The Arkansas advocate., 1835-06-05

meetlfg-houses and all the folks was star in arter her and nakin' faces at her,-she kep sayin to every body t gin her chance, an some on em was tryin' fort, know tfdJ-o bedns am!-iray-o-5e me dear.
 Why, what numsknll you air brother Nat what I said was only French for l uerY seeli-T Tres-bieia. that's all Some, to be sure, don't pronounce 1t jest as do, but that's because they han't ben accom- plished.
 Why our Judy how ye talk exelaim- ed the mother, her eyes filling and almost oyerfowing with joy But what did you mean by caln Mary Seargent smutiy gal 'lolher day I
 Lord mother what q goose !-did'nt know what you meant fust-why that was French for ifs oH He some or do'at core.
 Do teHt-and bow do ye put 1t toge,h- er2
 Why look here, said the daughter,--and she pulled out card where it was printed at length, -na'est-egal, with the translation opposite.
 Ay, ay! said the fatAer-an old-fasbion- ed father of hearty good sense, notwiih- standing his land speeulation,-ay ay--in gruA voiee--noW l begin to see through the puzzle. Give me that air keerd L. The card was passed oyer to him with toss of the head, and most indignant flourish of the hand--so, so if l aint pla- gully mistaken, here's about all the French Eve heared you venter upon sence you gut back--here's good mornin', good night, if you please, very well, Slc. S5e. &e.--but what an airih's the meaning O this--point- ing 10 the phrase H=g-stl-aRfa.
 Why that means Eleanora.
 The old Scratch it doze!- Elnora Smith, hey!
 Lord father how you do love to tor nent folks we pronounce it, Elenora; but 1t means Htere aeH be.
 flaw, haw, haw wal I've hearn tell O somethin Q the sort if aint wish may be snaked. They do say, that the French cali a hat chopper, and hoss, a shopet-an' 1 once heered Frenchman say that his bread was takin' eeld-haw, haw, haw! But what the plague did you mean 'tother day, tie very day artef you gut home, by eallin' Joe Smith cellef rot l should like to know that now--Joe Smiths likely fellow as there is any where abouts. and you come putty near gettin' your hide tanned for your sarse-if't hadn't been the next day arter you'd gut back, I'd warm ed ye! Pll warrant ye, you slut you 4 cel- Ief gat, hey "a fellef's made twenty thou- sand dollars right off, slap, in one little spec, real gentleman every inch on him. Oh ye needn't be loollin I your mother, nor ma kin mouths at me---'taint six months since you was glad enough 10 let him lap porridge out O your plate-O! you may fzzle !--but mean to have my moneys worth for every dollar lay out on your inside, promise l you-this land fever aint goin' to last for ever; and people won't pay their notes any longer h they find 1t eonvenient-and then where'll you be, with all your high notions an no store to go to o?--You'Il have to live ont you jade you! Poor Judith began to cry. Come, come none O your boo-hoo- in here. ] want to know what you meant by callin' Joe Smith celier ratt Why there 'ns father l--pointing to the eard-snere Ian old brute
 An old brute, heylis that the meanin' on'tl
 No, father
 uee, bee, hee, dad | rather guess she meant somebody else then whispered NaHy.
 No father wal what dooze 1t mean then?
 Why there lis right afore your eyes can't ye read for yourselfl-and here she pointed to the word scelerat-a scamp.
 Oh ho! accordin' 10 that, you meant to call Joe Smith a scamp hey !-Speak! why don't ye speak, hey?
 Yes, father-
 And what was that for--speak.
 l shan't father---
 Nat bring me.the shingle--
 Up jumped Nat as if he would break hls neck but in passing his mother he tum- bled over her foot and got enangled in her knitting work, which gave her time to say You plagy little fool you--don't you know what he wants O the shingle ?--and then turning toward her hunband-I'H tell you what .'twas for, if she won't. You sec Paltiah Smith had just told Joe how she'd changed her name at school-and he was laughin' at her.
 Changed her name at school i----what on airth was that for l---aint married or ,aothin' is she2
 hope not.
 Val, what's her name nov? Judy Maria---
 flaw, haw, hawl---Consarn it all!--