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Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13
A Strange Crime.

A frightful crime, which never could
have happened out of France, and which
bespeaks reckless sel6shness, morbid feel
ings, and an utter absence of religion, cour-
age and morals, has just horri6ed St. Lo.
A rich proprietor, and a maaire for several
years passionately loved a young girl. The
families were like the parents in "Romeo
and Juliet" at war; and they could not
agree. But after severl years of pressing
solicitations, he obtained the hand of his
mistress. They were married. A grand
party celebrated the wedding and the recon.
cilliation The happy couple retired. At
six in the morning pistol shot was heard.
The husbund was found dead in an anti
chamber, the young wife asleep. A letter
explained the suicide. 1t was written evil
IDENTIFY before the marriage. He said in il
that be had reached the highest point of
human felicity, and could not descend
He could not bear to be less loved or to
love less. II die from excess Of happiness.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13
Matrimony among the Indians.

An aged Indian, who for many years
had spent much time among the white peo-
pie, both in Pennsylvania and New Jersey,
one day, in the year l77O, observed that
the Indians had not only much easier
way of getting wife than the whites, but
also more certain way of getting a good
one. For said he in broken English,
white man court-eourt-may be one
year-may be two years before he marry
Well-may be then be get very good wife,
but may be not-may be very cross!-
Well, now, suppose cross? Seold all day
Scold until sleep! all one-he must keep
him! White people have law forbidding
throw away wife, he be ever SO cross =
must keep him always. Well, how does
Indian do? Indian, when be see industri-
GUS squaw, he go to him, place his two fore
fingers close aside each othes, make two
like one; then look squaw in the face-see
him smile-this all one-he say yes! So
he take him home no danger he be cross
No, no-squaw know too well what Indian
do if he be cross! throw him away and
take another! Squaw love to eat meat
no husband, no meat. Squaw do every
thing to please husband, he do everything
to please squaw-live happy
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13

In THE WRoNG Box.-A young man
named Lord, recently went cour,ing, and
being rather .imid, neglected to make
known to his 'lady love- his business until
a very late hour in the night, when the
young lady asked him if he would not 60
to bed. An answer was given in the affir-
native, and the bashful young man was
conducted 10 the bed of a negro servan.
who was absent at the time. During the
night, however, Cuffee returned, and find
ing the stranger in his bed asked:-
'Wh VIII, who there?'
Lord was the reply.
well. Lord, God, or the debbil, you s
no beznes here; an yo' sir G. way-right
of, l'll have martin TO do wild ye!'-Bosto''
Bee
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13

TIE MANoR1AL Surf IN New York -
The trial in Hudson, New York, in rea.
tien TO the Manorial close on Friday:
The defendants claim q nonsuit on the
ground that they have fully established
possession, and that long enough to debar
the State, without inference 10 paper title.
On the other hand, the prosecution insist
tha, the patents having been introduced by
the defence, and having been impugneG by
the prosecution, the whole question of pos.
session and proper title onght to go to the
jury. Judge Wright did not decide on the
motion for nonsuii, but gave an opinion
favorable TO the validity Of the patent
Both parties then waived the sending Of
the case to the jury, and agreed to argue it
before the same judge, in this city, on the
9th Of next month. Judge w. is then TO
take six months to give decision.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13
Ballad StarzaS.
4-R.I ELIZA COOK

