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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-11-16
Soaking tile Roots.

Itsppeured best to the excise commission
ers Of the town Of III, in New York,
to refuse licenses for the sale OF intoxicating
liquors to all persons save doctor OF known
integrity and strong temperance principles,
who promised not to sell except Tor medicinal
or mechanical purposes. One Wheeler
an eccentric Irish cobbler-Ionged for a
quiet drink, and with a sober sir and smooth
tongue, petilioned the doctor for quart OF
gin. .... ....
"For what purpose do you wish it g. ask,
ed the doctor. .E
"Sure, doctor, I've been very bad for
neurly ten days back, with goneness in my
stomach, and not haper Of good can get
from anything in these turns but gin to soak
some roots in"
"And do you tell me, upon your honor,
Wheeler, that you wish the gin to soak some
roots in, and to be taken as medicine for q
| weak stomach 3"
"Faith, as live doctor. only want the
gin to soak some roots"
The doctor, confident from his sallow ap
pearance that the man was sick, and that I
little tonic bitter would not harm him, filled
his quart bottle and received his pay. .Whee
Ter, on reaching the sidewalk, fronted tht
doctor, who was still standing in the door
placed his thumb upon his nose, and made
sundry gyrations with the fingers, while witt
the other hand he placed the bottle TO hit
mouth and look long, invigorating guzzIe
Of the gin.
"Stop =" cried the doctor, "you gave youl
word of honor that YOU only wanted the cir
to coax some roots, and here you are drink
ing yourself drunk" n..."
"Faith, doctor, and I'm after telling you nj
lies. WANTED the gin to soak the roots o.
me tongue, which was SO dry | could neve
swallow a mouthful Of meat to strengthen
me stomach" -g
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-11-16

white garmentsof every kind, like brides
maid. Her gown she pinned over her
breast, just a. a nurse pins the swaddling
clothes Of an infant" She then took pink
silk girdle, and heightened It with another
made of gold thread, she made a moose at
one end, and tied three knots at small dis
tance from each other.
She now sat down to read that passage in
Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso," where Olym-
pia is abandoned by her bosom friend, and
ruined. Having laid aside her book, shy
arose, took the girdie she had prepared, and
throwing the end of the girdle over the close,
door, attempted TO hang herself. The CIR
die, however, broke with her weight, and
she fell with such noise, that the work
man, who was passing the night in the
house, was awakened. He, nevertheless
thinking no more Of it turned over and went
to sleep again. She now made another ct
tempt with stronger girdle, made OF silver
| thread, end succeeded. Her old maid, ne x
morning, waited, as usual, the ringing Of thu
bell, and pro,racted her patience hour atte
hour, till two O'Clock in the afternoon, whel
the workmen at length entering the room
through a window, found their unfortunat
mistress still hanging, and quite cold.
Such is the romantic history of Fam
, Braddock, for the most part, as related b
Goldsmith. "Huudreds in high life," say
he, "lamented her fate. Her brother, whe
he heard of it, remarked, "Poor Fanny
always thought she would plOy till sh
would be forced to tuck herself up" Hol
f ace WaIpole might well say, "Braddock
, very IrCquois in disposition"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-11-16
"Zat is my Trunk"

In the days of coaching over the Provi-
dence turnpike, before railroad cars were In
esss, aud baggage.crates existed, and when
travellers had to keep a sharp look. out for
their luggage, some forty or fifty passengers
had just stepped on board the old "Ben
Frunklin," and had got under way on Mar
raqunse,t Bay. A gentleman who had oc
casion to get some of his wardrobe, hud just
hauled out from an Immense pile Of Baggage
slowed nmdships, new bInck leather trunk
OF portly dimensions. studded with bruss
nails, when little withered Frenchman, oil
muttled complexion, and taahionaby dress
ed, dsrted from thu crowd, and interposing 9
between our friend and his property, ex-
claiming, courteous'y but positively
81 beg your pardon, sare-mas pardonne2
moi-you have got ze wrong cochon by re
oreille-z4t is my trunk 7"
"Not SO monsieur-I hope l know my
own traps"
"Restez tranqulle-hoid on-daps un in
stnnt. will prove my preps-aha you see
dis key. eh !" Applying it to the lock he
threw up the lid, and then struck a triumph
ant attitude. "My key unlock your trunk
-eh tell me Eat !"
"Stand out of the way it is my trunk,
tell you"
"Hold on Won leelle minute zose your
shirts, eh -
"To be sure they are !"
"Zose your drowsures, eh 7"
"CertuinIy."
"Vnit moment-T will prove my preps
sare," and the little Frenchman rummagin,
beneath pile OF shirts and socks, produce
bottle, uDd said deliberately, with a hid
eous grin
."Z4t-your-bot-aile of Dom-frees Is
Itch) ointment, sare-eh Ave you go
Won eetle Ish! lis your remede for z
lepros, (leprosy) eh ! All pc dam l kno,
it was my trunk -
1t is needless to say that our friend imme
diately "opened wide gap" between him
self and the interesting victim of two of th
most unpopular disorders known to sufferin
humanity.
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RAVENNA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER l6, 1859.

