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‚	They had a house close by. ~e would nurse her baby azid the white baby, t 00 • They would feed her everything ahe wanted. She didu‘ t have to work cause the milk would be hot to give the babies. ~nn1e and my brother Bradtord, and Mary my sister and Mi88 Maggie nursed my mama. Rich wo~n didn‘t nurse their babie8, never did, cause it would cause their breast to be flat.

	“My papa was the last slave to die. Mama died twelve monthe fore he died. I was born after freedom Ixit times changed mighty little mema and papa said. Grandma learned me to out doll dre~se3 and Miss Cornelia learned n~e to sew and learned Aunt Joe (a ex-slave Negro here in town) to play Miss Betty‘s plano. She was their house girl. Yes n&am, when I was wall girl she was bout groin. Aunt Yoe is a fine cook. Misa Cornelia learnt her how. I could learned to played too but I didn‘t want to. I wanted to knit and crochet and sew. Miss Cornelia said that was my talent. I made wrist waz~rs and lace. Sister Mary would spin. She spun yarn and cotton thread. They made feather beds. Picked the geese and sheared the sheep. I got ~ my big feather bed now.

	“When I married, Miss Betty made my weddin‘ dress. We had a preacher marry us at my home. My mama give me to Miss Betty and they raised ~. I was the weaslingest one of her children. ~he give me to Miss Betty. Now she wants me to come back. I think I go back Christmas and stay. Miss Betty is old and feeble now. I got three children living here in Hazen now. All I got left.

	“The men folks did all go off, white and black, and vote. I don‘t know how they voted. Now ‚ honey ‚ you know I don ‚ t know nothing bout vot ing.

	“Times is so changed. Conditions so changed that I don‘ t know if the young generation is improved much. They learn better but it don‘t do em no more good.