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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-09-17
4 m0ts,cr's Grave.

Earth has some sacred spots, where we
feel like loosing the shoes from our feet, and
treading with reverence; where common
words seem rude, and friendships hands have
fingered in each other, where vows have
been plghted, prayers offered, and tears OF
parting shed. Oh, how thoughts hover
around such places, and travel back through
unmeasured space, to visit them. But OF all
the spots on this green earth none is so sa'
cred as that where rests, waiting tbs resureo-
ition, those we have once loved and cherished
:-our brothers, or our children. Hence, in
all ages, the better part of mankind have
chosen and loved spots of the dead; and on
the spots they have love to wander at even
tide, to mediate. But Of all the places, even
among the charnel houses of the dead, none
is go sacred as mothers grave.
g There sleeps the nurse of our infancy
the guide of our youth-the counsellor OF al
our ripper years--our friend when others de
serted us; she whose heart was stranger t'
every feeling but love, and wt4o could al
. ways find excuses for US when we could hn'
none for ourselves. There she sleeps, ant
we love the very earth for her sake WitI
3 sentiments like these turned aside from th
d gaities of life to the narrow habitation TIT
dead. wandered in hope Here distinc
tions are now forgotten; at least by the slum
.a berers around me. saw the rich, and th
= great, who scorned the poor, and shunne
them as If infected by the plague, qnietl
s. sleeping by their side.
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It is told Of General Zachary Taylor that
when Major Bliss brought him Santa Ahn@s
dispatch, proposing that the AmericanI army
should surrender without further ceremony
the general, who at that moment, was busy
writing a private letter on his camp chest
replied, without so much as looking up from
his work. ts
"Tell him to 60 to--!'-namlng
place seldom mentioned except by hard
swearers and clergymen. nf
"But," demonstrated the gallant major,
"that does not strike me as appropriate lam
puaRe to use in case Of this sort-it's for.
NAL, official dispatch and requires ! SUPPOSE
written answer" { ---if fs8a
"Tel him to 60 to-"-reiterated
the General calmly; "put it in proper diplo-
matte phrase and all that sort of things, ac-
cording to your own tnste.-but that is my
answer"
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to be thrown every minute, until | saw how
we'll you rode. Nor would it have happened
if he hadn't wheeled and stopped, like trick
horse in a circus;"
cannot tell how soothing was this grace
full way of excusing my mlshap. | stole a
glance under my eyeds, at the speaker, and
saw that he was very handsome and gentle
manly, and apparently about six and twenty,
or several years older than myself.
l had hoped that uncle would be out in the
fields, overlooking the men; but as we en-
tered the gate saw him sitting, provoking
ly, at the open window; and by the time
had sprung to the ground, he came out, his
his eyes full Of mischief. did not dare to
stop, but turning to my escort, said, "My
uncle, sir, won't you walk i'm and rushed up
stairs.
In about half an hour, just as had dressed
there was low knock at my door; my un-
cle's knock, could not brt open. He was
laughing low client laugh, his portly body
shaking all over with suppressed merriment,
"Ah! ready at last" he said. 81 began to
despair OF you, you were SO long and come
10 hasten you. He's waiting in the parlor
still" he said in malicious whisper. "You
have my consent, for like him hugely, only
who'd have thought Of finding husband in
mud puddle"
Islipped past my tormontor, preTerring to
face even my escort than TO run the gauntlet
OF my uncle's Wit; and was soon stGmmering
my thanks to Mr.. Templeton, for as such
my uncle, who followed me down, introduced
him.
) To make short of what else would be q
long story, what was said in jest, turned out
TO be in earnest; for in less than six months
is that very room,..I stood up to become Mrs
Templeton. How it all came about hard
| Iy know, but I certainly did find a husban
on that day. Harry, for that is the name b,
which call Mr.. Templeton, says entered
the ;paror so transformed, my light blue tie
sue toating about me so like cloud wreath
4 Ely ChCChS ~ AOoy' my NyS' ~ VI S"'; HiJ
curls playing such hdeand.seek about N
t face, that not expo citing such an apparaion, h
lost his heart at once. He adds, for he still
knows how to compliment as well as evel
that my gay, intelligent talk, so diferen
- from the demure Miss he expected, complet
d ed he business.
10 Harry was the son ofGn old reighbo,
u who had been abroad for three years, an
before that time lad been at college, so thi
had never seen him; but uncle remember
. ed him ct once, and had ins ted on his stay
~ ing till | come down, though Harry, frol
+, 'a$Iicacy would have left artefan Inquiry abO
q my health. My uncle was one of these wi
will not be put off, and 50 Harry rename
is "The uckicst thing" he says, Il ever did
Milo is now my favorite steed, for Har
7 broke him for me; and we are al! ao hapI
\, as the day is long, uncle. included: fort
70 insisted on our living with him, and [ to
10 him, at least. would consent, elf only
nd keep Poll Wilkes from cooking his dinner
,d To which he answered, looking at Harry
s'You see what a spit fire she is, and you m
~ bless your stars if you don't roe the day s
- vent out to ride
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Napoleon.

