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brutally that her body was raw all over. . Then darkness fell her Irnsbar4 cut hex‘ down from the tree ‚ during the day he was ~raid to go near her • Bather t:baii go back to the cabin ehe crawled. on her knees to the wood.s and. her hueband brought grease for her to grease her raw body. Pör two weeks the master h‘uiited but could not find. her ; however ‚ when he finally did., she had given birth to twtns. The only thing that saved. her was the fact that she was a zni4.wife and always carried. a small pin knife which she used. to cut the navel cord of the babies. After doing this she tore her petticoat into two pieces and. wrapped each baby. ~ Grandmother Sylvia lived t o get 115 years old.. .

	Not only was Mr. Henderson cruel.hut it seemed that every one~ he hired. in the capacity of overseer was 4pet as cruel. Por Instance, Mrs. Henderson‘s grandmother Sylvia, was told to take her clothes off when she reached the end of a row.~ She. was to be whipped because elle had. not con~pleted the required aiaoi~nt of hoeing for the day. Grandmother coritini~ed hoeing until~she came to a fence ; as the overweer reached out to grab her she snatcheda fence railing and broke it across his arms. On another occasion grandmother Sylvia ran all the way to town to tell the master tbat an overseer was beating her husb~d to death. The master immediately jumped on his horse and started for home; and reaching the plantation he ordered the overseer to stop whippixg the old mari. Mrs. Avery received one whipping, with a hair brush, for disobedience; this was given to her by the mistress.

	Slaves were given separate churches, but the minister, who condi~ted the services, was white. Very seldom did the text vary frointhe usual one of obedience to the master and mistress, and. the neces8ity for good behavior. Every~ one was required to attend. church ‚ however, the only self expression they could. indulge in without conflict with the master was t1~t of singing. Any one heard. pre~ying was given a good whipping; for most masters thought theii~ prayers