ACT II. Scene: Lawn in front of Clemm cottage, near Richmond. Bony and Tat on a side porch shelling peas. Tat. Sho' Mars Edgah come in good time! Peavines jes a hangin' low, an' sweet as honey! Bony. Mars Edgah hab peaș ebry day wha' he came f'om! Big city hab ebryting! Tat. Dey can't hab ebryting when it don' grow! Bony. Sho', dey hab it when it don' grow same lak when he do grow! Tat. You nebah did hab no sense! Bony. I ain't got no sense? Take dat, Tatermally Clemm! (Strikes at her. They scuffle and bring Zurie to side door) Zu. Dem chillun' jes kill me! Why de Lawd make ol' Zurie bring dem two twins to dis heah worl' she nebah could tell! Dey haint shell 'nuf fo' a hummin' bird's stomach, an' de pot bilin' mad fo' 'm dis minute! Wha' yo' do, yo' black niggahs? Come in heah! I make yo' sit still an' do nuffin' an' yo' ol' mammy wu'kin' hussef to def! (Picks up basket and drives children into the kitchen. Calls after them beamingly) Wha' yo' reckon yo' ol' mummy[errata 1] cookin' in dat ubbin fo' two little no 'count niggahs? Children. (Within, scampering with delight) Cherry cobblah! Cherry cobblah!
Zu. (Shutting the door) Don' want dat wind blowin' on my poun' cake! It'll fall sho'!
- ↑ Correction: mummy should be amended to mammy
