The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-03
MAMMY EMMAs vIEws.
H1oderm Dressing DeutRoys Her ''An#
terestn in EashtnB and AluaaeH
uR HeE Eeelinaa.


ssDone los my intrust III Washin'
said old blaca Emma as she lad the
freshly ironed clothes IN neat piles On
the bed. After giving a scratch at
deck Of dirt on shirt and settling with
greater nicely the bow on an under
waist. relates the Brooklyn Eagle she
surveyed the array with evident dis
favor and said: Jus look at dem,
now, will yer Ain't nothin' intrustin'
bout none er dem, Miss Stella, now
Is dere? Once Ia great while
has sompim pretty dat It's q pleasure
ter han1e Yit. members 10 20 NOR s
time it wnz a pleasure JUS ter look ct
er weeks Washin all rufies, wild lace
on dere aidges; an pretty lawn dresses,
white and coIored; and eambric berthes,
wild dere lace aidgen MY! Wien 20
look at dem pretty tings an het dem
up in de ihnin. 1t seemed laik 20 could
Sc a sof, rounded f0hm id dem AM yo'
han'le dem mos laik it wuz deTe.
When l done each gyarmeht up could
jus see yo' NOR in it an Ismile ter
m'self wild t'inkin' how sweet she would
look wen she got dem on. En- wen
J she come down stairs in 9 mohnin'
smilin', wild 20 in her aims, yO' jest
fought er a fluffy mudder-bird. Yaas'm,
TO a fac. An yO poT, he'd look up
smilin' f'om his newspaper, an put out
his han ter her, an say; 'Huccum yC
look so hanson dis mohnin'? Seem
laik Emma mos outrid herself wild doin
/. up dat gown. o. is It becawse de gown
on yo'T Den she say: Guess it's Em
ma Den he put his ahm 'roun' hel
$ wais' an take 70 on his odder ahm, an
off dey goes ter deir brailIfus.
4 Folks got mo sensible nowadays an
not mex so much wuk bout deir clos
Q 70 say? Humph! If yo' t'ink it easie
it ter do up one er dem tailOr-made crashe
= dan it wuz er sOf lawn er linen cambri
I'D just laik ter have yo' try it! My
5 Easier ter sew on a moquet cyarpe
3, dan ter han'le one er dem things. All
> 'tain't notin' pretty wen it's finished
What yO' want tailor-made summe
? oloes fer, anyway? s'posen yo' husbaI
], got er dressmeler ter mex his pant
an coats Yo'd laugh at him twell b
wuz ashamed Cyan't, fer de life O m
= see why he amt laugh n atyo' MissSte
lr la. Seems to me laik mems Useter exprei
mo- pleasure in deir wives Wen de pre-
!, ty, simple cloes wuz de fashion. r
Z. mot ais ia deir speech Wen firms w
re dc fashion, 70 says Xh-yhry-a-i
Dat's so, / reckon. Fac's is, feelin's do
90 inter cIoes. Wen I'm feelin' 600
le m washin's looks powfle good, an W.
to l don't dey amt. NOW, / tell yer WI
tis, Miss Stella; spec yo' is JUS
fon' O. yo' husban' ez yo' NOR wuz
= yo' por. But yo ar him would she
it mo if yO' cloes wuz mo- dihunt'
sho' yo' would! Yo' member rs
er verandah tudder evenin', wen
rta come home en- his shutwaist Cpl
nounced with infinite disfavorl, an
crashes 'trowsers' an his sailor h
Yo' met him wild yo shutwaist, crash
cal skirt an sailor hat Mos as laik
.ir- two peas. An yo' two greeted laik
get wuz mems. Shook hans an sal
Die, Good evenin'' Eff yo' two CLOSES
vas er been mo- diffunter-ef he's a h
hit, on a sensible suit wild coat, an 20
err lawn dat wuz so sof' It woulden
showed no muss-he'd a took yo'
md his aims, an kiss 20, an call yo' pr
me ty names. But as t'wuz, SO 'tw
Of Humph! Tain't laik twuz en- de
had times!"