Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-03-16
LINBY LUMpY;

Llmby Lumpy was the only son OF his mani
ma His father was called the 'pavior's assist,
ant" for he was so large and heavy, that when
he used to walk through the streets, the men
who were ramming the stones down with q
large wooden raniner, would say, "Piease to
walk over the stones, sir" and then the men
would get rest.
Limby made rare to-do when he was lit
tie baby. But he never was lille baby-he
was always big baby; nay, he was big baby
to the day of his death. "Baby Big" his man.
una used to call hun; he was "a noble baby,'
said bis aunt; he was "a sweet baby" said old
Mrs. Tomkins, the nurse; he was "dear baby"
said his papa--and so he was for he cost good
deal; be- was "dsrling baby" said his aupt by
the mothers side; "there never was such a fine
child, said everybody before the parents. When
they were at another place, they called him "a
great, ugly, fat thing"
So Limby grew bigger and bigger every day,
till at last lie could scarcely draw his breath,
and was very ILL., So his mother sent for three
apothecaries and two physicians, who looked at
him-told his mamma there were no hopes
the poor child was dying Of over-feeding. The
physicians, however, prescribed for him dose
Of caStor-ol.
His mamma attempted to give him the cas-.
tor-oil but Limby, although lie liked cordial
and pap, and sweet bread, and oysters, and
other things nicely dished up, had no fancy for
ca tor oil, and struggled, and kicked, and fought
every time his nurse or mamma attempted to
give it to him.
"Limby, my darling boy" said lis mamma,
"my sweet cherub, my only dearest, do take its
oily poily-there's ducky deary-and it shall
ride in u coachy." "Oh tue dear baby;" said
tue nurse, "take it for nursey, 1t will take it
lur nursey-tiat it will"
The nurse had got tue oil in asilvcr medicine
spoon, so contrived that if you could get it into
tue child's mouth the medicine must 80 down.
Limpy, however, took care that no spoon should
20 into his mouth; and when tue nurse tried
the experiment, for the nineteenth time, he
gave plunge and Il kick, and sent the spoon
up to the ceiling, knocked off nurses Spectacles,
upset the table on Which all the bottles and
glasses were and came down whack OH the floor.
His mother picked him up, claspei him to
her breast, AMI almost, smothered him with
kisses-"0h! my dear boy" said she, ''it sLan't
take the nasty ol-it wont take it, the darling;
naughty nurse, to hurt baby! 1t shall not take
the nasty physic!" and then she kissed him
again.
Poor Limby, although only two years old,
knew what he was at. lie was trying to get
the mastery of his mamma; he felt he had gain
ed his point, and gave another kick and squall,
and at the same time planted blow on his
mothers eye. "Dear little creature" said she,
she is in state of high convulsions and fever;
he will never recover"
But Limby did recover, and in few days was
running about the house, and the master Of it /;
there was nobody to be considered, nobody TO
be consulted, nobody to be attended to, but
Limby Lumpy.
Linlby grew up big ana strong; he had every
thing his own way. One day, when he was at
dinner with his father and mother, perched up
on double chair, with his silver knife and fork,
and silver mug to drink from, he amused him
self by playing drum ON his plate with the mug.
"Don't make that noise, Limby, my DEAR"
said his father. "Dear little lamb" said his
mother, olet him amuse himself. Limby have
some pudiing?' "No, Limby no pudding
drum drum drum !"
A piece of pudding was, however, put on
Limby's plate; but he kept on drumming as be-
fore. At last he drummed the bottom Of the
mug into the soft pudding, to which it stuck,
aud by which means it was scattered all over
the carpet.
"Lilnby, my darling" said his mother; and
tho servant was called to wipe Limoy's mug,
and pick the pudding from the floor. Llmby
would not have his mug wiped, and floundered
about and unset the cruet.sttnd and tue mus
,ard On tue table cloth,
I4ilnby now sat still, meditating What to do
next. lie wad not hungry, having been stuffed
NTH d large piece Uf puul.cake about an hour
before dinnsrj but he wantcl something tU 10,
and could not sit still.
Presently saddle U( mutton was brought on
tile table, When Limby saw this, he set up i
crow of delight, "LiInby ride" said he, "Llinby
ride" and rose up in his chair, Us if to reach the
dish.
eyes, my ducky, it shall have some mutton"
said his mamma and Immediately gave him a
slice; cut up into small pieces. That was not
it. Limby pushed that on the floor, ana cried
out, "Limby on meat! Limby ride on meat p
Ills mamma could not think what he meant
At last, however, his father recollected that
Le had been in the habit Of giving him ride
occasionally, first on foot, sometimes on the
scroll end oil tho sofa, at other times on the top
of the ea,y-chair. Once heput him on a dog,
and more than once on the horses saddle; in
short he had been in the hybit Of perching him
on various things; and now Limby, hearing this
was saddle oi mutton, wanted to take ride
OH 1t.
"Limby on-Lmby ride on bone," said the
child, in whimper. "Did you euer hear" said
tue father. "What an extraordinary child -
said the mother, Chow dcver, too, know it was
like saddlc-thc little dear NJ, 10, Limby;
grease frock, Limby." Bat Li,nby cared moth
ing about greasy fr,ck; not he-he was used
enough to that; and therefore roared out more
Justify than ever fora ride on the mutton.
"Did YOU ever kiow such a child? Whit a
dear, determined Ipirit! He isa child Of an
uncommon mind,' said his mother. "Limby,