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children takœ train ~ rrxot}ter in one clay. Pit. sisters and two brothers wemt to charleston, Virginia, one brother and one sister went to Iscingtœt, Ky.j one sister went to uartron, IÇy., arid one brother and vryself stay.d in oweuoburg, ty. kr nother was later SI1CUPId to visit Snuas~g

us children for one wask of each year, so she aould only yii~jn a short t1 • at each place.

	t~ ‚ ~Y lifø prior to that time was filled with heartsaches and des— psCr. We a:ose from to~ar to five O‘clock in the morning end parents

and children wen given hard work, lasting until nIghtfall gans üs . our respite4 After a ranger supper, w. g~srally t~1k&1 until we grew sleepy, we had to go to bed. &Œ:~ø of us would read, if we were lucky enough to batn ~ hoer,

	~\	Zn most of us cotored folks was the great desire t able to md

and write. Tie took advantage of every opportunity to ethtcate ourselns.

The greater part of the p]~a tation awn.rs were wry harsh if we were

cau~tt tz7irij;	to leant orïwrits, It WtS tiLe In that it‘ a t~it san
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was caught try ~o educate a zss~ro stan, he was liable to prosecution
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~	entailing ta fine of Cift3~ áollan and a. jail sentence. We were never allowect to go to toen and it was /iïót untu. atter t man away ttat t kner that they sold ai~thin~ but elana ~ tobacco and ts~iy, Our i~torance na the greatest hold the Srnxthj had on us. We knew we could run away, but what then? hi offender guilt~y of this orSa was subjected to very hank
	punishment,	I

“te *~ masters si4tate had been settled, t was to go with the Md~SIP4

nlative to her plaoqa,/ sii~o rnnmg nø up on her horse behiM her sal pros

. ‚.„~	mind me aU armer of sweet things if I would oeirne peacefully. X &Un‘t fully misse tiat J~S hap$nin~, aM ¾*fOI‘Ø X knøW it ‚ t SI «lt

. : ~ I~ to *y ne hora /t~on ar‘nni~ sr ~raie ~ r sauged ieiy )sS5 end she took

a.	de to when ‚~d a buash ~ of san burning bnwb, ae said; °s*e these

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