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wastempted to tr7 ~em on. Dey ~waa a littis tigitbaths thought he could nar ~ ant he nfttei to ‘show biua.tf.ôfl in ‘es. *t. t dance. . Dey warn‘t so stay to wélk in ant. hi wac‘tratd.ke.aight~ git ‘sa.aoratoh!d up walkin‘ tñroughds tislda.S he snusk..hia Marster‘s hoes out and rode to de dance. When Abraham rid up dar in dem shiny ‚ hi got ai]. de gala‘ fleation. . Nons of ‘sa wadtet to danoe iid ~d. otherMiggsrs.. Bat Abraham was..sko atruttin‘ ‘tU somebo4y run in ~ told his 14e .t~ois hM Oase broke its neck. le had ti.d..it to a limb aM.ehoi ‘noush. sai way, dat hoes had done got tangled up and hune its own qel~ Abrehea begged &e other Nigger‘boys to help kistake de flit hose home, but he ha&Aons tuk dcii‘ gals aM hs:.dIt?t git as.heip. Es
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had to walk lzfmiles home in dem tight ahosa~ .1. aim hat.dM$t riz up when hê got dar and it wern‘t long ‘tore him arster wat.cellinf:

‘Abraham, bring me my boots . ‚ Dat Nigger .woiilt holler out t . tras‘ seht I‘ss asoosin‘. But daboote wouldn‘t cams ott.‘ostaehus foots had‘.done aslied up in ‘e~b iii. minter kspt os salUn‘ and when Abraham se$ he ocn]in‘t put .it off nt longsr, he ja‘ out dem boots off his toots and went in and toM what hs bad done. eis. meister se awful mat and said he was a good mind to take Is hide oft Abrahams back, ‘Go git myhoss quick~ Nigger, ‘tors:l ioat kills you ‚ ‚ hs yelled . Den &brabaa . told him: ‘*pstg; I . knows you is gwine to kill me now, but your: hon it done. daid.! usa pore flrfle.m had to out . and tell ds whole stqry and his .aarster
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