Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-01-20

about the middleol 'Ucl6bcS. g
CRIES OF HAVANA,
"Nina yamos a YER
Canita de conner"
TRANs.--Mss, come, sec the sweet
Sugar cane to eat
Thus sung Il poelical sugarcaua sabr
the other day, and ere the last notes did
away in the distance, he was stoppedoy
the loud calls, eager looks and wary
mouth of a cluster Of school girls, st
emerging from their seminary on he
'passoa,n to seek in the open air relta.
ton, after their long hours of study.
Quite commercially did the purchler
insist upon having the best qualjty,nd
the mos succulent cane Of the whole ok
and strongly did she insist on tang,
with her companions, Of every site be
fore she gave her "medo" as q content
for the canlta."
Pleased with the sight, and arrest, by
a desire to witness the tetmnatl Of
what wos transacting, my atepti0uwls
devoted for the time being, to every 'od
| they uttered and every gestlcaISliQn.hy
made. At length the bargain VAS EAe,
the canes ofsugar all carefully esannd,
and the best one in the bunch sectul,
cut up, aud distributed ia four equaRl;s,J
to the four smallest OF the smagtlS,
who Immediately began nibbiinl with
their tiny teeth But there we SIX
Igirls in the bevy, and two uuooseei--
among the latter was the purcAaslFho
I now insisted that the mAsoha"s otgar
l.. cane, boy oI ) years, should giytAoOne
half of the best remaining cane ie d.
lyided between her and her unsery friend
4 as a CONTRA This was oppdl with
some spirit for some time, until : OF the
six girls opened their bauerpi 1--we
tongues and ratified out words re wo
/ men, and besides other naughthings,
,ltod him that if he would motto i, he
, might take back their half ca pieces
) of cane and get his pay as he G T. ana
!. liz, on the contrary, added NissFaaAe ;
The would do as they desired, lhA@olld
a always buy of him, and sever faa9'
Wand all the school girls woul 90 lf
9 same, and so he had betterdo ~ secs
i the boy was rot 20 be moved pms Wy
# the attack was changed, aud thfouh %
d sour sugar cane, rotton sugar Fne lin
o the lips OF pretty Marmlta, Anita a
il Francisco, until the boy merchdi hndli
, he could dono better, consented GlV2
l. the oldest girl the half OF uno Ter cat
g Ne took the .smedio'' and mi ched D
IS crying "canita! canita! wand a ve.
h &c. Sc. The girls who prod tha
e selves SO sharp in this bargab glgge
lat their successful manoeuvrd1 oOta
Is half more than they were ented TO Al
tin their glee laughed the fder a
le promenaded down the "passagf Ia
ID cot to mention that Of this pay the
le was one, a little girl Of ba9 ul ml'
le who kept silent during the diSte, W
n, seemed DESTROYS yet wanted theouray
tito speak. This little bashiul | No
Mt separated from them, and excuhg he
BIS self, bent her steps in an oppo4 dire
= ton. She walked slowly at Ii tur
" ing often round to see If her COZ anlol
nd were still in view; bend IN Y wa
'ut soon hid them, and then my lt0bas
BY full one, forgetting female etiquetl we
ed romping it,
he "A veritable 1om-boy with 'eI'
oil air." up the gravelled avenue 70 utt
"a, forgetfuIness Of The art Of tede w
= king. !.
he 4 few seconds passed, andlarmii
for Annita, Francisco and the beai'al q
ew and the readidor de caaaa we all
the by intervening trees and shrlb9ry q
it'll was occupied with thoughPbou'
.ge poor friend S. when | recasedo mos
DIS, request | hady forgotten to srlotm
les, Ashamed of my lorgetiulnes ana
the consequent neglect, called fsolanp
sed jumped in and was whirlingY the G
OF qate, Monseratto, when | noFed ay
md lie bashfu girl and the readtS 90 ca
la face to face, and gesticulatlE 50 mu
10 that fearing that she was oeinu pora''
vs.. Elorihe faults Of her compaons'
EFF dered my calcsero to stop, a. geI'
,ng out / directed my steps to thedispa'aa
,eir who with words and motlonswefe ?
hat at it. Upon seeing me they fsad y
/ a.tinc, and acknowledged my fe9gah
alls and requested me to give tl4A idSt
,er, And The pleasure felt and en- - VI