One day, a road peddler stopped at Boudreaux's house on Bayou Terrebonne.
He had pots, pans, combs, mirrors, spoons, etc. Marie called Boudreaux to come
and see who was at the door. When he walked up and told the man 'hello', Marie
went back in to take care of dinner.
In the meantime, Boudreaux looked at the salesman's wares and finally took
hold of the mirror the peddler had and looked into it. He had never seen a mirror
before. "Whoooo boy, mais look at dat! Dat's da picture o' my poor ole daddy lookin'
at me!" The salesman didn't say anything, fearful of losing a sale.
"Let me buy dat picture rite now!" he said, removing three quarters from his pocket.
Boudreaux was fascinated by his daddy's picture in the mirror. He thought for a while,
and remembering that Marie didn't like his poor daddy, he brought it to the barn and
hid it in the hay. When he would get lonesome, he would sneak out to the barn, take the
mirror out, and look at his poor daddy's face in the mirror.
Marie got curious. One evening, she pretended to be napping. When Boudreaux left, she
snuck out to the barn and found the mirror in the hay. She, too, had never seen a mirror
before. When she looked into it, she saw a woman's face.
"Dat darn Boudreaux," she fussed. "I knew he was actin' funny sneakin' out ta da barn
like dat! He got a girl fren'. I wonder who dat ugly bitch is an' where he found her."
be safe
He had pots, pans, combs, mirrors, spoons, etc. Marie called Boudreaux to come
and see who was at the door. When he walked up and told the man 'hello', Marie
went back in to take care of dinner.
In the meantime, Boudreaux looked at the salesman's wares and finally took
hold of the mirror the peddler had and looked into it. He had never seen a mirror
before. "Whoooo boy, mais look at dat! Dat's da picture o' my poor ole daddy lookin'
at me!" The salesman didn't say anything, fearful of losing a sale.
"Let me buy dat picture rite now!" he said, removing three quarters from his pocket.
Boudreaux was fascinated by his daddy's picture in the mirror. He thought for a while,
and remembering that Marie didn't like his poor daddy, he brought it to the barn and
hid it in the hay. When he would get lonesome, he would sneak out to the barn, take the
mirror out, and look at his poor daddy's face in the mirror.
Marie got curious. One evening, she pretended to be napping. When Boudreaux left, she
snuck out to the barn and found the mirror in the hay. She, too, had never seen a mirror
before. When she looked into it, she saw a woman's face.
"Dat darn Boudreaux," she fussed. "I knew he was actin' funny sneakin' out ta da barn
like dat! He got a girl fren'. I wonder who dat ugly bitch is an' where he found her."
be safe
