Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-11-04

| Every now and then the same smell come
up through the register r-particularly in III,
[morning. l'll bet sixpence there's somt
oid fish tub in the cellar Of which she'
made kindiing." teN2a J
81 ssrhat may be ii" said 1. 3ssaifia.l
And, for want of better reason, we
agreed for the time being, upon ,ha. by
pothesis. ,sEs~~ ssHE 3s5
Al the end Of another four days, word
came up that our hest sperm oil, for which
we paid d dollar and forty cents gallon,
was out again. / cne,.aaal ~~sa' 'zs4
|.rgsampossiblew j calculated. .asaso
"But it is num-" said Kitty "There .
not IA scrimption Left--no. so much as the
full Of thimble.'' e.sEs p,sy...
"You mns. be mistaken, Kitty A4gal.
lon Of oil has never been burned in this
house ia four days." ~ tfss~-nsl...t.slg
''We burned the other gallon in four
days" said Kitty, with provoking cool-
ness. "The evenings are very long, and
we have'a great many lights and the"
''It's no use for you to talk, Kitty !
replied, in,errnpting her, IN use 10 the
world. A gallon Of oil 10, four days has
never gone by fair means in this house. -
So don't Try 70 make me believe it-for
won't. I'm too old housekeeper for that. =
. /: Finding .hat was not 10 be convinced,
Kitty became angry, and said something
about her not being q a''lhafe." | was un-
moved by this however; and told her, with
as much sternness Of manner AS | could
assume, that should hold her responsible
for any future waste, Of the article; md
that if she did not feel inclined to remain
on such terms, she had better 20. 80
''Dade, thin, and I'll 90 TO onst," was
the girls spirited answer. ,rs5..ss-s1 ..s
"Nery well, Kitty. You are your own
mistress in this respect,'' said cody. "Pm
not in the least troubled about filling your
place; nor fearful of getting one who will
waste a gallon Of oil in four days"
Kitty retired from my presence in high
indignation, and fully expected that she
would desert my house forthwith. 'But,ne;
unlike some o,hers,o of her. class, she knew
when She had good place, and had sense
enough to keep i. as long as she could stay.
In due time she cooled off, and | heard
no more about her getting another place.
"Thers's that fishy smell again!" ex-
claimed my husband as he arose up in bed
ono merning, dny or two afterwards, and
snufed the air. &"Ahd, as | live, the fire
ia tie he ter is all out again! I'il have
some light on thi. subjecs, see if [ don't.''
And he sprung upon The floor, ut the
snme time hurriedly putting on his dressing
gown and pair Of slippers. +@@2
"Where are you goingl", said |, see.
ing him moveing towards the door.
"To find out where this tishy smell
comes from,'' he replied, disappearing as
he spoke. Z = '''.'.-'5 :. ~ is.,''7s..
In about Eve minutes Mr.. Smith return.
ed. as''2 @'F q =. s,..'*.i's-s5
swell, if that don't beat all!'' he ex.
claimed Us he re. entered the chamber.
"What!" very naturally enquired. u
"I'ye found out oil about that fishy
SMELL" said he. .,..-.-.... ,5a
"W nat abou. isa Where does it come
front" 10 if--~sEi zs'a1'i lt-'s5 s7sss as2ff
.sYou wouldn't guess in month efSun.
days. Well, this is a grea, world! )" Live
Explain yourself Mr.. Smith. Pm all
impatience.' - II "sA FTsi l@'sa5.6-
IL will and in few words. The fire
was out in the heater" =. --rs,sssfs
: ayes. ."'tsf 72aasE7it g. Easafa55tj
sand | very naturally took my way
down 70 wherei expected to find our lady
at work in the re-kindling process" go.
i saWelI s'fs@s ,lsfiA IS --5tosaazast
- Sure enough, there she was kindling
the fire with a vengeance. .'''Vs'I @71at&
s!a ssWith whar?" ] asked. "Witiia ven.
geance.'" 5@sa
"Yes, with vengeance 10 my pocket.
She had tho oil can in her hands, and was
pouring its contents freely into the furnace,
In order to quicken combustion. l. now
understood all about this 6shy sme,l."
sand oil about the remarkable disap.
pearnnce, of gallon Of oil in four days.
Kindling the FIRE with dollar and forty cent
oilp' rssAsssvj btsaSi -~tiaE7 s5s@S
"Eyen sso!'' -gns.a{ sa&1iiE---elaTgtf
"What did you say to her, Mr.. Smith,"
'sNo.hing. But | rather think she'll
not want me to look ut her again the hu.z
zy!'s ss5yEif t.asy5. .'---4lsss1s's4 lga sts3a.s
"Kindling ERE with my best sperm oil!
Well, Z cant get over that. 'E'a 'Eg,saH
Something in this wise | continued to
ejaculate, now and then, until my astonish-
mont fairly wore itself out. i Ssars q
didn't consider it worth while to say
any thing to- Kitty when twent down stairs.
,hinkiBg ii best to let the look my hus-
band spoke Of, do its work. BY the way,
| don't msch wonder that she was frighien.
cd at his look-for he ecan-- But Iforgot-
| am speaking Of my husband, and he might
happen TO read this. { --fi5ogasz!sfs$'S
OF COURSE, .Kitty's days in my house
were numbered. 4 No faith was TO be plac-
ed in a creature who could SO shamefnlly
dsstfey;a useful article placed in her hands.
fIfashe would burn up the oib it was but
fair 10 infer that she would as remorseless-
ly make way with other things. Sol par.
ted with her. She begged me to let her
stay, and made allsortsYof promises. But
| was immoveable. .fass' ,f5@ds' q i
Whether I beAered myself IN the change,
is somewhat doubtful. sse5
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