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	“Might as well tell the tnith had just as good a time when I was a slaV8 as when I was free. Had all the hog meat and milk and everything else to eat,

	t, I member one time when old master waan ‚ t at home the Yankees cc~ and say to old mistress, ‘Madam, we is foragin‘.‘ Old mistress say, ‘My husband ain‘t home; I can‘t let you.‘ Yankees say, ‘Well, we‘re goin‘ to anyway.‘ They st~y, ‘Where you keep your milk and butter‘?‘ Old mistress standin‘ up there ‚ her face as red as blood and say ‚ ‚ I ha‘ t any milk or butter to spare . ‚ :~it the Yankees would hunt t ill they found it.

	“After a battle ehen the dead soldiers was layin‘ around and didn‘t have on no uniform cause some of the other soldiers took em, I‘ve heard the old folk what knowed say you could tell the Yankees from the Rebels cause the Yankees had blue veins on their bellies and the Rebels didn‘t.

	“Now you want me to tell you bout this young nigger generation? I never thought I‘d live to see this young generation coi~ie out and do as well as they is dom‘. I‘m goin‘ tefl you the truth. When I was young, boys and girls used to wear long white Shirt come down to their ankles, cause lt would shrink, with a hole cut out for their head. I think they is doiri‘ a whole lot better. Got better clothes. Almost look as well as the white folks. I just say the niggers dresain‘ batter than the white folks used to,

	“Then I see some niggers got automobiles. 3‘ust been free bout 3eventy~..two years and~ soIns of em actin‘ lust like white folks now.

	“Well, good.mbye ~ if I don‘t see you again I‘ll meet you in Heaven.“