Laws ! I 's nothin ' but a nigger noways . ' ' I shall have to give her up , ' said Miss Ophelia . ' I ca n't have that trouble any longer . ' Eva had stood silent , listening . Now she took Topsy by the hand , and led her into a little room close by . ` What makes you so naughty , Topsy ? ' she said , with tears in her eyes . ` Why do n't you try to be good ? Do n't you love anybody , Topsy ? ' ` Dunno nothin ' ` bout love . I love candy , that 's all . ' ` But you love your father and mother ? ' ` Never had none , ye know . I telled ye that , Miss Eva . ' ` Oh , I forgot , ' said Eva sadly . ` But had n't you any brother , or sister or aunt , or -- ' ` No , none on 'em . Never had nothin ' nor nobody . ' ` But , Topsy , if you would only try to be good you might -- ' ` Could n't never be nothin ' but a nigger , if I was ever so good , ' said Topsy . ` If I could be skinned , and come white , I 'd try then . '
` But people can love you , if you are black , XXXXX .
Eva Ophelia Topsy anybody brother eyes hand nigger nobody noways