For the first time in her little life she kept her troubles to herself, and did not once mention the thought that was uppermost in her mind.
"Yo' great-aunt Sally Tylah is comin' this mawnin'," said Mom Beck, the day after their visit to the hotel.

"Do fo' goodness' sake keep yo'self clean.

I'se got too many spring chickens to dress to think 'bout dressin' you up again." "Did I evah see her befo' ?" questioned the Little Colonel.
"Why, yes, the day we moved heah.

Don't you know she came and stayed so long, and the rockah broke off the little white rockin'-chair when she sat down in it ?" "Oh, now I know!" laughed the child.

"She's the big fat one with curls hangin' round her yeahs like shavin's.