Marry one; an' den anotha.

Ah married 'im. Ah married dat ugly Mist' Hillicks, an' Ah wish Ah didn't. 'E is right mean an' don't luv me none, Ah kin tell. We married an' it was right beautiful, though. Nanny an' huh friends wuz cookin' an' we had a good 3 cakes an' a right big lot o' chicken an' rabbit. It was gud, an' Ah took it as uh good sign fah mah marriage but Ah was wrong. Marraiage sho don't make no love. An' mah Nanny is dead an' gone. I sho do miss huh. But Ah  juss don't love Logan none. Ah sho wish Ah did, then Ah'd feel bettah, but Ah don't. Dat's why Ah'm goin' off wid mah Jody. Tole me tah call 'im dat, 'e did. When Ah axed Logan what wud 'e wud do if Ah got up an' leff 'im, 'e juss hollad at me an' tole me wouldn't nobody want me an' whoevah did wuz juss lyin' tah mah face. It don't even make me sad, though. Ah nevah loved 'im, an' all dat 'e hollad at me fah caint be changed, so Ah won't even waste no time thinkin' on it. Ah met Jody out on de cornah an' he picked me up in a hired rig, an' we got ourselves married in some new clothes! Love don't equal marriage, and marriage don't equal love, but Ah sho do think dat wid Jody Ah can get me both!

Janie Mae Crawford Hillicks Starks!


Translation (In today's vernacular)

I married him. I married that ugly Mister Hillicksm and I wish I didn't. He is very mean, and doesn't love me at all, I can tell. We married and it was very beautiful, though. Nanny and her friends were cooking and we had 3 cakes and a lot of chicken and rabbit. It was good, and I took it as a good sign for my marriage, but I was wrong. Marriage sure doesn't equal love. And my Nanny is dead and gone. I sure do miss her. But I just don't love Logan at all. I sure wish I did, then I'd feel better, but I don't. That's why I'm going off with my Jody. He told me to call him that, he did. When I asked Logan what he would do if I left him, he just yelled at me and told me no one would want me, and whoever did was just lying to my face. It dosn't even make me sad, though. I never loved him anyway, and all that he yelled at me for can't be changed, so I won't even watse any time thinking about it. I met Jody out on the corner and he picked me up in a hired rig, and we married in new clothes! Love doesn't ewual marriage, and marraige doesn't equal love, but I sure do think that with Jody I can have both!

Janie Mae Crawford Hillicks Starks!