DR.. Baird tells an amusing incident of Ma
poleon le Grand, and the ladies who attended
his first grand reception ball ct the Tuille
ries. The old nobility had departed and
every thing was new. The invited guests
were mostly military officers and their wives.
Some two thousand ladies were present.
When supper time came, they of course,
took the precedence of the gentlemen. A
question arose as to who had tn Q right to go
first. The great dinrg hall was thrown
open to admit them, aud the doors were then
closed and tho officers of the palace found il
impossible to open them. The dispute
among the ladies grew warm. One lady
said the right was hers, as her husband was
great general; but she soon found that
others maintained, on one ground and an
her, that their claims were greater. Msen'
while, the officers could not get the doors
omen, and in CONSERVATION, ons OF them has
tened to the First Consul, and asked him bow
] they should settle the question OF Prece
dence.
/ "Oh," said Bouaparte, "nothing is easier
Tell them that the eldest is to &C, first"
i The officer reported to the ladies the Fir1
Consul p decision, and instantly they all fel
back! This gave the officers an oppertunit
to get.tha doors open. when to their piston
ishment, none of the ladies were willing t
90 first. After standing in that ridiculou
position for moment, they began to laugt
heartily at their own folly, and all marchet
into the dining hall ithout delay.
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OTThere is young lady living in Sara.
toga, who has visited the grave OF sister
every morning for three years. a more
touching sight we have seldom seen, in this
inconstant and forgetful world, than this de-
, voY haiden kneeling to place flowers upon
the tcen coverlet of sisters "narrow.bed'
ana to repeat her morning prayers, where
none but God can hear them. There is fanat.
icism of the affections which we cannot bul
reverence; and the scene We have alluded tc
o makes the love Of woman holy. even in those
3 whose skepticism has become chronic.
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9oehtal
Found Dead.

Found dead--dead and alone;
There was no body near, nobody near,
whsn tho oltcast died on tho pillow of stone,
No mother, no brother, no sister near,
Not friendly voice to sooIhe or cheer,
Not watching eye or plying tear,
Found dead-dead and alone, .,.
In a roOAess street, on a pillow of stone.
Many n weary day went by,
While wretched and worn he begged for bread,
Tired of life and loving to lie
I Peacefully down with tie silent dead,
. Hunger and cold, and scorn pnd pain,
Hal wasted his form and scared his brain.
At last on bed Of frozen ground,
With a pillow of stone was the ouLcast found.
Found dead-dead and alone,
On pillow of stone, in roofess street
Nobody heard his last faint moan,
Or knew when his sad heart ceased TO beat.
Mo mourner fingered with tears ard sighs,
OI,ut the stars looked down with piiying eyes,
And tha chill winds passel with wailing sound
o'er the lonely spot where his form was found.
Found dead-yct not alone; ~
There was somebody near, somebody near
To claim the wanderer as his own,
And nnd homo for the homeless here.
One when every human door
Is closed to children accursed and poor,
Who opens the heavenly portal wide
Ah! God was near when the oucast died.
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ANcn HOUse RavisIlcr.

