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buy wLite Eugar cri ud~r things dey do~n raise On d~ j~lantation, en l~~d ‘ein on de waggin~ en start :.ck honic.“ .

	“But Erriralins,“ I ìnt~:r~xjted, “Sherman‘s ariiiy passed through

Y~w31s ~r~d burned the houses and destroyed the propcrty there. How did the people r~arket their cotton then?“

~r~a1irie scratched her head. “Ah tm~p1~f$ so~cpiri ‘bout dat.“ ~ rQcI “7a~sU~, I c:l~Ot do~s ‘r~~r ~ ~ ~ dat

:e~oik~ ~‘d wh~n de ~d‘rals wu~ bunnin‘ uc~ evvy thing ‘bout J‘ools, dey v~ruz ~ttin‘ fire ter de n111, when de boss uv ~ sjers look

u; 3n see ~r sign Uj~) Over ~r uQs~aI:~ -:T!~.~d3v1. !~it .‘iu~ de ~

~	~ day, kaze dat w~z le :~or~‘s 1o:i~ hall U~) over de i111. Dc

co~~r boss, I~ :~ks le uUer soj~rs ~.ut out i~ fire. He say hirn er

~	~as~ui ~isself ~: ~ airL‘ ~ine ce~ nOb~ddy burn u~ er Masonic Ha11.

~! ~ ~:lr.Ier tears uj sQ:~ UT da fixL;‘~ ~r de Mill wuks, out, dey
I da~ser~t burn 5~o-~v~~ de :idll ~-ouce :<a~e h~ airs‘ t ~t ‘em do nuthin‘ ~er

i1~ ~E:53n1C T:Tall.n Ye~ ~ !~1~S Sarah, A1 ~uz j~‘ ‘~oout ~wo ~re~rs oie v:~-~x~ ~at i~:a;;er~, 53ut I am‘ t hesr~d ~ ‘533ut no tin:~ ~Vhen dey didclen‘ take c~ton ~r 3~ols ~zer ~ar t.w~1 de raiiro3.c1 come hyar.~

	“Did ~er ax r~:e ~ rah‘~d ~y ~aw ~n raw? ~1hy, 1~a:se Billie lid, case ~e dLI! ~ rx~z 3~i~ !~Ore, Vars~ 31111e wuz, ~n he wone gwii !~~:~3~T ~ foDl1~‘r~~~ ‘i:Dn~st ‘is ni~‘s. F0‘ de War e~ d~irln‘ de War,

de riggers ‘~‘~r~t t~r 1e sane c~ur~h .‘~:~r Jare vihife foTh~ want. Only de ~ ~ ~et ~ d~ ~I1~rv.“

	“ML:~~:se Bil1~ r-:5:ie•~l1 hi~ ~i~:;ers ~5‘~k :ou~t~~ Fa:d, but he sho‘ ~‘2 :~-~~~?5 lrz ~ ~T ~ ~ ~ !~ r~i~ a11~s :.~ de ‚ ezra S~1~d f~ r h~r ~ i:~ ‘:~1Ilu~-~z~ 7~UZ bawï~d in de s~a~T~ ~ ~Ty i~ani~y, she say, Ise ‘~zrDp+ ~ onli~t slave baby ~Tj55 ~ar~ie ii~r~‘ 103k ~ft~: d~
	:i. ~~:L t jlE~tatj3~.	e	sick, tarse Billie