Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-06-17
Matrimonial Hornpipe'

ne IOIlOWlNu amusing SRctCn HOtH u recent
ly published little work, entitled Georgia
Scenes" is well worth reading. The writer is
on visit 10 Mr.. Slang. whose wife is the mo-
ther of child about eight months old. The
child in the adjoining room begins to cry in the
nurses arms The nurse is little "nigger,"
about fourteen years old.
You Rose said Mrs. Slang, quiet that child
Rose walked and sung to it, but it did not hush
You Rose, fyou do not quiet that child lay
make YOU
4 is tried ma am,' said Rose, 'an' he wouldn't
get hushed.' (Child cries louder)
Fetch him here to me, you good for nothing
hussy you What's the matter with him
reaching out her arms to receive him.
4 dun know ma'am'
-uhum-nho- na'am!' (Mocking
and grinning at Rose.)
As Rose delivered the child she gave visible
signs OF dodging, just as the child left her arms
and that she might not be Disappointed Mrs
Slang gave her box, in which there seemed
20 be no anger mixed at all, and which Rose
received as a matter of course, without even
changing couitenance under it.
'Da den! said Mrs. Slang, come elong e
muddy (mother) Did nassy Yosey (Rose)
paguc muddy tweety chiluns" (children) press
| ing the child to her bosom, and rocking it back
ward and forward tenderly. .Muddins will
whppy ole nassy Yosey. All you old uggy
Yesey." knocking at Rose playtully. 'Da den :;
muddy did whippy bad Yoscy.' {Child con-
tinues crying)
why, what upon earth ails the child Rose,
you've hurt this child some how or other :
No ma am. ca' didn't was jist sitt'n
down dar in the rock'n chair long side o Miss
Nancy's bureau, an want doin' nothn' I all
to him, iis playin' wild him, and he jis begin to
cry herself, when nobody want doin' nothin' t
all to him, and nobody want in dar nurther sept
iis me and him was
'Nhu-nhing-nhi nhing-and expect you hit
his head against the bureau
Let muddy see where ole bad Yosey knocky
heady gin de bureaus. Muddy will see,' taking
off the child's cap, and finding nothing. Child
cries on)
'Muddy's baby was hungry. Dat was what
ais muddy's darling, thsweety ones. Was
chn hongrey an nobody would givy lity darling
any sing t all for eatyH (loosng her frock bo
SOM )-'No, nobody would GIN tshwee,y ones
any sings TO eat tall. (Oiiers the breast to
the child, who rejects it, rolls over, kicks and
screams worse than ever.)
Hush you little brat believe it's no.
thing in the world but crossness, Hush (shak'
ing it) hush | tell you (Child cries to the
ne plus ultra.)
'Why surely a pin must stick in the child
Yes, e bad pin did ticky chlluns. Let muddy
sec where the uggy pin did tcky dear prettou,
-(examining) Why no, it isn'ta pin
Why, what can be- the matter with the child
1t must have the cholic surely Rose 60 bring
me the paregoric of the mantle-piece. Yes
muddy's babys did hab e toc Dat is what
ails muddy's prettuous darling baby (press
ing it to her bosom and rocking il (ChilC
cries on.)
Rose brought the paregoric, handed it, dodg
} ed and got her expectations realized as before
Now bring me the sugar, and some water.
+ 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 thu
child received it with only whimper now an,
, thcn.-As soon as il received the medicine th'
/, mother raised il up and it began ,ocry.
, why, Lord help my soul! what's the matte