Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-09-10
JOI OO'VUVV'
W. B. CAVANAH,
MOSES JORDAN,
THOS. 1. SHARP,
for Representatives
For the Southern Standard.

ne? Well l suppose have changed great deal
since you saw me last. But you will recognize
ny two hearts. believe you were the first to
discover that l have heart for pleasure and
heart for pain. All, you know me now, for no
body has two but me; but fear shall soon be
without any. The heart of pain is throbbing,
burning, full, almost to bursting-while that of
pleasure is weak, chill, and nearly empty. The
one may break and the other freeze. o, it must
be wretched thing to become heartless What
shall do? remember when child that could
take two thin battered thmbes to the silver smith
and exchange them for good, strong, shining one
but the times are different; I could not trade
in that way now for a thimble, much less for any
thing more important. Twill tell you what have
concluded to do. l have resolved to tear away
the heart of sorrow, too long has it weighed me
down already; the other 1 shall endeavor to keep
alive and warm, and fill with pleasure, if can
To commence the latter have called on YOU
See here, have brought you Dialogue written
by young friend of mine, who is not yet fifteen
years of age. We cannot expect much from one
so young, but should like to have you give it a
place in your paper, for it would encourage her to
cultivate taste for composition, and besides be a
drop of pleasure for KITTY CLOVER.
LADY AND SERVANT.
Lady.-Suckey.
SerVant.-Ma'am
leone here.
S.-Yesum, will soon as wipe my hands
ENTER SERVANT.
S-Here | is missis
L-Suckey, expect company to dinner--go
and catch one of the largest turkeys and roast it
nicely, and boil small ham.
S--Yes'um, what else you want missis?
L-Get some of the finest cabbages to boil
with the ham, and gather mess of English pease.
S-Mssis, amt you gwine to hab no pies, nor
puddens, nor any ting OBJ dat sort
L-You may make four or FIVE transparent
custards, and large pound cake-no, I would
rather have spunge cake, for Nancy will be here
and she is very fond of spunge cake.
SO, Missis. is Miss Nancy coming? I'll
make nice cake for Miss Nancy.
L.-Well go to your work Suckey it is getting
late.
S.-Yes'um, I'm gwine.
L.-You may tell Rachel to help you cook.
S-Yes'um, I was gwine to AK you to let Rach
help me, but was fraid you wouldn't like it
Exit Servant.
SERVANT RETURNS.
Sis look here missis, did you eber see a
nicer cake in all your life ?
Lit is very nice Suckey.
Sis feel OBJ it, missis, it is as light as fed
der
Lit is very light indeed.
81 knowed Ted make nice cake for. Miss
Nancy.
L.-suckey, after dinner, want you to work
in the garden, you must be careful in working
those cabbage plants, or you will cut the roots
Stick the beans; when Jack comes to dinner, tell
him to get you some sticks.
S-Yesum. Exit Servant.
SERVANT RETURNS.
S-Mssis wish you would come out here and
see what ails Rach.
Why, what's the matter with her?
81 don no ma'am I told her to take de-
nibes out OBJ doors and scour demand lis as
was raising de tob OBJ de oben to look at de tur
key, yeard SIGH groan, like to let de kibbe
fall. run to de door and dar was Rach, fiat o,
de ground, a grooming like some body dying
L.-Stay here with the baby and I'll see wha
ails her. Exit Lady.
/ LADY RETURNS.
L.-Go to your work Suckey there is not mucl
the matter with Rachel.
81 tot dar was heap de matter wild her, iron
de way she hollered. La missis yonder come
de company, yonder's Miss Nancy. Missis ain
you gwine to ak Miss Nancy to play on de pean
ner?
1 Hush, suckey you talk too much-go an,
attend to the dinner, see that Dolly puts cleal
cloth on the table. When dinner is ready ring til
bell
S.-Yes'um. Exit Servant.
Sparta, Aug. 95th, 1858.
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