whuppin‘ Niggers. He beat on ‘em for most anything. What would old
dey need no jail for wid dat/overseer a~-com1n‘ down on ‘ein wid dat

rawhide bull-whup?

	$1f dey got any lamm‘, lt was at night. Dere warn‘t no school‘ouse or no church on dat plantatiorifor Niggers.) Slaves had to git a pass when dey wanted to go to church. Sornetimes de white preacher preached to de Niggers, but most of de time a Nigger wid a good wit done de preachin‘. Dat Nigger, he sho‘ couldn‘t read nary a word out of de Bible. At de baptizin‘s was when de Nigger boys shined up to de gals. Dey dammed up de crick to make de water deep enough to duck ‘em under good and, dunn‘ de service, dey sung: It‘sdeGoodOldTime ReU4ion.

	0When folks died den, Niggers for miles and miles around went to de funeral. Now days dey got to know you mighty well if dey bothers to go a t‘all. Dem days folks was buried in homemade coffins. Some of dein coffins was painted and lined wid cloth and some warn‘t. De onliest song I ricollects ‘em singin‘ at buryin‘s was: 4!‘ 1 Born to Lai DisßodyDown? Dey didn‘t dig graves lak dey does now. Dey Jus‘ dug straight down to ‘bout five feet, den dey cut a vault to fit de coffin in de side or de~grave. Dey didn‘t put no boards or nothin‘ over de coffins to keep de dirt off.

	“‘Bout dem patterol1ers~ Well, you knowed if dey cctched you out widout no pass ‚ dey was gwine to beat your back most