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and I was dressed up and held up her train (long dress and veil). I stayed with Misa Dora after she marrid. One of the girls married Mr. J‘ohn Gaibreth. I married and went home then come to Mississippi. Mrs.

Oables, Mr. Gables was old people bxt they had two adopted boys. I took them boys to the field to work wid my children. She sewed for ins and my children. Her girls cooked all we et in busy tizi~s. They done work at the house but they didn‘ t work in the field.

	RI been married five times. Every tiii~ I married I married at home. Mighty little marryin‘ goin‘ on now .~ mighty little. Mama stayed wid Mr.

Sprangle till we all got grown. Miss Nancy‘ s girls married so that ei]. the way I knowd how to do. I bad a good time. I danced every chance I got. I been well blessed all my lifé till I‘ni gettin‘ feeble now.

	“Papa run the gin on Mr. Sprengle ‚ a place ‚ then he went to wer, e~ back foe he died. I recken he come home sick cause he died pretty soon.

	ni .1.55 can membar this lu Klux broke dow~n our door wid. hatchets. It scared us all to death. They didn‘t do nuthin‘ to us. They was huntin‘ Uncle Jeff. Re wasn‘t bout our house. He was ox driver ter Mr. 8prangls. Him and a family of pore white folks ~t to f~iaain‘ bout a bridle. 8c~ of em was dressed up when they coi~ to our houas ma said. After that Mr.

Kirby killed him close to his hc~ startin‘ out o~e mornin‘ to ~rk. Hi. name was Uncle J~eff Saxon. Ma k~owd it was scs~ of the men right on Mr.

Sprangle ‚ s place whut come to our house.

	RI live wid my daughter. I ~.t $8 from the Welfare.

	WIr they vote for btter it b. all right. I never seen no roles. I don‘ t know how they vote • I ‘a too old to start up vot in‘.