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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-06-02
Hard Work for Sam bO.

Sambo was q slave to a master who was
constitutionalIy addicted to lying. Sambo
being strongly devoted to his master, had
by dint of long practice. made himself an
adept in giving plaueibility to his masters
largest stories. One day when the master
was entertaining his guests in hs customary
manner, among other marvellous facts, he re-
lated on incident which took place in one oI
his hunting excursions.
II fired at a buck" said he, sat one hun
dred yards distance, and the ball passed
through his left hind foot and through hi'
head just back Of his ear"
This evidently producing some little doub
upon the minds Of some Of his guests, he
called upon Sumbo to corroborato him.
"Yes, massa," said the almost confoundet
slave, after moments hesitation, cine see
de ball hit 'im. Jes as niassa lif up de CUR
to he eyes, de buck lif VI him hine foot tc
scratch his ear, on masia's ball 60 clear
through him foot on head at de same time.
The guests were satisfied with this expla'
nation, and swallowed the whole without
further hesitation, but when his guests were
gone, Sumbo ventured hpon his masters
good humor 80 far as to 4 smonsttate. a
"For mighty sakes maIsa, when you tel
apuder such big lie. dOn't put um so. .fa
apart, me had dcbbilish hArd work To- get IN
|togeddsr." aa&1 @] DRIP
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-06-02
The Garden Of Gethsemane.


Fhat Gethsemnne was somewhere In the
noiio" (beyoHd st. Stephens Gate ID
Ierusalem), which Is to this day called
"Jesmanija," we know. There is no un.
certainty as to this. The halfmiles OIL
gardens round, with Its numerous olives and
gay wild flowers, is the real Gethsema
More than this We cannot say. five might
flx spo.' we should suggest some Of those
fields further up than the Latin or Greek
enclosures. The Evangelists speak of the
garden as being "beyOnd the Kedron," and
at the "Mount of Olives" (Matt. XVI. Sc
John xviii. y. So far the spot is definite
beyond this we need not go. Let US keep
to what is certain. =. Somewhere in this
olive.shOded hollow, Christ found solitude
away from the noise and mockery of the
city. Somewhere here, He cast Himself on
the ground, when His "soul was exceeding
sorrowful even unto death, and His sweat,
was, as it were, great drops of blood falling
down to the ground" We could find no
satisfaction in looking at the rocks, where
the monks find good trade in saying that
"His disciples fell asleep" or at the place
where they say Judas kissed Him. These
vain additions take away from the reality
OF the scene. The scene itself is reality =.
we could not think of destroying that by
stories made for superstition, and spots Sc.
lected, ages after, for the sake of gain.
Those old olive.trees-how venerable they
seem! Rough in their trunks, dark green on
the upper side of their leaves but, as the
wind comes along the valley, and tosses up
the branches, how silvery and bright does
the underside appear Are they really the
trees under which the Lord Himself has
walked, and knelt, and prayed! Not just
the same ; for Titus cut down every tree
around Jerusalem, tilLhe stripped suburbs hte
utterly bare. He gave his soldiers leave
to set the suburbs on fire, and ordered that
they should bring timber together, and raise
banks against the city. But the olive, like
the palm, birch, laurel, and some other
trees, is not killed by being cut down. l,
shoots up, several stems in place of one
Now look at these olives. There is hurdIy
one of them that has single trunk only
Three, four, or FIVE stems come up out OF
each root. The stem and branches then
may not be the same as in the days of the
Lord but the rest probably are. So that
thus far they are really the same trees and
as the olive is.a very long tree, there
is nothing unlikely in this.-Bonais' Lana
of Promise. 1858.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-06-02