mask, Il sm no Venetian noble. but simply
Antonio Giraldi, gondOlier like yOurself.'
you Antonio Grsldi And the LADY,
'Was your wsrd, ZanetIa. You locked
her chamber door and took the house key
with you. But ladder ofrOPes from LADY,
balcony is as good as a staircase, and, as
told you last night, love laughs at lock.
smiths.''
Old Beppo stormed and swore, but he end
ed by iorgiviDg the lovers. He not only
forgave them, but gave up his goudola to tht
stronger hands OF Antonio, and settled I
handsome portion upon Zanetta. Nor di'
h&ever regret his generosity, for they prov
ed grateful and affectionste, and were thu
stay aud solace Of his declining years.
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NIr. Bucia rlaM's best After Dinner
Speech.

Vanderhoff, in his new work, "Leaves
from an Actors Note Book" tells the fol.
lowing story of Lord Mayors dinner:
81 find in my note book on that night, the
following me euora ndum Dinner capital.
speech'ying shy" And so it was. sss
"Mr. j. Bu hanan's hit.--The solitary
flash that lit up The tables--the solitary
stroke that told came from the forge Of
James Buchanan, the American Minister
In reply to soma toast OF the Lord Mayor,
complimentary to the United States, Mr..
Buchanan rose, put his hand think. into his
broad, white waistcoat pocket, and bsgsn:
"My Lord Mayor, my lords and gentle.
men; Republican as l. am he paused for a
moment. and there was a solemn sMnce at
his formal and rather ominous beginning.
"Republicsn as I am, there 10 one insli.
tuition OF Great Britain for which feel the
deepest respect, and the most affectionate
admiration. fervently pray that, whatever
changes may take place--whatever reforms
may be carried out--whatever alterations
may be wrought by public sentiment and
opinion--whatever revolutions, even, (Which
heaven avert y may take place in this coun-
try--I ferventIy pray that ons institution, at
least, may be spared--that ii may continue
to flourish, to grow, P increase, end be
strengthened and conffmedt / allude,
my lords and gentlemen, TO THE PUsLIc
DINNERS OF GREAT BRITAIN!'
"Imagine the surprise, the shouts Of laugh.
ter, and the cheers that followed this unex.
pectedy humorous turn to the solemn and
imposing opening of bic republican exordi.
um +! The American Minister had msde .
hit; he clenched it by courteously scknowl-
edging the inequalities be he'd received In
England; and proposing the health Of Lsdy
Moon, sat down amidst general applsuss."
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bean swift.

