Tildy

Stark greeted with rare cordiality, kissing her on both cheeks and calling her Tildy Ann. She called grandmother Jane Somerset, and explained that her son, going to town, had brought her that far on his way, and would call for her on his return.

What Two Children Did Charlotte E. Chittenden

Often, to keep the peace, I must go where life was less lovely; for instance, 'Tildy's mother was incorrigibly dirty,

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue Various

Often, to keep the peace, I must go where life was less lovely; for instance, 'Tildy's mother was incorrigibly dirty,

The Souls of Black Folk 1915

Often, to keep the peace, I must go where life was less lovely; for instance, 'Tildy's mother was incorrigibly dirty, Reuben's larder was limited seriously, and herds of untamed insects wandered over the Eddingses' beds.

The Souls of Black Folk 1903

But despite 'Tildy's pessimistic views, on the fifth morning of their absence, Miss Ruth had just determined to send around to the Tenement, when a knock summoned her to the door.

The Angel of the Tenement George Madden Martin 1901

"Have you had a doctor to see him?" asked Miss Ruth, waving the groups of arriving children on to 'Tildy's care.

The Angel of the Tenement George Madden Martin 1901

It was when the three teachers, with 'Tildy's help, had at last distributed the sixty hats, hoods, and caps, and started the loitering groups on their homeward ways, that pretty Miss Stannard, putting on her own hat, addressed her new pupils.

The Angel of the Tenement George Madden Martin 1901

Often, to keep the peace, I must go where life was less lovely; for instance, 'Tildy's mother was incorrigibly dirty, Reuben's larder was limited seriously, and herds of untamed bedbugs wandered over the Eddingses' beds.

A Negro Schoolmaster in the New South 1899

He was cobbling away upon what the youngster recognized as 'Tildy's Sunday shoes, and singing snatches of a song something like this: --

Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878

Daddy Jack appeared to enjoy 'Tildy's story as thoroughly as the little boy.

Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878