Eliza Cook has won all hearts wherever her
lovely strains have penetrated. In the boudoir
of the most highly enlightened, or in the rude
cabin of the demi-ciyilized squatter We give
a poem from her pen, uniting sentiment, wit, and
pathos in her happiest style
Oh! / wish that the strange kith and kin of my
father
Had never remembered poor Norah at all,
They have left me heap of bright gold. but I'd
rather .--....., -s-e#
Go back as was to the clay cottage wall.
Gay lovers in plenty come whining and wooing,
Fm followed as close as deer by the hounds:
False hearted fellows! know what they're do
e.s .aIa ing, va3 e %s.sa sss
10 They're courting my pennies now turned into
ri 20 pounds,
But, Dermot, dear Dermot-oh! woe is my
- breathing, ~
. Dermot has stricken the root of my joy;
For he passes me by with flash in his eye,
= Saying, sNorahs too rich for the poor Irish
s-s5 boy"
qohi will forget when he helped me to carry
a Thebucket of water and basket of peat; 2
When left him alone and found he would tarry
To gaze on the dew-moistened prints of my
.s;5ss feet7 e@23 -*=ttF. 71'' 80
Oh. will l forget his sad praying and weeping
when the sickness of fever was wasting my
- cheek;
When he tarned from his bread, and watched
= on without sleeping,
With o sorrow too deep for his white lips to
speakl
Oh. Dermot, dear Dermot, though gold oft be-
witches,
And the best Of our souls it can often destroy;
.rt,ia1' riches, ..-=,
Unless they were shared by the poor Irish
boy. .....-.-..
Though the pledge in pure whiskey too often
he's drinking,
Though he idles his time, singing sCush Ia
ma ehree;" ~
Yet they cannot be mighty great faults-I am
thinking, ..-
=. When the gl.ss and the song are both sacred
They tell me his face has 40 beauty about it,
But beauty's garb for butterfly y;s wear;
I'm not sure but love him the better without
.ssgz = it, ~. s ss, ez-z
Yet how white are his teeth and how black is
.sssa@5s his hair .s5Qse4s
Dermot, my own darling Dermot, oh! never
Believe that FL look on another with joy;
But just ask me once more if I'll have you for
1s7R - ever,
And see if FL turn from the poor Irish boy.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13

concluded by requesting an interview. "If,
said he, II find myself otherwise unable tc
afford the assistance you require, trust
may be Of service in interesting others il
your behalf" z5Rl
Nor was this mere profession; for it wa.
but few weeks before the widow found
herself comfortably located, and engaged in
thriving little business, commenced by the
Recommendation, and carried on BY the aid
of my friend. And all this was done in
genuine scripture style. There was no
sounding of trnmpets-and the right hand
knew net the doings Of the left. But his
Elady-love was silent observer of his con-
duct, and he received many a kind glance
FROM that quarter, Of which he nev-
er suspected the cause. She began to think
that the homage Of a spirit like his was not
to. be despised; and she felt something very
much like palpitation Of the heart, as she
questioned hers respecting bis intentions.
Such was the train of thought which was
one evening, as is often the case, interrupt
ed by a call from the person who had been
its cause. Hour after hour passed by that
night, and still David fingered. He could
not tear himself away. aShe is most
fascinating creature" thought he, &and
good as she is beautiful. Can she ever be
mine?" and cloud came over his atures,
an he sat Cor moment in silence.
"This suspense must be ended" he at
length thought. He started as the clock
told eleven. s
"You will think me insufferaby tedious" :"
said he with a faint smile, @but have been
too pleasantly ged to take note of time
And the sin Of this trespass upon the rules
of good breeding must lie at your door. Be-
sides, I have heightened this visit" he con-
tinued after pause, sunder the apprehen-
sion that, as it has heen the happiest, it
might also be the last it might ever be my
good fortune to spend with Miss H."
The lady looked at him with some sur
prise.
aAy," said he, "tEe matter rests with
yourself. Will you forgive my prespmp-
ton? Others, perhaps more worthy of you,
at least nobler and higher in the worlds
esteem, are striving for the honor of your
hand. And yeti cannot restra ain my self
from making an ayowal, which, though it
may be futile, is deserved tribute to your
worth"
The lady did not swoon nor turn pale.
But flush of qualification passed over her
face.
She frankly gave him her hand and
looked up in his face. @The friend of the
fatherless and widow" she said, david
blushed) "cannot fail to make a, good low
er and true husband"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13
4 SHORT AND TRUE STORY.

