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on Ole Will’s gonna’ treat Nannie like a lady!”
Old Will is spoiled, there is no donbt about that. Old Will is likewise shrewd; his wits have kept him one jump ahead of retribution. A lawyer in the county once gave Will the straight truth. Will had been tearfully begging for legal aid, winding up his sorrowful plea with “The trouble with po' ole' Will that he’s jes’ an ole’ black nigger.” And the lawyer answered quickly, “And it’s lucky, too; any white man would have been hanged long ago for the things you ve done!*
There are times when folks get so disgusted they feel like Will should be drowned in the nearest rain barrel for all his deeds. But Will is a county character, and as such, enjoys certain immunity. There remains one fact: if the county did not enjoy and apprecaate a “character,” he would not exist and thrive.
By the time a woman achieves a diamond bracelet it is usually just as well not to call attention
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