Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-29

/ NhS ANobitf 4 OlSlCb my oGlNlSCo 90 hOSp-
tiator, and proceeded Immediately upon
my delicate diplomacy. Finding my friend
on deck, | thus opened the affair, after
some brief leaders:
You are poor, are you not?"
Ills answer was characteristic:
Poor, sir" said he, " Az there's poor
er man than me throublin' the world, God
pity both av w, for we'd be about aqua"
Then, how do you manage TO support
your children?"
Is il support them, sirl Be goxty, ]
don't support them any way. They git
supported some how or another, It'll be
time enough for me to complain when they
do"
"Would it then be relief to you to
part with one of them2" inquired.
was too sudden-he turned sharply a.
round
A what, sir" he cried, ga relief to
par, from me child! Would it be relief
to have the hand chopped from me body,
or the heart tore out from me breast? A
relief, indeed God be good to us, what
is il that We name 2"
You don'l understand me-" | replied.
/" If now it we're in ones power to provide
comfortably for one of your children, would
you stand in the way of its interestY'
That puzzled him.
"No, sir" said he. "The heavens
knows that I'd willingly cut the sunshine
away from myself, that they might get all
the warm of 1t; but do tell US what you
are dhrivin' atl'
then told him that a lady had taken
a fancy to one of his children; and if he
would consent TO part with it, it should be
educated and finally settled comfortably in
life.
This threw him into fit of cogitution.
He scratched his head, and looked the We
ry picture of bewilderment. The strug-
gle between fathers love and his child's
interest, was evident and touching. Al
last he said:
"Oh, murdher! wouldn't it be a great
thing for the baby2 But must 60 and
have talk wild Mary-that's the mother
of thin, and it wouldn't be right 10 be CIV.
in away her childher before her face, and
she to know nothin' at all about H."
"Away with you, them" said /, "and
bring me an answer back as quickly as
possible"
In about half an hour he returned, lead
ing two of his children. His eyes were
red and swollen, and his face pale from
excitement and agitation.
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"Bedad, it was a hard struggle, SIR"
said he, d" but Eve been takin TO Mary; an
she says, that as it's for the child's good,
maybe the heavens above sill Civ to w
stringth to bear it,
"Very well; and which is it to be9'
"Faix, an don't know, sir" and he
ran his eye obviously over both. Here's
little Norah-sh.e-s--she's The ouldest-
am won't want the mother--so much-but
then we've got used 10 her ways. There's
little Biddy, now--she's not so ouId-but
then-oh! tear an digerS-it's meseIf
that can't tell which I'd rather part with
least--so take the first that comes, wild
blessin! There, sir,"-and he handed
me little Norah. Turning back he snatch.
cd her up in his arms, and gave her one
ong-hearted fathers kiss, saying through
his tears,
"May God be good 10 thin that's good
to you; an thin that offers you hurt or
harum, may their sowls never see ST.
Pether."
Then taking his other child by the hand
he walked away, leaving Norah with me .
took her down into the cabin, and we
thought the matter all settled. 1t must be
confessed, 10 my great Indignation, howev.
er, in about an hours time, | saw my
friend Pat al the cabin window. As soon
as he caught my eye, he commenced max.
ing mysterious signs for me TO come out.
did so, and found he had the other child
in his arms.
What's the matter now" said /.
"Well, sir" said he, " | ak yer pardon
Tor thrubblin you about so foolish thing
as child or two, but we wur thnkin' thai
maybe it id make no dilfer--you see, sir
I've been talkin' to Mary, an she says
she can't part wild Norah, bekase-the-
creatur has look 90 me; but here's little
Biddy, she's puriyer far, an av its all the
same, av you PLACE, sir, will you swop|
Certainty said |, whichever you
like"
So he snapped up little Norah, as tho
il we're some recovered treasure, and dart
ed away with her, leaving little Bddy,
who remained with us all that night but
10! the moment we entered the cabin in
the morning, there was Pat, making his
mysterious signs again at the window,
and, this time, he had the youngest, ba.
by in his arms.
"Whai's wrong, now" enqured.
I" Be the hokeynokey, sir, and it's me-
self that's amost ashamed TO tell ye.--
You sec, I've been talkin' to Mary and
she didn't like to part wild Norah, bekase