The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-08-06
From the New York Spirit of the Times.
AUNT SALLY SPAIN'S NOTIONS ON

THE HONESTY OF "NIGGERS.n
BY PossuM, NEW VIRGINIA CORRESPONDENT.
- You needn't he ten me nothn' 'bont The
honesty of niggers, Tom" said Aunt Sally Spain ::
8 you young folks nowadays thinks as how YOU
knows every thing, just cause your daddy, the
Old TOOL, had money enough to give you college
education. | knows more bout niggers than YOU
does bout all that dro,ted Latin and Greek wha,
you're alters spoutn' at body reckon Won
never heard me tell of my old niggar oman,
Betsy?"
acknowledged never had, and the old ladv.
after lightning her pipe, continued:
Well, Betsy and was fotch up together by
my your old Daddy, aud think, from the time
we fust could caverly run about, we were the
thickest of any thing ever seed Well, after |
grew mp and married your uncle Ned, we wen,
to housekeeping, and was SO distrust at the idea
OF parting from Betsy, that daddy he makes me a
present OF her, and she the usefullest to be
sure, helping me to keep house, tending to
mlkin,' and poultry, and the like: in fact she
alters toted the keys for me- She's been a keep
ing house.for me now nigh on forty year. and
j never koch her with nohn' of mine twill
fortnight ago last Monday. | was WASHING of
the cups and such like arter brekfust Betsy
says Jest In them very words take the kew
and go to the sto-roo and git out the flour and
things tor dinner Well, the old 'oman started
off, and arter while finished a washin' M,
'terIals, when who shonld meet, right slap in the
face, but Betsy, comm from the sto room with
large basin sugar under hir ARM the old thing had
stole. | cOuldn'nt a felt worser if [ had bin shot
LORD Betsy, says ], dropping my hands inst
so fashion, and Dustin into tears. Lord, Betsy
wouldn't thought it! thought if there was
an honest one in the world twas you! . Lord.
mistressp says Betsy Dustin into tears, too, INV
dear mistress, don't cry so-dont distriss Yourself
Lnnu oil,
all lIerbie To temptason, and we ali ,oiH steal.
heen stealing all my life bui dis is The f,ist time
euer ,oas kotch p''
PossUM HoLLER, Va, July 6, 1876.
DRAWING A PENSION Well my lad where
are you travelling this stormy weather, alone p
asked an inquisitve landlord. in the north Of Yer
mont, during the last war, of a small lad, whose
father was engaged in smuggling and had sent
him as young as he was, with an important mes
sage in advance of the party
Going to draw my PENSION was the reply
Pension 2 echoed the astonshed landlord
what does so small boy as you draw pension
for2'
Winding my own business, and letting that of
others alone
The landlord sloped
" Mother, why does Pa call you honey 2"
" Because, my dear, he loves me-
No, Ma, that isn't it''
g What is it then, dear?"
81 know"
- Well, what is it?''
Why it's because you have so much comb nm
your hesd-thaps why"
Pvt this child to bed he's getting too
smart"
A countryman recently went into book store
10 Bo>Ion, and addressing the clerk, said, "Pease
sir. to let me see My Wife," work from the
pen of Mrs TohlI, Of which the Young book
seller had never heard. why, sir" he replied
., your wife Amt here nobody's wife is here
The boss is bachelor, and belongs to the
Church"
WEMAY, INDEED FIN reference to Mr.. Claws
defence OF Lafayette Shelby, the Ledger saws:
When men IN high places. men among the
highest, pervert professional duty, violate first
principles and trample upon ssnctties, in defence
crime, we'll may tremble for tina, purilv Of
public opinion, which, under our political system
Is the only security for all rights"
CoNcfsE.-A laboring woman who had worked
about lawyers Office presented bill to him in
which she asked payment for " skewering the
stars" lie ascertaned after some inquiry, that
she meant " securing the stairs"