While | was watching them below, feel
ing very sorry for my poor master, I was
startled by wild laugh from Colly, who
began making catcalls, and yelling us II ht
was possessed. Then knew, of course, that
he was gone mad. 5" -~,.."..4
Even now, hemble when think Of thai
time it was horrible to peer down the shaft
black and sooty and yuwning, and scarcely
less so to look outside and see flight of pi'
geous sweeping round at considerable LEST
height than we were. Then ColIy-thank K
God he was SO dazed that he could not see
me--called my name three times, and sal
fairly eringing in dread that his sight nigh,
clear, and with ghOstIy grin, and chewin
with his mouth, he began working himself
toward me.
| worked away from him as noiselessly ar
! could, with every hair Of my head standing
on end. He followed me twice round that
horrid coping, making most hidsous noises,
and then being come second time to the
rod, he got an idea in his muddled head that
l was fallen over, for he never lost sense
OF where he was all through this trying time.
Then he tried to get on his feet but at the
risk Of my own life, could not let the poor
fellow rush on certain death without one
more effort and l cried out for him to sit
down, and he covered down like whipped
dog, all trembling. suppose it had been
put into his head that l was q dead man
speaking to him.
That morning my wife had got a letter
from her sister in Canada, and as there were
parts we could not make out, l had put it in
my pocket, intending to get our time. keeper
to read it for me. 1t had scrap Of uncov.
cred paper at the bottom and, by another
good providence happened to have bit of
red lead.pencil in my pocket. l wrote on
the paper, "Get us down-Colly's gone
mad 5" this, I shut in my tobacco-box, and
was fortunate enough 10 throw it just at the
feet of couple of men who were standing
by the engine house door.
Directly all was hustle to rescue us. They
got the kite up ogaiu, and watched it
mounting slowly, slowly and when the
slack twine fell between Colly and myself,
took it in my hand and could have kissed
it. Poor Colly, with his teeth cha,tering,
still fancied l was spirit, and did all I
could to favor that idea until they got an
other cradle up TO US. Then, having got
him in, scrambled in myself, and clutching
him fast, shouted for them to lower and
so We were got down. he wrestling aud fight
ing with me all the way.
He was in the mad. house for some months,
and then went to scavengering, for he never
could face any height again and have
never had the same clear head since that ad
venture.
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.Sflistellauleeolrs, le
Singular Illusions.

The strange illusions with which hypo
condriacs and insane persons are oftentime'
affected are not little amusing to the un
concerned spectator, however uncomfor ablt
they may be to the patient himself. There
are many anecdotes respecting these illu
sions related by medical authors.
The late author relates that person by
the name OF Vincentinus ina gined that he
was of such an enormous size, that he could
not 60 through the door Of his apartment
His physician gave orders that he should be
forcibly led through it, which was done &C.
cordingly,. but not without fatal effect, for
Vincentinus cried out, as he was forced
along, that the flesh was torn from his bones
and that his limbs were broken off, Of which
terrible impression he died in few days,
accusing those who conducted him nf bel ne
his murdereTs. .....t.
TuIpius tells US that the wife Of one Sol.
omon .Galmus funcied that she had been
dead, but that God had sent her back to the
world without heart, for he had kept it in
Heaven. On this account she was extreme
~ unhappy, and more miserable than any
creature on earth.
Gruaner relates the case Of German stu.
dent of theology, by the name OF Rau. I'm
agining himself the subject Of Divine
call, without waiting for holy orders, he
commenced preaching. The following is
the conclusion of one of his discourses -
He who believes not in witches does not
believe in the devil; he who does not be-
lieye in the devil does not believe in God ;
he who believes not in God must be damn.
ed" '.. -' .'~
Hypo condriacs have sometimes imagined
themselves a frail article of China, and, ol
course, have been in constant feor of being
dushed to pieces, by the carelessness of SER
vonts or the forgetfulness Of friends. Pope
ia /" The Cave OF Spleen" thus represents
these same breathing articles OF brittlewcar:
"Here living tea.pots stand, one arm held out,
One bent; the handle this, snd that the spout;
Apipkin there, like Homer's tripod walks,
Here Nghs JAR" &c. -'n... a-
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Sharp Correspondence.

One of the Peter Funk "Gift Enterprise y
firms in large city, sent package of tick
cts to postmaster in Maine, the postage OF
which was fifteen cents unpaid. They 20,
the following hard rap over the knuc les
from the indignant official:
II herewith return your tickets. You
must be fools as we'll us knaves to suppose
that I will aid you in swindling my neigh
bors. and pay all erpenses myself"
To which he in a few days, received the
annexed 'settler:'
"Sir We perhaps owe you an apology
for sending the parcel, postage unpaid.
GAS we infer from the phraseology o.
your note, that you are willing to swindle
your neighbors il we will pay all the ex
penses, please give US your lowest terms or
which you will act as our agent.
"P. S.-All communications shall be
strictly confidential"
This note was promptly returned, with the
following endorsement across its face, by
the postmaster:
" 1t seem that you are not only fools and
knaves, but blackguards, also. Ask my
neighbors if they think I would swindle
them either at my own expense or that o.
any one else."
To which this answer came back by mex
mail
awe have enquired of your neighbore
long ago, and that's the reason we applied
to you in the first instance"
Here follows the postmaster's final reply
I" I acknowledge the corn. Send US you
street and number, so that can call on you
when I come to the city, and I may concl cludt
to aid your Enterprises"
But that was the last thing that the Gift
gentleman could think of doing. In fac,
secrecy as to his locality was quite essent:a
in keeping out Of the clutches of the police.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-06-02
Legal Advice.

