Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-01-28

since, much amused by couple Hoosler
girls who came on board the steamer --,
at The town Of Mount Vernon, Ia. They
had evidently never been thoasaLd miles
from home, and We making their Fl st trip
ON q steamboat
At dinner, our ladies were henored with
q seat at the head of the table. and the ell
dest one, with her usual independence, cut
her bread into small pieces, and with a fork
reached over and enrolled each mouthful in
the nice dressing Of piece Of .beef-steak be-
fore her. The passengers preserved their
gravity during this operation, by dlnt OF
great effort. Perceiving that her sister was
not very forward in helping herself, she
turned round to ber and exclaimed, loud e.
nongh to be heard by half the table e-@Sal,
dip into tile grary-Dad pays as much as
any of 'em!" This was followed by a
general roar, in which the captain led off.
The girls arrived at their place of destina-
tion before supper, and when they left the
boat all hands gave three cheers for the
girisoflhe Hoosier State. & -. "a ssss
- Ms Partington heats The Empire
Mnstrels -sWsll, do believe the con-
sort Of the Empire Ministers does beat the
effors of tbs Eat-the opium Sara h-naders.
determined to. crafty my odd-torys, on
New Years night, for all the Deacon made
such fuss because ate nded the last time.
got card Of commission, and cola
gogue of the performances at the door. The
singin' was beautiful, and the harmonious
medIy psrspired me with feelin's insubscri-
babe. Thsnsthat felisr who played on the
villain-sell,h Ire did sing SO pretty in the salt
seller voice; but what was better than all,
to see Cool Whites comic Shak espear-
why.la! Twas so2cogitated with laughter
that Thought ] should go into rev rulsions )"
nd Ibe old lady commenced laughing, and
itEwas not until she. bad split the contents Of
hsf snuff oxzthat she ceased: sss
fThe original clussic saying which
has degenerased into 80 take your time,
Miss Lucy Longp' may be found in: an
old. and, in fact, obsolete edition of The eel.
ebrnted works Of Jonsing and Jumbo. The
text is there set down, as near as can be
rendered conveniently from the original
lain, thus: =. :. - rs E.-s
ss 80 e0, horam tibf carpe, 'i5=.ss.
Mi Luciano Long.
o, carpe diem. Whar be :
ss.s De subjec OBJ my song1 -
sxszsss.& In Gongs squarum somna 'efa;
sSss sses4 De negro snoruln strong; 5aI5
as.eisss5 O, tempus tibi gnmbo, ss=
- My Luciano Lone!'a. s
~ A preacher who advised a IdroWsy
hearer. to take pinch snuff occasionally
al service, to keep him awake. was advised
m return 10 put the snuff IN the sermon. 'e e.
nThe following was one Of tie toasts
given alta recent German supper in Balti-
more: 8
zs9IIaua1aa-A bborred by all 1.-The world
and held in utter contempt by the rest OF
mankind. s = ~ 81
esa @Pm net afraid of barrel of cider!
said topper TO temperance man. u pre-
s1Ins not from your appearance; ] should
think q barrel OF cider would run at your
sapproach,s was the reply.
d sMiss, will you take my arm!"1
{ La, yes, and you too . #
Fssa Can spare but the arm, Miss, hastily
replled the old bachelor. -
.sla la Thsn,n said the Miss, 81 can't take it.
Eaassmy motto is to go the whole hog OF
none. =s ss saa
0TI wish you had been Eve,' said a
little rugged lurchin To bis aunt, who had
srsfused to give him an apple.
..Vhv so, ehild?'
zsss aBecause you're so stirgy that you
swnuid hive eaten the apple yourself, nc
ss.Adam wouldn't have got a bite. -
}Ess -=-----------
FssstF Beauty is outaneous disease, thai
has destroy ed more people than the small
sspox. Were women all born with pug no.
! ssss, vice would leave the country in year
ons good looking girl will give bir h tc
more wicked ideas in neighborhood, than
half dozen lascivious poems. Wherever
ths devil is very much served, you may
swear The women are very much tempting
There is more vice in Paris than in all Ger
many. sHomely people are most always
.SuDDEs 1,HouGHrs.-A man would do
we'll to carry a pencil in bis pocket and
write down the thoughts Of a moment
Those tflat come unsought for, nre com.
s n,ally The most valaable. and should s. be
s.escared, because they seldom return =
Lord Bacon. sS& ses -=t-abS