Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-01-27

ed red al over
,Oh. YOU needn't deny IT, Sos Mis-
}, Kcsiah, 'you long to Joseph, now, ics u
sure ms thcr's any charm in the chicken
4, &nes'
b. knowd that was first rate chonc
y 10 sny somohin, but the dear little creu
d tor looked so sorry aud KEEP; bushin so
: couldn't say nothn aoctly to tho poini
|. so tue a chair Qnd reached up and Nol
Edcw4f tho boncwhd put D-ny pocket.
/ 'What are you gwino to do with tina
bone now, Mojer2' SEES Miss Nary.
'l'm gwne to keep il as long as live,
SEES |, ASA Crismus present from the hand
soonest gal in Georgia.
when | said that she blushed worse
, and worse.
'Aint you shomed, Mojerr ses she.
'Now you ought to give her CrismuS
Igirt Joseph, to keep all her life ses Miss
lCarine
'Ah,' Sos old Miss Stanley when |
WAS gal We used to hang up our stock.
Ings'-
"Why molherl ses all Of 'em, 'to say
stockings rite aIore-'
Then felt a little streaked too, cause
they was all bushn as hard as they
could.
Highly tityh ses the old lady-'wha,
'fnement. I'd like TO know what harm
there is in siockins. People nova days
is getting SO mealy .mouthed that they
can't call nothing by its name, and don't
see as they're any better than the old
time people was. When was gal
like you, child, | used 10 hang up my
stockns and git EN- full of presents
The gals kept laughin.
'Neyer mind says Miss Mary, the
Majer's got TO give me Crismus gift
wont you Muer2'
oh yes ses |, you know promised
you one
'But didn't mean that ses she.
1--we got one for you, what want you
TO keep all your life, but il would take u
three bushel bag TO hold it, SEES I.
ooh, that's the kind SEES she,
But van you keep it as long as y5uI
liver says /.
Certainly will, Maier.'
Now you hear that, Miss Carlne, ses
/; she ses she'll keep it all her life
yes, will ses Mary-'but what is
itg
Never mind ses | YOU hang up al
bag big enough to hold it and you'll find
out what II is in the mornin.'
Miss Carine winked at miss Kesiuh
and then whispered TO her--ihen they
both laughed and looked at me as mis-.
cheiyous as they could. They 'spected
somethin.
you'll be sure to give it to me now,
II | hang up a bag SEES miss mary.
And you promise TO keep il SEES |,
We'll, | will, cause, | know YOU
wouldn't give me nolhin that wasn't
worth keefin'
They all agreed that they would hang
up a bag for me TO put miss mnry's Cris-
mus present in, in the back porch, and
about nine o'clock ! told EN- good even
ing and went home
| set up till midnight, and when they
was all gone TO bed went softly into the
back gate, and went up 10 The porch,
and thar, shore enuff, was a great big
meal bag hangin to the jice, 1t was
monstrous unhandy to git into it, but
was iarmined not 10 back out; so sol
some chairs on top Of bench and got
hold OF the rope and lei yself down in
to the bag, but jest as | was gettin in,
the bag swung agin the chairs, and
down they went with a terrible racket.
But nobody didn't wake up but old miss
StaEley's great big cur dog, and here
he cum ripin and tarrr through the yard {
like wrath, and round and round he went
tryin to find what was the matter. sot
down in the bag aud didn't breathe lou ]
der nor a kitten, for fear he'd find me
out, and after while he quit barkln,-
The wind began TO blow bominabe cold, t
and the old bag kept turnin round and e
swingin so il made me seasick as the mis- S
chief was afraid to move for fear I
The rope would brake and let me fall, and. (
har | sol with my teeth ratlin like had
IN ager, it seemed like il would never y
come daylight, and do believe il didn't $
owe miss mary SO powerfully ] would 7
roze 10 deth; for my hart was the only *
pot that felt warm, and it didn't beat n
nore'n two licks a minnit, only when | Y
bought how she would be sprised inthe b
norm, and then il went intoa canter. - e
'imeby the cussed old dog come up on Ic
he porch and began TO smell bout The
az, and then he barked like he tho'tljc
e had freed somethin. Bow, WOW, wow.' Iii
es he. Then he'd smell again, and "
" 10 git up to the bag. 'Getout ses i h
cry low, for fear they would heard me; Sc
Bow WOW, wowr ses he. Begone! you fc
ominable fool, SEES I, and | felt all over cc
spots, for spected every mint he W
ip me, and what made il worse, couldn't ci