The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-15
JUVENILE coLhnA.

Her Two ucci0 Cn1t0f6O, WIZ h"eA oSSA
playing in the open doorway, ran 20 .n T. Go
table and began softly to drum upon ~
with their pewter spoons, looking eagerly ..t
at their mother as abe turned nice piece W.
Of pork into dish, and set greens h anu s liz
then they set chair for their fatner W. W.
brought their own stools; and pulled 5helr
mothers rocking-chair close to the table wa
"Run to the door Billy" said the Kiln, moan ram En-
to the door; and, after the fashion OF httie go,
children looked first to the right way, anu ",
then the wrong way, but no father was "
be seen. 80, ,a "a
shaded her eyes with her hand, for the sun "
was hot. s.if father doesn't come soon,
she observed, "the apple-dumpling will be p'
too much done, by II deal" ~, :,
"There he is !" cried tue little BOY, nc
ia coming round by the wood; and now he's
I Going over the bridge. o father make II !
haste, and have some apple-dumplng." a
"Tom," said the wife, as he came nea''
are YOU tired to-day4' >
threw himself OH the bench, in the shade"
Of the thatch. a, .s,,aa h;s
"Has anything gone wrongs" asked ms
wife; ''what's the matter En- T. ..;s ANYTHING
.Matter 2" repeated Tom, rs any SunS
, the matter The matter is this, mothef
that I'm a miserable hard-worked slave
+ and he capped his hands upon ms f saees'
and muttered in deep voice, M sinye!'
ssRless us!" said the wife, and could not
!. make, out what he meant. ,.;
"a miserable and ILL used slave, , cohtin-
q ued Tom, ''and always nave oeet .i ,v;fe
70 MAlwavs have been p said the WIG
uwhv father thought you used 10 say aI
r the election time, that you were 1fee-Doin
:: citizen9" ;., ,o,;t;ca ~
1t ssW omen have no business with il Poht'ss Sd
said Tom, getting up rather suiKily. Ah l
ID whether it was the force OF haofe, or eI 70
e. smell of the dinner, that made him 90 IL, ~
ut has not been ascertained; but 1T Is certain
that he walked into the house, ase p te'eE.
:, Of nork and green's and then TOOK tolei
n ohIa share in demolishing the apple dump
se ling. ,., o,,;,ar.n were gone out
r to play, his wife said to him, n4 tpe
to t., you aud master haven't nao "''N
,ds day." r,, twas a pretty mas
tor he has been and a pretty slave I've
IN been. Don't talk to me OF masters:
on. ,,ee,, a GOOD master to you; fourteen dol
lars week, regular wages-tna!s noS
;,o hin - to make sheer at; and think how
oap warm the children are Tapped up W ~i nue.
,eir nights, and you WIN him as nn e Of the mud
ssNhat of that" said Tom; isn't my IA
ked ,,or worth the money! I'm not beholden t
'u aa nv employers. He gets as good from IN
as he gives" mon f.
was miles round that can match you at grat5
Ike and as to early peas-but If mas.er cam III
'uld without you, I'm sure you cant 90 VII,
out him: Q; dear, to 0, tnine 81 tha' you al
/ off " .sWeye had no Words" said Tom, imp
mr. t;entiy: but I'm sick Of being at anosn.
mans beck and call. It's s'!om 90 1n,s
,ours and 'Tom do that j" ana no.n nrgnc NV satr
his, day night and was thinking, as wai +.
!, ~ Mo over TO Squire Mortons to ask Tor the u
min seed for master-I was thinking, oal
a oe, that am nothing hnt poor .1 MosA and
We up af1er all. In short, I'm stdoe' anu
let is, :;. won,t stand it,"
G bad So saving, Tom flung himself out at
cotto oe door, and his wife thought he
lady going back to his work as usual 1 n' .
if he was mistaken; he walked to the Wooe,
eplied thnre when he came to the border OF
hooks tia tinkliug stream, he sat down, ana
@an to brood over his grievances. 1t
ecouo- a very hot day, .uo;a Tom
t himself. otis Il great deal pleasapter SIT,
10 dog here III the suaue .n. .h;nL;no of wall fir
with a baking sun at ones oaGh, anu Va, a
m to vail before ones eyes. But I'm ms
pot at We, va ,ua 7 mnst either work or see
a seat, 4arue. a very hard lot it is to be a W
frien &c, ingman But it is not only the WORK.
mt it" Tug eSomnla;n of. but being obliged to v
SCRABBLE inst as he pleases It's enough to sPoii
ILL., and mans temper to be told to dls up '," s.
an that marquis beds Just when they were Se'
,rs that to be the very pride of the paris':
and so what for? Why, TO mahe io''n "
DANES new gravel walk, that she N m'
f. busi Wet her feet going over the grass. :, Nc
enable ask you," continued Tom, still tLlh ~.
soniatv. himself. sswhether thatjsnt enough 10
In that any mans temperP"
che top e Ahem ~ said a voice close TO MN.
wv Tom started, and to his great SUR
:, :, saw a small man, about the SIZE CT
. salu d baby sitting composedly at his g. DOW.
lit years years was dressed in grecn--Sreen ha1, :,
No WI. w o., | coat and green shoes. ne hhu sel!
pldity ;, black ewes, and they twinkiea very
EN- less "a he looked at Tom and smiled;
ttServant, sir ~ said Iom, edgng
time lis self "a little farther off.
ial agent MMiserable slave" said the small
Of glue; Cart thou so far lost to the noeie SCI
freedom that thy very salutatlon ack
. adheres edges n mere stranger as thy master
back" HWho are .you," SAID ohi' aH'
IN Of the dare you call me slave =" -;.,, .
nm excess mTom,n said the email man, Win Il
stigation, ing look, "dont spean ,,r 1y;fa nv
for to his your rough words for 91u, WiIot
4 fought She is bound to bear them-"h"'
"Shy," she for, in fact I" off,;rs
man who, lnteTrup'e1n; " ~ t,n,r fricnd: 1 thin
u ms no nf belp you out of your dithculty
the Lord your spinio astar and attend to