Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-04-25
THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 25. 1874.

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it she's so wild and so careless.
Well, We all sot down to breakfas:, ant
kesiah, she scampered up stairs TO be-
room with the baby, jumpin ii up, anc
kiss II, and taIkin TO i. as hard as she
could.
"Now sis, do be caref1. Of my preciou,
little darlin," ses Mary, loud as she coulc
as she could to her, when she was gwin,
up stairs.
"Oh, eat your breakfast, child, anc
don't be SO fairfield bout the baby" Sc,
old Miss StalIlns-''you don't low your.
self minit's peace when it's out of your
sight"
"Tha's fact" ses sister Calline, "she
won't let nobody do not for little Hen
ny but herself, | know | would be so era.
zy bout no child Of mine"
"Well, but you know sister Kz is SC
careless, I'm always so fraid she'll let il
swaller something. or git a fall some way
"Tut, tot" SEES the old woman, "tt ey
amt no sense in bein all the time scared
TO deth bout nothin. Peoples got enough
10 do in this world 10 bear the trouble
when it comes, 'thout study in ii up.
Take some ofthem good hot mullins, u
see she, "ihey's mighty NICE"
We was all eatln along-the old wo
man was talkin bout her gardin and the
frost, and | was jest raisln my coffee cup
to my mouth when heard Kesiah scream
out-"Oh my Lord! the baby! the babyr'
and whap ii come rite down stairs onto
the floor. Lightnin couldn't Knocked me
off my seat qulcker-down went the col.
fee, and over went the table with all the
yitll"s- Mary screamed and old Miss
Stallins tainted rite a way in her cheer-l
was so blind couldn't hardly see, but
never breathed breath til grabbed it
up in my arms and run round the house
two or three times, fore had the hart to
look at the poor little thing to see lift was
ded.
By this time the gals was holt OF me
hollerin capri Fool April Foolp' as hard
as they could, and WHEN come to look,
| had nothin 10 my arms but a bundle oil
rags with little Henry Clay's clothes on.
| shuck all over like | had a oyer, and
felt monstrous more like cuss'n than
laughin.-"Apri Fool, dlgnation!" SEES
--"fun's fun; but Pm dad blamed If there's
any fun n SIGH dons;" and was jest
gwne to blow out little, when | heard
Mary screamin for me TO come 10 her mo
Their.
When we got in the dinin room, thar
the old woman was keeled over ln her
cheer, with her eyes sot in her head and
a corn muffin stckin in her mouth. Ma
ry was takin on at terrible rate, and all
she could do was jest 10 clap her hands
and holltr-"Oh mothers dyin! mothers
dyln! whar's the babyl On, my poo,
mother! Oh my darln babyF
tuck Mary and 'splalned it all TO her
and tried to quiet the poor gall, and the
gals got at the old woman! but i: took all
s1rts of rubin, and ever 50 much assaied-
lty and campfire and haitshorn and burnt
hens feathers, to bring her too and then
she wouldn't stay brung Too more'n q
mint Tore she'd keel over agin, and | dc
'blieve if they hadn't brung little Henry
Clay down 50 she could see HIM and fee
him and hear him squat, she never would
got HtT StIlSeS dSlu. oho amt HioIe u
half at herself yit. A the gals kin dc
they cart make understand the Apr
Fool bSiness, ant she won't let no body
, else but herself nurse the baby ever sense
As soon as | hal time to think .
! little, | was so monstrous glad that i
warn'l no worse couldn't stay mad with
the gals. But ! tell you what was ter
rible ra,hy for few mints. don't be-
irve in this April foolin. Last year th'
gals drvi'd me almost to death with ihei
nonsense, sowin up the legs OF my trows S
! borein holes in the watergourd, so ] We
INV shirt all over when went 10 drink
and beniin the handle ofthe tongs, am
cutin the cowhide bottoms Of the cher.
loose so fell through 'em when | wen II
Sc. down, and al such devlment. knew
the bible SIS theirs time for all things
but think the least a body has 10 de
with 70 | blslltss at any time the lie
! for 'em. I'm monSirous tired OF such do
ms myself, and II | didn't think the gal
ha Their fill of April foolin this time, L,
try TO GIT, slmynack next year VIVA
didn't have no FIST day OF April in It
No more from
Your friend, I'll deth,