Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-06-06
MRS. SLIPPERKIN AND MRS. COP
PERTH.
Playing Mt Housekeeping and its Many
Vacations.


'"s OVVs SIStidSmas II its Many
Mrs. Slipperkin is EIGHT wears old g.
lust eight too, oitbouo5 when She i,
asked. She takes mains 70 saw that sbo
will be nine her next birthday, II is a
harmless delusion of Mrs SlinnerEin's
that such a statement makes her Seem
considerably older. while il has the nd.
vantage Of being strictly tr1e.
Mr.. SlipperLin is said 70 be +rovol;no
in Enrone and his w;fo sorrotin,os ' 20
ceives small letters, bearing a foreian
post mark. which she saws are from her
husband. Button examining these Iette g
closely, we were of the opinion that The
only part which has seen the most office
is the stamp and We have Frequently
remarked TO Mrs, Slipnerkin that ber
husband writes a hand resembling her
y in a most surprising decree. We
think, but do not saw, that the letters
are fat. and the is md is NEGLECTED
She lives with her dear frien5 "bor
sister. in fact. tboupb she does not neu.
allv call her So MRS Connortin in or,
attic.
This latter lady is six 7 bor be,
pardon. will bo seven how nov+ b;rtIdar
and She also has n husband ]trayoi;n6
in foreign lands. Mr. Connartin LoT5
ever, does NOT attend 70 bis fomijy &c bo
shonld. for his wife has rocoiroa L,,t
one letter from him. and That was writ
tcn IN a niocn of oI5 IT. vas VIZ.
Il hand strongly resembling Mrs Sin,
perkins and not written IN bor haet
stvle '' NV "'-''o" IL Nel oeS'
Mrs. Copncrtin soneof Tho oon+los+ af
human BEINGS She hos littlo ooft ban3 9a
which are often cool and tin5 on oah;m@
heads she has Gentle hrown eves an5
soft brown hair 2 yo,v n; 3ao W. 1SGs' "n3
yerv easy to coro for - T ~ h Oii:u1' " sLa
loves eyarvbodv and 7 am 0,;ia s1ro
that everybody Ice bor 49, ",,U o'i 7
know tbey cannot beln II
Mrs. Slinnerkin,e oros oro El.onieo
brown. but tbev have mora snon in
them than Mrs. Connertin's Hor Poir
too, is brown. and md yerv rrotty No.
ing full of snorIv cnrIs w6icb eho jo'r oo
hut which are onife dreadful 70 brrsb
know she doesnf Iowa oyorrhodr Co.,
she goes TO school and Tbovn beord hor
say that she "bates" Iaura Rrown and
"despises7 Amelia lake and t" con,t
endure" somebodvelse and so We indao
from this that Tgpro and Amoli5 o6d
somebody else, do NOT love NTrs Sir
perkin either.
Mrs. Connpriin has tbroo obiI3.on all
of whom have been ~extromniv nninr.
tunate. ''N u'lJ uH'oi,
One has lost an arm oro+ho,, ho.l
legs. and The y]onnooet GbooL;nD
once lost Ler IooJ III 5n ,ooh W say,
found. and is now verv insocureiy $aot
ened on with White way -"''
In spite of their m~isfortunes The,
are very still and weII.bebovei ond
their mother loves them dearly Sbs
does not believe in Jrossing tIor, toc
fuelv she does NOT tbint + il nond e.,
children to be So mncb ;ntoreoe Co. ~
fashion and then LesideeNtb;s ;s no
tween ourselves-sbe is NOT mich Of q
sewer. and really finds Il ;r,nnso;bIo e.
put MANY stitches in tbeir Gresses sC
they are made of calico and ALI o." ~,
broidnrv 10 dona witL a. ao;aaa,a VII
When her vounoest child FvaI;ro
was baptized She ]ottemntod . I;ttIt
more, and actnaIlv bammn5 Tho aLirt t' ~,
her dress all aroInd . Lnt 49, SmU Sh at;to u,
was marked by n DION If MOOD w Do
the cruel, Sham needle nricted +bo no,
tient little fnetr ana 7 P nonrto5 'ne pa
great big stains on it, caused nv the eI fan
of three great bio tears.
The Slipperkin children. on tho ron.
trary, are always decked ont in tbo
finest of clothes, ~
l cinnot positively state that NT,e
Slipperkin IS fond If seyina Co.. rro
have to quote the old saving "a st;tcb
in time, saves nine, y great manv tin,oo
in the course of n wear Rnt ibonnh
she can endure rents in bar own Jrossoa
with perfect calmness vet she mnsi
dress her children well. or he wretcLed
If the sewing will NOT bear insnect;on
l a affirm positively that tie LONG
stitches are all on the under side.
She says, with great pride. INV Chi.
dren haven't got n calico dress to
their names-sop
"How many children have Won, Mrs.
Slipperkin ?" said a particular friend of
hers to her one day.
tThrnn and q hohu - -a IL
swer bnt Whv the b baSyy ro was 0 rne an, +,
10 nOt called O enid, L have been unable