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wasooncerried; work was the primary object, especially in connection with slaves.

	“Oh-‘oo-h! everybody had cornshuckings. The man designated to act as the general would stick a peacock tail feather in his hat and call all the men together and give his orders. lie would stand in the center of the corn pile, start the singing, and keep things lively for them. Now and then he would pass around the jug. They sang a great deal during cornshuckings, but I have förgotten the words to those songs. Great excitement was expressed whenever a man found a red ear of corn, for that counted 20 points, a speckled ear was 10 points and a blue ear 5 points, toward a special extra big swig of liquor whenever a person had as many as 100 points. After the work was finished they had a big feast spread on long tables in the yard, and dram flowed plentiful, then they played ball ‚ tussled ‚ ran races ‚ and did anything they knew how t o amus e thems elves.

	“Now, Ladies,“ ~ohn said, “please excuse me. lieft my wi fe at home re al s I ok ‚ and I j us t mus t . . hurry to t h‘e d rug st ore and get some flaxseed so I can raake a poultic&for her.“ As he made a hasty departure, he agreed to complete the story later at his home, and gave careful directions for finding the place.



	A month later, two visitors called on sohn at his small, unpainted house in the center of a hillside cotton patch.