In Albany, few days since, hen.house
belonging to Mr.. Phelps was broken into
and robbed. Mr.. Phelps being angry al.
lowed that he would "laY for the thief ]" and
shoot him. This drew out the following
reply:
To Mr.. ORsIN PHELPs:--Bein one OF that
ar class that gifts poltry eny way it can be
rot. and understandin from your advertise.
ment in noosepaper that you have sum
chickens left, and that you have pistol and
blu pill to give to the man what stole EN-.
this is to certify that shall cum tu mite, ans
have got howitzer with me crammed ful
| of males an tax and uther iron imp!uments.
have marked your size on the side of churc'
and bin pructsin on it for weke, and don
think kin miss you. So come on with 20.
pistel and blu pill. After | get through FIR:
at you, I'll carry home the "duds" on IT,
howtzer.
Yours,
"A HEN House RAvlsHER.
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. OETI have found that the men who are
really the most fond Of ladies-who cherish
for them the highest respect-are seldom the
most popular with the sex. Men of great
ssurance-whose tongues are lightly hung
who make words supply the place OF ideas
and place compliment in the room OF senti-
me nt--are their favorites. A due respect.
full action towards them; and respect is mis-.
taken BY them for neglect or want of love.
Addison.
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0I.r"Mster, are yen the gentlemen as is
the mate!" asked steerage passenger ofan
officer Of New York packet. EMO" said
,he man addressed, ,"but I am the gintlsmsn
e,cooks the mates"a @ G@
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-09-17

GrAim at perfection in everything, tho
in most things it is unattainable. However
they who aim at it, and perseyere will come
much nearer to it than those whose laziness
and dependency make them give il up ua'
.attainable, & ~s
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GFThomus Moore was frequently occu.
pied three weeks in writing a song. Theo'
dore Hook often took about the same to per-
petrate an impromptu, and Sheridan was fre-
quently employed all day in getting up a
Joke which was supposed by some to bo tho
Inspiration of the moment.
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0aFaAnd must I leave thee, dearest An
gellna!' eyes, dear Guthys you had better
take turn with Miih iThimpthon, jussh TO
keep people from talking. You can come
back, you know IN
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HrThe following is said to be the receipt
for making Rochester aldermah's sand
wieh: :-Brandy at The bottom, gin at the Top.
ana water between the latter, thin as i can
be spread.
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ityAn eastern exchange, Il announcing
The death Of wealthy merchants informs
IL readers athst his funeralwassattended By
j large and enthusiastic conceurse of fsla-
ffnna..i,s 1ia
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Finding a Husband.
BY PEGGY MoREHEAD.

"Uncle, may | ride Milo!" | said one
bright June morning, as he sat at the break
fast table.
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Aue ecdotc of General Taylor.

A HEN House RAvlsHER.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-11

ELEGANT EXTRACT.-Every encroachment, great or
small, is important enough to awaken the attention
OF those who are entrusted with the preservation of
constitutional government. We are not to wait till
great public mischefs cone, till the government is
overthrown, liberty itself put in extreme jeopardy.
We should not be worthy Sons of our fathers were
we so to regard great questions affecting the general
freedom. Those fathers accomplished the Revolution
on strict question of principle. The Parliament of
Gieat Britain asserted right to tax the colonies in
All cases Whatsoever; and it was precisely on this
question that they made the Revolution turn. The
amount OF taxation trhing, but the claim itself
was inconsistent with liberty and that in their
eyes enough 1t was against the recital of an act of
Parliament rather than against any suffering underits
enactment, that they took up arms They went to
war against preamble. They fought seven years
against declaration. They poured ont their trea
sures and their blood like water in contest in oppo-
ston to assertion which those less sapacions and
not so well schooled in the principles of civil liberty
would have regarded as barren phraseolorv or mere
parade of words.
They sa in the claim of the British Parliament A
seminal principle of mischief the germ Of unjust
power they detected it, dragged it forth from under
meath its plausible disguses struck at it, nor did it
elude either their steady eye or their welldrected
blow till they had eXtirpated and destroyed it to the
smallest fibre. On this question of principle, while
actual suffering yet altar off, they raised their FLAG
against power to which, for purposes of foreigI
conquest and subjngation Rome, in the height of he
glory is not to be compared; power which is dotted
the surface OF the whole globe with her posses
sons and military posts whose morning drum beat
following the and keeping company with the
hours, circles the earth daily with one continuous
and unbroken strain Of the martial airs OF England
tDaniel Webster.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-11

