The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-07-03

persticher-I pray you don't. They're
as honest turkies as any in the country.
Inq. Don't vex me any more. Pm
getting to be angry.
Mrs. T. Ha, ha, ha!
Inq. (Stridiug about the room in a
rage.) Have care, Madam, or l shall
Ay out Of my skin.
Mrs. T. Ifyou DOL don't know who'll
fly in.
Inq. You do all you can to anger me.
It's the two legged creatures who talk, l
have reference to.
Mrs. Il. o now / understand you.--
Well then our Poll Parrot makes seven
and the black girl eight.
Ing. see you will have your own
way.
Mrs. T. You have just found Il out,
have you :, You arc smart little man
Inq. Have you mentioned the whole
|of your family
Mrs. T. Yes, sir, that's the whole
except the wooden-headed man in the 9th
er room.
Inq. Wooden-headed I
Mrs. T. Yes; the school master that's
boarding here.
Inq. suppose if he has a wooden
head, he lives without eating, and there
fore must be profitable boarder.
Mrs. T. o no, sir, you are mistaken
there. He cats like leather judgment.
Inq. How many slaves are there be-
longing to the family
Mrs. 4. Slaves Why, there's no
slaves but / and my husband.
Inq. What makes you and your hus-
band slaves
Mrs. T. I'm slave to hard work ,and
he's slave to rum. He does nothing
all day, but guzzle, guzzle, ,guzzle ;while
Pm working, and sweating from morning
till night, and from night till morning.
Ing. How many free coloured per-
sons have you ,
Mrs. It. Why there's nobody but Di-
ma the black girl, Poll Parrot and my
daughter Sue.
Ing. Isyour daughter colored girl
| Mrs. T.. Iguess you'd think SO, il you
was to see her. She's always out in the
sun-and she'stanned up as black as an
Indian.
Inq. How many white males are there
in your family under ten years of age :
Mrs. T. Why there ant none now
my husband don't carry the mail since
he's taken to drink SO bad. He used to
carry two, but they wasn't white.
Inq. You mistake, good woman l
meant male folks, not leather mails.
Mrs. Il. Why, let me see there's
mono except little Thomas, and Mr.. Jenk-
ms two little girls.
Inq. Males, l said Madam, not fe-
males.
Mrs. T. Well, if you don't like the
Je, you may leave it off.
lnq. How many white males arc there
between ten and twenty
Mrs. Il. Why there's nobody but
John and Peter and John run away last
week.
Inq. How many white males are there
between twenty and thirty
Mrs. II. Let me see-there is the
wooden-headed man is one, Mr.. jenkins
and his wife is two, and the black girl is
three.
Inq. No more Of your nonsence, old
lady /; Pm heartily tired oft.
Mrs. II. Hoity-toity havn't right
to talk as please in my own house :
Inq. You must answer the questions
as put them.
Mrs. T. Answer fool according
to his folly"-you're right, Mister Hippo
griff.
Inq. How many white males are
there between thirty and forty.
Mrs. II. Why there's nobody but / /
and my husband--and he was forty lone
last March.
lnq. As you count yourself among
The males, dare say you wear the breech
es.
Mrs. T. Well, what if / do, Mister
lmpertinence Is that any thing to youi
Midd your own business if you please.
Ing. Certainly-I did but speak,
How many white males are there between
orty and fifty
Mrs. Il. None.
lnq: How many between fly and
sixty
Mrs. T. None.
Inq. Are there any between this and
/ hundred
Mrs II Nors-..vc.cS NJ tho old ~nr,-