Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-30
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4" Yis, massa, dem s EN- rs off. "
Il" No, you amt; come here, Banquo-yo ou
woolly son of Congo, you 60 to my liquor
case, bring the brandy and some cool water.
| There, now clear yourself
"Yis, massa, Use gone, dis time
"No, you ain't-come back; go to old
| Joe Winepipes, and tell him / send my COM
pliment to him; and if he wants to continue
| the game of chess, let him come over this
afternoon dye hear?
" Yis massa, dem s EN- I'se gone dis time
| -shudh -
Well, away with you"
Old Job Carson was yet rugged-looklng
old gentleman. He had survived nearly all
his d" blood, kith and kim" his sister had
paid the last debt of nature some months be-
fore, and in hopes OF finding some one to MI
her station in his domestic concerns. his ad-
vertisement had appeared in the weekly bul-
lehn.
q" All, me; it's no use crying over split
milk" sighed the old gent, over his glass.
I suppose I've been a fool A; outlived every
body-every thing useful to me. Made
fortune first, nobody to spend it at last. Yes,
yes, continued the old man, in thoughtful
strain, " old Job Carson will soon slip off the
handle. Poor old devil. some blood-sucker
may say, as be grabs Jobs worldly effects,
he's gone had hard scrabble to get to-
gether these things; and now We'll pick his
bones Well, let 'em serves me right;
ought to have known it before; but blast
and rot EN- ; if they only enjoy the pillage
as much as did the struggle to keep 1t to-
gether, why Ait will be about an even
thing with US, after all,
"Yis, massa. here IS" chuckled Banquo,
again putting his black bullet pate in at the
door.
~ You are, ehf Well, clear yourself; no,
come back; 90 down to Oatmeal's store, and
ell him to let old Dougherty and the old
blind man, and the sallor's wife, and-and
the rest of them, have their groceries, again,
this week, mind; for I'm not going to sup
port the whole neighborhood any longer.
Tell him So"
"Yis massa ,I'se gone
"Wait, come here, Banquo ; well, never
mind-clear OUT
But Banquo returned in moment say
ing Oars lady at the doo-ah, sab says
she wants to see you, sab, bout 'ticular bu-
siness, sah.'
"Is, eh Well call her into the parloF,
I'll be down-ah-ah, that Internal tioinge,
again. ah-h-h-h, a-h What a stupid ass
man is to hang around in this world until
he's nuisance to himself and everybody
else - grunted old Job, as he groped his
way down stairs, and into the parlor.
Good morning, ma'am," said he, as he
confronted the widow, who in the utmost
taste Of simple neatness, had arranged her
spare dress to meet the umpire Of her future
fate.
Mrs. Glenn respectfully acknowledged the
salutation, and at once opened her business
to the bluff old man.
"Yes, yes, I'm poor, unfortunate crea-
ture, ma am I'm nothing, nobody, nay
more, want somebody to see that I'm not
robbed, or poisoned, and that | may have a
bed to lie upon, and clean piece of linen to
my back occasionally, and a-that's all |
want ma am"
The widow feigned to hope she knew the
duties of house keeper, and situated as she
was, it was labor of love to work-toil for
those misfortune had placed in her charge.
"Eh what's that-haven't got incl7l-
brances, have you, ma am -
81 have three children, sir, meekly said
the widow.
"Three children ?'' grufiy responded the
old gentleman ''ah, umph, what business
have you, ma am, with three children -
The widow, not apparently able to answer
such poser, the old gentleman continued
Poor widows, poor people OF any kind
have no business with membranes, ma am
no excuse at all, ma am, for EN-
$50, alas :" said Mrs. Glenn, | find the
world too, too much inclined to reason, but
| shall trust TO the mercy and providence OF
the Lord, if denied the kind feelings of NOR
tails"
"Ah, yes, yes, that's it ma 'am-it's all
very fine, ma'am but too many poor tool
ish creatures get themselves into scrape,
and then depend upon the Lord to help them
out. This shifting the responsibility to the
shoulders of the Lord, isn't right | don {
wonder the Lord shuts his ears to half he's
asked to do, ma am -
"Well, sir, thought would call, tho |
feared my children would be an objection
to"
"Yes, yes-but don't want any incum-
brances, ma am.
"But I-I-a-''-the widows heart was
too full for uttersnce she moved towards
the door. "Good morning sir.
"Stop, come back, ma am, sit down it's
a pity-you've no business, ma am, as said
before, TO have membranes, when you
haven't got any visible means of support
Now il you only had one, one incumbrance
and that you d no business to have" said
the old gent doggedly, tapping an antique
tortoise-shell snuff-box and applying 'the
pungent grains of tittillating dust, as Pope
observes, to his proboscis, elf you had only
one incumbrance-but you've got house
full, ma am"
"No sir-only three !" answered the wild
ow Glenn.
"Three, only three God bless me, ma m,
| wouldn't be poor woman with two-no,
with one incumbrance at my petticoat tails
for the biggest ship and cargo old Steve Cir
ard ever owned, ma I'M"
II might meekly said the widow. put
my son with the printer, sir: he has offered
to take my poor boy"
1.-TWO girls and a boy - inquiringly asked
the old gent, applying the dust and manipu-
lating his box "How old Eldest thirteen,
eh by eleven, and the youngest seven eh p
and working traverse, or some problematlc
point, Job Carson stuck his hands under his
morning gown, and strode over the floor at
ter few evolutions of the kind he stopped
fumbled in drawer of a secretary and plae-
ing ten-dollar note in the widows hand,
he said
There, ma am I don't know that shall
want you, but tomorrow morning. 1t you
| have time, from other ana more iHPJtUau'
business, cali 10, bring the children with you :;
good morning, ma 'am-Banquo"
'Yis, sab l'se hea."
"Show the lady out-good morning
ma am, good morning"
II like that woman's looks" said old
job, continuing his walk; ''she's plain and
tidy she's industrious, III warrant: if she
only hadn' / that raft of incumbrances; what
do these people have membranes for, any
way?-
Lady at the doo-ah, sah,'' said Banquo
SHOW her in. Good morning ma m
Banquo, seat for the lady yes, ma am
did want housekeeper. advertised for
one How many servants do l keep? Well
ma am. I keep as many as want. Have Wis
itors? OF course have. What and where
are my rooms? Why, madam, l own the
house-every brick and lath in it. go Il