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off and send you on home. One night my Pa ‘lowed he would go to see his gal. All right, he went. When he got back, his cabin door was fastened hard and Last. ile was a-cllmbin‘ in de window when. de patterollers got to him. Dey ‘lowed: ‘Nigger, is you got a pass?‘ Pa said: ‘No Sir.‘ Den dey said: ‘Us can‘t beat you ‘cause you done got home on your xnarster‘s place,. but us is sho‘ gwine to tell your Marster to whup your hide off. But Old Marste5,) never tetched hirn for dat.

	“Atter dey come in from de fields, dem Niggers et deir supper, went to deir cabins, sot dowx~ and rested a little while ‚ arid den dey drapped down on de ‚ beds to sleep. Dey didn‘t wuk none S~iMey atter dinner in de fields. Dat was wash day for slave ‘olnans. De mens done fust onething and den another. Dey cleant up de yards, chopped wood, niended de harness, sharpened plow points, and things lak dat, Saddaynights, Old~ Marster give de young folks passes so dey could go from one place to another a-dancin‘ and a$rolickin‘ and havin‘ a big time gen‘ally. Dey done most anything dey want~ed to on Sundays, so long as dey behaved deyseifs end had deir passes handy to show.if de patterollers bothered ‘em.

	“Yesauxa, slaves ~ sho ‚ looked forward to Christmas times. Dere was such extra good eatin‘s dat week and so much of ‘em. Old Marster had ‘em kill a plenty of shoats, lambs, kids, cows, and turkeys for fresh meat. De ‘omans up at de big house was busy for a week ahead cookin‘ peach puffs, ‘tater custards, and plenty of