Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-02-10
q. How foolish was to dispute with you,
Jo.~-,,n ol,o,.f c,,ch a triAa, is.t Fif j F4..=-

| dear one, about such trihe.'
sYes, it was very foolish in both Of US
But never mind; thank heaven, we've
come to our senses again. Kiss me, dars
ling-there, all's made Up. Ain'twe hap
lspy nowp va.
.sYes, my love- Clouds VIII come some-
times, but thank Providence, they are all
gone now. We couldn't have expected
sunshine always. Oh; won't we have
precious times together, hereafter, loving
each other so tenderly' There, it does
seem to me as if were at this moment
perfectly happy"
s:Blessed, blessed wife, kiss me again,
darling. There-we've had the last Of our
quarrels-have'nt we, my own, my angel
one ?' ,.,t ~. .
eyes, dearest. And if we were going to
quarrel again-which never can be--it
would be about something Of more impor-
tance-would'n it love? The more |
think of it, the more foolish it appears,
quarreling about so triaing a thing as a
mouse" ....r. ...a.
"You forgot my dear; rat you mean"
"No, my dear, | mean mouse"
ssHow can you, Mrs Battle say mouse,
when l have told you over and over again
twas rat? Dye think I've no eyes?"
81 say what mean, Mr.. Battle, and
mean Just wha. say To say that was
rat is the most absurd thing l ever heard.
A rat indeed!~
"Absurd or not, Mrs. Battle, tell you
you are a simpleton. You don't know
beans from broomstick
s'Then it's because Pve lived so long
with you, Battle. I don't believe that yol
ever saw rat. Every body knows tha
5 they have long round tails, like file. Blu
t Pm an abused woman, and | won't put VI
t with such treatment any longer. I'll g.
home to my fathers. Well see then, hov
, some folks will get along. And will tel
you, Battle, it was mouse"
u "And tell you, Mrs. Battle, it wasn't {
mouse" Ns a
"'Twas mouse"
. "Twas rat"
) ',js'Twas mousse" ~,
"Rat."
"Mouse." @
"Rat." r. H-
"Mouse." sRat.' Mouse
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!, Just at this moment, stage-coach drew
up before the door, and the appearance o
, an old and long expected friend, who, aftel
' long absence, burst suddenly into the room
put an end to hostilities and threw bott
t parties into temporary good humor. Tc
!, this day, however, the cause Of Mrs. Battle'
: fright has never ceased to be a prolific
v source of contention, Mr.. Battle insisting
most strenuously that it was a rat ant
!, Mrs. Battle protesting with equal pertinacit.
0 that it was q mouse. A hundred times the,
!. have squabbled till almost ready to broom
!. stick each other, and hundred times the,
j. have Just made up all again. and asked eacl
others forgiveness, when an unfortunat
, allusion by one of the parties to the caus
a of their quarrel, has caused all the smoth
cred fire of rage and indignation to brea
, forth tafresh. = Yankee Blade
u S1NeuLAR.-It is stated by those VIII
= keep night watch in the nenageries, tha
lin cages where there is more than on
y animal, tits always the custom for one
!. keep watch while the others sleep. III
y sentry is.relieaed with as much regularit
Q 9 Ens III 4 well regulated camp saldier:
: 4 although not, probably with as niue
II II precision in regard to time. The sentin'
! PAGES back and forth, and is very carefi
70 : not not to do anything to arouse his comrades
IL Occasionally he lies down, but always vii
his head towards the front Of the cage, or
:. ,e never sleeps until relieved.
A HEAVY LOAD OF STAKEs:-Dan Ma
a BILE occasionally lets off joke that W