Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-01-02
What Happened at our House.
by PETER spoRUM, ESQ.

K After we were married, we'll say about g
year, wun mornin thar wus terrible commo.
shun in oarhouse-old wimmin runnin in and
out, and finally the Doctor he cum I was in
a great fury myself, waitin 10 hear, I hardly
;noed what to do but arter awhile, an ole gran.
| ny Of a;womah: as had been very bissy about
ithar poked her he'd into the room whar I was
walking about, and ses
Ses she: Mr.. Sporum, hits gal"
What" ses I.
"a gal," ses she, on with that she pops her
he'd back again.
Well thinks l, I'm the daddy Nv gal, and
begin to feel my keeping nicely-rd ruthcr it
wus boy tho thinks /, for he'd feel nearer
to me, as how he would bare my name and
there would be less chance for Sporums to
run out, but considering everything gal
| will do nifty we'll. Just then tho old nuss
{spokcs her he'd out an ses
Scs she "Another wun, Mr.. Sporum, a
fine boy.' Anuthcr. ses 1, that's rather
crowdin things on to fellow.
| She laffrd and poked her he'd back. Well,
thinks l, this is no joke sure at this lick III
have family cnuff to do me in q few years,
but the Lords will not mine, be dun.
ss.SJis then. the. ole she devil, Il always will
hate her, pokes her he'd in an ses -
"Ses she, "Anuther gal, Mr.. Sporum."
"Anuther what, ses l."
Anuther gal" ses she.
"Wel!," ses |, 60 rite sfrate and tell Sal
won't stand it--dun'r want 'em-and / amt
soin to hav 'emj dus she think I'm Turk
Or Mormon or Brigham Young 2 the! she'd
so Ter to hav thrbbs? three at pop? duS
she thinl; an wuth a hundred thousand
that a,p john Jacob Aster or Mr.. Roschile
that can afford to haY thrihbs, and elothe
a#d feed three children at times amt
agoln to stand it no how, didn't want 'em,
don't want 'eln, and | amt goin to want
'em now nor no other time. Haint bin a
good dulifal husband to Sal? Hant | KEEP.
in doors Nv mite, an quit chayin terbacker,
an slnckia sigars jist to please her ? haint
attended divine worship regular haint l
bought her all the bonncts and frocks she
wanted Fan then for her to hav thribbs!
won't live with her, size noed better and hadn't
or.cr dun it. She dun it with her ise open,
m mus take tie consequences. ] didn't lhinl;
Sal would serve nc aoh q trick no how.
Have ever stole horse? hav ever done
any mean trick, that she should serve me in
this way? An with t!at laid down on The
settce, AMI IeIt orfql bad, and the more thot
about it, the wuss felt.
Presently Sails maumy, old Miss Jones,
cum in an ses
SIS sue, 1" Better cum in and see wha! pref
ty chilun you've got"
Chillun," scs |, you'd hrLter say a whole
litter, Now Miss Jones, luv Sal you no,
and nave tried to make good husband, but
call this soaly trick, and If thar is any law
in this country, rm goin to see if omen can
have thribbs, al make man take kecr uv
en-" aint agoin TO begin to DO it ae. I,
With that she laffed ili to kill b. rself, an
sel any uthcr would be proud to be in my
shoes. told her I'd sell out nifty cheap il
anybody wanted to take my place. We'll,
tie upshot NV it all was, that she persuaded
me l was al rong. and got me to 60 in the
room whar they all was.
When I got in Sal looked so lovin at me-
an reached out be; little hands 80 mucn like
o poor deer helpless child that forgot every
thing but my luz for ber, and folded her up
gently to my heart liko a preshus treasure
and l didn't keer if she had forty Nv 'e,n
Jis then number one set up whino like q
young pup, and all the balance followed
| rrba,, thr,hbs l,nnw their daddy