Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-09-01
Little Pitchers with great Ears.

Mother" said little Agnes, q" what made you
marry father? You told Aunt Charlotte you had
all the money!
Hush, child what you talking about? did
not say So"
why, yes, mother, you said he was poor ; and
had you thought of being burdened with many
country COUSINS, you call them, you never would
have had him. Don't you like Aunt Phoebe, and
Aunt Polly, and Aunt Judy! I'm sure do"
"Why, Agnes, you crazy, believe. When
did you ever hear your mother talk so? Tell me in
stanty"
Yesterday, ma, when sat in the back parlor, and
you and were in the front one, Pm sure you did
say so, dear mother; and pity you very much for
you told aunt there time, before | was born,
when father drank too much, and then, you know,
you spoke of the pledge, and said how glad you
were that the temperance reform saved him.
IS My dear, was talking of somebody else, think.
We were speaking of uncle Jethro and his family"
But they have no Agnes. mother; and you know
you told about fathers failure in business. Uncle
Jethro never failed. And you said, too, when you
moved in this house, yom money paid for every
thing, but the world did not know it, and"
/ "You have told quite enough, my child. What
do you stay listening in my back parlor for, when
sent you up stas TO study 1t has come to pitt
ful pass, if your aunt and must have all of our
privacy retailed in this way. | suppose you have
already told your father all that you have heard ?'
| "No, mother, haven't because thought it would
hurt his feelings. love my father, and never told
Lin anything to make him unhappy"
Agnes sat looking in the fire and asked, "Mother,
if people really love others, do they talk against
| them? Didn't you tell me, never TO speak of any
homo difficulty and if Edward and say wrong words
you tell me never to repeat them, and never do"
agnes" said the rebuked mother, ''listners are
despcable characters. Don't you never let me know
of your doing the like again. you don't hear right,
and you make great deal OF mischief in this way.
| GOOD ANECDoTE.-Mr. Rives editor of the
Daily Globe Washington. in reply to correspond
ent, tells the following story:
"Wc are admonlshed not to be too prolix in an
swering correspondent, from the fact that this
day one week ago, published in the Globe an an
swer of eight columns, which was not at all an an
swer to attack made Homestead before the
Senate which answer was not generally read because
! II was too long. We engaged Senator, who is
lawyer, to read it, without thinking of his profession
Last Friday he called at Jackson Hall, in our abb
Sence, to and left word that he would call the
next day,
Thinking that he had read our poor remarks, as
modest great generally characterize their speech
es, and that they had convinced him Of the Justice
OF our cause, we took TO be at home on Satur-
day. At one o'clock, p. m, of that day he called
and said
!" | have read the remarks in your case which you
handed me clean through; but have been unable to
comprehend them charge you fifty dollars for my
services which is the lowest rate have charged
for reading much matter, and advise you 10 employ
assistant counsel, who understands ems and ems to
aid me in the
| We asked him if he would not make some abate-
ment if we would read equal quantity of his pro-
sy speeches, and he replied, substance that would
do him no good, as they were not made to convince
anybody here-but for the purpose of keeping him
self before the people of Mississippi. :"
| SAYING ONES LETTERs.-A gentleman travelling
inside coach, endeavoring with considerable
earnestness, to impress some argument upon fellow
passenger who seated in the same vehicle and who
appeared rather duof apprehension: at length, being
slightly irrtated, he exclaimed-"Why, sir it's as