The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-02-02

tew, that represents Pharaoh a drivin'
full tilt into The Red Sea after theIsrel-
ties. How nat'ral his coat tails flies
out. ] think Scripter pieces would be
very appropriate for minister's house.
We might git Mr.. Bungle 10 paint some
for the front parlor, and our portraits to
hang in the back parlor as MissMyers has
theirn. But law me! what's the use O.
my thinkin' q havin' picters, or any
thing else that's decen9 You don't
take no interest in il. You seem to be
perfectly satisfied with this famber-
gasled o!d house and every thing inl
\ "My former consort neN ef desired
anything supt rior to It,"
81 say taint TO be put up with. II
want 10 have some company ben wan
tin tew ever sense we were married
but as for invitin any gehteel person a
visiting to such distressed old shell as
tihis is, | wont dew it-and So-Miss
Bnins and Miss Loder and ! en- would
say was tryin to cut a swell and
couldn't make il out, And don't mean
| 10 accept no more invitations amonkst
them that live in style, for it aggrivates
me, II does, 10 think how different Pm
sittwated. So you may make yer pas
torial vlsists without me in the future,
for Eve made up my mind not to go
ont roue as long as we live in this ridic-
Eulous old house.
aBut recollect, Mrs. SnifIies, this
house is a parsonage occupy it rent
| free.'
'sI don't care if'tis parsonage,
says the congregation might afford yor
better one, and for my part, Pm dlspos
cd 10 make fuss about it Z" 2"
"Mrs. Sniffies, you must be aware
that ! am not possessed of nexhaustlble
/ means. have never attempted to con
| ceal from you this fact. Therefore yot
must also be aware that there exists ar
F, entire impossibilty Of my erecting
new residence onsthe plan which yol
propose. Nor is it at all probable thai
l the congregation wonld be willing tc
make such alterations in thisas you sug
pest. Yet, assure you, that nave no
/, the slightest objection to your employing
vour own means in the construction 0
n a more elegant edfoe."
!, My own means!
i Yes, Mrs. SnlfIlas Your dlssatis
faction with the parsonage is SO grea
!. that havoIfor some time past been expec
ing you would propose building a ne'
# residence; and repeat that such an ar
/. preparation of portion of your fund
t. would meet with my concurrence"
n "My funds2p
ID Your funds, Mrs. Spifies It ls
Z delicate subject, and one on which
to have hitherto hestaled to make inqulr
a. although possessing an undoubted rig
"a to do 20. | have been expecting ev'
n since our union, that you would inlor
It me how and where your property is il
w vested" a,.s
he, my property" Sac
to to. Your property, Mrs. Snifles,
y, what does it consist, if may be pc
). mitted TO enquirer o.
: = +" Land o liberty! you know as w
ne n "s What am I to infer from that c
II servaton?" .,, :.
worth-money, and | never sad wa ..
nj. "Mr. Snifles you are well aware Y
nd on your arrival in this Placa, comm conn!
90 report pronounced YOU 10 be an indy
Ritual Of abundant means, and | have
- ways labored under this impression
20 an impression which allow me TO remi
AT m YOU, YOU yourself confirmed in C
= yersaUon which occurred between us
IN, the parsonage grove"
,ed M ( You don't mean TO say 7 | told
,ok SO, and you darsent say = did,
r., A.hem-I mean TO say that you
I'm not deny It when delcately alluded dla
est @ the subject. On the contrary, you
in me 10 infer that such was the fact,
her under that impression ! was induced
ent accede to your proposal M ssS. s.as A,
'or. any proposal! What DO you M M
one to insinniwatei" .a
a 81 should have said your-yo.urr
.bat dent inclination for -a-matrlmo
,an, m engagement. I deeply regret, \
'Ser m sniffies, that you should have allo
air yourself TO practlse upon me wh' !
, al cannot considerin any othel hg,ht
M that q a henous and umi'igated de
ror. ton. | regard it as an act quite inc nc
,sn,t paliblo with your religious pre-
n,ad tad you dew, hey! we'll, you can't 5
I,v ie,,s ever told you out and outthat was "
IT. Il as property; and IL YOU was min
III j, spose SO from what did say, I'm
vben u, = 't'ain't ny fault. norl amt to blam
J III other folkses sayin Twas q rich
ii ali fder." 'aaA lf'h Y. aa2s 'e aea
nera i" Mrs. SnifIles, Ialament exceed
wars n that YOU should view itin that llg'
L III You can but acknowledge that !