I wish I could kiss my elbow right
now and turn to a boy."
CHAPTER XXVI
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER
"They's going to be a big nigger 'scursion to Memphis at 'leven
o'clock," said Jimmy as he met the other little boy at the
dividing fence; "Sam Lamb's going and 'most all the niggers they
is. Sarah Jane 'lowed she's going, but she ain't got nobody to
'tend to Bennie Dick. Wouldn't you like to go, Billy?"
"You can't go 'thout you's a nigger," was the reply; "Sam Lamb
say they ain't no white folks 'lowed on this train 'cepin' the
engineer an' conductor."
"Sam Lamb'd take care of us if we could go," continued Jimmy.
"Let's slip off and go down to the depot and see the niggers
get on. There'll be 'bout a million."
Billy's eyes sparkled with appreciation.
"I sho' wish I could," he said;" but Aunt Minerva'd make me stay
in bed a whole week if I want near the railroad."
"My mama 'd gimme 'bout a million licks, too, if I projeckted
with a nigger 'scursion she 'bout the spankingest woman they is.
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