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two friends. 'Uncle' -- he always call me uncle [one underlined] -- 'me can marry Clara Francis. She's rich, she's good looking; but den she's got her faults,' says he. 'She don't get up early, till nine, ten o'clock. Spose me want wife get up, do house work 'n' Clar' Francis, you see, p'raps she dont want put hands in bread; have hired girl do work staid do it herself, while she play meloodyan (melodian) Then me dont care for her no more'n log.' -- 'Now Johnny', me say, 'you jist see. She's rich, she's hahnsome, she's good gal. Don't berry often you see nicer gal.' -- 'But, uncle, she's got some faults. We don't know what kind woman she make us' -- All time you see lookin' 'haid (ahead) lookin' in future see what's going coming.' We [struck through] I tell him 'You lend me your shoes'. Berry soon me find out. But he dont do nothing. I tell you my nephew Johnny he might'a married Clara Francis."

Joe also told us the particulars of Sebattis Solomon's death of which we had heard only. It seems that about