"
Mama and my aunts were forever talking so I couldn't
understand. Almost every time they got together one of them would
mention "a little pitcher with big ears." They'd never tell me
where the pitcher was. Finally, I quit asking.
"Is Verdie coming this evening?"
"She can't," Aunt Lovie said. "They've got company from town,
so she sent word to get me to take the minutes. 'Course Lida
Belle Bailey won't be here either. She never does meet with us
any more. Do y'all realize that woman hasn't put her foot in this
church in over three months? I think the whole Bailey family
ought to be brought before the congregation, myself. If they're
not gonna attend services, we ought to 'whop 'em out,' as the
saying is."
"Well, Lovie," Mama told my older aunt, "I found out why Lida
Belle won't come to Missionary Society. She's afraid we'll call
on her to read."
"Read?"
"She don't know how!"
"For goodness sakes! I knew Wes never went to school a day in
his life. That's what worried me and Dan both when he got elected
Justice of the Peace.
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