develment

Updated: February 16, 2026

"But Nancy Jane O, bein' so fur er start uv all de res', an' not er dreamin' 'bout no kin' er develment, she 'lowed she'd stop an' take er nap, an' so de lark he come up wid 'er, wile she wuz er set'n on er sweet-gum lim', wid 'er head un'er 'er wing.

Louise Clarke Pyrnelle - Diddie, Dumps, and Tot : Or, Plantation Child-Life