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*j7~ went bartfoots*jn sumer, but blessyóur

sweet life ua had good shoes In winter and woré good B~öokin‘s too. It tuk three ~hàeniakers ror our plantation. Dey was ~Tr~cIe Isom, Uncle ;rlm, and Uncle Stafford. . Dey made up hole— stock shoes for de ?omafls and gals and brass-toed brogans for de mens and boys.

‘FUs had pretty white dresses for ~unday. Marse
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~dec wanted evvybody on his place dressed up dat day. He sont his houseboy, Uncle ~iarris, down to de cabins evvy ~unday inornin‘ to tell evvy slave to clean hisseif up, Dey warn‘t never give rb chanç~e to forgit. Dere was a big old room sot aside for a ~.~sh~room. FoIk~es laughs at me now ‘cause I ain‘t never stopped takint ~ bath evvy $unday mornin‘.

“M~.rse Lordnorth Stephens was ~ on Marse
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Alec‘s plantation. Course Marse Alec owned us and he was eu~

sho triough Marster. Neither one.. of ‘em ever married. Marse
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L~rdnorth was~~~jrdan, but he didn‘t have no use for t~~5 h~. w~s a siss~y. Dere warn‘t no Marster no whar no better dan o~r L~arse Alec Stephens, but he never stayed home enough to tT~fld to things hisseif much ‘cause he was all de. time. too busy ~2fl tie outside. He was dePresident or sibniepin of our, side dunn‘
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	*Uncle Pierce went wid Manse Alec èvvy whar he i~nt. His dog, Rio, had more sense dan most folkses. MaPse
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