The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-05-14
lRAYENNA; THURSDAY MAYla, l857.Z,z31 E=zgZ3

to ascerfsin from the scst msh.s himself, IS
they called him, the precise nature Of his
terms. Passing along the street be was ac-
eOsted AZ almost every step, BY ppxious in
quireFs- -Of-sll classes -agess end sexesi on
which Occpsieps be- behaved with remlrka-
blsi iurbanily towards The homes. seekets'fer
infoEmstion, repeating in details to each per,
son, in the sing song auetioneer style he had
adopted, ,Ihis Priees and eonditIoas; and clos,
ed the exercises Of eaeh day BY ssdoEen fBlI
grown cat tiAAts at the grocery. ealissned
BY strains from the violin. on which the Ma
jOE diseoursed most excellent music. sis
Itwns a Joyous village, the SIllage Of
Blountsyiile, and o lovely one; bss Tie live
liest time was Jet to come! s.ts = si iia,aa
,Anolher snd still asother morn, and the
ever memorable .6rst VI january, isal,a dag
pregnant to the fate Of sBloubtsvilIe. broke
brilliantly upon the world. And long ,s
| p "Before the wheels 81 Phobus, ro2nd about
| d DnPpiipg the drowsy east with spots ofgray,',,
the country people. from all directions.
were making their wsy, on foot, horseback
and in OK cart; with baskets, meal bags, and
chicken cooPs, filed with cats, to the gresi
centre Of trade, each one struggling 70 b.
among the first, experimenting that the sup
ply might possibly be too great for the de.
nand, and, therefore, that prices might do
cline 2fsi gii b-.R iRafsi- $500 ,aAsj r.r4
At sunrise, our hero was at the grocery,
receiving and liQuoriag the company, in
sPecting ana invariably 'praising the hand
some appearance Of the cats already arrived
discussing their qualities, noting down theil
names, bestowing classical appeliatiOns On
the homeless, and looking anxiously up ant
down the road for fresh supplies; along
/ which sights like the following might ocea
sionallyib be seen: t's.esja54H ea
"A long, ,lank, bare headed chap, seated OF
a meal bag each ehdflied with cats, laying
aeeoss the back Of diminutive, but wir,
Indian oDy..running a,rnad gallop, swayini
himself to and fro, yelling outrageous witt
! pain, and fright. Nearing the crowd, tn
pony shies; ak footsr is sprawling six fee
from him, accompanied By cats in bag, ''fght
ing furious fray.", }, i.sg sa iss1 .sgs.
"Hello! my manr' exclaimed the Major
running to his assistance, "what's the mat
teri Yoo seem to have been somewhat il
hurry, are you hart!v 'sof9s1i 4sti
ttHurtl o Lordy. O Lordy! shall neve
set down on yearth; my settlers rninatedi--
Bile shead, in the bag there, and we'll Sc
/ which whips, durn.ye - **+3s* Ar
! you the cat manvs a.q,Ge kaa s.do
II am the man who waats to purchas,
CATS" gravely responde our hero. "You
c & seem to be spirited fellows; how man,
have you. and what i. their size!nll egiio
"Six ia each end Of the bag; busters il
size, as to spirit, perfect he'll cats for fight
ing, scratching and biting! Look at tha
thar poay's, back oil a bleedin', and lool
here at the blood that's come outen mel
But how much are you paying! i want 4
be gettin' back soon for I've got to walk
|seein' it's no use to think ofsmy settin' ol
. anything to ride" is 10 y,aya a.aoa 81
4 f"lflyours are ofthe frst quality, !" replie
she Major, "asi | have no doubt they are
you shall have dollar,per head; but Wi
not receive them or pay the money until 1
7 O'Clock to day; so you had better do like 'th
\ rest have done, borrowa goods box from ii
stores, set tout on the ground where yc
. see the others placed, put your cats, orsaft
4 keeping under il, until the time Of delivery.
z Another spectacle - And old woman
Y ina small one-horse wagon, whipping On
Y cluckiDg--heaves 10 sight. The entire bod
! Of the vehicle, sasing her seat, is taken q
with-a huge basket, carefully secured on Il
5 top bgaa checked counterpane drawn ov,
q it,rand tied down by strings which encireI
horizontally the basket, thus leaving thet
h in appearance, like q drNm,h head. Puffir
! and Blowing, she lays the whip on the mi
r erable animal, iudus,riously and noisily, b
Q more industrious and more noiser far, are IL
: jumping fighting squalling occupants Of Il
i baskets The jerking of the basket. Il
r thumps on, its sides; the upward bugIing
Q the ttympanum, the shrieks. off bloody CO
Q fict, all Indicate that more "fnrlis fyinl
within the basket than the old lady max
: to fly from the failing horse, in striving
a press him into q trot. ...,.-.,...a
s. "Whese on yeth," asked she, stoppil
IS and addressing d crowd, lie the man Ii
wants the cats!" e'k8'F' t'at.'9ae' :" ~
i cal am the person, ma'amn. said the Maj
stepping forward and bowing. r.Iiaye y,
i cOts in your basket in the wagon.'' "a Y
1 o'"You must be powerful fool, strang,
!. not 10 know that nothing less than TWEEN,
Il seven eats could make all that racket id |
! basket. But from all | hear. I reckon j
dint seen q cat in 80 long, they are sort .
e nateral curiosity l:ke with YOU, II you !
lfl gwipe 70 buy EN- jest tote out the bask
i. fof I'se Had powerful sight Of trouble 8
I I tia. 10 you. And itis dollar apiece yo
e gwins to pss, aia't yousn n !. ....,,
: eyes, ma''am."t returned The trader. Cpl
\ vidsd they are Ill full grown and tirst qua
III ~. My terms are. a dollar for full gro,
n csts, half ! dollar for half grown cats, .
!, a quarter 81 ! dollar f5s kittens. But
won. take them. nor nav for them. owing