“Jis’ go ahead wid dat ’ar paper, Boss,”
Peter replied; then whispered, bending down:
“Dar’s rumers—and dey is reliable—
Dat de young woman dat I’m goin’ fur
Has got two dollars and a quarter—shoa.
And dat’s de reason wy I marries her.”
PENN
on a text by robert burdette
When William Penn appeared before King Charles
To get the charter of his Promised Land
In Pennsylvaniá,