The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-05-14


The happy aOheyedt. becoming rather
worried with the turn ot, conversation was
taking. here put IN an oar by saying; NJ vl
itWel, if you will spend 9 few days with
us, Major Crafts, BY nsfrating ia and about
the town ana nsiehbOfhood, we can soon
fnd out how many cPts you can get p, 5st
Precisely my Object Mr.. HOneycui an.
swered the Major. hIlwiII Iemain few
dsys,ify sod will be- 50 kind asto give eiicu.
la.iOu 70 my propOsitioss which don't forget
u ID, adolIarfor full grown eats, hslfs dol
laEfot half ifgrown cats, ,'Snd quarter ofa dol
for kittens,s irrespective OF color. quality,
orgender. q And hereif win state in order
that you may mention It aroead, that will
pay the money to ench person on the deiiv-
ery'of the cats; but do not went them de.
lived until my wagons cone, which will be
on the first day Of January next. And.please
state further, that each person from whom
IPurchase must assist met as the cats are
put intothe wagon, %, put 'sm ii ny mark,
which isa a CROSS in the right ear. ane under.
bit and swallow fork the left. You under.
stand mel Il will state my whole terms
brieHy:a A dollar for full grown cats, hslfs
dollar for half grown cats, quarter Of a
dollar for kittens. without regard to color,
quality or gender, to be paid foe when de-
liveredlonthe first of January next, and each
person to help me, at the wagon, to put the
cats, ia any mark, which is, cross in the rishi
ear, and bit and swallowfork In the lelt''
81 believe understand your terms" said
the landlord, aaHd as lnow see Jeptha Coko.
gey and Jemima passing the road, I'LL step
out and tell 'em SO they may spread il in
their part Of the settiem eas. 2 ''as g.g,s st'F
And suiting the ,sction Of the, word, the
landlord rushed precipitstely from sths.,ay.
efn, hailing, us he, vent, the parties who
were passing, and leaving The gallant Mai ,r
alone with the amiable lsdy OF the house.
who, not being exempt, from the .commoa
weakness of the sex, felt the fiatteriag q com.
pliments which had been offered her still
tinglipg in her, ears .aT sfs1I,,g Al IN, al
ssIn case / do remain hsse few dsys, Mrs,
Honey cut" said the MaiSy, in his most Ias.
chatting style, 81 ON sure, il, when the
household cares permit, I could be favored
with your company and conversation, my
time will not hang heavily on my hands e
Alas!r poor haman nature. SIiry Ann
Honeycut 5,ushed blushed TO the eyebrows,
and fainty} murmuring, fsS sSskss alive! how
beautiful he Ytalks!" she seized O. broom 10
the corner Of The room, and with avert d
head, buslly wentto sweeping the already
cleanly swept foor., Pending with unne
cessary, cleansing, Hirum made his appear
ance, with. the iaformation that the Cokc.
gey settlement might be SET downas good
for two hundred cats. Z Whereupori Mrs.
sairyq Ann, TO- show the interest she felt in
the matter, announced that as soon as din,
ner was over she woaldtake her bonnet and
60 around nnongherfemale acquaintnncesin
~. ,;,,,o. and sa,nd,he ma,tet A,dhere
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