| After dinner, Rhott ushered her back to the table, placed two little dice in her hand, and told her to throw them all the way down to the other end of the table. Scorrit followed his instructions. She pictured the faces of Ashton and Misty at a spot down at the end of the table and threw the dice down there like she had been doing it all her life. The spectators immediately started calling out numbers and throwing cookies around the table, then quieted rapidly as a nice young man in the center of the table moved the dice back to Scorrit with a bamboo stick. Scorrit repeated this silly activity for over an hour until someone finally said her turn was over. Rhott had accumulated a huge bunch of the round cookies--all brightly colored--but the green ones must not have been any good, because he threw those back on the table "for the boys". He whisked Scorrit away to a window with bars on it and exchanged the cookies for real money! Now Scorrit was interested! She joined Rhott in his life of degradation, and never returned to her home of Terror. The former mansion became overgrown with weeds, looking crumpled and forlorn. Rumor has it that the couple opened an extension of casinoland in a small southern town on the coast. The vast majority of roads are paved now, but if you happen to drive down a street and there's a thin layer of broken up oyster shells--turn around quickly. I can guarantee you that you are lost and not headed for any place you'd likely want to be. If you want some real "Southern Hospitality"--don't go to the Beau Rivage. The folks over there know about as much about hospitality as hogs know about vacation. If you think you see roaches in any eating facilities, quietly ask for verification. If you do, in reality, see roaches, then you've likely not followed my advice about the the oyster shell roads. (See item #4.) Don't eat chitlins or souse. You'll just have to trust me on this one. Pickled pigs feet are most likely out also, but at least you know what you are getting. Ma'm (pronounced Mayam) is how every woman over the age of 16 is addressed. It's not a sign of your dotage creeping up on you. For example, "How're ya'll tonight, Ma'm?" 3 + 2 = 6. "Fixin' to" is a term which means either something is about to happen or someone is getting ready to do something, depending on the circumstances. For example, "I'm fixin' to get a Blackjack," is equally appropriate usage as, "I was just fixin' to take down my bets, honey." "Jeat yet? Y'ant to?" This is not a foreign language. This is southern English asking, "Did you eat yet? Do you want to?" When you are leaving, a common salutation will be, "Ya'll come back now, ya hear?" I can assure you that it's a sincere request, and I have little doubt you will want to follow that recommendation. (As long as you steer clear of any oyster shell roads). |
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