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The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-11-24
kCAsr or suPPoSiTIov.

\ Texan, WkD was returning home after
the battle Of EueBa Vista, having got sonar
ated from has companions, and his horse
stolen By tGa la4.aHs, was obliged II take
il feet. Walking leisurejy along one Sun
day morning wilit his ride on his shoulder.
looking aus for Z tine to make bis break fast
on, not sanwtng what day of the week it was,
he suddenly camsts stream on the confines
OF Texas, DOT knowing that he bad reached
the border OF hls oHu native village settle
ment.
PeroetyinS that the stream ab1unded in
fab, he took hook ami line FROM his pocket,
aud procuring soms bait, b1 sat- down pa
sleutIy On tho bank, wrapped in a brown
study, thinking Of his farm az home, when
a preacher, who was on bis circuit. roda
su1dsaly up, ami began to accoss him thus:
'IIello, stranger . what in the world are
you Icing 20
"Fishu' for mr breakfast" replied the
,mpestutbab1e Is&aa, without dciguing TO
look around at biz IutaTroEator.
'no you not know sir, that YOU are VIC.
latjpE the Sabbath = asked the preacher.
NO sad The Texan, turning around and
looking at sh8 preacher. al must be near
the white settlements, then 7"
ayes. You are" replied the preacher.
"aod violating the Lords day, for wbrch
Yea will aavs to answer hereafter. on the
great day of Judgment. Where do you think
You woa'd 70 now" said Tie preacher,
warning With his eloqucuee, "weEe the an.
g. tSahrisl to blow his horn 3"
IN" Texan eegIIy hauled in his line, and
replied
~ % NJ me vhar think would 80 to,
IL tAhTlat should bfaw his h1rC .,
eyes"
swell. yaI sas, Whenever there i m .f;,
The case Il aantss If an argument. Nav.
snFp1sin' You war ssttE bee gam. and one
Of these black bars ar,er YOU, aud . smart
chance OF red skins was AFTER the bar. New.
What woali yen daT- keep the tree from
The bar, Jine the isjtns ssja the bar. or
grease AMI slope ?"
The preacher gave the Texan enc loek.
aad Toas a.aas.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-11-24

sT~ The new dimes ard hall dimes fer
ls5o have appeared. The thirteen stars
sncircliu- "Libessy' are omttted-,hs " ards
"Jnssed States ef America" arrsarinr |,
their stead. Ga the rgyerse, the pises -
eneirelei wish I saeaf Of esrn and eths
native pTadatss.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-11-24

y Tae tas3e If eae-n.r- in Eavat. ! -
- 'as ss.sm ap N . al ska. aa4 A.ea Il
eesus all the butter eomss.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16
Wanted to Buy Her.

Last autumn (says the London Court
JournaD a young lady left Dundee for Alex.
andria, to visit relations resident in tha, citv,
AS the passengers were landing at Alexan.
drs, richly attired Turk advanced to look
at the arrivals, and seemed instantly to be
struck with the charms OF the damsel from
"bonny Dundee" He approached her, snd
suddenly flung string OF f, q about her
heck' The captain OF the ship came for.
ward and Informed his bewildered passenger
that the Turks gift was token of ndmirs.
tion and affection. The matter speedily be
came serious. Through the medium of an
interpreter, the Turk entered into converse.
tlon with the captain and inquired the sum
for which he would be willing to sell the la
dy. He had nine wives already, he said
but could he possess this new beauty. she
should be the Queen and Light Of his Ha.
rem." The captain, for the sake OF Joke
replied that her price was sixty thousand
plastses (about twenty-five hundred dollars.
"S - yin tHe enormous de-
mand it was just double, he said, what he
paid for the most handsome Circas.ian.
Georgian, or Mngrelan ever brought to the
Alexandrian market. The captain, howev.
er, stuck to his price and SO the parties
separated. But, on the following mornins.
when the ptain was escortng the lady to
the residence of her relations, the turk eeaip
made bis appearance, and, throwing another
fig necklace around the lady's neck, intima
ted that he was prepared to give the requi.
site sum Here was dilemma! But the
captain soon cleared himself "Foh {" said
be, "you're too late; sold her yesterday
for thousand pastres more so you've lost
her 5" The lady was recently married 10
Dundee to gentleman who did not give
cent for her
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Young England.

