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De Colonel WUZ rbandln‘ by de chimney an did not see dem come aroun‘ de house. Dey killed Mm befo‘ he knew dey wuz aroun‘ • One ob de n~n asked Mr. Foster, “Where at dat d-..r~ nigger?“ I ducked down and crawled in under de rail fence and ran - I didn‘t stop ttjl I wuz deep in the Sulphur River bottoms. Every minute fly heart seemed like it wuz gem‘ to jump right out uv my mouth. I wuz the worst

scared nigger that ever lived.“

“I have lived many year s since dat tine • De times and ways of livin‘ have


ohariged. I ‘member killing deer where the Texarkana National Bank stands, way befo‘ Texarkana wuz even thought of. This place wuz one of my favorite deer stands. Nix Creek used to be just full ob fish. What used to be the best fishing hole arouu~ here is now covered by t1~ Methodist Churoh (Negro), in East Texarkana. Dr. Weetten had a big fine home out where 8pringlake Park is. He wuz killed when thrown by a buckin‘ horse. All of de young people I knew den have been dead u~ years.“