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Mrs. Jackson took a seat. "Come back to see how yore ma was, I reckon? Found her pretty porely, didn't ye?" She lowered her voice. "I think she's got cancer of the stummick now that's my guess." Virginia started. "What makes you think so?" "Well, I knew a woman who went just that way.
He wouldn't take the medicine Mother Mayberry fixes for him if she didn't put peppermint in it. He says so. He's porely and have got his head all tied up in a shawl, 'cause prayer meeting day Mis' Tutt sings hymns all the time and music gives him misery in his ears. I want to give her one, too, and I want one for Cindy." "I'll save all in the box for you, sweetie," assented Mrs. Pratt heartily.
The Widow Miller had been ailing for months, and, though the local physician diagnosed the condition as being "right porely," he knew that the specter of tuberculosis which stalks through these badly lighted and ventilated houses was stretching out its fingers to touch her shrunken chest.
"How are you getting along?" the young man asked as he began slowly to tramp up the steps. "Porely, mighty porely. Thought I was gone last night didn't sleep a wink. And I don't eat enough to keep a chicken alive." "Wouldn't you like a mess of young squirrels?" Tom asked, as he sat down in a hickory rocking chair.
Now I reckon dey would bring enough bright silver dollars at a juglar's shop to buy my ole man twice over agin! He is but porely, and our chilluns is all dead and gone, anyway, all but one, way down in New Orleans, an' ef I could git his free papers he might come here and jine his wife in freedom, even if Massa Jack Dillard did heir masta's estate.
A rough but clean towel hung across the board wall of the well, while a fresh bucket of water stood on the shelf inside, its chain hanging limply from the towering end of the "h'isting pole." As he completed his ablutions, the darkey boy approached. "Good morning, Zachariah," he spluttered, over the edge of the towel. "Did you sleep well?" "No, suh, Marse Kenneth, Ah slep' powerful porely.
At the mouth of the creek he hailed the old circuit rider's house, and the old man and his wife both appeared in the doorway. "I reckon you couldn't help doin' it?" "No," said the old man. "Thar wasn't no reason fer me to deny 'em." He looked confused and the old woman gulped, for both were wondering how much the lad knew. "How's grandpap?" "Right porely I heerd," said the old woman.
Her hair was straying over her face, and as she stood waiting for me to explain my business, she tried to arrange it properly, but she only succeeded in putting two large streaks of black upon her nose and forehead. "I want to see Professor Owen," I said untruthfully. "'E's porely this afternoon." "Never mind," I replied quickly, "is Mr. Owen in his son?"
As if in justification of this riotous mode of life, the oil man explained: "Ma wanted to do it herself, but she's porely, an' Allie vetoed it complete. She says we'll be stylish an' enjoy life if it kills all three of us. I'd of bought a bigger house if they'd of let me, but " "It is large enough. Anything more would merely add to your cares." "Her and Ma picked out the furniture.
Woodward went on, "and what is the news?" "The folks is porely and puny," Teague replied, "an' the news won't skacely b'ar relatin'. I hain't a-denyin'," he continued, rubbing his chin and looking keenly at the other, "I hain't a-denyin' but what I'm a-huntin' airter you, an' the business I come on hain't got much howdyin' in it.
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