The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-28
Mirandy's Notions About Chiva.-y
and Things
ny DOROTHY DIX. New York Amsroaa-Iournai

ro~t!cate such lovely sentiments about
women. an de pleasure m De 9Uty ht'
WAS 10 man TO psrtec' an support EN-
".YaxsBm. da;s lie difference be
tween chivalry 80 fus hand an second
hand. an go fur - | kin zee dat Eng
ushman has des a. well set his mlal
a. re- pe-e aint none - - mar
RED women dat 5 liable - Il; &c swell
head hecaze our husbands = too soft
spoken TO tell US ~ our faults
"'Cose wese always got &c sausfac-
ton Of havin' odder men praise us an'
act gallant to Us whed6ef Ne de>rrTe
hit or TO. but from our husbands We
gifts De naked truth Wild a barber Wer'
TO hit
when me an Ike walks az &c
street ne s~egauates along IA fronr an
leaves me 20 tote De babN an De mar
ket basket. an ev'y row an Gen ne
looks over his shoulder 30 a dat e
ter stay az home.
But when he's 'scortin' SatsnN sue.
whut's a mighty pearr yalier GA wid
a flower bonnet an a straight front
figger. de way lie totes her fan Tor Ter
and hiSts her over de brickbats in De
path is des de Twin image Of dat play
dat we went 10 see dat dey called
When Kinghthood Was IN Flower s
"'Yassum. an when Sis Telnpy,
whut : got de gift OF CAB and ~ots
q mighty fine chicken dinner. axes
us To eat Wild her. an spends de whole
endurin' time a layin' down de Law.
Ike he sets Up wild his ears cooked an
de expression on his face II one dat :
a hangin' on de words or a oracle an.
q prophet.
Butter wouldn't melt in his mouf.
LET alone sass. but let me tell how Id
tar off things eff / was de President
an felt called on to regulate de size
80 L. 20 80 - - ar &c. NC
knows likes done tell me 70 het my
mouf-dat l don't know whu I'm
taikin' bout.
"'Yit de sisters is always a-sayin' 70
me. oh. Sis Mirandy. ! sutfenlN does
envy you bein' married to a mar OATS
got sech chivalrous ideas about wo-
men. an dat paws EN- sech lovely
compliments. Now, my husband
nevah SAYS any Of dem nice, tlow'ry
poetical things"
An / spoons dat dey don't know
what dere husbands saws to me, an
dey laughs an thinks hits = mighty
funny joke. but ] specs dere amt
nOthin' dat makes for peace an a sis
terly feelin' lax not knowing de kind
Of talk dat our husbands hands out
To odder m
Now. / amt findin' no fault Viii
Ike. He suits me. an ! reckon hit
don't do me no harm TO hear what he
thinks of me now and den, an dat
he amt wastin' as much time az | fig
gers out he is. wOnderin how he hap
pe1ed to marry sech a sweet. gentle,
angelic Creeter as is. For mos OF dc
time | thinks / is too good for Ike.
but after we is had a family shin
dig. an Ike is spessifed hisself
my taste in clothes. an my heft. an
my way Of hangin' over de fence an
passing De news Of de neigIborhOod
wild de women N bof sides Of US. an
said things about my cookin'. an
buttin' into odder folkses business
" hat don't concern ma-why hit
sorter p~ercolates down into me dat
mayb he amt 50 overcome by his
luck in getting ne for a wifc as /
thought.
"'Yassum, hits de mission of mar
RED men to keep del" wives humble.
an as FAR IS | kin see dev's all a-fu1-
hllin' hit. Lcastways all de pufed-up
women dat | Knows is ole maids an
WidGers. an SO | don see no call for
dat IIrglishrnan to worry FOR fear men
Is too TTealy mouthed in dis country
to tel women of DER faults ] know
Use head all I want to about mine
"'Cose Merican men is mighty Cal-
liant an chivalrous. ain ~a-dfsputin'
hits mostly to odder mems
Wives"