4.	93
	~Yea sir, Boas Man, I kin tell you all er bout de old alabery ti~e~ en cordin ter whut I‘ es thinkin‘ ‚ en fer as me myself la, wid de t1n~8 80 tight lak dey is now days wid me ‚ and all de t1x~ be er stud‘ in‘ ‚ bout how ter git er long, hit ~id be er heap better fer hit to be lak hit wuz den, Icase lie E8beI‘ hod mithin ter worry ‘bout den cept ter do dat whut we iuz tole ter do, en aU. de eatin‘ en de C].OeS iuz gib ter Ua. Our inarater trained u.a up right, fer ter do our wuk good en ter obey whut de white folks eey en ter aho be polite to de white fOlks, en atter ue let old aiarater den our znanmiy she trained US de s~ way, en ~ la always polite, kase ~n&inera la cheap.

	“All de nigger ohillun in elabery t1~ wore alips, bote de gala en de boys0 1~re vuzn‘t no breechea fer de littl• ones eben atter dey git old enuf tei‘ wuk en go ter de fiel‘s, dey still wear dem alipa, en dey used ter teed us outen dem big wooden bowls ibut dey mix de bread up In, wid son~tlxnes de pot.likker, en sometimes mostly wid de milk, en da chillun, dey go atter dat grub en git hit all ober dey faces en dey hands en dey slips en er bout de time dey git through eatin‘ de old mis she ct~ out Sn when dey through old mie, she hab ‚ em ter wash dey hands en faces nice en clean.

	“On dem &indaya dat de marater went ail de niggera ter go ter church ter de preachin‘ ‚ he send dem all de order ter wash up good en clean en put on dey clean does en git ready fer de preachin‘ ‚ en fuat ter cum up dar whar he waltin‘ ter see dat dey look good en nice en clean, en when us git up dar ter de house lookin‘ fresh en good, de marater‘s folks, dey talk lak dis ter one er nudder; dey sey: ‘Look er hers at my nig~r, Benry~ d.at boy is lookin‘ fin.. Be is gwlne ter be er big healthy aan en er good wukke‘ en atter dey all done looked all de nig~r. ober dey tell ‘ein