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I first had 300 acres at Carlisiso I‘ 801d lt	° and bought 80 aCres at ~ Green Grove. I married In South C ~ olina. We had a fine weddin, home wedd1r~. ~ach of our families furnished the weddin supper. We had 24 walters. That Is all the wife 1 ever had. W lived together 5? years. It Is hard for me to keep up with my mind since she died. She been dead five years nearly now. ~ I used to sing but I forgot all

the $Oiigs. le had song books. I joined the church when I was twelve	. ~ S years~old. ~ S S

	I ‘think the ~ times are worse than they use to be. The people	S is living mighty fast I tefl you. I don‘t get no help from the government. They won‘t give me the pension. I can‘t work and I can‘ t pay taxes on my place . They just don‘ t give me nothing but f a little out of the store. I can‘t get no pension.