could leave his money
not one THAI sopld wrong BY taking it;
khe had hoarded beca0 seit was his nature to
lhoard but he never Knew for what end he
saveG. .Nowhesl j alsve saved for Hea-
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