Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-06-27

IfoldIS BdNC uCI u DOA, III WHICH iHcfe SeeHleQ 10
DO no anger mixed atall, and which Rose recei-
we'd as a matter Of course, without even chan
Iging countonance under it.
"Da den" said Mrs. Slang, come eong
muddy (mother) Did Massey Yosey (Rose,)
pague muddy thweety chilIuns?" (chldren)ZZ
pressing the child to her bosom and rocking il
backward and forward tonderly. "Muddins
will whippy ole Massey Yosey. All! you old
uggy Yosey," (Enoching al Rose 4,layfuliu) "Da
DEM muddy did wippy bad Yosey (ChiH con-
tianes cryiag)
"Why what upon earth as my child9--
you've hurt this child, somehow or other!"
"No ma'am, cla' didn't was just sitting
down dat in the rock'n chair long side o. Miss
NNancy's bureau, an want doing nothin' t all to
rN ji9 play,n' wild him, and he lis begin 10 cry
IlnNs when nobody want dom nothin' t all
Ito pnd nobody want in dar nuther sept lis
me ,-NNkm, and was"--
an NS-nhing--nhing--and expect YOU
hit h. ElA against the bureau"
OK mdN see where ole bad Yosey knocky
heady gin dNbureaus. Muddy pW see,n ia
king off the child's cap, and finding nothing.
(ChH cries ou.)
"Muddys baby was hongry. Dat was what
Iails muddy's darling, thsweety ones. Wascho
hongrey, am nobody would givy little darling
any sing tall for eaty?" (lOOsing her frocE b.
SOM "No body would GIN tshweety ones any
sings TO- eat t all."--(O6erS The breast to the
child, aclo rejects trolls orer, kicks, and screams
lo0rSe than ecer)
"lIush! you little brat! believe it's nothing
in the world but crossness. Hush Shaking ~
hush! tell you" (Child cries to the NE PLUS
IULTRA.)
"Why, surely a pin must stick the child
Yes, c bad pin did ticky chilluns. Let muddy
see where de uggy pin did ticky dear prettous
Icreter--( erdmining) Why no, itisn't Pin
| Why, what can be the matter with the child9
1t must have the choic surely. Rose, 20 bring
me the paragorc off the mantle-piece. Yes,
muddy's baby did hab tolc. Dat was what
did all muddy's prettous darby baby.--(Pres-
sing it to her bosom and rockineT CMid crieson1
Rose brought the paregoric, handed it,
lodged and got her expectations realized as
before.
Nov bring me some sugar and some wa
ter"
Rose brought them, and delivered both with
out the customary reward; for at that instant
the child being laid perfectly still on the lap
hushed.
The paregoric was administered, and the
child received it with only whimper now
and then.--As soon as it received the med
icine the mother raised it up and it began
| to cry.
''Why, Lord help my soul! what's the mat
ter with the child! What have you done to
him, you little hussy3" (riSiag and ca1king
tocardS RoSe.)
"'Cla,' missis eint done nothin' t ALL
was iis sittin' down da by Miss Nancy's
bu-"
"You lie, you slut, (hitting her a passing
slap | know you've hurt him. Hush my ba-
by, Singing the Coquette) don't you cry, your
sweetheart will come by'm by; da de dun dunn
day, da de dunn diddle dunn dun day" (Child
cries on,)
"Lord help my soul and body what can the
matter be with my baby?" TEARS coming into her
eyeS.) Something's the matter with it; know
it is-(laying The Child Onher lap and feeling its
arms 10 see if IL finched in any particular marty
But the child cries less while she was feeling
il than before
"Yes, dat was it; wanted itty arms yubbed.
Mud will yub its sweet little arms.". (Child be-
gins cryiag)
"Wha on earth can make my child cry soP"
rising and walking to the window. (Stops at the
tcindoD and the child hushes)
ayes dat was it; did want 10 look out win
Idys. See the petty chickens O-o.o-h Look
at the beauty rooster! Yonder's old aunt Bet
ty pickin' up chips. Yes ole aunt Betty, pick
in up chips TO- bake bicky, (biscui0 for
good chilluns. Good aunt Betty fo' make bic
ky TO- sweet baby's supper" (Chizd begins
Ggain)
"IIoo-o,o! See windym (tnocking at The sOi,-
doD Child cries.)
"You, Rose, what have you done to this child!
You little hussy you, ifyou don't tell me how
you hurt him, Pll whip you as long as can
find you"
"Mssus, cla' never done noh'n tall to
him Twas js setten down da by Miss Nancy's
"lfyou say Mss Ndncy's bureau to me again
I'll stuff Miss Nancy's bureau down your throat,
you little lying slut. Pm just as sure you've
hurt him, as fId seen you How did you hurt
Ihml"
Here Rose was reduced to non pltts; for up
OH the peril of having bureau stuffed down
her throat, she dare not repeat the oft-told
tale, and she knew no other, She therefore
stood mute
"Julia," said Mr.. Slang, "bring the child ID
me and let me see if can discover the cause Of
his crying"
Mr.. Slang took the child and commenced d
careful examination oft. He removed its cap;
and beginning at the crown Of its head he ex-
tended the search slowly and cautiously down.
ward, accompanying the eye withthe touch Of
the finger. He had not proceeded far in this