14/30 The actors were all little negroes, the funniest, blackest little pickaninnies that ever sung a song or danced a double shuffle. "Our circle of King's Daughters had them under its wing all winter, or they would have starved. When I discovered what heathen they were, I turned missionary and taught them an hour every Sunday afternoon. They will do anything for me now, and are such clever little mimics that I know they can act the charades charmingly. |