In de ears, some cut o1~f de tails or znarlced noses, and some put marks on de hoof part of de foots. Mr. Barrow owned ‘bout 20 acres in woods spread over Oconee Hill, and de hogs made Lor deni woods whar dey jus‘ run wild. Cows run. out too and got so wild dey would £i~ht when dey didn‘t want to eome home. It warn‘t no extra sight den to see rolkses gwine atter deir COWS Ofl mules. Chickens run out, and folkses had a tiras rindin‘ de aigs and knowjn‘ who dein aigs b‘longed to. Most and gen‘ally finders was keepers tar as aigs was consarnt but, in spite o~ all dat, us allus had plenty, and Mistess would find. som.epin‘ to give £olkses dat needed to be holped.

	“When us come to Athens de old G~eorgy Railroad hadn‘t never crost de river to come into town. De depot was on ~e east side of de river on what dey called Depot ~3treet. Daddy said he

holped to build dat fust railroad. It was wayback in slavery
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times. Mist‘ess llah‘iet Smith‘s husband had done died out, and

de ‘minstrator of de ‘state aired out most all oC Mist‘ess‘ slaves to wuk on de railroad. It was a long time ‘fore she could git ‘em back home.

	“Missy, did you know dat Indians camped at Skull Shoals, down in Greene County, a long time ago? Old £olkse8 said dey used to be ‘round here too, ‘specially at Cherokee Corners. At dem places, it was a long time ‘fore dey stopped plowin‘ up bones whar Indians had done been buried. Right down on dis old river, nigh Mr. Ayeockts place, dey says you kin still see caves