Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-04-12
From Dickens's Household Words.
Births. Mrs, Meek, Of u Son."

My name is Meek. | am in fact Mr. Meek.
That son is mine and Mrs. Meek's. When
saw the announcement in the Times drop
ped the paper. had put il in myself, aud
paid for it, but il looked so noble that il over
powered me.
AS soon as j could compose my feelings
took the paper up to Mrs. Meek's bedside
Maria Jane" said Il allude TO Mrs Meek, J
"you are now public character" We read
the review of our child several times, with
the strongest emotion; aud | sent the boy
who cleans the boots and shoes to the Office
for fifteen copies. No reduction was made
on taking that quantity.
II is scarcely necessary for me to say that
our child had been expected. In fact il had
been expected, with comparative confidence,
for some months. Mrs. Meek's mother, who
resides with us-of the name of Bigby-had
made every preparation for its admission TO
our circle.
hope and believe am n quiet man.
will go further. know am quiet man.
My constitution is tremulous, my voice was
never loud, and, in point Of stature, have
been from infancy, small. | have the great
est respect for Maria James ma. She is a
most remarkable woman. l honor Maria
James mamma. In my opinion, she would
storm a town, single handed, with hearth
broom, and carry ii. have never known
her to yield any point whatever to mortal
man. She is calculated to terriiy the stout
est hearts.
Still-butI will not anticipate.
The first intimAtion i had of any prepa
tions being in progress, on the part of Maria
James mamma, was one afternoon severa
months ago. | came home earlier than llsua
from the office, aud proceeding into the din
ing room, found an obstruction behind th'
door, which prevented it from opening free
ly. Ii was an obstruction of sotts nature
On looking in, found il to be female.
The female in question stood in the corne
behind the door, consuming Sherry Wine.-
From the nutty smell of that beverage per
vading the apartment, have no doubt sh
was consuming a second glassiul. She wor
n black bonnet of large dimensions, and wa
copous in figure. The expression of he
countennnce was severe and discontented.-
The words TO which she gave utterance o
seeing me were these: "Oh git along wit
you, Sir, if you please; me and Mrs. Bigb
don't want no male parties herew
The female was Mrs. Prodgit.
Immediately withdrew, of course. wa
rather hurt, but made no remark. Wheih
er il was that showed n lowness of spirit
after dinner, in consequence of feeling that
seemed TO intrude, caunot say. But Mari
James mamma said TO me, on her retiring fc
the night, in a low distinct voice, and with
look OF reproach, that completely subdue
me, "George Meek, Mrs. .Prodgit is your wife
, nurse !"
, ] bear no ill-will towards Mrs. Prodgit.
, it likely that ], writing this with tears in n
a eyes, should be capable of deliberate amino
ity towards female so essential to the we
: fare Of Maria Jane? | um willing TO adm
! that Fate may have been 10 blame, and n
Mrs. Prodgit; but it is undeniably true III
the latter female brought desolation and
vastation into my lowly dwelling.
We were happy after her first appearance
we were sometimes exceedingly so. 81
is whenever the parlor door was opened, a
m "Mrs. Prodgitw announced land she "
r very often announced,) misery ensued.
Id could not bear Mrs. Prodgits look. felt Il
to ! was far from wanted and had no businC
u TO exist in Mrs. Prodgit's presence. Betwe
X Muria James mamma and Mrs. Podgit the
rs was a dreadful, secret understandings du
c, mystery and conspiracy, pointing me out
er a being to be Stunned. appeared TO la
ne done something that was evil. Whene,
y Mrs. Prodgit called uiter dinner, retired
~ my dressing-roon--where the temporal,
w is very low, indeed, in the wintry time of
oi year-and sat looking at my frosty breath
II rose before me, and at my rack of boo