"What DO 'at word
mean, Mist' Bibbs?"
"It's new to me, George. Where did you hear it?"
"I nev' DID hear it!" said George. "I uz dess sittin' thinkum to
myse'f an' she pop in my head--'lamiDAL,' dess like 'at! An' she
soun' so good, seem like she GOTTA mean somep'm!"
"Come to think of it, I believe she does mean something. Why, yes--"
"Do she?" cried George. "WHAT she mean?"
"It's exactly the word for the statue," said Bibbs, with conviction,
as he climbed into the car. "It's a lamiDAL statue."
"Hiyi!" George exulted. "Man! Man! Listen! Well, suh, she mighty
lamiDAL statue, but lamiDAL statue heap o' trouble to dus'!" "I
expect she is!" said Bibbs, as the engine began to churn; and a
moment later he was swept from sight.
George turned to Mist' Jackson, who had been listening benevolently
in the hallway. "Same he aw-ways say, Mist' Jackson--'I expec' she
is!' Ev'y day he try t' git me talk 'bout 'at lamiDAL statue, an'
aw-ways, las' thing HE say, 'I expec' she is!' You know, Mist'
Jackson, if he git well, 'at young man go' be pride o' the family,
Mist' Jackson. Yes-suh, right now I pick 'im fo' firs' money!"
"Look out with all 'at money, George!" Jackson warned the enthusiast.
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