The River's Children, An Idyl of the Mississippi
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"I knowed yo' pa's ma, ole Ma'am Toinette, she 'd turn in her grave lessen her gran'-chil' was christened Cat'lic, so I had her christened dat way. Dat ole half-blind priest. Father Some'h'n' other, wha' comes from Bayou de Glaise, he was conductin' mass meetin' or some'h'n' other, down here in Bou- ligny, an' I took de baby down, an' he sprinkled her in Latin or some'h'n' other, an' ornamented behind her ears wid unctious ile, an' crossed her little [112] THE RIVER'S CHILDREN forehead, an' mad...e her eat a few grains o' table salt. He done it straight, wid all his robes on, an' I g'in him a good dol- lar, too. An' dat badge you see on her neck, a sister o' charity, wid one o' dese clair-starched ear-flap sunbonnets on, she put dat on her. She say she give it to her to wear so 's she could n't git drownded— Kfce as efl 'd let her drownd.
Yit an' still I lef it so, an' I even buys a fresh blue ribbin for it,once-t an'awhile.
I hear 'em say dat blue hit's de Hail Mary color— an' it becomes her eyes, too.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
"I knowed yo' pa's ma, ole Ma'am Toinette, she 'd turn in her grave lessen her gran'-chil' was christened Cat'lic, so I had her christened dat way. Dat ole half-blind priest. Father Some'h'n' other, wha' comes from Bayou de Glaise, he was conductin' mass meetin' or some'h'n' other, down here in Bou- ligny, an' I took de baby down, an' he sprinkled her in Latin or some'h'n' other, an' ornamented behind her ears wid unctious ile, an' crossed her little [112] THE RIVER'S CHILDREN forehead, an' mad...e her eat a few grains o' table salt. He done it straight, wid all his robes on, an' I g'in him a good dol- lar, too. An' dat badge you see on her neck, a sister o' charity, wid one o' dese clair-starched ear-flap sunbonnets on, she put dat on her. She say she give it to her to wear so 's she could n't git drownded— Kfce as efl 'd let her drownd.
Yit an' still I lef it so, an' I even buys a fresh blue ribbin for it,once-t an'awhile.
I hear 'em say dat blue hit's de Hail Mary color— an' it becomes her eyes, too.
What to read after The River's Children, An Idyl of the Mississippi?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Stuart, Ruth Mcenery, 1856-1917 to read onlineMoreLess
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