"Sketch, what's that thing ya do ta get people ta buy you'se papes? I can't remember, can ya show me so I'se can finish sellin me papes?" Butta Fingas asks me as I'se sellin papes with her. I'se try to sell all me papes so I'se can gets me's money's worth, so I'se tries all kinds of tricks to gets people to buy me papes. Me most memorable trick is where I'se acts like I'se got tuberculosis, an cough. People buy me papes outta pity, and they gives me more than me papes are worth, which is a penny. Ta appease Butta Fingas's pleadin, I'se gets out in da street and starts a coughin like I was dyin! A rich coup'le give me's a good two qurtas and go on. Me actin is so good, even more people come an' give me some more quartas. Butta Fingas silently applaudes as me act finishes. I curtsy, and Butta Fingas finishes sellin her papes usin' me act.
"Butta Fingas, I'se thinks we'se did good taday on sellin our papes, we gots a whole five dollas between the twos of us today! That's ten dollas! We'se could go gets a soda wata at da deli," I'se says as Butta Fingas and I'se is walkin back to da Lodgin House. We sold all our papes, an made more money than we'se normally do in a sellin day. Me thinks it calls for a celebration of some sorts, but Butta Fingas thinks we'se should saves it for a rainy day. I'se will listen to her so me money won't be snatched up on da walk to da lodgin house from da deli, and so's she won't nag me's 'bout it all day.
Butta Fingas and I reach the Lodgin house, and sees Smalls asleep in her bed. I gets an inklin of an idea to scare Smalls. I creeps real close to her bed, an I'se leans in real close, an then, I SCREAMS inta Smalls's ear. She seems ta jump right off her bed, like a cat, an yells at me and Butta Fingas for scarin her like that. I'se laughin so hard I falls on da floor. Butta Fingas is snickerin, and Smalls's glowerin at us like she was plannin to kill us. We'se begin ta tell Smalls what a killin we had made taday, when we hears a commotion outside da Lodgin house…