Dorothy Scarborough 
From a Southern Porch 

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. This, then, is a tribute of love to porches, and meant only for the eyes of fellow-porchers, not at all for the critical gaze of folk who sit shut up in houses. The colored people in Virginia have a saying that all kinds of meat are to be found in the turtle’s flesh. This volume might be considered mock-turtle’s meat, for it is a joyous, irresponsible jumble of things I like, what Aunt Mandy would It has written itself with tongue acheck, breaking all the laws I know of unity, coherence, and continuity, and should be read on a friendly Southern porch.