The Ballad of the Sad Café-9
tsteps be;Cousin Lymon, your dinner is set out upon table.quot;
quot;My appetite is poor tonig; said ting s snuff all t;t;
quot;Just a pick,quot; said Miss Amelia. quot;t, t.quot;
toget back into t café, and sat doable one in t t of stle. Miss Amelia ient and isfied ient could errified it tle arms dangling loose along o go home.
ill silent. e carefully, making no noise o ite and ting down er Miss Amelia and again held his peace.
It ypical Saturday nigry ated for a moment at to come inside. togetry couple, t ttle s. t early, and by midnig of tomers ill played cumpy MacP tle on able ( allo in tions yet gone a al to bed soon after nig Lymon less and s suggest t t.
Finally, at one oclock, tly to Miss Amelia: quot;I got a letter today.quot;
Miss Amelia one to be impressed by ts of business letters and catalogues came addressed to her.
quot;I got a letter from my brot; said henry Macy.
tepping about topped suddenly. o sense any cmosp eaced.
Miss Amelia sco quot;You are o it,quot; she said.
quot; of tentiary.quot;
t umpy MacP.
quot;; asked Cousin Lymon. o gro;?quot;
Miss Amelia slapped able. quot;Because Marvin Macy is a --quot; But er a fes s;o be in t penitentiary t;
quot; did ; asked Cousin Lymon.
tly o ans;ations,quot; said Stumpy MacP sound complete and t unmentioned.
tient. bear to be left out of anyt misery. to it tantalized ion of subjects orn d