David Wentworth had the kindest of
hearts. There was neither mete nor bound
TO his benevolence, except inability. And
happy were any man who had 1.-THE Of
the prayers that were offered up for the
welfare Of my friend, by the unfortunate
and wretched whom his hand relieved.
10 Ispeak of prayers it was the only
reward he obtained; | mean here-but
forget.
-2F David was paying his attentions to an
excellent young lady Of his native city. She
was wealthy, beautiful and accomplished,
and consequently had many su;tors. A.
mong them were many richer and nobler
Tin extraction mean) and handsomer men
shan David Wentworth, but m'amporte,
there was kind Of frank-heartedness about
my friend, that could not fail to bring him
somewhere near the heart of his mistress,
even if an emperor had been his rival. I
eSTheyoung lady hit upon project to put
the character of her lover to the test. She
had found poor widow with family, in
one of her benevolent excursions, and the
idea occurred to her, that it would be good
opportunity to ascertain what sort of stuff
her lovers hearts were made of. Letters
were forthwith indited, setting forth the
good woman's tale. and forwarded to the
different gentlemen in the widows name,
requesting an answer and assistance.
The first reply was lecture on idIeness
and begging, and concluded with informa-
ton that the writer was not accustomed to
give to those he did net know. This was
from a $4,000 year.-The second ad.
vised her to apply to some ofthe benevolent
societies whose business it was to relieve
those who were truly in want. This was
from one who had great reputation for
benevelence-who had leading part in
the several charitable associations, and
whose pharisaical liberality mad been bla-
zoned in the Gazette. The lady thought
that interested as he was in the success Of
those institutions, he displayed very com.
mendable reluctance obout taking the busi.
ness out Of their hands. A third. from a
good-hearted and generous kind Of a fellow
enclosed her Eve dollar bill with his
compliments. Several took no notice of the
poor woman's petition. But there was an
other answer which the lady read with fal
different feelings. It was from David, from
$500 a year-and I need not soy it was
ike himself, consoling. 1t spoke Of the
writer's narrow means, the rule he had a.
dopsed, unless persuaded of the object, and
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13

Astronomical Phenonuma.-Soon after
the Copernican system of Astronomy began
to be generally understood, an old Connec.
ticut farmer went to his parson with the
following inquiry:
CDR. T., do you believe in the new story
the tell about the earth moving around the
sun?'' -...
eyes, certainly"
sDo you think it is according to the scrip
tures2 IF it is true. how could Joshua com.
mand the sun to stand still?"
aUmphp' quoth the Doctor, scratching
his head.-@Joshua commanded the sun to
stand still, did he?"
eyes"
sWell, it stood still, did it not?''
Eyes"
every well. Did you ever hear that he
set it a going again."
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13

Too PROUD TO LABOR R.-Who are the
misguided creatures that belong to this
class2 They are the drones of this world;
the only class of beings that have no end
to fulfl-the only class that are Of no use
on the earth! Would you behold this
worthless prodigy Of the creation? Look
on the corners fthe streets, and single out
the polished fop that with his soft white fin.
gers twirls his cane with matchless grace;
he is one ofihem-he looks upon labor as
disgrace! Look again, and picture to your
mind the stately son of some wealthy oul
maybe worthy old man. who rose from
poverty tosopulencethrough toll and priya-
tions. .sslsat sen tt'too pfuadd :, oiator.-.z
his fathers brawny hands produced that
which satisfies the cravings Of his appetite
and covers his body from the gaze Of the
world, but he looks upon labor as dis
grace. Singular abortion; he is of less use
in the world than the sluggish snail that
crawles the ground, or the whining lap
dog that sleeps in its lady's bond-box! We
turn in disgust from the picture. But look
once again, and mark the proud beauty
the dormant young lady, whose hands were
never soiled by labor, but whose days are
spent in the giddy mazes of fashionable
life. She too belongs to the class of un-
fortunate beings who despise the name Of
LABOR; and her aged mother, perchance,
tolls in the evening of her day to rhe end
that a favorite daughter may be indulged in
a caprice which robs her ofevery vestige of
womanhood, and writes her down a blank
in the creation! But we shall not continue
the history. These are the branches of the
human family that are ''too proud to
labor;" whom to know is to regard with
that contempt which is only cherished by
an honest man who earns a living for
lazy drone who steals livelihood by np.
propriating the labor Of others to his use.-
SteasbenriNe Messenger.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13
Laws 0fHealih.

