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.	IlL order to catch Mr. Reard Griffin, the inter prepared herseLf

for an early morning interview. Hie daughter previously informed her that it would be the only possible chance of seeing him. Why? because even at the age of 86 years he is still restless; and is forever in the

I He can walk much Thster then a young person; but memory and•

hearing are a little diamed by age. By careful and tactful questioning,
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~ ~ . ~Og~éhir —wt*k ample time for thinking the writer was able to learfl a few

facts of slavery whi eh are as foll~s :

Mr. Griffin was born May 19, 1850 in Waldon County~Lonros,

Georgia. His mother larah Griffin birthed U children ; but he did not clearly remember his father as their master sold him when he was a very sme~Il boy. Here he r~arked.“ They would take small babies fr~ their mothera~ arme and sell thea.

	Their master and mistress Mike and Lucinda Griffin odkbout 200 acres of land and a large nwaber of slaves. On this plantation was grown corn, cotton, wheat, ~teta~Lon€ before day light, the master would c~ to the slave quarters and call each person one by ones ~Oet up, Get np.“ Very soon every one was up and fully dressed ready to begin the day‘s work. Pirs~ howevel) they drank one or two glasses of milk and a piece of corn bread, ~which was considered breakfast. Whether this amount at food was sufficient for a morning‘s meal didn‘t matter to their master. They simply had to make it last them until dinner. ~uiling Mr. Griffin rem.arked, “It wouldn‘t be long bsfore you would hser th•