had to come under or el8e he was sure to die. The Lynch law was used extensively. Those slaves comialttlng crimes against the state were more often cons Idered unworthy or trial ‚ though some were brought to trial, punishment being so many licks each day for so many days or weeks, or capital punishment. It is true that nany crijnes:put upon the slaTes when the white man was guilty.

	We had plenty of amusements in tho se days ‚ such as corn shuck« ings ‚ dance s ‚ running ‚ ~~ump Ing and boxing contest . Saturday was the big frolicking time, and every body made the most of It. Slaves were allowed to tend little patches of their own, and were orten given Saturday afternoons oft to work their crops, then when laying~ ~ time came, we had more tlnie for our patches. We were allowed all we could make over and above our certain tasks. Marster used to buy me candy when he take~wIth him, but I can‘t remember him gIving me spending money.

	We were not compelled to attend church on Sundays, but most ot the slaves went from time to time. I was a Baptist, $~1~ my family being Baptist, but I have long since put Christianity above creeds. I learned too, many years ago, that we can tind in the contents of that old book we call the Bible, a solution to every problem we run up againat.~Uncle Dave Is a learned theologian, ~‚

and has served many years as a minister, or Doctor ot Divinity. ~ ~ . ~‚ ~ He Is very modest, and says that he wants no titles on his nane. ~-soyu-4he:t li• believes that every man and every women gets all
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the credit they deserve in this ~rld. Going back to the church

services, we slaves attended the white folks churches. There were galler~eb built for the slaves in so~ of th churches, in others, there was space reserved in the back of the church for the colored worshippers. It was a custom to hold prayer ~etinge