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	“Miss Blanche give me a pair of white silk gloves to wear wid dat dress,“ mused Nettle.

	“TJs didn‘t haveno ShO‘ ‘nough weddin‘,“ continued Ed • “Us jus ‚ went off to de prea cher man ‚ s house and got married

up	together. I sho‘ is glad my Net; is still a-~livin‘, even if ;Ls
she/down wid de rheuraatiz.“

“I‘m g1~d I‘m livin‘ toc,“ Nettle said with a chuckle. Ed ignored the question as to the number of their

children end Nettie made no attempt to take further part in the conv~rsation. There is a deep seated idea prevalent among old people of this type that if the “giver‘ment folks“ learn that they have ablebodied children, tneir pensions and relief allowances will be dis-‘ continued.

	Soon Ed was willing to talk again. “Yessum,“ he seid. “I sho‘ had ruther be free. I don‘t never want to be a slave no more. Now if nie and £~ett wants to, us can set around and not fix and eat but one meal all day long. If us don‘t v~ant to do dat, us can do jus‘ wh-tsomever us pleases. Den, us had to wuk whether us laked it or not.

	“Lordy Miss, I ain‘t never jined. up wid no church. I ain‘t got no reason why, only I jus‘ ain‘t never had no urge from inside of me to jine. ‘Course, you know, evvybody ought to lissen to de services in de church and live right and den dey wouldn‘t be so skeered to die. Miss, ain‘t you through aim‘ me questions yit? I is so sleepy, and I don‘t know no more to tell you. Goodbye.“
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