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Show More Like Him, "Vo list mo 'bout Mis Johnslng an' her hiiMoiif las week, Miss 1ui," said Matilda, looking up from her Ironing "Ah si en Mis JiihiiHlng on de street Ins' night an' t-he says dey gone to boa'tlm'. Her bllhhan' been out o' wo'k lo' lie las' six moots on' dey cnyn' 'ford to keep house, no mo'. Ah link It mighty foolish 'cum dcy's sto'ln lit re fu'nltui'e im it cos es iTeiil , fifty cents a inon't lo keep It In de slo' j house, an' ef dey don' pay If ebe'y ! inoiit' de money keep n grow In' sn' ..;' I"' lie'- h'lrottln' Into dere bunk , -" -t.'--V --r r r 'IS oiibt, Ji's like n calm cancer. Ah (iiV Mis .lohtiKlng dat. an Ah say v.'y don' she pill her liusbau' to vio'k. lie r!(',iit aide body man. 'Milch de reins lo do mule,' Ah sliv, an' don' yo" wo'k yo' finger nails to de quick fo' dat tilgnah.' J t u t ti wv boci' itl' no wo'k he like, dniigii be oui uli day in' soinct'iii H till I:' o'clock at night a lookiu'. Ah reckon be ilcu' like no wo k he can flu', dat's w'ot's de mat-tab." |