Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-27
LOBSTER SAUCE.
BY THEoPHILUs PRINGLE.

NEVER cal lobster, and a cat is my a.
version. Not that any parlicalar lobster
SOC apy a,at,ieular cat ssstas dig me: g 8 a.sy
s%sssss snusettss tsssf awssai
is ca ed an diosy ncrasy -no it isnot thai.
Let4fne give you t, "reminiscences, reader
4 s----orle al which have laughed heartily a
hundred ,i,Des-nolwiihs cannot
getover the cal and lobster-aud you will
comprehend The nature of my antipathy.
In my younger days, had to rough il
lin the world At thirteen years OF age,
was sent to that severest Of all schools for
"a boy, the workshop OF a mechanic, ,and had
1 my lot cast with hal-a-doZen as wde-a
wake apprentice boys as ever tried the
patience OF a master. AS matter OF
course we looked upon our master and
mistress as common enemies, and every
domestic arrangement that dad not give US
the freedom Of the house, and especially OF
the pantry, as unjust and oppressive.
Among my fellow apprentices were two,
named Joe Grimes and Bill Henderson, who
were generally the rlngleaders in all mis-
chief, and stirred our spirits into revolt
whenever we were disposed 10 bury the
halchet which was not often. OF the pa
tience and long suffering of our master,
now often wonder. He must have been q
man Of great self control or calm tempera-
ment to have borne with US as we'll as he
did, Notwithstanding we then looked upon
him MS ill.tempered and captious. One of
his rules was, that every boy should be in
the house at ten o'clock at night. 1t was
not only good rule, but one that he was
bound, as the legal guardian of his boys to
make. Against this we each and all rebelled
rs most tyrannical Infringement of our
liberties, and made it matter Of conscience
to stay out as late as twelve o'clock, when
> ever we could do so without the risk of be-
ing discovered. The way we managed
this. was to take turns in being out, say
two at time. At ten o'clock our master
generally took the pains to see if we were
all on hand. If we were in the shop when
he appeared, and inquired for those he die
not see the answer was-sGone up to bee
SIR ..-.
Or, if we were up in the sky parlor
when he came to the door and asked if we
were all in, we promptly replied, Yes sir,
although but four out of the half-dozer
were actually in bed.
For months this went on without a sus
picion that there was any unfair play; bu
ons night we were found out. The mode:
of gaining access by the outsiders as WI
called those who happened to be eniovins
themselves on the street after the regula
hour Of shutting up the house were various
Sometimes single rap upon the tin spout
the sound Of which could be distinctly hear
in the garret, was the signal for one of tn
insiders to 60 quietly down and unfa ste
the door; or peculiar whistle at the col
ner opposite, gave notice that the same SCI
vice was required. Joe Grimes and Bi
Henderson, however, were more independ
ert than the rest, they never required to
let in, preferring always to let themselv'
= in. Bill generally obtained free admissio
after the house was locked up, in this way
The house in which we lived was thre
storied; adjoining was one only two storit
high. By means ofa fence, Bill could e
SLY Chamber to the roof Of tho back pa
ofthe two.story house, and from this g
upon the roof Of the main building. Abo,
this rose our own house, full story higl
with its gable end window opening o
from the garret where we slept. In ord
to get into the window from the roof OF Il