A gentleman ordered suit of clothes
from toior, and specially enjoined him
that they must be made by the next Tues
day, and that they must be made in the
finest style and that, unless the tailor could
have them ready to certainty, beyond
peradventure, to the day, that he must not
undertake them ; but Snp promised faithful
ly that they should be finished ad diem
Tuesday came and no clothes the enrag ed
gentleman flew to the cabbage mans house
and said
"What's the reason that my clothes were
not ready as you promised ? Here you have
kept me in the city at loss of time and
business, only to disnppont me now, if we
had you in our part Of the country, tell you
what they would coll you they would say
you were perfect squirt"
The knight of the goose explained that
the only competent workman he had capable
of making the suit, had q wife lying at
deaths door, and he could not possibly
leave her.
The outraged gentleman was uot able to
smother his disappointment, and berated the
tailor soundIy for failing in his positiy 9
promise. ..a
The ninth fraction of the genus homo
could not stand this and plainly told his Gus.
toner to 60 to the caloric regions of Pande-
monium. ... .s.-.
The customer, red with rage, rushed
across the street to lawyer. and in an excl
ted, vehement and hurried manner, said
"Do you know Snip, the tailor, across
the way here :"
"Yes, know him." answered Brief
"Well, now, want your ADVICE" said
the gentleman 81 want to know what you
would do in such case. That Infamous
stitch-louse has not only kept me here
in the city on expense, to the great detri-
ment Of my business, and disappointed me in
a suit of clothes, but, when went to re.
monstrate with the fellow about 1t, what do
you suppose the impudent rnscal told me
He told me to 60 to h-ll |" With these
words the gentleman laid ten dollar bill
on the desk and said "Now what would
you do :" .........
"Do you mean this for retainer I" said
Brief.
81 do," was the reply.
"Then," said Brief, quietly folding up the
x and putting it in his pocket, she told you
to 90 to h-lll Well, my opinion and ad.
vice to you is, don't you do it. There isl
moreover, no statute or local law that can
compel you to a specific performance. !
say don't you do it."- Cincinnati Enquirer.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-06-02

G A man travelling, entered tavern,
and seeing no one present but the landlord
and negro, seated himself and entered into
conversation with the negro. Shortly, he
asked Sambo il he dry Sumbo said he
was. Stranger told him to 60 to the bar and
take something at his expense. Negro did
60, and shortly left. Landlord says to the
stranger: "Are you acquainted with that
niger !" "No, never saw him before; but
why do you ask :" 81 supposed so from
your conversing with him and asking him to
drink" "Oh," said the stranger, II was
only experimenting. The fact is, was dry
myself, and I thought il your liquor didn't
kill the negro in fifteen minutes, l would
venture 10 take drink myself" ..
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.Doetital'
"Mnist Onie Day"

FH aaa .
The following bsauurul lines were composed
Timothy Swan, the well known author of tho celeb
ted tnnes "China'' and "Poland," when in the
yearof hiaage. They were sent to his son, thel
resident Of New York; ,- g.s.s .. t-.
f5fYe kan, dear BARN that we maum bart,
rfs;Wben death, cauld death, shall bid us start,
81 But when he'll bend his dreadful dart ar
'ir ~ - fsTaf :l We Gamma say. Ai ..r
Sa we'll be ready for his car. ..a q. LIN ..
o. Aa3ysaa S. MAST oDie day. p
fs"We'n keep Alright ans guide win.
Our wark vii! then be free fra sin;
e5VpEght we'll step thru tbeck and ihin, .s
s.,....., -..... Strait on our way,
Deaijust VII A., the prize we'il win 80
a-I. Maist Onie day. aa
t'Ye ken there's Ane wha's just and wise,
Has said that a. his BARNS should rise
AM soar aboon the LOFTY skies,
s.S+- 20. ..- And there shall stay;
BeiOg well prepared, we'll gain the prize
s&a#. s Maist onie day.
'when He wha made a. things just right,
Shall ca US hence to realms ofleht,
Be Il morn, or noon, or e'en, or>night,
We will obey.
Well be prepared to ta' our fight
aE,EH Malst onie day.
"our lamps wen all brmfu' o. oil,
That's guide and pure-that wulna spoil;
Wen keep them DuTpin' a. The while, r .
To light our way.
Our wark boln' done we'l quit the soil
#aa .ts as t.' Malst one day.
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) Mcla Of Energy.

