Hallo, Judith, come 'ere." In answer to this call, a fat, pleasant-looking colored woman appeared in the doorway, and as if fresh from the regions of cookdom, wiped the drops of perspiration from her round jolly face.
"Here, Judith," said Mr Knight, "help this gal lift her traps out." Judith complied, and then bidding old Charlotte to "get up," Mr.
Knight drove away, leaving Mary standing by the kitchen door.
"Come in and sit down," said Judith, pushing a chair towards Mary with her foot.

"It's as hot here as oven, but I had crambry sass and ginger snaps, and massy knows what to make this morning, and I got belated; but set down and make yourself to home." Mary took the proffered seat, and then Judith left the room for a few moments, saying when she returned, that as Mrs.Mason was still suffering from a headache, she could not see Mary until after dinner.
"And," continued Judith "she told me to entertain you, but I don't know what to say, nor do first.

Harry died just a week to a day before he was to be married, and so I never had any little girls to talk to.
Can't you think of something to talk about?
What have you been used to doing ?" "Washing dishes," was Mary's reply, after glancing about the room, and making sure that on this occasion there were none to wash.
"Wall," answered Judith, "I guess you won't have that to do here; for one night when some of the neighbors were in, I heard Miss Mason tell 'em that she got you to read to her and wait on her.

And then she said something about your not having an equal chance with your sister.

You hain't but one, now t'other's dead, have you ?" Mary replied in the negative, and Judith continued: "Wall, now, you've got over the first on't, I reckon you'se glad the baby's dead, for she must have been kind of a bother, wasn't she ?" Instantly Mary's thoughts flew back to an empty cradle, and again a little golden head was pillowed upon her breast, as often in times past it had been, and as it would never be again.