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		UNCLE AI~L~T BRO~VN~
	S	“I~Nigh a Hunderd.“




	Uncle ~Ulen is a thin little man with a short white beard that hides nothing of his ready, toothless smile always evident when conversing with “de white folks“ and contributes to his dig— nified mien when soler~nly lecturing to “de niggers“ about their tt~0 ‘count ways.“ He is as deaf as the proverbial post, and, once launched into a discourse, rambles on to its end without re~ard to interruptions. ~sked to tell something of his early life, he
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	tu ~ nigh on to a hunderd yeahs old, Suh, and I was brung t3 dis countryTrom Virginny whar I was bawn. L~Ly mairmy‘s mahster was movin‘ from Virginny to Texas ‚ and when ~! ~o dis fur he sole

r~.e and my i~ianmy to Llahster LicRea. Den Mahster L~cRea he give rue to
y,
~	jiss ~Tulia; den iliss Julia she niahi‘d Mahs Henry Young and I was

~ere ca‘iage driver. i~!ahs Henry soon went off, to de wawh and. was ~iit in de battle of Gettysbu‘g and dat nearly bout kilt lUss J\ilia.

~	~ ~ “i~‘ter de Surrender nothin‘ neber was.de same. Test hahd t~~aes mos‘ly. Neber been any times lak de days when I was drivin‘ ~y ca‘iage amon~st de Eufeula high step~ers, and I reckon dere ~eber will be a~“in.

	“De oie m•n too oie and bruck down to wuhk now, and I gits ~1oni~ wid whut de welfare gives me.“