""Ain't no lyin 'lef' to do afteh dese upliftehs gits th'oo," the"
"But all de white men gone into de army, an 'lef' us all wid missus, an 'da locks de bacon up for de sojers, an' gib us little han'ful o 'meal a day, an' we's got weak an 'trimbly."
""Mammy's baby -- did you think old Mammy dun run off an 'lef' her baby?""