“The other hand, Miss Peablossom.”
And the Squire proceeded, in a loud and composed manner, to qualify them:
“You and each of you do solemnly swear, before the present company, that you will perform toward each other, all and singular the functions of a husband or wife—as the case may be—to the best of your knowledge and ability, so help you God!”
“Good as wheat!” said Captain Peablossom. “Polly, my gal, come and kiss your old father; I never felt so happy since the day I was discharged from the army, and set out homewards to see your mother.”
| [15] | By the Hon. J. B. Lamar. |
XXVI.
THE MOTHER AND HER CHILD.
Whence comes the gibberish which is almost invariably used by mothers and nurses, to infants? Take for example the following, which will answer the twofold purpose of illustrating my idea, and of exhibiting one of the peculiarities of the age.
A few days ago, I called to spend an hour in the afternoon with Mr. Slang, whose wife is the mother of a child about eight months old.
While I was there, the child in the nurse’s arms, in an adjoining room began to cry.