Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-12-08
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/ Every man cherishes in his heart some object
4 some shrine at which his alteration is paid un-
known to his fellow wmortals-unknown to all save
His God:
A Methodist preacher near Batesville, Va, says
his circuit this year inclsdesj "Bunkum Town
ship," "California Settlement" !" Devils Fork"
and 'sHelPs Gate.''
Heroine is perhaps as peculiar sword as any
in our language; the two first letters of it male.
the three first female, the four first brave man,
and the whole word brave woman.
| /" Is there much water in the cistern, Biddy!''
inquired gentleman of his Irish girl she came
up from the cellar.
SIT is full at the bottom, sirs but there's none at
all on the tops' was the reply. e
He who sports compliments, unless he knows
how to take good aim, may meet his mark, and
be wounded by the recoil of his own gun!
Be slow to make a friend and slow to change
him; courteous to all; intimate with few; scorn
| no mas for his mesnhess, nor humor any for their
wealth.
Two gentlemen were lately examining the brest
of plough Oh stall in a market-place. "Ill
bet you guinea said one, syou don't know what
this is for.' "Done," said the other, sits for
SALE" The bet was won and the wager paid.
A dandy is a thing in pantaleons, with body
and two arms, head without brains, tight boots,
cane and white handkerchief, two breaches, and a
ring on his little finger. A coquette is young
l,l,, L1~ 81,
plishments than learning, more charms of person
than graces of mind, more admirers than friends,
and more fools than wise men for her attendants,
.sJoe, what makes your nose so red!'
"Friendship.''
"Friendship! how do you make that out!''
"I've got friend who is very fond of brandy,
and he's too weak to take it strong, and I've con-
stituted myself his taster.'' a4
A fragment of cigar was sent to politician the
other day, in a handsome envelope, on which was
wrtten-sAs heard you declare you would short
ly take the stump I hereby afford you oppor-
tunity of SO doing. / hope the stump may be
hort enough
Dobbs says, if marriages are made in heaven he
is sorry for it--for very many alliances reflect no
very great credit on the place. Dobbs was lock.
ed out the other night in the rain.'
'My son, what did you bite your brotherfor
Now / shall have to whip you. Don'tyou remem-
Der the Golden Rule taught you'll If you
wouldn't like to have your brother bite yon, you
shouldn't bite him. $50
"Hold now, mother; just get out with your whip
pin. Remember the Golden Rule yourself. If
your wouldn't like me to whip you taint right for
you to lick me. -s.s,.--.
A lawyer, somewhat disgusted at seeing couple
of Irishmen looking at six-sided building which
he had constructed, lifted up the window, put his
head out and addressed them: "Whatdo you stand
there for, like pack of blockheads gazing at my
ofice--do you take it for church!' 'Faix," an
swered one of them, II was thinkin SO till saw
the devil poke his head out of the windy
Gan English gentleman observing an uneccle-
siastical looking building, asked boy whose fac
tory it was The sharp witted lad, after an invol-
untary consultation with the crown lawyers, re-
piled, ssMr. Knnear's.' "Ah, and what does he
manufacture herel'' .'Sinners into Saints, SIR
was the reply. ,fsr
"Sir, - said fierce lawyer "do you on your
solemn oath, swear that this is not your hand writ
ing.
~ reckon not was the cool reply.
aDoes it resemble your writingl"
"Yes, sir, l think it DON'T
"Do you swear that it don't resemble your writ
ing. rs-'
"Well, / do, old head"
"You take your solemn oath that this writing
does not resemble yours, in single letter!'
"Y-a-a-s, sir"
"Now how do you know?"
"Cause can't write.
Some person who had nothing else to do, has
ascertained that there are FIVE hundred and fifty
thousand grains in busel Of wheat; five hundred
and twenty thousand in barley; one million two
hundred and sixty thousand in oats. -....
The first negroes seen in Europe were brought
over by an admiral in the Portugues Navy, in l442.
He imported them for the purpose of converting
them to Christianity; but discovering their worth,
he converted them to servitude.
We often speak of being settled in life; we
might as we'll think of casting anchor in the midst
of the Atlantic Ocean, or talk of the permanent
situation of stone rolling down hill.
The Protestant population Of France is only one
million and half, while the Catholic population
is thirty-ffye or thirty-six millions. .-'
A sshard case'' was interogated the other Sun
day, by a friend who had just seen him at church,
but he was now found swallowing glass of BRAN
DIV and water, at public bar room, thus: 81 saw
you at church this morning, listening very atten-
lively to the discourse, how comes it that now
see YOU here drinking! 81 always thirst after