Extract from q recent lecture by 7. F, Meagher
Such was Jonathan Swiit-in his day the
man of the Irish people-and, probably,
the most powerful Irish genius that ever
lived. Endowed with an Incompatible va
riety Of mental powers and al intense vital
ity, favored by circumstances be would have
made the most effective statesman OF the
uge. In speculative insight, in scope and
practical energy. he would have pr owed him
self equal to Lord Chatham, and the superb
or OF Edmunde Burke himself. Infamed with
generous hatred of all untruth, crooked
counsels, selfshness and intrigue, possessed
of official power he would have used it with an
admirable experience OF the public neces.
si,ies, and with that high purpose of effect
ing the general good, which is ever etrong-
est and most active in great natures. But
men, like him, original, self-sustoined, in
dependent in soul, nhexible and proud, sci
dom make their way TO places of executive
distinction and power ; these generally be-
cation, trickery, cbsequiousDess. a faculty
of familiar adoption, and certain mean dex
terity in managing the nominating conven
tions and disbursing magnates of society,"
In 1927, having earnestly expressed desire
to have some official control Of public Affairs
in Ireland, believing he could be of service
to her In sphere of political activity ant
influence, Sir Robert Walpole, the Prime
Minister. to whom he had laid bare the mis-
erOb'e and appalling condition of the coun
try, took good care to prevent his having
any such control. His bold, robust, intract
able genius was not suited to the low petit
Jogging policy, the conspiracies and dodge'
Of the Castle. When Lord Cartaret, th'
Lord Lieutenant, refused to make him trus
tee O { the line board, or even justice o
the peace, his excellency aa,teringly OBJ
served
"Why, Mr.. Dean, you must surely despis
these feathers-thev are utterly beneath tn
consideration of such man as you are !"
"My lord" this WAS the Deans reply
II do not despse them, but we'll know, thO
) were jobber, governed by your excelen
cy and suffering public abuses 10 pass unnc
} ticed, or were | member of parliamen
voting for the court and selling the country
| your excellency would readily grant my re
quest"
} What, think you, was his excellency'
! reply to this stern and scsthing speech J.
: II was an honest one--a brave one.
= "What you suy, sir, is literally true, on
for this reason you must hold me excused.
) And for this reason, too, did Jonatha
! Swift, scornng to work in plated harnes
with the common stud of politicians. stan
apart in Ireland-sincere, incorruptible, fea1
less, solitary and imperious, nevertheless
!, Just, humane, charitable and gracious, q
Pope asserts him to have been-to the en-
unpurchased and ncompromised-the mer
idian splendor of his intellect not the les
! memorable that its expiring rays lit up
| wreck drifting to the verge OF the etern,
sea, and were extinguished in desolation
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-11-16

Two SCENES FROM A NovEL,-Somebody
criticising new novel, gets off the follow
ing as samples of its style:
GAS the sun rises in the east, and advanc'
ing through the heavens. arrives at high
noon about twelve o'clock, SO cat settin'
on grindstone, after she is done mewin',
comes down IL she wants to-"
"As the ocean, rolling and tempestuous,
writhes msiestically as the storm increases,
60 dead jackass is of no account 'cept bout
twenty five cents for his shoes II they hain't
been TUX off," 1 d.
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0pttital,
Prom the Pittsburg Christian Advocate.
The River of Death.

There's many holy and rapturouI strain
Floating over the river of Death,
To the weary who wait, like the ripened grain,
For the touch Of the reaper's breath.
There ars flashes Of light each lifted wave,
Asit glldes from the farther shore,
To the shsdowy border our tear-drops leave,
In the lull of the waters roar.
nsre are harp-StrinPs stirred by the perfumed air,
And gushing with melody sweet,
1iE6 the whispered notes of child at prayer,
In the hush oil the twilight deep.
They hear tho low music, so solemn and grand,
And heed not the eddyIng tide,
For they catch CLEAN of the forms that stand
BY the stream the other side.
And we see light on the calm, white brow,
Like the glow of the orimsoned morn;
But we see not the lips OIL the ills Of snow,
. All the nigh: that deem so long!
And we only know, when we hear no more,
As We watch for the passing breath,
That an angel is tendcrly lifting them down
The banks of the River of Death
Only know that their footsteps pressing the sands
That arc washed by the hurrSing waves,
Andthat over the pillows tstretched their hands,
To the shore that their brightness laves;
And over their bosoms fresh garlands We lay,
And lily we twine In their hair
Fit emblens Of beauty, now blighted, they say,
These garlands and y.buds are.
call il not bligbted-I deem them not dead,
Who pass thus away in their bloom;
For they rest in their beauty whore tears rot shed
O'cr the darkness aud blight Of the tomb.
And Oft, as l sit at the easement alone,
I list, IL perchance may hear-
Through the stately pines. as they sway and moan,
Like a chill at the shrouded bier,
TIE futter OF sails, and the rushing Of waves,
And the fash Of glded oar,
As the Reaper starts from his emerald caves
To carry me down to the shore;
And wait for the swoop of an anGel-wing,
And the clasp of an angel-hand,
For the sound of a harp, and the chant of hymn
And the light of the glory-land.
But alas! / listen and wait in vain,
Yet know that my weary feet
Shall wander l)ng from the valley OF pain,
To the river solemn and sweet.
shall 60 with the Reaper, changeess and pale,
And each woe that my heart has known,
Each agOnizeL cry, aud each desolate vail,
Each fearful and Iitcous moan,
Shall be washed away, by the murmurous waves,
From my spirit 81 joyous and free,
VIII, the smile of the lovely who wait
On tho beautiful shore for me.
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Or "Annette, my dear what country ia
opposite to US on the globe :" #
"Don't know. sir" e4
swell, WE'LL" said the perplexed teacher,
"if were to bore hole through the earth,
and you were to 60 in this end, where would
you come outs"
uOut Of the hole SIR"
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OrMother-"Here, Tommy, is some nice
castor.Oil with orange juice 10 IT," Doctor
-"Now don't give It all to Tommy-leave
some for me-" Tommy (who has tasted it
before )--"D Doctors q nice man, ms--give
it all to the DOCTOR" '5's
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-11-16

