Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-11-07

/ Of perhaps the desired article comes within
the female department.
"MoIher wants 10 pet some butter; that
ere butter you bought Of Miss Barton this
mOrnin'."
And away goes your golden store, to be re
paid, perhaps, with some chersy, greasy stuff
brought in dirty pull, with Here's your but,
terS
Agir cams in to borrow "wash dish, ""be-
cause we've so, company" Presently she
came back "NIo!her says you've forg t to send
a towel"
The pen and ink, and sheet Of paper.
and wafer; is no unusual request; and
when the pen is returned, you ne gener-
Tally informed tina; you sent ian awful bad
pen"
| have been frequently reminded Of one o.!
IJohnson's humorous sketches man rel urn.
ling broken wheel barrow to Quaker. with,
Here I've broke your rotten whec,barrow
usin' ont. | wish You'll get it men ted right OF.
cause want TO borrow it again 'his afternoon"
The Quaker is made to reply, Friend. 1t shall
be done;" and wish possessed more OF his
spirit.
But did not intend 10 write chapter
on involuntary loans; have u story 10
tell.
Ono Of my hes, neighbors is Mr.. Philo Don
bleduy, a long, awkward, honest, hard work.
ing Manenan, or Maniote suppose one NIGH
say; so goodnatured that he might be instr
ken for a slmpelon; but tnal he must be by
Those tina, do not know him. He is quite an
old settler, came in four years ago, bringing
with him a wife who is TO him as vinegar -bolle
TO oil cruel, or us mustard 10 he sugar which is
used 10 soften its biting qualities. Mrs. Dou-
Ibleday has The sharp1st eyes, the sharpest nose
1.-The sharpest tongue the sharpest elbows, and
above all The sharpesl voice that ever "pene.
traied the inerior' oil Michigan. She has Il
ItaIl straight bony figure, in contour somewhat
resembling two hard oak pIauks fastened 10.
gclhrr and stood on end and strange to say!
she was foil five and thirty when her mature
graces attracted the eye aud won the affections
Iof the worthy Phio. What eclipse had come
lover Mr.. DoubIcday's usual sagacity when be
made choice of his Polly, am sure ! never
could guess; but he is certainly the on,y man
lin the wide world who could possibly have lived
with her; and he makes her most excellent
husband .... %. ..---.@--.-
i.was sitting one morning with my neighboi
y Mrs. Jenkins, who is IA sister Of Mr.. Duabieday
when Betsy, Mrs. Doubleday's ''hired girl
came in with one of the shingles o: Phllo's
handwork in her hand, which bore in Mr.
lDoubleday's wcll-known chalk marks
Come quick, Fanny!
And bring The granny,
For Ms Double.
days in trouble.
And the nexl intelligence was ola hne new
pair of lungs al hat hitherto silent Mansion.
> called very soon after to take a peep at The
: --latest found" and the suppressed delight ol
; the new papa was IL treat, how much more was
the soleued aspect, the womanlIed tone oi the
; proud and happy mother. never saw benz,
= so completely transformed. She would aIn'os'
forget 10 answer me, IN her absorbed Watching
LOT the breath Of the lille sleeper Even when
trying 10 be polite, and to say what the oc"a
sion demanded, her eyes would not be with
y drawn rom he Tiny face. Conversation on
y apy subject but the evernew theme OF "babies
i was ont of the question. Whatever we began
) pnon whlrled round sooner or later to the
o one point. The neee may tremble, but
= il turns not with the less constancy to the
o As pass for all oracle in the matter OF paPs
J. and posSets, had frequent communication win
o my now happy ncighbor, who had iorgo'le"
ID 10 scvId her husband, learned TO let Betsy have
u a1c to eat and omitted the nightly securing o.
III. floor, lest SO much dampness might DC oa1
l. for the baby. We were in deep consultation
Il one morning on some important point 'oucnlnt
he wcll.belng of this sole object OF Mrs ION
&c davis Thoughts and dreams, when lhe very
i same little anthc Howard, dirty as ever, pre-
70 sened herself. She sat down and stared
n while without speaking ''ord'na re; and !he'
i ,fnrmed us thai her mother ''waned Mis-
~ Doubleday to let her have the baby ioi a'i''''
a ,vhlc. cause senny's mouths spso'e MAT -
but she had not time to finish me seh'e"cc' e.,
"LENp MY BABY!!r--and her ut'crance Ia"
II ed. The new moher's feelings were Tor
70 Inately too big Tor speech, and lahthe wiser
: IJ,sappeured before Mrs. Doubleday lounl nc
Is tongue. Philo, who entered on the 'ns'an
j. burs, into one OF his elec,rifyng laughs with
IT, "Ask my Polly,
=, To lend her doly!
N --and could no, help thinking that one mus
,dl come west" in order 10 learn little OF ever
- thing. r,u.
Ut Tie identical glass-tube which offered hr.
,rI Howard. as substitute for Mrs. Doubleday
ioIbabv, and which had already, tran as II "
in threaded the country for miles IN all directions
,yI is. even as write, in demand; IA man on horS,
~ lhnck comes from somewhere near Dah'oflh
~ lund AJAX in mysterious whispers lnr--"u'
al shnu not tell what he calls 1t. Inc reaue
N. must come to Michigan
A., L. =, Cjiucb.r.--Thc Western II,