Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-04-19
WHOLE NO. 46O.
LinIe Georkc's stoTy.1 ;

week to make kite, and the 6rst time she went
to fly it got the tail htched IN a tall tree, whose
owner would not let her climb up to disentangle
it, i guess she never broke one of the runners
of her sled some Saturday afternoon, when il was
"prime coasting." Iguess she never had 70 give
her biggest marbles to great lubberly boy, be-
cause he would thrash her if she didn't. guess
she never had al hickory stick" play around her
ankles in recess, because she got above d fellow
in the class. guess she never had him twiteh
off her best cap and throw it into mud puddle.
guess she, never had to give her hummiDg top to
quiet the baby, and had the paint all sucked of.
| guess she never saved all her coppers whole
winter to buy trumpet, and was told that she
must not blow it, because it would make noise.
No-T guess my Aunt Libby don't know much;
little boys have troubles as we'll as grown people
all the difference is, they dare not complain
Now, II never had "bran new" jacket and trow.
sers in my fe-never,-andI don't believe ey-
er shall; for my two brothers have shot up like
Jacks bean stalk, and left all their outgrown
clothes 'to be made over for George" and the
cross old tailoress keeps me from bat and ball, an
hour ON the stretch while she laps over, and nips
in and tucks up, and cuts OF their great baggy
clothes for me- And when she puts me out the
door, she's sure to say-s'Good bye, little Tom
Thumb" Then when Ego to my uncles to dine,
he always puts the big dictionary in chairto hoist
me up high enough to reach my knife and fork;
if there is dwarf apple or potato on the table,
it is always laid on my plate. IfI go to the play
ground to have game of ball, the fellows all say
=" Get out Of the ways, little chap, or we will
knock you into cooked hat" Idont think I've
grown a bit these two years. 1 know l havnt,
by the mark on the wall-and stand up to mea-
sure every chance Iget. When visitors come to
the house and ask me my age, and tell them
that / am nine years old, they say, Tnt, tut! lit,
tie boys shouldn't tell fbs,", My;brother Hal has
got bis first gtailed coat already; ! am really
afraid never shall have, anything but a jacket.
/ go to bed early, and have left off eating candy
ands sweat meats, haven't put my fingers in the
sugar bowl this many Q day, ] eat meat like my
father, and stretch my neck till it aches-still
I'm little George" and nothing shorter;;'i or,
farther, I'm shorter than nothing. Oh! my Aunt
Libby. don't know much, How should shel-=.
She never was boy, ~ y,t, y, a sg,,. ,,.. q, ,sv
IMPORTANT IF TRUE.-A Paris, correspondent
of the times mentions the following discovery -
A very remarkable discovery was announced
to the Academy of sciencebysMJ Dumas in its
last sitting He stated that M. Saint Clair De-a
Vile had succeeded in obtaining from clay asmet-3
a. as white and brilliant as silver, as malleable asi
gold, as light as glass. 1t is fusble at a moder-a
ate temperature Air and damp do not affect this
metal, which is called aluminium; it retains iss,
and liz not affected by nitric acid eth.I
er strong or diluted, if the temperature be not
raised. lit is only dissolved by very hot chlorehS-l
dric acid. Several specimens of this metal were
to the Academy and on the PROPOSE
ton of Baron Thenarn, it was voted unanimous
ly that a sufficient sum should be placed at the
disposal Of M. Saint Clair Deville to enable him
to make experiments on large scale. 'F Ae.ei374
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SATURDAY NIGHT.--What blessed things Sat-,
urday nights are, and what would the world do .
without them? Those breathing moments in !;
the trampng march of life; those little twilights
in the broad and garnish glare oc noon, when
pale yesterday looks beautiful through the shad-o
ows and faces changed long ago, smile sweetly
again in the bush; when one remembers "the old
folks at home," andth old fashioned fire, and, the,
old arm chair, and the little brother that died and
the little sister hat was ttranslated ~, =.
Saturday night makes people human; sets their,
hearts to beating softly they usedt do, before
the world turned them into war drums, and Jared
them to pieces with tatoos. t..sf 1-4
The ledger closes with clash; the iron-door-
ed vaults come to with bang; up 60 the shutters
with will; click goes the key in the lock, Il is,
Saturday night, and business breathes free again!
Homeward, no! The door that has been ajar all
theweek gently closes behind him, the world 10
shut out Shut out! n g'aaaC sns5to4 -fffg 7csi
Shut in, the rather Here areShis treasuressaf
teral and not in the vault, and notin the book
save the recordin the old family Bible.
The JENNINGS EsrArE.--We take the follow.
ing from the Virginia Sentinel: SsgD 7e' j.Gs99
'Tt is now pretty we'll ascertained fact, that
the much talked of Jennings estate is not recov-
erableb by any one of the name of Jennings
Old Mr.. Jennings married a Miss Corbin, and
having no children. he bequeathed all his proper
ty to his wife in fee. Mr.. Jennings died'a few
years since ihtestate, and consequently this linz
mense estate of 9f40OOO,0O0, or 100000, ,oO03
passes over to her relatives Tie crown Of
Great Britain has advertised that the money ism
readiness, that the heirs are III the United Stated
of America, and REQUESTS thatltl,sy come forward
ana, claim the same. gol raza.s aagaegatH wzg
saThe Corbinss qof oYirgipiaa are the rightfnl
stheq qJennings estate. sand Through them
the Balls, Of Fairfax. Va; the Jones' of Wsshs
C.sands the GoadoHs, iof AIeEandEia,