My Ma, she cooked for Marster and Mistiss, cleaned up de house, and waited on Mistiss 'cause she was a invalid.
My Marster and Mistiss was de overseer and his wife.
Mistiss used to git a book and say, 'Nig, come here and let me larn you how to read.
My Mistiss didn't have but one chile, Miss Cornelia.
Marse Dave Henry is sholy a lieutender in de company, an' mistiss she say he'd a done been a giner'l ef dey wa'nt so much enviousness in de army.
Mistiss been savin' her cotton craps, an' ef she got one bale she got two hundred.
As I tole you, I was the seamstress, and just before Miss Ellice run away from the school, ole mistiss had a fine lot of bran-new clothes made ready for her when she come home to be a young lady.
I dreampt last night that olemistiss called me and Bedney, and said 'Take good care of Ellice'; and I got right out of bed and packed my trunk.
Tears to me like, if old mistiss is as high-headed and proud as she was in this world, her speerit would tear down the walls and set her grandchild free.
That was the first and only comfort I had, when I stood in front of that grand lovely marble potico--with great angels kneeling on the four corners, and knew my dear young mistiss was resting in such a beautiful place.
Tenie wuz washin' at de big house dat day, en her mistiss say she should go right 'long wid her young marster.
Her mistiss say it doan matter 'bout de bonnet; her head-hankcher wuz good 'nuff.
Mistiss en Miss Lady, dee come 'long in atter w'ile, en dee look like dee skeerd.
Marster look like he feel mighty bad, but Mistiss en Miss Lady, dee ain't say nuttin' 'tall.
My mistiss sot lots by her, en you been bornded right yer 'long wid um.
I been layin' off ter go see my youngmistiss dis long time," said Aunt Fountain, the next day, after we had started.
My ole Mistissnever die, Wid 'er nose all hooked an' skin all dry.
My oleMistiss say to me: "Sambo, I'se gwine ter set you free.
Her mistiss say it doan matter 'bout de bonnet; her head-hank-cher wuz good ernuff.
De Holdens ain't all dead yit, an' my mistiss wuz a Holden proceedin' the day she married marster.
I jest come ter see my mammy, suh, an' she come up on me while I was playin' Boogerman with the little mistiss there.
Dat's what I gwine do when mistiss tell me how," she groaned, with a look of keen distress directed toward Mrs. Travilla.
Uncle Joe, set out dat cheer fo' de mistissand dat oder one for de young massa.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "mistiss" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
