Janie saw her life like a great tree in leaf with the things suffered

166/260Then everybody began to holler at the music because the mancouldn’t play but three pieces. So Tea Cake took the guitar and playedhimself. He was glad of the chance because he hadn’t had his hand ona box since he put his in the pawn shop to get some money to hire acar for Janie soon after he met her. He missed his music. So that puthim in the notion he ought to have one. He bought the guitar on thespot and paid fifteen dollars cash. It was really worth sixty-five anyday.Just before day the party wore out. So Tea Cake hurried on back tohis new wife. He had done found out how rich people feel and he had afine guitar and twelve dollars left in his pocket and all he needed nowwas a great big old hug and kiss from Janie.“You musta thought yo’ wife was powerful ugly. Dem ugly womendat you paid two dollars not to come in, could git tuh de door. Younever even ’lowed me tuh git dat close.” She pouted.“Janie, Ah would have give Jacksonville wid Tampa for a jumpbackfor you to be dere wid me. Ah started to come git yuh two threetimes.”“Well, how come yuh didn’t come git me?”“Janie, would you have come if Ah did?”“Sho Ah would. Ah laks fun just as good as you do.”“Janie, Ah wanted tuh, mighty much, but Ah was skeered. Tooskeered Ah might lose yuh.”“Why?”