Ah went tah Jody's funeral. Ah wore mah mournin' clothes fah as long as mah greif lasted. Phoeby's tryna talk tah me about gettin' married again but Ah sho don't want tah. Ah'm enjoyin' mah freedom too much tah even be thankin' bout gettin' married tah some man. But ah met me a man tahday. 'Is name is Tea Cake, but 'is momma named 'im Vergible Woods. Tole me tah call 'im Mist' Woods if Ah wanted but it's be mighty nice if Ah called 'im Tea Cake. So dat's what Ah'mma call 'im. We played us some checkers, drank some Cola, and had a right lot o' fun. It seems lak Ah known 'im all mah life.
Janie Mae Starks
Translation (in today's vernacular):
I went to Jody's funeral. I wore my mourning clothes for as long as my grief lasted. Phoeby is trying to talk em into getting married again, but I sure don't want to. I'm enjoying my freedom too much to even be thinking about getting married to some man. But I met a man today. His name is Tea Cake, but his momma named him Vergible Woods. He told me to call him Mr. Woods if I wanted to but it would be nice if I called him Tea Cake. So that's what I'm going to call him. We played checkers, drank Cola, and had a lot of fun. It seems like I've known him all my life.
Janie Mae Starks
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