ttTA witness called TO give testimony in
q town court about shirt, came to his point
very abruptly in the following manner:
Smother said that Sal said that Polly SAID
that Bob told her that he seen man thai
seena Teller that run through the streets
with red striped flannel shirt OF white
color, all checkered over in blue spots-ant
+. our gals won't lie for the old woman hai
licked 'em hundred times for lyin'."
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0TA sick boy dreadfulIy sick from chew
ing tobacco, lay on store box. Another
boy symRaihized with and cheered him by
saying:
"Grin and bear it. Bll--we're all got to
come to it sometime. You'll get over it by
anG by" II. .-4 -. --..s. ...
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aWhsn / aFrOve," said SpEiggias, cat
The house Of my dieassd friend: be was jnss
breathing his laAt. ! stood BY his bsdSIds
and, said, as he was too far gone 70 talk ~
Brother, II you feel happy, iist squssss my
and-and be. squose ite ass aai
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or 10 Cose, on being asked what he
shsuld do on being banished to the woods,
replied that he .'thought hesshouId split"
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,ArThe following epitsph in Washington,
10 on little boy who fell victim to a. pre-.
Willing disesse:
WThe little hero who lies here, ,..,
Was conquered BY the die-a-Ieer."
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SGIEgugD Sg1mw.
THE BROKEN PROMISE.

Viii you promise me 81. James7
This u most strange and uBaccouuta-
Die demand, Lilly. j. 1t possible that you
can 80 doubt mo-
LILLY put her snow white hand, sparkling
viihT:,ss, s.is a.a p!- !s. s.xsi avi,Ou, AZ
his
That's not tie question at all My be-
troihcf husband tho man who is 10 le
hohoied with this baud, wh c'. you gill per
sisi M bnidiDg 50 hru iy-don't squeeze it
% hard, 81, Jane. must give me hi, So
lrmu word of hOuOr that from this moment
bet ccfsrib, not u drop of vine shall ever
psss hi- lips ! will never haze my life en-.
dsneered by that sparkling serpent
Ny darling Lilly. you do not diserin,i-
nate. There's diiiertpc b,tv thc,
tiny glass Of esa'npIgue takob among "a;
focial circle, aud the ia5 grosser aud more
injurious siimuiNut, which has bseome n me-
ees,iiy TO the wretebrd victim of iutempe.
rance.
Il make no distinetion. said Lilly Brooke,
hrIny You do not Know. ~ James how
.aisl ana insidivus an eIemy Is that ouc
glass of ruby vine aud, Ia my eyes. Que
gao .. ss OLE,s!ygs As len iGOsssEa
ST James Efbngham drew up bIs msgni
iecui figure with indignant pride
Il uadorstabd shat you mean, Lilly, he
said but, believe me, there o. Bo dagger -
Do you give me credit Tor no self-cobirol--
and 10 judgment whatever ! should des
pisc mys,lf' lac exelaimed, IN . tone OF un-
utisrable hagseSr, did | not keow vixen TO
stop
DO you promise y was Lillyi' simpIe re-.
ply
suengib au3 Judgment of BIN ~bo - 90 bc
yoar fnture hasbshd. ssid Si. James much
piqnsd,
ste drew nearer 90 him With . s0ft tibgo %
crimson on her lovely cheek 90 not let us
d,paie longer 90 tbs SUBJECT Only pro-
misc ne, dearest
Wei then saii Ehiipsbsm, smiling ia
voluntarily although bo bad resolved to be
very stern, j ptomise you provoking little
witeh Are 700 sa,i.hed no~
sOa your solemn vsid II hoscr !
'On nv foismb word of honOr
I.lliy vas % fm,llirg and isdIsut her
harry tfiunpb at having carried her roipf
tast s james st,op, d he tall bead 10 ki-s
boz bright lips, asd ssefstiy ibosgbi
'Nbsta happy dog sm 80 oali this beau
tifal lltiie cTcstufe ny eSDi No sacfihgs
uhaisvef. could 10 100 Er,s. 20 LAY At ,hs
shrine II paremptotJ htilc viii ssd ~
Mr. Efhpgham th0ughs
Aud Who usil vsatufe 10 blame Lilly for
thinkiog, .. shs Stood ~ ihe ssiis-lfi pei
uindows watching her departing lover bai
be 90. ths aoblcst snd hsads0msst mso ~
the whols ucsla d. aet al waidsas tbiSk
90 st some psrisd of tber hyssi
"A Rlss. u wine. khpsbsn Ey boy ?
qosrssd yosEg Alismoaat, - khsgh@m
STOPPED ., lis ICONS a. NE - Ntesolssi
the ssws sfisfh0Sa
Ne ssid ~ Jsnss eatcisssiy pu'sisg
ssiis ths ,iny se,rH she'll u cot ssd gild 4
glass. aad bfimslsg sisb esiason SIZE,
shieb uas pfeHsIsd 10 kin 4 dse't es's
for if tbsuk yOai
MOI sEe!s.soa Alamoali, sfotiss % bis
eve ~ s1tFems seFp'ise.
No. returned E6eghsm sOmsvLai en-
bsrSssssd. lie truth -. tbs,, sos oss bali
sa keus ses. premissd my vife that is 70
n. ssvsr sEsis 70 dfisk gIsss 81 vtSs, ssd
must kssp ny sSrd.
! %. be- ssid Alsmoan', lsagh,sg Ne
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? o L I K Y
roRGET rHGE.