pastor Of Methodist Church the of and
Pe,y Streets with having brickbatted church Sunday
night and smashed large quantity of glass in the windows
Warrants were issued.
james Buckley aud his wife Ellen charged by Thomas
Haley of No. IA Margny street. with being the habit of
bckbating his house time they got drunk threat
enipg to kill him PROTECTING toit Warrants issued
Frank Dasilva sent after charge of having whae
and TO kill Gregoria Gina in his house. No. II
Victory street
Mrs. Ahean sent after charge of having repeatedly
abused nsued Thomas Hynes and his wife,
of Craps and Poet streets.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-11
Sn,rilsn Machines.

THE CHEAPEST ANn BEST-oNE MACHINE FOX
ALL KINDS OF WORK.
The GROVER & BAKER SEWING MACHINE is now &C
lodged to be he in They unrV"ed for dress
making and fine family sewing. The same machne will per
form every variety sewing required in aamy from the
finest scone to the heaviest negro jeans or HeseF oil
thirteen hicknses The best evidence of superiority is the
uueQuaed patronage enjoyed by these machines Thousands OF
them daily write the record their success in of
cquaed beauty and strength in workshops and sng
throughout nearly every civilized country on the globe We
warrant cyy and keep them in repair free of charge
for ore year No charge for teaching Al orders from
the country must he accompanied with sight draft nude
able to the order of Bates Hyde Co. For sale by tine
EAGLE COTTON GIN COMPANY,
aulO 2ngt Nos. 10 Camp and 81 St. Charles 81.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-11
Prospectus

THE MADISON ERICAN.
To published in RICHMOND Madison Parish Louisiana.
This paper will ne issued every SATURDAY MORNING.
Politics shall be devoted the interests of the American
Party portion will dedicated Literary and Mscella
comprising selections and compositions suited to
family feside reading poecs esions and historical and
biographical Another portion will be especially de-
the interests Of Agrcultue while its columns shall
be always open The advertising community.
The size of this will be double medium The price of
subscription will be three dollars year.
The paper will be issued time during the month Of July
All communications to this paper mast be addressed to the
undersigned, Richmond Madison parish, La.
PETER ALEXANDER,
e3O 2rtf Editor and Proprietor,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-11

n ALLEGED FRAUDS AT THE PHILADELPHIA MINT.
The officers Of the Mint at Philadelphia are charged
by the Times Of that city with making thenew cents
of deficient weight. The standard is seventy-two
! grains, troy. Some Of them fall short as much as
four grains, which, on one hundred dollars, would
amount to about five dollars and q half. The same
paper suggests that similar process in the gold and
silver coinage is within the range Of possibility 1t
can hardly be supposed that regular system Of this
sort Of robbery exists for, apart from the character
Of the officers of the institution the fauds too read
ily discernable,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-11

Nor EXACTLY so.-The New York Post, in refer.
ring to the immense sale of Dr. Kanes last expedition
said fearing the result Of the SALE he offered to sell
his entire interest to his publishers for oO but the
latter declined This is not exactly the truth the
Doctor asked the publishers ih could realize s. 900
from the sale. The publishers told him they would
guarantee that amount whether it sold not they
felt satisfied they could realize for him $4,000 They
have made over that for him by the sale.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-11

MURDER AND RoBBERY On the morning Of the LIST
inst. Young man named Alfred F. Moses, barkeeper
at the Sea View House, Highlands, N. Y, had his
throat cut while asleep in bed Hesurvived for about
three hours after. Coroner Connery held an ante
,srte,n examination, in which the man stated that
the bookkeeper Of the house, ono Donnely, cut his
tbroat and then robbed him Of considerable sum Of
money. part Of which be had won from Donnelly the
5ureyious night. He requested that the money, if
fond. should be sent to Mrs Matilda Conkin, Phila
delphia, Donnelly was in custody. portion Of the
money was found in the water closet.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-11

