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I larn'd my 'ology at de foot ob de cross. You bin dar?" "Dear Uncle Daniel," said Iola, "the moral aspect of the nation would be changed if it would learn at the same cross to subordinate the spirit of caste to the spirit of Christ." "Does yer 'member Miss Nancy's Harriet," asked Aunt Linda, "dat she sole away kase she wouldn't let her whip her? Well, we think dis is Harriet's gran'chile.
Aunt Melvy did, not hear her; she was looking over the cup into space, swaying and moaning. "To t'ink ob my ole missus' gran'chile bein' mixed up wif a gallus lak dey hang de niggers on! But hit's dere, jus' as plain as day, de two poles an' de cross-beam." Ruth laughed as she looked into the cup. "Is it for me?"
I goes en I suns myse'f in Miss F'raishy back peazzer all day Sundays, w'en dey ain't no meetin's gwine on, en all endurin' er de week I hangs 'roun' en ploughs a little yer, en hoes a little dar, en scratches a little yander, en looks arter ole Miss' gran'chile.
"Now, Mis' 'Livy, what is I ever uttered er said er spoke er done dat would make you s'pose I could tell you a lie 'bout yo' own chile?" "No, Mammy Jane, I'm sure you wouldn't." "'Deed, ma'am, I'm tellin' you de Lawd's truf. I don' haf ter tell no lies ner strain no p'ints 'bout my ole mist'ess's gran'chile.
De quality en de po' folks is all de same ter her. She ain' no mo' un inspecter er pussons den de Lord is ef Ole Miss wuz 'live, I reckon she'd lam 'er twel she wuz black en blue " "Is she so very bad?" asked Nicholas in an awed voice. Uncle Ish turned upon him reprovingly. "Bad!" he repeated. "Who gwine call Ole Miss' gran'chile bad?
I am living in the North, and doing a good business there. I want you to see joy according to all the days wherein you have seen sorrow. I do hope this young lady will find her ma and that, when found, she will prove to be your daughter!" "Yes, pore, dear chile! I specs her mudder's heart's mighty hungry fer her. I does hope she's my gran'chile."
If I had as much perliteness, ma'am, as I is cheers, I'd ast you to set down, says I. "She stood thar, she did, thes as cool as a cowcumber; but d'reckly she ups an' says, says she "'Might I see my little gran'chile? says she.
"Dat boy 's he gran'pa's gran'chile," he muttered, well pleased with his account. The crowd that assembled at the course that afternoon was enough to fill the hearts of the management with joy, if a management has hearts. When the first race was called, the stands and paddocks were already filled, and the road was crowded with vehicles as far as the eye could see.
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