Forge, ,heei n TO dream ty nigh, aIa mu,s on
thee by dsy,-
Han the worship e,ep sod Wild q Pcst'. hear,
can rsy;
Hsinrsd ihoo.h, that o., TO thcr, a thoa.and
In an hour;
u prayers an sbsenee hrsaihsd fOr thee to Hes-
'en's protecting rouvf.
iftosy fancy. b;rading thee with ell ny istuic
iiihis ,hoa eai,, brgeuing thoa inier. ,hsli
he forgot.
Fef-e; ih-., lid the i.re,, shris iore,l ,keir
s~es,esi IuBe,
Forgetihse bid the sea forget to ,wsIl h.nesib
the moon;
Bad ihis'y a,sefs iosgeI to dr,sk the -v-s r-.
frrshihg uev.
TAy'eli forget ,hirr o~n dear laad. u, moun
tains Will and blue
Foree' each Cd familiar fscc, each long rsinem.
h-rrd,ruf--
When these ,r- all forgot sy thee, then ihou
shalt he ioigsi.
Keep, if,bou wilt. Thy ~siIcs ysaes s,ill calm
aud fancy free
for Coz iorbd tby siat,ome hesr, sAuult g,os
less glad tor me.
i''. ~h'ls Thy heart j. ..,iii unnovt, Oh. bid
not mine 80 love,
Butlsi 1t mus. IN humbI. faith ard eneo plata
Ing love.
ii'hese p e,erved for patient year.. Mla.tavau
me rot
F',c't ne m.", bat rse, Ee'iere aat t,g. s.z,,
btigrseii
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WILL THi>k az IHEE.

VII ihihs dih'e in tic ~ insbi sn-,
"h'n Tie eH'sl teuS ki4, iAc yin,,i a,prr
h-n Toe pale moon ps-rs o'crIh- eastern btIi.
Ana Ter s''1 trans rest On the placid riH
viii ihina oi thee'wh N days cares ste acr.
And III" weary soul seek, dtssm!snd's shore.
viii thins Of sbee "a Inc siill. nisht,
when The s.afs look tosn iton lhc,r oi be-. bright
when distant worlds through boundl-ss space
Round eenual orb their pathway, trace
WAen the chsiaiess miad roam. far AMI free.
'f~ii. pause IN ~ t,eeaom To iaink ~ thee
will thi0s 90 thee IN the norning lIgh'
Whea vanish the tsrssome .hsdss cfuisb:
Wn'n the snp sr9Gs iOrh ~, dsxzliGg r.y.
Anr the waksful la.k pfoe Aim, me DAY.
when the ismbkihs srorl o1 The drwy lea
viii mink. 10 TIE brilliant NOM, of ihse'
will think Il thee a. isle's molaehs
Aht When sge shall din ,hy faGiaui cyei
Toy sacred nADe shah Ipy latrs, brraih
BiesIhe iofih 10 tie ieSsms II dea,h-
Aud When d,sih ihali eis,su Thy ,yirI ffee
Would love, and live IN Heaven Win ih,.,