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At cross-roads and plantation gates the colored people thronged to see us pass; every one found a friend and a greeting. "How you do, aunty?" In return, venerable, kerchiefed matrons courtesied laboriously to every one, with an unfailing "Bress de Lord, budder."
Getta vay disgussion. Light go out, I hang foot over' side dissa loof, an' begin fink. Maw I fink, maw getta disgussion. Bye-bye getta vay, vay disgussion. Nen tek dissa bamboo po' to shove frough dissa ho' in loof vay quier. When he shove frough, nen I ole suddenity begin push, jab, shove quick ole semma churn budder. Down below woman an' her beau begin squea', squea', ole semma rat!
They gaveded him presentsh, didn't they?" "Yes," said Mrs. Burton; "gold, frankincense, and myrrh." "Why didn't they give him rattles and squealey-balls, like folks did budder Phillie when he was a baby," asked Toddie. "Because, Toddie," said Mrs.
"Why, we'll split the difference, of course." "How can we do that? Live in a house-boat on the river like Frank Stockton's 'Budder Grange'?" "No, settle in the city of New York, which is practically an island in the Hudson." "Would you like to live in New York?" "Wouldn't I! Imagine any one, having the chance, living anywhere else!" "In a hotel, I suppose the Holldorf for choice."
She had grown accustomed to wake at the first sound in the boys' room, and on the morning of her mistress's birthday the first sound she heard was: "Tod!" No response could be heard; but a moment later the chambermaid heard: "T o o od!" "Ah h h ow!" drawled a voice, not so sleepily but it could sound aggrieved. "Wake up, dear old Toddie, budder it's Aunt Alice's birthday now."
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