Children should beItausht to use the lef
hand as well and as much as the right.
Coarse bread is much better for children
than fine l..s.- = Sss -.
Children should sleep in separate beds
and should not wear night,caps.. a,!
Children under seven years of age should
not be, confined over sixsorf seven hours in
the house and that lime should.be broken
by frequent recesses .6T ct
Children and yoqa@ people should be
made to hold their hea in and. shoulders
back while standing7 pr. walking.
The best4beds Cos hildren ae sIAaii, OF
in winter of hair and cotton.
From one to one pound and half Of
solid food is food sufficient for person in
the ordinary vocation in business. Persons
in sedentary employment should drop one
third Of their food, and they will escape
dyspepsia. ...-....-.--
Young persons should walk two hours of
the day in the open air.
Young persons should be prevented from
bandaging their chest The author has
known three cases of insanity, terminating
LA ue"'n' WHICH, oeSuh III tnlS pFaCuce.
Every person, great and small, should
wash all over in cold water every morning.
Reading aloud is conducive to health.
The more cloathing We wear, other things
being equal, the less food we need.
Sleeping rooms should be furnished with
fireplace, or some mode of ventilation be.
sides the windows. =.s. -
Young people and others cannot study
much by lamp light with impunity.
The best remedy for eyes weakened by
night use, is fine stream of cold water
frequently applied to them.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13

F"Breeches Of Etiqueete!" said Mrs.
Partington, "who ever heard of sich things!
My poor old man used to wear nankeen
and glad to get um. But now, oh how
proud! Old Zack talks about Mexican
breeches Of faith, the old scamp, and now
he's talking about mending Pousin's breech-
es of Etiquette! The next we know he'll
be making breeches for the women eand
the rest of mankind Oh dear!" and she
grasped her needle convulsvely.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13

@Plain English words are not suf.
fcient for the learned medical profession;
they must use such as sound bigger and
more mys,ifed.-For instance, home sick
ness they call philopahridomania-a cold
in the head, phlegmatoorhagia-and a
cold bath, pscyclroiutrun. But the word
they substitute Tor Group goes ahead of the
moral law itself, in regard to Ienght. 1t is
nothing more or less than laryngotrach.
ettnaysopyouaenngogenc. If they were to
call the Itch, caladoniariolaniascotchfd-
dlededum, one might possible understand
what was meant; but we sscave in"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13

FTbe Sea Serpent, "us long as fiat
boat, with an appearance like a row Of
has been seen ns far up the Ohio
as JeffersonvilIe, KY. He was supposed TO
be on his way to the Nashville Convention,
determined to make it 'smonster meeting"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13

Irish Denial.-An Irish boy who was
trying to get place, denied that he was
an Irish boy. Il don't know what You
mean by not being an Irishman," said the
gentleman who was about hiring him, "but
this know, you were born in Ireland"
"Och! yer honor, is that all!" said the boy.
ssmall blame to that. Suppose had been
born in a stable, would have been
borse7n
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13

GA young lady was lately complain
ing to Friend, that she had cold, and
was sadly plagued in her lips by chaps.
"Friend," said Obadiah, "tbee should
never suffer the chaps to come near thy
lips."
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13

RATHER FEvERIsH.-The Iowa City
Reporter says:-We understand from a
man direct from Milwaukee, that they have
the California fever SO bad there, that a
person may buy house and lot for twenty.
five cents. and, frequired, they will throw
q woman and family of babies into the bar
gain.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13

GA Dutchman wishing to relate the
cause of his wife's death, which was ssthe
breaking of blood vessel, and forgetting
the precise term by which to express his
meaning, said:
"Mine frow git mat one tay, and preak
a ship in her preast"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13
Another Mammoth Cave:

