West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-11-02
MIRANDY ON LOVE AND MONEY
hatrimony Means Money and One
Man at a Time is Enough
For Any Woman.

| W NN"Na NSl "h puN in TIC
JAIL long of having 'cumulated a
job lot of husbands, and whut say
de reason dat she sor,er fell into dc
marring habit was becaze she could
not live and love on SIS a week
which was de size of de pay enve-
lope of mos of de husbands-shore.
ly did hit dc nail right on de head, "
observed Mirandy, thoughtfully.
"Cose | ain't upholding dc wo-
man. Nawm. Scarce as husbands
is in desc times, and hard to glt,
dey amt no woman dat has got a
right to mo- dan one at a time, and
hits mighty good thing dat de law
deals them out dat way, Gaze et hut
did not dere would be some women
dat would have de whole bunch,
and odders dat would have none,
and dele would not be enough to 20
round.
"But dat woman suttinly did hand
out de truf when she say dat youse
got to have enough money
to grease de wheels of ma
termony er you don't want il to
squeak so hit gifts on you nerves.
Cose dat amt whut It says in de
books. In all dem novels whut
Mary Jane done read alond TO me Of
nights hit says dat love is enough.
but | done took notice dat in de
tales whar a Po' young gal marries a
po' young man whut amt got no
settled way Of making living dat
de story stop wild dc wedding. Dey
don't prognosticate into de time
when dey's got twins, and de meal
is out, and de butcher won't trust
'em for anudder pork chop, and de
landlord is beating on de door for
de rent money.
"Nawm, bet about dat time dat
a five dollar bill would look better
to dem dan all the romance on a
ten acre lot. fer dey amt nothing
dat des natchally knocks de stuffing Q
out en- loves young dream lax bein'
real good and hongry, and not hav-
ing de price Of a r al in your poe
ket. And folks atnt 10 blame fer
dat. De good Cord settled dat
pint fer us when he made us wild
twice as much stomach as heurt.
"Yassum, Youse got to be com
Portable, and we'll fed to love. Amt
dat prove by de fact dat hits de rich
people dat lives on champagne and
terapin dat is so sloshing over wild
affection dat dey is falling in love
wild somebody else husband or wife2
Whilst dc poor folks dat mostly has
to live on corn beef hash and prunes
think dey's mighty lucky if dey's
got a kind enough feeling towards
de partner OF deir bosoms TO keep
from batting dem over de head wid
a cheer.
"Tain't poor folks dat is worry.
ing over whedder dey is found dey
soul mates or not, and ef dey's los
ing de love Of dsir husband, or
wife. Nawm, love amt bothering
dem none. Whut keeps dem awake
at nights is how dey's gwine to find
de money to pay de installment on
cooking stove.
"Yassum, you sho' can not love
on an empty stomach. A man has
got to be kinder gorged before he
begins to take notice wheder a wo.
man is tall and slim, or short ant
fat, and whedder she rolls her eyes
lax a dying calf, or dey looks lax
burnt holes in a blanket. And hits
de same way wild a woman, Gaze
both Of dem is cut often de same
piece Of cloth, and when dey minds
is set on wondering whar dey's
gwine git something to eat dey ain't
wasting much time probing into de
state Of dey hearts
al done see lots Of desc heah
young couples git married what di d
M have nothing to start to house
keeping on but love, and 1 amt
seen marry case whar de love, hold
out when de -four give out in de bin,
and dey warn't no meat in de skill
let. Nawm, about dat time de man
begins to sulk, and de woman be
gins 20 nag, and de woman screeches
out dat de man is done took her
away from a good home and drag
ged her down, and de man allows
dat ef he did dc woman fooled him
into doing hit, and den de man goes
of and gifts drunk to drown his sor-
rer, and de woman tells her trouble
to dc neighbors, and hit ends IN
bofe of dem going to de dawgs.
"Yassum, love is mighty good
thing, wid few yallerlesged pull
lets, and baked sweet potatoes, and