Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-07-06
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need not tell him or her who reads the
following sketch, that it Is natural or
amusing. The picture stands out from
/ the canvass like life. IL IS from book
which is extremely rare and purely
/ American, entitled Georgia Seenes-~
| We are indebted to a friend for the graf
| lfication we enjoyed from its perusal,
and regret that we are curtaIled of the
pleasure of transferring more Of its
graphic sketches 10 our columns. BY a
positive promise to return It within CIV
en- time. The original edition, we IN
derstand, was not large, and Harper *
Brothers, or Carey & Hart would do
themselves a benefit, and confer favor
on the country, by procuring the copy
right and Issuing a second edition a.
once. The freshness and naturalness of
the Georgia Scenes" are far prefera-i
Bile TO the mass of English trash with
which they aid in littering the country
These native pictures are delineatiOns
of things that are seen and known and
felt-and are only to be read TO be rel
ished.
The writer Is on visit TO a Mr.. Slang
whose wife is the mother of a child
about eight months old The child in
the adjoining room begins to cry in the
nurses arms. The nurse Is a little --nig-
ger" about fourteen years old
''You, Rose" said Mrs. Slang, "quiet
that child" Rose walked it, and sung to
it; but it did not hush
''You, Rose! if you do not quiet that
child, lay make YOU
81 is tried, ma am" said Rose, an /
he wouldn't get hushed-" (Chiid cries
I0uder.)
Fetch him here to me, you good-for I
nothing hussy you. What's the matter /
with him?''-reaching out her arms TO /
receive him.
Il dun know, ma'am."
un-nho-ma ann Mock 4
ing and GrjnHiHg at RoSe-)
As Rose delivered the child she gave
visible signs of lodging, Just as the
child left her arms; and that she might
not be disappointed Mrs. Slang gave her
a box, in which there seemed TO be no
anger mixed at all, and which Rose re-
ceiyed as a matter Of course, without
even changing countenance under IL
"'Da denl" said Mrs. Slang, '.cOme
elong e muddy (mother) Did nassy
1osey (Rose,) Pague muddy thweetty
children depressing the child
to her bosom, and rocking II backward
and forward tenderly ''Muddins will
whiPPy ole nassy Yosey- Ali YOU old
1ggy Yosey," (knocking az Rose play
fully -'Da den; muddy did wippx
bad Yosey." (Chiid apntiHWes erying-l
"Why what upon cath ais the child f,
Rose, you've hurt this child, somehow .
u other!"
"No ma'am, ella | didn't was Us
'itt'n down dar in the rOck'n char long
side o Miss Nancy's bureau, an want ,
loin' nothin' t all to him, Us playin'I
yid him, and he Gs begin to cry heselg
when nobody want dom noihin' I al !
o him, and nobody want in dar nuther ,
sept jist me and him, and was :
''Nhing-nhing-n hing-and expect ;
you hit his head against the bureau !
'Let muddy see where ole bad losey
lnocky heady gin de bureaus Muddy
giH see" taking off the child's cap, and ,
hiding nothing. (Chiid cries on
Muddy's baby was hongry. Dat was :
what ais muddy's darling, thsweety !
mes Was cho hongrey, an nobody |
would givy litty darling any sing : ali !
or eaty2" (toOsing her fr0ek bosom a,
No, nobody would GIN tshweety ones
my sings TO eat I aIl-''-(Ofers The !
reast to the child, ucho rejects Il, r5gis !.
ger, HckS, and screams lrOrse than erer-l
..Hush! you little brat! believe its
Iothing in the world but crOssneSs-
lush. Shaking az hushl | tell YOU"
Child cries to the Ne PLUS ULTKA-)
"Why, surely pin must stick the !
hild Yes, bad pin did ticky chilluns- !,
let muddy see where de uggy pin did ,
icky dear prettous creter-( eramiRiHg-lI \
Why no, 1t isn't a pain Why no, Il r
sn't pin. Why, what can be the mat !
err with the child? Ii must have the !,
holic surely. Rose, 90 bring me the
,aregoric off the mantle-piece- Yes :
nuddy's baby did hab tOlic. Dat was !.
what did all muddy's PrettOus darby ba- 1
W Pressing 1t 10 her b0som and rock
ne it, Child cries on +,
Rose brought the paregorlc, handed .
t, lodged and got her expectations re I
LIKED as before
'sNow bring me the sugar, and some
sateS
Rose brought them, and delivered !
10Th without the customary reward; for g
t that instant the child being laid per- .
ectly still on the lap huShed-
The paregoric was administered. and :
he child received It with only whiul-
'er now and ben. As soon as II receiv-I
d the medicine the mother raised II up :
md it began tScry- n
sWhy, Lord help my soul. what's /.
he matter with ne childl What have
Tou done to him. you little hussyl7 (rs- I
ing and icalking toscards Rose
s'Cla,' missis, eint done nothin' tall
was jis sIttin' down daby Miss Nam
VS. bu-"
.sYou lie. YOU slut, (hihing her pes c
ing slap | know you've hurt him !
Hush, my baby, (singing the Coquetfell
lont YOU cry. your sweetheart viii
,ome by,m' BY; da de dunn dunn day. da !
lie DUN diddIe dunn dunn day (CA.Ld I
ries on II
"Lord help. my soul and body. what Z
an be the matter with my baby
tears come info her eyes Sonlethings
he matter with IT. | know u Isl fGyfrC !