A DANGEROUS PLAYTHTNG.-Dr. S. B. Graham of
Barnwel G. H., South Carolina, says the Garter or
Reed Snake is d venomous deadly serpent Mr. John
Mixsonk five children who were playing with one of
these snakes were bitten as follows: The first boy
who was bitten, lad Of some nine years Of age in
the full vigor and bloom Of health died some twenty
hours afterwards with all the symptoms of malignant
poisoning The second boy, aged four or five years.
was also affected by IT, but evidently had not received
mortal dose Of the poison. The other three children
were not affected for the obvious reason that the
pect had expended his venom upon the two former.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-11

FANCY ENGRAvTNG.-Mr. j. t. Hammond, at No.
Camp street, has thumbs and fingers the ordinary mascu
line size he to engraving so very tine thai
might fancy the work Of the niest Of fairies His card
Mgaee and seal engraving copper steel precious spn
is surpassed by mortal He has carved our name
the ivory handle of umbrella prey that now
more fearful of its being stolen mpngy does it
look admirers Of We call attention Mr. HIS card
In anotbar colprnn
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-11

THE MORMON BUsISEss.-The apprehensions of
difficulties with the Mormons has subsidized. No oppo-
stion we be made by Brigham Young to the exeeu-
ton Of the laws by the Federal officers. Brigham
Young has not written letter to the President, as
was stated but he sent him Mormon newspaper,
with an article, official of course, marked the
gn in which Brghams policy is set forth, entirely
peaceful, and subordinate to the United States laws
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-11

IA LIVELY CTy.-In single column Of the local
reports Of the Baltimore American Of the Sd inst,
We find articles with the following captions: Muir
derous Arrays A man shot y Gases Shooting =
\ Another Man Shot" :" Badly Beaten; Y !" Dis
graceful and Lawless Proceedings II etc.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-11
P, EbegreE y Co..

STATIONERs, PRINTERS AND BINDERS,
81. Charities street. ...,.....37
Have on large Of BLANKS comprising
CuSTOM,HOUsE BLANKS, all forms necessary for Mer-
chants.
NOTARY'S BLANKS, all forms.
BILLS OF EXCHANGE, Drafts Notes, Checks.
RENT RECEIPTS, Leases, Dray Receipts
DRAY RECEIPTS for the Opeousas Railroad
BILLS OF LADl&G foI Opelousas Railroads. steamers
SHIP BILLS LADINd for Europe printed on thin paper
STEAMBOAT BILLS LADINti, large and small.
STEAMERS BILLS LADING, Aucioneers' Blanks.
All kinds BLANKS printed to order. CHECKS printed TO
order with different yignettes Initiating engraving.
P. DUREL & CO.,
jell 2ptf 81 Charities street
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-11

A PRoFouND THEoRY.--A uegro has been lecturing
in Manchester N. H., maintaining that all the races
sprang from original man, whose color was black
and that the home Of mankind is in Africa. His
audience were white men and women.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-11

A PaEcocIoUs YouTH-Some time during the last
year, young sprig of the law was admitted to the
him hundred dollars to purchase library of books
and told him that was all he could do for him at that
time, but by industry, prudence, and immediate en-.
forcement Of payment Of all sums that might be his,
he had no doubt that he would get along. A few
borrowed fifteen dollars of the money he had given
him, promising to pay it by twelve o'clock the next
day A"All right, dad" said John, give me your
memorandum The next day at twelve pa did not
appear and John Immediately served a writ upon
him and put keeper in his house just as the old
man was sitting down to dinner. That is what we call
an instance of sharp practice. boston Traveller
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-11

PEOPLE WHO ARE NEVER PITIED.-We have no
sympathy for railway Spectator who is reduced TO
the last shilling. None for an itempered man with
toothache. None for stout man running after his
hat None for an alderman who is laid up with the
govt. None for dandy spleshed by mud-cart
None for man who loses his umbrella ; and none for
the man who, having found one, returns it.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-11

sJ-"Woodland Cream" IA Pomade for
identifying the Har-hghy perfumed superior any French
article imported and for half the price, For dressing Ladies'
Hair has equal giving bright glossy appearance 1t
Gentlemens Hair curl in the natural
Dandu always giving the hair the appearance of
being fresh hampooned Price only fifty None GEM
inc unless signed Ferdge Co., Projectors of the Balm
Thousand Flowers For sale by SICkLES CO., Agents.
MORRISON, and ali Druggists. all 2peod6m