The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1854-03-24
LITTLE GEORGES STORY.
Krom FannY FsFn's book Of aIIttls FeEah.r'

NV Aunt Libby patted me on the head
thy other day and said, George, my boy,
this il the lappiest part Of your life.
guess Aunt Libby don't know much. 81
guess she never worked 4 week 70 make &
kite, and the first time she went to dy ik
GOT the tail hitched in atall tree whose own
er wouldn't let her climb up to disentanglel
Il. guess she never broke one Of the
runners, Of her sled some Saturday when
i was prime Coasting ] guess she never
had to give her biggest marbles TO 3 great
.lubberly boy, because he would thrash her
lifshe didn't. guess she never had him
witch ot1 her best cap and toss it ii mud
puddle. I guess she never had .shocky
stick" play round her ankles il recess. be-
cause she got above fellow IN the 81 ss.
Iguess she never had to give her humming
top to quiet the baby, and have the paint ell
sucked of. Iguess she never saved up all
her copper 9 whole winter. 10 buy trump
ct, and then vas told she must not blow il
because it would make noise.
mol guess my Aunt Libby don't know
much; little boys lave troubles az well as
grown people all the difference is they
daren't complain. Now, never had 3
bran new jacket and trowsers in my life
never-and ! don't believe ever shall; for
my two brothers have shot up like Jacks
bean stalk, and left their out-grown clothes
Ito be made over for George" and that
cross old tailoress keeps me from bat and
ball an hour on the stretch, while she laps
over and nips in, and tueks up, and nips
and cuts off their great baggy clothes for
me. And when she puts me out the door,
she's sure to say" Good bye, little Tom
Thumb" Then, when I so to my uncle's
to dine, he always puts the big dictionary
in chair, TO hoist me up high enough to
reach my knife and fork; and if there Is
dwarf apple or potato on the table, II is al
Ways laid On my plate, If 60 to the play
ground to have game Of ball, the fellows
all say Get out of the way little chap, Of
we shall knock you into q cooked hat. ]
don't think I've grown bit these two years.
! know / hayen't, by the mark on the wall
II and stand up to measure every chance
get.l When visitors come to the house
and ask me my age, and Hell them that ]
am nine years old, they say, TUT! TUT lit
tie boys shouldn't tell 6bs." My brother
Hal has got his long tailed coat already;
am really afraid never shall have any
thing but a jacket. Igo to bed early, and
have left off eating candy and sweat meats.
haven't put my fingers in the sugar bowl
this may day. / eat meat like my father.
and stretch up my neck till it aches-still
I'm little George" and nothing shorter
| or rather, I'm shorter than nothing! Oh!
my Aunt Libby don't know much. How
should she? She never was boyl
RoMANTIC ATTAIR.- MaferiaE for novsl.
Yesterday morning Spanish boy about Ia
years old, named Joseph Edward Enc Po-
balo, passed through this city en- route for
Washington City, in charge Of Adam 4
Co.'S Express Company Messengers. The
story OF his history is essentially romantic.
It appears that some ten years ago, while.
bathing on the coast near the city Of Cam
Ipeachy, Mexico, he, with FIVE other boys
was stolen BY gang Of French pirates, who
| kept them four years, and then sold them
10 merchantmen, who kept them two years
and then took them to the city Of New Or
leans, there sold them to Louisiana plan
Ter Tor the term Of their minority.
Their owner was about 10 sell them To 9
ship mas er, 70 make sailors Of them, when
the boy PObalo made his escape, and work
his way to Lafayette, Indians, where he at
Itracted the notice Of & gentleman who cor
responded with the Mexican Minister At
Washington regarding him. The minister
became interested il the story ofthe boy,
and wrote to have him forwarded that be
'Emightreslore him to his parents, if they
lWeTe living. The boy will probably reach
Mexican minister this evening, and be sent
home, if there yetremains home for him.
The superntendents 81 the various railroads
lover which be has travelled since his his
tory became known, have have given him
free passes and hotel keepers have declared
ibis bills settled On sight Such is q very
good condensed novel. ca Can
WASN'T SHE sPpNKY,