If he 's a black man, I oughter go tell granny.

The son of the house likes having his granny to himself.

Why don't you go and kiss your new granny?" The boy, without turning to her, or moving, sent his blue glance gravely about the circle.

When I was a little fellow she used to let me feel the place and she would say, 'That's where the overseer knocked granny in the head, son.

L. You know dear granny herself begged that the wedding might not be put off on that account.

I leave granny her sovereign which she gave me, and my book 'Heroes of old England.'

Why, we should have thought such expressions about our grandmother a sort of sacrilege, but when I ventured to hint as much Charley flippantly answered, "Gracious me, we are not going back to buckram"; and Metelill, with her caressing way, declared that she loved dear granny too much to be so stiff and formal.

[unnecessary teaching] preach to the wise, teach one's grandmother to suck eggs, teach granny to suck eggs; preach to the converted.

And when I got home granny was so angry that she took me by the collar and she locked me into the back kitchen; and mother was out, and I cried, I was so miserable.

"Wait a minute, granny," said Cicely; "I 'll take it down.