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I had a vision of myself returning to the narrow round of farm life, to Ma's reproaches, to dreary, grinding toil that I might win back dollar by dollar the money I had squandered my back bent, my face seamed, my hands marred, like Aunt Emily's; and I shuddered and wept and grovelled before fate. Then I saw myself remaining in the city, seeking work and finding nothing.
I'm awfully glad he had company. And on that she axed Carrie how her Ma's sore foot was, an' recommended Dr. Stone's hoss liniment, an' cited a good many cases where cures to both man an' beast had been made at a small outlay. "But Carrie Wade wasn't thar to l'arn how to doctor sore feet.
She said she could do the mending of the long socks that the women wear when they ride barebacked, but we had to shut down on ma's going with the show, cause we never could have any fun with a woman to look after.
Rube gazed at the twinkling eyes raised to his; he gave a chuckling grunt, and his words came with elephantine meaning. "She'll be all of a muss-up at it." Ma's smile broadened. "What's makin' you laff, Ma?" the old man asked. "Jest nuthin'. I was figgerin' if the gal could if we could git her reply before spring opens." "Seems likely if the boat don't sink."
"But when I told her about Jennie Crapwell, an' how they had a good picture, City-made, of her side head, she took it quite calm. "'I'll try it, she says, bein' as she'd done her ma's hair layin' down, though livin'. 'Big Lil always helps dress 'Em, she says, 'an' guess I could do Their hair.
This was the motive animating all her actions in the Court. "When 'Ma' Slessor presided," it was said, "her Master was beside her, and His spirit guided her." The Court was popular, for the natives had their tales heard at first hand, and not through an interpreter. "Ma's" complete mastery of their tongue, customs, habits, and very nature, gave her, of course, an exceptional advantage.
She began bustling around. "Guess we'd better have something to eat," she said briskly. "There's nothing left to eat," Ida Mary reminded her. Triumphantly, Ma brought forth a big bundle tied up in her old gingham apron. In it were cans of salmon, tomatoes and other essential foods. And a can of pineapple, Ma's panacea for all ills!
Need somebody with a good strong voice, too, to call off the names.... Woosh's you'd git them things up to the house soon 's you kin, Otho. Ma's in a hurry fer 'em." "Betchy two cents," said Brother Littell to his clerk, Clarence Bowersox, "'at Abel Horn 'll be Santy Claus." "Git out!" doubted Clarence. "'Ll, you see now.
For three weeks the prisoners were kept in the hut, and then "Ma's" pressure on the chiefs succeeded, and the chained woman was released on condition that if her chief Akpo were caught he would take the poison ordeal, whilst Inyam, taking advantage of all the people being drunk one night, stole out into the forest and escaped.
I was de baby of de fam'ly. De house was on de right han' side o' de road to town. I had four sisters an' one brother dat I knows of. Dey was named Classie, Jennie, Florence, Allie, an' George. My name was Joanna, but dey done drap de Jo part a long time ago. "I don't recollec' what my ma's mammy an' pappy was named, but I know dat her pappy was a full blooded Injun.
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