The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1862-02-01

daughters. Mrs Sara Yelton was a worldly,
ambitious woman, the whole end of whose
lifeya to make. all the display she could,
and to rise in that class Of society which rep
resented her world, and these low and sordid
aims had eaten slowly and rusted out, as they
inevitably must, all that was fair and lovely
in the heart of the woman, and made her
narrow, cold and selfish. u ..,-......-.r
1t was. unfortunate for Augusta Ross that
the years which were most likely to mould
and give tone to her life were passed under
the influence Of such woman. She was i'm
pulsiye and susceptible, and the warmth and
brigH Htness of her nature made her great IA
votite with those who knew her. Mrs. yell
ton was proud Of her pretty and graceful sis
ter, and had very ambitious views regarding
Augusta's future. as.s RI -,rt .a..
These had not been entirely gratifed in the
young girls marriage; for, although Warren
Ross came Of an old and good family, the
young man had no fortune, and nothing to de-
pend on but the salary he received in the
bank where he was clerk, and occupied po-
sition Of high trust
Augustas marriage had met with some op-
position from her sister, but, though the for
mer was naturally too flexible and yielding,
her affections had in one instance made her
strong and resolute, and Sara saw that her op-
position would be fruitless and that she must
give up her dream of seeing her sister the
mistress of mansion on Fifth Avenue.
Warren Ross had an unblcmished name
He was young man of most winning ad-
dress, intelligent and fine looking. Mrs. yell
ton concluded to make the best of Augustas
choice, and supcrintendcd all their arrange
ments for housekeeping.
The young clerk was very fond and very
proud of his wife, and when Mrs. Yelton re-
presented to her brother-in-law that her sis
tcr's position demanded a style Of living
which his salary Of twenty-five hundred dol
lars utterly prohibited, the proud and happy
husband had not the courage to set bis face
against it. ...
1t is true he limited the necessity for econ
omy very strongly, but Mrs. Yelton always
received these remarks in way which woun-
dcd his sensitive pride, and, as her husband
had offered to "foot half the bills" for furnish
ing the house, which Mrs. Yelton had selected
at thousand dollars rent, Warren Ross con-
cludcd to let her have her own way, and Au-
gitsta's pride had been stimulated in the mat
tor, as a young wife's would very naturally
be, and she had acquicsccd in her sisters ar
rangements.
And so the happy young pair had gone to
housekeeping and continued it for TIVE years.
and Warren's salary of twenty-five hundred
had only met half the debts which he had in
CURED each year Of his marriage. These
debts had pressed heavier and heavier upon
the young husband, and the watchful and low
ing eyes of his wife had seen the new care in
his face and suspected the cause for he could
not bring himself to tell her. and there was no
possibility of retrenching largely in their style
of living unless they gave up their house
and commenced on an entirely different plan.
And Warren Ross lacked the courage to
explain to his wife the real state of affairs, to
ask her to give up her sister and her society,
leave the city, with its attractions, and go off
into the country, and settle down in some
pleasant cottage there.
"Poor child it would kill her ~ said the
mistaken man to himself. But this could not
go on always. As the times grew moro strin-
gent his creditors grew more pressing, and
Warren Ross looked on all sides for light and
help, and could And none.
Mrs. Ross had just placed away the last
piece of china when her sister called. She
found the lady in the parlor in costly furs and
velvet, and she soon announced the object o
her visit. 1t was high time that Augusts
should give party, averred the elder sister
She had not done so for the last year, ane
was indebted to host of friends, for Mrs
Yelton still exercised considerable supervision
over Augusta's affairs. s.....
20, Sara, can't think of it for moment,
broke out Mrs. Ross with an energy that was
greatly intensified by her previous reflections
"The truth is suspect Warren's in great
deal of trouble, and that he's dreadfully pres.
sed to meet our expenses, and Eve been Aeri'
ously thinking"-determined now she had
started to come out with the whole truth
"of breaking up here and going off and settling
down in some pretty little country place and
living in style we can afford" ......-,
II hope, Augusta Ross" and the lady bri'
died her head with indignation, you'll have
some regard for your family, before you dis
grace yourself in that fashion. Go off anc
bury yourself in the country, and live in
cottage, and do your own work I! I didn'
suppose when you married Warren Ross tha
he'd ever sink you to that !" certain that these
words would strike q very vulnerable point.
The fair checks Of Augusta Ross flushed
viyidly. but she stood her ground.
"Wsll, whether live with him in cot
tage or not, wouldn't exchange Warren Ros
for tho richest man in the world this day"
"Well, carry your romance as far as 20,
like, only when you go and bury yourself il
the country hope that may be spared tn