The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23

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hshcd dwelling. with enlF singls
% Grant, To her y INas CllFsls
.'''I duty testaIlE 8 liftle pal Of m.lks s5dI
,ime ,mheHs the Neather Yves hne, she
~ alI6NSji 70 Stop fot half an hour hslpi1g
,ks widow 70 gather the large sNeet apples
that formed b gtept part Of her simple fare.
Fdr Mn Giaptw wasia widow, too. and 7loEell
Clara al fhe more readily thai thereweFe lit,l
iloeFaves basidenthe long one, in corner Of
tbs green church yard Of che village. a1r1ez
how, the sun always seemed 70 shin4 che
foot pf6the hill aud tlast selof the eek
was. blBasank glnWek Nhile ihe Vt{.11s'
the turf WAS aI5SEed Nithc more fldrlit e'iI1
than the child fdln1P time 10 gAi I6ls Is
home of Nl,f GtaIk Ntsa fioi eQlt6e IS
was Isniallef md 616aper tim thas of Mra
Gray Is only merits were "a total lalNtnoe
efapgateusiop. - little gfass plat se perfectly
wed kep6 ohd Ne ifaiS sfa1ed face Of which
itsslaw Wv was the iaeti1 ilpme.
4 Mrs btaF a rigid q ignist accof riding
10 sher nhffoy i ifSindi Iced vieWsg and haxs
sihe ~ f6fe5 IA ni| ahe impre saed hsrideps
~ 6fh1ls. 5ehc Nas fond Of spealEing Of
!.ssi.| .....tds.| a f +. nd On the whole sfsp.,
rsss.'. &, 'be ,,st..4 ,atll AZ q very fearful
sh;,,'. 81. Its. 81 than that which Ied
dnwss "a fha a,,ter darkness. From hei
tesrl,;ngs clara annealed to her new friend
an5s ;ns,,ired me daEg why Is grandmother
sIy,avs stalI;no about the fear Of, God 1
sLS,,ia sl,;,,k she ,vo,ild love him too well to
X ai,a;d ,, ,.,t.,s. t.,,f,,yl JI,,f,tzs.la vs.
n stFhy Won knew. dear the bible does saw,
.the fear of thetLerd fisT the beginning of wis
Edoun.,, ,,,4t,8 fas.,v bs5 ,,r.o,4.p, no IA td,
| sYas but ;s,,t Il, odd that, I'd good a woman
II orapdnother HASN'T GOT fnrther, than the
beann;nop : ,-I.. Ia ',,s',,f, ..5F aggess 4
I've DON'T understand. it.t tdarling. but, she
knoys, better tban, yve do \. And Mrs. Grant
leaned her nlacid' cheek AGAINST that of the
child IT was a nleasant SIGHT. those two
Gloonipc bcads one white with aee and the
otber With Youth, and an nearly identical in
sSnrass;on ~ sion as ~ show how strone is the sym-
the socond childhood with the first
Pmt BIT M Grant had heen' !, child for sixty
.ass I'd bnr 't;.,,re h al baen hent bv kindlv
s.saa,r;na ~ Io,d nanv l;ttle ones bv the hand
T;rne ,,assoJ an ard the fair hair of the
,.onaas hoad ,vos Touched, With q golden browp
,rh;ie tbes .fadea tressas crew ,nerceptibly
1 wh;tor and from. their. oleem was, borrowed
svarv , ibresd of silver that. enliyened the wei
(. * Cl.ra,s sombre lifas aThe child bloomet
into a;rlbood with no chance in the simpl,
ropt;ns Of ber, daily duties. except that, sh,
na,y % No NJ longer vent to tha nublie shool. Sh,
st;il ali alternafsd betwoen sbade and sunshine il
tSs az twa bomas vat omen to her. when ,ul,ex
,,aetodTu IN tha genial warmth Of sthe latter
! st,ST,sa, aower crew mn a,t budded and wa
Iral. an 81 -, ~ 4 !.
F. w. NJ Grant had son who was, 4 prosper
o,,s e;t,, n archant and her grandson. Richard
I had I'D mare than once come out to spend witt
Lar tbe s,,ltrv August tlays. This matters
,,erv lttIarvheh Clara was twelve and he six
osS lh,,f % when ~. 5ame aoain-four wears late
Z somabov, a the touno gneople seemed to STAN
ON j tiiffarent footing. She was no longer hi
Wiling guide to the spot where the black
berries were V largest, and ripest choosing he
own '1r road homeward. and returning after de
Jions ,rambIes crowned with riyer-grapes lik
! Raccbante, So Richard hunted and botan
;yod alone Init when he found,a rare flowe
or m hooked a magnificent trout it was bu
f courtesy for him to leave it at the brow
house behind the spruces. Then too, he ha
!, brought books for perusal during the rain
davs and Clara read them with new deligh
for thew opened to her the world of sentimen
~ world Of which she had hitherto vaguel
dreamed Tbey were novels and poem
; carefully selected by Richards mother an
, l;abtly tuned over 6y him in search of lite
: ary beauties, while Clara dcvoured them wit
/ ;nd;scriminate eaoerness. and soon had HI
iist LIST If NET authors which she defended wit
. vonthfl,l enthusiasm. Richard was fond
! Iad;naoe and often drew her into playf
discussions which amused him and vivid
4 ;nterested her. Young as he was, he h
= troddan he narrow carneted round. till it "
y tv thraaGbore and he found a, new pleasure
" hnr fresh endowment of pursuits he had e
! honsteJ o, TOD, nsrsonal likino crew up betwe
I ! ] .%o t~o' which Richard watched and disst
: tnJ i If'r, thr,"gh bis cold d-mouhted onera-gla
p .',I;,o .eI tT Cia5a hid Ser nav emotions IKE
: ;o wn,;e I II her M bosoms M and rewarded Ii,
& tnan'hl;na,v and bv stealth in the privacy.
" %er moon-lghted room. Each party had
in annronr;ate an confidant. for Clara's was her p1
- aptto 'lS;to ,;ilnw and Richards his cioar.
y VIZ NY ,o ,rhora woro - onr two orandmotbers
10 10 4h;s s 49, m' Tba RAIDER nav he assured Il
Um,1 .ua1o ' hr no means forgettino their duty.
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