The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-23

The boys and girls used to have their jokes Is
about her, and call her the little parson; but I
she only preached in her actions, and this is I
what call practical preaching, ma'am. She {
was little master-WOrkman with her needle. Is
never had match for her since first be-
gan business; but (you know ma'am, there's {
always bGtin this life,) she gave me great {
offence. She crossed me where | could
least bear to be crossed.
Not Intentionally, am sure, Mr.. Ross
You shalt hear, ma'am. have an only
son, John Rosa fine, fresh looking, good
natured, industrious lad. set my heart on
his marrying his cousin, Amy Bunce. She
is the daughter of my younger sister, and |
had pretty fortune in hand, enough to set
John up in any business he lancied. There /
was no reason in the world why he should |
not like Amy. | had kept my wishes to
myself, because ! knew that young folks |
love is like an unbrOken colt, that will nei-
Their mind spur nor bit. never mistrusted
that anything was going wrong, till one day
heard the girls making great wonder
ment about canary bird that they found
when they went in the morning into the
workshop, in a cage hanging over Lucy's
seat: and then remembered that John had
asked me for FIVE dollars the day before. and
when asked him what he wanted the mo-
Dey for, he looked sheepish and made no
answer. thought it prudent, before mat
tiers went any further, to tell John my wishes
about his cousin Amy. My wishes. ma'am,
! have always made law to my children
To be sure, have taken care, for the most
part that they should be reasonable. / am
little Wilful, own it; but it's young folks
business to mind; and children obey your
parents is the law both of Scripture aud Of
nature. So told John. did not hint any
suspicion about Lucy, but told him this mar
rage with his cousin was what he could
have no reasonable objection TO, what had
long fixed my heart upon, and what he must
set about without delay, on peril of my dis
pleasure. He was silent, aud looked down
least; but he saw was determined, and |
believed he would not disObey me. A few
evenings after, saw light in the workshop
after the usual time, and went to inquire
into t. had on my slippers, and my steps
made little or no sound. The upper part Of
the door was set with glass; saw Lucy was
finishing off a pair of glOVes-my son was
I standing by her. 1t appeared tina; they were
for him, and he insisted on her trying them
on his hand; hers, poor thing, seemed to be
trembling; the glove would not go on, but
!. liz came off, and their hands met ,DithOut
- GLOBES, and nice fit they were. burst in
:, upon them. asked John if this was bis
obedience to me, and told Lucy to quit my
=, service Immediately. Now the whole mat
+" ter is past, must do John the jLstce to sag
he stood by her like a man. He said THU
was a matter in which he could not obey me
He had given his heart and promised BIZ
= hand TO Lucy, and she owned she lovod him
him who was not worthy OF her love. III,
SAID, TOO, something of my having hithert
:" been kind father and kind man; and h
would not believe that the first case Of m
" doing wrong would be to the orphan Oil
y whom Providence had placed under GU
= roof Ma'am, you will wonder that hard
y ened my heart to all this, but you know th;
anger is said to be a short madness, and S
it is; and, besides, there is nothing make
e : US so deaf to reason and true feeling as III
singing sense we are wilfully doing wroni
u. / was harsh, and John lost his temper; an
A0' poor Lucy cried, and was too frightened
n speak; and it ended with my telling LuC
o"' she should not stay another day in my hous
.,e and John, that it he did not obey me, n
81 curse should be upon him.
her THE next morning they had both clear,
Fnl- out, and every body thought they had gor
r.. off TO be married, and so believed till nigl
ere when John came in like a distracted ma
nm. and said he had been all day seeking Lu
em. in vain-that me only friend she had in /
ami. city knew nothing of ber-and when | .
5sn. swered, so much the BETTER he accus
me Of cruelty, and then followed high wor
that such as never should pass between fail
left and son; and it ended in my turning h
he. from my door. ] do not wonder you t,
away-but hear me. Saturday night, th
days after, John came home an altered m
,dsu He was as humble as if he only had be
inc. wrong, He begged my pardon, and prom
,bst ed to obey me in all things but marrying
ve of cousin. 4 give up Lucy, father,' he 81
tract but cannot marry any body eIse.' l
i - gave him-from the bottom Of nv heaI
ond forqave him-and ] longed to ask hin
,ha;- forgive me--but had not come to that
"A ~ / asked him what had brought him back
{ lllduty. He put into my hands letter he
lows received from Lucy. She had peEsevG
eraelf in not seeing him-but such letter, lad
no, If ministers could speak so TO the heart, Ii
nrent would be no sin left in the world. She
chino she had deserved 10 suffer for carrying
air. tetS 90 fax without my knowledge.