"Her eyes
rolled around and happened to light on her corset. She at
once returned to her grievance.
"An' sposin' I hadn't 'av' came in here when I did? I'd 'a'
had to went to my own cousins' fun'el 'thout nare co'set. Y'
all gotta go right to y' all's mamas an' Miss Minerva dis very
minute. I low dey'll settle yo' hashes. Don't y' all know
dat Larroes ketch meddlers?"
CHAPTER XIX
TWINS AND A SISSY
Mrs. Hamilton and Mrs. Black were sitting on Miss Minerva's
veranda talking to her, and Lira and Frances were in the swing
with Billy.
The attraction proved too great for Jimmy; he impolitely left
a disconsolate little visitor sitting on his own porch while he
jumped the fence and joined the other children.
"Don't you all wish you could see Mrs. Brown's new twinses?" was
his greeting as he took his seat by Billy.
"Where'd she get 'em?" asked Frances.
"Doctor Sanford tooken 'em to her last night."
"He muster found 'em in a holler stump," remarked Billy.
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