Crossword-Solution: HAMBO 5 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 12

When the curtain goes up the following characters are discovered on the porch: MAYOR JOE CLARK, the storekeeper; DEACON HAMBO; DEACON GOODWIN; Old Man MATT BRAZZLE; WILL CODY; SYKES JONES; LUM BOGER, the young town marshall; LIGE MOSELY and WALTER THOMAS, two village wags; TOM NIXON and SAM MOSELY, and several others, seated on boxes, kegs, benches and floor of the porch.

Sister Roberts is en town agin! If she was mine, I’ll be hen-fired if I wouldn’t break her down in de lines (loins)—good as dat man is to her! HAMBO.

Lawd knows, Jake don’t fee-eed me! (She exits right on this line followed by the boy with the baby on his back.) (All the men gaze behind her, then at each other and shake their heads.) HAMBO.

Well, Hambo, you don’t got to be so hard at checkers, come on let’s see what you can do with de cards.

ALL THE GIRLS (in a clamor) I'll be de mama hen! Lemme be it! (Enter Hambo left and stands looking at the children.) HAMBO Can't dese young uns keep up a powerful racket, Joe? LINDSAY They sho kin.