The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-01-10
An Editor Dreaming ON weddInr
2 s-e .e1Eir-s Cake. lgA6 ii :

1, oeenoior euitor out West, who had n
I ceiyed from the fair hand of bride piec
} oi elegant wedding cake, to dream on, thu
, gives the result Of his experience:
we put it under the head Of our pillow
smut our eyes as sweetly as an infant, bless
ed with an easy conscience, and soon spore
ProdigiouslY. The god of dreams eeptl
touched us, and 10! in fancy we were mar
rledi Never was a little editor so hsppv. +
was my love" ""dearest," J" "sweetest, y ring
ing In our eats every moment Oh. tina
the dream had broken of here. But no
some evil genius put it into the head Of ou
dacky to have pudding for dinner, Just i
please her lord.
In a hungry dream we sat down to dinner
Well, the pudding moment arrived, and
huge slice almost obscured from sight tn,
plate before u.s.. s,
my DEAR" said We fondly, "did you max,
this!" e-e -, Is = a. T--T''I
'Yes, love, amt 1t nices" .ai&
"Glorious-the best bread pudding. ev.
er tasted in my life." 5
"plum pudding, ducky,' suggested my
wife. 4.t .g-.
30, no dearest, bread pudding, / always
was fond of EN-" 1ss@s4 Hs
"Call that bread pudding!" exclaimed nv
wife, with her lips slightly curled with con.
tempt. ..J
"Certainly, my dear--reckon I've had
enough at the Sherwood house to know bread
pudding. my love by ull means"
"Husband-this Is really too bad-plum
pudding is twice as hard to make as bread
pudding, and is more expensive, and is a
great deal better. say this is plum pudding
dearr' and my pretty wife's brow flushed
with excitement. as. -, Z.
Then ma'am. tits SO meanly put togeth-
er, and so badly burned, that the devil him.
self wouldn't know it, tell you, madam
most distinctly and emphatically, and l will
not be contradicted, that it is bread pudding,
and the meanest kind at that 'l44., 8
1T is plum pudding, shrieked my wife, as
she buried glass of claret in my face the
glass itselftapping the claret from my nose. ,
Bread puddingI' gasped we, pluck to the
last, and, grasping roasted chicken by the
left leg. s~- ~
plum pudding!' rose above the din, as I
had a distinct perception of feeling two
plates smash across my head. .,.,,
Bread puddingp we groaned in rage as
the chicken left our hand, and flying with a
swift wing across the table, landed in mad.
ans bosom.
Plum pndding!' resounded the WAT cry
from the enemy, as the gravy dish took us
where we had been dcrositng first part
Of our dinner land plate OF beets landed upon
our white vest.
Bread pudding foTever! shouted we in
defiance, lodging the soup tureen. and fall
ing beneath its contents.
plum pudding!' yelled the amiable es-
7 0~sS' - A'o'tSi"S oui HlsioEtuHts Sne dc.
Ierminedto keep us down by piling upon our
head the dishes with no gentle hand. Then
in rapid succession followed the war cries.
Plum pudding!' she shrieked with everv
dish. IA, 800. ,.t5s,e .r'. r..,,5'.4 {. sr
Bread pudding! in smotherly tones, came
up from the pile in reply, Then it was
{ . st. "a ~. !. - o H.
plum pudding in rapid succession, the least
cry growing feebler, till just as can dis
tinctly recollect, II had grown to a whisper.
Plum puddingp resounded like thunder,
followed by a tremendous crash, as nv wife
leaped upon the pile with her delicate feet,
md d commenced jumping up and down.
when, thunk Heaven we awoke, and thus
'aved our life. We shallne dream on
Wedding cake again-that's the moral. ~
4 For THE GIRLs.-Men who are worth
laving want women for their wives. A
bundle ot gew-gaws, bound up with string
If flats and quayers, sprinkled with cologne
md set in carmine saucer-this is no help
or a man who expects to raise family Of
,oys and girls on vegetables, bread and
neat :, IN 4v75r,sss9 tt4 IA 5.j3gs,,g t{,,,.e fr,
1.-The piano and lace frame are good in
heir places; and 50 are ribbons, frills ana
llnsel; but you cannot make a dinner ofthe
ormer, nor n bed-blanket of the latter
And aWfulsas the idea may seem to YOU,
10Th dinner and bed.blankets are necessary
9 domestic happiDess.Life has its rreali.
les as well as fancies; but you make it all
matter Of decoration---remembering the
assels and curtains. but forgetting the bed.
tead. Suppose q young man Of good sense,
nd Of course good prospects, to be, looking
Or wife, what chance have you to bescho.
en!--You may cap him. or trap him, or
atch him; but how much better to make III
n object for him 70 catch YOU. Render
onraelf worthy Of catching and you will
eed no mother to help you to market. ss
a g7r--7---- sY5
5,s Decrease of Immigration. s3
The New York TImes Of Thursday has an
rticle on the subject Of the decreased in.
aigfation % this country III which II III
!, tated ta that, Judging by The past elk months,
pc year 1855 will show . falling OF from
act year in nssm I'M M - 4 /.