Miss Minerva and William Green Hill . s. Miss Minerva was strictly methodical:she worked ever by the clock, so many hoursfor this, so many minutes for that. William,she now resolved, for the first time becom-ing really interested in him, should grow upto be a model young man, a splendid andwonderful piece of mechanism, a fine, prac-tical, machine-like individual, moral, up-right, religious. She was glad that he wasyoung; she would begin his training on the William Green Hill 31 morrow. She would teach him to sew, tosweep, to churn, to cook, and when he wasolder he should be educated for the mi
Miss Minerva and William Green Hill . s. Miss Minerva was strictly methodical:she worked ever by the clock, so many hoursfor this, so many minutes for that. William,she now resolved, for the first time becom-ing really interested in him, should grow upto be a model young man, a splendid andwonderful piece of mechanism, a fine, prac-tical, machine-like individual, moral, up-right, religious. She was glad that he wasyoung; she would begin his training on the William Green Hill 31 morrow. She would teach him to sew, tosweep, to churn, to cook, and when he wasolder he should be educated for the ministry. *Yes, said Miss Minerva; 1 shall bevery strict with him just at first, and punishhim for the slightest disobedience or misde-meanor, and he will soon learn that my au-thority is not to be questioned. And the little boy who had never had arestraining hand laid upon him in his shortlife? He slept sweetly and innocently inthe next room, dreaming of the care-freeexistence on the plantation and of his idle,happy, negro CHAPTER III THE WILLING WORKER ET up, William, said Miss Minerva, and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your I bath. The childs sleepy eyes popped wide open at this astounding command. Aint this-here Wednesday? he asked. Yes; to-day is Wednesday. Hurry up or your water will get cold. Well, me an Wilkes Booth Lincoln jest washed las Satday. We aint got to wash no mo till nex Satday, he argued. Oh, yes, said his relative; you must bathe every day. Me an Wilkes Booth Lincoln aint never wash on a Wednesday sence wes born, he protested indignantly. 32 WiUiam Green Hill 33 Billys idea of a bath was taken from thesevere weekly scrubbing which Aunt Cindygave him with a hard washrag, and he feltthat hed rather die at once than have tobathe every day. He followed his aunt dolefully to thebathroom at the end of the long back-porchof the old-fashioned, one-story house; butonce in the big white tub he was delighted. In fact, he stayed in it so long M
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