The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-01-05

sleep on no floor longer no mo- chll'en:
you see she got more that night than
she bargaincd for. She never counted
on 'em taking her AT her word; she
thought she mought stan one or two
of EN-, by kcepin' of 'em on their 0 wn
side of the bed; she didn't calker-late
they'd put her on the chil'en's pallet
long Of the whole gang, baby and all.
81 ken put you men-folks thar in
the shcd-roOm," says old Mrs. Rain
crow, "and the women ken all pile up
in here together. That's the best |
ken do fer yer. but sich as it is yer are
welcome to it-set down thar Ma
'li-zay, an quit a.standin' twixt me
and the stranger. Go out thar Robert
e. Lee and stop that dogs mouth
from barkin', and tell Jabez L. Curry
and William Henry Forney to fetch
in turn of wood. Didn't / tell you
to set down Ma-'li-zay? You haint
made out'n glass-nubody cant see
thoo you."
After while the boys went into
the shed-r00m and whispered and
giggled and got to bed some sort Of
fashion. The planks between the
rooms are so thin you can hear every
word that's said. Caledony was so
tired and sleepy she was ready to drop
down quick as the pallet was spread
on the floor The old woman got the
baby to sleep, little John Il. Morgan,
twO-year-Old, and laid him over next
to Caledony to keep him from rollin.
0ff'n the pallet.
"Come here to me Alabamy Tech
me-not, and lay on t'other side of your
little buddy, and do you shake him
and pat him II he goes to wake up,
and don't you ag-ger-vate him nuther.
I've had too hard time a gittin' of
him to sleep for the likes Of you to
wake him up. You citizens been
a-stuflin' OF him on them old hard
green peaches and everything else you
ken lay hans on all day long, and /
don't look for nur-thin' else but for
him to have a spasm this night.
Fetch yersc'f here to me, William
Henry Forncy, you and Robert f. Lee,
and wash them muddy feet or yourn
and lay down thar side of your big
sis. Don't you hear me, William
Henry Forney? William Hen-ree-ec,
come here to me this minute and lay
down thar side your big sis fore
knock you down, and don't you lem.
me hear another whmper from you
tonight. l owe YOU beatin', any
how, fer a-snatchin' that chicken
gizzard out'n your little bubby's ham.
snow don't try to take up all the
room and spread yourse'fall over that
are pallet, fer yer sis Ma-li-zay's got
to pile over in thar somc'ers." Gale
dony give Il groan and rolled over to
the edge of the pallet.
The old woman run her pipe in the
ashes and tuck smoke, then blowed
out the taller candle and left it smok.
in and smelln' wusscr'n the pipe and
went to bed.
Then little Grover Cleveland, six
months old, who had slept through
all the racket, quick as things got
quiet walked and begun to cry.
Caledony gin another groan. After
a little everything got still agin, and
Calcdony tuck a notion she'd git on
t'other side of the pallet, away from
the child that was likely to have q
spasm. She gin Robert r. Lee q
shove and he worked his way 0ff'n the
pallet up into the smutty fireplace
and sot up yell: 20, somebody, whal
me-e-e? l loss / loss ,it'snd dark
l skecrcd l skecrcd . 0O-0o-hOO! 90
oo-hoo."
"Git up from thar Robert E. Lee,
and git yourself back on that are pal.
let fore l stomp the life out'n you but
he cried on). l lay l ken put you
back;" and his many riz in the dark
and piled him over in amongsts lem,
then come down on Calcdony with q
rousin slap. II mout cr knOwed ycl
sis Ma'-li-zay wouldn't res tel she
kicked you off'n this here pallet"
"lt's me you are'hitting," says Gale
dony. Don't, don't, ouch Ouch, it's
me, l tell YOU"
'Yes, l know it's me, and it's mt
I'm after" says old Mrs. Rainerow
you been a-tor-men-tin' Of your little
buddy all day long, and er eachin' fel
a whlppin', and not a-gwine to rest
tel you git It. Now lay still and shet
up your mouth"
l tell you, Cal hushed quick, and
heard the boys in the shed.room gig
gle. 1t was pitch dark; everything
soon got quiet. Caledony could heal
,, the crickets chirping and the dying
Goals cracking on the hearth. A cal
come whinin' across the pallet; sh,
reached over, grabbed it and slung Il
to the back OF the room. 1t crawlet
, through the crack and Bulger snarlct
outside. She heard one or two chick
ems crow for midnight, then droppet
: of to sleep, when all at once llttl
John T. Morgan rolled over t'othc
; clil'cn and turned his heels loose
! kicking her In the face.
' She yelled out: "This chlld's got
= spasm; come and get him quick, he
got o spasm."