“We’re gunna have ice-cream for supper.”
SUDDEN INCREASE IN DEATH RATE SINCE THE BASE BALL SEASON OPENED
“Me brudder said to give ut to youse.”
“Ah, this is very sad. What caused your poor
grandmother’s untimely end?”
“Sir?”
“What did she die of?”
“Don’t it say in de letter?”
“No, Jimmy has not mentioned the disease. Was
it pneumonia?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Was she sick long?”
“Sir?”
“How long was she sick? A couple of years?”
“Yes, sir.”
“So Jimmy’s home with his grandmother now?”
“No, sir.”
“Where is he?”
“He’s waitin’ outside.”
ON DECORATION DAY
“You bet I’m goin’ to be a soldier, too, like my Uncle David, when I grow up.”