All who have succeeded in life have been
men of high resolve and endurance. The
far-famed WIN. Pitt was in early life fond
Of fsgami6g, the passion increased with his
years; he knew he must at once master the
passion, or the passion would master him.
He made q firm resolve that he would never
again play at game Of hazard. He could
make such resolution he could keep it,
His subsequent eminence was the fruit Of
thst power. . .lg. 3. ,.. -a H. '.,Sa 3.
William Wilberforce, in his earlier days,
like most young men Of his rank and age
liked the excitement Of games Of hoz'rd.-
He was persuaded one night to keep the faro
bank. He saw the ruin Of the vice Of gam
ing as he never saw II before; he was ap'
palled at what he beheld. Sitting amid ga
ming, ruin and despair, he took the resolu
tion that he never would again enter gam
ing house. He changed his company with
the change of his conduct and subsequently
become one of the most distinguished Eng
lishmen of his age. a.#.
DR.. Samuel Johnson was once requested
to drink wine with friend. The doctor
proposed tea. "But drink little wine,
said the host. ~ cannot" was the reply
IL know abstinence, I know excess, but
know no medium. Loug since resolved
ash could not drink little wine, i woul'
net drink at ALL" A man who could thu
support his resolution BY action was maj
OF endurance; aud thst element is ~ wei
displayed In this incidentlas in the combina
tions Of his great works. " 's@ ~
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hrA barrister, blind of one eye, plead
ing with his spectacles on, said: "Gentle-
men in my argument I sNsll use nothing
but what is Necessary" Then" replied .
wag, "take, out one Of the glasses Of your
spectacles." ".-.'- ss@4 T.
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0TThe preacher that warns up his hear:
ers with swords that burn," has been con-
suited with by the deacons upon the propri
ETY. OF having no FIRE In the church the com
ing winter.
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Speeding Of prayers. reminds ps Of one
wS Once heard at a revival in the Jsrseys.--
The speaker becoming animated, bsEst forth
with: go Lord, manifest thyself to US to-
night; come right down through the rocf'
and Twill pay for tha shingles!" The Of
feet may be imagined. sssasG .l g.aat.,. .>a
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0eFAccording to Coleridge, the charm Of
ShaksPeare's model women consists in that
harmony and completeness Of attributes
which excludes all ambition to be men.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-08
Real Qtstate.

nor SALE-A very desirable House
n ., and Lot centrally located Inquire Of ~ ,r,
o. o. FOR SALE CHEAP - new
HI House and Barn, and land, which is
Achoice lot of fru trees lately set out Said house
and land situated 80 miles north of the Court House.
Also, two other lots the above estate For particu
fig dtMch2O*
o. FOR SALE OR TO LET.-A
i'i large double house Mainstreet; two tenements
s II rooms each in complete repair, with furnaces
and other modern improvements the residence of j.
c. Ripley, Esq. Inquire Of II. BLISS. .
February Is, 1859 diff flo
o. A FINE RESIDENCE, three min
iiI utes walk from the City Hail. is offered for sale
10y by A. j. EATON.
o. FARM FOR SALE.-The well
-iii known Farm at Baskerville, the line of the
and occupied by VIM. Fisher Esq-comprsing about 800
acres, well watered, and divided into tiage, moving
pasturage and woodland large and excellent young
Orchard, Mansion House, Farm House. two Barns, Corn
Crib, Carriage House. Sheds &c-will be sold low and
on favorable terms of payment
This Estate, from its central location and capabilities
being in the immediate neghborhood of church, school
house, and Post 0fce-and the advantages of a ready
cash sale for all its products well worthy the attention
of any one desiring first rate farm in healtful REGION
at a bargain.
Apply to CIIAS ALBRO, on the premises; to d. GOD
DARD, ~ John street. New York; or c. PRICHARD,
No. 5 Central Wharf Boston, diff fl2
o. FOR SALE Il small Farm of
Hi about IS acres divided into moving, pasturng,
s4AAand woodland, wei fenced, and good supply of
fruit House small but convenient with good Barn Said
farm is situated 81 miles from the City Hall Payments
dlms A. j. EATON.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-08
0Qureester DAILY Spp,
CAUSES. OF DIVORCE IN THE SEVERAL
STATES