An English gentleman, now resident in
this city, has favored us, from his persona,
knowledge, with the following sketch of the
heir apparent to the British throne, and hi.
contemplated visit to this country:
think that the impression which th
Frlnce OF Wales is likely to make upon thos
Americans with whom he may come in con
tact will be decidedly favorable. He hat
neither the traditional airy gayety of the
"mad cop" who fetched Chief Justice Gas
co'gne boxo' the ear, nor the studied grace
OF the sou distant "iuest gentleman Of Eu.
rope" who became George the Fourth. He
ls' on the contrary,a quiet easy, gentlemanly
youth, with not an atom of prstence about
him. He is not tall of his age. The form
and quality of his features resemble that Of
the Brunswicks. The nose is good, slightly
aqullIne' the hair brown, and the eyes blu.
ish gray. His complexion is pale, and the
expression of his .countenance rather grave,
and sometimes dull and heavy, but suscep
'lble OF briIliancy when lighted up by mirth
In his intercourse with the persons about
him he is very afable; his questions, when
new objects are offered to his attention, are
always pertinent, and his remarks eyince
acuteness and the result Of cultivation. In
the unrestrained enjoyments of the country
sports of England such as shooting, hunting,
riding the Prince of Wales resembles the
youth oftbe British nobility with whom he as.
sociates. He is jocu!ar, Indifferent to danger.
loves to trough it," and has on especial rel.
lsh for practical joke. In his expenditures
he is generous and judicious; simple in his
tastes, but with a passion for military pur.
suits. He is now colonel in the army
as the princes Of the blood royal always be.
gin their career with that honorary appella.
tlon. But will undertake to say that no
has brought to that rank more knowledge
OF military history, tactics, Notifications, en-.
gineerlng generally. and an acquaintance
wita modern languages, than nineteenth of
the veterans who have risen through all the
gradations. shall be very glad to see him
here, and | am sure that he will be pleased
wIththe American people, and they with him.
1t is only to be amented that the position of
his Royal Higness will prevent his pursu
ing that quiet investigation of the country
which would necessarily result 10 an ear
nest admiration Of the energy, wisdom and
virtue which form the basis of public effort.
If he comes to New York, let him visit your
public schools, see your Central Park, 20 to
two or three of your theatres, hear your
most eloquent preachers, (of all denomina.
tions,) look into your wonderful hotels, and,
above all pass two or three hours in your
Court of Common Pleas, and see how easy
it is to administer justice without the pre-.
Posterous paraphernaIia OF wigs and ermine
tippets. He has already seen much of the
world; but nothing, will be bold to say.
will impress him more favorably than the
social aspect OF this part of the Western
Hemisphere Home Journal.
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A Western Art-Criticisnn.

a correspondent Of the Buffalo Courier
nafrates the following shrewd criticism, pas.
'ed BY rough Western man, on the "Prsi.
lie Picture," by Beard, the well known ar.
let of that city:
A lew mornings ago, as was standing
iom'flng-ss l confess myself quite fond OF
io'ng-that beautiful deer group, a tall un.
mistukably Western man came up behind
me, and looked over my shoulder. motto.
ed at once the quick stoppsge or breathing,
which always follows admiration; but TO
my surprise the stop was short, and some
thing like laugh quickly succeeded. Look.
ing up saw yellow face overspresd with
smile, and there was decided twinkle in
the eye.
"Fshaw !" said he, "that's no picture, az.
ter oil. Ttat ain't no fair representation !"
"Why," said I, "that struck me as being
apretty good painting"
"May be It's good enough for q painting, !"
said the Western man; IL don't saw anv.
thing sgin that-but there never was no
such scene enacted like it. Just look At
that tall rice grass up there, and the fern
weeds below-who ever saw them grow to.
gether! Why, the one grows on wet and
the other on dry land But that's pretty we,
land; and jest see them deer's feet how clean
they be. They ought to be mud up to the
knees; and atthe gait they're going at they'd
be spotted with mud all over. tell
ye when l went to that country first the
men skeered me sometimes driving their
wagons on to wet prairie but they'd tell
me it was all right; and sure enough |
would find good bottom foot down. Then
the next thing know'd they would be civ.
en- pretty wide berth to a place that looked
at first sight, exactly like the t'other, and I
soon found an easy way to tell the way by
the grasses. II any o'ye know thOt painter
chap," said the unconsciousIy keen critic,
as he prepared to move on. jest tell him--
butts no use," he said lowering his voice
"that's good enough city PRAIRIE"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16
Be Charitable.

