Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-11-18
WHOLE NUMBER 1856:

/ The PIN AND THE NLEDLE,--Lem. :,
Smith, tells the following witty fable, =,
which is as good as ,lhing We have
seencut Of Esop. A, pin and a needle,
says. this American Fountain, being neigt : =
bors, in a work basket, and both being IDLE -
folks, began TO quarrel, as idle folks are s,s
E Il should like to. know, said ,ihei pin, :.
'what ) ou nre good for, and how, you ex. -
Fpectaio get through the world without r.,
head?' "-N'* - '''s4'
o "Whni is ihe use Of your head" replied
the needle, rather. sharply, '.if you have no
Feyel' s,..aa .r.. -. -. 20 ~
"Wha, is the use of an, eye. said tic
pin, ''if there IS always somelh ng in i,i"-i
+ "l'.n more active, and Gun GO yLroughs@ -
more work Than you can" snid The needle.
I Yes, but you will not 1--we long. go %
"Why nol!" 49,, ~. -. -
Because you have always stitch in. !. =
your side," said the pin. N, r. v...-- -
Z "Youare poor crooked creature said
the needle. e-.r .,, ., s..,t, - n "A -
/ Sand you are SO proud that you can't =.
bend without breaking your back. I" AZ .1,l.
aIli pall! your head off, if you insult me -
fhea,r, slszsEsoa ssais hyLS oocs SEsss ysSs
r 1Fll lPui, your eye cut if you Touch Ims;-s,.
remember yours Life hangs on a single
I1hrend, said The pin. ,..t jl 3, .n5,s.,,',,...s
While they was thus conversing, q ,1itiIs
girl entered, and undertaking 10 sew, 81 -
very soon broke Of the needle Mt lhe eye
She then tied The thread around the head OF
the pin, and attempting TO sew with il, she
soon pulled its head off, and threw it into
the dirt by the side of The broken needle. !.
well, here we are, snid the needle.
Il ."We have nothing 10 fight about now"
said the pin. ''lt seems misfortune has
brought us 10 cur senses s......-S~et
I "A pity we had not come 10 ;hem SOON
err suid the needle, "How much we re-.r
semble, human beings, who. quarrel about a.,
! Il cir blessings ill they lose them, and new
L er find out they are brothers till they Law
down in the dpsl together, ns We d0 -. Il
|, A DfcTroSARY w ORD Rp,-sJohn, ~ said s@Es
master thinner in Somh Durham, 'the-oherfs
iday,sto one ofhis men, bring SOME afaJsa
90 HedE a1rm Btyf y a1ilfH ,5csass siSs
| John walked off, revolving the word isaa
his mind, aud returned with -aspitchsoE
iforki ja3 VY5 I9e - ave 29a5ssl4 aig0w
! 'idon'l want this said the wondering.-
! Beg your pardon, replied the man; -,trr
thought you wanted something TO turn orerssf
the SKINS F*" 7sH Ht- q 5aoSaE 9oS
And off he went ngain, not whit wisers,ls
bu, ashamed to confess his ignorance. .aa-s's
Much meddaling, (as lord Brougham wou,te
sny,) he next pitched upon the bes6m,as
shoudering which, he returned toaEthesl
counting house. His master was ina pds-;si
sion III iSE t.tE s-sd s. l3ais5. s;5ssa 7E
/ 'Whata stupid ass you are John, '.ksa-
! exclaimed Il want some sticks and shasingsgyl
to ligh. the fre.' tSss N -'G7o il.tf ses 81
'O.h-h.h!' rejoinsd the rustic, that's what
yoa wan, sit1 Why .couidn't you -
say so at first master. instead of ff7usingm
london dictionary wordpj .7sa 'sa- 30
7 And wishful to show Nthnt he was snotsf
alone in hisignorance, he called a com-al
radeto the tanners presence, and askedsa
him if he knew what fuel was. Dt- aan .yiazf
| 'Ay!' answered Joe, ducks and geese'S
; and sich like!' .r;sa