Mammie

Many a Southern boy and girl of my generation will recall the old negro "Mammie," as she was called, - her gentleness, patience, and faithfulness, her spirit of unselfishness and kindness, and her interest in the pleasures and enjoyments of our young lives.

The valley campaigns : being the reminiscences of a non-combatant while between the lines in the Shenandoah Valley during the war of the states, 1914

In nearly every large family there was an old negro "Mammie," as she was called, who took general charge of the domestic care of the house and managed the young negro girls employed about the home.

The valley campaigns : being the reminiscences of a non-combatant while between the lines in the Shenandoah Valley during the war of the states, 1914

This old negro "Mammie" had usually nursed the children and looked after their clothes and comforts.

The valley campaigns : being the reminiscences of a non-combatant while between the lines in the Shenandoah Valley during the war of the states, 1914

"Mammie," she said, "you have made friends to yourself to-day, who will be kinder to you than your foster-son.

The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland Hugh Miller 1829

"Mammie," she said, "I cannot open the heart of the laird, and I have nothing of my own to give you; but I think I can do something for you now.

The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland Hugh Miller 1829

In my teenage years, Mammie and I stayed up late playing Yahtzee, watching movies and completing Mad Libs.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers Jack Canfield 2011

Mammie made potato soup, meatloaf, green beans, and biscuits.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers Jack Canfield 2011

Mammie invited my husband and me over for dinner recently.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers Jack Canfield 2011

Earlier this year, Mammie became ill with complications from an allergic reaction.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers Jack Canfield 2011

Mammie and I painted with water, colored pictures with jumbo crayons, picked flowers, and sang nursery rhymes.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers Jack Canfield 2011