Spinsterhood


The old colored mammy took advantage of a wedding announcement to

question her mistress, who remained a spinster still though approaching

middle age.



"When is you gwine to git married, missy?"



"I don't know, mammy," was the thoughtful reply. "Really, I don't think

I'll ever get married."



A note of sadness in the speaker's voice moved the old woman to attempt

philosophical consolation:



"Well, they do say as how ole maids am the happies' kind after they

quits strugglin'."



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