The little that I have seen of the world
and know of history or mankind teaches me
to look upon the errors of others in sorrow.
not in anger. When I take the history OF
one poor heart that has sinned and suffered.
and represent to myself the struggles and
temptations it has passed through; the brief
pulsation of joy, the feverish unquistable.
ness of hope and fear; the tears of regret:
the feebleness of purpose; the pressure of
want; the desertion of friends; the scorn of
the world that has little charity; the desso-
Iation of the SOULS sanctuary and threaten
ing voice within; health gone, happiness
gone, would fain leave the erriug soul Of
my fellow men with him, from whose hand
it came.-Lonatellop
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WHOLE NUMBER 632.
JaPanese mIce.


The Honolulu Advertiser Of March /, b..
the following:
"Wbile on bourd the Powhstaa one or
the Sailors who did not 70 to Japan for
nothing. exhibited to us q sample Of Jspan.
ese mice. which we're Of various coIors-
some pure white, others spotted.
They are perfectly docile and may be
handled without being the lesst alarmed.--
1t appeared that in Japan, mice are quite
domestic creature and perfectly tame; they
are entirely of different nature from our
mice and are much smaller. In fact, these
little creatures may be considered quite a
curiosity, as they can be kept in open boz.
es without any fear Of their running away.
This sailor had about dozen OF them In a
shallow box, with partition iu the center,
and three or four small holes in il, large
enough to let them pass through, which they
did continually, now and then catching hold
OF each others tail. forming a complete
circle, and running with each speed that it
was impossible to distinguish their heads
from their tails. In another corner was q
small box (inside of the larger one,) the lid
OF which had two holes in it. They would
enter this in one hole and pass out the
other as quick as thought-all for their own
amusement. We were also informed, that
whenever the band played these little mice
would dance and run round. keeping exact
time with the music, and would stop when.
ever the music stopped. Strange, but nsv.
ertheless .rue."
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16
The Census of lSGO.

The following excellent tske-oif on cues
tions proposed to be asked by the census
| takers of 1860, is from the Cleveland Plain
Dealer:
What is your agel
Where were you born!
Are you married, and if so, how do YOU
like it!
How many children have you, and do they
sufficiently resemble you as to preclude the
possibility of their belonging to any of your
neighbors ?
Did you ever have the measles, and if so,
how many!
Have you a twin brother several wears
older than yourself 7
Have ycu parents, If so, how many oil
them
Do you read the New Testament regular.
ly?
What is your fighting weight?
Which do you like best for light reading,
"The Gunmaker of Moscow" By Cobb, or
Stewards last speech!
How many times has your wife wished
she was Dead" and did you reciproca.e the
wish =?
Do you use boughten tobacco?
Were you and your wife worth anything
when married, and il not, what proportion
of her things were your'n, and your things
were her'n!
Were you ever in the penitentiary
How will the coming Heenan. .Ssyers fight
for the championship affect the sale of Haw.
thorne's Marble Faun ...
If four barrels of emptiness poured on
barn floor will cover it. how many plays can
Don Bourcicault write in year!
Are you troubled with bi!es1
Are beans an article of regular diet in
your family, and if SO. how does it go!
State whether you are deaf, blind, idiotic
Or have the heaves!
How many chickens have you, and are |
hey on foot or in the shells Also, how
many succedaneums
Is there a strawberry mark on your left |
lrm?
Which food do you prefer, rum or mixed
rinks?
State how much pork, impending crisis,
Dutch cheese, popular sovereignty, standard
oetry, Gayetty paper, slave code. catnip,
ed flannel, Constitution and Union, old
1uk, psrfumery. coal oil, liberty, hoOp.skirts,
&C., you have on hand s.., o ri -. /
Persons liable to be ''ceosussed" viii Do |
1ell to cut the above out and put 20 con.
plcuous place. Il
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swingIn' in Isrge basket and no soul near

