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for over a year. I oame with n~r two children to take Care of him. We had only a little furniture, slept in what was called box beds. I walked to Brazil eacb morning and worked et whatever I could get to do. Often did three washings a day and then walked home each evening, a distance of two miles, and got a dollar a day.

	1tMany of the white folks I worked for were well to do and often I would ask the Mistress for small amounts of food which they would throw out if left over from a meal. They did not know what a hard time we were having, but they told me to take home any of such food that I cared to. I was sure glad to get it, for it helped to feed our family. Often the white folks would give me other articles whioh I appreciated. I managed in this way to get the children enough to eat and later when my husband was able to work, we got aloiig very well, and were thaxikful. After the strike was settled, things were better. 1~y husband was not afraid to go out after dark. But the coal operators did not treat the colored folks very good. We had to trade at the Company store and often pay a big price for it. But I worked hard and am still alive today, while all the others are gone, who lived around here about that time. There has sure been a change in the country. The country was almost a wilderness, and where m~r home is today, there were very few roads, just what we called a pig path through the woods. We used lots of corn meal, cooked beans and raised all the food we could during them days. But we had many white friends and sure was thankful for them. Here I am, and still thankful for the many friends I have.“