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afternoon for the high school childrens of my neighbors, as I'm the one
who takes them back and to. Then, as I have to be on the job from eleven
tonight until seven tomorrow morning I'd better be on my way. Corneal
will show you around the house, so you can see for yourself what we have
got and what we ain't got. By-the-way, before I forget it, remember, they
aint a soul in these whole quarters that's on relief, now ain't that
somethin!?"

With that, William Jackson bid me goodby, invited me to come again
and was gone. Corneal told me afterwards, that even when he was off work
and not sleeping, he liked to work around the house, as he didn't have
much use for lazy people. She then gave me time to view their three room
home. When I came in I had noticed there was very little space be-
tween the quarter-houses. A few shrubs had been planted in the front yard
and were covered to keep out the frost. On the front porch were several
old chairs, a few broken and unpainted.

Inside, the rooms were small and unfinished. The front room was
lined with torn, corrugated boxes. The furniture consisted of one bed,
a dresser, a chest of drawers, a large chair, one chest covered with cre-
tonne, and a steamer trunk. The floor was covered with a rug and on top
of this were a number of throw rugs.

In the middle room was a single bed, two throw rugs, two trunks, a
settee, one large armchair, and in two corners were home-made closets
covered with cretonne curtains. Shades and curtains hung at the windows.
Corneal was pleased with her small home and proudly pointed out the finer
articles.

"I keep the sewin machine in this room," she said, and showed me how

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