The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-03-27

MISS DruuuuH euu 1T NF #&5oIo tuensetVess
They had eivs0 mgeh Pfivate thought to
the tpbjec, tlhsfe wal lEs danger y and bad
satisfied themselves lkLs they were, as sv-
erybOdy understood, sescsllent friends--nO--
thing more'l
Nevertheless II ha1peiea that Mr.. LHng-
ford was suddenly ovelcome BY a sense OF
shame at hisswsDt offtamily feeling in SO
long neglecting his Winston relations. 30
he sndeayored to repslr old errors BY fre-
queut visits, and established an extensive
acquaintance 10 abe neighborhood. He grew
fond Of social gnys.ies At every important
gathering he wSs made Welcome.
At last the winter came, and everybody
knows how delighted lhs winter Is in a
New England country lowb. where The ther.
mome,er never bytany excess Of tzslsation n
gets more than an OCCASIONAL degrees or SO
above where arosst ngses 81 d kl me,
atessty obsasF sad dtsniss IIlef un
common nor nnornShen,al while frozen
toes are accepted almost in the light of a
luxury (; where ice, cream Is indissolubly as
sociuted with breakfast, and where for many
months life is perpetual shiver. Mr..
Langford, anxious to experience all these
joys, came up to Winston in the middle OF
February to remain two days, bringing with
bin baggage sufficient for three weeks, to
which term after much interchange of en-.
tresty and postulstion he was induced to ex
tend bis visit. ,..sU
The first time he net Miss Brandon he
tempted her with the suggestion Of sleigh
ride. Said he "a sleigh ride in winter Is
seldom amiss," and was thereupon sharply
critisised for admitting the possibility of such
q thing at any other season. However Miss
Branson consented She would ride with
him the next afternoon. .
In the morning Mr.. Henry Lang ford grave.
ly inspected the family stable, but found no.
thing therein equal to his own idea of the
magnitude of thu occasion. At the public
stable he ives more euccessful. AT FIRST he
contemplated the luxurious magnifcence of
a span, but en- irresistible impulse subse-
quently induced him to settle upon a single
courser. (One horse moy be driven with
one hand y 1t is difficult to imagine what
impelled him to seek with such pertinaci,y
as he did for the narrowest sleigh 10 The col
lection.
AT A o'clock, P. M, the light hearted
young pair dashed away, as full of good ma.
tured glee as the sleigh was full of them
and they fitted compactly. Miss Brandon,
knowing the couutry more intimately than
her companion, undertook to point their
way, q ,msnnaass BI0eeedipe QRitals agree.
able 10 view Of the male ,ctsst0re's total ig.
norance Of localities. They gIided on, turn.
ing hithsr and thi,heft until e.ong they
Misunderstanding cottreeso o. Winston quite
distance behind. ~ white both chat.
tered and laughed within vtesr that pu, them
into precious glow but by aDd.by Mr.,
s : VI
Henry in an unaccounsable manner, left
Miss Lucy to do the defamation, contenting
himself with watching The sbarkle OF her eye,
or the pretty curve OF her Np. as she threw
out incessant little smart sprinkles Of feme
nine wit. Presently be observed with won
der suspicion Of futter trembling through
him, and attributed il TO their rapid motion,
recoIlectine similar sensations in earlier
youth, caused by swinging
He must have expressed something odd in
his coun,enance, for, Of afpdden, Miss Lucy
GU, short her fun, sndssaa into dim, OBJ
livious tranquility. Just one minute after,
it flashed upon Mr.. Henry Lang ford. that he
had, for the past six months been steadily
and uninterruptedly occupied in making a
muff of himself that the notion Of "excel'
lent friendship" SO for asghe and Miss Lucy
Brandon were concerned vas utterly absurt
and degrading to think apon that the trutl
wns be loved her dearly, and that he ough
to have known it long ago, and should if h
had ever before been alone with her, as h'
now found himself. Haping settled all thi
to his own satisfaction, be took courage an,
a bold step go s.a AL
''Miss Lucy" (rdther shakilyJ "are 20
comfortable -
Il "Oh, perfectly."s
g"Not cold 90
i"No, indeed.D .
/ Now whas.be ws1s gss that she sboul'
say she was cold, and s considered himsel
i little N. used bscaussahs did not. But b,
would not be bereft ofhis idea so gather
ing the reins in one hand, he cautiously dis
embarrassed the other and sweeping his arm
around the back qI The sleigh, caused tha
yagrant member to'encircle the big bundle
ofsbuflalo bandagesSRhich confined the gen
tie form beside him. Nota word Of remon
strance, but A Silence dangerously emitted
If be had know1Sats E
Incohersn,ly mumbling repetition of th'
\ inquiry concerning comfort, etc., he permit
ted the arm to venture upon faint squeeze
This tiae the little face now sadly flushed
came round square upon him. and discon
certed him herribly. But with despsrst
impudence he remarked quite carelsssly
i aud looking sarasstly " 4 paint in the roa'
q, the distance ofhslf anile ahsad-"Pleas,
shut your eyes minute.
/ Down went e lids
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