swingln' in Isrge basket and no soul near
her.
Barney and his niggers cut stick in double
quick time, crept into the bushes, and went
ell round the road, just as day was breakin'.
The old woman was q singin' out for dear life,
kickin' and squealin' and eryin' and prayin',
all in one, properly frightened. Down runs
Barney, hard as he could slip, lookiu' as in
nocsnt % If he'd never heard Dothin' of it.
pretendin' to be horrid frightened; offers
his services, climbs up, releases the old wo-
man, and gets blessed until he gets tired of
it. "Oh i" says the old woman, "Mr. o.
Bslentine. the moment Jerusha throwsd the
evil one. the house shook like an earthquake,
and ss | entered the room he grabbed me.
Oh shall never forget his fiery eyebsils,
and the horrid smell OF birthstone he hsd."
"Had he cloven foot and long tail 4"
says Barney. 81 couldn't see in the dark, I"
said she ; but his claws were awful sharp,
oh how they dug into my ribs. 1t enc
most took the flesh off-oh, dear Lord
have mercy upon US /! hope he's laid in
the Red Sea now"
"Tell you what it is, Aunty," says Bar
ney, "ths:s an awful story keep it secret
for your Ii'e-toIks might say the house is
harnied-that you were pnssessed, end that
Jerusha was in league With the evil e.
Don't so much as lisp syllable TO a livin'
sinner breathin' ; keep the secret, and will
help you."
The hint took the old women had no
wish to be burnt or drowned for witch, and
the moment feller has woman's secret,
he is that woman's master. He was invited
there. be stayed there, married there but
the old woman never knew who the evil one
was, and always thought to her dying day
it was old Scratch himself. After her death
they didn't keep it secret no longer, and
many a good larf has there been at the story
Of Barney O'Balentine and the Devil.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16
I DOM't Care ifE Do.

In olden times before the Maine law,
were invented, Wing kept the Hotel q,
Middle Granville, and from his we'll stocked
bar furnished Accommodations to man and
beast" He was good landlord, but terri,
bly, deaf. Fish, the village painter was af.
fiicted in the same way.
One day they were sitting by themsel Ives
in the bar room. Wing was behind the
counter. waiting for the next customer;
while Fish was ounging before the FIRE with
thirsty look. casting sleeps eyes occasion.
ally at Wings decanter's and wishing most
devoutly that some one would come in and
treat.
A traveller from the South, on his way &c
Brandon, stepped in to inquire the distance,
Going up to the counter he said
"Can you tell me, sir, how far It is to
Brandon?"
"Brandy !" says the ready landlord jump.
ing up; "yes, sir. have some," at the same
time handing down a decanter of the pre-.
cious liquid.
"You misunderstood me-" says the stran-
ger; II asked how far it was to Bradon q
"They call it pretty good brsndy," says
Wing: Will you take sugar with it !''
90 he spoke. for the bowl and tod.
dy stick.
The despairing traveller turned to Fish.
"The landlord" said he, "seems to be
deaf; will you tell me how far It is to Bran.
Ion !"
"Thank you," said Fish i; don't care II |
do take little brsndy with you ~
The stranger treated and fed.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16
Purity of Character.

over the beauty Of the plum and the
apricot there grows bloom and beauty more
exquisite than the fruit itself "a soft deli.
cate flush that overspreads its blushius
cheek. Now, il you strike your hand over
thnt, and it is once gone, it 10 gone forev.
er; for it never grows but once. The flower
that hangs in the morning, impearled with
dew-arrnyed as no queenly woman ever
was arrayed with jewels, once shake It 50
that the beads roll Oft and you may sprinkle
water over it as you please, yet it can never
be made again what ii was when the dew
tell silently upon it from heaven! On
frosty morning you may see the panes of
glass covered with landscapes
Ihkss and trees blended in beau,ifuI, fan.
tas'ic picture. Now, lay your hand upon
the glass, AMI by the scratch of your finger.
or by the warmth OF your palm, all the deli.
cate trarery will be obliterated. So there
is in youth beauty and purity Of character,
which, when once touched and defled, can
never be restored-a fringe more delicate
than fros:work, and which, when torn and
broken will never be re. embroidered. A
who has spotted and soiIed his garments in
youth, though be may seek to MAKE white
again, can never wholly do it, even were he
to wash them with his tears. When young
man leaves his fsther's house, with the bless.
ing of mothers tears still wet upon bis
forehead. II he once lose that early purity OF
character, 1t is a loss that he can never make
whole again. Such is the consequence Of
crime. Its effect cannot be eradcated; il
can only be forgiven.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16

