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he wsboyi Bxaster SAY, irllrts. now heal me, Isay. M Icr once keep Kill ? I went Irr merlin' yesterday. Je church 1 up ur. Je hill. I'd told me Sunday papes ell right, en' I bed J got me not); I didn't know r?t what tet do, cause all me work wus door. When 1 chasm' by de dooi I stopped trt brat Jem sing; A gid I'lim out a gid wid curls -she imilrd , hke anything. "Me boy.'" the mhI. an den ihr tmilej. dais j what >Ke Mid trr nv Ye don't believe the talkej like del? Well. den. i kghl. ye tee. She took ?if daty h?n' in hrrt?don't seem's it dat could be? "I'd like trr have ye come," the said, "an' take er teat wid me." Jest t ink o' del. an' dere I wus; I'd Irh mm i stovepipe hat. Me gloves at Home, me swaUertail, an' all de Ur. o dat At hrtt I couldn't tpeak at all. a took mr breath away. An' den I taid I couldn't go, I'd come tome other day. "Caiitr how mr modder might get scared it I tteyed out too long - I didn't waater do, o' course, dr t'ings I knowed wut wrong. She knew dal I wu (oliyin' hrr: I tern her leafh nyht out. Ab' the got on me cunres. the did ?o dal drre am t no doubt, -ni tell yr what I'll do." tajd the- 'I'll go wU ye.' laid the. ? SPRING "I'D II? TfB HAVf UK COME." j "An' atk yer modder tight ofi now il ye caa'l go wkJ mr." Me jolly got me in a fix?me moddcr't dead, y? know. I couidn't say aaodder word?Jet's how 1 cum Irr go. An' to I chatrd metell inside an' tat rrtrlown wid her. I nrvet thought I'd do tuch things I wouldn't but fer her. Dal church u wut a dandy place, de like I'd ne?ei area. Wid picturrt on de windyi all -I don't know what dry mean. "Cause men had crowns, an' chil'cn. too, an' wim men dry had w?sfa, Jest hkr de birds ye see out derr. an' ocklrr funny taws. T ain't like de theater, ye know, fei all de show is bee. An' while dere wa'a't no daacin' dere, st katdet tuited me. De mar, gee. ye never heard de likes o' dal ?oh. ?yl So big an' solemn-like it wus it almost made toe ? c**' I An den de parson gent he talked: she said it wus hn teal. He read it out er g- book?I wuodeted what wus next. i>g r?Ks v .i?-t m Ttt.KFt. I can't wawaxber al he astd twas ill id kie da Bat I can: tay a at kst words, an' sense, o caasrte. ritaaas? -Ye let dr. ksds crane art-. Me (1 s pert Iske ate an r*?X "Aa doa't ye peak drsa bark, cause. seVf, dat kam I satkt set day Far sack a place ? kaaiaa. anr> Deea wotds I Vau *l k?e art gee I reater awns ye can't wabw aw ckwd. ?AH i WTawasnrkrT t flstt, *Jw?t asdlseknew He wad dsa dew aw soon, eaeaa* tee ktds kke e ptaMCsafafT BP** ? rV* talskdN^ Hawaddeyarwaadal mm mm I dan t eawaty anewawa' why dry thatskj waat rawTkaae de sick dry oWl get ?W Hew t dar l? mm^kZZd dat ears Wast war. raw* ska wad 'twaaa*. An dar-a et aA be eawi mm, dan. I art** heard I t aA I eawa at sal asleep (I saw*. I daks I Tm mmTmt ctwark aaa' Stsndey war. dsa asW sae tr? brr fa, a*at i We sefk wW keweea at a rnarsw I * kd r mmm. F V. Weak. . Boat*. CUt A Complete and AuthoritativelDemon stration of r n The Prevailing' Styles for the* Coming Season WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY March 16th and 17th Store Open Wednesday Until 0 P. M. a* The Spring Opening in Our Establish went Has Long Since Become the Real Fashion Event of the Season .:. ... .:. This city has learned that oar styles are Che styles that LEAD?that we do not copy, hut that wo create fashion. Oar OPfiNIKG emphasizes the culmination of months of preparation for the coming Spring season. The great stocks of merchandise are now in their zenith and ready for your inspection and ?pprohation of I housands of whom this store ftels proud to torm its pntrons and supporters. We respectfully invite you to visit our Spring Open? ing and inspect the many enticements we offer this season. CAA FAAC REFUNDED TO ALL CUSTOMERS FROM HAMPTON. PHOEBU3 AND OLD S POINT. PURCHASING 16 WORTH OF MER? CHANDISE OR MORE. m -m 2707 2709 WASHINGTON AVE. g0? HEglfMlS I 1 mW nr PAR THE NT STORE^deZT kl INCORPORATED CAR FARE REFUNDED TO ALL CUSTOMERS FROM HAMPTON. PHOEBUS AMI OLD POINT. PURCHA8INO 15 WORTH OF MER? CHANDISE OA MORE.