§ 144 She Who Sought for Peace
Young Mrs. Smith was in need of a domestic for general house-work. She inserted a notice in the local paper. In answer to the advertisement a rather slatternly-looking colored girl applied for the job.
“Where did you work last?” asked Mrs. Smith.
“I wukked fur de Jones fambly right down de street yere a piece,” said the candidate.
“Do you mean the Herbert Joneses who live in the white house on the corner?” inquired Mrs. Smith.
“Yassum, they’s the ones.”
“When did you leave their employment?”
“Las’ Sad’day night.”
“Did you quit or were you discharged?”
“I quit. Yassum, of my own free will I up and quit.”