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I hn~ de eye of an ea~~1e. One In my hnld, de other in ray chest. Sorn(~tirnes us slaves would stay out later at ni~tht then oie raarster seid we coui,~ and the y send the pRtrOlS out for us .

And we started a song; „ Run nigger run, t~ patio‘ catch you, run n egger run ‚ I t s alma st day.

~y brother run off and hid in the pasture. I wui a smnll boy, dey ~11ed me nigger cowboy, c~,use I dr1v~~ cows up et ni~‘ht ‚ ~!nd took em to de paster in the morin~s.

I Imowed ray brother runned off, but I wo~,1dn‘t tell on him. He run of‘fto join the Yankee8. They never found h~m although,they

used the uigger &~gs, who were taken out by men ~io were looking for runThway nigger slaves.

Ef I h~d my choice, I‘d ruther be a slave. B~t we cant always have our ruthers. Them times. I had good food, plenty to wear, and no more work th~n was good for me.

row i Is kinder n~11iated, when I think of what a high stepper I used to he. Having to hang around with a sac/~Ofl r!ly b8ck be~gi,r~g de govermnent

to keep rue fum stswving.
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	This information given by		ALfred Wella
	Place of residence	~	Five ~orka
	Occupation	~	~
Age 7‘?.