New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-04
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Time few atisT sIs never siYsd
chanting the praises Of III maid
unit believe Harry fairly defesed fli name ii
lie-feT to that titIs did
want answer She IL and
3fet as though should foat on Tie u9s-s
est tipped wares Of domestic bIis But alas irasss
confess it change came b er the aprfEE of INV
dreams One afternoons after CAREFUL zran iet
varied duties, she erayed pernissio ID for
granted. and alas when ilofaeysard
came her steps yYera not
eaaions rule but tottering u arlga
yond price was most speak M fasfi
ions parIan hat me
~ Iad lnatchess maiden cotitia iar ff6c fSE
that night: should have passed it by tinnpSice but
noi on the return market id the morning. her
basket contained more than food, and very
quietly sitting down, she informed me do my
OWE Fgof she to
death for American ladies' were never iasiiss III Z
all at all, but no better than she herself for this Fs
free country shurey and she was as good u lay as
any, she work. So calmly bade ny IatIy to
leave the yard, for had n5 own work to do, II
most certainly would not bs under the III
suca q lady as herself. with many Al cath both
loud deep, leaRe ss souId par
ade the bauquettsin front of n and narv u
girl sfiouid atar him
self couldn't live with me fos the n s- ssSg
f.. Had that been my Safid, Wanld
not adyiseyot As { d. lonrs ta tell
/ all my troubles as perisnced hosis
keeper Your father
that Was but small laief TO my though 1t d
kept me froHsassssaairfng and honss
board bad 6nes girl Yfhon green
ship, sa1fss a taught her
her Though serious spell
savp1
swas thoroughly isft snas stsirig FeFg
from fatigue, and went toa place weEe she xFas az
sfered q dollar niQee the
!. had one :Egaaas MI
me and the she gilisorss
harrEi house aiiS III Grsat iaaf nloIt
too, and who detected purloian saaf cog-
fee, etc. from the pantry to worthless,
drunken woraan, who was eventually IleF ruin.
Z last succeeded III getting GIL Who seemed
all that was desirable 5but as new bEoonis sweep
well, did not haIloo until was oue Of the woods
lest, toosoon rejoicing, should meet With down
fail A month passed BY !; everything seemed neat @
and orderly,and the day Yentuged to have some
friends to dinner the table vas neatly served, aud
felt as though might praise my new maid when q
noticed one Of my guests ntentiy looking at some oh
ject upon his plate, and thought would faint Hen I
saw great big hairpin amid some veal and
to which he had just been helped. daint maid
had pinned up the fllet Of veal from leg 4
molassescolored locks. Thou she assured me she
had wiped il very clean, was too much for
fastidons appetite From until your father
was able to purchase Chloe and did my oysi y
cooking, and knew twas clean. soEnever, GEesds
child, marry any man who does nat own
wants." 4 Sz@
So you see, dear Crescent, my mother though s
free State woman was no though
practice. Now, what shall tlo3 Cousin Hal tel
me he does not own any slaves tells me he don't
know when he can afford it so I'm half mind to u
make him wait until he for sureiy would be
terrible refntation Of all my shoal
maid get tpsy, and the Gimme smoke and are s
the dinner to prepare.
So, for the present, must say good sbye.
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