ladylikest

Updated: May 22, 2025

Dey married quiet, wid a broomstick, an' de nex' Sunday walked in chu'ch together, took de same pew, an' he turned her pages mannerly for her an' dat's de ladylikest behavior Silvy ever been guilty of in her life, I reckon. She an' him can't nair one of 'em read, but dey sets still an' holds de book an' turns de pages an' Gord Hisself couldn't ax no mo' for chu'ch behavior.

Ruth McEnery Stuart - Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches