"early" ex. of initial "myself"

[Joel S. Berson]

At 5/14/2007 01:43 AM, Wilson wrote:
>I once dated a (black) woman, Anglo-Saxon of name, from the Cajun
>Capital of America in Louisiana - the name escapes me - who
>occasionally said things like, "I don't believe that, no kind of way,
>me."

The Internet tells me the capital of Cajun Country is Lafayette --
but if the name that escaped is the woman's, I regret I cannot help.

Joel

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