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shirt and old gray cotton trousers. ills clothes were clean and his white hair was in marked contrast to his shining but wrinkled black face. He si~iiled when Lula explained the nature of the proposed Interview. ~‘Seuse ~e, Missy,“ he apologized, “for not gittin‘ up, ‘cause I sus‘ can‘t use dis old foot much, but you jus‘ have a seat here in de shade and rest yourself.“ Lula now excused herself, saying: “1 jus‘ got to hurry and git de white folks‘ clothes washed and dried ‘fore it rains,“ and she resumed her work in the shade of another huge tree where a fire was burning brightly under her washpot and a row of sud-filled tubs occupied a long bench.

	‘Lula, she has to wuk all de tinte,“ ~rasper explained, “and she don‘t never have time to listen to mi talk. I‘se powerful glad somebody is whim‘ to stop long enough to pay some heed. whilst I talks ‘bout somepin. Dem days ‘tore de war was good old days, ‘specially for de colored folks. I know, ‘c~usemyMaimnydonetoldmeso. You see I was mighty little and young when de war was over, but I heared de old folks do lots of talkin‘ ‘bout dem times whilst I was a-growin‘ up, and den too, I st a ~ ~ 4~,;ç .~ ~ . It was Marse Henry, Tones‘ plantation ‘way off down in Taliaferro County, nigh Crawfordville, Georgy. Mammy b‘longed to Marse Henry. She was Harriet ~Tones. Daddy was Simon Battle and his owner was MarseBilließattle. De Battle‘s plantation was oft down dar nigh de îones‘ place. When my Mammy and Daddy got married M~rse