The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-09-09
No. 1905.

, Yosey." (GhiId CONTINUES CRYING
, why, what on earth ails the child Rose.
you've hurt this child somehow or other"
:" No, MAN. ella Idn't was just sttn'
down dar in DE- rocsin' chair. close long side
o Miss Nancy's bureau, an want dom no
thin I all to him, iiis playin' wild him, an he
us begin to cry heself when nobody WANT
dar. nuther, sept me an him, an j vas
Minimizing; and expect you hit his
head against the bureau"
Let muddy see where ole bad Yosey
knock heady gin de bureaus. Muddy will
see,' taking off the child's cap aud finding
nothing Child cries on.)
Muddy's baby was hungry, dat was what
ais muddy's darlin' sweety oneS Was cho
hungry, an nobody would giyy little darlin'
any sing I all for eaty!" Qoosing her trock
busom.) "No. nobody would give thweety
one any sings for eat t ALL" (OAers the
breast to the child, who rejects, rolls over,
kicks and screams worse than eyer.l
Hush, you little brat believe it's moth
ing in the world but crossness. Hush"
Shaking it.) Hush. | tell YOU" (ChiId
continues 10 cry.
i why, surely pin must stick the child.
Yes. was bad pin did ticky chiluns. Let
muddy see where de uggy pin did tieky dear
prettous creter! y (examining.) "Why, no,
II isn't pin. Why what can be the matter
with the child? Il must have the collie, sure
ly Rose, gObrlngm the paregnric of the man
tlepiece. Yes, muddy's baby did haD to.
lie. Dad was what did all lnuddy's prettous
darby baby" Pressing it to her bosom and
rocking IT, Child cries on
Rose brought the paregor;c. handed it,
dodged, aud got her expectations realized as
before.
Now go bring me the sugar, and some
water"
Rose brought them and delivered both with
out the customary reward for at that instant
the child, being laid perfectly still on the lap.
ihushed.
The paregoric was administered, and the
child received il with only whimper now
and then. As soon as il received the medi.
cine, the mother raised il up and il began to
cry.
"Why. Lord help my soul. what's the mat.
ter with the childi What have you done to
him. you little hussy ~ (rising agd walking
towards Rose.)
"'Cia, misses, | amt done noth'n Z all;
was Us sittin' down da by Miss Nancs's
bu-"
You lie, you wretch" (hitting her pass
ing slap 81 know you've hurt him. Hush.
NY baby" (singing the Coquet) " don't y0u
cry, your sweetheart will come by'm'by da
lie dun dun dun day, da de DUN diddle DUN
day. (chiIl cries on.)
!" Lord help my soul and body, what can
be the matter with my baby ~ ftears coming in
her own eyes Something is the matter
with it, know il IS laying the child on
her lap, and feeling its arms, 10 see whether
II hinehed atthe touch Of any particular part.)
But the child cried less while she was feeling
it then before.
Yes. dat was il wanted litty arms yubb'd.
Mud will yud its sweet little arms" lChild
begins sgain.)
What upon earth can make my baby cry
sos" rising and walking 10 the window.
STOPS at the window, aud the child hushes.)
"ies, dat was il did want to look out
Windss. See the putty chickens. 0.o.o.h !!
look At the beauty, rooster. Yonder's old
aunt Betty. See ole aunt Betty pckin' up
chips. Yes, ole aunt Betty pickin' up chips
10 bake bicky (bIscuiD TO- good chilluns.
Good aunt Betty TO- make birky TO- sweet
0Iby'ssupper." (Child begins again.
Iloo-o-o! see de windy" knOcking on
the window. Child screams.
You, Rose. what have YOU done to this
child: You little hussy you, il you don't
tell me how you hurt him I'LL whip you as
long as ! can iind you"
Alissis, ella never done nothin' I all
70 him. was US scttn down ia by Miss
NaHcy's bn--"
Ill you saw Miss Nincy's bureau 10 me
: again III stun Miss Nancy's bureau down
YOUR throat, YOU little lying slut I'm Just
!. as sure YOU hurt him as Il I'd seen you. How
!. did you hurt himi"
|, Here Ruse was reduced 10 non plus; for
Il upon the peril Oihnihga bureau stuffed down
$ hrr throat she dare hot repeat the Oit.tOid
tale. aud she knew no 0ther. She therefore
$, stood mute.
i. "Julla." said Mr.. Slang, bring the child
!. TO me. aud let me zee IL | can discover the
cause d his crying"
;. MIR. Slang took the child. and commenced
a careful examination uf It. lie rrmoyed its
!, cap. and beginning AZ the crown u is head,
!, lie extended tie seafci slowly aud caatiously J
doWnaard. accompanying tie eye with the
il touch ~ the fnger. NE mad not proceeded
iar 10 tiis wat before lie discovered 10 the
. rgtt eat ul the CHILD a siuall feather tie cause
u course, u ~ its Wallne. The cause re.
:. mutet the chi.d slDl ChIngrd is tears ID
=. smiles, greall, 10 the dsli.lt u all, aud ID
nuar mure than ol kasp.
--s-s~ses-s~s@@sss
nd Onc uf the must remarkable replies on re.
cord is attributed 10 Dalton. the barrister
Il. some ouc IN his hearing used The harkncyed
r, sarcasm that between the Church ol Rome ant
Il. England there i, but paper wall. '' Trur
eh said he, "bat The wl,alc Bible Is printed on
IL. IT,"
se, -.s.,>s.sse-s.s.-
il. The happicst man in the world i The mai
re with Just wealth enough 10 keephim 10 spirits