Grln town near Boston, bright little
girl of FIVE years was recently standing by .
window, busiIy examining hair which che
had just pulled from her head. "What are
you doing, my daughter :" asked her moth
er' whose curiosity was excited by her eager
gaze. "l'm looking for the number, man.
ma" said the child, "the Bible says that the
hairs of our head are all numbered, and
want to see what the number is on this"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16

6T A young man becoming engaged re-
Gently, was desirous ofpresenting his intend.
ed with ring. appropriately inscribed; but
being at a loss whst to have engraved on it.
called upon his father for advice. SWELL"
said the old gentleman. ''put on "When this
you see, remember me-" The young adv
was much surprised. few days after, at re-
ceiving beautiful ring, with this ioscrip.
tion: "When this you see, remember
FATHER !"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16

0Er"Say, maiden. fair, why dost thou
weep! Some secret sorrow hidden deep
within thy heart. is bringing i0to thine eyes
those pearly tears, sweet memory of by-gone
years, 'hus fountsin like upspFingiDg Of
unrequitted love, dream wakes from its
its hidden source. the stream that down thy
cheeks 10 stealing -
SHAY. 'tis not love-"
"What then, oh. say :"
"Well. then. We dine on goose to-day;
the onions have been pealing."
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OT Smith met two editors who had pre-.
viously been at "outs," upon the street,
walking arm 10 arm. "Hillo," said Smith,
"the lion and lamb lie down together do
they 7"
"Oh, yes," sald editor No. !, "Jones here
did the lyin'. and did The lammin', and, of
course vs c.as down together" ~
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16

GTKate, the other day, was asserting q
wife's right to control her own property, and
incidentally advocating "woman's rights"
touchy point with her. I put in: "Tell
me then, Kate. why animals form stronger
attachment TO men than women? Your
dog, your parrot. and even your cat, already
prefer me to you. How can you account
for it, unless you allow there is more in US
to respects" Il account for it, said she,
with most decided nod, "by affinity. There
is more affinity between you and the brutes."
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5flisttllaueolrs.

GT"Papa," observed young urchin Of
tender years, to his "fond parient," "does
the Lord know everything !"
"Yes, my son." replied the hopeful sire,
"but why do you ask that question :"
"Because our preacher, when he prays, is
SO long telling him everything | tho't he
wasn't posted"
The "psrient" reflected.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16

OETA lecturer on japan says: "Going
ashore, we were met by many, especially
small children, who said, "Ohio ~ meaning
"Good morning 1" and apropos of this, joke
is told of one Of the officers of the expedi-
Iion. On visiting the shore for the first
lime, he was saluted with "Ohio Ohio ~
'Why." said he. show did these good peo.
,le know I came from Ohio 7"
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GFA doating mother of wsggisb boy
In New Haven, having bottled lot of nice
preserves, labeled them, "Put up by Mrs.
D." Johny, having dis covered the
goodies. soon ate the contents of one bottle,
and wrote on the bottom of the label, "Put
down by Johny D."
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16

or Smith and Brown running opposite
ways round a corner, struck each other.
20, DEAR" said Smith, how you made my
head ring"
"That's sign it's hollow" said Brown.
"Don't yours ring 7" said Smith.
"No."
"That's . sign it's cracked"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16

0TA romantic father, by the name of
Rose, named his daughter Wild, 80 that she
grew up under the oppellation OF Wild Rose
But the romance Of the nsme was sadly
spoiled in few years, for she N irried man
by the name of Bull.
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GT"Ssm, why SIN de- Senators like de
fishes :"
II don't meddle with The subjec'. Pomp."
"Why, don't ye see, nigga, dsy am 90 fond
of de: bate"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16

Or The records of life run thus Man
creeps into childhood into youth
sobers into manbood-sof'ens into age--tct
ters into second childhood, and slumbers in
70 the cradle prepared for him.