paper an‘ look fus ‚ at Mis‘ ‘Riah den at Mis ‚ Laughter, an‘ for a minute Mis‘ ‘Riah would smile, den shc would look firm an‘ say to Mis‘ Laughter. ‘Don‘t you know datrightousness an‘ V irtue am more ‚ e eptab le to de Lawd den b eaůty ? You ‚ s worldly, Clorena, you‘s too worldly.‘

	Mis ‚ Lat~ghter would throw back her head an ‚ laugh ‚ ‘ her eyes would shine bright as blue glass marbles. She tole Mis‘ ‘Riali dat she ‘specs dat when her man come he gwine see her face befo‘ he seed her rightousness, so she gv‘ine wear roses an‘ curls den he would know her when he se cd her . Den b Th~ j~ ‘Riah could speak her mind, Mis‘ Laughter done gone skippin‘. down de hail ‚. her little • fee ta in de ‘ slippers wink‘ from ~e ruffles of her pantXalets . Eve~body on de place love dat chile an‘ de house wasn‘ never de same after she done gone away.

	~y grau‘ maiw ‚ Rowena ‚ say dat Mi s ‚ ‚ Riah was bawn for trouble. She was bawn de las‘ day of March ‘tween midnight an‘ day . De moon was on de wane ‚ an ‚ j us ‚ as Mi sti s was bavin de wind come down de chimbley an‘ bĎew de ashes out on de hearth. Gran‘rnammy say dat mea~i trouble an‘ death; dat new bawn baby ain1t never gwine keep long de things she love de o‘ ‚ an‘ she better never love robody too weLL ‚ if she do dey gwine be took away from her, an‘~• t‘oubi~ aho did follow Mis‘ ‘Ri~~~ after she growed Up. ~ . ~. Whende war corne Marse Ned went off to fight. . He was

•Márs‘e ~:erai ~~~COtto~ de~ . Dat ~ didn‘ t ~ leave nobody &t. home ‚ tC ept ‚ Mi.s‘ .~:‚ ~ah~ i~eD ~marnm~ Mis‘ &berta Davis~ but we~caUed her oie