Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-07-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

BY SAN SLICK.

large fortin', and an only dar.er. Sho o
wilder, miser and bunker. She very
good and very cross, many real, snon-p pure
righteous folks are, and had loose tongue and
tigh, purse Of her own. All the men that looked
at her dartcr she thought had an eye 10 her mon
ev and she warn't far on. O the way mother, for
i, seems as if beauty and money wns too much
to go together in general why. Rich gals and
handsome gals re seldom good for no.hin' but
their cash or their look. Pears and peaches ain
often found on the Same tree, | tell you. She
lived oil alone Almost, with nobody but her dartor
and her in the house, and some cid niger slaves
in hut near at hand and she seed compa
ny sho could help. The only place they went to
in gineral way, was mcetin', and Jorusha never
missed TINT, for it tho only chance she had
sometimes to get out by herself.
Barney Oxman had most aeautiful voice, and
always went thore, too. 10 sing along with the
gals, and Barney, heafin of the fortin' of Rusty,
made up to her as fierce as possible and sung 20
sweet, and kissed sweet, that he soon stood
number ono with tho hciress. But then ho didn't
often get n chance to walk home with hor, and
when he did, she darsn't let him come In for fear
of the old woman ; but Barney warn't to be put
Off in that way long When gal IS in ono pas
tur', and lover in another, it's high fonce they
can't get ovor, that's fact.
81 tell you what" says Barney, g sit UP alone
in tho kcepin' room, Rushy dear, arter old mother
has gone to bed, pu. on. the light, and III slide
down on tho rope from tho trap-door on tho roof
Toll her you arc exercised in your mind, and
want to mediate alone, DIS tho words you have
heard this day have reached your heart
Jerusha was ghtoned to death Almost, but
wha, won't woman do when lover is in the
wny2 So tina. very nigh, she told the old wo-
man sho was exercised in her mind and would
wrestle with tho spirit.
"Do. doar," sails her mother, +" and you won't
think Of tho vnntics Of dross, and idle company,
no moro. You see have given them oil up since
l made pr ofession, and never SO much as speak
Of them now, no. nor oven think Of EN-"
VOL. the house was fiat roofed house, and
had trap-door in the collin over tho keepn
room, and there was a crane on tho roof, with
rope to it, to pull things up to spread to dry there
As soon tho lights were all out, and Barney
thought the old woman asleep he crawls up
on tho house, and opens the .rap-door. and lets
himself down by the rope, and he and Jerusha sat
down into tho hearth in the chimney corner cour-
ashes, When daylight began to show he went
up tho rope hand over hand, and hauled it up IT.
ter him, closed tho ap-door, and made himself
scarce.
Well, all this went slick could be for a
while but the old woman seed that her dar,er
looked pale as if sho hadn't had sleep enough,
and there gi,tcn' Of her up in tho mornin';
and when sho did, she yawnin' and gapin',
and so dull she hadn't word to say.
She got worry uneasy about it at last and used
to get up in tho night sometimes, and call hor
darter, aud make hor 60 off to bed; and once or
twice came worry catchn Of thom. So
what does Barney do, but takes two niggors with
him when ho goes arior that, and leaves them on
tho roof, and fastcns large basket to tho rope,
and told ,hom if ,hoy fot the rope pulled, to hoist
for dear life, but not TO speak word for the
world. We'll, ono night the old woman camo to
the door as usual. and sais--
''Jerusha,' sails she, "what on airth ails you
TO mako you sit up all night that way; do como
to bed, that's dear
presently, marin, I'm wrestling with tho evil
ono now-rll como presently"
'.Dear, DEAR sails she, "you have wras,'od
long enough with him to have thrown him by
this ,imo. If you cant throw him now, give 1t
up or he may throw you"
presently marm,' says her darter.
s.lt's always the Same tune, sais her moihor,
going off grumbling; otis always presently;
wha, has got into tho gal TO act So On, dear
what u protractod time she has on 1t. She has
been sorely exercised. poor girl
As soon as she had gone, Barney larfed 50 he
lad nd ber aiSt 70 ate m
on tho bench, in way tina, didn't look onlke
Tompin'. aud when he went to whisper, he larfed
50 he did nothin' but touch her check with his
lips, in a way that looked plaguy like kissing,
and felt Ike i, too, and she pulled to get away.