jimmee-ee-ee

Updated: May 4, 2025

Set whar I kin keep my eye skinned on yuh, yuh little slipp'ry-ellum eels. Den I gwine to come back an' wash yer, so y' all look like 'spectable white folks." Miss Minerva came out of her front door looking for Billy at the same time that Mrs. Garner appeared on her porch in search of Jimmy. "William! You William!" called one woman. "Jimmee-ee! O Jimmee-ee-ee!" called the other.

Frances Boyd Calhoun - Miss Minerva and William Green Hill