Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-01-03

Oh! says /. Yes, | am, said she, and If ! could
only manage wind and water in paintin' land
scapes, why it would be nothin'-l'd do 'em in a
ilTy; but to produce the right effect these things
take u great deal Of practice. | thought |
should have snorted right out to hear the little
criter run on with such regular BAN. Oh
dear said | 10 myself, what pains some folks do
take to make fools oflheir children; here's as
nice little heifer as ever was, alettin' Of her
clapper run away with her like an onruIy horse;
she don't know where it will take her to yet,
no more than the man in the moon.
As she carried it out again her mother SAID,
Now, take some credit to myself, Mr.. Slick,
for that she is throwed away here; but was
determined to have her educated, and so sent
her to bordn' school, and you see the effect Of
her five quarters Afore she went, she was
three years TO the combined school in this
district, that includes both Dalhousie and Shan
brook; you have combined schools in the States,
hav'n't you, Mr.. SIick2 guess we have, said
|; boys and gals combined i was to one on EN-,
when was considerable we'll grown up. Lord,
what fun we had It's grand place to Iarn
the multiplication table at, amt it? recolect
once-Oh fe! Mr.. Slick, mean SUMMARY
for young gentlemen and ladies', where they
Iarn Latin and English combined. Oh latten!
said |; they larn lalten there, do they? Well,
come, there is some sense in that; didn't know
there was factory oft in all Nova Scotia.
know how to make latten; father sent me clean
away to New York to Iarn it. You mix up
calamnc & copper, and it makes brass ms near
| like gold as one pea is like another; and then
there is another kind % atten tin over iron,-
makes a most complete imitation orsilver. Oh,
a knowledge OF latten has been of great sutvice
to me in the clock trade, you may depend. 1t
has helped me to nation sight O. the genutcine
Imetas-that's a fact.
Why, what on airth are you talkin' about!
said Mrs Green. don't mean that laten at
Iall; mean the Latin they IarE at schools
Well, don't know, said | | never seed any
other kind o latten, nor ever heerd tell Of any.
What is it9 Why, lisa it's -. Oh
you know we'll enough, said she; only you make
as if you did't, to poke fun at me. believe, on
my soul, you've been abammin' of me the whole
blessed time hope be shot if do, said
so do tell me what it is. Is it any thing in the
silk factory line. or the straw plat or the cotton
warp way2 Your head, said she, considerable
nifty, is always a runnn' on factory. Latin
lis - Nabal, said she, do tell me wha
| Latin is. Latin is Latin says he,-why Latir
is - ahem, it's ------ what they teach a
the Combined School, Well says she, we al
know that as well as you do, MIR. Wisehead; bu
what is it 2 Come here, Arabela dear, and tel
me what Larin is. Why, Latin ma, said Ara
bella, is,--am-o love; am-at, he loves; an
anus, we love ;-that's Latin. Well, i doe
sound dreadful pretty, tho, don't it? says |
and yet, if Latin is love and love is Latin, yol
hadn't no occasion, land got up, and slipt m!
hand into hers-you hadn't no occasion togot'
1.-The Combined School to larn it for natur', say
\ |, teaches that o. and was whisperin' 0
the rest III the sentence in her ear, when he
mother said Come, come, Mr. Slick, what's
that you are asaying of Talkin' Latin, says
/, -awinkin' to Arabea ;--ain't we, miss? OF
yes said she- returnin The squeeze Of my hanc
and arfin' oh yes, mother, ar;er all he under
stands it complete. Then take my seat here
said the old lady, and both on you sit down anC
talk it, tor it will be good practice for you
and away she sailed to the eend Of the room
and left us a-talking Latin
] hadn't been asittin' their long alore docte
Ivory Hovey come up asmirkin', and asnllln
r and arubbin' of his hands, as if he was agoln
to say somethin' very witty; and observed, tn
: moment he came, Arabela took herself off,
She said, she couldn't 'bde him at all. Well
Mr.. Slick, how are you2 how do you do, upo
an average, Ell? Pray, what's your opinion
matters and things in general, Ell? DO yo
think you could exhibit such show of fin
boomin' gals in SIickvie, Ell? Not ba
chance for you, gueSs,-(and he gave thu
word guess twang that made the folks lar
all round, )--said he, for you to speckilate Tor
wife, Ell? Well, says there is pretty shov
% gaIls,--that's sartain,--but they wouldn
condescend to the like o me, was athinkln
there was some on 'em that would gist suit yo
to q +. Me, says he, adrawin' Of himself u
and looking bg,--Me! and he turned up hi
nose like pointer dog when the birds howe
off. When honour lady with the otter
! ma hand, says he, it ,oH be lady. Well, think
|, if you amt consulted crtter IT'S pity
most on 'emare plaguy sight too good Tor yoo'
SO will gist pay you off in your own colI
I SAYS |, you put me in mind Of Lawyer Endlcol
, dog. What's that? says the folks acrowdli
: round to hear it, for seed plain enough thu
I not one On 'em liked him one Dorseel. Says
, he had great big black dog that he used
! carry about with him every where he wen
! into the churches and into the court. The dc
was always abotherin' the judges, agctlil
between their legs, and they used to order III.
3 to be turned out every day and they always to'
the lawyer to keep his dog TO home AT Ia
Judge Parson said to the constable one day,
q a voice OF thunder, Turn out that dog! ana u
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