Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-02-01
'TheiKitchen.


Talk Of the parlor, with its touch me not ele-
Ranee-we care nought for It. Let Its covered
marni6cence riot in darkness-its red velvets lie
in shrouds--its pictures gaze dmly through Grape
its splendid piano stands dumb in its linen cover
its wOrsted roses and pinks, and gilli-howers re-
main unplucked in dark corners-its carpet
blooms unseen. Let the shutters and double
curtains exclude every beautiful ray of light; it is
welcome to its solitude and its darkness, while
we can have the pleasant, airy, yelow-hoored and
unexpected kitchen. |
This is the place for real enjoyment-the kltch-
en-, with its bright shelves and its clean white ta-
bles. white with time The kitchen, with its CON-
Portable old easy chair, and broad shining HEARTH
and with its cracking, blazing fire.
We do not mean the kitchen in the great
house, where lazy servants have entire CONTROL
and the lady OF the house never sets her foot with
in its precincts; but the homely and comfortable
kitchen of the well-to do working man, where the
wife and the tea-kettle sing together, and little
children prattle round the mother while her own
hands set the table for tea.
There may he snow in the cleaning, or sun
arrows lodging in the tops of the trees-there may
be city walls about or blue water unduating hills.
1t matters not-in such place every thing smacks
of true comfort.
Make the kitchen attractive and pleasant by all
means. How absurd to keep one room in con-
slant state, as it were, for the pleasure OF
chance visiter or few party-going friends!-
We wish no further evidence of bad house.
keeper than to see her parlor in full dress, her
kitchen down at the heel and her chambers in
confusion. Make the home-pla the most agree
able, or il your many duties allow not time to at
tend as thoroughly as you would wish TO its adore
ment and refinement, throw open the doors of
your best room and let your family enjoy it.
Who should, if not they!
How TO TELL Coon TEAoHER.-A gentle
man from Swampville, State of New York, was
telling how many different occupations he had
attempted Among others, he had tried school
teaching.
SHOW long did you teach!" asked bystander.
"Wal, | didn't hire out; only avent to hire
out'' t-s5
"Why did you give it up!'
"Wal, l gave it up-for some reason or nuth-
er. You see travelled into deestrict and in
uured for the trustees. Somebody said MIR
Snickles was the man l wanted to see. So
found Mr.. Snickles-named my objic, introduc
inc myself-and asked him what he thought abou
letting me try my luck with the big boys and un
ruly gals in the deestrict. He wanted to know !:
Iraally considered myself capable; and l told him
wouldn't mind him asking me few easy ques
tions in 'rithmetc and biography, or showing my
hand writing But he said no. never mind, he
could tell good teacher by his gait.
"Let me see you walk off a little ways" says
he, sand | can tell,' says he, 'jist wells Ft
heard you examined" says he.
"He sot in the door, as he spoke, and / though
he looked little kittish; but l was considerable
frustrated, and didn't mind; so turned about ant
walked off as smart as know'd how. He sait
he'd tell me when to stop, SO l KEEP on till
thought had gone far enough-then | spectec
sthing was to pay, and looked round, Wal, ht
door ,eas shet, and Snickles ,cas gone"
"Did you go back!"
"Wal, no-I didn't 60 back"
"Did you apply for another schoo!"
"Wal, no-I didn't apply for another school,
said the gentleman from Swampville. 81 rather
judged my appearance was against me-"
ONE OF THE JUpGEs.-"Our Daniel" remarked
the other days that the next time he put up at {
hotel, he would, enter his name as "Danicl Sharp
Judge"
We asked him (says an exchange) if he has
tried it, and he replied:
eyes, / tried it once, and it worked like ;
charm I had the best accommodations in the
house for about week, without any expense til
the landlord one day touched me on the arms
says he
"You are Judge of Probate, are you not!"
"No," replied.
sNot of Supreme Court. certainly"
"No," rejoined ], "not of any court"
"Of fwhat are you Judge, then! continued he
thinking of the many 'fxins' he had sent up t.
my room.
81 am Judge" pompously replied, "of good Lo
ing"
CsTA Mohawk Dutchman, the other day, read
ing an account of meeting, came to the words
"the meeting then dissolved" He could not de
fine the meaning of the latter, so he referred t.
his dictionary and felt satisfied In few min
utes friend came in, when he said, "Dey mus
hab very hot wedder dere in New York re
an agount of meeting we're all de peoples ha
melted away" .-... .....-, ...
tT A 1waggish spendthrift said, "FiVe year