The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-10-20

"Mr. T." exclaimed his dignifed spouse
with look that would have awed an En-
peror. e
my dear was only telling the youn
gentlemau-
: Enough" replied the lady, with wav
Of her hand, that appeared to extipguish al
his piggish notions, for the time; and thel
turning to me, in her most insinuating man
ner, said, "Do take another glass Of From
tignacl"
This was sufficient. To prevent beinl
completely poisoned I summoned up resolu
ton to look at my watch; seemed surprise,
it was so late, and took hasty leave Of tn,
party.
There is something in courtship, which
writer's on the moral sentiments have no
described. 1t is the moste exquisit piece o
foolery that life produces, instead of being
the serious matter that people imagine
CUPID is usually represented blind, but ht
has only cast in his eye; and all his wor
shippers are marked by similar obliquity
of vision. 1t cannot be denied that love
sduints, for no lover looks at his mistress
in a straight forward, matter. fact man.
ner. Instead Of gazing on her, his eyes are
on the heavens, and he thinks of angels;
and she, instead of observing him, has Wis.
ion taken up with the principal character in
her favorite romance, aud sees hero. The
insight had gained into the nature OF the
ludicrous, made me regard things in a
less round about fashion than is usual with
lovers; and, though certainly felt pleas
ure in observing the signs by which my a.
dored was continually evincihg her kind
feelings towards me, It was one that, had |
possessed the use Of the risible muscles, must
have ended in laughter.
had heard, in confidence, ffoh her man.
ma who never let clip an opportunity o:
prasing Amelia to me, as possessing all the
cardinal virtues and all her own virtnes as
well, that the young lady, from feelings Of
pure benevolence, meekness, and charity,
had voluntarily become gratuitous teacher
in the village Sunday school, and devoted
all her leisure hours TO the task of instruct
ing the young ideas of the juvenile popula-
ton of the neighborhood. On the earliest
occasion bent my steps towards the school,
and was on the point of entering the room,
when heard an angry voice in loud aterca-
tion, mingled with sort OF convulsive sob
bing, that seemed to proceed from child.
l stopped to listen, and heard the follwing
dialogue. -E
"C-a-t,' muttered one Of the scholars,
with whimper between every letter.
"Well! and what does Cat spell, you stu.
pid little hussy!' tiercely inquired her in.
structress. "Say it this minute, Misc. or
I'll beat you black and blue"
"C.a.t," repeated the child more slowly,
but with sobs increasing 10 loudness.
"You obstinate little slut! You're enough
to provoke a saint, you are! and II | hadn't
the patience Of Job, and the mildness Of an
angel, should not attempt to enlighten
your wretched ignorance" Then, giving
the pupil shake which increased the sob.
bing to roar, the other cried, "Tell me
what it does spell. or I'll give you such q
box on the ear" a4t
With a conyulsive effort, the girl endeav.
ored to make her answer audible, amid her
lacrymose outcry, and said. "Puss--puss--
puss-pussy!"
heurd q blow follow the unfortunate re.
ply, that thought would have finally set
tied the education Of the young student; but
it only elected screamj which sets des-
description at defiance.
"Stop that blubbering this instant or I'll
give you something to cry fer," said the tea
cher sharply. "But it is all FOR your good
you ungrateful jade! Am not striving all
l can do to make you huppyl There, take
that, and 60 into the corners" and another
spanker was followed by another scream.
Tommy Tucker" cried The same voice,
"come and say your reading lesson. - 'a
In a few moments, I distinguished the
following words; repeated in tone and in
manner which | can only describe by say
ing, that the smaller words were given in a
high tone, with pauses Of various lengths
between, and the longer or more difficult
words fell rather more than an octave low
er; the single letter denotes an attempt at
spelling: ~ 1'3 a2g'ss'e .
IA wise--son-ma, maketh a-glad--fa
Observation-Disclosures NJ .
"Father you dunce."
"Fathe;--but a--foo.f .foolsf foolish son--ia
--the--h.e.a-hea--"
."He, you blockhead!" vp @ h
| "He-v-i--heavi--n a--ness
| " utG 4 4}6E
I Here there was q pause. 5,@ 2
"Well. what does that spell, doltl" cried
the teacher. U N
| "Hesvenliness-- rs
A box on the ear made the unfortunate
Tommy Tucker cry out.
"Heayinsss, you stupid little fooll" ex,
claimed bis instructress. ia,
| "HeavinessH' repeated the boy, rather sot
to cocs; but here an interruption took place
| by . girl crying out:
II upla..a Covarness. !. fs;llr Ur;r..