The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1854-04-07
POOR RELkTIoNs

a poor relation is--the most Irrelevant
thing 10 natures piece fimpsrt nent cor.
respondency odious approximations
haunting conscience-a prep storous shadow
iengsnenlng g ne noontlde Of our prosper
lity-sn unWelconao nbEanceE--a per.
Ps10ally recurring MOI .ilcasacn-e drain
o. your pgIle--a more Intolerable dun ".
on Jour pride drawback upon succees
"a re9uke e yo.F Fising-a stain n yonr
blood blot O. Jour scuteheon-a rent q
your gatLleut--a aesth = bead 81 your ban
Iquet - gathoc pots Mordecai IN your
gate LaAafus 81 yonr ioor--a lion 10
your pash--a frog q yoar chamber--a AZ
IN your onlment-A riote 10 your eyo-a
triumph @ your enel y--aa apology e ypnr
!r1lenes-sne cLe
ID narve.I-the once OF sour 1n q poll1Q - q
sWeet-tne pore aer escesseascs. ne is eioWn
py ms knock. Tour neart selie'n you That
y MF.--- = ray, between tamsllaEi'
y ana respect mat demands, and e the
same time seems e despair Of entertain
ment. he entereth smiling. and-emOar-
rassed. ne holdeth ont nls hand e you g
shake. and-draNeth It back aglan. he
casually looketh % about dinner tlme--When
the table Is tull. he o1ereth TO go away see
ing you nave company-Dut q induced %
stay. I q hlieth chair, and your visitors
two children are accommodated ae side
table. he never cometh upon days, when
your wife says with some complacency -
my dear perhaps Mr.--Will drop
in to-day. He remembered biTth-days-
and professeth he e fortunate 70 have
stumbled upon one: He declageth against
fish, the turbot being smail-yet su6ereth
himself to be inlPortuned into slice against
his hrst TesolutIon. He stlcketh ~ the
|Port-yet viii be prevailed upon 70 empty
the remainder glass OF claEet---lt . stranger
press h-npon INN. he p 9 pu1Eel g the
servants. who ere fearful Of being too o0se'
quiouss or not civil enough to him. The
guests think ''they have seen him before.
He calleth you by your Christian name, to
imply chat his other is.the same with your
own. he is too familiar by half. yet you
wish he had less diffdence. With half,
the familiarity, he might pass Tor . casual
dependent: with more boldness. be would
Be in no danger Of being taken for what
he il. He d too humble for friend. yet
taketb on him more state than belts CHI
ent. He is worse guest than country
tenant inasmuch as he bringelh up no rent
yet 'tis odds from his gaFb and demean-
our, th1t yourOthe guests take him for one.
He is asked to make one ct the whist table;
Tefnseth on the score Of poverty, andre
seats belng iett out. When the company
break Up, he prohereth 70 60 Tor coach
and lets the servants SO. lie reeollectS
your grandfather ana VIII thrust 10 some
mean, and quite unlmPoTtant anecdOte Of
the family. he knew i when i Was not
quite 80 hourishing = ''he e blest ~ sec.
i now" He Feviveth past situations, 70
institute what be calIesh favourable eomPaE-
l.Ons. With arenecang sort OlcongEalulA-
tlon' ne VA. inquire sne p,iee @ your tusne-
lure; ana insuIss you VIII : speelal COM
menoat.oa o. you. MlnpoN- curtains. .As
ls o. opinion tnas tne uIa y 1ne more ele'
CANT shape. put eI'er sli' mere J, w. some
ihlng more eom'oEtAOle aOoas ne olo '9 =
,esSle-Wnlcn you nass IeIasmDer. L.s
care say you nuse nDu ). : 80. sOn' s -.
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- female poor lelaaon. 4oa may &C.
something Win me Otnel, yoe may Psls
him olt toleraoly Wen; pns Jour ln1lgens
sne-relatlve y hopeless. y - olo
nunaoIest' you may say, .'ano ansess !, 2 ~
ahread6are. nlS clruemsIaneea 9se pSs.ss