As the “Big 40” Approaches…

…I really appreciate Stowe’s commentary in Chapter 13:

“So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why don’t somebody wake up to the beauty of old women?”

Amen!

(Actually, the first thing that struck me about this quote was the vernacular/improper use of “don’t somebody” – was she trying to speak in the slave dialect here or just getting “hot under the collar” about a pet peeve?  Who knows?  But, I still agree!)