Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-09

paper. spilled quart OF ms. wore out
six rsirs of shoes and sixteen dresses,
lest three hats, cen opposed a great num-
Der of Scottish ''lEments." and put into
the CRATE at odd intervals Ut will be
remembered that l had only the cold
season to work in, and that spy was
kept upon my actions by my unscrupu-
lous parents) the following property:
One thermometer, shaving crush, 4
papers of pins. . important letters, I.
sets playing blocks, 30 playing cards,
each card from q different pack,
jumping jack (old), 1 treatise on How
to Raise Children" Is toys (assorted),
quarts of water. and various matters
from the desk of my father, writer
by profession, among these n MS story,
entitled. "Mr. Jimson's Baby" being
wonderfully humorous account of the
doings of a certain infant. l burned
this story with some other things land
some others) to show my father that
his own child could not be outvicd in
delicate humor.
In ending this chapter, will say that
while am by no means satisfied with
these successes, they nevertheless
brought me to higher and more varied
activities.
CHAPTER III.
Until the age of two years, Mt which
l had now arrived, my acquaintance
had been limited to class of people
consisting of my parents and the nurse.
will not claim that l had always
the penetration to regard these people
with disfavor, but my now advancing
mental strength made this natuI al
step. l therefore, as occasion pre-
sented itself, distracted myself from
their company, and sought the society
of the learned. MY first experience of
q wider life was afforded by trips that
took to a subterranean cavern beneath
the house.
There existed marvellous being
(whom now have occasion to suppose
was our cook, and l basked in the
rays OF her Aspasian converse. 1t was
from her that l obtained much of my
information concerning ''boogy' men.
l also became AGO tainted in the true
pronunciation of the Irish language,
and we'll versed in the arts of cookery.
Further (for 1 had ever practical
turn, learned how to take cookies.
cake and bread off the table without de-
lection. while things more indigcstible
than these the cook would herself
choose out, with wonderful skill, and
Among the unique and desirable pos
sessions of the cook was a cat; and a
little computation that / have made
shows that chased this cat more than
two thousand miles. She fled over Il
regul ar route, which she came to know
so we'll that she was always able to
elude me, but which came to know so
we'll that never for more than an in
slant could she remain in one place.
From under the table she went under
the stove, thence behind 4 basket.
thence she jumped into a window seat
She always made a peculiar sharp
sound when dislodSed her from this
retreat: and while l stood somewhat
terrified, she took advantage to jump
under the table again. But | knew
that this position offered no harm, and
the pursuit was recommended.
When the cat and l had encored each
others parts long enough to set the
cook into fit, she would open the door
and drive the cat out 1t was in the
language of the soft north of Ireland
that she ordered the cat to leave. and
by fortune it was through this circum
stance that came more into favor with
my father, who was always anxious
for my linguistic advancement; for,
though l still rendered very i'll each
word that he gave me to pronounce, he
was obliged to own to my mother,
when by chance he heard me say