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from: which e. supply of vegetables could always be obtained in. season. The s~~iler children had additional delicacies, for they early learned that the house where prod~e was kept had holes

in: the floor whi eh yielded pe anuts ‚ • when punche d vdth a stick.

RAunt“ Matilda was unable to give any infor~tiœi regarding the war, but remembers that her family re~ined at her former owner‘s plantation for some time after they were freed. She now lives with her granddaughter ~ha takes excellent care of her.

Her 1013g life is attributed to her habit of going to bed early

and otherwise ~ caring f or herseit properly.
	McLtnney, Matilda,	100 ~npire Avenue,
Macon ‚ Georgia.