The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-05-21

sGeorRe, shut the gate. 6hutit, I tell
YOU. If you don't shut IL I'll whip you.
You ought to be ashamed Of yourself.
she continues as she goes out and shuts
the gate. "Never mind, I'll tell your
father when he comes home. Don't
pull up that rose bush. Don't, 1 tell
you; il you do I'll whip you. There,
you bad boy. ought to whip you for
that. Put that bush down. Put it
down, tell YOU"
The boy throws it down and wipes
his dirty hands on his trousers.
Don't wipe your hands on your
breaches; don't, / tell you; never mind,
I'll tell your father when he comes.
Bad boy, don't mind his mamma"
II amt bad boy"
~Yes, You are"
II know amt.
"Dont dispute my word, / tell you if
You dispute my word I'll whip YOU"
IL amt a bad boy"
didn't / tell you I'd whip you If you
disputed my word? You ought to be
ashamed of yourself. Don't take off
your shoe. Don't, i tell you. If you
take off your shoe I'll whip you. There
you bad boy, l'll tell your father"
IL amt bad boy"
@Yes, you are"
mo amt, neither"
4Yes, you are"
IL amt"
Don't dispute my word. If you do
I'll whip you. Put on that shoe. Put
it on, tell you'll If you don't put it
on I'll whip you. BAD boy not to
put on his shoe when his mamma tells
him. Never mind, you shan't so out in
the country with me-"
Don't want to CO."
Never mind, when you see the horse
hitched up to the buggy you'll want to
CO."
~I'n be good"
"Well, be good, and you may 60.
Don't tear your sleeve! Don't, 1 tell
you'll Didn't L tell you not to tear your
sleeve? Say? Never mind, I'll make
You sorry for it. Don't put that thing
in your mouth. Stop it. 1 tell you.
Throw that nasty thing down this in
slant or I'll whip you. Throw it down,
/ tell you. Never mind; you shan't 60
with me. People will say, there goes
the lady without the little boy. Wonder
where is the little boy Then some
body will say, he was bad boy and
his mamma made him stay at home.
Never mind, sir"
"I'll be good" throwing down the
top of blacking box. II won't do it
any more. Then will you take me?"
Yes. Let that cat alone. Put
down the cat, / tell you. Didn't you
hear me? Say Put down the cat or
you shan't go with me. Put down the
cat. that's good boy. Didn't you hear
me; say? Never mind. There, I'm
glad she scratched you. One time
there was q little boy that wouldn't
mind his mamma. He was bad little
boy, and when he wasn't looking an old
cow came up and hooked him and the
little boy cried; yes, he did"
1T wasn't me-"
"But it will be you unless you behave
yourself"
~Was it a great, big old cow"
"Yes, and she had long horns. The
old COW says moo, moo; here is the
boy that won't mind his mamma,
and"
"Did she hook him?"
Eyes, she did. She threw him up in
the tree. an the boy cried and cried and
said, oh, Mrs. Cow, if you'll let me get
down I'll be good.'"
"Why didn't the boy hit the cow with
arock?'
HE couldn't when the COW had him
up on her horns"
"Why didn't he hit her fore she got
him up on her horns2"
"He couldn't, for the old COW grabbed
him up and threw him into the tree
The old COW says she is going all around
and hook all the little boys that"
"She can't hook me. I'd throw dirt
in her face"
"That's what the other little boy
thought. He said she couldn't hook
him and he laughed at his mamma, but
she did hook him."
I'D make the dog bite her."
"That's what the other little boy
thought, but the dog wouldn't bite her.
Now are you going to be good?"
"Yessem."
"Then the old COW won't hook you.
Don't throw your hat over there
Don't put it over there, 1 tell you. II
you put your hat over there I'll whip
you. Pll whip you just as certain as
You do. There, you good for nothing
thing. Never mind, you shan't go with
me. I'm going to tell your father.
You are bad boy and don't love you
bit. No, won't kiss you"
She kisses him.
"You shan't go with me- Never
mind, I'll tell your father. "-Askan.
sac Traveller.
A New Orleans Creole.