The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-09-25
WHAT HAPPENED AT OUR HOUSE
DY pErER SruRuM, ESQ.

DNI HuuSC-Olt NlllllllcH IL TUlllIl III uh ou'' th
finally the Docter he cum. | WIS in Hurry
myself, watin to heer, hardly nocd what, but
artcr a WHILE an ole granny of q woman, as
had bin very bissy about thar pokod her he'd
intoo the room whar ! wus walkn about an
ses,
Scs She "Mr Sporum hits gal"
"Whot y ses
"A gall srs She all with that she pops her
he'd back agin.
Well thinks |, I'm the dady NV gal, an be-
Gin to feel my keepin mitcly-ld rnther it WIS
a boy tho, thinks |, fur then he'd feel nearur
to me- as how he'd bhrc my name and thar wud
be less chance fur the Sporums to run out, but
considern every thing, gal will do nifty we'll.
Js then the old nuss pokes her he'd out agin, |
an scs
scs she "Anuhcr wun, Mr. Sporum, fine
boy"
Anuthcr" scs !. CHATS rather crowdin
things on too a fcllcr."
She LATED an pokcd her he'd back. Well
thinks |, this is no joke sure ut this lick I'll
have family cnuil to doc me in q few years but
th Lords will not mine he dunn.
Jis then the old She devil, (always will hate
herr pokes her he'd in, an scs
Scs she "Annther gal. Mr.. Sporum"
"Anuther whoC ses |.
"Anuthcr cal ses she.
"Well, scs L. Ego rite stratc an tell Sal
wont stand IT, don't want EN-, an aint goin
to have en- dus she think I'm Turk or a
Norman or Briggum lung? that she'd go for
to have thribhs?--thrcc ut 4 pop? aus SHE think
I'm with hundred thousand dollars that
I'm Jon jacob Astcr, or Mr. Roschlc? that
kin afford to have thribbs, an clothe an feed
and sculc three chillun at q time? ant go
in TO stand ii 10 hew, | didn't want EN-, and
aint n goin too want EN- now nur no uther time
Amt bin good and dootiul husband to Sal?
IIaint KEEP in doors ny mite, an ossis cnaw.
N topacKer an s.eSSStn scgars jus to please herf
!srHt srSt,"i attended divine wurshp regular? baint
bought her all the bonnetts an frocks she
lwanted?-an then fur her to 20 an have thribbs.
| wont live with her, she noed better an hadn't
orter dun it. She duni with her se open, an
mus take the consequences ! didn't think Sal
wud serve me such u trick no how. Have |
ever stole a horse have | ever dun emmy mean
trick, that She shuG serve me this way" An
with that | lade down on the settee, an felt
orfnl bad, an the more | thot about il, the wuSs
felt
Presently SAILS many, ole Miss Jones Gums
in an seS,
Ses She 'Pctcr cum in an see what putty
chiun you've got
"Chllun,' ses you'd BETTER say a whole
litter. Now Miss Jones luy Sal you know,
an have tried to make good husbun, but
call this scaly trick, an ef thar is emmy law
in this cuntIy, I'm gwinc too see, ef oman
kin hay thribbs. an make man take kccr Nv
EN-. | aimt goin to begin to doc it," SEES L
With that She lalled fit to kill herself an
made all sorts ny fun ny me, an sed emmy nth
cr man would he proud TO be in my shoes, |
told her I'd sell out nifty cheap oil emmy body
wanted TO take my place. Well the upshot ny
\ it all was that she persuaded me ! was all rong,
an got me TO 20 in the room whar thay all whs
When | got in, Sal looked so lovin at me-
an reached ont her little hands 30 much like II
poo: deer helpless child, that | forgot every
thing but my luy fur her, and folded he gently
up to my heart, ike n preshns trcssurc and
felt like | didn't kcer ef she had too had for
iy ny EN-. .Jis then number wun set up whine,
4 like a yung pnp, an all the balance ioercd
\ 1Hem thrib6s n0cd their daddB.
Well every thing was maid up, an Sal prom
missed she never wnd doc il agiu and sense then
| have bin hard at work sertn workn all day
to make brod fur them thribbs, M bissy nussin
nv them at mite. The fact is, ef ddut have
Il nifty good constituShion, I'd had to u Civ in
long ago. Nunbc wun has the collick-an
wakes up number too M he wakes mp number
three, an so it goes, an me II Ayin about all the
time a tryin to keep en- quiet
Now Mister Muse, my advise to you is, ncy,
er to have thrbbs ef you want to keep out ny
trubble.
| llERolc POVERTY Talking about the. hero.
ism displayed upon the battlefield what is that
compared to the heroism of poverty? Think
a minute over this idea The hod carrier, who
supports family of eight children and two
dogs on dollar day, displays more true he
roism than is required to effect a conquest up,
on the battlefield General Sabre will face Il
battery of hundred guns without Ainching,
but il called upon to face an unpaid creditor
-four times a week, as Trowel, the brick layer,
does, when out Of work, he would grow low
spirited, and take 10 arsenic in fortnight The
heroIsn Of the battlefield is kept up by bass
drums claronets, and praise from the newspa-
pors, Such heroism may or may not be mat
ter of principle but there is no questioning the
courage required in the prosaic duties Of life
the bringing up ofa family by shedding pcrs-
n