A Milwaukee correspondent of the Hart
ford Courant gives the following descrip-
tion of western cave:
Itehas long been known that near Madi-
son, the capital Of our State and 80 miles
west Of this place, there was cavern OF
considerable extent; but it has never been
extensively explored, until couple OF
weeks ago. Then porty Of five men,
headed BY Howell Lumley, Esq, a member
Of our late Legislature, arranged for full
exploration of the cave, taking with them
rations for a weeks absence, a canoe, and
other needful provisions.
The party were in the cave near five
days. After exploring in all directions,
they finally emerged from the cave, it was
by another opening which they discovered,
some miles distant from that by which
they entered. Mr.. L. speaks Of the extra.
ordinary vastness Of the cavern at different
points; its great width, and at one place he
supposed the height to be full 70 feet; his
impression is, that it extends under much
of the two counties of Dane and Iowa, and
he is enthusiastic when he refers to the
novelties, curiosities, and great mineral
wealth which abound within this mammoth
of cavern.
At one point on thier route they traver-
sed over and among large masses and
blocks which they supposed to be rock,
but which proved, on examination, to be
galena-lead ore of fine quality; this was
spread over surface Of 8 miles. Fine
specimens of copper ore were discovered,
and at one point IL pounds of native silver
were found. They discovered a lake Of
considerable dimensions, and which in
their canoe they partially explored. The
greatest depth they discovered on sounding
this lake, was 81 feet and 4 inches.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13

THE IRON BUSINESS. Married, on tho
Goth ult., near Toms river. N j., by Benz.
L. Irons, Mr.. Joseph Grant TO Miss
Amanda Irons; and on the 2lst at Dover,
N. j., by BENZ. l.. Irons, Mr.. Hendrick
B. Irons 10 Miss Jedidah Ann Irons.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13

MRS Partington, on hearing SO much
said about nissolying the Union, asked
whether they would dissolve it in alchohol
or hot water. She was told it must be dis
solved in blood, if ever.
"Well," she replied, with that fixed
spirit of resolve beaming from her face,
''they shall never have any of my blood
for that purpose, I'll spill The last drop
first"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13

sit is the art of putting the stops.
Then | wish you would go down cellar
and punctuate the cock Of the cider barrel,
Is the cider is running all over the floor.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13
What is WeaIth7

We will answer: Food, clothing. shell
ter, amusemen,s. In short, any thing
that contributes to our enjoyments; any
thing that graiiies the senses. w 9 might
define wealth in this way: 1t is any thing
and every thing that can be purchased for
money.
Money is not w eallh. It.is the repre-.
sentative only. Therefore those who think
that by increasing the amount of money in
a country that they thereby increase its
wealth. sadly mistake. Double the amount
of gold, silver and paper dollars tomorrow
and the country will not be one cent richer
than to-day. A few persons will be enrich.
ed by the change but others will become
poorer.
The California gold mines are not
making our country richer; on the contra
ry every day spent at the ''diggings" is q
day lost. For Instance, n shoemaker of
Pittsburgh in the year 1s49 made three
hundred pairs Of shoes; this year he spends
at the mines, and digs peck Of gold. Of
course he will be rich but the country will
lose Just the amount of shoes he would
make had he continued at his old trade.
The reason OF this is obvious--he ceases
to produce actual wealth and spends his
time in digging for its representative.
In our illustration we exhibit the outra-
geous folly Of Banking institutions. They
are started for the purpose Of making money
plenty. This they do. But they make
real wealth scarce, for they take from use
full labor number of men to act as officers,
and a banking house is built which is a
dead loss to the community, for it is only
used for the purpose Of making represen-
tatives of weallh--not wenlth itself. A
few men grow rich and proud but the peo.
pie suffer. Labor builds the banking
houses, pays the officers and the semi-an.
nual dividends. Talk about capital pro.
ducing! Faugh. 1t re produces itself, by
the aid of unmercHnl legislation and false
notions of s'distributive justice,'' but all
real wealth is the result Of the working.
mans toil.--Pittsburgh Post. - 81 "
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13

GFMrs. Butterfeld, Of Kitchen, Ohio,
so says the Guernsey Jeffersonian, has JUS,
presented her husband with her twenty.
fourth child about month after the
twenty-third anniversary of her wedding
day. "Lau massy,' Mrs. Parting,on
remarks, "she must keep a fendlimg hos.
pital."
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13

1PThe girls out west are amazingly
sweet. A man travelling through tha, re-.
gion on horseback, declares the wind came
to him SO laden with fragrance, that he
thought he was near garden of roses.
He discovered that it was only bevy Of
girls going through the woods.
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