Code No. No. lords Project, 1~5-.(i) Reduced from words Prepared by Annie atth ravis ~ Rewritten by Place, Marion, S.C. w— —-- —- - —~ - 274 ii Date, February 7, 193e Page ~ Lizzie—~ Holy Moses! Who dat out dere? Boy, you am‘ tellin nie no story, is you? Mind you now, you tell me a story en I‘ll whip de grease out you. Bertha Lee-.~ Aun‘ Izzle, am‘ nobody but Miss Davis out dere. (Ltzzie hobbles to the door on her stick). Lizzie—-. How you is, Miss Davis? I am‘ much to speak bout dis mornin. I tell you de truth, Miss Davis, dese chillun keep8 me so worried up dat I don‘ know whe‘ half my knowin gone, I say. Great Lord. a mercy, dere Possum out dere in de air now en he been puny, too. Visitor~ The children tell nie Possum has the chicken pox. Lizzie-~- 1~o‘um, he am‘ got no chicken pox, Miss Davis. Dey thought he had it cause be marntna been aiim dat way, but I don‘ see nothin de matter wid him ‘cept what wrong wid he mouth. Possum, stand back dere way from Miss Davis, I say. Yes‘urti, he been sorta puny like dis here last week. He mamma must been feed. him too much en broke be mouth out dat‘~~~ June--. i~i Is t~v is ‚ I know how to spe I 1 my name. Bertha Lee~- I know how to spell my name, too. Me likes to go to school. Visitor—- Oh, I think it is nice to like to go to school. What do you do at school? June—j.. Pull off your hat. Bertha Lee-—— Us writes.