The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-08-21

pies places himself fearfully in the power Of
his wife!
or unfortunate clergyman undertook
to give out hymn 10 which the word doxol-'
ogy occurred; but as be could not get hold
Of the word, he requested the congregation
to sing four verses and sockdologer."
0r Arobust clergyman meeting a ply
sician, ran to hide behind a wall. Being
asked the cause, he replied, at is so long
since have been i'll, that am ashamed to
look physician in the face"
0JSuear is high, and the reason Is that
it cannot be successfully cultivated in Lon-
isiana-the crop having recently fallen of
more than one half-and we have to pay
heavy tax on foreign sugar to support the
Louisiana planters!
0T The triumph Of a woman lies not in
the admiration of her lover, but in the res
pect Of her husband; and that can only be
gained by constant cultivation of those
qualities which she knows he most values:
o. An Trishman lately bought family
Bible, and, taking it home, made his first en-
| try in it thus "Patrck O'Donohue-born
September 90 1886, aged three years."
" To make a fashionable bonnet take
q handful Of artificial roses, each of differ.
ent color half dozen yards Of ribbon, dit
to; and half dozen yards of lace. Secure.
the whole to your bump of amatveness with
two long pins, and the article is complete.
OF To hear people gabbling the time a
fine piece of music is being performed in
room, reminds one Of the upper gallery of
theatre, or the no less turbulence of the par
quette, with rough men in their shirt sleeves.
OT Mere bash(ulness, without merit, is
awkward; and merit without modesty, inso-
lent. But modest merit has double claim
to acceptance, and generally meets with as
many patrons as beho lders.
o. Life has, for every one, some bles:
sing-some cup that is not mixed with Bit
terness. Al every heart there is fount of
pure water, and all men, some time or other,
taste its sweetness. Who is he that hath
not found on his path of life some fsgrant
rosebush, scenting all the air with it's sweet
perfume. H
0IF Judge JeHries, when on the bench;
told an old fellow with long beard that he
supposed he had a conscience as long as his
beard. eff your lordship measures con-
science by the beard," replied the old man,
"then your lordship has none at ALL"
OT"Biddy, on what s't you'll be a civ.
in me for breakfast this mornin'!" "Why,
fish, Paddy, to be sure" "Och, to the div
il wild your fish! What's this ye've done
wild the three mackerels brought ye last
night" Ua4sEI
0cT The young married couple who
thought they could live on love and moon
light, find there is some virtue in baked
beans. For taking the romance out OF young
folks, marriage is nearly as bad as law
suit.
How TRUE.-An innocent friend OF ours
the other day inquired of another gentleman
the standing and moral character of cert
ain gentleman. He replied, with the great
est sang Jroid, $40, 600 cash and A in any
of the banks.
OF A man tried in Boston for stealing a
horse and wagon, being called upon to
speak for himself, said 8
81 have nothing to say in particular. The
fact is, when get hall or two thirds drunk
| think every thing belongs to me-" sss
Whereupon the Boston Post makes this
parehthesis: asf.f
"There are some very sober people who
act as if they think just as Joe does when
he is drunk" IKE
o. Addison was in the habit Of keeping
one hand behind him, and upon being asked
the reason, said, he ''wished always to be
beforehand in the world.' r@
VERBs.-A teacher one day endeayoring
to make a pupil understand the nature and
application Of passive verb, said--.ag...
ga passive verb is expressive of the ma
ture of receiving an action, as 'Peter is
beaten.' Now. what did Peter do?''
The boy paused moment with the gra-
vest face imaginable, and replied
"Well, IL don't know, sir. l spose he
hollered."
OEF The other evening, d gentleman
pointed out dandfed looking individual to
his friend as a sculptor. I. ~
"What!" said his friend, "such a looking
chap as that sculptor' Surely, you must
be mistaken" ,
'He may not be the kind Of one you
mean," said the informant, "bpt wei know
that he chiseled tailor out OF suit Of
clothes Inst week. s,sari ,g
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A LESSON FOR THE GIRLs.--My pretty