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I ‘members de grown folks leavin‘ early dat mornin‘ i~ a great big waggin.

	~	‚t~ while after de Wah, Pa took us over to de ~cMekins place an~ we lived dare fer a long time. He died an‘ lef‘ us an‘ den us had ter do de bes‘ we could. Col. Tolbert hired me fer ter nusshis chilluri an‘~went over ter his place ter live.“

~	Jane said she isa‘t superstitious but likes to see the \~ new moon clear and bow to it for good luck. She said it is 1~etter

~	to show it a piece of money, but as she doesn‘t always have money ;~~handy, she “jess bows to hit nice an‘ polite“. She keeps up with

the weather by her rheumatism and the cat: ~ “Ef I has de reumatics I knows hit‘s gwine ter rain, an‘ when de cat comes ‘round an‘ sets washin‘ her face, look fer rain, kase hit‘s er coniin‘. I‘ve heared folks say dat hit‘s bad luck ter stump yo‘ lef‘ foot, but I don‘t know boud dat. But I tell yer, when I meets er cati allus turns er round ‘fore I goes on, dat turns de bad luck er
	way.“	1

	When 19 years of age Jane married Albert Tooinbs. He belonged to the Tooriths family of ~iikes county. ~u.nt Jane said Albert brought her many gifts while he was courting: “He warnt much on bringin‘ candy an‘ nothin‘ la~dat ter eat, but he brung nie shawls an‘ shocs surnpin‘ I could wear,‘t They had four children, but only one is living.