Each day Rose treated Melanctha more and more as if she never wanted
Melanctha any more to come there to the house to see her. Melanctha
dared not ask Rose why she acted in this way to her. Melanctha badly
needed to have Rose always there to save her. Melanctha wanted badly
to cling to her and Rose had always been so solid for her. Melanctha
did not dare to ask Rose if she now no longer wanted her to come and
see her.
Melanctha now never any more had Sam to be gentle to her. Rose always
sent Melanctha away from her before it was time for Sam to come home
to her. One day Melanctha had stayed a little longer, for Rose
that day had been good to let Melanctha begin to do things for her.
Melanctha then left her and Melanctha met Sam Johnson who stopped a
minute to speak kindly to her.
The next day Rose Johnson would not let Melanctha come in to her. Rose
stood on the steps, and there she told Melanctha what she thought now
of her.
"I guess Melanctha it certainly ain't no ways right for you to come
here no more just to see me. I certainly don't Melanctha no ways like
to be a trouble to you. I certainly think Melanctha I get along better
now when I don't have nobody like you are, always here to help me, and
Sam he do so good now with his working, he pay a little girl something
to come every day to help me. I certainly do think Melanctha I don't
never want you no more to come here just to see me.
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