Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-10-30

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Mr.. Slick, certainly not, and am sorry
TO have disturbed you, but we got dctain,
cd longer than we expected; am sorr,
that. So am |, said she, but if Mr.
Puswosh will keep on Ina when he ha,
no occasion 10, his family can't expec
no lest.
Here the Clockmaker, seeing the
storm gathering. stopped down sudden
ly, and staring in,en,ly. held out his hand
and exclaimed, Well. il tha. ain't q
beautiful child-.come here my little man,
and shake hands alon3 with Newell
! declare, IL that are little fellcr ain't the
finest child | ever secd-whal, not abed
Yeti oh you rogue, where did you 60,
them arc pretty cheks; stole them from
mamma, eh? We'll, wish my old mo.
tl'er could see that child, It is such q
treat. In our country, said he, turning
10 me, the children are all as pale as
chalk. or asyaller as an orange. Lord,
that are little feller would be a show in
our country-come 10 me, my man.
Here the soft sawder' began to operate.
Mrs. Puswash said in milder tone
than we had yet heard, go my my dear
to tho gentleman-go dear Mr.. Slick
kissed him, asked him If he would 90 10
The States along with him, told him all
the liltle girls there would fall in love
with him, for they did'n, see such o
beautiful face once in a month Of Sun.
days. Black eyes-let me see-ah
mammals eyes too. and black hair also;
as | am alive, why you are mammals own
boy, the very image Of mamma. Do be
seated, gentlemen, said Mrs. Pugwash
make a FIRE in the next room. -
She ought to be proud Of you, he con.
iinued. Well, if | live to return here,
| must paint your face, and have il put
on my clocks, and our folks will buy
the clocks for the sake o. the face. Did
you ever see. said he, again addressing
me, such a likeness between one human
and another, as between this beautiful
little boy and his mother? am sure
you have had no supper, said Mrs. Pug.
wash to me; you must be hungry and
weary, tool will get you a cup Of tea.
| am sorry to give you so much trouble,
said |. Not the leas. trouble in the
world, she replied, on the contrary, a
pleasure.
We were then shown into the next
room, where the fire was now blazing
up, but Mr.. Slick protested he could moi
proceed without the little boy, and lin.
erred behind TO ascertain his age, and
concluded by asking the child if he had
any aunts that looked like mamma.
As the door closed, Mr.. Slick said, its
a pity she don't 60 we'll in gear. The
difficulty with those critters is to git
Them to start, arter that there is no rou.
bic with them If you don't check 'em too
short. II you do they'll stop again, run
back and kick like mad, and then Old
Nick himself would'n, start EN-. Pug.
wash, | guess, don't understan nd the ma
tur OF the critter; she'll never go kind in
harness for him. When I see a child,
said the Clockmaker. / al,oays feel safe
,cith these soomen folk; for I hare al.
rays found that the road to a ,Doman's
heart lies through her child.
You seem, said |. to understand the
female heart SO we'll, | make no doub,
you ore general favourite among the
(aii sex. Any mau, he replied, that un.
derstands horses, has pretty considera.
BILE fair knowledge Of women. for they
are just alike in temper, and require the
very identical same treatment. Incomr.
age the timid ones, be gentle and steady
with the tractious, but lather the sulky
ones like Jlazes.
People talk an everlasting sigh, oil
nonsense about wine, women, and hor.
ses. I've bought and sold 'em all, Eve
traded in all Of them, and tell you,
there ain't one in thousand that knows
a grain about either on 'em. You heal
folks say, Oh, such man is an ugl,
grained critter, he'll break his wife,
heart; jist as If a woman's heart was al
brittle as pipe stalk. The female hear,
as far as my experience goes, is jis, lik'
new India Rubber shoe; you may pul
and pull at it till it stretches out var,
long, and then let go, and it will fly rish
back to its old shape. Their hearts arr
made Of stout leather, / tell you; there
a plaguy sight Of wear in 'em.
| never knowed but one case OF o bro
ken heart, and that was in tother sex
one Washington Banks. He was
sneezer. He was tall enough to spi
/ down on the heads Of our grsnadiers
and near about high enough TO wad
across Charlestown River, and as stron
as a tow boat. l guess he was some
what less than foot longer than tn
moral law and catectlsm too. He wa
a perfect picturrof man; you could'n
falt HMM no particular; he was so jul
a made critter; folks used to run to tn
window when he passed, and say ther
goes Washington Banks, beant he loy,
I Iy? do believe there WASN'T gall i
the Lowell factories, that warnt in 10,
with him. Sometimes. at internissiol
on Sabbath days. when they all cam
; out together, Ian amazin hanson sigl
|, too, near about whole congregation
young galls) Banks used to say, 4 vo'
young ladies, ! wish l had five hundre
arms to reciprocate one, with each
you; but | reckon / have heart b
: enonsh ior you all; its Wrapper, "
may depend. and every mite and mors
on at your SERVICE Well, how, do u