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When we wanted fresh meat we or some of the neighbors would kill a hog or sheep, and would divide this ‚ and then whin we butchered we would give them part of ours. People were more friendly then then they are now. They have almost lost respect for eaCh other. Now if you would give your neighbor something they would never think of paying it back. You could also borrow wheat or whatever you wanted, and you could pay it back whenever you threshed.“

	“We also made our own sorghum, dried our own fruits. We usually dried all of our things as we never heard of such e thing as canning.“

	“We always had brandy, wine, and cider on hand, and nothing was thought of it. We used to give it to the children even. When we had corn husks, log rolling, et~., we would invite all of the neighbors over, and then we would serve refreshments of wine, brandy or cider.“

	“We made our own maple syrup from the maple sugar trees. This is a lot better than the refined sugar people have nowdays, and is good for you too . You can ‘t get this now though, except sometimes and it is awfully high priced. On the plantations the slaves usually had a house of their own for their families. They usually built their houses in a circle, so you didn ‚ t have to go out doors hardly to go to the house next to you. If you wanted your hoùse away from the rest of the houses, they could bul Id you a hous e away from the others and separate.“

	“I was never sold, I always had just u~r one master. When slave owners died, if they had no near relatives to ixiherit their property, they would ‘Will‘ the slaves their freedom, instead of giving them to someone else. My grandmother, and ii~r mother were both freed like this, but what they called ‘nigger traders‘ captured them, and