Miss Minerva and William Green Hill . after a short silence, andI want you to say a lesson every day. I already knows a lot, he , he an Mercantile both been toschool an they learnt me an Wilkes BoothLincoln. I knows crooked S, an broken backK, an curly tail Q, an roun O, an I canspell c-a-t cat, an d-o-g dog an A stands forapple, That night he concluded his ever lengthyprayer at his kinswomans knee with : O Lord, please make for Aunt Minerva alittle babv^—make her two of em. O Lord, William Green Hill 71 if you got em to spare please make her threelittle babies an let em all
Miss Minerva and William Green Hill . after a short silence, andI want you to say a lesson every day. I already knows a lot, he , he an Mercantile both been toschool an they learnt me an Wilkes BoothLincoln. I knows crooked S, an broken backK, an curly tail Q, an roun O, an I canspell c-a-t cat, an d-o-g dog an A stands forapple, That night he concluded his ever lengthyprayer at his kinswomans knee with : O Lord, please make for Aunt Minerva alittle babv^—make her two of em. O Lord, William Green Hill 71 if you got em to spare please make her threelittle babies an let em all be girls sos she canlearn em how to churn an sew. An blessAunt Minerva and Major Minerva, fr evernd ever. Amen. As he rose from his knees he asked:Aunt Minerva, do God work on Sunday? No-o, answered his relative, hesitat-ingly. Well, it look like Hed jest hafter workon Sunday, Hes so busy jest a-makinbabies. He makes all the niggers anheathens an Injuns an white chillens; Ireckon He gits somebody to help him. Dontyou, Aunt Minerva?. CHAPTER VIIRABBITS AND OTHER EGGS ILLY was sitting in the swing. Jimniy crawled over the fence and joined him. Miss Cecilias dyeing mesome Easter eggs, he said, all blue andpink and green and yelluh and every kindthey is; I tooken her some of our hens eggsand she is going to fix em for me and theyllbe just like rabbits eggs; I reckon Ill havebout a million. I 11 give you one, he addedgenerously. I want more n one, declared Billy, whowas used to having the lions share of every-thing. You all time talking bout you wantmoren one egg, said Jimmy. You bout the stingiest Peter they is. Aint you got 72 William Green Hill 73 no eggs? Get Miss Minerva to give yousome of hers and Ill take em over and askMiss Cecilia to dye em for you cause youaint quainted with her yet. Aunt Minerva aint got none cepinwhat she put under a ol hen fer to set thismornin. Cant you get em from under the oldhen*? Miss Minerva is such a Christianwoman, she aint— You done fool me
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