Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-01-20
The Mother and Her Child.

to infants? Take, for example, the follow
ing, which will answer the two fold purpose
of illustrating my idea and ofexhibiting one
of the peculisrities of the age.
A few days ago, called to spend an hour
in the AFTERNOON with. Mr.. Slang, whose wife
is the mother of child about elgAt months
old.
While I was there, the child in the nures'
arms, III an adjoining room, began to cry.
"You Rose" said Mrs. Slang, ''quiet
that child Rose walked with it, and sang
to it, buti did not hush.
"You Rose if you do not quiet that
child. lay make you"
Il is tried. ma am" said Rose. ''an' he
wouldn't get hushed." (Child cries loud
er.)
''Fetch him. to ME, you good-for- nothing
hussy yot. What's the matter with him 7"
reaching out her arms to receive him.
II dun know, ma am"
un-nho-nha'a am p (mock-
ing and grinhihg at Rose.J
As Rose delivered the child, she gave
visible signs Of lodging just as the child left
her arms aid; that she might not be disap-
pointed, Mrs. Slang gave her box, in
which there seemed to be no anger mixed
at all: and which Rose received as matter
of course, without even changing counte-
hance thaer ii.
"Da den!" said Mrs. Slang; "come elong
muddy (mother.) Did Massey Yosey (Rose)
pague muddy thweety chilluns" (children)
pressing the child to her bosom, and rock
Ing it backward and forward tehderly.-
"Muddins Will #hippy ole nassy Yosey.-
All! you old uggy Yosey!" knocking at
Rose pla5fully.) "Da den muddy did
whippy bad Yoscy." (Child continues cry
ing.)
"Why, what upon earth ails the Child
Rose. you'vs hurt this child somehow or
otherp -.
''No; iha'am,' cia' didn't; 1 was just
sittn down dar in the iockin' chair 'iong
side b Miss Nancy's bureau, an want do
in noth'n' tall to him, jis plavin' wild him
and he jis begin to cry heself, when nobody
want doin' nothln' t all to him, and no.
body WANT in dar nuther sept jis me and
him, and was"
",Nhing- nhing-nh;ng-and / expect
yo hit his head against the bureau
''Let muddy see where ole bad Yosey
knocky heady gin de bureaus. Muddy will
see," taking off the child's cap and finding
nothing. (Child cries on
"Muddy's baby was honrgy. Dat was
what ails muddy's darling, thweety ones.-
Was cho kohgry. an nobody would givy
little darlings any sings't all for eaty p
(loosing her froch 6osom.) No, nobody
would GIN thweety ones any sings TO- eat t
all" (Ofers the treast to the child, ,cho re-
jects 1t, rolls over, kicks, and screanis .5o+ss
than euer.)
"Hush! you little brat !, l believe it's
nothing in the world but crossness. Hush p
Shaking it, 'hush, tell you.' (Child
cries to the ne plus ultra.)
''Why surely pin must stick the child
Yes, was bad pin did ticky chilluns. Let
muddy see where de aggy pin did ticky dear
prettous creter!' (examining.) why no,
it isn't pin. Why what can be the mat
ter with the clild s? 1t must have the collie,
surely. Rose, 60 bring me the paregoric
off the mantelpiece., Yes, muddy's baby
did hab e tolic. Dat was what did all
muddy's prettous darby baby" pressing
it to her bosom and rockingit. Child cries
on.) .
Rose brought the paregoric, handed it,
lodged, and got her expectations realized
as before
Nov go bring me the sugar, and some
water"
Rose brought them, and delivered both
without the customary reward for at that
instant, the child, being laid perfectly still
on the lap hushsd.
The paregoric was administered, and the
child received it with only whimper now
and then. AS soon as it received the med
icine. the mother raised it up and it began
to cry. ~~.
"Wby. Lord help my soul, what's the
matter with the child? What have you
done to him, you little hussy p (rising and
walking towards Rose.)
'.Cla, missis, cint done noth'n't all;
was jis sittin' down da by Miss Nancy's
bu-"
'You lie, you slut" (hitting her pass
ing slap), know you've hurt him. Hush
my baby (singing the Coquet, "don't YOU
cry, your sweetheart will come by'm' by !,
d. de diam dunn dun day, da de dim diiddle
dunn DUN day" (Child cries on
''Lord help my soul and body, what can
be the matter with my baby?' Clears COM
ing in her own eyes. "Something's the
matter with it, know it is" Qaying the
child on her lap, and feeling its arms, to
see whether it flinched at the touch of any
particular part But the child cried less
while she was feeling it than before.
eyes dat was it; wanted litty arms yubb-
ed Mud will yub its sweet little arms"
(Child begins again
"What upon earth can make my baby
cry So p rising and walking to the window.
Stops at the window, and the cLild bushes. }
Eyes, dat was it; did want to look QUITE
windys. See the petty chickens. O-o-o-h
ook at the beauty, rooster ,Yonder's old
aunt Betty! See cd adnt Betty, pickin
up chips. Yes, ole aunt Betty pickin' up
chips fo' bake bicky {biscuitJ fo' good chill
luns. Good aunt Betty TO make bieay TO
sweet baby's supper. (Childb egins again
"Hoo-o-o see de windy !" knocking on
Che window Child screams
"You Rose, Whist have you done to this
child? You little hussy you, you don't
tell me how you hurt him, I'll whip you as
long as I can find you"
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