The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-26
An Old Maid Spends Her Opinions.

Many humorous things are frequently
gotten off at the expense of the dear
old sisters who are said to be still
''struggling' but We heard with our
W little ears the other day emanations
from n of these "unfortunates'CO
that takes the cake, yea even the sugar
out of the coffee. She said iabout this
in the run of her conversation There
goes John and his little nappy headed
children. Do you know, that that trih-
ing rascal nagged at me for months
trying to persuade me to marry him.
The scamp even went so far as to put
his nasty arms around me and kiss me
and reckon I'd have tuck him if that
bullet eye gal he married hadn't come
along and let him have his own way
with her almost, then he was bliged to
take her. La, those children Lemme
tell you if they wuz mine, I'd just fol-
low DIR. Goodall's book in feeding, sleep
ingland,, schoolin EN-. Yes, he lays it down
right. Id not let the daddy ruin them
as they say John is and like as how al
most every daddy does. La, La,
wouldn't it be a blessing if the women
could jes raise the chillun without ever
having a mar about. Then you may
bet your last dollar that those little
pert, lmpudent rascals that's going up
and down the streets poking out their
mouths and saying all sorts of things
about the women who has had too much
sense to listen to the rot men try to
pour into their ears-well, they'd sing
another tune. Bill Jones, he tried me
once and | am thinking that if that
trlfiing John had not been s~craping his
wing around me that Bill and | would
have-well they tell me he has ten of
'em, but had he got me they sho would
have had a Nanny that would have
knowed her business. | have made a
study of children. | know their disper-
sitions and jes what it takes to make
men and women of them. I'd do with
them jes as my nanny and daddy did
with me. But speaking about women
and thinking Nv the lonely life some of
US have to lead, calls to mind this ''suf-
fering movement" Then men will be
the sufferers. Women will git her
rites, there wont be any paying mer
one thing and women another for the
same job and you may bet yer old socks
that women will do some of the asking
to marry then. But that man is moi
here I'd let worry me. I've always
tried to be a christian and if | fell
moved to marry a man I'd do it nc
matter what all the gossips in oul
neighborhood would say. These gos.
sipers have made many a poor woman.
feet slip. Did you hear what happen.
ed at the school ter day? Lizzie Shor'
Stop and Johnny Go Me One were seer
passing notes and making all sorts OF
signs and in place of the teacher takir
that gal and pitchin her out'en tn,
window, he jes kept them in, and thai
keepin in business wuz right inter theil
hands.
"Lordy, I'd jes like to have the chill
lun of this town one month. They ar,
being ruined. This parent is too gooC
for nothing and loose with his and tina
one with hers and so here we are. yam
der comes poor Joseph Shortlet. Thi
makes twice he's been down this stree
this week. Lem me fix my head-giv,
me my hair and teeth; | am going gu
on the gallery, | hate to embarras hin
by making him call for me, but yo,
see he's stopped and talked to me ever,
time he's been this wav of late. Oh,
failed to stop this time.) Well tn,
dinged puppy seems to have forgottel
his senses today. Everybody say
Mary is so pretty, well. she may be
but If | wuz her mother I'd show then
rotten boys that's always going Their
something. I'd find out right now thei
intenshuns.
i've got no patience with the poll
tics of the day-these men are running
wheels in wheels, but the suffers move
ment will take the spokes out of thes
wheels and then the women to tn
front. Things will be fixed tt en-, mar
my words. "-Kentwood Qdado) News