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


away with you, bag and baggage
HuIlo! said the squire, as he foller'd down in
his dressn' gownd and slippers; hulo! says he,
what's all this fouss about? Nothin' says Pat,
Iascratchin' of his head, nothin', your honour
only the mistress says she'll have no kissin' in
the house, but what she does herself The
cook had my jack knife in her pocket, your
honour, and wouldn't give it to me, but sot off
and ran here with il and arter her, and caught
her. gst put my hand in her pocket proms-
lcously to sarch for it,-and when | found it L
was atryin' to kiss he Nby way of forfeit like,
and that's the long aid short O. the matter.
The mistress says she'll let no one but herself
in the house do that same. Tut,-tut,-tut!
says the squire, and larfed right out; both on
you 90 and atendto your work then, and let's
hear no more about it. Now, you are like
Marin Birch, friend Bobbin, says |, you think
nobody has a right to be honest but yourself;
but there is more o. that arer al! agoin' on in the
world than you have any notion Of, tell you.
Feelin' hand on my arm, turns round, and
who should see but Marin Green. Dear me,
said she, is that you, Mr.. Slick l've been
lookin' all about for you for ever so long. How
do you do? hope see you quite well. Hearty
as brandy, marin, says !, tho not quite as
strong, and great deal hearter for SEEM Of
you. How be you? Reasonable we'll, and
stirrin', says she: try to keep amovin'; bu' |
shall give the charge Of things soon to Arabella:
have you seen her yet? No, says !, | havn't
had the pleasure since her return, but hear
folks say she's amost splendid fine gall
Well, come, then, said she, ataki1; o my arm
let me introduce her to you. Shells fine gall,
Mr.. Slick, that's fact; and tho say it that
shouldn't say it, she's considerable ofan ac-
complshed gall too. There is notouch 10 her
| in these parts: minister's daughter that was all
one winter to st. John, can't hold a candle to
| her. Can't she, tho? said |. No, said she,
that she can't, the concaited mink, though she
does carry her head so high. One Of the gentle
men that played 1.-THE show of the wild beasts,
said to me, says he, III tell you what it is.
Marin Green. isaid he, your darter has beaut-
full touch, that's fact; most gals can play
little, but yours does the thing complete. And
so she ought, says she, takin' her five quarters
! into consideration. Five quarters! said well,
if that don't beat ALI we'll, never heerd tell Of
gall havin' five quarters a(ore since | was
raised! The skin, said l. must say, is a most
beautiful one; but as for the talow, who ever
heerd Of gall's tallow9
The fifth quarter;-Oh Lord! said |, marin,
you'll kill me.-and haw hawed right out
Why, Mr. Slick, said she. amt you ashamed
do, for gracious sake, behave yourself; meant
five quarters schooin'; what droll man You be
Oh! five quarters schooin'! saws nov under
stand And, said she, if she don't paint it's a
pity! Paint! said |; why, you don't say so9
Thought that are beautiful colour was all material
Well, | never could kiss gall that painted
! Mother used to say it was sailin' under false
lcolors.-P most wonder you could allow her to
paint, for Pm sure there amt the least morsel
Ior occasion for it in the world; you may say
thdt-it is pity! Get out, said she, you i'm,
perance; you know'd better nor that, meant
her pictures. Oh! her pictures, said i now
see does she tho? Well, that is an accom-
plshment you don't often see, tell you. Let
her alone for that, said her mother. Here
Arabela, dear, said she, come here dear, and
bring Mr.. Slick your pictur' Of the river that's
got the two vessels in it,-Cap'ain Noah Oaks
sloop and Peter Zinck's schooner. Why, my
sakes, mama, said Miss Arabella, with a toss oil
her pretty little saucy mug, do you expect me
to show that TO Mr. Slick? why, he'll only lar
at it,-he larfs at every thing that amt Yankee
Larf, said I, now do tel: guess I'd be very
sorry to do such an ongenteel thing,to any one
much less, Miss, TO a young lady like you Nc
indeed, no, |. Yes, said her mother; do, Bella
dear; Mr.. Slick will excuse any little defects
Pm sure she's had only FIVE quarters, you know
and you'll make allowances, won't you, Mr.
Slick? dare say, | said, they don't stand ir
need of no allowances at all, so don't be 81
backward my dear. AFTER good deal Of mock
modesty, out skips Miss Arabela, and return:
with O great large water colour DRAWN as BIZ
as q winder-shutter, and carried tup afore he
face as a hookin' COW does board over hel
;Ieyes, to keep her from maxim right at YOU
u Now, said her mother, lookin' as pleased as
peacock when it's in full fig with its had ant
tail up; now, says she, Mr. Slick, you are
considerable Judge o. paintn'-seein' that you
do bronzin' and gidn' so beautlul--now don
you call that splendid? Splendid! says /;
guess there amt the beat Of it to be found II
this country, any how; never seed any hIn'
like il: YOU couldn't ditto il in the province
F; know. guess not, said her mother, nor II
/; the next province neither. II sarainly beat
all. said |. And SO it did, Squire; you'd ade,
g if you'd aseed il, for larfn'. There was tn
ii two vessels, one right above t'other great ~
/. black cloud on the top, and church-steepl
0 standn' under the bottom OF the schooner
/ Well, SAYS |, that is beautiul--ihats tact
but the water, said /, miss; you hav'n't don
T. that yet;when you put that init VIII be comP'e''
It Not yet, said she; the greatest dlthculty nav
t in paiutin' is in maxim water. Have you mo,
# said | well that is a pity. Yes, said she; lt