The Chronicles of Aunt Minervy Ann

The Chronicles of Aunt Minervy Ann

The happiest, the most vivid, and certainly the most critical period of a mans life is combined in the years that stretch between sixteen and twenty-two. His responsibilities do not sit heavily on him, he has hardly begun to realize them, and yet he has begun to see and feel, to observe and absorb; he is for once and for the last time an interested, and yet an irresponsible, spectator of the passing show. This period I had passed very pleasantly, if not profitably, at Halcyondale in Middle Georgia, directly after the great war, and the town and the people there had a place apart, in my mind. When, therefore, some ten years after leaving there, I received a cordial invitation to attend the county fair, which had been organized by some of the enterprising spirits of the town and county, among whom[2] were Paul Conant and his father-in-law, Major Tumlin Perdue, it was natural that the fact should revive old memories. The most persistent of these memories were those which clustered around Major Perdue, his daughter Vallie, and his brother-in-law, Colonel Bolivar Blasengame, and Aunt Minervy Ann Perdue. Curiously enough, my recollection of this negro woman was the most persistent of all. Her individuality seemed to stand out more vitally than the rest. She was what is called a character, and something more besides. The truth is, I should have missed a good deal if I had never known Aunt Minervy Ann Perdue, who, as she described herself, was Affikin fum way back yander fo de flood, an fum de word goa fact which seriously interferes with the somewhat complacent theory that Ham, son of Noah, was the original negro. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 64770
Author: Harris, Joel Chandler
Release Date: Mar 9, 2021
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Illustrator: Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett), 1851-1928