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Updated: June 15, 2025
Lula dimpled with pleasure, then sighed as she said, "If I could go 'way off East to Metalka's school, two, three, four, five year, as Metalka did, then I could talk splen'id English, and I could make heap no, all sort things, and help keep house nice, and cook like Metalka." "But why don't you go, Lula?" "Why don't I? Listen!" and Wallula bent forward eagerly.
She didn't stay till Christmas; she went 'way to to heaven." "Oh!" "If Metalka had stayed, I might have gone to school this year." "I thought you had been to school, Lula." "Oh, no! only to little school out here summers, little school some ladies made; and Metalka tole me taught me showed me ev'ry day after she came back ev'ry day, till til she went 'way.
"I don't go because my father won't have me go. Metalka went. When she first came back, she was so happy, so strong. She was going to have everything white way, civ I can't say it, Maje Molly." "Do you mean civilized?" "Yes, yes; civ'lized white way. And she worked, she talked, she tried, and nobody'd pay much 'tention but my father.
It took all the money was earned to pay big 'counts up at agency store, where Indians bought things, things to eat, you know; so what's the use, they said, to try to live white ways when everything was 'gainst them, and they stopped trying; and Metalka was so dis'pointed, for she was going do so much, going help civ-civ'lize.
There was a sharp accent in the Indian woman's voice, and a bitter expression on her face. But it was not for Wallula; it was for the white girl, the Major Molly who, in breaking her promise to Wallula, had brought suffering upon her; for on Wallula's face the mother could see by this time the shadow of disappointment gathering. It made her think of Metalka.
But, Maje Molly, he didn't! he didn't! They tole him he owed all his money, and when he said they'd made mistake, and showed 'em Metalka's 'counts, they laughed at him, and showed him big book of their 'counts, and tole him Metalka didn't know 'bout prices o' things.
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