Wopsie

"Wopsie, which is the name I call her, though her right name is Sallie Jefferson, was sent up North to live with her aunt here in New York.

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home Laura Lee Hope

"Say, dis suah am a funny party," whispered Wopsie to Sue.

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home Laura Lee Hope

"I'll tell them all about you, Wopsie," said Aunt Lu.

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home Laura Lee Hope

"De paper was losted, and now I'se losted," said Wopsie.

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home Laura Lee Hope

I belong to this society, and when I heard of Wopsie I said I would take her and keep her in my house for a while.

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home Laura Lee Hope

"Well, what has happened now?" asked Aunt Lu, as she saw the strange colored woman with Wopsie and the children.

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home Laura Lee Hope

Wopsie, the colored girl, smiled to show even more of her white teeth, and then she asked:

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home Laura Lee Hope

Wopsie, her hair standing up more than ever, for she had just finished tying it in rags.

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home Laura Lee Hope

"Wopsie would ride up and down all day if I'd let her," said Aunt Lu.

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home Laura Lee Hope

Lu, and after all, Wopsie was quite happy, especially since Bunny and

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home Laura Lee Hope