Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-06-07

Sometimes get mad, when Pm drunk, and
abuse Bets and the brats It used to be Lizzie
and the children-thst's some time ago; can
| just mind il. When came home evenings she
used to put her arms round MY neck and kiss me,
and call me dear William. When come home
now, she takes her pipe out Of her mouth, and
puts her hair out Of her eyes, and looks at me
and says something like, 'Bill, you drunken brute
shut the door after you; we're cold enough, haV-
in no fire, 'thout lettin' the snow blow in that
way. Yes, she's Bets and I'm Bill, now; amt
good Bill nuther, think I'm counterfeit; won't
pass-a tavern without getting drink. Don't
know what bank I'm on; last Sunday | was ON
the river bank, drunk. sfr- b. l sa 20
stay out pretty late now, sometimes I'm out
all night; is, I'm pretty much out all over
ont of friends, out of pocket, out at the elbows
and knees, and always outrageously dirty so Bets
says, but then she's no judge; for she's never
clean herself wonder why she don't wear
good clothes; may be she hasn't got em, whose
fault is thut! 'tuint mine, it must be whsky's
Sometimes Pm in, however; I'm intoxicated
row, and in somebody's coal cellar. There's one
good principle I've got; won go in debt. | new
er could do it. There's one ofmy coat tails gone
got tore off, expect, when fell down here.
will have to get new suit soon A fellow told me
the other day III make good sign for paper
Milf he wasn't SO big d lick him. Pve had
this shirt OH for nine days, and Im afraid il won't
come off without tearin. People ought TO re-
spect me NOR n they do, for I'm in hole-y orders.
aint dandy, though my clothes is pretty near
greasc-in style. guess tore this window shut
ter in my pats behind, the other night when
set down on the wax in Ben Stugg's shop. I'll
have to get mended up or I'll cutch cold; aint
very stout Us it iS though I'm full in the face
AS the boys say, Pm about as fat as Il match and
as healthy as the smull pox. My best hat is stand
in guard for window pane that went out the
other mornin', at the invitation Of brck-bat
It's getting cold down here; ! wonder how I'll
get out, Iaint able to climb If | had drink
could think better. Let's see--I haint got no
three cents. Wish | was in II tavern could
sponge one. When any body treats, and says
'lelers,' l've got too good manners to refuse. ..
80 Well, must leave this or they'll arrest inc for
al. attempt for burglary-I antt come to that yet.
Anyhow, it wus the wleel-barrow that done the
harm, not me.-AHeyAantGn. .@t
GEAssHopPER RvAsT.-The editor OF the EN-
pire County Argus describes great dish among
the Digger Indians, in the districts where the
grasshoppers are very numerous, and gives the
following account Of their mode Of preparing the
delcacy: ... .... ...u. ..
"A piece Of ground is sought where they most
abound, in the centre pf which an excavation is
made, large und deep enough to prevent the insect
from hopping out when once in The entire
party of Diggers, old and young, male and female
then surround as much of the adjoining grounds
as they can, and with each green bough in hand.
whipping and thrashing on every side, gradually
approach the centre, driving the insects before
them in countless multtudes, till at last all, or
nearly all, are secured in the pit. In the mean
time smaller excavations are made, answering the
purpose Of ovens, in which fires are kinded and
kept up till the surrounding earth, for short dis
tance, becomes sufficiently heated together, with
flat stone large enough to cover the oven. The
graSshoppers are now taken in coarse bags, and
after Being thoroughly soaked in salt water for a
few moments, are emp'ied into the ovens and clo-
sed in. Ten or fifteen minutes sllffces to roast
them, when they are taken out and eaten without
further preparation, and with much apparent rel
ish, as is sometimes the case, reduced to pow
der and made into soup. And having from Curl
osity tasted, not Of the soup bn Of the roast real
ly if one could dvest himself ofthe idea of eating
an insect as we do an oyster or shrimp, without
other preparation than simple roasting, they would
not be considered very bad eating even by more
refined epicures than the Digger Indians