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

be treated in such a. manner. | rallied his
took him over to Ireland in pack.
ct, and got them married next morning."
"Have l caught you at last, you old med
ding scoundrel 7" cried a voice, hoarse and
discordant with passion from the opposite
side, and at the same instant short, thick.
set old man, with shoulders like Hercules,
sprang at me; with one hand he clutched
me by the throat, aud with the other he
pummeled my head against the pannel OF
the conveyance, and with such violence that
many people in the next csrriage Overred
that they thought we had run into the down
train. So sudden was the old wretch's at
tack, and so infuriate Withal, it took the
united force of the other passengers to de- !
tach him from my neck-und even then, as
they drew him off, he kicked at me like q
demon. Never has it been my lot to wit
ness such on outbreak of wrath; and, in
deed, were to Judge from the symptoms it
occasioned, the old fellow had better not
repeat, or assuredly Opoplexy would follow.
"That vilan-that old rufian," said he,
glOriDg at me with Fishing eye. balls, while
he menaced me with his close fist, "that
-meddling scoundrel is the cause OF the
greatest calamity of my life."
care you her father, then :" orticuIated
|, family, for misgiving came over me that
my boasted benevolence might prove
mistake. care you her father !" The
words were not out when he dashed at me
once more, and were it not for the watchful-
ness Of the others, wurld inevitably have
flushed me.
"I've heard of you, my old buck" said /,
| affecting degree of ease and security my
heart sadly belied. "I've heard Of youT
dredful temper already-I know you can't
waiter ot Maidstone. BY Jove, they did not
wrong you, and am not surprised at your
poor daughter leaving you''-but he would
not suffer me to conclude, and once more
his wrath boiled over, and all the efforts o.
the others were barely sufficient to calm into
semblance Of reason.
There would be no end TO my narrative if
| endeOvored to convey to my readers the
scene " hich followed, or recount the vario Us
outbreaks Of passion which ever and anon
interrupted the old man, and induced him
or dverge into sundry byways of lamenta-
ton over his misfortune, and curses upon
my meddling interference. Indeed, his
whole narrative was conducted more in the
staccato style of On Italian opera father
than in the homely wrath of on English par
rent. The wind up of these dissertations
being always to the one pupose, as with a
look Of passion, directed towards me, he
said:
"Only wait till we reach the station, and
see if won't do for you"
His tale in few words amounted to this.
He was the Squire Blunden, the father OF
the leutenent in the "Buffs." The youth
had formed an attachment to lady whom
he had accidentlly met in Mlrgate steam
er. The circumstances of her family anC
fortune were communicated to him in con
fidence by herself, and though she expressed
her conviction Of the utter impossbilty o
obtaining her fathers consent TO any ent
tied match, she as resolutely refused to elope
with him. The result, however, was as VIZ
have seen; she did eIope-was married
they made wedding tour in the Highlands
. and returned to Blunden Hall two month
after, where the old gentleman welcome,
them with affection and forgiveness. Abou
> fortnight after their return it was deeme
necessary 10 make inquiry as to the crcum
stances OF her estate and funded property
when the young ludy fell upon her knees
wept bitterly and said she had not a 81,
= pence; that the whole thing was "ruse;'
that she paid five pounds for choleric ia
= ther, three ten for an aunt, warranted t
wear "satin;" in fact that she had beer
= twice married before, and had heavy mis-
givngs that the husbands were still living
There was nothing left for it but to COM
promise.
81 gave her," said he, "fve hundre,
pounds TO 60 to the deuce, and reeisteret
the same day solemn oath, that if | eve
met the same Tramp, he should carry tht
impress of my knuck les on his face to tn
day of his death.
> The train reached Harrow as the old gen
tleman spoke. waited till it was again il
motion, and flnging wide the door, spran
out, and from that day to this have strictl
" avoided forming acquantanccs with whit
) lace bonnet, even at distance, or even bt
Tiending lieutenant in the Bluffs.