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	“Marse Frank said he wanted ‘ein to lam me how to wait on de white rolkses‘ tabI~ up at de big ‘ouse, Sand dey started me off wid de job of fannindefliesaway. Mistress Serena, Marse Frank‘s~wife, niade me a white coat to wear in de dinin‘ room. ~ Missy, dat little old white coat n~de me git de onliest whuppint Marse Frank ever dId. give me.“ Here old Neal paused for a hearty lau~h. “Us had eoxap‘ny for dinner ~at day and I felt so big showin‘ off ‘fore ‘em In dat white coat dat I jus‘ couldn‘t xaake dat. turkey 1kTing fan do right. Dem tiirkey wines we~s fastened on long handles ~nd a~ter Marster had done warned ~~ie a time or two to mind what I was ‘bout, the old turkey winC went d own I n de gravy bowl and when I j erked it ou~t it splattered all over de preacher‘s beat Sunday suit. Marse drank got up and tuk me right out to de kitchen and when he got through brushin‘ me off I never did :~ave no more trouble wid den. turkey wings.

	“~vvybody cooked on open fireplaces dem days. Dey. had swingin‘ racks what dey celled cranes to hang de pots on for bum‘. Dere was ovens for bakin‘ and de heavy iron skillets had long handles, One of dem oldakillets was so big dat Mammy ~ cook~~bisuis in it at one time. I allus did love biscuits, and I would ~o out in de yard end tradeAunt Tama‘s ~1ngerbread to de other chilluris for deir sheer otbiscuits. Den dey

would be skeered to eat de gingerbread ‘cause Itold. ‘ein I‘d teli
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on ‘ein. Aunt rr~a thought dey was sick and told Marse Frank de