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	The only amusement to be had was a big oandy pulling, or hog killln& and ohioken cooking. The al~ves from the Burroundin& plantations were allowed to come together on these occasions. Â big time was h~d,


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	The sl~ves went to the white folks“ ohurob on SUflaa3J8. They were seated in the rear of the ohuroh. The white minister woula arise and exhort the sl~ves to ~rnind your masters, you owe them your respeot.‘ An old Christian slave who perceived things dirferently could sometimes be heard to mumble, ~Yeah, wese jest as good as deys is only deys white and we‘ s bL.~ok, huh.~ She dare not let the whites hear this. At times ineetin‘s were held in a slave cabin where some “inspired‘ sl~ve led the services.


	In the course of years Mr. Jamison married again. His second wife was a veritable terror. She was al~ys ready and anxious to whip a sl~ve for the 1 east misdemeanor • The master told Mary and her mother that befog e he would take the chance oX them runnin~ away on account of her meanness he would leave her. AB soon as he would leave the house this was a signal i‘or his wjj~e to start on a slave. One day, with a kettle of hot uater in her hund, she chased Mary, who ran to another plantation and hid there until

~	the ~ood master returned. She then poured out her troubles to him. He was very ind1~nant and remonstrated with his wife for being so cruel. ~he met her late in 1~ter years; her son-in-law becoming an&ry at some of her doings in regard to him shot her, which resulted in her death. Instead of mourning, everybody Seemed to rejoice, for the menace to well being h€4 been removed. Twice a year Mary‘s fathez and master went to Cedar Keys, Florida to get salt. Ocean Water was obtained and boiled, salt resulting. ?he~r always returned with about three burrels of salt.