More than thirty causes of divorce are re-
cognized by the statues of the different States
In South Carolina not one has ever been OBJ
tanned. In Virginia there are three causes,
namely; natural and incurable impotency at
the time of the marriage idiocy and bigamy.
In Alabama, adultery, or two years aban-
donment In Rhode Island impotency, adul-
terry, extreme cruelty, wilful desertion for the
space of five years, continued drunkenness,
neglect of the husband to provide necessaries
for the subsistence Of the wife, gross misbe-
havior and wickedness repugnant to the mar
rage contract. In New Jersey divorce is
granted for prior existing marriage, adultery,
and wiltul absence for five years. In Vermont
Tor homage, mental incapacity, impotency,
force or fraud, adultery, confinement in the
state Prison for three years or more intoler-
aDie severity, wlltul deserbon for three years.
absence Tor seven years unheard Of and where
the husband, beng of ability grossly and wan
tonly neglects to provide for his wife. In
MAINE, 1or adultery, impotency, desertion for
nFe years, joining the Shakers for five years,
connnem fit IN the State of any one of the
Years, fraud in obtaining
the Consent of the other party, habitual drunk
enness for three years marriage with an In
dian or muatto is void and Imprisonment for
felony in the State, works divorce without
any judicial proceeding. In Kentucky for habi-
tual drunkenness, condemnation for felony,
cruelty Of the husband, and for several other
causes which we forbear to mention. In HI
inois, for impotency, adultery, wilful desertion
for two years, extreme cruelty, habitual drunk
enness for two years. In Missouri for adul-
terry, wilful desertion for two years. conviction
of an infamous crime habitual drunkenness
for two years, cruel treatment endangering
life, intolerable indignities, yagrancy Of the
husband. In Iowa the same causes exist as in
Missouri, to which is superadded "when the
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-08

PoRrRAIr OF FANNY FERN.-The New
York correspondent of the Utica Herald, says
81 met Fanny Fern upon Broadway. yester,-
day, leaning upon the arm of her beloved
James He is a tall, cadaverous individual,
with melancholy expression, and eyes askew-
but with good expression withal. Fanny has
passed her heyday; no longer young is
stamped upon that careworn face. A sanguine
temperament, large perceptive faculties, sandy,
wayy hair, falling low. down upon her fore
head-prominent features. People meeting
her even in the crowd say, What a strange
looking womanY 1t is a marked, but not a
bad face 1t is not a homely, but strange
face. 1t says, 4 have known some bitter
things-anguish, anger, solitude 1t is not
wholly good and it could not be entirely bad
1t hints at ugliness-it suggests its nobility
1t is selfassured, but not vain proud, but not
naughty. 1t says, Il have lived more years
than are recorded for me- Her daughter, wo-
man grown, is in appearance fine second edi-
ton Of herself"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-08
BERKSHIRE LIFE INSURANCE

KEhNOIIhE i I Il INOUhANOE
IL COMPANY, PITTsFIELD, MASS.
GEO. n. BRIGGS, President.
BENJAMIN CHICKERINC. Sec'y & Treas's
Capital and Accumulation over 100000.
ALBERT s. COFFIN is Agent for Worcester and vi
entity Office No 265 Main street. Worcester, Mass
This Company has never contested claim, but have al
met their losses with such promptness gain
the confidence of the public, and thus enable them
take high stand among the list of Life Insurance Com
panies The distribution of surplus for the five years end
ing September g. 1856, TWENTY PER CENT. the
amount of Life Premiums paid in Its financial affairs
managed to make it safe and reliable insti-
tuition to all those who wish the benefits of Life
Insurance.
Pamphlets and Circulars exhibiting the condition of the
Company and its of doing business, also, Blank
Applications and forms for eecng insurance be OBJ
tanned at the Office of the Agent in Worcester of the
nj AIass iva
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BY ". W. PRATT, AUCTIONEFR.
II SHALL SELL Az Auction

4 THURSDAY, March 10, at o'clock p. M, on tho
premises, the valuable and well known Isaac Mills
Farm located in the northweserly part of this city,
the Holden road and half mile from the Court
House The Farm contains about Is of choice
land upon which is large. quantity of apple and other
kinds of fruit trees in good condition and in bearing state
There is valuable spring of water npon the farm
The buildings good two story house. large Barn
with cellar under the Any DESTROYS of pro-
ductive farm good market will do will to avail
themselves of this opportunity.
n. B.-The sale will be positive and terms cash.
mch2 dts W. W. PRATT.